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Maracanã Stadium
  • 1. When did the opening match of the Maracanã Stadium take place?
A) 24 June 1950
B) 15 June 1950
C) 16 June 1950
D) 16 July 1950
  • 2. Which player scored the first ever goal at the Maracanã Stadium?
A) Baltasar
B) Jair
C) Didi
D) Ademir
  • 3. What was the score of the opening match between Rio de Janeiro All-Stars and São Paulo All-Stars?
A) 3–1
B) 4–0
C) 2–2
D) 2–1
  • 4. Which facility was notably missing when the stadium opened in 1950?
A) Floodlights
B) Pitch
C) Goal posts
D) Toilet facilities
  • 5. What stadium did Maracanã overtake as the largest in the world?
A) Maracanazo Stadium
B) Estadio Azteca
C) Hampden Park
D) Wembley Stadium
  • 6. When did the first World Cup match take place at the Maracanã?
A) 20 June 1950
B) 16 June 1950
C) 24 June 1950
D) 16 July 1950
  • 7. How many spectators attended the first World Cup match at the stadium?
A) 81,000
B) 210,000
C) 199,854
D) 155,000
  • 8. Who scored the first competitive goal at the Maracanã?
A) Didi
B) Baltasar
C) Jair
D) Ademir
  • 9. What was the final score of the Brazil vs. Mexico match in 1950?
A) 3–1
B) 2–1
C) 2–2
D) 4–0
  • 10. Who refereed the Brazil vs. Mexico match in 1950?
A) Ademir
B) A Uruguayan referee
C) Didi
D) George Reader
  • 11. How many games did Brazil play at the Maracanã during the 1950 tournament?
A) Six
B) Four
C) Three
D) Five
  • 12. Against which team did Brazil draw 2–2 during the 1950 tournament at a location other than Maracanã?
A) Argentina
B) Switzerland
C) Mexico
D) Uruguay
  • 13. What is the popular term for Brazil's defeat to Uruguay in the 1950 final?
A) The Rio Defeat
B) Maracanazo
C) The World Cup Tragedy
D) The Great Smash
  • 14. What was the official attendance of the final match between Brazil and Uruguay?
A) 199,854
B) 81,000
C) 210,000
D) 155,000
  • 15. What were the stadium's seating arrangements at the time of the 1950 World Cup?
A) All-seater stadium
B) Only luxury boxes
C) Wooden benches
D) Mostly grandstands with no individual seats
  • 16. What is the official name of the Maracanã Stadium?
A) Estádio Rei Pelé
B) Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho
C) Estádio da Guanabara
D) Estádio Edson Arantes
  • 17. Who manages the Maracanã Stadium?
A) Botafogo and Vasco da Gama
B) The Brazilian Football Confederation
C) The Rio de Janeiro city government
D) Flamengo and Fluminense
  • 18. What is the name of the arena located within the Maracanã complex?
A) Maracanã Arena
B) Maracanãzinho
C) Maracanã Sports Hall
D) Maracanã Stadium Annex
  • 19. Which team defeated Brazil 2–1 in the 1950 World Cup deciding game at the stadium?
A) Italy
B) Uruguay
C) Germany
D) Argentina
  • 20. What is the current seating capacity of the Maracanã Stadium?
A) 194,603
B) 100,000
C) 173,850
D) 73,139
  • 21. The name 'Maracanã' is derived from a Tupi word for what?
A) A type of parrot
B) A type of local stone
C) A type of indigenous tree
D) A type of river fish
  • 22. Which club derby holds the all-time attendance record of 194,603 spectators?
A) Fluminense vs Botafogo
B) Flamengo vs Vasco da Gama
C) Botafogo vs Vasco da Gama
D) Fla–Flu
  • 23. What is the stadium's current rank in terms of size in South America?
A) Fourth
B) Third
C) First
D) Second
  • 24. Who is the stadium named after?
A) Nelson Rodrigues
B) Pelé
C) Edson Arantes do Nascimento
D) Mário Filho
  • 25. What sport is primarily played at the Maracanãzinho arena?
A) Tennis
B) Basketball
C) Volleyball
D) Futsal
  • 26. In which city is the Maracanã Stadium located?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) São Paulo
C) Belo Horizonte
D) Brasília
  • 27. Which other stadium is popularly called 'Marakana' in honor of the Brazilian venue?
A) Red Star Stadium
B) Estádio Olímpico
C) Estadio Monumental
D) Arena da Baixada
  • 28. The stadium was partially rebuilt in preparation for which 2013 tournament?
A) FIFA World Cup
B) Copa America
C) Pan American Games
D) FIFA Confederations Cup
  • 29. What was the venue for the main track and field events during the 2016 Olympics?
A) Engenhão Arena
B) Estádio Olímpico
C) Maracanã Stadium
D) Maracanãzinho
  • 30. In what year was the stadium officially named in honor of Mário Filho?
A) 1966
B) 1963
C) 2021
D) 1950
  • 31. Which entity owns the Maracanã Stadium?
A) The Brazilian Football Federation
B) Fluminense
C) Rio de Janeiro state government
D) Flamengo
  • 32. The Maracanã name is derived from a river that flows through which zone of Rio?
A) Zona Sul
B) Zona Oeste
C) Centro
D) Zona Norte
  • 33. The stadium hosted the finals of the Copa Libertadores in which years?
A) 2013 and 2014
B) 2019 and 2021
C) 2016 and 2017
D) 2020 and 2023
  • 34. What is the name of the river that gave the stadium its popular name?
A) Mangue River
B) Maracanã River
C) Tijuca River
D) Guanabara River
  • 35. Who was the politician that criticized the construction of the stadium?
A) Carlos Lacerda
B) Humberto Menescal
C) Mário Filho
D) Ottorino Barassi
  • 36. Where did Carlos Lacerda argue the stadium should have been built?
A) Leblon
B) Ipanema
C) Copacabana
D) Jacarepaguá
  • 37. When was the competition for the design and construction opened?
A) 1948
B) 1950
C) 1947
D) 1945
  • 38. On what date was the first cornerstone of the stadium laid?
A) 15 May 1949
B) 1 January 1947
C) 2 August 1948
D) 24 June 1950
  • 39. Who was sent by FIFA to assist with the stadium construction?
A) Antônio Dias Carneiro
B) Humberto Menescal
C) Ottorino Barassi
D) Waldir Ramos
  • 40. In what year was the construction of the stadium finally fully completed?
A) 1958
B) 1965
C) 1970
D) 1950
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