Pele Quiz

Pele Quiz Questions

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1. What was Pele’s original name?
a) Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
b) Edson Arantes do Nascimento
c) Carlos Bledorn Verri
d) Socrates de Souza

2. When was Pele born?
a) 2 January 1944
b) 4 April 1942
c) 15 August 1941
d) 23 October 1940

3. Where was Pele born?
a) Araguaina
b) Brasilia
c) Tres Coracoes
d) Rio de Janeiro

4. Against which country did Pele make his international debut?
a) Argentina
b) Italy
c) Sweden
d) Peru

5. Against which country did Pele score a hat-trick in Football World Cup 1958?
a) England
b) Germany
c) France
d) Portugal

6. Which President of Brazil had a law passed that declared Pele a national treasure preventing him from playing in another country?
a) Janio Quadros
b) Getulio Vargas
c) Juscelino Kubitschek
d) Washington de Sousa

7. Which of the following Football World Cups Brazil did not win?
a) 1958
b) 1962
c) 1966
d) 1970

8. How many goals did Pele score in Football World Cups?
a) 18
b) 12
c) 10
d) 16

9. When did Pele die?
a) 26 January 1919
b) 10 June 1908
c) 28 September 1902
d) 29 December 2022

10. Where did Pele die?
a) Panorama
b) Belo Horizonte
c) Sao Paulo
d) Teresina

Pele Quiz Questions with Answers

1. What was Pele’s original name?
b) Edson Arantes do Nascimento

2. When was Pele born?
d) 23 October 1940

3. Where was Pele born?
c) Tres Coracoes

4. Against which country did Pele make his international debut?
a) Argentina

5. Against which country did Pele score a hat-trick in Football World Cup 1958?
c) France

6. Which President of Brazil had a law passed that declared Pele a national treasure preventing him from playing in another country?
a) Janio Quadros

7. Which of the following Football World Cups Brazil did not win?
c) 1966

8. How many goals did Pele score in Football World Cups?
b) 12

9. When did Pele die?
d) 29 December 2022

10. Where did Pele die?
c) Sao Paulo