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Round 1

  1. Hibernian's name comes from Hibernia, the Latin name for which country, reflecting the club's founding by immigrants in Edinburgh in 1875?
  2. Hibs won their first Scottish Cup in 1887. Which club did they beat 2–1 in the final?
  3. Hibs won the 1902 Scottish Cup, which turned out to be their last until 2016. Which club did they beat 1–0 in that final?
  4. In 1955–56, Hibs became the first British club to play in the European Cup. Which club knocked them out in the semi-final?
  5. Famous Five winger Gordon Smith won the Scottish league with Hibs and then with Hearts in 1960. Which club did he win a third title with in 1962?
  6. In 1961, Hibs striker Joe Baker moved to Italy. Which club did he join?
  7. In the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Hibs lost the away leg 4–1 and then won 5–0 at Easter Road to knock out which Italian club?
  8. Former Famous Five forward Eddie Turnbull came back to Hibs as manager in 1971. Which club had he just left?
  9. On New Year's Day 1973, Hibs won 7–0 away from home in a league match. Which club did they beat?
  10. Alex Miller's Hibs won the 1991–92 Scottish League Cup. Which club did they beat 2–0 in the final?
Answers — round 1
  1. Ireland — Hibernia is the Latin name for Ireland. Hibs were founded in 1875 by Irish immigrants in Edinburgh's Cowgate.
  2. Dumbarton — Hibs beat Dumbarton 2–1 at Hampden in the 1887 final.
  3. Celtic — Hibs beat Celtic 1–0 in the 1902 final. The club then waited 114 years for its next Scottish Cup.
  4. Stade de Reims — Stade de Reims beat Hibs in the semi-final and then lost the first European Cup final to Real Madrid.
  5. Dundee — Smith won the 1961–62 title with Dundee, which made him a league champion with three different clubs, none of them from Glasgow.
  6. Torino — Baker joined Torino in 1961 alongside Denis Law, and moved on to Arsenal the following year.
  7. Napoli — Hibs came back from a 4–1 defeat in Naples to beat Napoli 5–0 at Easter Road in one of the club's great European nights.
  8. Aberdeen — Turnbull managed Aberdeen from 1965 to 1971 and won the 1970 Scottish Cup there before going back to Hibs.
  9. Heart of Midlothian — Hibs won 7–0 away on 1 January 1973, a result Hibs fans still celebrate.
  10. Dunfermline Athletic — Hibs beat Dunfermline 2–0 at Hampden in October 1991, with goals from Tommy McIntyre (a penalty) and Keith Wright.

Round 2

  1. Alex McLeish took Hibs straight back up as First Division champions in 1999. Which club did he leave Easter Road for in December 2001?
  2. Hibs lost the 2004 Scottish League Cup final 2–0. Which club beat them?
  3. Bobby Williamson, Hibs manager at the 2004 League Cup final, left Easter Road later that year for which English club?
  4. In 2006, Hibs striker Garry O'Connor was sold to which Russian club?
  5. Tony Mowbray built an exciting young Hibs side. Which club did he leave to manage in October 2006?
  6. Under John Collins, Hibs won the 2006–07 Scottish League Cup with a 5–1 win in the final. Who did they beat?
  7. Hibs were relegated from the Premiership in 2014 after losing a play-off final on penalties. Which club beat them?
  8. Hibernian ended a 114-year wait for the Scottish Cup by winning the 2016 final 3-2. Who did they beat?
  9. Which Hibernian player headed the stoppage-time winner in the 2016 Scottish Cup final?
  10. Weeks after winning the 2016 Scottish Cup, manager Alan Stubbs left Hibernian to take charge of which English club?
Answers — round 2
  1. Rangers — McLeish left Hibs to replace Dick Advocaat at Ibrox in December 2001.
  2. Livingston — Livingston beat Bobby Williamson's Hibs 2–0 at Hampden in March 2004 to win their first major trophy.
  3. Plymouth Argyle — Williamson left Hibs in 2004 to become manager of Plymouth Argyle.
  4. Lokomotiv Moscow — O'Connor joined Lokomotiv Moscow in 2006. He was one of several young Hibs players sold around that time.
  5. West Bromwich Albion — Mowbray joined West Brom in October 2006. He managed Celtic and Middlesbrough later on.
  6. Kilmarnock — Hibs beat Kilmarnock 5–1 at Hampden in March 2007. Abdessalam Benjelloun and Steven Fletcher both scored twice.
  7. Hamilton Academical — Hamilton beat Hibs on penalties at Easter Road in May 2014 after the play-off final finished 2–2 on aggregate. It ended Hibs' top-flight spell.
  8. Rangers — Hibs won 3-2 at Hampden on 21 May 2016, their first Scottish Cup since 1902.
  9. David Gray — Captain David Gray headed in a corner in stoppage time to make it 3-2. Anthony Stokes had scored Hibs' other two goals.
  10. Rotherham United — Stubbs moved to Rotherham United in June 2016 and was sacked that October.

Round 3

  1. Which club beat Hibernian 5-1 in the 2012 Scottish Cup final?
  2. Hibernian appointed Terry Butcher as manager in November 2013. Which club did he leave to join them?
  3. Which club beat Hibernian 2-1 in the March 2016 Scottish League Cup final?
  4. Neil Lennon took over at Hibernian in June 2016 and won the Championship in his first season. Which English club had he managed before that?
  5. Which club beat Hibernian 1-0 in the 2021 Scottish Cup final, completing a domestic cup double?
  6. Jack Ross was appointed Hibernian manager in November 2019. Which English club had he managed just before that?
  7. In 2007 Hibernian sold midfielder Kevin Thomson and full-back Steven Whittaker to the same club. Which one?
  8. Steven Fletcher left Hibernian in summer 2009 to join which Premier League club?
  9. Leigh Griffiths scored freely for Hibernian on loan in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. Which club owned him at the time?
  10. Hibernian sold John McGinn in August 2018 to which club?
Answers — round 3
  1. Heart of Midlothian — The winners took the first all-Edinburgh Scottish Cup final since 1896, 5-1, with Hibs managed by Pat Fenlon.
  2. Inverness Caledonian Thistle — Butcher left Inverness Caledonian Thistle for Hibs in November 2013. Hibs were relegated at the end of that season.
  3. Ross County — Alex Schalk scored a late winner for Ross County, the club's first major trophy. Hibs won the Scottish Cup two months later.
  4. Bolton Wanderers — Lennon left Bolton Wanderers in March 2016 and joined Hibs that June. Hibs won the 2016-17 Championship and were promoted.
  5. St Johnstone — Shaun Rooney scored the only goal. St Johnstone had already won the League Cup that season.
  6. Sunderland — Sunderland sacked Ross in October 2019 and Hibs appointed him the following month. In 2020-21 he led Hibs to third in the Premiership.
  7. Rangers — Thomson moved in January 2007 and Whittaker followed in August 2007. Both had come through the Hibs youth system.
  8. Burnley — Fletcher signed for Burnley in summer 2009, just after they won promotion through the play-offs. He moved to Wolves a year later.
  9. Wolverhampton Wanderers — Griffiths was on loan from Wolves, who had signed him from a Scottish club in 2011. He joined Celtic in January 2014.
  10. Aston Villa — McGinn joined Aston Villa, then in the Championship. Celtic had made bids for him that summer.

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