George Weah Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. On what date was George Weah born?
A. 1 October 1965
B. 1 October 1966
C. 15 October 1966
D. 1 November 1966
Answer: B.
Q2. In which city was George Weah born and raised in the Clara Town slum?
A. Abidjan, Ivory Coast
B. Yaounde, Cameroon
C. Monrovia, Liberia
D. Dakar, Senegal
Answer: C.
Q3. At which Liberian club did George Weah begin his professional career at age 15 in 1981?
A. Mighty Barrolle
B. Invincible Eleven
C. Young Survivors
D. Bong Range United
Answer: C.
Q4. Which Liberian club did Weah help win the 1987 Premier League title while finishing as top scorer and being named Player of the Season?
A. Mighty Barrolle
B. Invincible Eleven
C. Young Survivors
D. Tonnerre Yaounde
Answer: B.
Q5. In which country did George Weah play his first professional season outside Liberia, scoring twice on his debut in 1987?
A. France
B. Italy
C. Cameroon
D. England
Answer: C.
Q6. Which legendary French manager signed George Weah for AS Monaco in 1988 after a recommendation from Cameroon’s national team coach?
A. Gerard Houllier
B. Raymond Domenech
C. Aime Jacquet
D. Arsene Wenger
Answer: D.
Q7. How many league appearances and goals did George Weah record for AS Monaco (1988–1992)?
A. 96 appearances, 32 goals
B. 103 appearances, 47 goals
C. 114 appearances, 46 goals
D. 96 appearances, 47 goals
Answer: B.
Q8. What domestic trophy did George Weah win with AS Monaco in 1991?
A. Coupe de France
B. Ligue 1
C. Coupe de la Ligue
D. Trophee des Champions
Answer: A.
Q9. Which French club did George Weah join in 1992, where he won Ligue 1 in 1993–94?
A. AS Monaco
B. Olympique Marseille
C. Paris Saint-Germain
D. Olympique Lyonnais
Answer: C.
Q10. In the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League, George Weah was the top scorer with how many goals while helping PSG reach the semi-finals?
A. 5 goals
B. 7 goals
C. 9 goals
D. 4 goals
Answer: B.
Q11. In what year did George Weah transfer from PSG to AC Milan?
A. 1992
B. 1993
C. 1994
D. 1995
Answer: D.
Q12. How many Serie A titles did George Weah win with AC Milan, and in which seasons?
A. One (1995–96)
B. Two (1995–96 and 1998–99)
C. Three (1995–96, 1998–99, 2000–01)
D. One (1998–99)
Answer: B.
Q13. What iconic solo goal did George Weah score for AC Milan on 8 September 1996, running from his own penalty area?
A. Against Juventus
B. Against Hellas Verona (coast-to-coast goal)
C. Against Inter Milan
D. Against Parma
Answer: B.
Q14. For which English club did George Weah play on loan in 2000, winning the FA Cup?
A. Chelsea
B. Manchester City
C. Manchester United
D. Arsenal
Answer: A.
Q15. How many Premier League appearances and goals did George Weah make during his 2000 loan at Chelsea?
A. 7 appearances, 1 goal
B. 11 appearances, 3 goals
C. 19 appearances, 5 goals
D. 14 appearances, 4 goals
Answer: B.
Q16. Which club did George Weah join after Chelsea in late 2000, scoring 1 goal in 7 Premier League games?
A. Marseille
B. Manchester City
C. Al Jazira
D. Olympique Lyon
Answer: B.
Q17. With which club did George Weah end his European career in 2001 before moving to the UAE?
A. Chelsea
B. Manchester City
C. Olympique Marseille
D. AC Milan
Answer: C.
Q18. For which UAE club did George Weah play his final professional seasons (2001–2003)?
A. Al Jazira
B. Al Ain
C. Al Hilal
D. Al Nassr
Answer: A.
Q19. According to career league statistics, approximately how many league goals did George Weah score across all clubs?
A. 98
B. 134
C. 193
D. 158
Answer: B.
Q20. When did George Weah make his international debut for Liberia?
A. 23 February 1986 vs Burkina Faso
B. 30 January 1987 vs Nigeria
C. 1 February 1987 vs Burkina Faso
D. 6 February 1987 vs Togo
Answer: A.
Q21. How many international caps and goals did George Weah record for Liberia between 1986 and 2003?
A. 60 caps, 13 goals
B. 73 caps, 17 goals
C. 75 caps, 18 goals
D. 80 caps, 22 goals
Answer: C.
Q22. In which two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations did George Weah represent Liberia (both group-stage exits)?
A. 1992 and 1998
B. 1996 and 2002
C. 2000 and 2004
D. 1988 and 1994
Answer: B.
Q23. Liberia came closest to qualifying for the FIFA World Cup during Weah’s era in which year, missing out by a single point?
A. 1994
B. 1998
C. 2002
D. 2006
Answer: C.
Q24. In 2018, at the age of 51, George Weah came out of retirement for a single friendly match for Liberia against which opponent?
A. Ghana
B. Senegal
C. Ivory Coast
D. Nigeria
Answer: D.
Q25. In what year did George Weah become the first (and only) African international to win the Ballon d’Or?
A. 1995
B. 1996
C. 1997
D. 1998
Answer: A.