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Quiz about From Easts to The Roosters
Quiz about From Easts to The Roosters

From Easts to The Roosters Trivia Quiz


The Sydney Roosters, formerly Sydney City, and before that Eastern Suburbs. How much do you know about them?

A multiple-choice quiz by timence. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
timence
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
51,168
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
648
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Question 1 of 10
1. When did the Eastern Suburbs team enter the competition? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What year did Eastern Suburbs become the Sydney City Roosters? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What year did the Sydney City Roosters become the Sydney Roosters? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What were Eastern Suburbs called before they were the Roosters? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following is FALSE? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The Eastern Suburbs great who set a premiership record for most points in a match ever is Dave ________ ?

Answer: (surname, pretty common one)
Question 7 of 10
7. Eastern Suburbs set a premiership record in 1975 for most consecutive wins, how many wins was that? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. When did the club win their 11th premiership? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which player has the nickname 'Freddy'?

Answer: (Two word, or just surname .. a very famous player of the 1990s and early 2000s)
Question 10 of 10
10. Which player was playing for the Roosters in 1998 when he broke the then pointscoring record for a season? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When did the Eastern Suburbs team enter the competition?

Answer: 1908

They are one of the foundation clubs.
2. What year did Eastern Suburbs become the Sydney City Roosters?

Answer: 1995

And that was their first name change..
3. What year did the Sydney City Roosters become the Sydney Roosters?

Answer: 2000

Despite their name changes they have at least always worn the same colours: red, white and blue.
4. What were Eastern Suburbs called before they were the Roosters?

Answer: Tri-colours

5. Which of the following is FALSE?

Answer: Their 13th title came in 2002

Yes they did come 2nd to Brisbane in 2000, they did win their first match against Newtown 32-16, and Rod O'Loan bagged 7 tries against University in a match in 1935. They actually only have 12 first grade titles!
6. The Eastern Suburbs great who set a premiership record for most points in a match ever is Dave ________ ?

Answer: Brown

He got a whopping 45 points against Canterbury in 1935 with 5 tries and 15 goals, he also scored 38 points in another match against Canterbury in the same year (6 tries and 10 goals)!
7. Eastern Suburbs set a premiership record in 1975 for most consecutive wins, how many wins was that?

Answer: 19

They won every match between April 13th, 1975 and August 23rd, 1975.
8. When did the club win their 11th premiership?

Answer: 1975

And an emphatic win it was, they beat St. George 38-0. Since then, they have played, and lost, one grand final in the 1980s and one in the 1990s: in 1980 they lost to Canterbury 18-4, and in 2000 they lost to Brisbane 14-6.
9. Which player has the nickname 'Freddy'?

Answer: Brad Fittler

Captain of the Roosters, NSW and Australia.
10. Which player was playing for the Roosters in 1998 when he broke the then pointscoring record for a season?

Answer: Ivan Cleary

He got 284 pts from 13 tries and 116 goals.
Source: Author timence

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