Go The Pies! Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1892

The Collingwood Football Club was established on February 12th, 1892. Three months later, on May 7th, they played their first game against Carlton.

Answer: All of them

The success began with a Premiership win over Richmond in 1927. The final score was 25 to 13, making it the lowest Grand Final score in VFL/AFL history.

The 1928 Grand Final saw Collingwood defeat Richmond again (final score: 63 to 96).

In 1929, Collingwood went through the entire season undefeated. Their biggest win came in Round 13 with an 86-point-win over Hawthorn. They went on to once again defeat Richmond in the Grand Final, winning by 29 points.

In 1930, Collingwood won their fourth consecutive Premiership, this time defeating Geelong by 30 points.

Their Brownlow medallists during this time were Syd Coventry (1927), Albert Collier (1929) and Harry Collier (1930).

Answer: The death of a Premiership player in a car accident

Exactly one year after Collingwood claimed victory over Essendon in the 1990 Grand Final, 26-year-old Darren Millane was killed in a car accident. Millane joined Collingwood in 1984, playing 147 games.

Answer: Jock McHale

Jock coached the Pies for a record 713 games.

Answer: False

Collingwood played against Melbourne in the Preliminary Final that year, losing by 65 points (final score: 166 to 101). Melbourne would go on to be Premiers, beating Essendon by 39 points (final score: 89 to 50).

Answer: 'Floreat Pica'

According to www.stars21.com/translator/english_to_latin, a rough translation of 'Floreat Pica' is 'Blossoms in the Pie'.

Hawthorn's motto is 'Spectemur agendo' which means 'Let us be judged by our acts'.

Carlton's motto is 'Mens Sana in Corpore Sano' which means 'A sound mind in a healthy body.'

Essendon's motto is 'Suaviter in Modo, Fortiter in Re' which means 'Gentle in manner, resolute in execution.'

Answer: 12

The other teams were Essendon, Williamstown, Fitzroy, North Melbourne, Geelong, Footscray, Melbourne, St. Kilda, Carlton, Richmond, South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. In 1897 Collingwood, St. Kilda, Essendon, South Melbourne, Carlton, Geelong, Fitzroy and Melbourne left the VFA and formed the VFL (Victorian Football League).

Answer: True

This was Collingwood's first Premiership. They won by 33 points (final score: 60 to 27).

Answer: True

This is the only team emblem to display an Australian flag, however, the original emblem didn't display any flags.

Answer: Victoria Park

Collingwood played their last game at Victoria Park in Round 22, 1999, losing to Brisbane by 42 points.

Formerly known as South Melbourne, the traditional home ground of the Sydney Swans in Lake Oval.

Princes Park is Carlton's traditional home ground while the East Melbourne Cricket Ground is the traditional home of Essendon.