Q 01/05

By what nickname is Zinedine Zidane popularly known?

A) Zizi

B) Le Roi

C) Magic Z

D) Zizou

Answer · why

D) Zizou

Zizou was coined by his coach at Bordeaux in the early 1990s, and the nickname stuck.

Q 02/05

In which French city was Zidane born?

A) Marseille

B) Bordeaux

C) Grenoble

D) Toulouse

Answer · why

A) Marseille

Marseille was his home city, but Olympique de Marseille reportedly judged him too slow in 1992, so he signed for Bordeaux instead.

Q 03/05

Zidane's parents emigrated to France from which country?

A) Senegal

B) Morocco

C) Algeria

D) Tunisia

Answer · why

C) Algeria

Algeria's president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, decorated him with the Athir medal of merit during his visit to the country in December 2006.

Q 04/05

At which club did Zidane make his professional debut in 1989?

A) Marseille

B) Bordeaux

C) Cannes

D) Monaco

Answer · why

C) Cannes

Cannes finished fourth in his first full season there, earning the club a place in the UEFA Cup for the first time in its history.

Q 05/05

How was Zidane rewarded by his first club's chairman for scoring his first professional goal in 1991?

A) He was made captain

B) He was given a car

C) He was given a house

D) He got a new contract

Answer · why

B) He was given a car

Alain Pedretti had promised him one the day he scored, and delivered at the players' party after the match.