Q 01/05

How did Joan Gamper recruit Barcelona's founders?

A) Church notice

B) Magazine advert

C) Street poster

D) School noticeboard

Answer · why

B) Magazine advert

Magazine advert. His notice in the sports magazine Los Deportes on 22 October 1899 invited football enthusiasts to come forward, and within weeks thos...

Q 02/05

What nationality was FC Barcelona's founder Joan Gamper, born Hans Gamper?

A) German

B) English

C) Swiss

D) Dutch

Answer · why

C) Swiss

Swiss. He had already helped found FC Zürich at home, and served as its first captain, before he moved to Barcelona and set about starting another clu...

Q 03/05

What is Barcelona's famous motto?

A) Visca el Barça

B) Més que un club

C) Força Barça

D) Tots units

Answer · why

B) Més que un club

Més que un club, Catalan for 'More than a club'. Narcís de Carreras is credited with coining it on taking office as president in 1968, casting Barça a...

Q 04/05

Barcelona's nickname Blaugrana refers to what?

A) The city flag

B) The founders' homelands

C) The first stadium

D) The shirt colours

Answer · why

D) The shirt colours

The shirt colours. Blau and grana are Catalan for blue and deep red; by the club's own account the Witty brothers, two early players, proposed the rug...

Q 05/05

Who owns FC Barcelona?

A) A Qatari fund

B) The Gamper family

C) The city of Barcelona

D) Its members

Answer · why

D) Its members

Its members. The socis, as they are known, elect the president themselves, and because the club is a registered association it has no shares for an in...