Arsenal Trivia
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47 free Arsenal trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
42 free Arsenal trivia questions with answers. Arsenal began as a works team of munitions workers in Woolwich and became the club with the longest unbroken run in England's top flight, a record 14 FA Cups and an entire league season without defeat. This quiz walks the whole history: Dial Square and the 6-0 first match, the 1913 move to Highbury and the 1919 vote that Spurs never forgave, Herbert Chapman's WM formation, white sleeves and renamed tube station, the 1930s titles, Bertie Mee's double, Michael Thomas at Anfield, George Graham's back four, Wenger and the Invincibles, the Emirates, Arteta's FA Cup, and Arsenal Women's two European crowns. Early questions suit anyone who has watched a North London derby; the later ones are for supporters who know their Marble Halls from their Clock End: what Highbury's marble was really made of, how many votes Tottenham got in 1919, and which club Chapman debuted the white sleeves against. Good for a matchday pub quiz or a supporters' club night. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the club, its history, its grounds and its players, and each question shows its source.
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Q 01Arsenal were founded in 1886 under what name, taken from a Royal Arsenal workshop in Woolwich?
Dial Square
Dial Square, named after a workshop in the Royal Arsenal, was founded in October 1886 by Scotsman David Danskin and fifteen fellow munitions workers; it became Royal Arsenal within weeks.
Q 02For two seasons from 1998, where did Arsenal play their Champions League home matches?
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium held over 70,000, and Arsenal's record home crowd, 73,707 against Lens in November 1998, came there.
Q 03In 1893 Woolwich Arsenal became the first club from which region to join the Football League?
The south of England
Woolwich Arsenal joined the Second Division in 1893 as the first Football League club from the south of England; they reached the First Division in 1904.
Q 04Which chairman moved Arsenal from Plumstead to Highbury in 1913?
Henry Norris
Henry Norris, the Fulham chairman who took over Woolwich Arsenal in 1910, moved the club north of the Thames to Highbury in 1913; 'Woolwich' was dropped from the name in 1914.
Q 05Herbert Chapman was lured to Arsenal in 1925 from which club, where he had just won two league titles?
Huddersfield Town
Chapman left Huddersfield Town, champions in 1924 and 1925, for Arsenal in 1925, and later won both the league and the FA Cup with Arsenal too.
Q 06Which formation did Herbert Chapman adopt at Arsenal after the 1925 change to the offside law?
The WM
Chapman's WM formation (3-2-2-3) pulled the centre-half back as a third defender and withdrew two inside-forwards; Arsenal won five titles with it in the 1930s.
Q 07Which London Underground station was renamed 'Arsenal' at Herbert Chapman's urging in 1932?
Gillespie Road
Gillespie Road on the Piccadilly line became 'Arsenal (Highbury Hill)' in October 1932 after Chapman lobbied London Underground; the suffix was later dropped.
Q 08Which Nick Hornby book chronicles his lifelong obsession with Arsenal?
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch (1992) became a 1997 film with Colin Firth that builds to Arsenal's title-clinching win at Anfield in May 1989.
Q 09Which designer of many British football grounds first laid out Arsenal's Highbury stadium?
Archibald Leitch
Archibald Leitch, who also designed stands at Ibrox, Goodison and Craven Cottage, laid out Highbury in 1913 with a single grandstand; Claude Waterlow Ferrier and William Binnie added the Art Deco stands in the 1930s.
Q 10Which competition gave Arsenal their first European trophy, in 1970?
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup of 1969-70 was also Arsenal's first silverware in seventeen years, and a League and FA Cup double followed a season later.
Q 11What nickname did Arsenal's unbeaten 2003-04 Premier League champions earn?
The Invincibles
The Invincibles won 26 and drew 12, and the Premier League commissioned a one-off gold trophy for them.
Q 12Who scored a hat-trick in the final match at Highbury, against Wigan Athletic on 7 May 2006?
Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry scored three of Arsenal's four goals against Wigan in Highbury's farewell, a 4-2 win that secured fourth place and Champions League qualification on the last day.
Q 13Which physiotherapist became acting Arsenal manager in 1966 and won the 1971 double?
Bertie Mee
Bertie Mee, the club physiotherapist, was appointed acting manager in 1966 and went on to win the 1971 League and FA Cup double.
Q 21Which manager did Arsenal appoint from Nagoya Grampus Eight in October 1996?
Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger, then little known in England, came from Nagoya Grampus Eight and stayed until 2018, winning three league titles and seven FA Cups.
Q 22The 1998 Premier League and FA Cup double had never before been achieved by whom?
A foreign manager
The Frenchman in charge became the first foreign manager to win an English double, clinching the title with a 4-0 win over Everton before beating Newcastle 2-0 in the Cup final.
Q 23Arsenal's 49-match unbeaten league run ended in October 2004 at which ground?
Old Trafford
Q 14Who scored the extra-time winner in the 1971 FA Cup final that sealed Arsenal's first double?
Charlie George
Charlie George, a local lad from Holloway, struck the extra-time winner in the 111th minute and lay flat on his back in celebration, sealing the 1971 double.
Q 15Whose last-minute winner secured a famous 3-2 FA Cup final victory in 1979 over Manchester United?
Alan Sunderland
Alan Sunderland slid in Graham Rix's cross in the 89th minute, moments after United had scored twice in the 'five-minute final'; it was Arsenal's only trophy between 1971 and 1987.
Q 16Who scored the last-minute goal at Anfield in May 1989 that won Arsenal the title on the season's final night?
Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas burst through in injury time to make it 2-0 at Anfield, the two-goal margin Arsenal needed to snatch the title from the hosts on goals scored; Alan Smith had scored the first.
Q 17Which manager, a 1971 double winner as a player, returned to Arsenal in 1986 and built the 'famous Back Four'?
George Graham
George Graham won two league titles as manager, in 1989 and 1991; his 1990-91 champions lost just one league match all season despite a two-point deduction.
Q 18In 1993 Arsenal became the first club to do what?
Win the FA Cup and League Cup double
Arsenal were the first to win the FA Cup and League Cup double, and League Cup match-winner Steve Morrow broke his arm when his captain dropped him celebrating.
Q 19Alan Smith's left-foot volley won the 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup final against which Italian side?
Parma
Alan Smith's volley beat Parma 1-0 in Copenhagen in May 1994; a year later Arsenal lost the final to Real Zaragoza to Nayim's last-second lob over David Seaman.
Q 20From which club did Arsenal sign Ian Wright for a club-record £2.5m in 1991?
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace sold Ian Wright, who in 1997 passed Cliff Bastin's 178 goals to become Arsenal's record scorer.
Old Trafford hosted the 2-0 defeat to Manchester United, and food, reportedly pizza, was thrown at Alex Ferguson in the tunnel afterwards.
Q 24How did Arsenal win the 2005 FA Cup final, Vieira's last Arsenal game?
5-4 on penalties after 0-0
After a goalless 120 minutes in Cardiff, Arsenal beat Manchester United 5-4 on penalties, the first FA Cup final decided by a shootout; Vieira scored the winner with his last kick for the club.
Q 25Which Arsenal goalkeeper was sent off early in the 2006 Champions League final in Paris?
Jens Lehmann
Jens Lehmann was sent off in the 18th minute for bringing down Samuel Eto'o; ten-man Arsenal led through Sol Campbell's header before losing 2-1 at the Stade de France.
Q 26After 93 years at Highbury, which ground did Arsenal move to in 2006?
Emirates Stadium
Emirates Stadium, built at nearby Ashburton Grove, opened in July 2006, and Highbury's famous clock was moved there.
Q 27Whose testimonial against Ajax on 22 July 2006 was the first match at Arsenal's new stadium?
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial, Arsenal 2-1 Ajax on 22 July 2006, opened the new ground, and a statue of the Dutchman was unveiled outside it in 2014.
Q 28Arsenal came from 2-0 down to beat which club 3-2 in the 2014 FA Cup final?
Hull City
Hull City led 2-0 inside eight minutes through James Chester and Curtis Davies; Santi Cazorla, Laurent Koscielny and Aaron Ramsey's extra-time winner turned it round, ending a nine-year trophy drought.
Q 29Before joining Arsenal as head coach, Mikel Arteta was assistant to which manager?
Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola had Mikel Arteta as a Manchester City assistant from 2016, and 28 games into his Arsenal reign Arteta won the FA Cup.
Q 30Arsenal's record-extending 14th FA Cup came in 2020 with a 2-1 win over which club?
Chelsea
Aubameyang's penalty and a delicate chip beat Chelsea 2-1 behind closed doors on 1 August 2020, after Christian Pulisic had put Chelsea ahead.