Manchester United Badge History - Quiz

🎯 Manchester United Badge History – Quiz

1. In what year did the origins of Manchester United begin?

  • a) 1857
  • b) 1878
  • c) 1902
  • d) 1960

2. What was Manchester United originally called?

  • a) Manchester Heath
  • b) Newton Heath
  • c) Lancashire United
  • d) Old Trafford FC

3. Who founded the original Newton Heath Football Club?

  • a) A group of farmers
  • b) A local church minister
  • c) A senior engineer of a railroad company
  • d) Manchester businessmen

4. In 1902, who helped save the club from financial troubles?

  • a) Harry Stafford, the captain, and local investors
  • b) Sir Matt Busby
  • c) A group of Manchester United fans
  • d) The City of Manchester council

5. Before having its own badge, what symbol did Manchester United use?

  • a) The FA Cup logo
  • b) The coat of arms of Manchester
  • c) A red rose emblem
  • d) The Red Devil image

6. What do the two roses on the early Manchester United badge represent?

  • a) The club’s victories
  • b) The Lancaster roses, symbolizing local history
  • c) The players and the fans
  • d) England and Scotland

7. What does the sailing ship at the top of the badge symbolize?

  • a) Manchester’s fishing tradition
  • b) The Manchester Ship Canal and trade history
  • c) The team’s nickname
  • d) Victory in Europe

8. What feature eventually replaced the three rivers on the badge?

  • a) Two footballs
  • b) A crown
  • c) The Red Devil
  • d) A railway symbol

9. Where did the nickname “Red Devils” come from?

  • a) From Manchester’s industrial background
  • b) From a local Rugby Club’s nickname
  • c) From Old Trafford’s red seats
  • d) From fan chants in the 1960s

10. What was the last major change made to the Manchester United badge?

  • a) Adding the ship and roses
  • b) Removing the words “Football Club”
  • c) Changing red to green and yellow
  • d) Adding a lion to the crest