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Newcastle of 1908 Trivia Quiz

As you may or may not know, there was a team from Newcastle in the NSWRL's first year, but it did not last. How much do you know about the original Newcastle team?

A multiple-choice quiz by timence. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
timence

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,166

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Newcastle first joined the league in 1908. How many seasons did they last? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many matches did Newcastle win in 1908 out of the 9 they played? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1909, Newcastle played in, and lost, which of the following? Hint

major semi final

grand final

minor semi final

all of their games that season

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following teams did the early Newcastle club never beat? Hint

Western Suburbs

South Sydney

Eastern Suburbs

North Sydney

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Question 5 of 10

5. What colour was the Newcastle uniform? Hint

Plain White

Blue and White

Red and White

Red and Blue

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many times did Newcastle keep a team to 0, scoreless? Hint

3 times

Twice

Once

Never

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Question 7 of 10

7. This is to test how well you know the olden day League scoring system: in 1909, Newcastle scored 32 tries and 24 goals, how many point is this?

Answer: (a 3-digit number)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is TRUE about both seasons 1908 and 1909 for Newcastle? Hint

scored more points than they conceeded

won more than 50 percent of their matches

made the semi-finals in both years

lost 3 consecutive games in both years

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Question 9 of 10

9. What position did Newcastle come in 1909? Hint

5th

4th

6th

3rd

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Question 10 of 10

10. In their short history, what did Newcastle never do? Hint

Play in front of a crowd bigger than 10,000

Had a home ground

Kick a field goal

Had international representatives

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Newcastle first joined the league in 1908. How many seasons did they last?

Answer: 2

Unfortunately they played in 1908 and 1909 and that was it, until the Knights made a triumphant return almost 80 years later: 1988.

2. How many matches did Newcastle win in 1908 out of the 9 they played?

Answer: 4

They beat Cumberland, Western Suburbs, Newtown and Balmain.

3. In 1909, Newcastle played in, and lost, which of the following?

Answer: major semi final

They lost to South Sydney 0-20 to end their hopes of a premiership.

4. Which of the following teams did the early Newcastle club never beat?

Answer: Eastern Suburbs

Easts beat them 34-17 in 1908 and 26-18 in 1909.

5. What colour was the Newcastle uniform?

Answer: Red and White

Unlike the current team, which has blue and red.

6. How many times did Newcastle keep a team to 0, scoreless?

Answer: 3 times

They beat Cumberland 37-0, Wests 34-0 and Souths 5-0.

7. This is to test how well you know the olden day League scoring system: in 1909, Newcastle scored 32 tries and 24 goals, how many point is this?

Answer: 144

A try was worth 3 points, a goal worth 2.

8. What is TRUE about both seasons 1908 and 1909 for Newcastle?

Answer: scored more points than they conceeded

1908: scored 151, conceeded 116. 1909: Scored 144, conceeded 93. Won 45 percent of matches in the 2 years (9 from 20), and lost 4 in a row in 1909, but in 1908 only ever lost 2 in a row.

9. What position did Newcastle come in 1909?

Answer: 3rd

3rd out of 8 teams, just missed out on the 'final'.

10. In their short history, what did Newcastle never do?

Answer: Kick a field goal

Indeed they didn't bother much with field goals thoses days apparently. They played out of Newcastle Showground in 1909. They had 2 internationals, Bill 'Jerry' Bailey and Pat Walsh. They played in front of 14,000 spectators against Newtown Jun 13, 1908, which they won 17-8 (5 tries to 2). Hope you learned something about the old Newcastle club!

Source: Author timence

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