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42 free Arsenal trivia questions with answers. Arsenal began as a works team of munitions workers in Woolwich and became the club with the longest unbroken run in England's top flight, a record 14 FA Cups and an entire league season without defeat. This quiz walks the whole history: Dial Square and the 6-0 first match, the 1913 move to Highbury and the 1919 vote that Spurs never forgave, Herbert Chapman's WM formation, white sleeves and renamed tube station, the 1930s titles, Bertie Mee's double, Michael Thomas at Anfield, George Graham's back four, Wenger and the Invincibles, the Emirates, Arteta's FA Cup, and Arsenal Women's two European crowns. Early questions suit anyone who has watched a North London derby; the later ones are for supporters who know their Marble Halls from their Clock End: what Highbury's marble was really made of, how many votes Tottenham got in 1919, and which club Chapman debuted the white sleeves against. Good for a matchday pub quiz or a supporters' club night. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the club, its history, its grounds and its players, and each question shows its source.
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Q 01Arsenal were founded in 1886 under what name, taken from a Royal Arsenal workshop in Woolwich?
Dial Square
Dial Square, named after a workshop in the Royal Arsenal, was founded in October 1886 by Scotsman David Danskin and fifteen fellow munitions workers; it became Royal Arsenal within weeks.
Q 02Arsenal's first ever match, in December 1886, was a 6-0 win over which side?
Eastern Wanderers
The newly formed club beat Eastern Wanderers 6-0 on a rough pitch on the Isle of Dogs on 11 December 1886, its first recorded match.
Q 03In 1893 Woolwich Arsenal became the first club from which region to join the Football League?
The south of England
Woolwich Arsenal joined the Second Division in 1893 as the first Football League club from the south of England; they reached the First Division in 1904.
Q 04Which chairman moved Arsenal from Plumstead to Highbury in 1913?
Henry Norris
Henry Norris, the Fulham chairman who took over Woolwich Arsenal in 1910, moved the club north of the Thames to Highbury in 1913; 'Woolwich' was dropped from the name in 1914.
Q 05Herbert Chapman was lured to Arsenal in 1925 from which club, where he had just won two league titles?
Huddersfield Town
Chapman left Huddersfield Town, champions in 1924 and 1925, for Arsenal in 1925 and became the first manager to win the league with two different clubs.
Q 06Which formation did Herbert Chapman implement at Arsenal, one that underpins most modern systems?
The WM
Chapman's WM formation (3-2-2-3) pulled the centre-half back as a third defender and withdrew two inside-forwards; Arsenal won five titles with it in the 1930s.
Q 07Which London Underground station was renamed 'Arsenal' at Herbert Chapman's urging in 1932?
Gillespie Road
Gillespie Road on the Piccadilly line became 'Arsenal (Highbury Hill)' in October 1932 after Chapman lobbied London Underground; the suffix was later dropped.
Q 08What was Arsenal's first national trophy, won under Chapman in 1930?
The FA Cup
The 1930 FA Cup, a 2-0 Wembley win over Chapman's old club, was Arsenal's first major trophy; the league title followed in 1930-31 and the club won three in a row from 1932-33 to 1934-35.
Q 09Which architect, designer of many British grounds of the era, originally laid out Arsenal's Highbury stadium?
Archibald Leitch
Archibald Leitch, who also designed stands at Ibrox, Goodison and Craven Cottage, laid out Highbury in 1913 with a single grandstand; Claude Waterlow Ferrier and William Binnie added the Art Deco stands in the 1930s.
Q 10Highbury's record attendance of 73,295 was set in March 1935 against which club?
Sunderland
A crowd of 73,295 watched the First Division match against Sunderland on 9 March 1935; by Highbury's closure in 2006 safety rules had cut capacity to 38,419.
Q 11The famous 'Marble Halls' of Highbury's East Stand were, strictly speaking, made of what?
Terrazzo
The Art Deco facades were listed and preserved when the ground became the Highbury Square flats.
Q 12Who scored a hat-trick in the final match at Highbury, against Wigan Athletic on 7 May 2006?
Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry scored three of Arsenal's four goals against Wigan in Highbury's farewell, a 4-2 win that secured fourth place and Champions League qualification on the last day.
Q 13Which physiotherapist became acting Arsenal manager in 1966 and won the 1971 double?
Bertie Mee
Q 21Which manager did Arsenal appoint from Nagoya Grampus Eight in October 1996?
Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger, then little known in England, came from Nagoya Grampus Eight and stayed until 2018, winning three league titles and seven FA Cups.
Q 22The 1998 Premier League and FA Cup double had never before been achieved by whom?
A foreign manager
The Frenchman in charge became the first foreign manager to win an English double, clinching the title with a 4-0 win over Everton before beating Newcastle 2-0 in the Cup final.
Q 23Arsenal's unbeaten league run of 2003-04 lasted how many matches?
49
The run reached 49 league games, from a 6-1 win over Southampton in May 2003 until a 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford on 24 October 2004.
Bertie Mee, the club physiotherapist, was appointed acting manager in 1966 and went on to win the 1970 Fairs Cup and the 1971 League and FA Cup double.
Q 14Who scored the extra-time winner in the 1971 FA Cup final that sealed Arsenal's first double?
Charlie George
Charlie George, a local lad from Holloway, struck the extra-time winner in the 111th minute and lay flat on his back in celebration, sealing the 1971 double.
Q 15Whose last-minute winner secured a famous 3-2 FA Cup final victory in 1979 over Manchester United?
Alan Sunderland
Alan Sunderland slid in Graham Rix's cross in the 89th minute, moments after United had scored twice in the 'five-minute final'; it was Arsenal's only trophy between 1971 and 1987.
Q 16Who scored the last-minute goal at Anfield in May 1989 that won Arsenal the title on the season's final night?
Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas burst through in injury time to make it 2-0 at Anfield, the two-goal margin Arsenal needed to snatch the title from the hosts on goals scored; Alan Smith had scored the first.
Q 17Which manager, a 1971 double winner as a player, returned to Arsenal in 1986 and built the 'famous Back Four'?
George Graham
George Graham won two league titles as manager, in 1989 and 1991; his 1990-91 champions lost just one league match all season despite a two-point deduction.
Q 18In 1993 Arsenal became the first club to do what in a single season?
Win the FA Cup and League Cup double
Both finals were against Sheffield Wednesday.
Q 19Alan Smith's left-foot volley won the 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup final against which Italian side?
Parma
Alan Smith's volley beat Parma 1-0 in Copenhagen in May 1994; a year later Arsenal lost the final to Real Zaragoza to Nayim's last-second lob over David Seaman.
Q 20Ian Wright arrived from Crystal Palace in September 1991 for a then club-record fee of how much?
£2.5m
He was the club's top scorer for six seasons running and broke Cliff Bastin's record with a hat-trick against Bolton in 1997.
Q 24How did Arsenal win the 2005 FA Cup final, the last match of Patrick Vieira's Arsenal career?
5-4 on penalties after 0-0
After a goalless 120 minutes in Cardiff, Arsenal beat Manchester United 5-4 on penalties, the first FA Cup final decided by a shootout; Vieira scored the winner with his last kick for the club.
Q 25Which Arsenal goalkeeper was sent off early in the 2006 Champions League final in Paris?
Jens Lehmann
Jens Lehmann was sent off in the 18th minute for bringing down Samuel Eto'o; ten-man Arsenal led through Sol Campbell's header before losing 2-1 at the Stade de France.
Q 26How many years had Arsenal spent at Highbury when they moved to the Emirates Stadium in July 2006?
93
Arsenal played at Highbury for 93 years, from September 1913 to May 2006, before moving to the new stadium at Ashburton Grove, built for about £390 million.
Q 27Whose testimonial against Ajax on 22 July 2006 was the first match played at the Emirates Stadium?
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial, Arsenal 2-1 Ajax on 22 July 2006, opened the Emirates; a statue of the Dutchman was unveiled outside the ground in 2014.
Q 28Arsenal came from 2-0 down to beat which club 3-2 in the 2014 FA Cup final?
Hull City
Hull City led 2-0 inside eight minutes through James Chester and Curtis Davies; Santi Cazorla, Laurent Koscielny and Aaron Ramsey's extra-time winner turned it round, ending a nine-year trophy drought.
Q 29On which date did Arsenal appoint former captain Mikel Arteta as head coach?
20 December 2019
Arsenal named Mikel Arteta head coach on 20 December 2019, days after he left his post as Manchester City's assistant; he won the FA Cup in August 2020, his first half-season.
Q 30Arsenal's record-extending 14th FA Cup came in 2020 with a 2-1 win over which club?
Chelsea
Aubameyang's penalty and a delicate chip beat Chelsea 2-1 at an empty Wembley on 1 August 2020, after Christian Pulisic had put Chelsea ahead.