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Nicknames of Soccer Players Trivia Quiz

A funny quiz about the nicknames of a few famous soccer players.

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

Author
Sasso

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,393

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
6020

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Question 1 of 10

1. The player Edson Arantes do Nascimiento was better known as _______ ?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was nicknamed 'The Swan of Utrecht'? Hint

Rob Rensenbrink

Johan Crujiff

Marco Van Basten

Ruud Gullit

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Question 3 of 10

3. What Italian player was nicknamed 'Schizzo' ('Squirt')? Hint

Roberto Baggio

Paolo Rossi

Marco Tardelli

Gianluca Vialli

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is 'El Pibe de Oro'? Hint

Mario Alberto Kempes

Diego Armando Maradona

Gabriel Omar Batistuta

Omar Enrique Sivori

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Question 5 of 10

5. What Welsh player was nicknamed 'The Gentle Giant'? Hint

Ian Rush

John Charles

Dean Saunders

George Best

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was 'Gazza'? Hint

Gary Lineker

Paul Gascoigne

Michael Owen

Paul Ince

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was 'The Black Spider'? Hint

Josef Maier

Dino Zoff

Lev Yashin

Gordon Banks

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was 'The Kaiser'? Hint

Gerd Muller

Paul Breitner

Fritz Walter

Franz Beckenbauer

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was 'The Black Panther of Mozambico'? Hint

Coluna

Ademir

Leonidas

Eusebio

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Brazilian player Manoel Francisco Dos Santos was better known as ______ ? Hint

Garrincha

Socrates

Zico

Junior

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The player Edson Arantes do Nascimiento was better known as _______ ?

Answer: Pele

In his whole career Pele scored 1281 goals in 1364 games played. Pele played for the Brazilian club Santos his whole career, before ending it playing in the USA for the New York Cosmos. He's the only soccer player who has won three World Cups.

2. Who was nicknamed 'The Swan of Utrecht'?

Answer: Marco Van Basten

Every soccer fan should remember the goal he scored in the 1988 European Championship Final.

3. What Italian player was nicknamed 'Schizzo' ('Squirt')?

Answer: Marco Tardelli

Remember his face after scoring a goal in the 1982 World Championship final?

4. Who is 'El Pibe de Oro'?

Answer: Diego Armando Maradona

Maradona was a god with his feet, but he could also score goals with his hand ('the hand of God...').

5. What Welsh player was nicknamed 'The Gentle Giant'?

Answer: John Charles

Of course it was John Charles. George Best played for Northern Ireland.

6. Who was 'Gazza'?

Answer: Paul Gascoigne

By the way of nicknames... Does Gazza still goes out with his friend 'Fivebellies'?

7. Who was 'The Black Spider'?

Answer: Lev Yashin

Yashin was born in Moscow in 1929 and died in the same city in 1991. He has been greatest Russian (or Sovietic) goalkeeper ever. He always wore a black shirt, that's where his nickname came from.

8. Who was 'The Kaiser'?

Answer: Franz Beckenbauer

Beckenbauer is the only European to win the World - for the German National Team - cup either as a player (1974) and as a coach (1990).

9. Who was 'The Black Panther of Mozambico'?

Answer: Eusebio

Mozambiquo was a Portuguese colony, that's why Eusebio played for Portugal at the 1966 World Cup. Coluna was a Portuguese player too. Leonidas and Ademir were Brazilian players.

10. The Brazilian player Manoel Francisco Dos Santos was better known as ______ ?

Answer: Garrincha

Zico is Artur Antunes De {Coimbra;} Junior is Leovigildo Lins {Gama;} Socrates is Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira Socrates Brasileiro (I swear it is his real name!). Socrates is also known as 'O' Dotur', being a real doctor.

Source: Author Sasso

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