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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.

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

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When did the Eastern Suburbs team enter the competition? Hint

1912

1947

1935

1908

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Question 2 of 10

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

1996

1995

1997

1998

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Question 3 of 10

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

2000

1998

1999

2001

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Question 4 of 10

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

Chooks

They have always been the Roosters

Tri-colours

Red-white-blue boys

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following is FALSE? Hint

Their 13th title came in 2002

Easts beat Newtown in their first ever match, 32-16

The Roosters lost the 2000 grand final to Brisbane

The club record for most tries in a match is 7

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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)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Eastern Suburbs set a premiership record in 1975 for most consecutive wins, how many wins was that? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

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

1980

1975

1985

1970

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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)

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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

Luke Phillips

Ryan Cross

Craig Fitzgibbon

Ivan Cleary

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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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