Roma Quiz Questions and Answers
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Round 1
- Roma sealed the 2000-01 Scudetto on the final day with a 3-1 home win at the Stadio Olimpico. Which side did they beat that afternoon?
- Ahead of the 2000-01 title season, Roma broke the world transfer record for a player over 30 to sign which striker?
- Which Argentine centre-back did Roma sign in 2000 to anchor the defence of their 2000-01 Scudetto-winning side?
- The captain of Roma's 1982-83 Scudetto side was nicknamed 'Er Capitano'. Who was he?
- Which Brazilian playmaker of Roma's early-1980s golden era was dubbed 'the Eighth King of Rome'?
- Which manager led Roma to their 1982-83 Scudetto, their first league title in 41 years?
- The infamous 'Turone goal', ruled out for offside in 1981, was disallowed in a title-deciding away match against which club?
- Roma reached the 1984 European Cup final, held at their own Stadio Olimpico, but lost on penalties to which club?
- Who scored Roma's equalising goal in the 1984 European Cup final before the game went to penalties?
- Roma's famous 3-0 win over Barcelona in the 2018 Champions League quarter-final overturned what first-leg defeat at Camp Nou?
Answers — round 1
- Parma — On 17 June 2001 Roma beat Parma 3-1, with Totti, Montella and Batistuta scoring to clinch the title.
- Gabriel Batistuta — Roma paid around 36 million euros for Gabriel Batistuta in 2000, then a record for a player aged over 30.
- Walter Samuel — Walter Samuel arrived in 2000 and was a defensive cornerstone of Capello's title-winning team.
- Agostino Di Bartolomei — Agostino Di Bartolomei, 'Er Capitano', led Roma to the 1982-83 title as captain.
- Paulo Roberto Falcão — Paulo Roberto Falcão earned the nickname 'Ottavo Re di Roma' during his celebrated spell in the early 1980s.
- Nils Liedholm — Swede Nils Liedholm coached Roma to the 1982-83 championship.
- Juventus — Maurizio Turone's header at Juventus in May 1981 was chalked off, and Roma lost the title to Juventus by two points.
- Liverpool — Liverpool beat Roma 4-2 on penalties in the 1984 final after a 1-1 draw in Rome.
- Roberto Pruzzo — Roberto Pruzzo cancelled out Phil Neal's opener to make it 1-1 in the 1984 final.
- 4-1 — Roma had lost the first leg 4-1 in Barcelona before winning 3-0 at home to advance on away goals.
Round 2
- Which player scored the late header that completed Roma's 3-0 comeback win over Barcelona in April 2018?
- In that 3-0 win over Barcelona, who converted Roma's penalty to make it 2-0 on the night?
- Roma won the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022 by beating Feyenoord 1-0 in which city?
- Who scored the only goal of the 2022 Conference League final for Roma against Feyenoord?
- José Mourinho's 2022 Conference League triumph made him the first manager to win a major European trophy with how many different clubs?
- Francesco Totti played his final competitive match for Roma in May 2017. Against which club was it?
- Totti won the 2007 European Golden Shoe after scoring how many Serie A goals in 2006-07?
- When Roma handed Totti the captaincy in 1998, he became the youngest club captain in Serie A history, at what age?
- Which player is Roma's second-most-capped ever, behind only Totti, with 616 appearances across 18 seasons?
- In the 2006 World Cup final, De Rossi came on as a substitute for which Roma teammate?
Answers — round 2
- Kostas Manolas — Kostas Manolas headed home in the 82nd minute to send Roma through against Barcelona.
- Daniele De Rossi — Daniele De Rossi tucked away the second-half penalty against Barcelona in 2018.
- Tirana — The 2022 final was played at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania.
- Nicolò Zaniolo — Nicolò Zaniolo controlled the ball on his chest and finished in the 32nd minute in Tirana.
- Four — Roma became Mourinho's fourth club to lift a European trophy, after Porto, Inter and Manchester United.
- Genoa — Totti's farewell game came against Genoa on 28 May 2017 at the Stadio Olimpico.
- 26 — Totti netted 26 Serie A goals in 2006-07 to top the European scoring charts.
- 22 — Totti was appointed Roma captain at 22, the youngest in Serie A history.
- Daniele De Rossi — Daniele De Rossi made 616 appearances for Roma, second only to Totti.
- Francesco Totti — De Rossi replaced fellow Roma man Francesco Totti in the 61st minute of Italy's 2006 final win.
Round 3
- In 1937, aged 15, Amedeo Amadei became the youngest player ever to do what in Serie A?
- Roma won their first Scudetto under Hungarian coach Alfréd Schäffer in which season?
- Roma's only major European trophy of the 20th century came in 1961. Which competition was it?
- Roma won the 1961 Fairs Cup final against which English club?
- In the March 2002 Rome derby, which Roma striker scored four goals in a 5-1 rout of Lazio?
- Roma's long-serving Brazilian centre-back Aldair was affectionately nicknamed after which Disney character?
- How many times did Roberto Pruzzo finish as Serie A's top scorer (capocannoniere)?
- Under Rudi Garcia, Roma set a Serie A record in 2013-14 by winning how many consecutive games to open the season?
- In 2016-17 which striker set Roma's single-season club goalscoring record with 39 goals in all competitions?
- Roma was founded in 1927 through a merger of three clubs, orchestrated by which figure?
Answers — round 3
- Score a goal — Amadei scored for Roma in May 1937 at 15, becoming Serie A's youngest ever goalscorer.
- 1941-42 — Roma took their maiden league title in 1941-42, inspired by Amadei's goals.
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup — Roma won the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, their first European silverware.
- Birmingham City — Roma beat Birmingham City 4-2 on aggregate in the 1961 Fairs Cup final.
- Vincenzo Montella — Vincenzo Montella, 'l'Aeroplanino', struck four times in the 5-1 derby win in 2002.
- Pluto — Fans called Aldair 'Pluto' for his resemblance to the Disney dog.
- Three — Pruzzo won the capocannoniere three times, in 1980-81, 1981-82 and 1985-86.
- Ten — Garcia's Roma began 2013-14 with ten straight wins, a Serie A record start.
- Edin Dzeko — Edin Dzeko scored 39 goals across all competitions in 2016-17, a Roma single-season best.
- Italo Foschi — Italo Foschi engineered the 1927 merger that created AS Roma.
Round 4
- Which Rome club refused to take part in the 1927 merger that formed AS Roma?
- Which historic wooden ground in a working-class district served as Roma's home for much of the 1930s?
- During the 2000-01 title run, Batistuta famously refused to celebrate a thunderous volley he scored against which of his former clubs?
- Roma's record-breaking 2013-14 side went unbeaten from the opening day until a January defeat at which club?
- Roma's 1982-83 title midfield included a player who would later win the Champions League as a manager. Who?
- Which goalkeeper started for Roma throughout the 2000-01 Scudetto-winning campaign?
- After stunning Barcelona in 2018, Roma were knocked out in the Champions League semi-final by which club?
Answers — round 4
- Lazio — Lazio declined the merger; the other three clubs combined to create Roma.
- Campo Testaccio — Campo Testaccio, an all-wooden stadium, hosted Roma from 1929 into the 1940s.
- Fiorentina — Batistuta declined to celebrate his November 2000 volley against Fiorentina, the club he had starred for.
- Juventus — Roma's opening unbeaten run of 2013-14 ended with a 3-0 loss at Juventus in January 2014.
- Carlo Ancelotti — Carlo Ancelotti played in Roma's 1982-83 title side before his managerial success.
- Francesco Antonioli — Francesco Antonioli was Capello's first-choice keeper in the 2000-01 title season.
- Liverpool — Liverpool edged Roma 7-6 on aggregate in the 2018 semi-final, echoing the 1984 final heartbreak.
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