Carli Lloyd
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50 free Carli Lloyd trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Carli Lloyd built a reputation as the player who delivered when a trophy was on the line. She scored the winning goals in two Olympic finals and produced one of the most talked-about performances in World Cup history, yet early in her career she was criticized as inconsistent. This quiz covers the whole story: her hometown and college years, the clubs she played for in the United States and abroad, the big tournament moments, the awards and records, and what she has done since retiring, from television work to a surprise turn on an American football field. The questions run from easy openers for casual fans to deeper cuts for people who followed the national team closely. Each answer comes with a short explanation, so you will pick up a few fun facts about Carli Lloyd even on the ones you miss.
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Q 01Carli Lloyd kicked a 55-yard field goal in 2019 while visiting the training camp of which NFL team?
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles camp welcomed the die-hard fan, who hit 40-yard kicks with room to spare before making the 55-yarder.
Q 02Against which nation did Carli Lloyd score a hat-trick inside 16 minutes of the 2015 World Cup final?
Japan
Japan had beaten the US in the 2011 final, and Lloyd's hat-trick drove a 5–2 win that made the Americans the first three-time champions.
Q 03From where on the field did Carli Lloyd score the goal that completed her 2015 World Cup final hat-trick?
The halfway line
The halfway line was where she struck from, catching the goalkeeper out of position. Reuters called it one of the most remarkable goals seen at a Women's World Cup.
Q 04What did Carli Lloyd remove on the field before hugging each teammate in her final international match?
Her boots
Her boots came off when her number went up in the 66th minute. She then peeled off her jersey to reveal a second one bearing her married name.
Q 05Carli Lloyd's 2015 World Cup winners were the first women's team in any sport given which New York City honor?
A ticker-tape parade
A ticker-tape parade had never before been held for a women's team, and each player also received a key to the city from the mayor.
Q 06Carli Lloyd was named 2015 Women's World Player of the Year at the gala where which man won the Ballon d'Or?
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi took the men's prize for a record fifth time on the night Lloyd's World Cup year earned her the women's award.
Q 07Carli Lloyd grew up in Delran Township, a suburb on the Delaware River, in which US state?
New Jersey
New Jersey is home, and Delran's name is a blend of Delaware and Rancocas, the river and creek that meet in the township.
Q 08On which reality TV show, filmed in the Jordanian desert, did Carli Lloyd compete in 2023?
Special Forces
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test ended with Lloyd as one of only two celebrity recruits to pass selection, alongside a former Bachelorette star.
Q 09Carli Lloyd's two goals in her last Olympic match took her past which teammate's US record for Olympic goals?
Abby Wambach
Abby Wambach held the mark until Lloyd's double in a 4–3 win lifted her to ten Olympic goals across four Games.
Q 10Carli Lloyd crossed the Atlantic in 2017 for a short loan spell with which English club?
Manchester City
Manchester City took her on loan for the FA WSL Spring Series, in which the club finished as runners-up.
Q 11Carli Lloyd left which university in 2005 as its all-time leader in goals and points?
Rutgers
Rutgers saw her lead the team in scoring as a freshman and again as a sophomore, and she finished with 50 goals and 117 points.
Q 12Which award did Carli Lloyd collect as the best player of the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada?
Golden Ball
Golden Ball honors went to Lloyd after she scored six goals and captained the team in four matches of the tournament.
Q 13Carli Lloyd won her second Women's World Cup title in 2019 at a tournament hosted by which country?
France
France staged the tournament in nine cities, and Lloyd scored three times in her first two games there.
Q 21Carli Lloyd's 2015 hat-trick was the first in any World Cup final since which player's in 1966?
Geoff Hurst
Geoff Hurst needed extra time to finish his treble for England, so Lloyd's was the first World Cup final hat-trick completed in regulation time.
Q 22Which Canadian city hosted the 2015 Women's World Cup final in which Carli Lloyd scored three times?
Vancouver
Vancouver's BC Place held the final, and US broadcasts drew a combined 26.7 million viewers, then the most-watched soccer game in American history.
Q 23As a teenager, Carli Lloyd watched the United States open the 1999 Women's World Cup at which venue?
Giants Stadium
Q 14Which goalkeeper joined Carli Lloyd among the five US players who filed a 2016 wage-discrimination complaint?
Hope Solo
Hope Solo signed alongside Lloyd and three other teammates in the filing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an early step in the team's equal-pay fight.
Q 15Which US network hired Carli Lloyd as a soccer studio analyst in 2022, months after her retirement?
Fox Sports
Fox Sports added her to its studio team in 2022, the year she also helped conduct the draws for the men's and women's World Cups.
Q 16Which shirt number did Carli Lloyd wear for the United States in both of her World Cup title runs?
10
10 was her number, and it lives on in CL10 Soccer Clinic, the skills program she developed for players.
Q 17Which coach led Carli Lloyd and the United States to both the 2015 and 2019 Women's World Cup titles?
Jill Ellis
Jill Ellis became only the second coach to win consecutive World Cups, after Vittorio Pozzo, and was named women's World Coach of the Year in 2015.
Q 18Carli Lloyd's first Women's World Cup final, in 2011, ended in defeat decided in which way?
A penalty shootout
A penalty shootout settled it after a 2–2 draw, with Lloyd among three Americans in a row who failed to convert.
Q 19Carli Lloyd's extra-time goal won the 2008 Olympic final 1–0 against which nation?
Brazil
Brazil fell to her strike in the 96th minute, the first of her two gold-medal winners. No other player has scored the winning goal in two Olympic finals.
Q 20Carli Lloyd scored both American goals in the 2012 Olympic gold-medal match, played at which venue?
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium staged the gold-medal match, a 2–1 win in which Lloyd repeated her feat of four years earlier by scoring the decisive goal.
Giants Stadium drew 78,972 for that win over Denmark, and the day inspired Lloyd to aim for the national team.
Q 24Carli Lloyd retired with 316 caps, second in United States history behind which former captain?
Kristine Lilly
Kristine Lilly is the only American ahead of her, and Lloyd was just the third player of any gender to reach 300 international appearances.
Q 25Carli Lloyd shared the 2008 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year honors with which men's national team goalkeeper?
Tim Howard
Tim Howard took the men's award in the year Lloyd's Olympic-final winner made her the women's choice. He went on to become the most-capped US men's goalkeeper.
Q 26Carli Lloyd turned professional with which club for the first Women's Professional Soccer season in 2009?
Chicago Red Stars
Chicago Red Stars signed her for the league's launch. A year later, playing against them, she slipped and broke her ankle.
Q 27Carli Lloyd was traded in October 2014 to which NWSL club, her team during the 2015 World Cup year?
Houston Dash
Houston Dash gave up two players and a third-round draft pick to sign the midfielder the year before her World Cup final hat-trick.
Q 28Carli Lloyd joined the ownership group of which NWSL club, her last team as a player, in 2022?
Gotham FC
Gotham FC was called Sky Blue FC until a 2021 rebrand, and Lloyd became a part-owner within months of playing her last match for the club.
Q 29Carli Lloyd's Western New York Flash topped the regular season of a new league in 2013 to win which trophy?
NWSL Shield
NWSL Shield winners for finishing first, the Flash then lost the championship final 2–0 to Portland, despite Lloyd's two goals in the semifinal.
Q 30Carli Lloyd's four goals made her top scorer and MVP of which annual invitational tournament in 2007?
Algarve Cup
Algarve Cup organizers named her Most Valuable Player after a breakout week: she had scored only once in her first 24 internationals.