Manchester United Quiz Questions and Answers

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Round 1

  1. By what name was Manchester United originally founded in 1878, before adopting its current identity in 1902?
  2. Which disaster on 6 February 1958 claimed the lives of eight of the 'Busby Babes'?
  3. Who was the first manager to lead Manchester United to a European Cup, in 1968?
  4. Which combative captain, signed from West Brom in 1981, became known as 'Captain Marvel' through the 1980s?
  5. Norman Whiteside set a record at the 1982 World Cup that still stands. What was it?
  6. Sir Alex Ferguson nearly lost his job early in his United reign before a 1990 FA Cup run saved him. Who scored the famous third-round winner at Nottingham Forest that legend says rescued his tenure?
  7. Eric Cantona arrived at United in 1992 in a surprise deal from which rival, having just helped them win the title?
  8. On 25 January 1995, Eric Cantona was banned for eight months after doing what to a Crystal Palace supporter at Selhurst Park?
  9. In 1995, Ferguson sold Ince, Hughes and Kanchelskis and trusted youth, prompting a pundit's infamous line. Complete it: 'You can't win anything with...'
  10. Which winger scored directly from the halfway line against Wimbledon in 1996, announcing himself to the nation?
Answers — round 1
  1. Newton Heath LYR — The club was started in 1878 by railway workers of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (the 'LYR') at their east-Manchester depot, and originally played in green and gold rather than red.
  2. The Munich air disaster — The team's plane crashed on a third take-off attempt in snow while returning from a European Cup tie in Belgrade; 21-year-old Duncan Edwards died of his injuries two weeks later.
  3. Sir Matt Busby — Ten years after Munich, his rebuilt side beat Benfica 4-1 at Wembley, with crash survivors Bobby Charlton and Bill Foulkes in the team.
  4. Bryan Robson — A box-to-box midfielder famed for his goals and grit, he lifted three FA Cups and was a British transfer-record signing at the time of his move from West Brom.
  5. Youngest player to appear at a World Cup finals — The Belfast-born United teenager beat Pele's mark, lining up for Northern Ireland aged just 17 years and 41 days.
  6. Mark Robins — The young striker's header is often cited as the goal that saved Ferguson; United went on to win that FA Cup, his first trophy at the club.
  7. Leeds United — Leeds had rung United about signing Denis Irwin; the conversation flipped, and Cantona moved the other way to ignite United's first league title in 26 years.
  8. A kung-fu kick — After being sent off, Cantona launched himself studs-first over the advertising hoardings; his cryptic 'seagulls follow the trawler' press conference became as famous as the kick itself.
  9. '...kids' — Alan Hansen's 'you can't win anything with kids' aged terribly; the Class of '92 won the Double that very season.
  10. David Beckham — Spotting the goalkeeper off his line on the opening day of the season, his audacious lob from inside his own half launched his global fame.

Round 2

  1. In the 1999 Champions League final, who scored United's stoppage-time winner against Bayern Munich to complete the Treble?
  2. Roy Keane produced one of football's great captain's performances in the 1999 Champions League semi-final at Juventus, despite knowing what?
  3. 'Football, bloody hell!' was Sir Alex Ferguson's reaction in the moments after which match?
  4. Sir Alex Ferguson famously coined which phrase, later added to the Oxford English Dictionary, to describe the tense run-in of a title race?
  5. Manchester City pipped United to the 2011-12 title in stoppage time of the final day. Whose goal won City the title that afternoon?
  6. Whose record did Wayne Rooney overtake in 2017 to become United's all-time leading goalscorer?
  7. Which player holds Manchester United's all-time appearance record with 963 games?
  8. As of 2025, how many top-flight English league titles had Manchester United won in total, level with Liverpool at the top of the all-time list?
  9. Cristiano Ronaldo first joined Manchester United in 2003 from which club?
  10. By what nickname is Manchester United most commonly known?
Answers — round 2
  1. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer — Sheringham had equalised seconds earlier; Solskjaer poked home the winner moments later, prompting Clive Tyldesley's immortal 'and Solskjaer has won it!' commentary.
  2. A booking ruled him out of the final — United came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in Turin; Keane's yellow card meant he would miss the final he was dragging his team toward, making the display all the more selfless.
  3. The 1999 Champions League final — He uttered the line on the pitch just after the two stoppage-time goals against Bayern Munich completed the Treble at Camp Nou.
  4. Squeaky bum time — He reportedly meant to say 'squeeze your bum time' during the 2003 run-in, but the misheard version stuck and entered the dictionary in 2022.
  5. Sergio Aguero — United fans had briefly thought they'd won it; the 'Aguerooo' moment against QPR snatched the trophy on goal difference and delayed United's 20th title by a year.
  6. Bobby Charlton — Rooney's 250th goal, a stoppage-time free-kick at Stoke, edged him past Charlton's long-standing club record of 249; he finished with 253.
  7. Ryan Giggs — The one-club Welshman played from 1991 to 2014, winning 13 league titles, and broke Bobby Charlton's old appearance record on the night of the 2008 Champions League final in Moscow.
  8. 20 — This haul includes a record 13 Premier League titles; United and Liverpool sit level at the top of the all-time English list.
  9. Sporting CP — United signed the teenage winger from Portugal's Sporting Lisbon after a pre-season friendly in which he tormented their defence.
  10. The Red Devils — Matt Busby adopted 'The Red Devils' in the early 1960s, borrowing the tag from Salford's rugby league side, and a devil now features on the club crest.

Round 3

  1. What is the name of Manchester United's home stadium?
  2. Manchester United signed a teenage Wayne Rooney in 2004 from which club?
  3. Which manager led Manchester United for over 26 years before retiring in 2013?
  4. Manchester United beat which English club on penalties in the 2008 Champions League final in Moscow?
  5. Manchester United won the very first Premier League title in which season?
  6. Which striker signed from Arsenal in 2012 and fired Manchester United to Sir Alex Ferguson's final league title?
  7. Which goalkeeper, nicknamed 'The Great Dane', was a cornerstone of Manchester United's 1990s title-winning sides?
  8. Manchester United broke the world transfer record in 2016 to re-sign which midfielder from Juventus?
  9. Wayne Rooney scored a spectacular overhead kick to beat which rival at Old Trafford in February 2011?
  10. Louis van Gaal's only trophy as Manchester United manager was which competition in 2016?
Answers — round 3
  1. Old Trafford — United have played at Old Trafford, nicknamed the 'Theatre of Dreams', since 1910.
  2. Everton — Rooney arrived from boyhood club Everton and marked his debut with a hat-trick against Fenerbahce.
  3. Sir Alex Ferguson — Ferguson took charge in November 1986 and stepped down in 2013 having won 13 Premier League titles.
  4. Chelsea — United drew 1-1 with Chelsea in the rain at the Luzhniki Stadium and won the shootout to lift their third European Cup.
  5. 1992-93 — The 1992-93 crown was United's first league title in 26 years and the inaugural Premier League championship.
  6. Robin van Persie — Van Persie's 26 goals, including a memorable volley against Aston Villa, clinched the 2012-13 title in Ferguson's farewell season.
  7. Peter Schmeichel — The Danish keeper signed from Brondby in 1991 and captained the side to the 1999 Treble before leaving that summer.
  8. Paul Pogba — Pogba returned to Old Trafford for a then-world-record fee of around £89m, having left United's academy for Juventus in 2012.
  9. Manchester City — Rooney's bicycle kick settled the Manchester derby 2-1 and is regularly voted among the Premier League's greatest goals.
  10. FA Cup — Van Gaal's United beat Crystal Palace after extra time to win the 2016 FA Cup, but he was sacked within days.

Round 4

  1. The 'United Trinity' statue outside Old Trafford honours George Best, Denis Law and which other legend?
  2. Which three trophies made up Manchester United's 1999 Treble?
  3. José Mourinho ended a barren European run by winning which trophy with Manchester United in 2017?
  4. In the 2008 Champions League final shootout, which Chelsea captain slipped and struck the post with a penalty that would have won the trophy?
  5. Which Manchester United winger won the Ballon d'Or (European Footballer of the Year) in 1968?
  6. In which year did Manchester United first play at Old Trafford?
  7. Manchester United were relegated from the top flight in 1974 on a day made infamous by a backheeled goal from which former United great, then playing for Manchester City?
  8. Tommy Docherty's Manchester United won the 1977 FA Cup final, denying which side a historic Treble that year?
  9. Manchester United broke the British transfer record in January 1995 to sign which striker from Newcastle United?
  10. In the 1999 FA Cup semi-final replay against Arsenal at Villa Park, which Manchester United player won it in extra time with a solo run from inside his own half?
Answers — round 4
  1. Bobby Charlton — The bronze depicts the three 1960s greats — Best, Law and Charlton — who all won the European Cup and Ballon d'Or awards for United.
  2. Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League — In 1998-99 United became the first English club to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in a single season.
  3. Europa League — Mourinho's side beat Ajax 2-0 in Stockholm to win the 2017 Europa League, completing United's set of major European trophies.
  4. John Terry — Terry slipped as he struck his kick in the Moscow rain, hitting the post, and United went on to win the shootout.
  5. George Best — Best took the award in 1968, the year he scored in United's European Cup final win over Benfica at Wembley.
  6. 1910 — The stadium opened in February 1910, when United moved from their previous ground at Bank Street in Clayton.
  7. Denis Law — Law backheeled the derby winner for City late in the 1973-74 season and, distraught, refused to celebrate scoring against his old club.
  8. Liverpool — United beat Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley, stopping the Reds — who had already won the league and European Cup — from completing a Treble.
  9. Andy Cole — United paid around £6m plus Keith Gillespie for Cole, a British record at the time; he later scored a hatful in the Treble season.
  10. Ryan Giggs — Giggs beat Lee Dixon, Patrick Vieira, Martin Keown and Tony Adams before lashing the ball over David Seaman, with United down to ten men after Roy Keane's red card.

Round 5

  1. The Glazer family's leveraged takeover of Manchester United in 2005 prompted a group of supporters to do what?
  2. Manchester United appointed Sir Alex Ferguson in November 1986. Which Scottish club had he just left, having broken the Old Firm's grip on the title there?
Answers — round 5
  1. Form a breakaway club, FC United of Manchester — FC United of Manchester was incorporated in June 2005 as a fan-owned club and entered the North West Counties League that August.
  2. Aberdeen — Ferguson won three Scottish league titles and the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup with Aberdeen before replacing Ron Atkinson at Old Trafford.

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