D.C. United Trivia
D.C. United trivia highlights an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C., and one of the defining teams of Major League Soccerâs early years. Known for its success in the leagueâs formative era and a long-standing presence in the nationâs capital, the club offers plenty of memorable moments, notable figures, and surprising facts for fans of all ages.
Easy D.C. United Trivia
13 questions
These easy D.C. United trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
What city is D.C. United based in?
Answer: Washington, D.C.
D.C. United is based in Washington, D.C.
Question 2
D.C. United plays in which league?
- A.NFL
- B.MLS
- C.NBA
- D.WNBA
Answer: Major League Soccer
D.C. United plays in Major League Soccer.
Question 3
Which conference does D.C. United compete in?
- A.Western Conference
- B.Central Conference
- C.Atlantic Conference
- D.Eastern Conference
Answer: Eastern Conference
The club competes in the Eastern Conference.
Question 4
In what year was D.C. United founded?
- A.1995
- B.1994
- C.1996
- D.1998
Answer: 1995
D.C. United was founded in 1995.
Question 5
What year did D.C. United begin MLS play?
- A.1998
- B.1996
- C.1995
- D.1997
Answer: 1996
The team began MLS play in 1996.
Question 6
What is the name of D.C. United's home stadium?
Answer: Audi Field
D.C. United's home stadium is Audi Field.
Question 7
Audi Field is in what area of Washington?
- A.Georgetown
- B.Capitol Hill
- C.Adams Morgan
- D.Buzzard Point
Answer: Buzzard Point
Audi Field is located in the Buzzard Point area of Washington.
Question 8
Before moving to Audi Field, where did D.C. United play home matches?
Answer: RFK Stadium
Before Audi Field, D.C. United played home matches at RFK Stadium.
Question 9
What are D.C. United's club colors?
Answer: black and red
The club's colors are black and red.
Question 10
True or false: D.C. United was one of MLS's original clubs.?
Answer: True
D.C. United is one of Major League Soccer's original clubs.
Question 11
How many MLS Cup titles has D.C. United won?
- A.five
- B.4
- C.two
- D.three
Answer: four
The club has won four MLS Cup titles.
Question 12
The 'D.C.' in D.C. United refers to the initials of what place?
Answer: Washington, D.C.
The team's name includes the initials of Washington, D.C.
Question 13
What kind of team is D.C. United?
Answer: An American professional soccer club
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club.
D.C. United Family Trivia
12 questions
These family D.C. United trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
In what year did D.C. United win MLS Cup one season after their 1996 title?
- A.2004
- B.1997
- C.1998
- D.1999
Answer: 1997
D.C. United followed up their 1996 MLS Cup by winning again in 1997.
Question 2
Which year gave D.C. United another MLS Cup championship: 1999, 2001, or 2003?
- A.2003
- B.2005
- C.1999
- D.2001
Answer: 1999
The club added another MLS Cup title in 1999.
Question 3
D.C. United's fourth MLS Cup title arrived in what year?
Answer: 2004
Their fourth MLS Cup championship came in 2004.
Question 4
How many times has D.C. United won the U.S. Open Cup?
Answer: Three times
D.C. United has won the U.S. Open Cup three times.
Question 5
Pick the year when D.C. United won one of its U.S. Open Cup titles: 2008, 2010, or 2012.?
- A.2010
- B.2012
- C.2011
- D.2008
Answer: 2008
One of the club's U.S. Open Cup victories came in 2008.
Question 6
What year was D.C. United's most recent U.S. Open Cup triumph?
Answer: 2013
The team's latest U.S. Open Cup title came in 2013.
Question 7
True or false: D.C. United won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1998.?
Answer: True
This is true; D.C. United won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1998.
Question 8
Which international trophy did D.C. United win in 1998 besides the CONCACAF Champions' Cup?
- A.Leagues Cup
- B.Campeones Cup
- C.FIFA Club World Cup
- D.Copa Interamericana
Answer: Copa Interamericana
The club also captured the Copa Interamericana in 1998.
Question 9
D.C. United won back-to-back Supporters' Shields in 2006 and what other year?
Answer: 2007
The consecutive Supporters' Shields came in 2006 and 2007.
Question 10
Who is D.C. United's all-time leading scorer?
Answer: Jaime Moreno
Jaime Moreno is the club's all-time leading scorer.
Question 11
Which D.C. United star was known as a playmaker in the 1990s?
Answer: Marco Etcheverry
Marco Etcheverry was a star playmaker for D.C. United in the 1990s.
Question 12
Who played goalkeeper for D.C. United?
Answer: Bill Hamid
Bill Hamid played in goal for D.C. United.
Fun D.C. United Trivia
13 questions
These fun D.C. United trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Who was the unlucky visitor when D.C. United christened Audi Field with a 3-1 win on July 14, 2018?
Answer: Vancouver Whitecaps
D.C. United opened Audi Field by beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on July 14, 2018.
Question 2
At Audi Field, who got the honor of scoring D.C. United's very first goal?
Answer: Yamil Asad
Yamil Asad scored the first D.C. United goal at Audi Field.
Question 3
What year did Wayne Rooney swap touchline instructions for D.C. United as head coach?
Answer: 2022
Rooney later became D.C. United's head coach in 2022.
Question 4
Which teenage headline-maker did D.C. United grab with the first overall pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft?
- A.Nick Rimando
- B.Troy Perkins
- C.Cuauhtemoc Blanco
- D.Freddy Adu
Answer: Freddy Adu
D.C. United selected Freddy Adu with the first overall pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.
Question 5
How old was Freddy Adu when he made his MLS debut for D.C. United?
Answer: 14
Freddy Adu made his MLS debut for D.C. United at age 14.
Question 6
Before becoming a famous MLS goalkeeper elsewhere, which netminder did D.C. United draft in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft?
Answer: Nick Rimando
D.C. United drafted Nick Rimando in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft.
Question 7
Which goalkeeper arrived via trade before D.C. United's 2004 season?
Answer: Troy Perkins
The club traded for goalkeeper Troy Perkins before the 2004 season.
Question 8
Who was the very first head coach in D.C. United history?
- A.Tom Soehn
- B.Bruce Arena
- C.Thomas Rongen
- D.Piotr Nowak
Answer: Bruce Arena
Bruce Arena was D.C. United's first head coach.
Question 9
Which coach guided D.C. United to the 1999 MLS Cup title?
- A.Tom Soehn
- B.Thomas Rongen
- C.Bruce Arena
- D.Piotr Nowak
Answer: Thomas Rongen
Thomas Rongen coached D.C. United to the 1999 MLS Cup title.
Question 10
Who was the coach when D.C. United won the 2004 MLS Cup?
Answer: Piotr Nowak
Piotr Nowak coached D.C. United to the 2004 MLS Cup title.
Question 11
In the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup final, D.C. United defeated which opponent?
- A.Vasco da Gama
- B.Vancouver Whitecaps
- C.LA Galaxy
- D.Toluca
Answer: Toluca
D.C. United won the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup final against Toluca.
Question 12
Which club did D.C. United beat to win the 1998 Copa Interamericana?
- A.Chicago Fire
- B.Vasco da Gama
- C.Toluca
- D.Vancouver Whitecaps
Answer: Vasco da Gama
The club won the 1998 Copa Interamericana against Vasco da Gama.
Question 13
If you hear the name Barra Brava at a D.C. United match, what is it?
Answer: A D.C. United supporters' group
Barra Brava is associated with D.C. United is a supporters' group.
Funny D.C. United Trivia
13 questions
These funny D.C. United trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Which very patriotic bird gets the job of being D.C. United's mascot Talon?
Answer: A bald eagle.
Talon is a bald eagle, a bird strongly associated with the United States.
Question 2
Talon isn't a tiger, dragon, or mystery blob in sneakers. What kind of animal is he?
- A.bald eagle
- B.Tiger
- C.Dragon
- D.Wolf
Answer: A bald eagle.
D.C. United's mascot Talon is a bald eagle.
Question 3
For a club representing one city, D.C. United picked a name that sounds like a whole committee meeting. What word is that?
- A.United
- B.City
- C.Capital
- D.District
Answer: United.
The club is called United even though it represents a single city, Washington, D.C.
Question 4
Which word in the club's name makes it sound like several places pooled their lunch money, even though it represents Washington, D.C. alone?
Answer: United.
The unusual wrinkle is that the club uses 'United' despite representing a single city.
Question 5
D.C. United's crest went for wings over a lonely soccer ball. What appears on the crest?
- A.A pair of crossed flags
- B.eagle crest
- C.A soccer ball by itself
- D.A lion
Answer: An eagle with outstretched wings.
The crest uses an eagle with outstretched wings rather than a soccer ball alone.
Question 6
If you stared at D.C. United's crest hoping for just a plain soccer ball, what major symbol would interrupt that plan?
Answer: An eagle with outstretched wings.
The crest prominently features an eagle with outstretched wings.
Question 7
True or false: D.C. United's crest is only a soccer ball with no eagle on it.?
Answer: False
The crest uses an eagle with outstretched wings, not a soccer ball alone.
Question 8
RFK Stadium sounds like it could be a defensive formation, but who was it actually named after?
Answer: Robert F. Kennedy.
RFK Stadium was named for Robert F. Kennedy, not for a soccer term or tactic.
Question 9
The 'RFK' in RFK Stadium was not shorthand for a soccer strategy. Whose initials were they?
Answer: Robert F. Kennedy's.
The stadium name honors Robert F. Kennedy.
Question 10
Before joining D.C. United, Christian Benteke had already played in which league across the Atlantic?
Answer: The English Premier League.
Benteke joined D.C. United after previously playing in the English Premier League.
Question 11
Christian Benteke arrived in D.C. with experience from what famous English competition?
Answer: The Premier League.
His previous top-flight background was in the English Premier League.
Question 12
Audi Field sounds like a place where a hatchback might score a hat trick. Which car brand shares its name with D.C. United's stadium?
- A.Audi
- B.Volkswagen
- C.Mercedes-Benz
- D.New York
Answer: Audi.
Audi Field shares its name with the car brand Audi.
Question 13
What is the car-brand name attached to D.C. United's current home, Audi Field?
Answer: Audi.
The stadium's name is shared with the automaker Audi.
Hard D.C. United Trivia
14 questions
These hard D.C. United trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
D.C. Unitedâs first MLS Cup title in 1996 came after extra time against which opponent?
- A.Colorado Rapids
- B.Kansas City Wizards
- C.Real Salt Lake
- D.LA Galaxy
Answer: LA Galaxy
D.C. United defeated the LA Galaxy 3-2 after extra time in the 1996 MLS Cup final.
Question 2
Which club fell 2-1 to D.C. United in the 1997 MLS Cup final?
Answer: Colorado Rapids
The 1997 MLS Cup final ended with D.C. United beating the Colorado Rapids 2-1.
Question 3
In D.C. Unitedâs 2-0 win in the 1999 MLS Cup final, who were the beaten finalists?
Answer: Los Angeles Galaxy
D.C. United defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 in the 1999 MLS Cup final.
Question 4
The 2004 MLS Cup final finished 3-2 in D.C. Unitedâs favor over which team?
- A.Real Salt Lake
- B.Charleston Battery
- C.Kansas City Wizards
- D.Colorado Rapids
Answer: Kansas City Wizards
D.C. United beat the Kansas City Wizards 3-2 in the 2004 MLS Cup final.
Question 5
What was the exact scoreline when D.C. United won the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup final against Toluca?
Answer: 1-0
The club won the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup final by beating Toluca 1-0.
Question 6
Who supplied the only goal in D.C. Unitedâs 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup final victory?
Answer: Eddie Pope
Eddie Pope scored the winning goal in the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup final.
Question 7
Against Vasco da Gama in the 1998 Copa Interamericana, by what aggregate score did D.C. United prevail?
Answer: 2-1 on aggregate
D.C. United won the 1998 Copa Interamericana by defeating Vasco da Gama 2-1 on aggregate.
Question 8
Which D.C. United player captured the MLS Golden Boot in 1996?
- A.Christian Gomez
- B.Eddie Pope
- C.Roy Lassiter
- D.Luciano Emilio
Answer: Roy Lassiter
Roy Lassiter won the MLS Golden Boot while playing for D.C. United in 1996.
Question 9
D.C. Unitedâs 2006 MLS MVP was who?
Answer: Christian Gomez
Christian Gomez won the MLS Most Valuable Player award in 2006 with D.C. United.
Question 10
Which future U.S. international began his MLS career with D.C. United?
Answer: Bobby Convey
Bobby Convey began his MLS career with D.C. United.
Question 11
Who bagged a brace for D.C. United in the 2004 MLS Cup final?
Answer: Alecko Eskandarian
Alecko Eskandarian scored twice for D.C. United in the 2004 MLS Cup final.
Question 12
In the 2013 U.S. Open Cup final, who played hero by scoring D.C. Unitedâs extra-time winner?
Answer: Nick DeLeon
Nick DeLeon scored the extra-time winner for D.C. United in the 2013 U.S. Open Cup final.
Question 13
D.C. United beat which opponent 1-0 in the 2013 U.S. Open Cup final?
- A.Charleston Battery
- B.Kansas City Wizards
- C.Colorado Rapids
- D.Real Salt Lake
Answer: Real Salt Lake
The club beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 in the 2013 U.S. Open Cup final.
Question 14
The 2008 U.S. Open Cup final win came against what lower-division side?
Answer: Charleston Battery
D.C. United's 2008 U.S. Open Cup final victory came against the Charleston Battery.
Download PDF
Get the generated PDF file for printing, classroom rounds, or offline use.
Download printable trivia PDF