Q 01/05

In what year was Borussia Dortmund founded?

A) 1909

B) 1911

C) 1914

D) 1919

Answer · why

A) 1909

Eighteen young men formed it in a pub after falling out with a church youth group.

Q 02/05

In which Dortmund pub was the club founded?

A) Zum Goldenen Löwen

B) Brinkhoff's

C) Zum Wildschütz

D) Zum Schwarzen Adler

Answer · why

C) Zum Wildschütz

The parish priest was blocked at the door when he tried to break up the meeting.

Q 03/05

Where did the name 'Borussia' actually come from?

A) The Prussian army

B) A local beer

C) A founder's surname

D) A nearby river

Answer · why

B) A local beer

It is Latin for Prussia, but the founders borrowed it from the Borussia brewery's beer.

Q 04/05

What colours did the team wear when it first started playing?

A) Black and yellow stripes

B) Red and white hoops with black shorts

C) Green and white halves

D) Blue and white stripes with a red sash

Answer · why

D) Blue and white stripes with a red sash

Black and yellow did not appear until 1913.

Q 05/05

Which club is Dortmund's opponent in the Revierderby?

A) VfL Bochum

B) 1. FC Köln

C) Borussia Mönchengladbach

D) Schalke 04

Answer · why

D) Schalke 04

The rivalry with the Gelsenkirchen side intensified in the 1930s, when Schalke dominated.