A Feast Of Football Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dockers

The Fremantle Dockers joined the AFL in 1994, being the second team from Western Australia after the West Coast Eagles. They have unfortunately been playing catch up to the Eagles ever since, as the Eagles won the AFL Grand Final in 2006 and 2018 while the Dockers best finish in that time was runners up in 2013.
Dockers fans can take heart though as their Cincinnati namesakes of the USAFL are winners, having won the inaugural USAFL Division 1 Grand Final in 1997 when they defeated the Nashville Kangaroos.

Answer: Derby County

Los Angeles Rams joined the NFL in 1937 as the Cleveland Rams and went on to be the Los Angeles Rams between 1946 and 1994 and the St. Louis Rams (1995-2015) before reverting to the LA Rams in 2016.
As the Los Angeles Rams, the team appeared in the Super Bowl in 1979 and 2018, losing on both occasions.
Derby County were formed in 1884 and in 1888 became one of the founder members of the Football League. They take their nickname of "the rams" from their affiliation with the First Regiment of Derby Militia (formed 1881), which had a ram as its mascot.
In addition to their two league titles, Derby are also FA Cup winners, having beaten Charlton Athletic in 1946.

Answer: Kildare

Tottenham Hotspur take their nickname from the white shirts the team have worn as a part of their home strip since 1899, and although Kildare also play in white, their nickname is derived from early jerseys being made from the bags of the Lilywhite Bakery.
Tottenham have a rich history with eight FA Cup wins between 1900 and 1990 as well as twice being UEFA Cup winners.
Their GAA counterparts have also tasted success, winning four All-Ireland Men's Senior Football Championships between 1905 and 1928 as well as being the beaten finalists on a further five occasions between 1926 and 1998.

Answer: Lions

BC Lions were founded in 1954 and won their first Grey Cup in 1964 when they defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In 1994, the Lions became the first Grey Cup winners to defeat an American team in the final when they beat Baltimore, following the CFL's short lived expansion experiment.
The Brisbane Lions of the AFL were formed in 1996 following a merger of the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy Lions. The club quickly hit the trail to success, winning the Grand Final just five years later in 2001 and following that with further victories in both 2002 and 2003.

Answer: Go Ahead Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles were founded in 1933 and replaced the Frankford Yellow Jackets in the NFL. The Eagles unexpectedly triumphed in the 2017 Super Bowl with their second choice quarterback after regular starter Carson Wentz was ruled out through injury.
Go Ahead Eagles are based in Deventer, Netherlands and in 2021 secured promotion to the top division of Dutch football, the Eredivisie, a championship they had last won in 1933.

Answer: Magpies

Newcastle United have a long history, being founded in 1892. In their time they have been league champions, including three times in the 1900s and the FA Cup which they lifted three times in the 1950s.
Collingwood were also founded in 1892, and like their English counterparts play in a black and white strip but have a much more successful history than Newcastle United. Collingwood won 15 AFL Grand Finals between 1902 and 2010 and were runners up a further 25 times.

Answer: Pirates

Not Orlando, Florida, but Orlando Pirates of the South African Premier Division, who were formed in 1937 and won four league titles between 2001 and 2012 as well as lifting the Nedbank Cup in 2014.
Shreveport Pirates were an American CFL team who played in the league's short lived expansion during the 1994 and 1995 seasons when they finished bottom of the South Division on both occasions.

Answer: Southampton

All three teams are known as the Saints and all three share the spiritual hymn, "When The Saints Go Marching In" as their club song. Of the three, St Kilda are the oldest, being founded in 1873 and St Kilda also share their colours of red, white and black with Southampton, while New Orleans wear old gold, black and white.

Answer: Meath

Reading take their nickname from the location of the town within the Royal County of Berkshire and were formed in 1871, although they didn't join the football league until 1920.
Meath take their nickname from the fact that the county is known as the royal county due to High Kings of Ireland being crowned on the Hill of Tara in the centre of County Meath in years gone by.
Meath were All-Ireland Senior Football Champions four times between 1985 and 2000 as well as being runners up on three further occasions.

Answer: Greater Western Sydney and New York

Greater Western Sydney of the AFL and New York of the NFL both share the nickname the Giants but the New York Giants have a much longer history, being founded in 1925, while GWS Giants weren't formed until 2009 and didn't enter the AFL until 2012. New York took four Super Bowl wins (between 1986 and 2011), before Sydney started their campaign for an AFL title.