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1995 World Cup Trivia Quiz

Cast your memory caps back to the '95 World Cup and try to remember the winners, the losers, and some of the random details.

A multiple-choice quiz by stevo140. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
stevo140

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,837

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was the 1995 World Cup held? Hint

Costa Rica

Australia

South Africa

Britain

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who were the two finalists? Hint

South Africa & France

South Africa & New Zealand

New Zealand & France

South Africa & Australia

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many games did Australia lose in this World Cup? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who scored a winning drop goal which eliminated Australia from the World Cup? Hint

Andrew Mehrtens

Rob Andrew

Joel Stransky

Phil Kearns

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Question 5 of 10

5. Ireland beat Japan 50-28 in pool play. How many tries were scored in this match? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many tries did Jonah Lomu score against England in the semi-final? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jonah Lomu had to share the award for the most tries in the tournament. Who did he share it with? Hint

Chester Williams (SA)

Rory Underwood (England)

Emile Ntamack (France)

Marc Ellis (NZ)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the leading points scorer in the tournament? Hint

Joel Stransky

Gavin Hastings

Andrew Mehrtens

Thierry Lacroix

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who scored the winning try in the final? Hint

Mark Andrews

Chester Williams

There was no winning try

Joost Van der Westhuizen

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was "a first" in the Australia vs Romania pool game? Hint

Noriega became the first player to ever play for 2 different nations in Rugby Union

Australia played in green jumpers

A referee and a touch judge got injured and had to be replaced

Romania arrived to the venue 2 minutes AFTER kickoff

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was the 1995 World Cup held?

Answer: South Africa

This was the first World Cup ever that was held in just the one country.

2. Who were the two finalists?

Answer: South Africa & New Zealand

This game was South Africa's first ever World Cup final, and NZ's second. South Africa won the game 15-12.

3. How many games did Australia lose in this World Cup?

Answer: 2

They lost to South Africa in the first game of the World Cup 27-18, and then to England in the 1/4 finals 25-22. Prior to this they had only lost two games in the previous two World Cups.

4. Who scored a winning drop goal which eliminated Australia from the World Cup?

Answer: Rob Andrew

With only one minute left, Andrew clinched the game for England 25-22.

5. Ireland beat Japan 50-28 in pool play. How many tries were scored in this match?

Answer: 11

Ireland scored seven tries and Japan scored four in this match. This was the most tries scored by Japan ever in World Cup matches.

6. How many tries did Jonah Lomu score against England in the semi-final?

Answer: 4

Perhaps the most dynamic performance by any individual in a World Cup match. Lomu was however a non-entity in the final.

7. Jonah Lomu had to share the award for the most tries in the tournament. Who did he share it with?

Answer: Marc Ellis (NZ)

Ellis scored 6 tries vs Japan in their pool game, playing at centre, and one against Wales playing wing.

8. Who was the leading points scorer in the tournament?

Answer: Thierry Lacroix

Perhaps overshadowed by Mehrtens and Stransky, Lacroix also kicked the most penalties in the tournament with 26. Lacroix finished with 112 ponts, 8 ahead of Gavin Hastings with Mehtens 3rd (84) and Stransky 5th (61).

9. Who scored the winning try in the final?

Answer: There was no winning try

It was actually a winning drop goal by Joel Stransky - there were no tries in the match!

10. What was "a first" in the Australia vs Romania pool game?

Answer: Australia played in green jumpers

Australia won that game quite convincingly 42-3, in their retro colors. They began wearing green in 1929 (which became green and yellow in 1961).

Source: Author stevo140

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