- 1. Which trophy was awarded to the World Cup winning team from 1930 to 1970?
A) Gazzaniga Cup
B) FIFA World Cup Trophy
C) Jules Rimet Trophy
D) Coupe de la Victoire
- 2. In what year was the original World Cup trophy renamed after FIFA president Jules Rimet?
A) 1950
B) 1970
C) 1930
D) 1946
- 3. Which country won the Jules Rimet Trophy permanently in 1970?
A) Italy
B) Brazil
C) Argentina
D) Germany
- 4. What happened to the original Jules Rimet Trophy after it was stolen in 1983?
A) It was returned anonymously to FIFA
B) It was bought back at an auction
C) It was found hidden in a bank vault
D) It was never recovered and apparently melted down
- 5. How many countries did the experts of FIFA come from to evaluate the new trophy models in 1970?
A) Seven
B) Five
C) Twelve
D) Ten
- 6. How many models were presented for the new trophy design in 1970?
A) 100
B) 30
C) 75
D) 53
- 7. Who was the Italian designer of the new FIFA World Cup Trophy chosen in 1970?
A) Silvio Gazzaniga
B) Luigi Riva
C) Enzo Bearzot
D) Jules Rimet
- 8. How high is the FIFA World Cup Trophy designed in 1970?
A) 25 cm
B) 36 cm
C) 45 cm
D) 50 cm
- 9. What material is the FIFA World Cup Trophy primarily made of?
A) Sterling silver
B) Solid 18 carat gold
C) Solid 24 carat gold
D) Gold-plated bronze
- 10. What percentage of gold is used in the composition of the FIFA World Cup Trophy?
A) 100%
B) 75%
C) 50%
D) 90%
- 11. How much does the FIFA World Cup Trophy weigh?
A) 6.175 kg
B) 8.250 kg
C) 10.100 kg
D) 4.500 kg
- 12. What semi-precious stone forms two layers of the new trophy's base?
A) Lapis lazuli
B) Jade
C) Turquoise
D) Malachite
- 13. What is engraved on the bottom side of the current FIFA World Cup Trophy?
A) The year and name of each winner since 1974
B) The scores of every final match
C) The design specs and creator's signature
D) The names of all participating nations
- 14. According to Silvio Gazzaniga, what figures rise from the compact body of the sculpture?
A) Two lions holding a globe
B) A single runner carrying a torch
C) Two athletes at the stirring moment of victory
D) Eleven players forming a circle
- 15. Are winning nations allowed to keep the current FIFA World Cup Trophy permanently?
A) No
B) Only for one year
C) Only if they win three times
D) Yes
- 16. Until when do World Cup winners retain the original FIFA World Cup Trophy?
A) Until the post-match celebration is finished
B) Until they return to their home country
C) Until the next tournament starts
D) For exactly one month
- 17. What do winning nations receive immediately after the post-match celebration instead of the solid gold original?
A) A smaller solid gold trophy
B) A silver replica
C) A bronze replica
D) A gold-plated replica
- 18. Which members of the top three teams receive medals with an insignia of the World Cup Trophy?
A) Only the head coach and captain
B) All members (players, coaches, and managers)
C) Only the players who played in the final
D) Only the starting eleven players
- 19. What color medal is awarded to the runners-up of the World Cup?
A) Silver
B) Copper
C) Gold
D) Bronze
- 20. What color medal is awarded to the third-place team?
A) Gold
B) Silver
C) Platinum
D) Bronze
- 21. In which edition were fourth-place medals awarded to hosts South Korea?
A) 2010
B) 1998
C) 2002
D) 2006
- 22. Before which tournament were medals only awarded to the eleven players on the pitch at the end of the final and third-place match?
A) 1978
B) 1970
C) 1990
D) 1982
- 23. When did FIFA announce that all members of World Cup-winning squads between 1930 and 1974 would be retroactively awarded winners' medals?
A) December 2010
B) November 2007
C) January 2000
D) June 2002
- 24. Since which year are winners of the competition awarded the right to wear the FIFA Champions Badge?
A) 1998
B) 2006
C) 2010
D) 2002
- 25. Until what time do winners retain the right to wear the FIFA Champions Badge?
A) For the rest of their lives
B) Until the next qualification round begins
C) Up until the time the winner of the next competition is decided
D) For exactly four years
- 26. Since which World Cup edition have qualifying tournaments been held?
A) Fourth World Cup in 1950
B) First World Cup in 1930
C) Second World Cup in 1934
D) Third World Cup in 1938
- 27. How many FIFA continental zones oversee qualifying tournaments?
A) Eight
B) Four
C) Six
D) Five
- 28. What is generally used by FIFA to decide the number of places awarded to each continental zone?
A) The relative strength of the confederations' teams
B) The geographic size of the continent
C) The number of countries in each zone
D) A random lottery system
- 29. How early can the qualification process start before the final tournament?
A) Six months before
B) Exactly one year before
C) As early as almost three years before
D) Four years before
- 30. How long does the qualification process usually last?
A) Over a six-month period
B) Over a one-year period
C) Over a four-year period
D) Over a two-year period
- 31. Do all confederations use the same format for qualification tournaments?
A) Only European and South American confederations differ
B) Yes, they all use identical round-robin groups
C) Yes, mandated by a single global standard
D) No, formats differ between confederations
- 32. Which teams usually receive one or two places through intercontinental play-offs?
A) The host nation and defending champion
B) Teams chosen by a FIFA committee
C) The highest-ranked losing finalists
D) Winners of intercontinental play-offs
- 33. Which two zones played off for a spot in the 2010 World Cup mentioned in the text?
A) African zone winner and North American zone runner-up
B) European zone runner-up and South American zone fifth-placed team
C) Asian zone winner and Oceanian zone runner-up
D) Oceanian zone winner and fifth-placed Asian zone team
- 34. From which World Cup onwards do host nations receive automatic qualification?
A) 1930 World Cup
B) 1934 World Cup
C) 1938 World Cup
D) 1950 World Cup
- 35. Between which years was automatic qualification also granted to defending champions?
A) 1950 and 2006
B) 1934 and 2010
C) 1930 and 1970
D) 1938 and 2002
- 36. From which FIFA World Cup was automatic qualification withdrawn from defending champions?
A) 2006 FIFA World Cup
B) 2010 FIFA World Cup
C) 2002 FIFA World Cup
D) 1974 FIFA World Cup
- 37. Why was automatic qualification withdrawn from defending champions starting in 2006?
A) There were too many teams in the tournament
B) Previous defending champions had uncompetitive performances at subsequent editions
C) FIFA wanted more host nations to qualify
D) The defending champions refused to play friendly matches
- 38. Which team was the first defending champion to play qualifying matches?
A) Italy, winners in 1938
B) Germany, winners in 1990
C) France, winners in 1998
D) Brazil, winners in 2002
- 39. On what date did the FIFA Congress in Amsterdam decide to stage a world championship?
A) 28 May 1930
B) 28 May 1928
C) 13 July 1932
D) 13 July 1930
- 40. What major global economic event made the trip across the Atlantic Ocean costly for European sides in 1930?
A) World War II
B) The 1929 stock market crash
C) The Great Depression
D) World War I
- 41. How many European countries pledged to send a team two months before the start of the 1930 competition?
A) Four
B) Thirteen
C) None
D) Seven
- 42. How many total nations took part in the inaugural 1930 World Cup?
A) 13
B) 4
C) 7
D) 16
- 43. How many European nations took part in the 1930 World Cup?
A) Thirteen
B) Two
C) Seven
D) Four
- 44. On what date did the first two World Cup matches take place?
A) 30 July 1930
B) 28 May 1928
C) 13 July 1930
D) 13 July 1932
- 45. Which team defeated Mexico 4–1 in the first round of the 1930 World Cup?
A) United States
B) France
C) Belgium
D) Argentina
- 46. Which team defeated Belgium 3–0 in the first round of the 1930 World Cup?
A) United States
B) Uruguay
C) Mexico
D) France
- 47. Who scored the first goal in World Cup history?
A) An Argentine player
B) A Uruguayan player
C) Jules Rimet
D) Lucien Laurent
- 48. Who did Uruguay defeat in the final of the 1930 World Cup?
A) Brazil
B) United States
C) France
D) Argentina
- 49. How many spectators attended the 1930 World Cup final in Montevideo?
A) 100,000
B) 93,000
C) 50,000
D) 13,000
- 50. In which city was the 1930 World Cup final played?
A) Buenos Aires
B) Montevideo
C) Amsterdam
D) Paris
- 51. Which was the first nation to win the World Cup?
A) Uruguay
B) Argentina
C) Brazil
D) France
- 52. In which year did Olympic football return after being dropped?
A) 1932
B) 1948
C) 1936
D) 1940
- 53. How did South American teams react to the 1934 World Cup being held in Europe?
A) All of them traveled
B) Few were willing to travel
C) They boycotted it completely
D) Only Brazil and Cuba traveled
- 54. Prior to the creation of the World Cup, which international football tournaments had seen success?
A) Copa America tournaments
B) Intercontinental Cups
C) Olympic football tournaments
D) European Championships
- 55. Who is the reigning champion of the World Cup based on the text?
A) Germany
B) Spain
C) Brazil
D) Argentina
- 56. Which edition of the competition was the 2026 World Cup?
A) 24th edition
B) 21st edition
C) 20th edition
D) 23rd edition
- 57. What was the estimated engagement with the 2022 World Cup?
A) 5 billion
B) 7 billion
C) 1.5 billion
D) 3.57 billion
- 58. How do host nations qualify for the tournament?
A) They receive a bye directly to the knockout rounds
B) They automatically qualify for the group stage
C) They do not participate in the group stage
D) They must play through the qualification phase
- 59. How many countries have hosted the event?
A) 19 countries
B) 23 countries
C) 8 countries
D) 15 countries
- 60. How many national teams have won the World Cup trophy?
A) Ten
B) Six
C) Five
D) Eight
- 61. How many World Cup titles does Brazil have?
A) Two
B) Five
C) Four
D) Three
- 62. How many titles does England have?
A) Three
B) Zero
C) One
D) Two
- 63. What was the first international tournament for nations, taking place in 1884?
A) The Olympic football tournament
B) The Intercalated Games
C) The inaugural British Home Championship
D) The Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy
- 64. When was FIFA founded?
A) 1884
B) 1904
C) 1900
D) 1930
- 65. Where did FIFA try to arrange an international tournament outside the Olympic framework in 1906?
A) England
B) Italy
C) Switzerland
D) Scotland
- 66. Who organized the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy tournament in Turin in 1909?
A) Sir Thomas Lipton
B) The Football Association
C) The International Olympic Committee
D) FIFA
- 67. What did the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy feature instead of national teams?
A) Individual clubs from different nations
B) Combined continental all-star teams
C) Amateur regional selections
D) University football teams
- 68. Which English amateur side represented England in the Lipton tournament?
A) Heart of Midlothian F.C.
B) Great Britain national amateur team
C) Sunderland A.F.C.
D) West Auckland
- 69. When did FIFA agree to recognise the Olympic tournament as a 'world football championship for amateurs'?
A) 1920
B) 1904
C) 1914
D) 1908
- 70. In what year did British football associations withdraw from FIFA?
A) 1946
B) 1930
C) 1950
D) 1920
- 71. What was the name of the decisive match in 1950 where Uruguay defeated Brazil?
A) Maracanazo
B) Maracana Gold
C) Maracana
D) Maracanista
- 72. How many teams competed in the tournaments between 1934 and 1978, with a few exceptions?
A) 32
B) 16
C) 13
D) 24
- 73. How many teams competed in the 1938 World Cup after Austria was absorbed into Germany?
A) 16
B) 15
C) 13
D) 24
- 74. Which team from outside Europe and South America reached the quarter-finals in 1966?
A) Cuba
B) Mexico
C) United States
D) North Korea
- 75. Which team from outside Europe and South America reached the quarter-finals in 1970?
A) Cameroon
B) Mexico
C) North Korea
D) Cuba
- 76. To how many teams was the tournament expanded in 1982?
A) 64
B) 24
C) 32
D) 16
- 77. To how many teams was the tournament expanded in 1998?
A) 24
B) 16
C) 32
D) 48
- 78. Which non-European and non-South American team finished in fourth place in 2002?
A) Mexico
B) South Korea
C) Morocco
D) Cameroon
- 79. Which African team reached the quarter-finals in 2010?
A) Ghana
B) Senegal
C) Morocco
D) Cameroon
- 80. Which team reached the quarter-finals in the 2014 World Cup?
A) Ghana
B) South Korea
C) USA
D) Costa Rica
- 81. Which African team finished in fourth place in the 2022 World Cup?
A) Morocco
B) Ghana
C) Cameroon
D) Senegal
- 82. How many nations attempted to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup?
A) 198
B) 200
C) 160
D) 204
- 83. How many countries entered qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, setting a record?
A) 200
B) 204
C) 210
D) 198
- 84. In what month and year did Sepp Blatter speak about guaranteeing a World Cup position for the Caribbean Football Union?
A) January 2017
B) October 2013
C) October 2016
D) November 2013
- 85. Who was Sepp Blatter's would-be opponent for the FIFA Presidency mentioned in the text?
A) Gianni Infantino
B) Sepp Blatter
C) An unnamed candidate
D) Michel Platini
- 86. What position did Michel Platini hold at the time of his response?
A) FIFA President
B) CAF President
C) UEFA President
D) CONMEBOL President
- 87. To how many national associations did Michel Platini intend to extend the World Cup?
A) 32
B) 40
C) 64
D) 48
- 88. In what month and year did FIFA president Gianni Infantino state his support for a 48-team World Cup?
A) October 2013
B) November 2015
C) October 2016
D) January 2017
- 89. When did FIFA confirm that the 2026 World Cup would have 48 finalist teams?
A) 15 October 2016
B) 25 October 2013
C) 10 January 2017
D) 1 December 2017
- 90. Who suggested that Blatter might be putting himself forward for re-election?
A) Gianni Infantino
B) The Caribbean Football Union
C) Commentators
D) Michel Platini
- 91. What did Sepp Blatter want to see taken seriously from a purely sporting perspective?
A) Stadium security
B) Globalisation
C) Club ownership
D) Commercialisation
- 92. How much money in total were FIFA officials accused of taking in bribes over 24 years?
A) Exactly US$100 million
B) More than US$50 million
C) More than US$150 million
D) More than US$500 million
- 93. How many counts were included in the U.S. Department of Justice indictment announced in late May 2015?
A) 90-count
B) 24-count
C) 47-count
D) 14-count
- 94. How many people were named in the 47-count indictment announced by the U.S. Department of Justice in late May 2015?
A) 21 people
B) 14 people
C) 7 people
D) 9 people
- 95. By the end of May 2015, how many FIFA officials had been charged on corruption?
A) Sixteen
B) Five
C) Fourteen
D) Nine
- 96. Who admitted on 4 June 2015 that he and other executive committee members were bribed for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups?
A) Jérôme Valcke
B) Sepp Blatter
C) Chuck Blazer
D) Michel Platini
- 97. Who stated that starting any bidding process for the 2026 tournament was 'nonsense' due to the situation?
A) Sepp Blatter
B) Michel Platini
C) Jérôme Valcke
D) Chuck Blazer
- 98. What was Jérôme Valcke's role at FIFA when he commented on the 2026 bidding process?
A) Executive committee member
B) Vice-president
C) Secretary general
D) President
- 99. For how many days were Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini suspended on 28 October 2015?
A) 180 days
B) 30 days
C) 60 days
D) 90 days
- 100. What position did Michel Platini hold at FIFA when he was suspended?
A) Treasurer
B) President
C) Secretary general
D) Vice-president
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