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Real Madrid: basketball quiz

12 October 2026 · Ten questions about Europe's most successful club: finals, coaches and players who left their mark in Madrid.

Quiz questions

  1. Real Madrid won the 2018 EuroLeague final 85-80 in Belgrade against Željko Obradović's team. Who were they?

    • Fenerbahçe
    • CSKA Moscow
    • Olympiacos
    • Žalgiris Kaunas
    Answer

    Fenerbahçe were the defending champions, having won the title in Istanbul a year earlier. Žalgiris finished third at that Final Four.

  2. Real Madrid retired Fernando Martín's number 10 after he died in a car crash in December 1989. Why is his 1986-87 season with the Portland Trail Blazers remembered in Spain?

    • He was the first European to start an All-Star Game
    • He was the first Real Madrid player picked in the first round
    • He was the first Spaniard to play in the NBA
    • He was the first to go from the ACB straight to an NBA title
    Answer

    He was the first Spaniard to play in the NBA. Fernando Martín had been drafted by the New Jersey Nets in 1985. After one season in Portland he went back to Madrid.

  3. Name the player from his clubs.

    • Ricky Rubio
    • Álex Abrines
    • Víctor Claver
    • Rudy Fernández
    Answer

    Rudy Fernández came back to Madrid in 2012 and played there until he retired in 2024. He had already spent a few months at Real during the 2011 NBA lockout.

  4. Real Madrid beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 89-85 in the 1980 European Champions Cup final. In which city was it played?

    • West Berlin
    • Munich
    • Strasbourg
    • Grenoble
    Answer

    West Berlin. The final was played at the Deutschlandhalle on 27 March 1980. It was Real's seventh European title.

  5. Three of these European stars played for Real Madrid. Which one never did?

    • Arvydas Sabonis
    • Luka Dončić
    • Nikola Mirotić
    • Toni Kukoč
    Answer

    Toni Kukoč went from Jugoplastika Split to Benetton Treviso and then to the Chicago Bulls.

  6. Denver drafted this Real Madrid guard 34th in 2009 and traded his rights to Houston that night. He never went to the NBA, and in 2017 he was EuroLeague regular-season MVP. Who is he?

    • Nicolás Laprovíttola
    • Sergio Llull
    • Fabien Causeur
    • Alberto Abalde
    Answer

    Sergio Llull has played his whole career for Real Madrid. He tore a knee ligament in August 2017 but returned in the spring to help win the 2018 title.

  7. This Croatian centre played two seasons for Real Madrid from 2010, then crossed straight to Barcelona in 2012. He spent eight years there and became the first foreign captain in the club's history. Who is he?

    • Dino Rađa
    • Mario Hezonja
    • Ante Tomić
    • Roko Ukić
    Answer

    Ante Tomić had been drafted by the Utah Jazz in 2008. In 2020 he left Barcelona for Joventut Badalona.

  8. Three of these Real Madrid players were named Final Four MVP in a year Madrid won the title. Which one was not?

    • Arvydas Sabonis
    • Andrés Nocioni
    • Walter Tavares
    • Felipe Reyes
    Answer

    Felipe Reyes captained Real for years but was never Final Four MVP. Sabonis won it in 1995, Nocioni in 2015 and Tavares in 2023.

  9. In September 2015 in São Paulo Real Madrid won the Intercontinental Cup against Brazilian champions Bauru, losing the first game 79-80 and winning the second 91-79. Their American shooter was named MVP. Who was he?

    • Anthony Randolph
    • Jaycee Carroll
    • Trey Thompkins
    • KC Rivers
    Answer

    Jaycee Carroll scored 22 in the second game. It was Real's fifth trophy in 365 days.

  10. In 1995 in Zaragoza Real Madrid beat Olympiacos 73-61 in the final to become European champions. Why was this title special?

    • It was Real's first European title since 1980
    • It was Real's first European title since 1968
    • It was Real's first European title ever
    • It was the first title won in their home arena
    Answer

    It was Real's first European title since 1980. Real had waited 15 years. The coach was Željko Obradović, winning his third European title in four years, each with a different club.

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