This quiz brings together some of the most recognisable stories and figures in international sport, with a particular focus on football and its enduring legends. Along the way, it also touches basketball excellence, Olympic dominance, and famous national teams whose identities are known far beyond their home countries. The result is a balanced set of questions that moves from club history and tournament drama to individual greatness and all-time records.
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Published: 27. 3. 2026.
1. Ahmed Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid is a former Egyptian footballer who represented clubs such as Ajax, Roma, Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Celta Vigo, and West Ham United during his professional career between 2000 and 2013. However, he was far more widely known by the nickname displayed on the back of his shirt throughout much of that period. By what nickname is he best known?
Mido
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Published: 27. 3. 2026.
2. In Portuguese football history, which club holds the record for the most domestic league titles?
Benfica
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Published: 27. 3. 2026.
3. Despite enjoying a distinguished career as one of the most recognizable footballers of his generation, David Beckham has long been known to suffer from chronic asthma. Today, he is one of the owners of an MLS club bearing the name Inter. From which city does this club come?
Miami
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Published: 27. 3. 2026.
4. Kolo Habib Touré is a retired footballer whose entire European professional career was spent in Great Britain. Besides finishing his playing career at Celtic in 2017, he represented Arsenal, Manchester City, and Liverpool between 2002 and 2016. From which African country did he originate, if its capital is Yamoussoukro?
Ivory Coast
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Published: 27. 3. 2026.
5. A Sevillian-born artist of 1599, later appointed court painter to Philip IV of Spain, is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the Baroque and the creator of numerous historically significant works. Who was he?
Diego Velázquez
Category: Sport
Published: 30. 3. 2026.
6. Martin Fourcade is regarded as one of the greatest French Winter Olympians of all time. He won multiple Olympic gold medals between 2010 and the Pyeongchang Games of 2018. In which sport did Martin Fourcade compete?
Biathlon
Category: Sport
Published: 31. 3. 2026.
7. John Stockton remains the NBA’s all-time leader in both assists and steals. Which player holds that same distinction in the history of the EuroLeague?
Nick Calathes
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Published: 31. 3. 2026.
8. The Ghana national football team is one of the most recognisable sides in African international football. By what nickname is it known?
The Black Stars
Category: Sport
Published: 1. 4. 2026.
9. English football history remembers one manager above all others for leading a provincial club to achievements that seemed almost impossible in modern European football. After first winning the English First Division with Nottingham Forest, he then guided the same club to back-to-back European Cup triumphs in 1979 and 1980. What was the name of this legendary manager?
Brian Clough
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Published: 1. 4. 2026.
10. One of the most famous matches in the history of English club football is the 2005 UEFA Champions League final, often remembered as the “Miracle of Istanbul.” On that night, Liverpool recovered from a three-goal deficit at half-time to draw level and eventually win on penalties. Which Italian club had established that 3–0 lead before Liverpool’s dramatic comeback?
AC Milan
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Published: 1. 4. 2026.
11. Murray is the name of the longest river in Australia, and Andy Murray is, by common agreement, one of the four leading tennis players of the twenty-first century. Over the course of a rich and decorated career, in which he claimed 45 titles, he also secured two Olympic gold medals in singles. Having beaten Roger Federer in the London final of 2012, whom did he overcome in the Rio final of 2016, knowing that this opponent did not come from Europe?
Juan Martín del Potro