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History of Australian Soccer Trivia Quiz

This is a reasonably difficult quiz, but if you know Australian soccer history, you should be fine.

A multiple-choice quiz by Dwyer_9. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Dwyer_9

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
158,964

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
648

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many goals did Australia score in the 1974 World Cup Finals? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many goals did Australia score in the 1978 World Cup Finals? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Mark Bosnich scored his only goal for Australia from the penalty spot against Solomon Islands in 1997. What was the score in that match? Hint

7-0

13-0

22-0

4-1

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many goals did Archie Thompson score in the 31-0 demolishing of American Samoa in 2001? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many players scored for Australia in the 22-0 win over Tonga in 2001? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. England v Australia: what was the score when Australia played England in Febuary 2003? Hint

1-3

0-2

3-0

2-1

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Question 7 of 10

7. When Australia played off against Uruguay for a World Cup place in 2002, what were the scores in the two legs (home team first; first leg then away leg)? Hint

1-0 and 3-0

0-0 and 1-3

1-1 and 2-2

2-0 and 1-1

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Question 8 of 10

8. Against England in Febuary 2003, Mark Bosnich was the starting goalkeeper.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which English club team did Australia play a number of friendlies against in the mid 1990s? Hint

Liverpool

Arsenal

Manchester United

Newcastle United

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Australia qualified for the 1974 World Cups, it was their ______ appearancee in the finals? Hint

they did not qualify

1st

2nd

3rd

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many goals did Australia score in the 1974 World Cup Finals?

Answer: 0

Australia played in 1974 but did not score a goal, losing their first matches 2-0 and 3-0, and drawing their third 0-0.

2. How many goals did Australia score in the 1978 World Cup Finals?

Answer: 0

Australia did not qualify for the finals in '78, and hence they did not score a goal.

3. Mark Bosnich scored his only goal for Australia from the penalty spot against Solomon Islands in 1997. What was the score in that match?

Answer: 13-0

Bosnich scored in the 90th minute from a penalty.

4. How many goals did Archie Thompson score in the 31-0 demolishing of American Samoa in 2001?

Answer: 13

Thompson had a marvelous day in front of goal, putting the ball in the back of the net 13 times.

5. How many players scored for Australia in the 22-0 win over Tonga in 2001?

Answer: 9

Scott Chipperfield, Damian Mori, John Aloisi, Kevin Muscat, Tony Popovic, Aurelio Vidmar, David Zdrillic, Archie Thompson, and Con Boutsianis all scored in that match.

6. England v Australia: what was the score when Australia played England in Febuary 2003?

Answer: 1-3

Tony Popovic, Harry Kewell, and Brett Emerton, all scored to give Australia victory over their rivals England.

7. When Australia played off against Uruguay for a World Cup place in 2002, what were the scores in the two legs (home team first; first leg then away leg)?

Answer: 1-0 and 3-0

Australia beat Uruguay 1-0 in Melbourne, before Uruguay beat them 3-0 in the return leg in Montevideo.

8. Against England in Febuary 2003, Mark Bosnich was the starting goalkeeper.

Answer: False

By this time, Mark Bosnich had been banned for using cocaine, and therefore couldn't be the goalkeeper. Mark Schwarzer started against England.

9. Which English club team did Australia play a number of friendlies against in the mid 1990s?

Answer: Manchester United

Machester United toured Australia in the mid 90s in order to promote their reputation in Oceania.

10. When Australia qualified for the 1974 World Cups, it was their ______ appearancee in the finals?

Answer: 1st

Australia qualified for the first time in 1974. It was their only appearancee in the finals during the 20th century.

Source: Author Dwyer_9

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