Q 01/05

Which pope became an honorary member of Schalke 04 after celebrating Mass at the club's stadium?

A) Paul VI

B) Benedict XVI

C) John Paul II

D) John XXIII

Answer · why

C) John Paul II

John Paul II drew a crowd of 85,000 to the ground, far from the only star to fill it: Michael Jackson and the Rolling Stones played there too.

Q 02/05

Schalke 04's nickname Die Knappen comes from an old German word for which workers who filled its early teams?

A) Coal miners

B) Steelworkers

C) Dock workers

D) Railwaymen

Answer · why

A) Coal miners

Coal miners supplied so many early players and fans that the name stuck, and the club's modern stadium stands above two old pit shafts 800 metres down...

Q 03/05

In which German war film do the men hear by radio that Schalke 04 have lost and will miss the final?

A) Stalingrad

B) Das Boot

C) Downfall

D) The Bridge

Answer · why

B) Das Boot

Das Boot is set in 1941, when the real Schalke side did reach the German championship final, one of six in a row the team played.

Q 04/05

Which goalkeeper rose through Schalke 04's youth teams, captained the club and left for Bayern Munich in 2011?

A) Oliver Kahn

B) Roman Weidenfeller

C) Bernd Leno

D) Manuel Neuer

Answer · why

D) Manuel Neuer

Manuel Neuer played in every age group at his hometown club and signed off by lifting the German Cup after a 5–0 final win over Duisburg.

Q 05/05

What does the 04 stand for in the name of FC Schalke 04, seven-time champions of Germany?

A) Its founding year

B) Its postal district

C) Its original pitch number

D) Its founders' regiment

Answer · why

A) Its founding year

Its founding year is 1904: the club began that May under another name and only became FC Schalke 04 two decades later, in 1924.