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Free Crystal Palace quiz with explained answers — from the 2025 FA Cup and the 1990 final to Selhurst Park, Wright and Bright, and the Eagles.
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Ian Wright's celebrated strike partner at Crystal Palace in the late 1980s was:
WhyThe two forwards were spoken of almost as a single attacking pairing. -
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Crystal Palace are based in which part of London?
WhyTheir home lies in the borough of Croydon. -
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Which club did Palace beat 3-0 in the 2025 FA Cup semi-final?
WhyA comfortable Wembley win booked their place in the final. -
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Who scored the decisive extra-time penalty in Palace's 2013 play-off final win over Watford?
WhyA veteran striker converted from the spot at Wembley to seal promotion. -
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What was Crystal Palace's original nickname before their 1970s rebrand?
WhyIt referenced the glassworkers of the great exhibition hall. -
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Crystal Palace's highest-ever top-flight finish, third place, came in which season?
WhyIt came the season after their run to the FA Cup final. -
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Who scored the winning goal for Crystal Palace in the 2025 FA Cup Final?
WhyThe England international attacker struck inside the opening 20 minutes. -
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Who managed Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup Final?
WhyA former Manchester United winger and the club's longest-serving manager. -
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Which manager kept Palace up in 2013-14 and was named the season's best top-flight manager?
WhyHe took over with the club rock bottom and led a remarkable escape from relegation. -
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In 2016 Palace broke their transfer record to sign which striker from Liverpool?
WhyA powerful Belgian centre-forward. -
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Which trophy did Palace win in 1991, beating Everton 4-1 at Wembley?
WhyA full members' competition, not counted among the club's major honours. -
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Who scored Crystal Palace's goal in the 2016 FA Cup Final?
WhyHis second-half strike gave Palace the lead before they were beaten in extra time. -
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Which flamboyant manager rebranded Crystal Palace with a new nickname and red-and-blue colours in 1973?
WhyA charismatic boss known for his showmanship in the 1970s. -
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Which French great managed Palace from 2021 to 2023 in his first Premier League job?
WhyA World Cup-winning midfielder and former Arsenal captain. -
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Which manager lost his first four league games in charge of Palace in 2017 without the team scoring, and was sacked after 77 days?
WhyThe Dutchman's spell is among the shortest in Premier League history. -
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Which former England manager took charge of Palace in 2017 and returned again in 2023?
WhyA vastly experienced boss who had led England at major tournaments. -
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Palace's 2025 FA Cup-winning manager had previously won the 2022 Europa League with which club?
WhyHe led the German side to the trophy on penalties against Rangers. -
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Which striker scored 21 Premier League goals for Palace in the 2004-05 season?
WhyA pacy England forward renowned for winning penalties. -
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In their first Premier League season (1992-93), Palace were relegated despite finishing with how many points?
WhyThey went down on goal difference, a then-record total for a relegated club. -
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Which man scored Palace's extra-time winner in the 1990 FA Cup semi-final and later managed the club in the 2016 final?
WhyA midfielder in 1990 who returned to Selhurst Park as boss two decades later. -
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Which substitute scored twice for Palace in the drawn 1990 FA Cup Final?
WhyHe had suffered a broken leg earlier that season and later starred for Arsenal and England. -
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Michael Olise left Crystal Palace in 2024 to join which club?
WhyThe French winger moved to the reigning German champions. -
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Who scored the only goal as Palace won the 2004 play-off final 1-0 against West Ham?
WhyHe bundled home the winner at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. -
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Which manager coined the word 'bouncebackability' during Palace's 2004 promotion run?
WhyHis made-up term entered popular football vocabulary. -
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What was the score in the first match of the 1990 FA Cup Final, after extra time?
WhyThe sides were level at three apiece before a replay was needed. -
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Who scored Palace's opening goal in the 1990 FA Cup Final?
WhyA defender's header put Palace in front at Wembley. -
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In August 2025 Palace won the Community Shield by beating which team on penalties?
WhyThey edged the reigning Premier League champions in a shoot-out at Wembley. -
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Which goalkeeper became Britain's first £1 million goalkeeper when Palace signed him in 1989?
WhyHe later joined Leeds United and went on to play for England. -
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Which Italian winger, formerly of Juventus, joined Palace in 1997 and briefly took charge as player-manager?
WhyA bald-headed fan favourite who barely spoke English during his short spell in the dugout. -
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Who saved a penalty for Palace in the 2025 FA Cup Final?
WhyThe England goalkeeper's spot-kick save proved crucial at Wembley. -
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Who has been Crystal Palace's chairman since 2010, having led the consortium that rescued the club?
WhyHe fronted the 'CPFC 2010' takeover out of administration. -
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Selhurst Park's record attendance of 51,801 was set in 1979 against which club?
WhySet on the night Palace clinched the Second Division title. -
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In which year did Selhurst Park first open?
WhyDesigned by the renowned stadium architect Archibald Leitch. -
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Which long-serving Argentine goalkeeper became a Selhurst Park cult hero across the 2000s and 2010s?
WhyHe gave the club well over a decade of service and earned a testimonial. -
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What are Crystal Palace's traditional home colours?
WhyWorn as a distinctive sash, adopted in the early 1970s. -
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Which club did Crystal Palace beat in the 2025 FA Cup Final to win the first major trophy in their history?
WhyA 1-0 win at Wembley over one of the dominant sides of the modern era. -
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In which year was Crystal Palace FC founded?
WhyThe club took its name from the great glass exhibition hall on the same site. -
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Terry Venables dubbed his promising late-1970s Palace side the 'Team of the ___'.
WhyThe young team won promotion to the top flight in 1979. -
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What is Crystal Palace's nickname?
WhyAdopted in 1973 under a manager who redesigned the club's identity. -
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Palace's recent captain, centre-back Marc Guehi, plays international football for which country?
WhyThough born in Abidjan, he was raised in England and represents them. -
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At which stadium was the 2025 FA Cup Final played?
WhyThe national stadium in London. -
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In 2013 Palace sold Wilfried Zaha to which club, before he returned on loan?
WhySigned by Sir Alex Ferguson in one of his final pieces of transfer business. -
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Which winger is Crystal Palace's all-time leading goalscorer in the Premier League?
WhyBorn in the Ivory Coast and raised in south London, he had two spells at the club. -
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Who managed Crystal Palace to victory in the 2025 FA Cup?
WhyThe Austrian coach appointed early in 2024. -
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Eberechi Eze joined which club in the summer of 2025?
WhyHe moved to the north London club managed by Mikel Arteta. -
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Which club did Crystal Palace face in the 1990 FA Cup Final?
WhyThe tie had to be settled by a replay.
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About the Crystal Palace quiz
Crystal Palace, the Eagles of south London, have long been one of English football's most colourful clubs, and this free Palace quiz covers the whole story — from the 1990 FA Cup final to the club's first-ever major trophy in 2025.
Palace reached the FA Cup final in 1990, taking Manchester United to a replay, in a side lit up by Ian Wright and Mark Bright. Decades later, at Selhurst Park, the club finally landed its first major honour by winning the 2025 FA Cup. More recently, home-grown talents like Wilfried Zaha and Eberechi Eze have carried the flame for the Eagles.
Expect questions on the 2025 cup triumph, the 1990 final, Wright and Bright, Selhurst Park, and Palace's south London identity. Difficulty climbs from easy openers to hard deep cuts on specific seasons and players.
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