Aussie Sports Trivia

Australian professional rules footballer Lance Franklin shares a nickname with a former first pet. What is it?

In what year did Australian track and field star Sally Pearson win an Olympic gold medal in the 100m hurdles?

In what region of the country are rugby union football codes more popular than Australian rules football?

Born in Ipswich, Queensland in 1996, Ashleigh Barty is an Australian professional athlete in what sport?

Which of the following controversial cricketing tactics was devised by English team for their Ashes tour of Australia?

Second place all-time of Australian women in her sport, what event is Olympic athlete Nicola McDermott best known for?

Inspired by English public school football games, in what city did Australian Rules Football originate?

Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the earliest organized sports in Australia?

Born in 1996 in Melbourne, what sport brought Ben Simmons to Louisiana State Uni & then to a U.S. team as a pro athlete?

Born in Beaudesert, Queensland in 1987, Jason Day is an accomplished Australian athlete in what sport?

Football Federation Australia run soccer down under. Which of the following Australian athletes is NOT a soccer player?

Est. Aug 3, 1880 by immigrant from England (John Walter Fletcher), the name of Australia's first organized soccer team?

A sprinter (specialized in 400m event), was 1st Aboriginal athlete from Australia to win individual Olympic gold medal?

Held in a different city each time, how many Summer Olympics have taken place in Australia?

As of 2021, how many former world number one squash players are from Australia?

Like baseball is a summer sport in the US, cricket is the national sport of what season in Australia?

Becoming only 3rd indigenous basketball player for Australia, Patty Mills is currently point guard for what NBA team?

Cricket is a way of life in Australia. Which athlete from Down Under represents New South Wales in domestic cricket?

There are a lot of professional sports leagues in the land Down Under. Which of the the following is NOT one of them?

Officially nicknamed the Socceroos, the Australian soccer team 1st qualified to compete in FIFA World Cup in what year?