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3 Geelong Cats quizzes and 30 Geelong Cats trivia questions.
1.
  For Geelong Cats Fans    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the history of the Geelong football club. If you are a true Geelong fan will will have no problems. Good Luck everyone. GO CATS
Average, 10 Qns, gfc63, Dec 26 10
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  The Mighty Cats: Geelong FC    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Although not overly successful the Geelong Football Club have always played a positive and entertaining brand of football. Here are some interesting facts about their history.
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  Geelong Cats 2003    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I have followed the Cats all my life, and I'd just like to give a quick trivia on my knowledge of Geelong's 2003 season.
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Geelong Cats Trivia Questions
1. That famous medal of the VFL/AFL is named after our own Charles "Chas" Brownlow. In what year was Chas captain of the Geelong Football Club?

From Quiz The Mighty Cats: Geelong FC

Answer: 1883

He was a player from 1880-1891 (VFA) and was also the club secretary from 1885-1923. He died on 23rd January 1924 and in the season following his death the VFL awarded the medal for the Fairest and Best player in the competition. By coincidence the first player to win the medal was from the Geelong Football club being Edward "Cargi" Greeves.

2. With seconds to go and 5 points down in the 1962 Preliminary Final, Doug Wade (Geelong) took a mark within easy kicking distance but a free kick was awarded to a Carlton player. Who was this player?

From Quiz The Mighty Cats: Geelong FC

Answer: Peter Barry

The umpire Jack Irvine gave the free kick to Peter Barry as he said that our Dougie had been holding onto the shorts of Barry before the ball arrived. Silvagni, Nicholls and Bonetti all played in this game for Carlton.

3. What year was the Geelong Football Club established?

From Quiz For Geelong Cats Fans

Answer: 1859

Geelong Football Club was formed at the Victoria Hotel in Malop St, Geelong.

4. Who wrote the lyrics to "We are Geelong", the club song?

From Quiz The Mighty Cats: Geelong FC

Answer: John Watts

John Watts (premiership player in 1963) wrote the lyrics in early 1963 to the tune of "The Toreador", from the George Bizet Opera "Carmen".

5. When year did Geelong first join the VFL?

From Quiz For Geelong Cats Fans

Answer: 1897

The VFL was formed in 1897. Teams which formed the VFL were Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, Sth Melbourne and St.Kilda.

6. In Geelong's first hundred years in the VFL/AFL, how many Premierships did they win?

From Quiz For Geelong Cats Fans

Answer: 6

Between 1897 and 1996 Geelong played in 14 Grand Finals.

7. When did Geelong win their first Priemiership in the AFL/VFL?

From Quiz For Geelong Cats Fans

Answer: 1925

In 1925 the VFL introduced three new football clubs into the league. They were Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne. This took the total number of teams in the league to twelve.

8. Geelong won two more Premierships in 1931 and 1937. When did they win back to back Priemierships (winning two Grand Finals in a row)?

From Quiz For Geelong Cats Fans

Answer: 1951 and 1952

Many people believe this was the greatest ever era in the club's history.

9. How many successive wins did Geelong string together during 1952/1953, to set a league record?

From Quiz For Geelong Cats Fans

Answer: 23

This record was set between rounds 12, 1952 and 13, 1953. This included the Grand Final win against Collingwood in 1952.

10. In what year did the club get the nickname "The Cats"?

From Quiz The Mighty Cats: Geelong FC

Answer: 1923

This was prompted by a local cartoonist after a run of losses by the club in 1923 in which he suggested that the club needed a black cat to bring them good luck. From then on the club became known as "The Cats". It is also interesting to know that the blue and white hooped guernsey has been worn since the mid 1800s and it is said that the white depicted the white seagulls and the blue depicted the colour of Corio Bay.

11. During the 1992 season what was the total score Geelong kicked against Brisbane to set another league record?

From Quiz For Geelong Cats Fans

Answer: 239

Geelong kicked 37 goals 17 behinds for a total of 239.

12. The Lord twins, Alistair and Stewart, were recruited from which Victorian town?

From Quiz The Mighty Cats: Geelong FC

Answer: Cobden

The both played in the 1963 Premiership Team with Alistair winning the Brownlow medal in 1962. Alistair played 122 games and Stewart 74. Cobden was also the recruiting ground for Thorold Merrett (Collingwood-180 games) and John Rantall (SM,NM and Fitzroy-Total 336 games). Cressy is where the legendary Reg Hickey came from.

13. The same Field Umpire officiated in the two Premiership wins of 1951 and 1952. Who was he?

From Quiz The Mighty Cats: Geelong FC

Answer: H. Jamieson

These were the only Grand Finals that Jamieson officiated in. McMurray Jnr umpired in six Grand Finals, Nash three (1956-57-58) and Beitzel one (1955).

14. When he played his 325th game in a Cats jersey, who set the record for the most games with Geelong?

From Quiz For Geelong Cats Fans

Answer: Ian Nankervis

Ian Nankervis played 325 games with Geelong between 1967 and 1983.

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