PDD Quiz: Soccer
Test your soccer smarts with this edition of the PDD Quiz.
The next PDD quiz, reviewing the month’s headlines, will be published on Aug. 31. Please submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at alisonlinnaemoffat@gmail.com by Aug. 26.
Results
#1. Which local National Premier Soccer League expansion team started as a joke?
Learn more about Duluth FC’s founding here.
#2. In which year did Duluth FC play its first undefeated season?
Read more about their 2023 season here.
#3. What is Duluth FC’s nickname?
BlueGreen derives from the color of the City of Duluth flag.
#4. Which football club was founded as the Hayward United Soccer Club?
Learn more about Superior City FC’s history here.
#5. This play, about a high school girls’ soccer team, was staged at UMD in 2023 and UWS in 2024.
Read more about the UWS production here.
#6. When was the Duluth Amateur Soccer League established?
Learn more about the Duluth Amateur Soccer League here.
#7. Which team won the Duluth Amateur Soccer League summer championship?
View the DASL summer standings here.
#8. This Olympic gold medalist is a co-owner of Duluth FC.
Shuster took over general manager duties in May 2025; Fox 21 has more on the story here.
#9. In 1965, seamen from the Norwegian ship Anina played a Twin Ports soccer team during this now-defunct festival.
PDD has more on the story here.
#10. This UMD Bulldog holds the NCAA Division II record for fastest hat-trick after scoring three goals in one minute and eight seconds.
Tobias recently signed a deal with Real Meda in Italy; WDIO reports on the story here.