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Round 1

  1. In 1975, while playing in the second tier, Bodø/Glimt won the Norwegian Cup for the first time. Which club did they beat 2⁠–⁠0 in the final at Ullevaal?
  2. More than 12,000 fans packed Aspmyra for Bodø/Glimt's 1975 Norwegian Cup quarter-final, which Glimt won 2⁠–⁠1. Who were the visitors?
  3. In 1977, their first season in the top flight, Bodø/Glimt finished runner-up in the league and lost the cup final 1⁠–⁠0. The same club beat them both times. Which club?
  4. In the 1978⁠–⁠79 Cup Winners' Cup, Bodø/Glimt beat Union Luxembourg and then lost 7⁠–⁠1 on aggregate in the second round. To which Italian club?
  5. Harald 'Dutte' Berg, father of Ørjan, Runar and Arild Berg, played professionally in the Netherlands in the early 1970s, between his two spells at Bodø/Glimt. Which club did he play for?
  6. Bodø/Glimt won the Norwegian Cup for the second time in 1993, winning the final 2⁠–⁠0. Who were their opponents?
  7. Newly promoted in 1993, Bodø/Glimt finished runner-up in the top flight and won the cup the same year. Which club took the 1993 league title?
  8. Trond Sollied coached Bodø/Glimt from 1992 to 1996 and won the 1993 Norwegian Cup. With which club did he later win two Belgian league titles?
  9. In the first round of the 1994⁠–⁠95 Cup Winners' Cup, Bodø/Glimt won their home leg 3⁠–⁠2 but went out 4⁠–⁠3 on aggregate. To which Italian club?
  10. Bodø/Glimt reached the 1996 Norwegian Cup final but lost 2⁠–⁠1. Which club beat them?
Answers — round 1
  1. Vard — Glimt beat Vard of Haugesund 2–0 on 26 October 1975, and both finalists were second-division sides. It was the first cup final ever played by a club from Northern Norway.
  2. Viking — Glimt beat Viking 2–1 at Aspmyra in front of 12,041 fans on the way to lifting the 1975 cup.
  3. Lillestrøm — Lillestrøm won the 1977 league and cup double. Glimt were second in the league and lost the final to them 1–0.
  4. Inter Milan — Inter won the first leg 5–0 and the second 2–1, a 7–1 aggregate win over Glimt.
  5. FC Den Haag — Berg played for FC Den Haag (now ADO Den Haag) in the early 1970s before going home to Glimt in 1974. He won 43 caps for Norway.
  6. Strømsgodset — Glimt beat Strømsgodset 2–0 in the 1993 final. Trond Sollied was the coach.
  7. Rosenborg — Rosenborg won the 1993 title, one of 13 straight league titles from 1992 to 2004. Glimt finished second in their first season back in the top flight.
  8. Club Brugge — Sollied won the Belgian First Division with Club Brugge in 2002–03 and 2004–05.
  9. Sampdoria — Glimt beat Sampdoria 3–2 at home, then lost the return 2–0 in Italy. They had beaten Olimpija Rīga 6–0 on aggregate in the qualifying round.
  10. Tromsø — Tromsø won the 1996 final 2–1, so the trophy stayed in Northern Norway, but it went to Glimt's northern rivals.

Round 2

  1. Which coach won the Kniksen award as coach of the year after leading Bodø/Glimt to second place in both Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup in 2003?
  2. Bodø/Glimt finished third in the 2007 First Division and went back up through the promotion play-off. Which Tippeligaen side did they beat?
  3. Back in the top flight under Kåre Ingebrigtsen, Bodø/Glimt finished fourth in the 2008 Tippeligaen. Which club won the title that season?
  4. Who was Bodø/Glimt's head coach when they won the 2013 First Division title and promotion back to Tippeligaen?
  5. Before he joined Bodø/Glimt in January 2017 as assistant to Aasmund Bjørkan, the coach who took over from Bjørkan a year later had been let go as head coach of which club?
  6. Bodø/Glimt finished runner-up in the 2019 Eliteserien. Which club won the title?
  7. Bodø/Glimt's supporters' group Den Gule Horde was organised in 1974. Which oversized yellow object became its famous symbol?
  8. The club was founded in Bodø in 1916 simply as Glimt, then changed its name to Bodø-Glimt in 1948. Why?
  9. Bodø/Glimt won their first ever league title in 2020. Who was the head coach?
  10. Winger Jens Petter Hauge left Bodø/Glimt in October 2020, partway through the title-winning season. Which club signed him?
Answers — round 2
  1. Øystein Gåre — Øystein Gåre, in his third spell in charge, took Glimt to second place in both the league and the cup in 2003.
  2. Odd Grenland — Glimt beat Odd Grenland, the 12th-placed Tippeligaen side, in the play-off.
  3. Stabæk — Stabæk won the 2008 title with 54 points, their first league championship. Glimt finished fourth.
  4. Jan Halvor Halvorsen — Jan Halvor Halvorsen was in charge from 2013 to 2015 and won the First Division in his first season.
  5. Åsane — He coached Åsane from 2014 to 2016 and won promotion to the second tier, but the board replaced him after the 2016 season. He became Glimt's head coach in 2018.
  6. Molde — Molde won the 2019 Eliteserien with Glimt second. Glimt won their first league title the next year.
  7. A giant yellow toothbrush — Glimt fans have carried huge yellow toothbrushes since the 1970s. The first one broke at Brann Stadion in 1976, and its head is now kept at Nordlandsmuseet.
  8. An older club in Trøndelag was already called Glimt — An older club from Orkdal in Trøndelag already used the name Glimt, so at its 1948 annual meeting the Bodø club added its town's name.
  9. Kjetil Knutsen — Kjetil Knutsen took charge in 2018 and built the high-pressing side that won the 2020 Eliteserien.
  10. AC Milan — Milan signed Hauge soon after he starred against them in a Europa League qualifier at San Siro.

Round 3

  1. Danish striker Kasper Junker, the Eliteserien's top scorer in 2020, left Bodø/Glimt in 2021 for which Japanese club?
  2. Danish attacker Philip Zinckernagel left Bodø/Glimt on 1 January 2021 for which English club, then in the Championship?
  3. Midfielder Patrick Berg left Bodø/Glimt in the 2021⁠–⁠22 winter transfer window for which French club, and later came back to Aspmyra?
  4. Bodø/Glimt sold Danish midfielder Albert Grønbæk in summer 2024. Which French club bought him?
  5. Nigerian striker Victor Boniface left Bodø/Glimt in 2022 for which Belgian club, before his move to Bayer Leverkusen?
  6. Bjørn Mannsverk, Bodø/Glimt's mental coach during their title-winning years, is known for what previous career?
  7. In October 2021, Bodø/Glimt beat which Serie A club 6‑1 in the Europa Conference League group stage?
  8. In February 2022, Bodø/Glimt won 5‑1 on aggregate against which Scottish club in the Conference League knockout round play-off?
  9. In the 2022‑23 Europa League group stage, Bodø/Glimt were drawn with PSV, Zürich and which English club?
  10. In the 2024‑25 Europa League quarter-final, Bodø/Glimt went through on penalties against which Italian club?
Answers — round 3
  1. Urawa Red Diamonds — Junker moved to Urawa Red Diamonds in the J1 League in 2021.
  2. Watford — Zinckernagel signed for Watford on 1 January 2021 and helped them win promotion that season. He spent 2021–22 on loan at Nottingham Forest.
  3. Lens — Lens announced Berg's signing in December 2021. He played half a season in Ligue 1 before returning to Bodø/Glimt in 2022.
  4. Rennes — Grønbæk signed a five-year deal with Stade Rennais in July 2024.
  5. Union Saint-Gilloise — Boniface joined Union Saint-Gilloise in 2022 and moved to Leverkusen in 2023.
  6. Fighter pilot in the Norwegian Air Force — Mannsverk flew fighter jets for the Royal Norwegian Air Force before he started working on the squad's mentality.
  7. Roma — José Mourinho's Roma lost 6-1 at Aspmyra, which is still one of the most famous results in Norwegian club football.
  8. Celtic — Bodø/Glimt won 3-1 at Celtic Park and 2-0 at home.
  9. Arsenal — Arsenal won the group and beat Bodø/Glimt home and away.
  10. Lazio — Bodø/Glimt won the first leg 2-0, lost 3-1 after extra time in Rome, then won the shootout against Lazio.

Round 4

  1. Which club knocked Bodø/Glimt out in the 2024‑25 Europa League semi-final?
  2. Bodø/Glimt won 2‑1 at home but went out 3‑2 on aggregate in the 2024‑25 Champions League play-off round. Who beat them?
Answers — round 4
  1. Tottenham Hotspur — Tottenham won both legs and went on to win the final against Manchester United.
  2. Red Star Belgrade — Red Star won the second leg 2-0 in Belgrade and went into the league phase. Bodø/Glimt dropped into the Europa League, where they went on to reach the semi-final.

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