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Lionel Messi quiz
How well do you really know Lionel Messi? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of Lionel Messi questions for your group.
The questions
- Warm-up
Messi makes defenders dizzy—what sport does he play, and what position does he usually play?
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- He plays association football (soccer).
- He usually plays as a forward.
- Easy
Picture baby Messi arriving in the world: which country was he born in, and what city?
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- He was born in Argentina.
- He was born in Rosario.
- Easy
Which country did Messi captain to the 2022 FIFA World Cup title, and what did he do in the final shootout?
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- Messi captained Argentina.
- Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
- Messi scored Argentina’s first penalty in the final shootout.
- Medium
Which national team did Argentina face in the 2022 World Cup final, and what stadium hosted the match?
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- Argentina faced France.
- The final was played at Lusail Stadium.
- Lusail Stadium is in Qatar.
- Medium
Messi’s trophy cabinet needed extra shelves: how many Ballon d’Or awards had he won by the end of 2023, and in what year did he win his latest one?
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- Eight Ballon d’Or awards
- His latest win was in 2023
- The Ballon d’Or is an individual football award
- Medium
Teenage Messi arrives in Barcelona and gets a football-school upgrade: what was his academy called, and which club ran it?
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- The academy was La Masia.
- It was FC Barcelona’s youth academy.
- Messi joined it after moving to Barcelona as a teenager.
- Medium
In the 2009 Champions League final, which team did Messi score against, and how did he score?
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- Messi scored against Manchester United.
- He scored with a header.
- The goal came in the second half.
- Boss
In the 2022 World Cup final shootout, which French player had a penalty saved, and who stopped it?
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- Kingsley Coman’s penalty was saved.
- Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saved it.
- Coman was playing for France.
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
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