Q 01/05

On which Portuguese island was Cristiano Ronaldo born in 1985?

A) Porto Santo

B) Madeira

C) The Azores

D) Terceira

Answer · why

B) Madeira

He grew up in the Santo António parish of Funchal, sharing a room with his three siblings.

Q 02/05

Ronaldo's father named him after which American president?

A) Jimmy Carter

B) Ronald Reagan

C) Gerald Ford

D) Richard Nixon

Answer · why

B) Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan: he was the US president at the time, and Ronaldo has said his father admired him.

Q 03/05

For what fee did Sporting CP sign the 12-year-old Ronaldo after a three-day trial in 1997?

A) £150

B) £500

C) £1,500

D) £5,000

Answer · why

C) £1,500

£1,500: joining Sporting's youth academy meant leaving his family behind and moving to Lisbon at the age of 12.

Q 04/05

Why was the young Ronaldo expelled from school in Lisbon?

A) He threw a chair at a teacher

B) He skipped classes to train

C) He was caught smoking

D) He fought another pupil

Answer · why

A) He threw a chair at a teacher

He threw a chair at a teacher: Ronaldo said the teacher had 'disrespected' him, and he was expelled for it.

Q 05/05

Which heart condition, treated with laser surgery, threatened to end Ronaldo's career as a teenager?

A) Angina

B) Cardiomyopathy

C) Tachycardia

D) A leaking valve

Answer · why

C) Tachycardia

Tachycardia: surgeons used a laser to fix it, and he left hospital hours after the operation and was back in training within days.