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Daily 7 answers for 1 October 2026

Thursday, 1 October 2026. Seven questions, the same for everyone that day, with the reason each answer is right.

  1. Question 1 · Records
    Which legendary striker scored a record 85 goals in a calendar year (1972) before Messi broke it with 91 in 2012?
    Gerd MüllerPeléRonaldo R9Eusébio
    Gerd Müller scored 85 goals for Bayern Munich & West Germany in 1972. Messi broke this with 91 in 2012 (79 Barca + 12 Argentina).
  2. Question 2 · SerieA
    Which Serie A striker's constant offside-testing movements led to a legendary saying among Italian defenders?
    TottiDel PieroFilippo InzaghiVieri
    Inzaghi's knack for living on the offside line prompted Sir Alex Ferguson's famous quip that he 'must have been born offside'.
  3. Question 3 · Ligue1
    Lyon signed Juninho Pernambucano in 2001 from which Brazilian club?
    FlamengoVasco da GamaCorinthiansSão Paulo
    Juninho arrived from Vasco da Gama, where he had won the Copa Libertadores, and became Lyon's on-field leader for eight years.
  4. Question 4 · Records
    What is the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history?
    2 min 56 sec3 min 45 sec4 min 12 sec5 min 20 sec
    Sadio Mane scored his hat-trick in 2 minutes 56 seconds for Southampton against Aston Villa in 2015.
  5. Question 5 · WorldCup
    Australia reached their best World Cup finish in 2006 and matched it in 2022. Which round was it?
    Group stageRound of 16Quarter-finalSemi-final
    Australia reached the last 16 in 2006 and lost to eventual champions Italy. They matched that in 2022, losing 2-1 to Argentina, and lost to Egypt on penalties in the 2026 round of 32.
  6. Question 6 · Primeira
    Deco finished runner-up in the 2004 Ballon d'Or behind which player?
    RonaldinhoAndriy ShevchenkoThierry HenryRonaldo
    Deco came second to Milan's Andriy Shevchenko in the 2004 Ballon d'Or.
  7. Question 7 · History
    Which defender played 18 seasons for Blackburn Rovers from 1969 to 1987, making more appearances than any other player in the club's history?
    Ronnie ClaytonBob CromptonGlenn KeeleyDerek Fazackerley
    Fazackerley's 671 games in all competitions were played entirely outside the First Division, in Rovers' long exile in the second and third tiers.
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