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NRL 2004: The Finals Trivia Quiz

This quiz deals with each match of the NRL finals series of 2004, up to and including the Grand Final on Sunday October 3.

A multiple-choice quiz by timence. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
timence

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
192,817

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 20

1. Quarter Final 1: Penrith v St George-Illawarra. Penrith stunned the Dragons by scoring how many points in the first 16 minutes? Hint

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Question 2 of 20

2. Quarter Final 1: Penrith v. St. George-Illawarra. What was the final score of the match? Hint

Penrith 30-28

Penrith 31-30

St. George-Illawarra 31-30

St. George-Illawarra 30-28

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Question 3 of 20

3. Qualifying Final 2: Brisbane v Melbourne. What was the final score of this match? Hint

Brisbane won 21-14

Melbourne won 21-14

Melbourne won 31-14

Brisbane won 31-14

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Question 4 of 20

4. Qualifying Final 3: Bulldogs v Cowboys. The Cowboys caused what many believed to be the upset of the season, beating the Bulldogs 30-22. Did the Bulldogs lead the game at any stage?

Yes

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Question 5 of 20

5. The Cowboys' victory over the Bulldogs saw which team eliminated from the 2004 finals series? Hint

St George-Illawarra

NZ Warriors

Brisbane Broncos

Melbourne Storm

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Question 6 of 20

6. Qualifying Final 4: Sydney City v Canberra Raiders. Which player made a surprise start for the Raiders, after a serious ankle injury the previous week? Hint

Simon Woolford

Jason Croker

Tyran Smith

Ruben Wiki

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Question 7 of 20

7. Qualifying Final 4: the Canberra side was knocked out by the Roosters 38-12. How many points did Craig Fitzgibbon score? Hint

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Question 8 of 20

8. Semi Final 1: Cowboys v Brisbane. This game was moved to Brisbane because it involved 2 Queensland teams.

True

False

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Question 9 of 20

9. Semi Final 1: Cowboys v Brisbane. The Cowboys' victory was their first ever against Brisbane.

True

False

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Question 10 of 20

10. Semi Final 2: Bulldogs v Melbourne. Which Bulldogs bench player came on in the second half to score 2 important tries for the Bulldogs? Hint

Jonathon Thurston

Sonny-Bill Williams

Tony Grimaldi

Reni Maitua

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Question 11 of 20

11. Semi Final 2: Bulldogs v Melbourne. Bulldogs winger Hazem El Masri, during this game, became the first player to do what in a season? Hint

Score 300 points

Score 30 tries

Score 250 points

Score 35 tries

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Question 12 of 20

12. Preliminary Final 1: Bulldogs v Penrith. What was the half-time score of this match? Hint

Penrith v. Bulldogs 2-0

8-8

Bulldogs v. Penrith 10-8

Penrith v. Bulldogs 8-4

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Question 13 of 20

13. Preliminary Final 1: Bulldogs v Penrith 30-14. Which 2 Penrith players played their last game? Hint

Ryan Girdler and Martin Lang

Craig Gower and Ryan Girdler

Craig Gower and Martin Lang

None of these players

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Question 14 of 20

14. Preliminary Final 2: Roosters v Cowboys. In a very close match, what was the final margin? Hint

1 point

4 points

2 points

3 points

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Question 15 of 20

15. Preliminary Final 2: Roosters v Cowboys. Who kicked the field goal for the Roosters, and won man of the match for his performance? Hint

Brad Fittler

Craig Fitzgibbon

Craig Wing

Brett Finch

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Question 16 of 20

16. Grand Final: Bulldogs v Roosters. The two teams that got through to the Grand Final were teams 1 and 2 at the end of 26 rounds.

True

False

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Question 17 of 20

17. Grand Final: Bulldogs v Roosters. What was the first scoring play of the match? Hint

Try to the Bulldogs

Penalty goal to the Roosters

Penalty goal to the Bulldogs

Try to the Roosters

18. Grand Final: Bulldogs v Roosters. The Roosters led at half time, 13-6. Before the Grand Final, they had led at half time on 18 occasions during season 2004. How many of these 18 games did they go on to win? Hint

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Question 19 of 20

19. Grand Final: Bulldogs v Roosters. Which Bulldogs player scored a try in the 53rd minute to put his team in the lead for the first time? Hint

Hazem El Masri

Willie Tonga

Matt Utai

Braith Anasta

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Question 20 of 20

20. Grand Final: Bulldogs v Roosters. Who made the final tackle of the match on Michael Crocker, forcing him to drop the ball and wrap up the match for the Bulldogs? Hint

Willie Mason

Sonny Bill Williams

Corey Hughes

Andrew Ryan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Quarter Final 1: Penrith v St George-Illawarra. Penrith stunned the Dragons by scoring how many points in the first 16 minutes?

Answer: 24

Penrith led 24-0 after 16 minutes, before the Dragons rallied to score before the break.

2. Quarter Final 1: Penrith v. St. George-Illawarra. What was the final score of the match?

Answer: Penrith 31-30

A field goal by Craig Gower put Penrith ahead 31-24. The Dragons scored with 3 minutes to go to put them back within a point, but couldn't score again to take the match.

3. Qualifying Final 2: Brisbane v Melbourne. What was the final score of this match?

Answer: Melbourne won 31-14

Brisbane led 8-0 at half-time, but the Storm came home strongly to win by 17 points. Matt Orford was awarded man of the match.

4. Qualifying Final 3: Bulldogs v Cowboys. The Cowboys caused what many believed to be the upset of the season, beating the Bulldogs 30-22. Did the Bulldogs lead the game at any stage?

Answer: No

The Cowboys scored 2 early tries to lead 16-6 at half time. The closest the Bulldogs got to the lead was when they trailed 26-22.

5. The Cowboys' victory over the Bulldogs saw which team eliminated from the 2004 finals series?

Answer: St George-Illawarra

The Dragons finished the season in 5th spot, but became the 3rd lowest ranked loser, and were therefore out of the competition.

6. Qualifying Final 4: Sydney City v Canberra Raiders. Which player made a surprise start for the Raiders, after a serious ankle injury the previous week?

Answer: Ruben Wiki

Wiki played his last game for the Raiders against the Roosters, after signing with the NZ Warriors for 2005.

7. Qualifying Final 4: the Canberra side was knocked out by the Roosters 38-12. How many points did Craig Fitzgibbon score?

Answer: 14

Fitzy scored a try and 5 goals for this impressive tally. Canberra were down 8-0 not long before half time, but struggled to contain a hot Roosters' attack in the second half.

8. Semi Final 1: Cowboys v Brisbane. This game was moved to Brisbane because it involved 2 Queensland teams.

Answer: False

The game was actually moved to Townsville. The match was sold out within a couple of hours, with fans very keen to see the Queensland match-up in a sudden death semi final.

9. Semi Final 1: Cowboys v Brisbane. The Cowboys' victory was their first ever against Brisbane.

Answer: True

Since North Queensland entered the competition in 1995, they had played Brisbane 16 times for 2 draws and 14 losses. But in their first ever semi-final match-up, the Cowboys won 10-0. This was also Gorden Tallis' last match ever, as he retired at the end of 2004.

10. Semi Final 2: Bulldogs v Melbourne. Which Bulldogs bench player came on in the second half to score 2 important tries for the Bulldogs?

Answer: Jonathon Thurston

Thurston scored in the 48th minute, as well as sealing the match in the 80th minute. The Bulldogs led all the way to win 43-18.

11. Semi Final 2: Bulldogs v Melbourne. Bulldogs winger Hazem El Masri, during this game, became the first player to do what in a season?

Answer: Score 300 points

Hazem El Masri scored 24 points against the Storm to take him to 318 for the season.

12. Preliminary Final 1: Bulldogs v Penrith. What was the half-time score of this match?

Answer: Penrith v. Bulldogs 8-4

Although the Bulldogs scored the first try through Hazem el Masri, Penrith's fullback Rhys Wesser scored a great runaway try just before the break to take them to an 8-4 lead.

13. Preliminary Final 1: Bulldogs v Penrith 30-14. Which 2 Penrith players played their last game?

Answer: Ryan Girdler and Martin Lang

Both went into retirement. Hazem El Masri scored 3 tries, but uncharacteristically missed 3 goals, in the Bulldogs' 30-14 win.

14. Preliminary Final 2: Roosters v Cowboys. In a very close match, what was the final margin?

Answer: 3 points

The Roosters won 19-16.

15. Preliminary Final 2: Roosters v Cowboys. Who kicked the field goal for the Roosters, and won man of the match for his performance?

Answer: Brett Finch

The Roosters halfback beat a judiciary charge for an alleged spear tackle to play a leading role in the match.

16. Grand Final: Bulldogs v Roosters. The two teams that got through to the Grand Final were teams 1 and 2 at the end of 26 rounds.

Answer: True

Roosters finished 1st on percentages after both teams won 19 matches out of 24 (with 2 byes).

17. Grand Final: Bulldogs v Roosters. What was the first scoring play of the match?

Answer: Try to the Roosters

In the 14th minute of the match, Brad Fittler put in a pin-point left foot kick for Chris Walker to catch and score close to the posts.

Answer: 18

The Roosters were a big front-running team going into the Grand Final. It took an impressive comeback from the Bulldogs to break this trend.

19. Grand Final: Bulldogs v Roosters. Which Bulldogs player scored a try in the 53rd minute to put his team in the lead for the first time?

Answer: Hazem El Masri

The Bulldogs hit the lead, 16-13. They held on to win the match, and take the premiership, by that scoreline.

20. Grand Final: Bulldogs v Roosters. Who made the final tackle of the match on Michael Crocker, forcing him to drop the ball and wrap up the match for the Bulldogs?

Answer: Andrew Ryan

Ryan made 20 tackles, perhaps none more important than this final one with only 13 seconds on the clock. Willie Mason was awarded the Clive Churchill medal for man of the match, making an impressive 226 metres from his 21 hit-ups.

Source: Author timence

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