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Round 1

  1. Bologna were founded on 3 October 1909 at a meeting held in which venue?
  2. Bologna's stadium, today the Renato Dall'Ara, opened in 1927 under what original name?
  3. Bologna's home ground is named after Renato Dall'Ara. What was his role at the club?
  4. At the 1937 Paris World Exhibition tournament, Bologna beat which English club 4-1 in the final?
  5. Bologna striker Angelo Schiavio scored Italy's extra-time winner in the 1934 World Cup final against which nation?
  6. Bologna won the 1963-64 Serie A title after a tie-break play-off in Rome against which club?
  7. Who managed Bologna to the 1963-64 Serie A title?
  8. Bologna won the 1974 Coppa Italia final on penalties against which club?
  9. Which manager led Bologna to back-to-back promotions in 1995 and 1996, taking them from Serie C1 back to Serie A?
  10. Roberto Baggio scored 22 Serie A goals for Bologna in 1997-98. Which club had he joined them from?
Answers — round 1
  1. The Ronzani beer hall — The club was born at the Ronzani beer house (Birreria Ronzani) in the city centre, with the Swiss dentist Louis Rauch elected its first president.
  2. Stadio Littoriale — It opened as the Littoriale. The Giovanni Berta was Florence's ground and the Benito Mussolini was Turin's.
  3. Club president for 30 years — Dall'Ara was president from 1934 until his death in 1964, days before the title play-off. The stadium took his name in 1983.
  4. Chelsea — Bologna beat Chelsea 4-1 in the final. It was the peak of the 1930s side known as the team that made the world tremble.
  5. Czechoslovakia — Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 after extra time in Rome. Schiavio scored the winner and played his whole career at Bologna.
  6. Inter — The teams finished level on points. Bologna beat Inter 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on 7 June 1964 to win their seventh title.
  7. Fulvio Bernardini — Fulvio Bernardini built the side. Helenio Herrera was coaching Inter, the club Bologna beat in the play-off.
  8. Palermo — After a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Bologna beat Serie B side Palermo on penalties. It stayed their last major trophy until 2025.
  9. Renzo Ulivieri — After the club went bankrupt in 1993, Renzo Ulivieri won Serie C1 in 1995 and Serie B in 1996.
  10. Milan — Short of games at his previous club, Baggio moved to Bologna in 1997. His season there put him back in Italy's 1998 World Cup squad.

Round 2

  1. Bologna won the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup by beating which Polish club in the final?
  2. Bologna reached the 1998-99 UEFA Cup semi-finals, then went out on away goals to which club?
  3. Giuseppe Signori joined Bologna in 1998. With which club had he won all three of his Serie A top-scorer titles?
  4. Bologna were relegated from Serie A in 2005 after losing a two-legged relegation play-off to which club?
  5. Bologna returned to Serie A in 2015 through the Serie B play-off final against which club?
  6. Joey Saputo, who became Bologna's owner in 2014, also owned which MLS club?
  7. Marco Di Vaio scored 24 Serie A goals for Bologna in 2008-09, one fewer than that season's capocannoniere. Who was it?
  8. Simone Verdi left Bologna in the summer of 2018 for which club?
  9. The head coach who led Bologna to Champions League qualification in 2023-24 left that summer. Which club did he join?
  10. Bologna won the 2025 Coppa Italia final 1-0 in Rome. Who did they beat?
Answers — round 2
  1. Ruch Chorzów — Bologna won 1-0 at home and 2-0 in Chorzów, 3-0 on aggregate, to earn a place in the UEFA Cup.
  2. Marseille — It finished 1-1 on aggregate. A late Laurent Blanc penalty in Bologna sent Marseille through.
  3. Lazio — Signori was capocannoniere with Lazio in 1993, 1994 and 1996, then moved on to Bologna via Sampdoria.
  4. Parma — Bologna won 1-0 away but lost 2-0 at the Dall'Ara. Parma won the Emilian play-off 2-1 on aggregate.
  5. Pescara — Both legs were drawn, 0-0 and 1-1. Bologna went up as the higher-placed team, with Delio Rossi in charge.
  6. Montreal Impact — Saputo is from Montreal and founded the Montreal Impact (now CF Montréal) before taking over Bologna.
  7. Zlatan Ibrahimović — Ibrahimović scored 25 for Inter. Di Vaio finished level on 24 with Genoa's Diego Milito.
  8. Napoli — After two strong seasons at Bologna, Verdi moved to Napoli in 2018. He joined Torino from Napoli a year later.
  9. Juventus — Bologna finished fifth in Serie A in 2023-24, and their coach moved to Juventus as head coach.
  10. Milan — Dan Ndoye scored the only goal at the Stadio Olimpico in May 2025. It was Bologna's first major trophy in 51 years.

Round 3

  1. Vincenzo Italiano, who led Bologna to the 2025 Coppa Italia, had been coach of which club just before he took the Bologna job in 2024?
  2. Which club signed both Takehiro Tomiyasu (2021) and Riccardo Calafiori (2024) from Bologna?
  3. Joshua Zirkzee left Bologna in summer 2024 when his release clause was paid. Which club signed him?
  4. Sinisa Mihajlovic was sacked as Bologna coach in September 2022. Who replaced him?
  5. Sinisa Mihajlovic took over Bologna in January 2019. Which manager did he replace?
  6. Marko Arnautović left Bologna in summer 2023. Which club did he join?
  7. Bologna signed midfielder Lewis Ferguson in 2022 from which Scottish club?
  8. Defender Aaron Hickey left Bologna in summer 2022 for which Premier League club?
  9. In 2014 Bologna sold playmaker Alessandro Diamanti to which Chinese club?
  10. Dan Ndoye scored the winner in the 2025 Coppa Italia final. Which club did he join from Bologna that summer?
Answers — round 3
  1. Fiorentina — Italiano managed Fiorentina from 2021 to 2024 and reached three cup finals there before moving to Bologna.
  2. Arsenal — Arsenal bought Tomiyasu in August 2021 and Calafiori in July 2024.
  3. Manchester United — Manchester United triggered his release clause of about 40 million euros after his breakout 2023-24 season under Motta.
  4. Thiago Motta — Thiago Motta came in for Mihajlovic in September 2022 and took Bologna into the Champions League two seasons later.
  5. Filippo Inzaghi — Filippo Inzaghi was sacked in January 2019 with Bologna in the relegation zone. Mihajlovic then kept them up.
  6. Inter — Arnautović had come to Bologna from Shanghai Port in 2021 and went to Inter in 2023, which brought him back to the club where he played under Mourinho.
  7. Aberdeen — Ferguson moved from Aberdeen in summer 2022 and later became Bologna captain.
  8. Brentford — Hickey joined Brentford in July 2022. Bologna had signed him from Hearts two years earlier.
  9. Guangzhou Evergrande — Diamanti joined Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande early in 2014.
  10. Nottingham Forest — Nottingham Forest signed Ndoye at the end of July 2025. Bologna had bought him from Basel in 2023.

Round 4

  1. In the 2024-25 Champions League league phase, Bologna won only one match. Who did they beat?
Answers — round 4
  1. Borussia Dortmund — Bologna came from behind to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at home in January 2025. Liverpool, Aston Villa and Monaco all beat them.

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