Sport Down Under Trivia Quiz

Answer: Newcastle

The Newcastle Knights were formed in 1988, and play their home games at Hunter Stadium. In 1997, they defeated Manly-Warringah in the Grand Final to win their first Premiership. A second title followed in 2001, with Parramatta being their victims in the final.

Answer: Dawn Fraser

Fraser, from Balmain, won the 100 m freestyle at Melbourne in 1956, Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964. She also won a relay gold medal at Melbourne and four silver medals over the course of her career. Her 1964 triumph made her the first swimmer of either sex to win the same event at three consecutive games.

Answer: Rugby Union

Named after the trophy's donor, Lord Bledisloe, a former Governor-General of New Zealand, the Bledisloe Cup was first contested in 1932. It was contested on an irregular basis for the first fifty years of its existence, but has been played for every year since 1982. All games between the two countries in the Rugby Championship (formerly the Tri-Nations) count towards the trophy, but any meetings in the Rugby World Cup don't.

Answer: Australia II

The America's cup was first contested in 1851, and named after the first winner, America. It remained in American hands for 132 years until 1983. John Bertrand, from the Royal Perth Yacht Club, skippered Australia II to a 4-3 victory over Liberty, skippered by Dennis Conner (Australia II came back from 0-2 and 1-3 down).

Answer: David Graham

Graham won both the US Open and USPGA titles, but never won the British Open, his best finish being a tie for third at Sandwich in 1985.
Thomson won the British Open five times between 1954 and 1965; Norman was champion twice, in 1986 and 1993; and Baker-Finch was the surprise winner at Birkdale in 1991.

Answer: Motor Cycling

Gardner, from Wollongong, made his 500cc debut in 1983, and won his only world title in 1987, winning seven out of the fifteen races on the schedule.
Doohan, from Brisbane, dominated the 500cc class in the late 1990s, winning five straight championships between 1994 and 1998.

Answer: Collingwood

Collingwood Magpies were formed in 1892, and take their name from the Collingwood suburb of Melbourne. Their Magpies nickname reflects their black and white colours. Between 1927 and 1930, they won the Grand Final four years in a row, defeating Richmond in each of the first three and Geelong in the fourth.

Answer: Ken Rosewall

Sedgman defeated Jaroslav Drobny in 1952; Hoad won back-to-back titles in 1956-57, defeating fellow Australians Rosewall and Cooper in the final; and Cooper triumphed in 1958 with a victory over yet another Australian, Neale Fraser. Rosewall reached the final four times between 1954 and 1974, losing each of them.

Answer: South Australia

The redback is a venomous spider, and South Australia's one-day uniforms share this creature's black and red colours.
South Australia won the first-class Sheffield Shield competiton 13 times during the 19th and 20th centuries (their first was in 1894 and their 13th was in 1996). They won the one-day inter-state tournament (first played in 1969) twice during that time: 1984 and 1986.

Answer: Short-Track Speed Skating

Bradbury, from Sydney, had been part of the Australian team that won bronze in the short-track relay at Lillehammer, 1994, the first medal of any colour for Australia at a winter games. At Salt Lake City in 2002, he was an outsider in the 1000 m final, but won gold when everyone ahead of him in the race crashed out on the final corner.