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