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Round 1

  1. Which English doctor is credited with launching Genoa's football section in 1897 and leading the club to the first Italian title in 1898?
  2. Genoa won the first Italian Football Championship in May 1898 by beating which Turin club in the final?
  3. Genoa's run of three straight titles ended in the 1901 final, when which club beat them to win its first Italian championship?
  4. Italian football's habit of calling the head coach 'Mister' is traced to which Englishman, who took charge of Genoa in 1912?
  5. Genoa's stadium is named after Luigi Ferraris. Who was he?
  6. Genoa's ninth and most recent Italian championship came in which season?
  7. Genoa lost the drawn-out 1925 northern final series, remembered as the 'Scudetto of the Pistols', to which club?
  8. Genoa, then playing as Genova 1893, won the 1937 Coppa Italia final in Florence against which club?
  9. At Genoa's Luigi Ferraris during Italia 90, the Republic of Ireland won a round-of-16 penalty shootout against which nation?
  10. Winger Gigi Meroni left Genoa in 1964 for which club, where he played until his death in 1967?
Answers — round 1
  1. James Richardson Spensley — James Richardson Spensley, a doctor working in Genoa, started the football section in 1897 and led the side to the first championship in 1898.
  2. Internazionale Torino — The 1898 final in Turin went to extra time, and Genoa won it.
  3. Milan — The winners beat Genoa 3-0 at Ponte Carrega in May 1901 for their first title, stopping a fourth Genoa title in a row.
  4. William Garbutt — William Garbutt arrived at Genoa in 1912. His players called him 'Mister', and the word stuck in Italian football.
  5. A Genoa player and engineer killed in the First World War — Luigi Ferraris played for Genoa and trained as an engineer. He was killed in action in 1915, and the ground took his name in 1933.
  6. 1923-24 — Genoa won back-to-back titles in 1922-23 and 1923-24, which took them to nine. The 1914-15 title was their seventh.
  7. Bologna — After a series of replays, Bologna beat Genoa in the northern final and then beat Alba Roma for the 1925 title.
  8. Roma — Luigi Torti scored the only goal as Genova 1893 beat Roma 1-0 on 6 June 1937.
  9. Romania — Ireland beat Romania on penalties in Genoa, with Packie Bonner saving one and David O'Leary scoring the winner.
  10. Torino — Torino signed Meroni from Genoa in 1964. He was killed by a car in Turin in October 1967.

Round 2

  1. Which striker, Serie B top scorer for Genoa in 1975-76, went on to win three Serie A capocannoniere titles with Roma?
  2. Which coach led Genoa to the 1988-89 Serie B title and promotion to Serie A?
  3. In June 1995 Genoa were relegated from Serie A after losing a play-off on penalties in Florence to which club?
  4. Genoa won the last Anglo-Italian Cup final at Wembley in March 1996, beating which English club 5-2?
  5. In 2005 Genoa were demoted to Serie C1 after being found guilty of fixing their final-day Serie B win against which club?
  6. After Genoa's 2005 demotion for match-fixing, striker Diego Milito moved to which Spanish club?
  7. Gian Piero Gasperini joined Genoa in 2006 from which club?
  8. After Genoa's fifth-place finish in 2008-09, Diego Milito and Thiago Motta were both sold to which club?
  9. Genoa finished fifth in 2008-09, level on 68 points with which club, who took fourth place and the last Champions League spot?
  10. Diego Milito scored 24 Serie A goals for Genoa in 2008-09, one fewer than the league's top scorer. Who was that?
Answers — round 2
  1. Roberto Pruzzo — Roberto Pruzzo was Serie A top scorer for Roma in 1980-81, 1981-82 and 1985-86.
  2. Franco Scoglio — Franco Scoglio's Genoa won Serie B ahead of Bari, with both clubs on 51 points. Osvaldo Bagnoli took over in 1990.
  3. Padova — Genoa and Padova finished level on 40 points. The play-off ended 1-1 after extra time, and Padova won the shootout.
  4. Port Vale — Genoa beat Port Vale 5-2 on 17 March 1996, and Vincenzo Montella was among the scorers. The competition was then discontinued.
  5. Venezia — Genoa beat Venezia 3-2 in June 2005, and a payment to a Venezia director came to light days later. The FIGC demoted Genoa to Serie C1.
  6. Real Zaragoza — Milito joined Real Zaragoza in 2005, where his brother Gabriel played. He returned to Genoa in 2008.
  7. Crotone — Gasperini coached Crotone from 2003 to 2006 after years in youth coaching. He then took Genoa up to Serie A in 2007.
  8. Inter — Both went to Jose Mourinho's Inter in summer 2009, and that season Inter won the treble.
  9. Fiorentina — Fiorentina and Genoa both finished on 68 points. Fiorentina took fourth on head-to-head, so Genoa went into the Europa League.
  10. Zlatan Ibrahimovic — Ibrahimovic won the 2008-09 capocannoniere with 25 goals. Milito and Marco Di Vaio both finished on 24.

Round 3

  1. Genoa finished sixth in 2014-15 but were refused a UEFA licence. Which club took their Europa League place?
  2. Krzysztof Piatek joined Genoa in summer 2018 from which Polish club?
  3. Krzysztof Piatek's goals for Genoa earned him a move in January 2019 to which club?
  4. Goalkeeper Mattia Perin came through Genoa's youth system. Which club signed him in 2018?
  5. Genoa signed defender Cristian Romero in 2018 from which Argentine club?
  6. Genoa academy defender Domenico Criscito left the club in 2011 to join which Russian side?
  7. Rodrigo Palacio joined Genoa in 2009 from which club?
  8. Which American investment firm bought Genoa from Enrico Preziosi in 2021?
  9. Which Ballon d'Or winner managed Genoa from November 2021 to January 2022?
  10. Genoa appointed Alexander Blessin as coach in January 2022. Which Belgian club did he come from?
Answers — round 3
  1. Sampdoria — Seventh-placed Sampdoria, Genoa's city rivals, took the Europa League place after Genoa were denied a UEFA licence.
  2. Cracovia — Genoa signed Piatek from Cracovia. He scored in each of his first several matches for the club.
  3. Milan — His new club paid about 35 million euros halfway through the 2018-19 season.
  4. Juventus — Perin joined Juventus in summer 2018 to back up Wojciech Szczesny. He later returned to Genoa on loan.
  5. Belgrano — Romero came from Belgrano in Córdoba. He later became a Tottenham regular.
  6. Zenit Saint Petersburg — Criscito spent seven years at Zenit. He came back to Genoa in 2018 and later captained the side.
  7. Boca Juniors — Palacio arrived from Boca Juniors and spent three seasons at Genoa before moving on in 2012.
  8. 777 Partners — 777 Partners, based in Miami, completed the takeover in September 2021 and ended Preziosi's 18 years in charge.
  9. Andriy Shevchenko — Shevchenko won the 2004 Ballon d'Or. His spell at Genoa lasted around two months, and he won one match.
  10. KV Oostende — Blessin left KV Oostende to replace Shevchenko. Genoa were still relegated at the end of 2021-22.

Round 4

  1. Genoa won promotion back to Serie A in 2022-23 as Serie B runners-up. Which club won the title?
  2. Mateo Retegui left Genoa in summer 2024 and was Serie A's top scorer in 2024-25 with which club?
  3. Defender Radu Dragusin left Genoa in January 2024 for which Premier League club?
Answers — round 4
  1. Frosinone — Frosinone won Serie B in 2022-23, and Alberto Gilardino's Genoa finished second to go up automatically.
  2. Atalanta — Retegui scored 25 league goals for Atalanta in 2024-25 to win the capocannoniere.
  3. Tottenham Hotspur — Tottenham signed Dragusin in January 2024. Bayern Munich had also tried to sign him.

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