Q 01/05

Wolves' founders, two St Luke's Church School pupils, were given a football in 1877 by whom?

A) Their headmaster

B) The local vicar

C) A cricket club captain

D) A brewery owner

Answer · why

A) Their headmaster

John Baynton and John Brodie's side merged with Blakenhall Wanderers cricket club's football section in 1879 to form Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Q 02/05

What were Wolves' original colours, taken from St Luke's school?

A) Blue and white

B) Red and white

C) Green and white

D) Gold and black

Answer · why

B) Red and white

Gold and black came later, echoing the council motto 'out of darkness cometh light'.

Q 03/05

Wolves' gold and black colours allude to the city council's motto. What is it?

A) Light from the furnace

B) Forward into light

C) Out of darkness cometh light

D) By strength and light

Answer · why

C) Out of darkness cometh light

Gold stands for light and black for darkness; the darker 'old gold' shade was used before the 1960s.

Q 04/05

Which club did Wolves face in their first Football League match, on 8 September 1888?

A) Preston North End

B) Everton

C) West Bromwich Albion

D) Aston Villa

Answer · why

D) Aston Villa

They finished third that season and lost the FA Cup final 3-0 to double winners Preston.

Q 05/05

Wolves' record win, 14-0 in an 1886 FA Cup tie, came against a team representing what?

A) A brewery

B) A church

C) A railway works

D) A colliery

Answer · why

A) A brewery

Crosswell's Brewery were the victims; the record defeat is 1-10 at Newton Heath in 1892.