Cardiff City Quiz
Free Cardiff City quiz with explained answers — the 1927 FA Cup that left England, Ninian Park, the red-shirt years and the South Wales derby.
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By what nickname are Cardiff City known?
WhyThe name comes from the blue shirts and a bluebird badge the club has carried for over a century. -
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Like Wrexham and Swansea, Cardiff City are a Welsh club competing in which league system?
WhyThey joined the English pyramid long before a national Welsh league existed, and stayed. -
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Which ground did Cardiff City leave in 2009 after 99 years?
WhyThey moved a short distance to the purpose-built Cardiff City Stadium. -
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Cardiff City lost the 2008 FA Cup final to which club?
WhyPortsmouth won 1-0 through a Nwankwo Kanu goal; Cardiff were a Championship side at the time. -
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Cardiff City reached the League Cup final in 2012, losing on penalties to which club?
WhyCardiff twice led at Wembley and took Liverpool to a shoot-out before losing it. -
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Cardiff City achieved something in 1927 that no other club has managed. What was it?
WhyCardiff beat Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley, and the trophy left England for the only time in its history. -
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Which manager, known for his outspoken style, led Cardiff City back to the Premier League in 2018?
WhyIt was Warnock's record eighth career promotion, achieved on a modest budget. -
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Cardiff City were founded in 1899 under what name?
WhyThe club was formed by members of a cricket club and took the Cardiff City name in 1908. -
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In which year did Cardiff City first reach the Premier League?
WhyThey went up as Championship winners in 2012-13, and were relegated after a single season. -
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In 2012 Cardiff City's owner controversially changed the home shirt from blue to what colour?
WhyVincent Tan made the change to appeal to Asian markets; supporter opposition saw blue restored in 2015. -
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Cardiff City have won the Welsh Cup how many times, approximately?
WhyAs of 2026 they have lifted it 22 times, a total exceeded only by Wrexham. -
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What colour do Cardiff City traditionally wear at home?
WhyBlue has been the club's identity since the early 1900s, which is why the 2012 change caused such anger. -
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Cardiff City's rivalry, the South Wales derby, is with which club?
WhyThe two clubs are around 40 miles apart and the fixture is one of the most heavily policed in Britain. -
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Cardiff City's 1927 FA Cup winning goal was scored against which goalkeeper's error?
WhyLewis, a Welshman himself, let a routine shot squirm under his body — the goal that took the cup to Wales. -
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Which manager led Cardiff City to promotion to the Premier League in 2013?
WhyMackay's side won the Championship title; Warnock later took the club up again in 2018. -
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Cardiff City's 1927 FA Cup win came against which club?
WhyArsenal were beaten 1-0 at Wembley; it remains Cardiff's only major English trophy.
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About Cardiff City
Cardiff City are the Bluebirds, and 1927 is the year that defines them. Beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley made them the only club ever to take the FA Cup out of England — a Welsh club winning the English cup, decided by a Welsh goalkeeper letting a routine shot squirm under his body.
Ninian Park was home for 99 years until the move to the Cardiff City Stadium in 2009. Like Wrexham and Swansea, Cardiff play in the English pyramid, a historical accident that has left Welsh clubs competing for English trophies for over a century.
The modern era has been turbulent. Promotion to the Premier League arrived in 2013 under Malky Mackay, and again in 2018 under Neil Warnock, whose eighth career promotion it was. Between them came the most disliked rebrand in British football, when owner Vincent Tan changed the home shirt from blue to red in 2012. Blue was restored in 2015.
And the rivalry with Swansea City is genuinely fierce — 40 miles apart, and one of the most heavily policed fixtures in Britain.
Cardiff City quiz answers, explained
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By what nickname are Cardiff City known?
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The Bluebirds. The name comes from the blue shirts and a bluebird badge the club has carried for over a century.
Like Wrexham and Swansea, Cardiff City are a Welsh club competing in which league system?
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The English league system. They joined the English pyramid long before a national Welsh league existed, and stayed.
Which ground did Cardiff City leave in 2009 after 99 years?
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Ninian Park. They moved a short distance to the purpose-built Cardiff City Stadium.
Cardiff City lost the 2008 FA Cup final to which club?
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Portsmouth. Portsmouth won 1-0 through a Nwankwo Kanu goal; Cardiff were a Championship side at the time.
Cardiff City reached the League Cup final in 2012, losing on penalties to which club?
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Liverpool. Cardiff twice led at Wembley and took Liverpool to a shoot-out before losing it.
Cardiff City achieved something in 1927 that no other club has managed. What was it?
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Taking the FA Cup out of England. Cardiff beat Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley, and the trophy left England for the only time in its history.
Which manager, known for his outspoken style, led Cardiff City back to the Premier League in 2018?
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Neil Warnock. It was Warnock's record eighth career promotion, achieved on a modest budget.
Cardiff City were founded in 1899 under what name?
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Riverside AFC. The club was formed by members of a cricket club and took the Cardiff City name in 1908.
In which year did Cardiff City first reach the Premier League?
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2013. They went up as Championship winners in 2012-13, and were relegated after a single season.
In 2012 Cardiff City's owner controversially changed the home shirt from blue to what colour?
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Red. Vincent Tan made the change to appeal to Asian markets; supporter opposition saw blue restored in 2015.
Cardiff City have won the Welsh Cup how many times, approximately?
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More than 20. As of 2026 they have lifted it 22 times, a total exceeded only by Wrexham.
What colour do Cardiff City traditionally wear at home?
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Blue. Blue has been the club's identity since the early 1900s, which is why the 2012 change caused such anger.
Cardiff City's rivalry, the South Wales derby, is with which club?
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Swansea City. The two clubs are around 40 miles apart and the fixture is one of the most heavily policed in Britain.
Cardiff City's 1927 FA Cup winning goal was scored against which goalkeeper's error?
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Dan Lewis of Arsenal. Lewis, a Welshman himself, let a routine shot squirm under his body — the goal that took the cup to Wales.
Which manager led Cardiff City to promotion to the Premier League in 2013?
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Malky Mackay. Mackay's side won the Championship title; Warnock later took the club up again in 2018.
Cardiff City's 1927 FA Cup win came against which club?
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Arsenal. Arsenal were beaten 1-0 at Wembley; it remains Cardiff's only major English trophy.
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