Q 01/05

In which year was AC Milan founded?

A) 1899

B) 1902

C) 1905

D) 1908

Answer · why

A) 1899

The club claims 16 December 1899 as its birthday, though records suggest it was a few days later; the charter has been lost.

Q 02/05

Which English expatriate founded Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club?

A) James Richardson Spensley

B) William Garbutt

C) Alfred Edwards

D) Herbert Kilpin

Answer · why

D) Herbert Kilpin

In honour of its English origins the club kept the English spelling of the city's name rather than the Italian Milano.

Q 03/05

In 1926, Milan moved to which ground, its home for the following century?

A) Arena Civica

B) Velodromo Sempione

C) San Siro

D) Stadio Olimpico

Answer · why

C) San Siro

Before 1926 the club bounced between grounds including the Trotter pitch, later the site of Milan Central railway station.

Q 04/05

Milan's stadium is officially named after which player who represented both Milan clubs?

A) Sandro Mazzola

B) Gianni Rivera

C) Giacinto Facchetti

D) Giuseppe Meazza

Answer · why

D) Giuseppe Meazza

The more familiar name comes from the district in which the stadium stands.

Q 05/05

The Derby della Madonnina takes its name from a statue atop which building?

A) Milan Cathedral

B) Sforza Castle

C) La Scala

D) Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

Answer · why

A) Milan Cathedral

The first derby was played in the final of the 1908 Chiasso Cup in Switzerland, which Milan won 2–1.