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

His father, a municipal gardener and part-time kit man, was an admirer of the actor-turned-president.

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) £15

D) £1,500

Answer · why

D) £1,500

He moved from the island to Lisbon for the youth academy and never finished school beyond the sixth grade.

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 said the teacher had 'disrespected' him; a year later a heart condition nearly ended his career before it began.

Q 05/05

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

A) Arrhythmia from a hole in the heart

B) Cardiomyopathy

C) Tachycardia

D) A leaking valve

Answer · why

C) Tachycardia

He was discharged hours after the cardiac ablation and back in training within days.