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Becoming only 3rd indigenous basketball player for Australia, Patty Mills is currently point guard for what NBA team?
Golden State Warriors
San Antonio Spurs
Memphis Grizzlies
New Orleans Pelicans
2
A sprinter (specialized in 400m event), was 1st Aboriginal athlete from Australia to win individual Olympic gold medal?
Nova Peris
Adam Goodes
Sally Pearson
Cathy Freeman
3
Which of the following controversial cricketing tactics was devised by English team for their Ashes tour of Australia?
Forward Fielding
Bodyline Bowling
Bar Batting
Crossline Catching
4
Est. Aug 3, 1880 by immigrant from England (John Walter Fletcher), the name of Australia's first organized soccer team?
Explorers
Ramblers
Wanderers
Jetsetters
5
Cricket is a way of life in Australia. Which athlete from Down Under represents New South Wales in domestic cricket?
Ashton Agar
Steve Smith
Cameron Green
Shaun Marsh
6
In what region of the country are rugby union football codes more popular than Australian rules football?
Queensland
Tasmania
Western Australia
Victoria
7
There are a lot of professional sports leagues in the land Down Under. Which of the the following is NOT one of them?
Suncorp Super Netball
Walla Walla Rugby
A-League
Big Bash League
8
Born in Ipswich, Queensland in 1996, Ashleigh Barty is an Australian professional athlete in what sport?
Rugby
Tennis
Volleyball
Soocer
9
Born in Beaudesert, Queensland in 1987, Jason Day is an accomplished Australian athlete in what sport?
Golf
Cricket
Tennis
Basketball
10
Held in a different city each time, how many Summer Olympics have taken place in Australia?
One
Four
Three
Two
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Second place all-time of Australian women in her sport, what event is Olympic athlete Nicola McDermott best known for?
High Jump
Pole Vault
Long Jump
Sprinting
12
Officially nicknamed the Socceroos, the Australian soccer team 1st qualified to compete in FIFA World Cup in what year?
1982
1999
1965
1974
13
Like baseball is a summer sport in the US, cricket is the national sport of what season in Australia?
Summer
Spring
Fall
Winter
14
Australian professional rules footballer Lance Franklin shares a nickname with a former first pet. What is it?
Ranger
Buddy
Bo
Sunny
15
Football Federation Australia run soccer down under. Which of the following Australian athletes is NOT a soccer player?
Tim Cahill
Nick Kyrgios
Mark Bosnich
Harry Kewell
16
In what year did Australian track and field star Sally Pearson win an Olympic gold medal in the 100m hurdles?
2021
2012
2008
2016
17
Born in 1996 in Melbourne, what sport brought Ben Simmons to Louisiana State Uni & then to a U.S. team as a pro athlete?
Soccer
Rugby
Football
Basketball
18
Inspired by English public school football games, in what city did Australian Rules Football originate?
Sydney
Perth
Melbourne
Brisbane
19
Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the earliest organized sports in Australia?
Rugby
Basketball
Soccer
Tennis
20
As of 2021, how many former world number one squash players are from Australia?
18
12
4
7