Q 01/05

In which season was Serie A established as a national round-robin league?

A) 1946-47

B) 1936-37

C) 1929-30

D) 1950-51

Answer · why

C) 1929-30

Serie A began in 1929-30 as a single national division of 18 clubs, replacing the regional groups of the old Italian Football Championship; Serie B st...

Q 02/05

Which club won the first Italian Football Championship, played in Turin in a single day in 1898?

A) Juventus

B) Genoa

C) Torino

D) Pro Vercelli

Answer · why

B) Genoa

Genoa won the final 2-1 on 8 May 1898 and went on to win five of the first six championships, interrupted only by Milan in 1901.

Q 03/05

Which name did Internazionale carry when they won the inaugural Serie A season?

A) Ambrosiana

B) Milanese

C) Nerazzurri

D) Lombardia

Answer · why

A) Ambrosiana

Forced to merge with Unione Sportiva Milanese in 1928, Inter were renamed Ambrosiana, a Fascist-era name dropped in 1945; fans went on calling the tea...

Q 04/05

Which is the only club to have played in every Serie A season?

A) Juventus

B) AC Milan

C) Fiorentina

D) Inter Milan

Answer · why

D) Inter Milan

Inter Milan are the only club never relegated from the top flight, present in every season since their debut in 1909-10.

Q 05/05

The 'scudetto' worn by champions the following season means what in Italian?

A) Little shield

B) Little crown

C) Little flag

D) Little star

Answer · why

A) Little shield

Scudetto means 'little shield': a small tricolour shield sewn on the champions' shirts the following season, first worn in 1924.