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History of Australian Sport Quiz
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1
Which woman athlete won the 400 metres track event at the Sydney Olympic Games?
Melinda Gainsford
Jana Pittman
Cathy Freeman
Tamsyn Lewis
2
What was the sport where Tracey Wickham and Shane Gould were record holders
Basketball
Swimming
Netball
Athletics
3
In what sport did Australian states compete for the Sheffield Shield during the 20th Century?
Cricket
Rugby Union
Lacrosse
Soccer
4
Which of the following teams are involved in the National League in Women's Netball?
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Phoenix
Brisbane Lions
Wollongong Wolves
5
Australian women have won a medal in both sports at the following Olympics (1996, 2000, 2004).
Cricket and netball
Basketball and softball
Swimming and handball
Handball and indoor volleyball
6
In which sport were Anna Meares and Brad McGee champions?
Swimming
Cycling
Archery
Gymnastics
7
Which player holds the record for the most number of career goals kicked by a VFL/AFL player?
Gordon Coventry
Tony Lockett
Jason Dunstall
Matthew Lloyd
8
An Australian Men's team won a Gold Medal in this sport at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
Volleyball
Soccer
Hockey
Basketball
9
Which sport has the Claxton Shield been associated with for many years in Australia?
Water polo
Rugby Union
Fencing
Baseball
10
In which sport do the teams known as the Victorian Bushrangers and Queensland Bulls play?
Rugby Union
Soccer
Baseball
Cricket
11
Which of the following sportswomen are associated with Australian Netball?
Sharelle McMahon, Joyce Brown and Michelle Fielke
Raelene Boyle, Melinda Gainsford and Marjorie Jackson
Susie Maroney, Layne Beachley and Hayley Lewis.
12
Royal Melbourne is the name of a world famous:
Swimming pool
Cricket ground
Golf course
Basketball stadium
13
In which sport are the Melbourne Storm and the Newcastle Knights part of the competition?
Rugby League
Baseball
Netball
Basketball
14
Australia's men's and women's basketball teams have become known as the:
Boomers and Opals
Kookaburras and Matildas
Kangaroos and Koalas
Lions and Diamonds
15
Who was not a champion tennis player?
Ash Barty
Shirley Strickland
Rod Laver
Evonne Goolagong
16
During the 1990s, how many times was Australia successful in winning the Rugby World Cup?
0
2
6
17
Which VFL team won four premierships during the 1950s?
Melbourne
Essendon
Collingwood
Geelong
18
What unusual cricket event took place in a test between Australia and West Indies in Dec 1961?
All five days were washed out and not a ball was bowled.
The match was a tie.
Australia scored more than 1000 runs in a match.
19
In what year did Australia win its first Women's World Championship in Softball?
1965
1900
2000
2004
20
Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst won a Gold Medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in:
Sailing
rowing - double skull
Track cycling
Beach volleyball
21
What particular success did both Steven Bradbury and Alisa Camplin achieve in February 2002?
They won a Gold Medal at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics
Selected in the Australian Athletics team for the 1st time.
They both broke a world record in swimming.
22
Australia did not win a Gold Medal at four of the Olympic Games since 1896. They were:
Paris-1900, London-1908, Melbourne-1956, Rome-1960.
St Louis-1904, Antwerp-1920, Berlin-1936, Montreal-1976
Melbourne-1956, Atlanta-1996, Sydney-2000, Athens-2004.
23
At which modern Olympic Games did Australia achieve its greatest Gold Medal tally?
Sydney, 2000
Montreal, 1976
Melbourne, 1956
Athens, 2004