Q 01/05

In which part of London was Beckham born in 1975?

A) Croydon

B) Leytonstone

C) Hackney

D) Hammersmith

Answer · why

B) Leytonstone

Leytonstone, at Whipps Cross Hospital. He grew up a long way from Old Trafford, but his parents were devoted Manchester United supporters and he follo...

Q 02/05

Beckham's middle name Robert honours which footballer, his father's favourite?

A) Bobby Moore

B) Bobby Charlton

C) Bobby Robson

D) Robert Lee

Answer · why

B) Bobby Charlton

He later attended one of Bobby Charlton's Soccer Schools and received his honorary 100th cap from him.

Q 03/05

In September 2022 Beckham queued for about 12 hours with the public to pay his respects to whom?

A) Pelé

B) Prince Philip

C) The Queen

D) Diego Maradona

Answer · why

C) The Queen

The Queen. Beckham joined the public queue for Elizabeth II's lying in state at 2am, in a flat cap, and said he was there on behalf of his royalist gr...

Q 04/05

Which Manchester United team-mate was best man at Beckham's wedding in 1999?

A) Ryan Giggs

B) Paul Scholes

C) Nicky Butt

D) Gary Neville

Answer · why

D) Gary Neville

Gary Neville was best man at a wedding so tightly guarded that even the couple's baby son wore a security tag, yet a tabloid still beat the magazine t...

Q 05/05

Beckham's two stoppage-time corners in the 1999 Champions League final led to goals by Teddy Sheringham and which other substitute?

A) Ole Gunnar Solskjær

B) Dwight Yorke

C) Jesper Blomqvist

D) Ruud van Nistelrooy

Answer · why

A) Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Ole Gunnar Solskjær poked in the winner from the second corner, moments after Sheringham had equalised from the first; United had been losing to Bayer...