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5 Melbourne Storm quizzes and 45 Melbourne Storm trivia questions.
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  For Melbourne Storm Fans    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See how much you know about the Melbourne Storm!
Average, 10 Qns, eshlie, Apr 22 12
Average
eshlie
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  10 Questions about Melbourne Storm    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The saga continues ... enjoy my Storm quiz!
Tough, 10 Qns, timence, Feb 25 06
Tough
timence gold member
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  The Early Years : 1998-2001    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a general quiz about the Melbourne Storms, and their first 4 seasons in the NRL.
Tough, 10 Qns, twinkles76, Feb 26 06
Tough
twinkles76
391 plays
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  Melbourne Storm RLFC    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I am a passionate supporter of the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club in Melbourne Australia. If you are a Rugby League fan, these should be pretty easy questions. Good Luck.
Tough, 10 Qns, kathyjf, Nov 23 09
Tough
kathyjf
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  What do you know about Melbourne Storm?    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
Let me know if you like this quiz. Go Storm!
Tough, 5 Qns, michael.s, Jul 29 04
Tough
michael.s
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trivia question Quick Question
When did Melbourne Storm join the NRL competition?

From Quiz "For Melbourne Storm Fans"





Melbourne Storm Trivia Questions
1. Who was the former jockey who joined Melbourne Storm in 2003?

From Quiz For Melbourne Storm Fans

Answer: Billy Slater

Billy Slater joined Melbourne Storm in 2003 as a winger befor he was transferred to fullback, hi spreferred position. He has played for representative sides such as the Maroons (Queensland State of Origin), Australia and the NRL Allstars. Before he became a Melbourne Storm star, he was a jockey working at the horse stables in Innisvale, Queensland.

2. When did the Melbourne Storm join the competition?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: 1998

And they made the semi-finals in their first year, a fine effort.

3. Which half-back left the Storm to play for the Eagles in the 2001 season?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: Brett Kimmorley

Brett said after the 99 grand final there is no way he would leave with this kind of team.

4. Who won the award of Storm 'Player of the Year' for 2000?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm RLFC

Answer: Rodney Howe

5. What was the major event that happened to the storm in 2010?

From Quiz For Melbourne Storm Fans

Answer: the storm rorting the salary cap

On 22nd April 2010 the Melbourne Storm club admitted that they had been rorting the NRL salary cap since 2005. It was achieved with two sets of books which hid an extra millions in payments to the players. The club was stripped of their 2007 and 2009 premiership titles, and their 2006, 2007 and 2008 minor premierships, fined over a million dollars. In addition they were stripped of all competition points they had earned at that stage of the season, and would be stripped of any further points they earned by winning (i.e. they eanred zero points for winning and zero points for losing). If the Storm were allowed to compete for points they would have finished 5th in the competition with 14 wins, 10 losses, 489 for points and 363 against points. They would have finished just below the Gold Coast Titans and just above the New Zealand Warriors. The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, who finished 8th on the ladder, would not have made the finals series if the Storm had been awarded points.

6. As at the end of 2000, what is the most number of points Melbourne have scored in a match?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: 70

They beat St George Illawarra 70-10 at the MCG in 2000.

7. Where did Storm move their home ground to in 2001?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: Colonial Stadium

Rugby League has never been played at Colonial.

8. Which player won the Storm 'Hit of the Year Award' for 2000?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm RLFC

Answer: Robbie Ross

Robbie won for his fantastic shoulder charge on Adrian Lam of the Sydney Roosters, charging away for a solo try.

9. Melbourne Storm assistant coach Stephen Kearney left the club at the end of the 2010 season and moved to the ________ club.

From Quiz For Melbourne Storm Fans

Answer: Parramatta Eels

At the end of the 2010 NRL season, on September 25th, Stephen Kearney announced he was leaving the Melbourne Storm, to be the head coach the Parramatta Eels. He replaced Daniel Anderson whose contract was terminated. Stephen Kearney had been assistant coach at the Melbourne Storm since 2006, a club he also used to play for from 1999 to 2004. Before 1999 he had played for the Western Suburbs Magpies and Auckland Warriors. Stephen Kearney was also the New Zealand coach at the time (he was appointed NZ coach in 2008).

10. How many players have played for Australia in the same year as playing for the Storm?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: 6

Rodney Howe, Robbie Kearns, Brett Kimmorley, Scott Hill, Glenn Lazurus and Robbie Ross.

11. Who was the Storm coach when they won the 99 grand final?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: Chris Anderson & Anderson

They came from 0-14 down at half-time to beat St George Illawarra 20-18.

12. Who replaced Brett Kimmorley as the Melbourne Storm halfback for season 2001?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm RLFC

Answer: Matt Orford

13. When did Melbourne Storm join the NRL competition?

From Quiz For Melbourne Storm Fans

Answer: 1998

The Melbourne Storm were founded in September 1997, the first rugny league club in the AFL dominated state of Victoria. The Melbourne Storm joined the NRL competition in 1998, won their first 4 matches and finished 3rd on the ladder to qualify for the end-of-season finals in their first year. They lost in the grand final qualifier to Brisbane Broncos, who went on to win the grand final. The Storm went one better in their second season, when they made it to tjhe grand final and were crowned 1999 premiers, beating St George-Illawarra Dragons in the grand final.

14. As at the end of 2000, which player has scored the most points for the club?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: Matt Geyer

Geyer got 318 points in their first 3 seasons, with 36 tries and 87 goals.

15. Which car company sponsored the Storm for the first three seasons?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: Honda

Storm had no major sponsor until Adecco came on board in 2001, their 4th season.

16. The person who dresses up as the Melbourne Storm mascot 'Storm Man' is also a mascot for two other Melbourne sporting teams, one is the Melbourne Tigers Basketball Team, what is the other team?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm RLFC

Answer: Carlton Football Club

He is also a stockbroker by day!

17. How many players from the Melbourne Storm were selected in the New Zealand and Australian test teams, combined, in the annual ANZAC day test at Skilled Park in 2011?

From Quiz For Melbourne Storm Fans

Answer: 5

The two teams had 5 Melbourne Storm players, three for for Australia and two for New Zealandy. The Australian representatives, coached by Tim Sheens, were Cameron Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk. The New Zealand representatives, coached by former Melbourne Storm assistant coach, Stephen Kearney, were Matt Duffie (on debut) and Adam Blair. The test was scheduled to be played in Christchurch NZ, but due to the disastrous earthquake two months earlier on 22nd February, it was transferred to Skilled Park on the Gold Coast. The final score of the game was 20-10 to the Australian team. This was the 12th ANZAC Test between the two nations; and all 12 of them have been won by team playing at home.

18. Who coached the Storm from their formation through to the 2001 season?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: Chris Anderson & Anderson

He has been their only coach for their first 4 seasons 1998 to 2001.

19. Who did the Storm lose to in the first week of the finals in season 2000?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: Newcastle Knights

We beat them earlier in the year.

20. Which the two Storm players retired from Rugby League at the end of the 2000 season?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm RLFC

Answer: Paul Marquet and John Lomax

Paul Marquet would have liked to play on for another year, however, Storm didn't offer him a contract and he did not want to go back to Newcastle Knights.

21. Which club did Greg Inglis join for the 2011 season?

From Quiz For Melbourne Storm Fans

Answer: South Sydney Rabbitohs

Greg Inglis first started in the NRL with the Melbourne Storm in 2005 and was with them until the end of the 2010 season when he signed with the Rabbitohs. He joined the Rabbitohs on 12th November 2010 and started training with them on the 15th November. His position in the club was under some doubt until the Rabbitohs third-party deals were examined by the NRL to ensure the club was not over the salary cap. His ocntract and third-party deals were finally approved by the NRL and on 24th December Greg Inglis 'officially' signed with the Rabbitohs.

22. Which Melbourne Storm centre left to play for the London Broncos at the end of the 2000 season?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm RLFC

Answer: Tony Martin

23. In which season did Israel Folau play his last game at the Melbourne Storm?

From Quiz For Melbourne Storm Fans

Answer: 2008

Israel Folau played his last game for the Storm in 2008, after he signed a 2 year contract with the Brisbane Broncos. This was a much needed signing for the Brisbane Broncos with the departure of several key players and their head coach Wayne Bennett (who moved to the St George-Illawara Dragons). Israel played his first game for the Broncos in round one in 2009 against the North Queensland Cowboys, also scoring the first try which assisted the Broncos to a 19-18 win. He left the Broncos and the NRL competition at the end of the 2010 season to play in the AFL cmpetition.

24. Who was Melbourne's major sponsor in 2000?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: They didn't have one

Incredibly, the defending premiers did not have a major sponsor.

25. Which player from Brisbane Norths took over the Melbourne Storm halfback role when Brett Kimmorley was on State of Origin duty (season 2000)?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm RLFC

Answer: Kevin Carmichael

26. Who was appointed head coach of the Melbourne Storm in 2003?

From Quiz For Melbourne Storm Fans

Answer: Craig Bellamy

Craig Bellamy was appointed head coach of the Melbourne Storm in 2003 following the sacking of Mark Murray. Craig has won many awards including Coach of the Year in 2009. Craig has also coached Country Origin, New South Wales Origin and Canberra Raiders.

27. Who won the Clive Churchill medal for the 1999 grand final?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: Brett Kimmorley

Well, some would say Jamie deserved it for giving away THAT penalty try, which 'gave' the game and the title to the Storm!

28. Steven Kearney was suspended for a Grade 3 dangerous throw on which West Tigers player?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm RLFC

Answer: Jarrod McCraken

Marcus Bai was also suspended for one week for his part in the spear tackle. Jarrod did not play for the rest of the 2000 Season.

29. Who broke the record for most Melbourne Storm club tries in 2011?

From Quiz For Melbourne Storm Fans

Answer: Billy Slater

Billy Slater broke the Melbourne Storm record for most career tries in Round 2 of the 2011 season at home vs. Gold Coast Titans. He beat former record holder Matt Geyer who had scored 115 tries for the club.

30. Who is the hooker that played every single Melbourne Storm match during its first 3 seasons?

From Quiz Melbourne Storm

Answer: Richard Swain & Swain

A mighty effort.

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