Q 01/05

In which year was Inter founded?

A) 1908

B) 1910

C) 1912

D) 1915

Answer · why

A) 1908

The club was formed on the night of 9 March, which is why its colours are said to represent the night sky.

Q 02/05

Inter split from the Milan Cricket and Football Club in 1908 over what issue?

A) Stadium ownership

B) Signing foreign players

C) Professional wages

D) The club's colours

Answer · why

B) Signing foreign players

The name Internazionale reflects the founders' wish to accept foreigners as well as Italians.

Q 03/05

In which year did Inter win its first Italian championship?

A) 1910

B) 1912

C) 1920

D) 1922

Answer · why

A) 1910

The second title followed in 1920; in 1922 the club survived relegation only by winning two play-offs.

Q 04/05

Who captained and coached Inter's first title-winning team, and later died in World War I?

A) Ermanno Aebi

B) Virgilio Fossati

C) Oreste Simonotti

D) Giovanni Capra

Answer · why

B) Virgilio Fossati

He was killed in battle while serving in the Italian army.

Q 05/05

In 1928 Inter was merged with which club and renamed Ambrosiana?

A) Enotria Goliardo

B) Ausonia Pro Gorla

C) Unione Sportiva Milanese

D) Juventus Italia

Answer · why

C) Unione Sportiva Milanese

The Fascist regime disliked the club's internationalist name; fans kept calling the team Inter anyway.