Celtic Quiz Questions and Answers

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Round 1

  1. Celtic played their very first match in which year?
  2. In which Scottish city are Celtic based?
  3. What is the design of Celtic's traditional home shirt?
  4. Which Marist Brother is credited as the founder of Celtic?
  5. What is the name of Celtic's home stadium?
  6. Celtic's fierce Glasgow rivals, with whom they contest the Old Firm, are which club?
  7. In 1967 Celtic became the first British club to win which trophy?
  8. Which Swedish striker became a Celtic idol, scoring 242 goals between 1997 and 2004?
  9. By what nickname is Celtic's 1967 European Cup-winning team known?
  10. Who was the manager of Celtic's 1967 European Cup winners?
Answers — round 1
  1. 1888 — Celtic were formed in 1887 and played their first match, a friendly against Rangers, in May 1888.
  2. Glasgow — Celtic were founded in the East End of Glasgow to help alleviate poverty among Irish immigrants.
  3. Green and white hoops — Celtic adopted their famous green-and-white hoops in 1903, having previously worn vertical stripes.
  4. Brother Walfrid — Brother Walfrid, an Irish-born Marist, founded the club in 1887 to raise money for the poor of Glasgow's East End.
  5. Celtic Park — Celtic Park, in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, is nicknamed 'Paradise' and is the largest football stadium in Scotland.
  6. Rangers — The Celtic-Rangers rivalry, known as the Old Firm, dates back to Celtic's first-ever match in 1888.
  7. The European Cup — Celtic beat Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon to become the first British side to lift the European Cup.
  8. Henrik Larsson — Henrik Larsson, nicknamed the 'King of Kings', is Celtic's most celebrated modern-era forward.
  9. The Lisbon Lions — They were dubbed the Lisbon Lions after winning the European Cup in the Portuguese capital.
  10. Jock Stein — Jock Stein, appointed in 1965, masterminded the Lisbon triumph and nine league titles in a row.

Round 2

  1. Henrik Larsson left Celtic in 2004 to join which club?
  2. Which manager led Celtic to an unbeaten domestic 'Invincible' treble in 2016-17?
  3. The Celtic v Rangers derby is universally known as the...?
  4. Which of these is a traditional nickname for Celtic?
  5. Along with white, which colour makes up Celtic's famous hooped shirt?
  6. Celtic's first-ever match, in May 1888, was a friendly against which club?
  7. What was the final score of the 1967 European Cup final?
  8. Which Celtic full-back scored the equalising goal in the 1967 European Cup final?
  9. Who captained the Lisbon Lions, becoming the first Briton to lift the European Cup?
  10. From which Dutch club did Celtic sign Henrik Larsson in 1997?
Answers — round 2
  1. Barcelona — Larsson moved to Barcelona on a free transfer and later won the 2006 Champions League there.
  2. Brendan Rodgers — Brendan Rodgers' side won all three domestic trophies without losing a single domestic match.
  3. Old Firm — The 'Old Firm' nickname reflects how the two Glasgow giants have long dominated Scottish football.
  4. The Bhoys — Celtic are affectionately known as 'The Bhoys', as well as 'The Hoops' and 'The Celts'.
  5. Green — The green-and-white hoops reflect the club's Irish heritage and have been worn since 1903.
  6. Rangers — Celtic beat Rangers 5-2 in that inaugural fixture, the very first Old Firm meeting.
  7. Celtic 2-1 Inter Milan — Inter led through a Mazzola penalty before Gemmell and Chalmers turned it around for Celtic.
  8. Tommy Gemmell — Tommy Gemmell's thunderous strike in the 63rd minute cancelled out Inter's early penalty.
  9. Billy McNeill — Billy McNeill, nicknamed 'Cesar', also holds Celtic's appearance record with 822 games.
  10. Feyenoord — Larsson joined from Feyenoord for just £650,000, one of the great bargains in Celtic history.

Round 3

  1. Celtic reached the 2003 UEFA Cup final, losing to which Portuguese club?
  2. In which Spanish city was the 2003 UEFA Cup final held, watched by a huge Celtic support?
  3. Who scored both of Celtic's goals in the 2003 UEFA Cup final?
  4. Which manager delivered Celtic's 2001 domestic treble, their first treble since 1969?
  5. Celtic's 1998 league title famously halted Rangers' bid for how many titles in a row?
  6. Which Dutch manager led Celtic to the 1998 title that stopped Rangers' 'ten-in-a-row'?
  7. Celtic completed a second 'nine-in-a-row' run of league titles that ended in which year?
  8. Which club stopped Celtic from winning a historic tenth successive league title in 2021?
  9. Who is Celtic's all-time leading goalscorer?
  10. Which businessman rescued Celtic from near-bankruptcy in 1994 and rebuilt Celtic Park?
Answers — round 3
  1. Porto — Jose Mourinho's Porto won 3-2 after extra time in Seville.
  2. Seville — Around 80,000 Celtic fans travelled to Seville for the final against Porto.
  3. Henrik Larsson — Larsson twice headed Celtic level, but Porto's Derlei struck the extra-time winner.
  4. Martin O'Neill — Martin O'Neill won the league, Scottish Cup and League Cup in his first season in charge.
  5. Ten — Rangers had won nine straight and were chasing a record tenth when Celtic pipped them in 1997-98.
  6. Wim Jansen — Wim Jansen, a former Feyenoord great, signed Larsson and won the title, then resigned days later.
  7. 2020 — The ninth title was confirmed in May 2020 when the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  8. Rangers — Rangers won the 2020-21 title unbeaten, denying Celtic an unprecedented ten-in-a-row.
  9. Jimmy McGrory — Jimmy McGrory scored 468 competitive goals, a club record that has stood since the 1930s.
  10. Fergus McCann — Fergus McCann took a controlling stake in 1994 and oversaw the ground's redevelopment into a 60,000 all-seater.

Round 4

  1. Celtic sold Kenny Dalglish in 1977 to which English club for a British record fee?
  2. In November 2012 Celtic recorded a famous 2-1 Champions League win over which club?
  3. Celtic sold Kieran Tierney in 2019 to which English club?
  4. Who became Celtic manager in 2021, the first Australian to lead a major European club?
  5. Celtic's record 7-1 cup final win over Rangers in 1957 is remembered as 'Hampden in the...'?
  6. Celtic sold striker Moussa Dembele in 2018 to which French club?
  7. Who scored Celtic's winning goal in the 1967 European Cup final?
  8. Celtic lost the 1970 European Cup final after extra time to which club?
  9. In which city was the 1970 European Cup final, which Celtic lost, played?
  10. What was the British record fee Liverpool paid Celtic for Kenny Dalglish in 1977?
Answers — round 4
  1. Liverpool — Dalglish joined Liverpool, where he became one of the club's greatest-ever players.
  2. Barcelona — The win over Lionel Messi's Barcelona came in the week of Celtic's 125th anniversary.
  3. Arsenal — The left-back's roughly £25m move to Arsenal set a record fee received by a Scottish club.
  4. Ange Postecoglou — Ange Postecoglou won the league in 2022 and 2023 before leaving for Tottenham.
  5. Sun — The 1957 League Cup final remains a record scoreline for a major British domestic cup final.
  6. Lyon — Dembele, signed from Fulham on a free in 2016, moved to Lyon for around £19.7m.
  7. Stevie Chalmers — Stevie Chalmers turned in Bobby Murdoch's shot in the 84th minute to make it 2-1.
  8. Feyenoord — Feyenoord won 2-1, with Ove Kindvall scoring the extra-time winner in Milan.
  9. Milan — The final was held at the San Siro in Milan on 6 May 1970.
  10. £440,000 — The £440,000 deal was a British transfer record at the time.

Round 5

  1. How many league goals did Henrik Larsson score in 2000-01 to win the European Golden Boot?
  2. What was the score in Celtic's record league victory, over Dundee in 1895?
  3. Across how many domestic matches did Brendan Rodgers' Celtic go unbeaten in 2016-17?
  4. Which teenage substitute scored Celtic's winner in their 2-1 defeat of Barcelona in 2012?
  5. Celtic goalkeeper John Thomson died in 1931 after a collision during a match against which club?
  6. What fee did Celtic pay Feyenoord for Henrik Larsson in 1997?
  7. Who was Celtic's first-ever manager, serving from 1897 to 1940?
  8. Celtic's 2019 sale of Kieran Tierney to Arsenal was worth roughly how much?
  9. Which Porto striker scored the extra-time winner against Celtic in the 2003 UEFA Cup final?
Answers — round 5
  1. 35 — Larsson's 35 league goals (53 in all competitions) earned him Europe's top-scorer award.
  2. 11-0 — Celtic's 11-0 win over Dundee in October 1895 remains their record league scoreline.
  3. 47 — The 'Invincibles' completed a 47-game domestic season without a single defeat.
  4. Tony Watt — 18-year-old Tony Watt scored the decisive second goal before Messi pulled one back.
  5. Rangers — The 22-year-old suffered a fatal head injury in an Old Firm match at Ibrox in September 1931.
  6. £650,000 — A release clause meant Celtic landed Larsson for just £650,000, an all-time bargain.
  7. Willie Maley — Willie Maley, Celtic's longest-serving manager, won 30 major trophies across 43 years.
  8. £25 million — The reported £25m fee made Tierney the most expensive Scottish player at the time.
  9. Derlei — Derlei's 115th-minute goal completed his brace and sealed Porto's 3-2 win.

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