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Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo, Rooney? Quiz

A quiz on the old, the not so old, and the young generations of outstanding football goal scorers. Can you identify to which of the four strikers that each question refers? The questions are not that difficult. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kristian88. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kristian88

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,012

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the four strikers was the fifth of eight children, born in one of his home city's roughest neighborhoods? Hint

Maradona

Ronaldo

Pele

Rooney

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which player left school at the age of nine to shine shoes, and would practise keepy-ups with melons in the streets. Hint

Maradona

Pele

Ronaldo

Rooney

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which player was born to an unemployed labourer and a school dinner lady? Hint

Maradona

Ronaldo

Rooney

Pele

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which player managed to score over 1000 goals in his career, and was known as 'Perola Negra' (Black Pearl)? Hint

Pele

Rooney

Maradona

Ronaldo

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the four strikers had scored nine times for his country in 16 matches, by the time he was 18? Hint

Ronaldo

Pele

Maradona

Rooney

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which striker managed to stop a Civil War, single handedly, by turning up to play a football match? Hint

Rooney

Pele

Ronaldo

Maradona

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which player has had a good endorsement career, advertising for names such as Nike, Parmalat, Brahma, Pirelli, Montega, and the United Nations? Hint

Ronaldo

Maradona

Rooney

Pele

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which player's club team manager, once famously banned him from eating fish and chips, to try and curb his growing weight problem? Hint

Ronaldo

Maradona

Pele

Rooney

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which player was banned twice for taking drugs, once for taking Ephedrine, and once for taking cocaine? Hint

Pele

Ronaldo

Rooney

Maradona

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the four strikers weighed the most at the age of 18? Hint

Ronaldo

Pele

Maradona

Rooney

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the four strikers was the fifth of eight children, born in one of his home city's roughest neighborhoods?

Answer: Maradona

Maradona was born in Lanus, a lower income area of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Maradona was once quoted as saying that, "If you come from Lanus you have two choices; sport or crime, and I chose sport".

2. Which player left school at the age of nine to shine shoes, and would practise keepy-ups with melons in the streets.

Answer: Pele

Pele was brought up with football as his father was a decent striker with Brazilian team Bauru. His father's career was cut short however, with a broken leg, after which he never played again.

3. Which player was born to an unemployed labourer and a school dinner lady?

Answer: Rooney

Wayne Rooney was brought up in the rough and tough area of Croxteth in Liverpool, England. Croxteth was most notorious for the riots that rampaged through the city in the 1980s.

4. Which player managed to score over 1000 goals in his career, and was known as 'Perola Negra' (Black Pearl)?

Answer: Pele

Pele's official goal scoring tally was 1282 goals in 1363 matches. The correct figure will never be known, and some of his goals came in exhibition matches, which do not count towards an official goal. His tally is more likely to have been just over 1000 goals in competitive football.

5. Which of the four strikers had scored nine times for his country in 16 matches, by the time he was 18?

Answer: Rooney

Maradona had managed only 2 caps and no goals by the time he was 18. Ronaldo had 3 caps and 1 goal. Pele had 4 caps and 6 goals. Rooney wins that one.

6. Which striker managed to stop a Civil War, single handedly, by turning up to play a football match?

Answer: Pele

Pele arrived in Nigeria for an exhibition match, and the parties involved in the civil war, agreed to a 48-hour armistice so that everyone could enjoy watching Pele.

7. Which player has had a good endorsement career, advertising for names such as Nike, Parmalat, Brahma, Pirelli, Montega, and the United Nations?

Answer: Ronaldo

The United Nations came up with the idea, in 2000, to start an advertising campaign based around a sporting icon. The shortlist came down to two names, Ronaldo or Michael Jordan. The United Nations decided on Ronaldo as he was the more famous of the two globaly, estimating that he was known by 95 out of every 100 people on the planet. Michael by a mere 23 our of every 100 people.

He would reach more deprived countries and areas than Michael.

8. Which player's club team manager, once famously banned him from eating fish and chips, to try and curb his growing weight problem?

Answer: Rooney

His manager David Moyes banned him, but spies from the tabloid newspapers printed pictures of him tucking into some.

9. Which player was banned twice for taking drugs, once for taking Ephedrine, and once for taking cocaine?

Answer: Maradona

Maradona was sent home in disgrace, from the 1994 World Cup in USA, for taking the banned performance enhancing drug Ephedrine. He was also banned and suspended by his club Napoli in 1991.

10. Which of the four strikers weighed the most at the age of 18?

Answer: Maradona

Maradona weighed 12st 4lbs and stood a mere 5ft 6in. Rooney weighed 12st 2lbs and stood 5ft 9ins. Ronaldo weighed 12st 1lb and stood 6ft tall. Pele weighed 12st 1lb also and stood at 5ft 10ins.

Source: Author kristian88

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