50 free USWNT trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
The U.S. women's national team played its first match in 1985 and lost 1–0 to Italy. Since then it has won four Women's World Cups, five Olympic gold medals and a $24 million equal-pay settlement. These USWNT trivia questions run from the M&M's Cup of 1991 through the Rose Bowl shootout, Wambach's 122nd-minute header, Lloyd's 16-minute hat-trick and the Triple Espresso gold in Paris. Every answer is sourced, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss.
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Q 01In which year did the U.S. women's team play its first-ever match?
1985
The debut was a 1–0 loss to Italy at the Mundialito on August 18, 1985, with a roster of college players picked by coach Mike Ryan.
Q 02Who was hired in 1986 as the team's first full-time head coach?
Anson Dorrance
Dorrance came from the University of North Carolina and handed caps to teenagers Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy and Kristine Lilly instead of the college players the federation preferred.
Q 03In which Chinese city was the 1991 Women's World Cup final played?
Guangzhou
Some 65,000 fans filled Tianhe Stadium to watch the U.S. beat Norway 2–1, but the match was not shown live on American television.
Q 04Who scored both U.S. goals in the 1991 World Cup final?
Michelle Akers
Akers finished the tournament as top scorer with ten goals, five of them in the first 50 minutes of the quarterfinal.
Q 05Which American won the Golden Ball as best player of the 1991 World Cup?
Carin Jennings
Jennings scored a first-half hat-trick in the 5–2 semifinal win over Germany.
Q 06What nickname did the 1991 team's front three go by?
Triple-Edged Sword
Dorrance's 4–3–3 was built around forward Michelle Akers and wingers Carin Jennings and April Heinrichs.
Q 07The 1991 tournament was officially a championship played for which sponsor's cup?
M&M's Cup
It was billed as the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football and only retroactively named a World Cup.
Q 08Which country hosted the 1991 CONCACAF qualifying where the U.S. outscored rivals 49–0?
Haiti
The confederation had a single World Cup berth, and the Americans made sure of it in April 1991.
Q 09Where did the U.S. finish at the 1995 Women's World Cup?
Third place
A 1–0 semifinal loss to Norway was followed by a 2–0 win over China for bronze.
Q 10Whom did the U.S. beat 2–1 in the first Olympic women's soccer final in 1996?
China
Women's soccer debuted at the Atlanta Games, and the hosts took the first gold.
Q 11Which former goalkeeper coached the U.S. to the 1996 gold and 1999 World Cup?
Tony DiCicco
DiCicco had been Dorrance's assistant and took over when Dorrance resigned in August 1994.
Q 12The 1999 World Cup final drew a crowd of 90,185 to which stadium?
Rose Bowl
It stood as the world attendance record for a women's soccer match until a 2022 Champions League game at Camp Nou drew 91,553.
Q 13Who scored the winning penalty in the 1999 World Cup final shootout?
Brandi Chastain
Her sports-bra celebration made the cover of Sports Illustrated and front pages around the world.
Q 21The 2012 Olympic final against Japan was played at which venue?
Wembley Stadium
The crowd of 80,203 remains the record for a women's soccer match at the Olympics.
Q 22Who scored the winning goals in both the 2008 and 2012 Olympic finals?
Carli Lloyd
She later became the second player of any gender to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final.
Q 23By which minute was the first-ever Women's World Cup final hat-trick complete in 2015?
16th
It was the fastest hat-trick from kick-off in World Cup history, and the U.S. beat Japan 5–2.
Q 14Which U.S. goalkeeper saved Liu Ying's kick in the 1999 final shootout?
Briana Scurry
Scurry came well off her line, a violation that should have meant a retake, but the save stood.
Q 15Which team beat the U.S. with a golden goal in the 2000 Olympic final?
Norway
The winner came in extra time after an alleged handball in the build-up, and the Americans settled for silver.
Q 16Whose extra-time goal won the 2004 Olympic gold-medal final 2–1?
Abby Wambach
Athens was the last major tournament for Hamm and Foudy, and the young Wambach sent them out as champions.
Q 17Which coach benched Hope Solo for a veteran keeper before the 2007 semifinal?
Greg Ryan
The U.S. lost 4–0, its heaviest defeat ever, and Solo's post-game remarks got her frozen out by teammates.
Q 18Wambach's 2011 quarterfinal equalizer came in which minute, a World Cup record?
122nd
It has been voted the greatest goal in U.S. soccer history, and the Americans went on to win the shootout 5–3.
Q 19Who delivered the cross for Wambach's famous 122nd-minute header in 2011?
Megan Rapinoe
Earlier in that tournament she celebrated a goal by grabbing a pitchside microphone and singing Springsteen.
Q 20Who beat the U.S. on penalties in the 2011 World Cup final?
Japan
The match finished 2–2 after extra time; Solo was named best goalkeeper and Wambach won the Silver Ball.
Q 24The 2015 final against Japan averaged how many U.S. television viewers?
23 million
That made it the most-watched soccer match, men's or women's, in American broadcast history, outdrawing the NBA and Stanley Cup finals.
Q 25After the 2015 World Cup, where did the team get a ticker-tape parade?
New York City
It was the first ticker-tape parade ever held for a women's sports team.
Q 26Which team knocked the U.S. out of the 2016 Olympics on penalties?
Sweden
It was the first time the Americans failed to reach the semifinals of a major tournament.
Q 27The U.S. opened the 2019 World Cup with a record 13–0 win over which team?
Thailand
Four Americans scored their first World Cup goals in the match, and the celebrations drew criticism.
Q 28Who scored five goals in that 13–0 win, equalling Akers' single-match record?
Alex Morgan
It came on her 30th birthday, and she later mimed sipping tea after scoring against England.
Q 29Whom did the U.S. beat 2–0 in the 2019 World Cup final?
Netherlands
It was a record third straight final and made the U.S. the first nation with four Women's World Cup titles.
Q 30Who won both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the 2019 World Cup?
Megan Rapinoe
She added the Ballon d'Or Féminin and The Best FIFA Women's Player award later that year.