Roma Quiz Questions and Answers

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Round 1

  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?
  2. Ahead of the 2000-01 title season, Roma broke the world transfer record for a player over 30 to sign which striker?
  3. Which Argentine centre-back did Roma sign in 2000 to anchor the defence of their 2000-01 Scudetto-winning side?
  4. The captain of Roma's 1982-83 Scudetto side was nicknamed 'Er Capitano'. Who was he?
  5. Which Brazilian playmaker of Roma's early-1980s golden era was dubbed 'the Eighth King of Rome'?
  6. Which manager led Roma to their 1982-83 Scudetto, their first league title in 41 years?
  7. The infamous 'Turone goal', ruled out for offside in 1981, was disallowed in a title-deciding away match against which club?
  8. Roma reached the 1984 European Cup final, held at their own Stadio Olimpico, but lost on penalties to which club?
  9. Who scored Roma's equalising goal in the 1984 European Cup final before the game went to penalties?
  10. 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
  1. Parma — On 17 June 2001 Roma beat Parma 3-1, with Totti, Montella and Batistuta scoring to clinch the title.
  2. Gabriel Batistuta — Roma paid around 36 million euros for Gabriel Batistuta in 2000, then a record for a player aged over 30.
  3. Walter Samuel — Walter Samuel arrived in 2000 and was a defensive cornerstone of Capello's title-winning team.
  4. Agostino Di Bartolomei — Agostino Di Bartolomei, 'Er Capitano', led Roma to the 1982-83 title as captain.
  5. Paulo Roberto Falcão — Paulo Roberto Falcão earned the nickname 'Ottavo Re di Roma' during his celebrated spell in the early 1980s.
  6. Nils Liedholm — Swede Nils Liedholm coached Roma to the 1982-83 championship.
  7. Juventus — Maurizio Turone's header at Juventus in May 1981 was chalked off, and Roma lost the title to Juventus by two points.
  8. Liverpool — Liverpool beat Roma 4-2 on penalties in the 1984 final after a 1-1 draw in Rome.
  9. Roberto Pruzzo — Roberto Pruzzo cancelled out Phil Neal's opener to make it 1-1 in the 1984 final.
  10. 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

  1. Which player scored the late header that completed Roma's 3-0 comeback win over Barcelona in April 2018?
  2. In that 3-0 win over Barcelona, who converted Roma's penalty to make it 2-0 on the night?
  3. Roma won the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022 by beating Feyenoord 1-0 in which city?
  4. Who scored the only goal of the 2022 Conference League final for Roma against Feyenoord?
  5. José Mourinho's 2022 Conference League triumph made him the first manager to win a major European trophy with how many different clubs?
  6. Francesco Totti played his final competitive match for Roma in May 2017. Against which club was it?
  7. Totti won the 2007 European Golden Shoe after scoring how many Serie A goals in 2006-07?
  8. When Roma handed Totti the captaincy in 1998, he became the youngest club captain in Serie A history, at what age?
  9. Which player is Roma's second-most-capped ever, behind only Totti, with 616 appearances across 18 seasons?
  10. In the 2006 World Cup final, De Rossi came on as a substitute for which Roma teammate?
Answers — round 2
  1. Kostas Manolas — Kostas Manolas headed home in the 82nd minute to send Roma through against Barcelona.
  2. Daniele De Rossi — Daniele De Rossi tucked away the second-half penalty against Barcelona in 2018.
  3. Tirana — The 2022 final was played at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania.
  4. Nicolò Zaniolo — Nicolò Zaniolo controlled the ball on his chest and finished in the 32nd minute in Tirana.
  5. Four — Roma became Mourinho's fourth club to lift a European trophy, after Porto, Inter and Manchester United.
  6. Genoa — Totti's farewell game came against Genoa on 28 May 2017 at the Stadio Olimpico.
  7. 26 — Totti netted 26 Serie A goals in 2006-07 to top the European scoring charts.
  8. 22 — Totti was appointed Roma captain at 22, the youngest in Serie A history.
  9. Daniele De Rossi — Daniele De Rossi made 616 appearances for Roma, second only to Totti.
  10. Francesco Totti — De Rossi replaced fellow Roma man Francesco Totti in the 61st minute of Italy's 2006 final win.

Round 3

  1. In 1937, aged 15, Amedeo Amadei became the youngest player ever to do what in Serie A?
  2. Roma won their first Scudetto under Hungarian coach Alfréd Schäffer in which season?
  3. Roma's only major European trophy of the 20th century came in 1961. Which competition was it?
  4. Roma won the 1961 Fairs Cup final against which English club?
  5. In the March 2002 Rome derby, which Roma striker scored four goals in a 5-1 rout of Lazio?
  6. Roma's long-serving Brazilian centre-back Aldair was affectionately nicknamed after which Disney character?
  7. How many times did Roberto Pruzzo finish as Serie A's top scorer (capocannoniere)?
  8. Under Rudi Garcia, Roma set a Serie A record in 2013-14 by winning how many consecutive games to open the season?
  9. In 2016-17 which striker set Roma's single-season club goalscoring record with 39 goals in all competitions?
  10. Roma was founded in 1927 through a merger of three clubs, orchestrated by which figure?
Answers — round 3
  1. Score a goal — Amadei scored for Roma in May 1937 at 15, becoming Serie A's youngest ever goalscorer.
  2. 1941-42 — Roma took their maiden league title in 1941-42, inspired by Amadei's goals.
  3. Inter-Cities Fairs Cup — Roma won the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, their first European silverware.
  4. Birmingham City — Roma beat Birmingham City 4-2 on aggregate in the 1961 Fairs Cup final.
  5. Vincenzo Montella — Vincenzo Montella, 'l'Aeroplanino', struck four times in the 5-1 derby win in 2002.
  6. Pluto — Fans called Aldair 'Pluto' for his resemblance to the Disney dog.
  7. Three — Pruzzo won the capocannoniere three times, in 1980-81, 1981-82 and 1985-86.
  8. Ten — Garcia's Roma began 2013-14 with ten straight wins, a Serie A record start.
  9. Edin Dzeko — Edin Dzeko scored 39 goals across all competitions in 2016-17, a Roma single-season best.
  10. Italo Foschi — Italo Foschi engineered the 1927 merger that created AS Roma.

Round 4

  1. Which Rome club refused to take part in the 1927 merger that formed AS Roma?
  2. Which historic wooden ground in a working-class district served as Roma's home for much of the 1930s?
  3. During the 2000-01 title run, Batistuta famously refused to celebrate a thunderous volley he scored against which of his former clubs?
  4. Roma's record-breaking 2013-14 side went unbeaten from the opening day until a January defeat at which club?
  5. Roma's 1982-83 title midfield included a player who would later win the Champions League as a manager. Who?
  6. Which goalkeeper started for Roma throughout the 2000-01 Scudetto-winning campaign?
  7. After stunning Barcelona in 2018, Roma were knocked out in the Champions League semi-final by which club?
Answers — round 4
  1. Lazio — Lazio declined the merger; the other three clubs combined to create Roma.
  2. Campo Testaccio — Campo Testaccio, an all-wooden stadium, hosted Roma from 1929 into the 1940s.
  3. Fiorentina — Batistuta declined to celebrate his November 2000 volley against Fiorentina, the club he had starred for.
  4. Juventus — Roma's opening unbeaten run of 2013-14 ended with a 3-0 loss at Juventus in January 2014.
  5. Carlo Ancelotti — Carlo Ancelotti played in Roma's 1982-83 title side before his managerial success.
  6. Francesco Antonioli — Francesco Antonioli was Capello's first-choice keeper in the 2000-01 title season.
  7. Liverpool — Liverpool edged Roma 7-6 on aggregate in the 2018 semi-final, echoing the 1984 final heartbreak.

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