Olympique de Marseille quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Marseille's white and blue club colors were originally inspired by what?

   Answer: The city's official flag

   Why: The white flag with a blue cross is documented as early as 1254, when city statutes required ships to fly it.

2. 2 Medium

   Why was Marseille's 1993 French league title stripped from them?

   Answer: Match-fixing scandal

   Why: Players from another club testified that they had been paid to go easy in a league match days before a European final.

3. 3 Hard

   Who scored the winning goal in the 1993 Champions League final?

   Answer: Basile Boli

   Why: Boli headed in Abedi Pele's corner in the 43rd minute in Munich, and Marseille beat Milan 1-0 to become France's first European champions.

4. 4 Easy

   How many French football clubs have won the UEFA Champions League?

   Answer: Two

   Why: For thirty two years there was only one, until a second French club finally lifted the trophy.

5. 5 Medium

   Which president led Marseille during their controversial 1990s golden era?

   Answer: Bernard Tapie

   Why: He was a businessman, a government minister and a recording artist, and he went to prison over what happened at the club.

6. 6 Hard

   Besides football, which sport was the Stade Vélodrome originally equipped for?

   Answer: Cycling races

   Why: Marseille's ground opened in 1937 as an all sports arena, and day one mixed athletics, a bike race and a match against Torino.