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Specky Magee book 1 Trivia Quiz

This is a book that is fiction about a rising AFL star. It is written by Felice Arena and Garry Lyon. May be Spoilers

A multiple-choice quiz by AFLrover. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
AFLrover

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
289,873

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
248

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Specky Magee's real name? (first name) Hint

Jack

John

Sam

Simon

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Specky Magee's preferred position in the game of AFL? Hint

Centre half back

Full-Back

Full-foward

Centre half forward

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Question 3 of 10

3. Is Specky adopted?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. One author of this book, named Gary Lyon, played for the Melbourne Football Club. He was voted captain; how long was he captain for?
Hint

2 years

4 years

6 years

1 year

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was Specky's coach at the start of the book? Hint

Mr Peterson

Mr Pappas

Mr Lyon

Mr Matthews

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Question 6 of 10

6. Specky meets somebody on a football chat forum, his/her name is Chriskicks. This person is a girl.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is Specky's sister named? Hint

Joan

Alison

Alice

Pheobe

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Question 8 of 10

8. At the MCG match Collingwood plays Geelong. Specky is invited down to play Playstation to win a prize to go to a footy camp; what is the name of the game? Hint

AFL premiership

AFL trivia

Monstertrucks

Superbikes

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many teams does Specky barrack for? Hint

none

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Question 10 of 10

10. When did the Specky Magee book first come out? Hint

2002

2004

2001

2000

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Specky Magee's real name? (first name)

Answer: Simon

Simon 'Specky' Magee's real name is Simon. His family call him Simon which he doesn't like as much as Specky. Most of his mates call him Speck or Specky.
Simon got this nickname because he is famous for taking big marks called Speckies.

2. What is Specky Magee's preferred position in the game of AFL?

Answer: Full-foward

Specky Magee plays at Full Forward which is the best spot for taking big speckies. Specky kicks many goals in a match from full-forward.

3. Is Specky adopted?

Answer: yes

Specky finds a photograph of him when he was a baby dressed up in Geelong gear and researches this; he later finds that he is adopted. He meets his new father and his new father is nothing Specky expected.

4. One author of this book, named Gary Lyon, played for the Melbourne Football Club. He was voted captain; how long was he captain for?

Answer: 6 years

Gary Lyon held the captain position from 1991 to 1997.
He was an outstanding player winning the two best and fairest twice.

5. Who was Specky's coach at the start of the book?

Answer: Mr Pappas

At the start of the book, the coach for Specky's team, Booyong Lions, is named Mr Pappas. Mr Pappas was a proud, fair coach who showed pride and emotion and loved AFL.

6. Specky meets somebody on a football chat forum, his/her name is Chriskicks. This person is a girl.

Answer: true

Specky and Chriskciks meet each other in the football chatroom, but they later meet in person at the MCG to see the Geelong and Collingwood match. Chriskicks' real name is Christina.

7. What is Specky's sister named?

Answer: Alice

Alice is Specky's annoying sister; she always takes over the computer and telephone just to annoy Specky. But they still are friends (kind of).

8. At the MCG match Collingwood plays Geelong. Specky is invited down to play Playstation to win a prize to go to a footy camp; what is the name of the game?

Answer: Superbikes

Specky is on the Collingwood side and a guy named Luke who is on the Geelong side won the game. Luke won the prize which is for father and son to go to a footy camp together. Specky didn't mind losing because of the prize.

9. How many teams does Specky barrack for?

Answer: 5

Specky barracks for five teams and his friends think he is crazy.
The teams he barracks for are: West Coast Eagles, because his grandfather lives in Perth; Brisbane Lions, because his school team is nicknamed the Lions; Sydney and Collingwood, because his friends barrack for them; and Essendon.

10. When did the Specky Magee book first come out?

Answer: 2002

Since 2002, there have been five more books and it is rumored that there will be one more book. Thanks for doing this quiz.

Source: Author AFLrover

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Specky Magee book 1 Trivia Quiz

This is a book that is fiction about a rising AFL star. It is written by Felice Arena and Garry Lyon. *May be Spoilers*

This is a book that is fiction about a rising AFL star. It is written by Felice Arena and Garry Lyon. May be Spoilers