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What the Arsenal quiz covers
Every question is written and checked by football fans, across the topics that decide a real Arsenal expert:
Club history
Founding, golden eras and the moments that shaped Arsenal.
Players & legends
Cult heroes and record-breakers, past and present.
Managers
The bosses in the dugout and the trophies they won.
Trophies & honours
Every title, cup and big European night that counts.
Records & stats
Appearances, goals, transfers and all-time bests.
Iconic moments
Famous games, comebacks and unforgettable goals.
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Whose 1999 sale to Real Madrid netted such a profit that Arsenal's London Colney training ground was nicknamed the house he built?
- Marc Overmars
- Nicolas Anelka
- Emmanuel Petit
- Jose Antonio Reyes
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Answer: Nicolas Anelka
Bought for around £500,000, Anelka left for roughly £23m after two seasons, and the windfall largely bankrolled Arsenal's state-of-the-art new training base at London Colney.
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Herbert Chapman successfully lobbied London Underground in 1932 to rename which station in the club's honour?
- Drayton Park
- Finsbury Park
- Highbury & Islington
- Gillespie Road
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Answer: Gillespie Road
Chapman got Gillespie Road renamed simply 'Arsenal' — still the only Tube station named after a football club, a marketing masterstroke decades ahead of its time.
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What shirt number did Patrick Vieira wear at Arsenal for most of his career (1996-2005)?
- 5
- 4
- 8
- 6
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Answer: 4
Vieira wore #4 throughout his Arsenal spell. He kept the same number at Juventus, then switched to #14 at Inter Milan and #24 at Manchester City.
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Who was Arsenal's top Premier League scorer in 2023-24 with 16 goals?
- Jesus
- Martinelli
- Saka
- Havertz
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Answer: Saka
Saka scored 16 Premier League goals, with Havertz close behind on 13 as Arsenal finished second.
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Arsene Wenger — how many FA Cups did he win at Arsenal?
- 6
- 5
- 7
- 8
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Answer: 7
Wenger's seven FA Cups is a record for any manager, including the 2017 final win over Chelsea in his final triumph at Arsenal.
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What was the very first name of the club that would become Arsenal, when it was founded by munitions workers in 1886?
- Royal Arsenal
- Woolwich United
- Plumstead Rovers
- Dial Square
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Answer: Dial Square
It was named after a workshop in the Royal Arsenal complex in Woolwich; the name 'Royal Arsenal' was adopted shortly afterwards.
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Which Arsenal goalkeeper holds the unwanted distinction of being the first player ever sent off in a Champions League final?
- David Seaman
- Wojciech Szczesny
- Jens Lehmann
- Manuel Almunia
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Answer: Jens Lehmann
Lehmann was dismissed after just 18 minutes of the 2006 final for hauling down Samuel Eto'o, becoming the first man red-carded in the showpiece.
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Arsenal lost the 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final on penalties to which Spanish club?
- Real Madrid
- Barcelona
- Valencia
- Atletico Madrid
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Answer: Valencia
After a goalless final in Brussels, Valencia won the shootout as Liam Brady and Graham Rix both missed - part of a punishing run of finals for that Arsenal side.
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Which manager introduced Arsenal's iconic white shirt sleeves in 1933?
- Leslie Knighton
- George Allison
- Herbert Chapman
- Tom Whittaker
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Answer: Herbert Chapman
Chapman added contrasting white sleeves to Arsenal's red shirt in 1933 to give his team a more distinctive strip, and the two-tone look has been an Arsenal signature ever since.
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Arsenal's dominant 1930s side, known for its lavish spending, earned which nickname?
- The Gunners' Galacticos
- The Money Marines
- The Highbury Aristocrats
- The Bank of England Club
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Answer: The Bank of England Club
The Chapman-built dynasty won five league titles and two FA Cups that decade; in 1938 they paid a world-record £14,000 for Bryn Jones.
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Dennis Bergkamp scored a hat-trick for Arsenal against Leicester in August 1997, with the third goal widely regarded as iconic — what made that third goal so memorable?
- A three-touch turn and finish
- A 37-metre lob
- A left-foot volley
- A bicycle kick
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Answer: A three-touch turn and finish
His three touches — control, flick past Matt Elliott, finish past Kasey Keller — are essentially a dress-rehearsal for his more famous 1998 World Cup goal vs Argentina.
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Which player holds Arsenal's all-time record for most appearances, with 722 between 1975 and 1993?
- Pat Rice
- David O'Leary
- Tony Adams
- George Armstrong
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Answer: David O'Leary
The Irish centre-back finished 101 games clear of second-placed George Armstrong and made his final appearance in the 1993 FA Cup Final replay.
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About the Arsenal quiz
Arsenal were founded by munitions workers in Woolwich in 1886, crossed the river to Highbury in 1913, and have spent the century since turning north London into one of football's great addresses. This free Arsenal quiz covers the whole story — Herbert Chapman's pioneering side of the 1930s, George Graham's famous back four, Arsène Wenger's revolution and the Mikel Arteta team that are the reigning Premier League champions. Few clubs carry an identity this strong: the cannon on the crest, the marble halls, '1-0 to the Arsenal', the insistence on winning with a certain style. If you call it 'The Arsenal', this quiz is for you.
The moments come thick and fast. Michael Thomas surging through at Anfield in 1989 to snatch the title from Liverpool with virtually the last kick of the season. The Invincibles of 2003-04 — Henry, Bergkamp, Vieira and Pires going all 38 league games unbeaten, the heart of a 49-match unbeaten run in the league. Thierry Henry's 228 goals, still the club record, and Ian Wright's celebrations before him. And now a new chapter: Arteta's side ending a 22-year wait by winning the 2025-26 Premier League with a game to spare — the club's 14th top-flight title — days before the heartbreak of losing the Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties in Budapest.
Expect questions on the transfers (which club Arsenal signed Henry from in 1999), the managers from Chapman to Graham to Wenger to Arteta, the record 14 FA Cups, and the cult heroes fans still sing about. You'll be asked who captained the Invincibles, who scored at Anfield in '89, and what happened in the 2006 Champions League final in Paris after Jens Lehmann saw red. Difficulty climbs from easy openers about famous champions and legendary No.14s to genuinely hard deep cuts about specific seasons, scorelines and squad players. Casual matchgoers and stat obsessives both get a proper test.
Every question comes with a short explained answer, so even when you miss one you pick up the detail that makes it stick — whether that's the year of the club's first Double or the story behind a famous chant. That's the Ball IQ way: the quiz teaches as it tests. Play the sample set below free in your browser, no sign-up needed. When you want the full Arsenal quiz — plus daily challenges, leaderboards and multiplayer — it's all in the Ball IQ app.
Ball IQ has 71 Arsenal questions — 13 easy, 43 medium and 15 hard.