Zehra Güneş Quiz: VakıfBank, Filenin Sultanları and Titles

This Zehra Güneş quiz follows the Turkish middle blocker from Kartal in Istanbul and the youth teams of VakıfBank to four CEV Champions League titles, Club World Championship gold, European Championship gold with the Turkish national team, Nations League titles in 2023 and 2026, World Championship silver in 2025 and two Olympic Games. Fifteen questions.

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Origins
In which city was Zehra Güneş born in 1999?
Position
Which position does Zehra Güneş play?
Height
Roughly how tall is Zehra Güneş?
Club
Which club has Zehra Güneş played for during most of her career?
Loan
Which club did Zehra play for on loan in 2016-17?
Europe
How many CEV Champions League titles has Zehra won with VakıfBank?
National team
What is the popular nickname of the Turkish women's national volleyball team?
Europe
In which year did Zehra win the European Championship with Turkey?
Nations League
In which years did Turkey win the Nations League with Zehra in the team?
World Championship
What did Turkey win at the 2025 World Championship in Thailand?
Olympics
Where did Turkey finish at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Coach
Which Italian coach led both VakıfBank and the Turkish national team for many years?
Club World
How many times has Zehra won the Club World Championship with VakıfBank?
Youth
Zehra won the best middle blocker award at which youth tournament in 2015?
League
Zehra has won the Turkish women's league, the Sultanlar Ligi, how many times with VakıfBank?

Explanations: answer key for all 15 questions

Q1: In which city was Zehra Güneş born in 1999?
Answer: Istanbul
She was born in Kartal, a district on the Asian side of Istanbul. She started volleyball as a child.
Q2: Which position does Zehra Güneş play?
Answer: Middle blocker
Middle blockers stop attacks at the net and hit fast attacks in the center. Her height and timing make her one of the best in the world.
Q3: Roughly how tall is Zehra Güneş?
Answer: 1.98 meters
At about 1.98 meters, she is one of the tallest players in the Turkish team. She is also known for her fast arm swing.
Q4: Which club has Zehra Güneş played for during most of her career?
Answer: VakıfBank
She joined VakıfBank's youth teams as a child and returned to the first team in 2017. She has won many titles there.
Q5: Which club did Zehra play for on loan in 2016-17?
Answer: Beşiktaş
The loan to Beşiktaş gave her more playing time as a teenager. She then returned to VakıfBank.
Q6: How many CEV Champions League titles has Zehra won with VakıfBank?
Answer: Four
She won in 2017-18, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2025-26. VakıfBank is one of the most successful clubs in European volleyball.
Q7: What is the popular nickname of the Turkish women's national volleyball team?
Answer: Filenin Sultanları
Filenin Sultanları means the Sultans of the Net. The team has become one of the most loved national teams in Turkey.
Q8: In which year did Zehra win the European Championship with Turkey?
Answer: 2023
Turkey beat Serbia in the 2023 final in Brussels. Zehra had also won silver in 2019 and bronze in 2021.
Q9: In which years did Turkey win the Nations League with Zehra in the team?
Answer: 2023 and 2026
Turkey won its first Nations League in 2023 and won again in 2026. In 2023 Zehra was named one of the best middle blockers.
Q10: What did Turkey win at the 2025 World Championship in Thailand?
Answer: Silver
Turkey lost the final to Italy. It was still the best World Championship result in the team's history.
Q11: Where did Turkey finish at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Answer: Fourth
Turkey reached the semifinals but lost the bronze medal match. At Tokyo 2020 they finished fifth.
Q12: Which Italian coach led both VakıfBank and the Turkish national team for many years?
Answer: Giovanni Guidetti
Giovanni Guidetti built VakıfBank into a European powerhouse. Daniele Santarelli later took over the national team.
Q13: How many times has Zehra won the Club World Championship with VakıfBank?
Answer: Three
She won in 2017, 2018 and 2021. She was named best middle blocker at several editions of the tournament.
Q14: Zehra won the best middle blocker award at which youth tournament in 2015?
Answer: The U18 World Championship
She was already standing out as a teenager. Two years later she won the same award at the U20 World Championship.
Q15: Zehra has won the Turkish women's league, the Sultanlar Ligi, how many times with VakıfBank?
Answer: Six times
Her league titles came in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025 and 2026. VakıfBank has long been one of Turkey's top clubs.

Zehra Güneş Quiz – A Star of the Sultans of the Net

Zehra Güneş is one of the best middle blockers in world volleyball. Born in Kartal, Istanbul, in 1999, she joined the youth teams of VakıfBank as a child. After a loan spell with Beşiktaş, she returned to VakıfBank in 2017 and became a key player for both club and country.

With VakıfBank she has won four CEV Champions League titles, three Club World Championships and six Turkish league titles. Coached for years by Giovanni Guidetti, the club became one of the strongest in Europe, and Zehra was often named best middle blocker at international club events.

For Turkey's national team, known as Filenin Sultanları, she has won European Championship gold in 2023, Nations League titles in 2023 and 2026 and World Championship silver in 2025. She also played at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics, where Turkey finished fifth and fourth.

Tall, fast and powerful at the net, Zehra is also one of the most popular athletes in Turkey, with a large following on social media and many fans among young players. Her steady blocking and quick attacks are a key reason Turkey now competes for every major title.

What This Quiz Teaches

Her childhood in Istanbul
The middle blocker position
Titles with VakıfBank
Filenin Sultanları
European, Nations League and World results
Olympic Games in Tokyo and Paris

Quick Facts About Zehra Güneş

Born July 7, 1999, in Kartal, Istanbul.
She plays as a middle blocker.
She has represented Turkey at two Olympic Games.
She was best middle blocker at several Club World Championships.
She won the Champions League with VakıfBank in 2026.
She is one of Turkey's most followed athletes online.