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Round 1

  1. OGC Nice were founded in July 1904 in the Les Baumettes district of the city, under a shorter name than the one they carry today. What was that original name?
  2. Nice reached the European Cup quarter-finals in both 1956⁠–⁠57 and 1959⁠–⁠60. Which club knocked them out both times?
  3. Nice finished runners-up in the 1975⁠–⁠76 French Division 1, three points behind the champions. Who won the title?
  4. Just Fontaine won the 1956 French title with Nice. Which club did he join that summer, where he went on to become a goalscoring legend?
  5. Nice won the 1997 Coupe de France on penalties at the Parc des Princes. Who did they beat in the final?
  6. In 1996⁠–⁠97 Nice won the Coupe de France but finished bottom of Division 1 and were relegated. Which club won the league that season?
  7. Who was the Nice coach when they won the 1997 Coupe de France final?
  8. Nice won promotion back to the top flight by finishing third in Division 2 in 2001⁠–⁠02. Which club won the Division 2 title that season?
  9. Nice reached the 2006 Coupe de la Ligue final at the Stade de France under Frédéric Antonetti but lost 2⁠–⁠1. Who beat them?
  10. Frédéric Antonetti coached Nice from 2005 to 2009. Which club did he leave Nice to manage in 2009?
Answers — round 1
  1. Gymnaste Club — The club began life in 1904 as the Gymnaste Club in Nice's Les Baumettes district and took the name Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice in December 1924.
  2. Real Madrid — Real Madrid beat Nice in the quarter-finals both times. In 1960 Nice won the first leg 3–2 at home, then lost 4–0 in Madrid.
  3. Saint-Étienne — Saint-Étienne won the 1975–76 title with 57 points, and Nice were second on 54.
  4. Reims — Fontaine joined Nice from USM Casablanca in 1953 and moved to Reims in 1956. He scored 13 goals for France at the 1958 World Cup while a Reims player.
  5. Guingamp — Nice drew 1–1 with Guingamp after extra time on 10 May 1997 and won 5–4 on penalties.
  6. Monaco — Their Côte d'Azur rivals won the 1996–97 title with 79 points. Nice finished 20th with 23 points.
  7. Silvester Takač — Silvester Takač was in charge for the 1997 final. Albert Emon coached Nice from 1992 to 1996, Michel Renquin from 1997 to 1998 and Gernot Rohr from 2002 to 2005.
  8. AC Ajaccio — AC Ajaccio were 2001–02 champions with 72 points. Strasbourg were second, Nice third and Le Havre fourth, and all four went up.
  9. Nancy — Nancy won 2–1 on 22 April 2006 with goals from Monsef Zerka and Kim. Marama Vahirua scored for Nice.
  10. Rennes — Antonetti stayed at his new club until 2013.

Round 2

  1. In the round of 16 at Euro 2016, England were knocked out at Nice's Allianz Riviera. Which nation beat them 2⁠–⁠1?
  2. Nice played the first match at their new Allianz Riviera stadium on 22 September 2013. Who were their Ligue 1 opponents?
  3. Hugo Lloris made his name in goal for Nice. Which club signed him from Nice in 2008?
  4. David Ospina was Nice's goalkeeper from 2008 to 2014. Which Premier League club signed him in 2014?
  5. Claude Puel coached Nice from 2012 to 2016. Which Premier League club did he leave to manage in 2016?
  6. Hatem Ben Arfa revived his career at Nice in 2015⁠–⁠16. Which club did he join on a free transfer in summer 2016?
  7. Loïc Rémy arrived at Nice from Lyon in 2008. Which French club did he join from Nice in 2010?
  8. Nice midfielder Nampalys Mendy joined the reigning Premier League champions in summer 2016. Which club?
  9. Which club beat Christophe Galtier's Nice 1‑0 in the 2022 Coupe de France final?
  10. Nice finished third in Ligue 1 in 2016‑17 under Lucien Favre. Which club won the title that season?
Answers — round 2
  1. Iceland — Iceland beat England 2–1 at the Allianz Riviera on 27 June 2016.
  2. Valenciennes — The Allianz Riviera opened on 22 September 2013 with Nice against Valenciennes, after 86 years at the Stade du Ray.
  3. Lyon — Lloris joined Lyon in 2008 and moved to Tottenham in 2012.
  4. Arsenal — Ospina joined Arsenal in summer 2014, after the World Cup, and later moved to Napoli.
  5. Southampton — Puel took over at Southampton in summer 2016 and led them to the 2017 League Cup final.
  6. Paris Saint-Germain — Ben Arfa joined Paris Saint-Germain after his 17-goal Ligue 1 season at Nice.
  7. Marseille — Rémy moved in 2010 and later played in England for QPR, Newcastle and Chelsea.
  8. Leicester City — Mendy joined Leicester City in July 2016, weeks after they won the 2015–16 Premier League.
  9. Nantes — Ludovic Blas scored a penalty as Nantes beat Nice 1-0 at the Stade de France in May 2022.
  10. Monaco — Kylian Mbappé's side won the 2016-17 title. PSG were second and Nice third.

Round 3

  1. In August 2017 Nice knocked which club out of the Champions League third qualifying round on away goals?
  2. Mario Balotelli scored twice on his Nice debut in September 2016, a 3‑2 win against which club?
  3. Lucien Favre left Nice in 2018 to manage which club?
  4. Patrick Vieira became Nice manager in 2018. Which club had he been managing before that?
  5. Christophe Galtier joined Nice in 2021, straight after winning Ligue 1 with which club?
  6. Alassane Pléa was sold by Nice in 2018 for a fee reported at around 23 million euros. Which club bought him?
  7. Ivorian midfielder Jean Michaël Seri left Nice in 2018 to join which newly promoted Premier League club?
  8. Allan Saint-Maximin left Nice in 2019 to join which Premier League club?
  9. Amine Gouiri joined Nice from Lyon in 2020. Which club bought him from Nice in 2022?
  10. Midfielder Khéphren Thuram left Nice in summer 2024 to join which club?
Answers — round 3
  1. Ajax — Nice drew 1-1 at home and 2-2 in Amsterdam to eliminate Ajax, before losing the play-off to Napoli.
  2. Marseille — Balotelli scored both goals in the 3-2 home win, against the club he later joined in January 2019.
  3. Borussia Dortmund — Favre joined Borussia Dortmund in 2018. He had managed Hertha and Gladbach before he came to Nice.
  4. New York City FC — Vieira came from New York City FC in MLS. He managed Crystal Palace and Strasbourg after leaving Nice.
  5. Lille — Galtier won the 2020-21 title with Lille, then spent one season at Nice before moving to PSG.
  6. Borussia Mönchengladbach — Pléa joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in summer 2018.
  7. Fulham — Seri joined Fulham in summer 2018 after Barcelona had pulled out of a deal for him in 2017.
  8. Newcastle United — Saint-Maximin joined Newcastle in August 2019 and stayed there until 2023.
  9. Rennes — Gouiri moved on in 2022 and changed clubs again in January 2025.
  10. Juventus — Khéphren Thuram signed for Juventus in July 2024. His brother Marcus had joined Inter in 2023.

Round 4

  1. Nice reached the quarter-finals of the 2022‑23 Europa Conference League. Who knocked them out?
Answers — round 4
  1. Basel — Basel beat Nice in the quarter-finals and then lost to Fiorentina in the semi-finals.

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