Q 01/05

What was Pelé's real name?

A) Edson Arantes do Nascimento

B) Manuel Francisco dos Santos

C) Arthur Antunes Coimbra

D) Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite

Answer · why

A) Edson Arantes do Nascimento

Edson Arantes do Nascimento was named after inventor Thomas Edison and was proud of it; he thought 'Pelé' sounded like baby-talk and wanted to be call...

Q 02/05

Which German star left Bayern Munich in 1977 to become Pelé's club teammate in the United States?

A) Gerd Müller

B) Franz Beckenbauer

C) Sepp Maier

D) Paul Breitner

Answer · why

B) Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer arrived for Pelé's farewell season and they won the league title together within months; he later called Pelé the greatest player in...

Q 03/05

Pelé said his nickname probably came from mispronouncing the name of which goalkeeper on his father's team?

A) Zizinho

B) Bilé

C) Didi

D) Pepe

Answer · why

B) Bilé

Bilé kept goal alongside Pelé's father; the toddler's 'Pilé' became Pelé at school in Bauru, and he hated the name so much that he punched a classmate...

Q 04/05

With no money for a real football, the young Pelé learned the game by kicking a stuffed what?

A) A pillowcase

B) A flour sack

C) A sock

D) A leather glove

Answer · why

C) A sock

A sock packed with rags or newspaper was his ball in the streets of Bauru, where his father, a footballer whose own career had stalled, taught him to ...

Q 05/05

Which game did the teenage Pelé credit with teaching him to think faster, playing for a team called Radium?

A) Futsal

B) Beach soccer

C) Footvolley

D) Handball

Answer · why

A) Futsal

Futsal let him play against adults at about 14; told he was too young for one tournament, he finished it as top scorer and said it taught him not to f...