Ball IQStoke City Quiz
Free Stoke City quiz with explained answers — founded 1863, Stanley Matthews, Gordon Banks, the 1972 League Cup and the Rory Delap era.
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By what nickname are Stoke City known?
WhyStoke-on-Trent sits at the heart of the Potteries, the ceramics industry that defined the region. -
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What colours do Stoke City traditionally wear at home?
WhyThe red-and-white stripe has been the club's identity for well over a century. -
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Stoke City became famous in the Premier League for which distinctive weapon?
WhyDelap's flat, fast throws were treated as set pieces and became one of the most distinctive weapons of that era. -
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Stoke City, founded in 1863, are among the oldest what?
WhyOnly a small handful of clubs anywhere can claim a longer continuous history. -
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Stoke City qualified for the Europa League in 2011 by what route?
WhyManchester City had already qualified for the Champions League, so the losing finalists took the European place. -
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Stoke City reached the FA Cup final in 2011, losing to which club?
WhyYaya Touré scored the only goal; it was Stoke's first FA Cup final and took them into the Europa League. -
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Stoke City's rivalry, the Potteries derby, is with which club?
WhyThe two clubs are the only senior sides in Stoke-on-Trent, roughly three miles apart. -
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Which World Cup-winning goalkeeper was in Stoke City's 1972 League Cup-winning side?
WhyBanks, England's 1966 keeper, had already been at Stoke three years when he made the famous save from Pelé in 1970. -
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What is the name of Stoke City's home ground?
WhyIt was called the Britannia Stadium from 1997 until a naming-rights change in 2016. -
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Which legendary winger, the first Ballon d'Or winner, played for Stoke City in two spells?
WhyMatthews won the inaugural Ballon d'Or in 1956 and returned to Stoke aged 46, playing top-flight football past 50. -
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Which Spain international, a Champions League winner, joined Stoke City in 2016?
WhyBojan came from Barcelona's academy and became a cult figure at the club, though injuries limited his impact. -
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Which manager took Stoke City into the Premier League in 2008 and to the 2011 FA Cup final?
WhyPulis had two spells at the club and built the side around set pieces and physical strength. -
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Stoke City won their only major trophy in 1972. Which was it?
WhyThey beat Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley; it remains the club's sole major honour. -
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How long did Stoke City's uninterrupted Premier League spell last from 2008?
WhyThey went up in 2008 and were relegated in 2018, an unusually long stay for a club of their resources. -
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Which ground did Stoke City leave in 1997 after 119 years?
WhyIt was one of the oldest grounds in the Football League when they moved to the new stadium at Trentham Lakes. -
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Stoke City's 1972 League Cup final win came against which club?
WhyStoke won 2-1 at Wembley through goals from Terry Conroy and George Eastham.
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What the Stoke City quiz covers
Every question is written and checked by football fans — soccer, if you're reading this in the US — across the topics that decide a real Stoke City expert:
Club history
Founding, golden eras and the moments that shaped Stoke City.
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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Every Stoke City question here was checked twice before publication — once against the claim the question makes, and once against the wrong answers offered beside it. A question whose wrong options can be dismissed without knowing any football is not really a question, so those get rewritten or dropped rather than padded out. Anything that could not be confirmed was removed rather than guessed, which is why some sets are smaller than others. Every one of them carries a written explanation. Spot something wrong and tell us — corrections from players are how the bank stays accurate.
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About the Stoke City quiz
Stoke City were founded in 1863, which puts them among the oldest professional football clubs anywhere in the world. They are the Potters, after the ceramics industry that built Stoke-on-Trent, and they wear red and white stripes.
The greatest player in their history is also one of the greatest in anyone's: Stanley Matthews, the first winner of the Ballon d'Or, who had two spells at the club and returned aged 46 to play top-flight football past his 50th birthday.
The only major trophy came in 1972, a 2-1 League Cup final win over Chelsea by a side that included Gordon Banks in goal — the man who had made the save from Pelé two years earlier.
The modern chapter is Tony Pulis: promotion in 2008, then ten unbroken Premier League seasons, an FA Cup final in 2011 and a Europa League campaign that followed it. That team was built on set pieces and physicality, and on Rory Delap's long throw, which opponents treated as a corner because that is effectively what it was.
The Stoke City set runs the full range — easy starters, a medium core, and hard questions a devoted fan has to think about.