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