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Round 1

  1. In which year was Torino founded?
  2. Torino's traditional maroon shirts give the club and its supporters which nickname?
  3. Torino was founded by a group of dissidents who had split from which other Turin club?
  4. What is the name of the Turin derby contested between Torino and Juventus?
  5. Torino were stripped of the 1926-27 Italian title after a match-fixing affair. By what name is that scandal known?
  6. After the annulled 1926-27 crown, Torino claimed their first officially recognised Italian title in which season?
  7. After financial collapse in 2005, the club was refounded and continued its history under which name?
  8. Torino won the very first match in the club's history against which pioneering Italian club?
  9. The Grande Torino played its home matches at which Turin ground, where it built a famous unbeaten record?
  10. From 1990 until the mid-2000s, Torino shared which Turin stadium, built for the 1990 World Cup, with rivals Juventus?
Answers — round 1
  1. 1906 — Foot-Ball Club Torino was founded in Turin on 3 December 1906.
  2. I Granata — 'Granata' means maroon in Italian, so Torino's fans are called I Granata; the other options are the nicknames of Juventus, Milan and Inter.
  3. Juventus — A breakaway group of Juventus members merged with Football Club Torinese to create Torino.
  4. Derby della Mole — The Derby della Mole is named after the Mole Antonelliana, Turin's landmark tower.
  5. The Allemandi Case — It is named after Juventus defender Luigi Allemandi, bribed to fix the 1927 derby; the 1926-27 title was annulled and left unassigned.
  6. 1927-28 — With the previous season's championship voided over a bribery scandal, the 1927-28 title stands as Torino's first recognised championship.
  7. Torino Football Club — The old Torino Calcio was wound up over debts in 2005; the reborn club took the name Torino Football Club.
  8. Pro Vercelli — Torino's debut game, played in Vercelli two weeks after the club's founding, finished 3-1 in their favour against Pro Vercelli.
  9. Stadio Filadelfia — The Filadelfia, opened in 1926, was the fortress of Torino's greatest side.
  10. Stadio delle Alpi — The Stadio delle Alpi was constructed for the 1990 World Cup and served as home to both Turin clubs until 2006.

Round 2

  1. When the Superga disaster struck in May 1949, how many league games remained in the season Torino went on to win?
  2. How many consecutive Serie A titles had the Grande Torino won when the 1949 disaster ended their era?
  3. Grande Torino's run of consecutive Italian titles equalled a record set in the 1930s by which club?
  4. In 1993 Torino won the Coppa Italia, prevailing on away goals after a two-legged final against which club?
  5. Torino sealed the 1975-76 Serie A title after which club beat their rivals Juventus late in the run-in?
  6. Who was the captain and creative leader of Il Grande Torino, an attacking No. 10 killed at Superga?
  7. Which Torino goalkeeper, also an Italy international, was among the players killed in the 1949 Superga disaster?
  8. Which winger, nicknamed 'La Farfalla Granata' (the Maroon Butterfly), died aged 24 after being struck by a car in Turin in 1967?
  9. Which striker was crowned Serie A capocannoniere (top scorer) three times while at Torino in the 1970s?
  10. Which midfielder, nicknamed 'La Diga' (The Dam), made a club-record 566 appearances for Torino between 1959 and 1975?
Answers — round 2
  1. Four — Torino led by four points with four matches left; their youth side finished the fixtures and the title was awarded posthumously.
  2. Five — Grande Torino claimed five scudetti in a row, the last of them awarded after the Superga tragedy.
  3. Juventus — Juventus had won a golden run of consecutive scudetti in the early 1930s, a feat Grande Torino later matched.
  4. Roma — Torino drew 5-5 on aggregate with Roma across the two legs and lifted the 1993 Coppa Italia on away goals.
  5. Perugia — Perugia's 1-0 win over Juventus, sealed by Renato Curi's goal on the final matchday, handed Torino the Scudetto by two points.
  6. Valentino Mazzola — Valentino Mazzola captained both Grande Torino and the Italy national team before the 1949 disaster.
  7. Valerio Bacigalupo — Valerio Bacigalupo, rated among the finest keepers of his generation, died at Superga aged 25.
  8. Gigi Meroni — Meroni was killed crossing a Turin street in 1967; the driver, a young Torino fan, later became the club's president.
  9. Paolo Pulici — Paolo Pulici topped the Serie A scoring charts in 1972-73, 1974-75 and 1975-76 for Torino.
  10. Giorgio Ferrini — Ferrini, nicknamed for his defensive shielding, spent 16 seasons at Torino, captained the side and won Euro 1968 with Italy.

Round 3

  1. The prolific Torino striker of the 2010s Andrea Belotti was known by which nickname?
  2. In 1961 Torino signed Scotland forward Denis Law for a British-record fee. From which English club did he arrive?
  3. After a single season in Italy, Torino sold Denis Law in 1962 to which club, where he became a legend?
  4. Joe Baker, who arrived at Torino in 1961 alongside Denis Law, was signed from which club?
  5. Which striker did Torino sell to Borussia Dortmund in 2014, the season after he won the Serie A top-scorer award with the Granata?
  6. Which winger left Torino to join Atlético Madrid in 2014 after a standout campaign?
  7. Which Torino winger was sold to AC Milan in 1992 to become, briefly, the world's most expensive player?
  8. Under which coach did Torino win the Serie A title in 1975-76?
  9. Which coach led Torino to the 1992 UEFA Cup final and, in fury at a denied penalty, hoisted a bench above his head towards the sky?
  10. The Grande Torino was masterminded by a Hungarian coach who also perished at Superga. Who was he?
Answers — round 3
  1. Il Gallo (The Rooster) — Belotti earned the nickname 'Il Gallo' and scored 26 Serie A goals for Torino in 2016-17.
  2. Manchester City — Law moved from Manchester City to Torino in 1961 for £110,000, then a British record.
  3. Manchester United — Law joined Manchester United in 1962 for another British-record fee and starred at Old Trafford.
  4. Hibernian — England striker Joe Baker joined Torino from Scottish club Hibernian in 1961.
  5. Ciro Immobile — Immobile top-scored in Serie A with 22 goals for Torino in 2013-14, then moved to Borussia Dortmund.
  6. Alessio Cerci — Cerci enjoyed the finest season of his career at Torino before his 2014 move to Atlético Madrid.
  7. Gianluigi Lentini — Lentini's 1992 move to AC Milan, worth around £13 million, set a world transfer record that stood until 1996.
  8. Gigi Radice — Gigi Radice guided Torino to the 1975-76 Scudetto, finishing two points clear of Juventus.
  9. Emiliano Mondonico — During the final's second leg, Mondonico raised a chair skywards in protest after Torino were denied a penalty; the tie was lost on away goals.
  10. Ernő Egri Erbstein — Erbstein, Torino's Hungarian technical director, died in the 1949 crash alongside his players.

Round 4

  1. Which Englishman was the trainer of the Grande Torino and died in the 1949 Superga disaster?
  2. Which manager won promotion with Torino in 2012 and later became head coach of the Italy national team in 2016?
  3. Torino reached the 1992 UEFA Cup final but lost on away goals to which Dutch club?
  4. On their run to the 1992 UEFA Cup final, Torino eliminated which Spanish giant in the semi-finals?
  5. Torino's run to the 1992 UEFA Cup final was all the more surprising because, only two seasons earlier, the club had been playing in which division?
  6. Torino won which historic competition for Central European clubs in 1991?
  7. In the 1976-77 European Cup, reigning Italian champions Torino were knocked out by which German club that went on to reach the final?
  8. During Torino's 2014-15 Europa League campaign, they earned a famous away win in the round of 32 against which Spanish club?
  9. In a 1947 international, the Italy national team fielded an extraordinary number of Torino players in a single match. How many?
  10. Which former Torino striker of the 1970s went on to win the 1982 World Cup with Italy?
Answers — round 4
  1. Leslie Lievesley — Leslie Lievesley, an English coach, was among the 31 people killed at Superga.
  2. Giampiero Ventura — Giampiero Ventura won promotion with Torino in 2012 and took charge of Italy in 2016.
  3. Ajax — The final finished 2-2 in Turin and 0-0 in Amsterdam, handing Ajax the trophy on away goals.
  4. Real Madrid — Torino beat Real Madrid 3-2 on aggregate — losing 1-2 at the Bernabéu, then winning 2-0 in Turin.
  5. Serie B — Torino won Serie B in 1989-90 and, back in the top flight, reached a European final within two years.
  6. The Mitropa Cup — Torino lifted the 1991 Mitropa Cup, one of continental football's oldest club tournaments.
  7. Borussia Mönchengladbach — Mönchengladbach edged Torino 2-1 on aggregate, then lost the 1977 European Cup final to Liverpool.
  8. Athletic Bilbao — Torino won 3-2 away at Athletic Bilbao in February 2015, becoming the first Italian side to win there.
  9. Ten — Against Hungary in May 1947, Italy coach Vittorio Pozzo picked ten Grande Torino players — a record for one club in the Azzurri.
  10. Francesco Graziani — Francesco Graziani starred for Torino in the 1970s before featuring in Italy's 1982 World Cup triumph.

Round 5

  1. Torino was co-founded by which Swiss businessman?
  2. Which club president, appointed in 1939, assembled the legendary Grande Torino side?
Answers — round 5
  1. Alfred Dick — Alfred Dick, a Swiss businessman who had left the Juventus presidency, led the group that founded Foot-Ball Club Torino.
  2. Ferruccio Novo — Ferruccio Novo became Torino's president in 1939 and built the team that dominated the following years.

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