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Ballon d'Or Quiz

Test your knowledge of football's greatest individual prize — the Ballon d'Or. Record winners, first recipients, famous years, and the game's most decorated stars.

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The Ballon d'Or Quiz is a free hard-level Sports quiz featuring 20 multiple-choice questions. Test your knowledge of football's greatest individual prize — the Ballon d'Or. Record winners, first recipients, famous years, and the game's most decorated stars. Each question comes with a 20-second countdown timer and instant explanations after every answer so you can learn as you play. This quiz is completely free on GoKwiz — no account or sign up required.

Ballon d'Or Quiz — Practice Questions

1. Who has won the most Ballon d'Or awards?

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo
  2. Johan Cruyff
  3. Lionel Messi
  4. Michel Platini

2. Which publication created and awards the Ballon d'Or?

  1. FIFA
  2. France Football
  3. UEFA
  4. World Soccer

3. How many Ballon d'Or awards has Cristiano Ronaldo won?

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 7

4. Who was the first-ever Ballon d'Or winner in 1956?

  1. Alfredo Di Stéfano
  2. Ferenc Puskás
  3. Raymond Kopa
  4. Stanley Matthews

5. Who is the only goalkeeper ever to win the Ballon d'Or?

  1. Dino Zoff
  2. Gordon Banks
  3. Lev Yashin
  4. Oliver Kahn

6. Which Frenchman won three consecutive Ballon d'Ors from 1983 to 1985?

  1. Just Fontaine
  2. Michel Platini
  3. Raymond Kopa
  4. Zinedine Zidane

7. Which Croatian broke the Messi-Ronaldo dominance by winning in 2018?

  1. Dejan Lovren
  2. Ivan Rakitić
  3. Luka Modrić
  4. Mario Mandžukić

8. Which French striker won the Ballon d'Or in 2022?

  1. Antoine Griezmann
  2. Karim Benzema
  3. Kylian Mbappé
  4. Olivier Giroud

9. Which Spanish midfielder won the 2024 Ballon d'Or, a first for a Manchester City player?

  1. Bernardo Silva
  2. Kevin De Bruyne
  3. Phil Foden
  4. Rodri

10. Which three players have each won the Ballon d'Or exactly three times (Cruyff, Platini, and who)?

  1. Franz Beckenbauer
  2. Marco van Basten
  3. Ronaldo
  4. Zinedine Zidane

11. Which German 'Kaiser' won the Ballon d'Or twice as a defender/sweeper?

  1. Franz Beckenbauer
  2. Gerd Müller
  3. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
  4. Lothar Matthäus

12. The first Women's Ballon d'Or was awarded in 2018 to which player?

  1. Ada Hegerberg
  2. Alexia Putellas
  3. Megan Rapinoe
  4. Sam Kerr

13. Which Liberian became the only African to win the Ballon d'Or, in 1995?

  1. Didier Drogba
  2. George Weah
  3. Samuel Eto'o
  4. Yaya Touré

14. The Brazilian Ronaldo ('R9') won the Ballon d'Or in which years?

  1. 1996 and 1999
  2. 1997 and 2002
  3. 1998 and 2002
  4. 2000 and 2003

15. Which Ukrainian striker won the 2004 Ballon d'Or at AC Milan?

  1. Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
  2. Andriy Shevchenko
  3. Oleg Blokhin
  4. Sergei Rebrov

16. Lionel Messi won his record eighth Ballon d'Or in which year?

  1. 2021
  2. 2022
  3. 2023
  4. 2024

17. Which Brazilian playmaker won the 2005 Ballon d'Or at Barcelona?

  1. Kaká
  2. Rivaldo
  3. Robinho
  4. Ronaldinho

18. The 2020 Ballon d'Or was notable for what reason?

  1. It had two winners
  2. It was cancelled due to the pandemic
  3. It was decided by penalties
  4. It went to a goalkeeper

19. Which Brazilian playmaker won the 2007 Ballon d'Or at AC Milan?

  1. Adriano
  2. Kaká
  3. Robinho
  4. Ronaldinho

20. From 2010 to 2015, the award was temporarily merged with a FIFA prize under what name?

  1. FIFA Ballon d'Or
  2. The FIFA Best
  3. The Golden Ball
  4. The World Player Award

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