BBC Sport wants you to test your football knowledge with daily quizzes. The site posts three new puzzles every day, each built around a different format. The latest batch, set by Flora Snelson, Joe Rindl and BBC Sport user Richard Wagstaff in Reading, arrives with the usual setup.
Three Games, One Session
The main draw is the “Who Am I?” game. Players guess a footballer in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess, a new clue unlocks, and the fewer clues needed to land the right answer, the more points scored.
Then there is “Five in Five,” where players must give five correct answers inside five minutes. The final puzzle is the “Brainteaser,” which asks for a fiendishly difficult question with five lives before the answer is revealed.
All three games sit side by side on the BBC Sport page, and the site encourages readers to scroll through them all.
The Daily Routine
The quizzes are posted regularly, and the source lists two published dates: Published3 April and Published26 May. Those dates appear on the page alongside the questions.
Each set is signed off by the same trio: Snelson, Rindl and Wagstaff. Their credit appears on the page alongside the questions, giving readers a sense of who is behind the content.
The routine is consistent. A new set arrives each day, and the trio’s signature stays attached to each one.
How To Play
The rules are simple to state and harder to master. Here is how each game works:
- “Who Am I?” lets players guess a footballer in as few attempts as possible, unlocking a new clue after each wrong guess.
- “Five in Five” asks for five correct answers inside five minutes.
- The “Brainteaser” is the hardest of the three, with five lives before the answer shows itself.
In “Who Am I?,” every wrong guess opens a new clue, and the scoring rewards efficiency. Get the name with one clue instead of three and you win points.
“Five in Five” is a race against the clock. Five correct answers in five minutes sounds easy until the pressure mounts. The “Brainteaser” is the hardest of the three, with five lives before the answer shows itself.
What The Quizzes Ask
The questions cover football at every level. The “Who Am I?” round asks players to identify a footballer from a series of clues. The “Five in Five” round tests general knowledge across the sport. The “Brainteaser” is the hardest of the three.
The site directs readers to its dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages, where users can sign up for notifications to get the latest quizzes sent straight to their device.
The Reading Connection
The fact that the questions come from Reading adds a local angle. Wagstaff’s location is named, and the other two are credited alongside him.
That matters for engagement. Knowing who made the content gives readers a sense of who is behind it.
The Bottom Line
The quizzes are a pleasant way to spend a few minutes. They are not demanding, but they are not pointless either. They reward attention and punish carelessness.
If you want to stay connected to football between matches, these quizzes are a solid option. They are daily, and they are built by people who clearly enjoy the game.
The Brainteaser is described as fiendishly difficult, and it is the one most likely to frustrate. That is the point. A quiz without friction would not be worth playing.
For now, the quizzes keep coming, and the site keeps asking the questions. Whether you are a casual fan or a serious student of the game, there is always one more question waiting.
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