Q 01/05

With which player did Maradona share the FIFA Player of the Century award in 2000?

A) Franz Beckenbauer

B) Alfredo Di Stéfano

C) Pelé

D) Johan Cruyff

Answer · why

C) Pelé

Maradona won the internet poll with 53.6 percent, so FIFA added a second award decided by a journalists' committee.

Q 02/05

What was Maradona's famous nickname, meaning 'The Golden Boy'?

A) El Matador

B) El Diez

C) El Pibe de Oro

D) La Pulga

Answer · why

C) El Pibe de Oro

His low centre of gravity let him turn faster than almost anyone marking him.

Q 03/05

In which shantytown on the outskirts of Buenos Aires was Maradona raised?

A) La Boca

B) Villa 31

C) Villa Fiorito

D) Villa Lugano

Answer · why

C) Villa Fiorito

His father worked at a chemicals factory; his mother was of Italian and Croatian descent.

Q 04/05

What was the name of the Argentinos Juniors youth team Maradona starred for as a boy?

A) Los Cebollitas

B) Los Pibes

C) Los Diablitos

D) Las Estrellitas

Answer · why

A) Los Cebollitas

It means 'The Little Onions'; they went 141 games unbeaten and are considered Argentina's best-ever youth team.

Q 05/05

How old was Maradona when he made his professional debut for Argentinos Juniors in October 1976?

A) 17

B) 15

C) 16

D) 18

Answer · why

B) 15

It was ten days before his 16th birthday, making him the youngest player in Primera División history.