Torino Quiz
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What is the name of the Turin derby contested between Torino and Juventus?
WhyThe Derby della Mole is named after the Mole Antonelliana, Turin's landmark tower. -
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Torino's traditional shirt colour gives the club and its supporters which nickname?
Why'Granata' means maroon in Italian, so Torino's fans are called I Granata; the other options are the nicknames of Juventus, Milan and Inter. -
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Which manager won promotion with Torino in 2012 and later became head coach of the Italy national team in 2016?
WhyGiampiero Ventura won promotion with Torino in 2012 and took charge of Italy in 2016. -
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The Grande Torino played its home matches at which Turin ground, where it built a famous unbeaten record?
WhyThe Filadelfia, opened in 1926, was the fortress of Torino's greatest side. -
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Torino was co-founded by which Swiss businessman?
WhyAlfred Dick, a Swiss businessman who had left the Juventus presidency, led the group that founded Foot-Ball Club Torino. -
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Joe Baker, who arrived at Torino in 1961 alongside Denis Law, was signed from which club?
WhyEngland striker Joe Baker joined Torino from Scottish club Hibernian in 1961. -
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Which winger left Torino to join Atlético Madrid in 2014 after a standout campaign?
WhyCerci enjoyed the finest season of his career at Torino before his 2014 move to Atlético Madrid. -
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In 1961 Torino signed Scotland forward Denis Law for a British-record fee. From which English club did he arrive?
WhyLaw moved from Manchester City to Torino in 1961 for £110,000, then a British record. -
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On their run to the 1992 UEFA Cup final, Torino eliminated which Spanish giant in the semi-finals?
WhyTorino beat Real Madrid 3-2 on aggregate — losing 1-2 at the Bernabéu, then winning 2-0 in Turin. -
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Grande Torino's run of consecutive Italian titles equalled a record set in the 1930s by which club?
WhyJuventus had won a golden run of consecutive scudetti in the early 1930s, a feat Grande Torino later matched. -
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Torino won which historic competition for Central European clubs in 1991?
WhyTorino lifted the 1991 Mitropa Cup, one of continental football's oldest club tournaments. -
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Torino sealed the 1975‑76 Serie A title after which club beat their rivals Juventus late in the run-in?
WhyPerugia's 1-0 win over Juventus, sealed by Renato Curi's goal on the final matchday, handed Torino the Scudetto by two points. -
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In 1993 Torino won the Coppa Italia, prevailing on away goals after a two-legged final against which club?
WhyTorino drew 5-5 on aggregate with Roma across the two legs and lifted the 1993 Coppa Italia on away goals. -
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Which Torino player was sold to AC Milan in 1992 to become, briefly, the world's most expensive player?
WhyLentini's 1992 move to AC Milan, worth around £13 million, set a world transfer record that stood until 1996. -
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Which winger, nicknamed 'La Farfalla Granata' (the Maroon Butterfly), died aged 24 after being struck by a car in Turin in 1967?
WhyMeroni was killed crossing a Turin street in 1967; the driver, a young Torino fan, later became the club's president. -
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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?
WhyTorino won Serie B in 1989-90 and, back in the top flight, reached a European final within two years. -
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The Grande Torino was masterminded by a Hungarian coach who also perished at Superga. Who was he?
WhyErbstein, Torino's Hungarian technical director, died in the 1949 crash alongside his players. -
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Which Englishman was the trainer of the Grande Torino and died in the 1949 Superga disaster?
WhyLeslie Lievesley, an English coach, was among the 31 people killed at Superga. -
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Which club president, appointed in 1939, assembled the legendary Grande Torino side?
WhyFerruccio Novo became Torino's president in 1939 and built the team that dominated the following years. -
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Which Torino goalkeeper, also an Italy international, was among the players killed in the 1949 Superga disaster?
WhyValerio Bacigalupo, rated among the finest keepers of his generation, died at Superga aged 25. -
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Which former Torino striker of the 1970s went on to win the 1982 World Cup with Italy?
WhyFrancesco Graziani starred for Torino in the 1970s before featuring in Italy's 1982 World Cup triumph. -
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From 1990 until the mid-2000s, Torino shared which Turin stadium, built for the 1990 World Cup, with rivals Juventus?
WhyThe Stadio delle Alpi was constructed for the 1990 World Cup and served as home to both Turin clubs until 2006. -
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In the 1976‑77 European Cup, reigning Italian champions Torino were knocked out by which German club that went on to reach the final?
WhyMönchengladbach edged Torino 2-1 on aggregate, then lost the 1977 European Cup final to Liverpool. -
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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?
WhyDuring 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. -
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Torino won the very first match in the club's history against which pioneering Italian club?
WhyTorino's debut game, played in Vercelli two weeks after the club's founding, finished 3-1 in their favour against Pro Vercelli. -
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In a 1947 international, the Italy national team fielded an extraordinary number of Torino players in a single match. How many?
WhyAgainst Hungary in May 1947, Italy coach Vittorio Pozzo picked ten Grande Torino players — a record for one club in the Azzurri. -
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Under which coach did Torino win the Serie A title in 1975‑76?
WhyGigi Radice guided Torino to the 1975-76 Scudetto, finishing two points clear of Juventus. -
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Which striker was crowned Serie A capocannoniere (top scorer) three times while at Torino in the 1970s?
WhyPaolo Pulici topped the Serie A scoring charts in 1972-73, 1974-75 and 1975-76 for Torino. -
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During Torino's 2014‑15 Europa League campaign, they earned a famous away win in the round of 32 against which Spanish club?
WhyTorino won 3-2 away at Athletic Bilbao in February 2015, becoming the first Italian side to win there. -
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After a single season in Italy, Torino sold Denis Law in 1962 to which club, where he became a legend?
WhyLaw joined Manchester United in 1962 for another British-record fee and starred at Old Trafford. -
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When the Superga disaster struck in May 1949, how many league games remained in the season Torino went on to win?
WhyTorino led by four points with four matches left; their youth side finished the fixtures and the title was awarded posthumously. -
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Torino were stripped of the 1926‑27 Italian title after a match-fixing affair. By what name is that scandal known?
WhyIt is named after Juventus defender Luigi Allemandi, bribed to fix the 1927 derby; the 1926-27 title was annulled and left unassigned. -
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How many consecutive Serie A titles had the Grande Torino won when the 1949 disaster ended their era?
WhyGrande Torino claimed five scudetti in a row, the last of them awarded after the Superga tragedy. -
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Torino was founded by a group of dissidents who had split from which club?
WhyA breakaway group of Juventus members merged with Football Club Torinese to create Torino. -
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The prolific Torino striker of the 2010s Andrea Belotti was known by which nickname?
WhyBelotti earned the nickname 'Il Gallo' and scored 26 Serie A goals for Torino in 2016-17. -
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In which year was Torino founded?
WhyFoot-Ball Club Torino was founded in Turin on 3 December 1906. -
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Who was the captain and creative leader of Il Grande Torino, an attacking No. 10 killed at Superga?
WhyValentino Mazzola captained both Grande Torino and the Italy national team before the 1949 disaster. -
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Which striker did Torino sell to Borussia Dortmund in 2014, the season after he won the Serie A top-scorer award with the Granata?
WhyImmobile top-scored in Serie A with 22 goals for Torino in 2013-14, then moved to Borussia Dortmund. -
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Torino reached the 1992 UEFA Cup final but lost on away goals to which Dutch club?
WhyThe final finished 2-2 in Turin and 0-0 in Amsterdam, handing Ajax the trophy on away goals.
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Torino were founded in 1906 by dissidents who split from Juventus, and the maroon shirts made them the granata — Il Toro, the bull, on the crest. This free Torino quiz covers the whole story: the Derby della Mole against the old enemy, the fortress Filadelfia, and the greatest and most tragic team in Italian history. If you know your Toro, this is your test.
Il Grande Torino won five consecutive Serie A titles in the 1940s, built by president Ferruccio Novo and captained by Valentino Mazzola, the attacking number 10 who defined an era — in one 1947 international, Italy's team was almost entirely Torino players. Then, on 4 May 1949, the plane carrying the entire squad crashed into the Superga hillside above Turin. Every player died, four games from another title. Superga is not just history — it is the club's soul, honoured every year since.
There was life after: the 1975-76 Scudetto under Gigi Radice, sealed in a title race with Juventus; the 1993 Coppa Italia; and the 1992 UEFA Cup final, reached by knocking out Real Madrid in the semi-finals before losing to Ajax on away goals. You'll be asked who captained the Grande Torino, what happened at Superga, and which Scottish forward arrived in 1961 for a British-record fee before becoming a Manchester United legend. Difficulty climbs from easy openers to genuinely hard deep cuts.
Torino quiz answers, explained
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What is the name of the Turin derby contested between Torino and Juventus?
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Derby della Mole. The Derby della Mole is named after the Mole Antonelliana, Turin's landmark tower.
Torino's traditional shirt colour gives the club and its supporters which nickname?
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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.
Which manager won promotion with Torino in 2012 and later became head coach of the Italy national team in 2016?
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Giampiero Ventura. Giampiero Ventura won promotion with Torino in 2012 and took charge of Italy in 2016.
The Grande Torino played its home matches at which Turin ground, where it built a famous unbeaten record?
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Stadio Filadelfia. The Filadelfia, opened in 1926, was the fortress of Torino's greatest side.
Torino was co-founded by which Swiss businessman?
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Alfred Dick. Alfred Dick, a Swiss businessman who had left the Juventus presidency, led the group that founded Foot-Ball Club Torino.
Joe Baker, who arrived at Torino in 1961 alongside Denis Law, was signed from which club?
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Hibernian. England striker Joe Baker joined Torino from Scottish club Hibernian in 1961.
Which winger left Torino to join Atlético Madrid in 2014 after a standout campaign?
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Alessio Cerci. Cerci enjoyed the finest season of his career at Torino before his 2014 move to Atlético Madrid.
In 1961 Torino signed Scotland forward Denis Law for a British-record fee. From which English club did he arrive?
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Manchester City. Law moved from Manchester City to Torino in 1961 for £110,000, then a British record.
On their run to the 1992 UEFA Cup final, Torino eliminated which Spanish giant in the semi-finals?
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Real Madrid. Torino beat Real Madrid 3-2 on aggregate — losing 1-2 at the Bernabéu, then winning 2-0 in Turin.
Grande Torino's run of consecutive Italian titles equalled a record set in the 1930s by which club?
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Juventus. Juventus had won a golden run of consecutive scudetti in the early 1930s, a feat Grande Torino later matched.
Torino won which historic competition for Central European clubs in 1991?
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The Mitropa Cup. Torino lifted the 1991 Mitropa Cup, one of continental football's oldest club tournaments.
Torino sealed the 1975‑76 Serie A title after which club beat their rivals Juventus late in the run-in?
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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.
In 1993 Torino won the Coppa Italia, prevailing on away goals after a two-legged final against which club?
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Roma. Torino drew 5-5 on aggregate with Roma across the two legs and lifted the 1993 Coppa Italia on away goals.
Which Torino player was sold to AC Milan in 1992 to become, briefly, the world's most expensive player?
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Gianluigi Lentini. Lentini's 1992 move to AC Milan, worth around £13 million, set a world transfer record that stood until 1996.
Which winger, nicknamed 'La Farfalla Granata' (the Maroon Butterfly), died aged 24 after being struck by a car in Turin in 1967?
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Gigi Meroni. Meroni was killed crossing a Turin street in 1967; the driver, a young Torino fan, later became the club's president.
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?
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Serie B. Torino won Serie B in 1989-90 and, back in the top flight, reached a European final within two years.
The Grande Torino was masterminded by a Hungarian coach who also perished at Superga. Who was he?
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Ernő Egri Erbstein. Erbstein, Torino's Hungarian technical director, died in the 1949 crash alongside his players.
Which Englishman was the trainer of the Grande Torino and died in the 1949 Superga disaster?
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Leslie Lievesley. Leslie Lievesley, an English coach, was among the 31 people killed at Superga.
Which club president, appointed in 1939, assembled the legendary Grande Torino side?
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Ferruccio Novo. Ferruccio Novo became Torino's president in 1939 and built the team that dominated the following years.
Which Torino goalkeeper, also an Italy international, was among the players killed in the 1949 Superga disaster?
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Valerio Bacigalupo. Valerio Bacigalupo, rated among the finest keepers of his generation, died at Superga aged 25.
Which former Torino striker of the 1970s went on to win the 1982 World Cup with Italy?
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Francesco Graziani. Francesco Graziani starred for Torino in the 1970s before featuring in Italy's 1982 World Cup triumph.
From 1990 until the mid-2000s, Torino shared which Turin stadium, built for the 1990 World Cup, with rivals Juventus?
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Stadio delle Alpi. The Stadio delle Alpi was constructed for the 1990 World Cup and served as home to both Turin clubs until 2006.
In the 1976‑77 European Cup, reigning Italian champions Torino were knocked out by which German club that went on to reach the final?
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Borussia Mönchengladbach. Mönchengladbach edged Torino 2-1 on aggregate, then lost the 1977 European Cup final to Liverpool.
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?
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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.
Torino won the very first match in the club's history against which pioneering Italian club?
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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.
In a 1947 international, the Italy national team fielded an extraordinary number of Torino players in a single match. How many?
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Ten. Against Hungary in May 1947, Italy coach Vittorio Pozzo picked ten Grande Torino players — a record for one club in the Azzurri.
Under which coach did Torino win the Serie A title in 1975‑76?
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Gigi Radice. Gigi Radice guided Torino to the 1975-76 Scudetto, finishing two points clear of Juventus.
Which striker was crowned Serie A capocannoniere (top scorer) three times while at Torino in the 1970s?
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Paolo Pulici. Paolo Pulici topped the Serie A scoring charts in 1972-73, 1974-75 and 1975-76 for Torino.
During Torino's 2014‑15 Europa League campaign, they earned a famous away win in the round of 32 against which Spanish club?
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Athletic Bilbao. Torino won 3-2 away at Athletic Bilbao in February 2015, becoming the first Italian side to win there.
After a single season in Italy, Torino sold Denis Law in 1962 to which club, where he became a legend?
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Manchester United. Law joined Manchester United in 1962 for another British-record fee and starred at Old Trafford.
When the Superga disaster struck in May 1949, how many league games remained in the season Torino went on to win?
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Four. Torino led by four points with four matches left; their youth side finished the fixtures and the title was awarded posthumously.
Torino were stripped of the 1926‑27 Italian title after a match-fixing affair. By what name is that scandal known?
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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.
How many consecutive Serie A titles had the Grande Torino won when the 1949 disaster ended their era?
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Five. Grande Torino claimed five scudetti in a row, the last of them awarded after the Superga tragedy.
Torino was founded by a group of dissidents who had split from which club?
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Juventus. A breakaway group of Juventus members merged with Football Club Torinese to create Torino.
The prolific Torino striker of the 2010s Andrea Belotti was known by which nickname?
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Il Gallo (The Rooster). Belotti earned the nickname 'Il Gallo' and scored 26 Serie A goals for Torino in 2016-17.
In which year was Torino founded?
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1906. Foot-Ball Club Torino was founded in Turin on 3 December 1906.
Who was the captain and creative leader of Il Grande Torino, an attacking No. 10 killed at Superga?
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Valentino Mazzola. Valentino Mazzola captained both Grande Torino and the Italy national team before the 1949 disaster.
Which striker did Torino sell to Borussia Dortmund in 2014, the season after he won the Serie A top-scorer award with the Granata?
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Ciro Immobile. Immobile top-scored in Serie A with 22 goals for Torino in 2013-14, then moved to Borussia Dortmund.
Torino reached the 1992 UEFA Cup final but lost on away goals to which Dutch club?
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Ajax. The final finished 2-2 in Turin and 0-0 in Amsterdam, handing Ajax the trophy on away goals.
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