50 free Ted Lasso trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
46 free Ted Lasso trivia questions with answers. Ted Lasso trivia questions for anyone who has ever shouted 'Believe' at a television. The quiz covers all four seasons of the Apple TV+ comedy: how the character started life in NBC Sports adverts, why Rebecca really hired an American football coach, the biscuits, the Diamond Dogs, the darts match, Nate's Wonder Kid rise and West Ham betrayal, Zava, Colin's coming out, Total Football, the season 3 finale and Ted's move to coaching the Richmond women's team. There are questions on the people behind the show too - Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, Brett Goldstein's audition tape, Selhurst Park standing in for Nelson Road, the Ray Wilkins banner row at Stamford Bridge - and on the record-setting Emmy haul. Easy questions any fan will get open the set; the later ones will find out who has watched every episode twice. Every answer has been checked against a reference page and each question shows its citation, so the set is safe to lift for a watch party or a pub quiz round.
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Q 01Ted Lasso is an American football coach from which city?
Wichita, Kansas
Coach Beard is the one from Peoria; the two met through college football.
Q 02Ted Lasso debuted in 2013 in Premier League commercials for which US broadcaster?
NBC
In the adverts Ted was hired by Tottenham Hotspur; Olivia Wilde suggested around 2015 that he revive the character for a series.
Q 03Which creator of Scrubs joined Sudeikis in 2017 to develop Ted Lasso into a series?
Bill Lawrence
Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly are the other credited developers; Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television co-own the show.
Q 04On which streaming service did Ted Lasso premiere on 14 August 2020?
Apple TV+
The first three episodes dropped at once; the service had commissioned the show in October 2019.
Q 05Why does Rebecca Welton hire Ted to coach AFC Richmond in season one?
To sabotage the club and hurt her ex-husband
She won the club in her divorce from Rupert; she confesses the plot to Ted in 'All Apologies' and he forgives her on the spot.
Q 06Roy Kent is 'primarily based on' which hot-headed former footballer?
Roy Keane
Brett Goldstein was a writer and story editor on the show before he sent Bill Lawrence a video audition for the part.
Q 07Which fictional newspaper does reporter Trent Crimm write for when he first meets Ted?
The Independent
James Lance's character is later fired for revealing his source on Ted's panic attack and returns in season three to write a book, The Richmond Way.
Q 08What does Ted bring Rebecca each morning that eventually wins her over?
Homemade shortbread biscuits
The season one episode is simply titled 'Biscuits'; Ted also throws homesick Sam a birthday party in it.
Q 09What is the name of the support group Ted, Beard, Nate and Higgins form in season one?
The Diamond Dogs
The same episode contains the darts match in which Ted beats Rupert to stop him bringing his friends to the owner's box.
Q 10Richmond lose the season one finale to which club, sealing their relegation?
Manchester City
The episode is 'The Hope That Kills You'; the same club beats them again in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley in season two.
Q 11Which club is Jamie on loan from when the series begins?
Manchester City
He goes back at the end of his loan, gets dropped after a reality dating show, and returns to Richmond in season two.
Q 12Jamie appears on which reality dating show at the start of season two?
Lust Conquers All
Real presenter Fleur East plays its host; being voted off is what leaves Jamie clubless.
Q 13Dr Sharon Fieldstone, the psychologist, is hired after which incident traumatises Dani Rojas?
Accidentally killing the team mascot
Q 21Who anonymously leaks the story of Ted's panic attack to the press?
Nate Shelley
In the season two finale he tears the Believe sign in half and takes the West Ham job Rupert offers him.
Q 22Which club does Rupert buy after losing Richmond to Rebecca?
West Ham United
Real scenes were filmed at the London Stadium; Nate walks out on the job during season three's 'International Break'.
Q 23Season three's eccentric striker Zava is based on which real footballer?
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Elements of his performance also borrow from Cantona; he quits Juventus to join Richmond and then retires mid-season without warning.
The season two opener is titled 'Goodbye Earl' after the greyhound; Sarah Niles plays the doctor.
Q 14Dani Rojas's catchphrase philosophy is 'football is ...' what?
Life
Cristo Fernández, who plays Dani, was originally the actor in mind for the Latin American Jamie Tartt before Phil Dunster was cast.
Q 15Which pub in Richmond do Ted, Beard and the fans drink in?
The Crown and Anchor
Landlady Mae, played by Annette Badland, ends up buying a big stake in the club when Rebecca sells shares to fans.
Q 16Which real stadium doubles as AFC Richmond's home ground, Nelson Road?
Selhurst Park
The training ground and Rebecca's office are at Hayes & Yeading's SkyEX Community Stadium; Craven Cottage stood in for Goodison Park in season one.
Q 17Which player punches his father in the locker room after the FA Cup defeat at Wembley?
Jamie
In the same episode, 'Man City', Ted tells Dr Sharon that his own father died by suicide.
Q 18Which two episodes were added when season two grew from ten to twelve episodes?
'Carol of the Bells' and 'Beard After Hours'
Both were written to slot into the existing continuity - a Christmas special and a night-long odyssey for Coach Beard.
Q 19Which player secretly dates Rebecca in season two?
Sam
She ends it after her father's funeral; Ghanaian billionaire Edwin Akufo then tries to lure Sam to Raja Casablanca.
Q 20Which country is Sam from?
Nigeria
His character's heritage was adjusted after Toheeb Jimoh was cast; Sam later opens a restaurant called Ola's, named for his father.
Q 24Which tactical philosophy does Ted introduce to Richmond in season three's 'The Strings That Bind Us'?
Total Football
The team's trip to Amsterdam, and Ted's basketball epiphany in a restaurant, come the episode before.
Q 25Which Richmond player publicly comes out after homophobic abuse from a fan in season three?
Colin Hughes
Isaac is sent off for going into the crowd after the abuser; the episode is 'La Locker Room Aux Folles'.
Q 26Which real football manager appears as himself in season three?
Pep Guardiola
Thierry Henry, Gary Lineker, Ian Wright and referee Mike Dean also play themselves across the series.
Q 27Where do Coach Beard and Jane get married in the season three finale?
Stonehenge
Beard stays in England while Ted flies home to Kansas City; Roy takes over as head coach.
Q 28Where does Richmond finish in the Premier League at the end of season three?
Second
They beat West Ham using Nate's own plays, but Manchester City win their game to take the title.
Q 29What share of AFC Richmond does Rebecca sell to the fans at the end of season three?
49%
Mae from the pub and the three regulars, Baz, Jeremy and Paul, are among the buyers.
Q 30Which stadium's Ray Wilkins memorial banner was digitally altered to read 'Roy' for the show, prompting an apology?
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly apologised, blaming a filming agreement signed before he arrived.