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The Legendary Hockeyroos Trivia Quiz

This is a quick but rather difficult quiz about Australia's greatest ever sporting team the Hockeyroos.

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

Author
lindsay_jones

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,083

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
478

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these retired as Australia's most capped player, with 279? Hint

Renita Garard

Sharon Buchanan

Rechelle Hawkes

Juliet Haslam

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many matches did Rechelle Hawkes played for Australia? Hint

216

179

279

300

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who did the Hockeyroos play in the gold medal match at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games? Hint

France

England

Canada

Argentina

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the scoreline in the gold medal match of the 2000 Olympic games? Hint

10-9

3-2

1-2

3-1

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Question 5 of 10

5. Until the conclusion of the Sydney 2000 Olympic games who was the coach of the Hockeyroos?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 6 of 10

6. At the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics, how many Olympic gold medals have the Hockeyroos won? Hint

Three

One

Five

Two

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is the only Hockeyroo to win three Olympic gold meadls?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where are the Hockeyroos based? Hint

Canberra

Perth

Brisbane

Sydney

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the youngest member of the Hockeyroos squad that played in Sydney 2000? Hint

Jenny Morris

Julie Towers

Renita Garard

Angie Skirving

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Question 10 of 10

10. What are the names of the sisters who played in the Olympic squads in both Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000? Hint

Renita Garard and Rechelle Hawkes

Kate Starre and Juliet Haslam

Jenny Morris and Alyson Annan

Lisa Carruthers and Katrina Powell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these retired as Australia's most capped player, with 279?

Answer: Rechelle Hawkes

Rechelle says she only started playing hockey because her mother forced her to!

2. How many matches did Rechelle Hawkes played for Australia?

Answer: 279

Rechelle passed Sharon Buchanan's long held mark for most capped in 1997 and is also the first player to have played 200 games for Australia. A scorer of 49 goals, she retired after the 2000 Olympics. She had the honour of reading the Athletes Oath at the Opening Ceremony.

3. Who did the Hockeyroos play in the gold medal match at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games?

Answer: Argentina

Australia played Argentina twice at the 2000 Olympics both times the scoreline was identical.

4. What was the scoreline in the gold medal match of the 2000 Olympic games?

Answer: 3-1

Argentina won its first Olympic hockey medal in Sydney.

5. Until the conclusion of the Sydney 2000 Olympic games who was the coach of the Hockeyroos?

Answer: Richard Charlesworth

Ric Charlesworth played hockey for Australia, cricket for New South Wales and is a qualified doctor.

6. At the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics, how many Olympic gold medals have the Hockeyroos won?

Answer: Three

They were won in Seoul 1988, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000.

7. Who is the only Hockeyroo to win three Olympic gold meadls?

Answer: Rechelle Hawkes

Rechelle has played in the Australian team for 15 years.

8. Where are the Hockeyroos based?

Answer: Perth

How many of you answered Canberra because the AIS is there?

9. Who was the youngest member of the Hockeyroos squad that played in Sydney 2000?

Answer: Angie Skirving

Angie was 19 yrs old. She's from Queensland.

10. What are the names of the sisters who played in the Olympic squads in both Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000?

Answer: Lisa Carruthers and Katrina Powell

Triny and Lisa (and their family) had one of the hockey fields at the AIS named after them - at the Lyneham Hockey Centre - for the Powell family's contribution to the game of hockey.

Source: Author lindsay_jones

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