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3 Essendon Bombers quizzes and 25 Essendon Bombers trivia questions.
1.
  Essendon FC Quiz for Experts    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz for die hard Essendon supporters.
Tough, 10 Qns, TrinityDU, Dec 26 10
Tough
TrinityDU
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  Essendon Across The Years    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I have barracked for Essendon for many years, in fact since I was born. We lost the day I was born but thing have gradually improved. Good luck with the quiz, I have put something in from all eras hopefully!
Difficult, 10 Qns, wiglet, Dec 26 10
Difficult
wiglet
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  Very Difficult Essendon FC Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
Think you know Essendon? Don't know what Essendon is? Either way, give these a go!
Very Difficult, 5 Qns, Quacker, Dec 26 10
Very Difficult
Quacker
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Essendon Bombers Trivia Questions
1. What year did the Essendon FC seniors play their first game?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: 1873

This was their first game, but they did not play a game on a full size ground until 1878.

2. During the 20th century only three players kicked 100 goals for Essendon in a year they are: Matthew Lloyd, John Coleman and ________ ?

From Quiz Essendon Across The Years

Answer: Geoff Blethyn

John Blethyn used to wear glasses when he played. He kicked 107 goals in 1974.

3. What Essendon backpocket won the Norm Smith Medal for Best on Ground in a Grand Final?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: Bill Duckworth

He won it in 1984.

4. At Windy Hill (Essendon's home ground) there were four stands: The Jack Clarke Stand, The Dick Reynolds Stand, Alan T. Hird Stand, and which other stand?

From Quiz Essendon Across The Years

Answer: The Showers Pavillion

5. What Essendon player is on record for exclaiming 'Mattie Lloyd!' upon a customer buying a Matthew Lloyd badge during one of the player's multi-skilling stints in the Windy Hill Bomber Shop?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: Matthew Lloyd

That's who!

6. How many goals did John Coleman kick on debut?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: 12

This was against Hawthorn in 1949, he went on to kick 100 goals that season.

7. What encroached on Windy Hill from the outerside to impede crowd movements?

From Quiz Essendon Across The Years

Answer: Essendon Bowling Green

The corner of the green goes almost up to the playing surface!

8. What letter is silent in the word 'Essendon'?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: The first 'n'

You could make a case for all of them, but the most prevalent speech impediment yields 'Esse'don' every time. Use this to detect a real supporter from a bandwagon stowaway.

9. Who won the Norm Smith Medal in 1984?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: Bill Duckworth

They called him the 'Bus Driver'.

10. Who was Essendon's coach before Kevin Sheedy?

From Quiz Essendon Across The Years

Answer: Barry Davis

He was coach from 1978-1981 when Kev took over.

11. What does James Hird have a degree in?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: Civil Engineering

Gone are the days when all that retiring footballers could do was coach, manage pubs and landscape gardens.

12. How many games did Reynolds coach?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: 416

Kevin Sheedy broke this record in 1998.

13. What team did Tim Watson barrack for as a child?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: Richmond

Yes, the great Royce Hart and all of that.

14. What is Matthew Lloyd's birth date?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: April 16, 1978

Definetly a favourite with the girls since he made his debut in 1995.

15. Which dual Brownlow Medalist was known as the leader of Essendon's Mosquito Squadron during the fifties?

From Quiz Essendon Across The Years

Answer: Bill Hutchison

Dick Reynolds aka King Richard, won three Brownlow medals (1934, 1937, 1938), and Alec Epis and Barry Davis both started their carrers in 1961.

16. What years did James Hird win the Brownlow and the Norm smith?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: 1996 & 2000

James Hird also won the first Anzac Day medal in 2000 and again in 2003, countless club B&F's, many media awards, and two premiership medals (2000 as Captain) despite an injury riddled career. Anything Buckley can do, Hird could do better.

17. John Coleman played how many games for Essendon?

From Quiz Essendon Across The Years

Answer: 99

In 99 games from 1949-54 he kicked 571 goals (some sources have him at 98 games with 537 goals), a record only beaten by Paul Salmon and Simon Madden.

18. In 2000, Essendon tied which side for the most Premierships?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: Carlton Blues

Essendon's main rivals.

19. Mark Mercuri, Joe Misiti and Rick Olarenshaw (who joined in the early 1990s), all came from which suburban club?

From Quiz Essendon Across The Years

Answer: Keilor Park F.C.

Not a bad effort to produce those three players in two years!

20. Why did they call the 1923 premiership side, the Moschito Fleet?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: They had six players under 5'6"

They went on to win the Premiership again the following year.

21. Who was the Essendon player known for head butting an umpire and getting a then record 20 week suspension?

From Quiz Essendon Across The Years

Answer: Phil Carmen

22. What year did Tim Watson retire, for the second time?

From Quiz Essendon FC

Answer: 1994

He was brought back from his original retirement to add some maturity to the "Baby Bombers". This worked with the BB's winning the Grand Final in 1993.

23. The Danihers: Terry, Chris, Neil and Anthony all came from which town in N.S.W?

From Quiz Essendon Across The Years

Answer: Ungarie

They all played together in one game, a league record with four brothers playing in the one game!

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