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Sydney Kings Jumping Ball Trivia Quiz

Australian Basketball is going from strength to strength, here is a quiz on one of the teams, the Sydney Kings

A multiple-choice quiz by ClaudiaCat. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ClaudiaCat

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
394,512

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
102

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Sydney Kings Basketball team were formed in what year? Hint

1887

1987

1939

2001

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the home stadium for the Sydney Kings? Hint

Bankstown Stadium

Peter Forsyth Auditorium

Sutherland Stadium

Sydney Super Dome

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Question 3 of 10

3. What are the Sydney Kings' official colours? Hint

Black and Red

Green and Gold

Black, Gold and Red

Purple, gold, white, black

4. The first 15 years history of the Sydney Kings was very disappointing, with failure to reach the final time after time. This failure earned the Sydney Kings a nickname after a chocolate bar. What chocolate bar was it? Hint

Milky Way

Violet Crumble

Wagon Wheel

Snickers

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Question 5 of 10

5. From 2003 to 2008 is known as the Championship Era for the Sydney Kings. Part of the success of the team is attributed to the coach. Who was the coach during that period? Hint

Andrew Gaze

Kavossy Franklin

Chris Williams

Brian Goorjian

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Question 6 of 10

6. 2008 was a devastating period for the Sydney Kings, the team collapsed and was removed from the NBL.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. For the 2011 / 2012 season the Sydney Kings were relaunched. The team has struggled to reach the finals since that time. For three seasons from 2016 / 2017 the Sydney Kings have hired who as its coach? Hint

Kevin Lisch

Andrew Gaze

Brad Newley

Perry Ellis

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Question 8 of 10

8. 2018 season is the thirty-year celebration for the Sydney Kings. How many championships have they won throughout their history to date? Hint

None

Three

One

Nine

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Question 9 of 10

9. An important part of any professional team is sponsorship. In 2016 the Sydney Kings obtained sponsorship from a large superannuation firm. They are? Hint

ANZ Bank

Bega Limited

General Motors

Hostplus

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Question 10 of 10

10. Professional basketball player hot from America returned to his home Australia to join the Sydney Kings in 2018. Who is it? Hint

Greg Whittington

Todd Blanchfield

Michael Bryson

Andrew Bogut

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sydney Kings Basketball team were formed in what year?

Answer: 1987

The Sydney Kings team are a member of the National Basketball League of Australian professional basketball teams. The Sydney Kings were formed in 1987 from the merging of Sydney Supersonic and West Sydney Westars.

2. What was the home stadium for the Sydney Kings?

Answer: Sydney Super Dome

The Sydney Kings home stadium was the Qudos Bank Arena, also named the Sydney Super Dome. The dome is in the Sydney Olympic Park. Sydney Olympic Park, as the name suggests, was constructed for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

3. What are the Sydney Kings' official colours?

Answer: Purple, gold, white, black

The Sydney Kings' colours are purple, gold, white and black. The home games are played in purple uniforms with gold writing. The away games are played in white uniforms with purple writing.

Answer: Violet Crumble

The Sydney Kings were nicknamed "The Violet Crumbles". The chocolate bar Violet Crumble was packaged in a purple wrapper with gold writing. The colours of the bar matched perfectly the home uniform.

5. From 2003 to 2008 is known as the Championship Era for the Sydney Kings. Part of the success of the team is attributed to the coach. Who was the coach during that period?

Answer: Brian Goorjian

Brian Goorjian was a successful coach and he brought to the Sydney Kings considerable experience and previous championship wins. Several players from Goorjian's previous team followed him and joined the Sydney Kings.

6. 2008 was a devastating period for the Sydney Kings, the team collapsed and was removed from the NBL.

Answer: True

In 2006 the Sydney Kings were bought by Firepower International. Brian Goorjian left the Sydney Kings in 2008. Firepower International collapsed causing financial chaos which included non-payment of salaries to the players. In June 2008 the NBL terminated the Sydney team's licence thereby making them defunct.

Answer: Andrew Gaze

Known as the greatest basketball player ever in Australia Andrew Gaze joined the Sydney Kings as coach for three seasons (2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19). Gaze played for the Melbourne Tigers between 1985 to 2005. Gaze also led the Australian Boomers for five Olympic Summer Games.

8. 2018 season is the thirty-year celebration for the Sydney Kings. How many championships have they won throughout their history to date?

Answer: Three

The Sydney Kings were victorious in 2002/3, 2003/04 and 2004/05 under coach Brian Goorjian. The Sydney Kings were the first team in the NBL to achieve three consecutive championships.

9. An important part of any professional team is sponsorship. In 2016 the Sydney Kings obtained sponsorship from a large superannuation firm. They are?

Answer: Hostplus

In 2016 the Sydney Kings managed to secure sponsorship from Hostplus. The superannuation fund Hostplus specialising in hospitality, tourism, recreation and sport industries in Australia.

10. Professional basketball player hot from America returned to his home Australia to join the Sydney Kings in 2018. Who is it?

Answer: Andrew Bogut

Andrew Bogut was the first Australian to ever be overall picked for an American team, Milwaukee Bucks in 2005. Andrew Bogut stayed with the Bucks until 2012. After that Bogut joined Golden State Warriors (2012-2016), Dallas Mavericks (2016-2017), Cleveland Cavaliers (2017), Los Angeles Lakers (2017-2018) and finally joining the Sydney Kings.

Source: Author ClaudiaCat

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