Published: 7. 5. 2026.
Spain’s national football league was founded in 1928, and the first season was played in 1929 with ten clubs. Which team became the first champion of the Spanish league?
FC Barcelona
Terms: |England| |Football| |Germany| |World Cup|
Published: 7. 5. 2026.
At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Germany beat England 4–1 in the round of 16, but the match is also remembered for a clear English goal that was not awarded. The shot came from around twenty meters, hit the crossbar, and bounced well over the line, yet play continued. Which English player was denied that goal?
Frank Lampard
Published: 6. 5. 2026.
Between 1921 and 1927, the world chess champion was a Cuban grandmaster remembered as one of the greatest natural talents in the history of the game. What was his name?
José Raúl Capablanca
Terms: |Football| |Premier League|
Published: 6. 5. 2026.
Peter Schmeichel is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in football history. He made his name in English football and also ended his playing career there. For which Premier League club did he play his final professional match?
Manchester City
Terms: |Basketball| |NBA| |Stephen Curry|
Published: 5. 5. 2026.
Stephen Curry is regarded as one of the finest basketball players of today, and his father was also a well-known player who spent many years in the NBA. What is the name of Steph’s father?
Dell Curry
Terms: |Japan| |Olympics| |Summer Olympic Games| |Tokyo|
Published: 5. 5. 2026.
The 2020 Summer Olympics marked the second time that Tokyo hosted the Games. In what year had the Japanese capital hosted them for the first time?
1964
Terms: |Ballon DOr| |Football| |France| |Paris Saint-Germain|
Published: 5. 5. 2026.
Paris Saint-Germain’s long-awaited Champions League success helped one of its French forwards complete a remarkable career turnaround. In 2025, that season was rewarded with the Ballon d’Or. Which player received it?
Ousmane Dembélé
Terms: |Ballon DOr| |Cristiano Ronaldo| |Football| |Lionel Messi| |Real Madrid|
Published: 5. 5. 2026.
For ten years, the Ballon d’Or was dominated almost entirely by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. That sequence was broken in 2018 by a Croatian midfielder who had led his country to a World Cup final and played a key role for Real Madrid. Who won the award that year?
Luka Modrić
Terms: |AC Milan| |Ballon DOr| |Football| |Paris Saint-Germain|
Published: 5. 5. 2026.
In 1995, the Ballon d’Or was won by a striker who had starred for clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan. His victory was historic not only because of his footballing brilliance, but also because he became the first African player to receive the award. Who was he?
George Weah
Terms: |Ballon DOr| |Football| |Football History| |Russia|
Published: 5. 5. 2026.
Goalkeepers rarely receive football’s biggest individual awards, but one Soviet legend broke that pattern in 1963. Playing for Dynamo Moscow, he became the only goalkeeper in history to win the Ballon d’Or. Who was this legendary shot-stopper?
Lev Yashin