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Tigers in Sport Trivia Quiz

Tigers is one of the most popular nicknames for sports teams throughout the world. Here are a few questions about some of those teams.

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

Author
Dizart

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
294,397

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
492

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Question 1 of 10

1. One of the most successful English rugby union teams of the late 20th century were a club nicknamed the Tigers. From which Midlands city do they hail? Hint

Coventry

Nottingham

Leicester

Birmingham

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Question 2 of 10

2. Castleford Tigers are an English club in which sport? Hint

Speedway

Soccer

Rugby League

Ice Hockey

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which AFL (Aussie Rules) club are nicknamed the Tigers? Hint

Essendon

St Kilda

Richmond

Brisbane

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Balmain Tigers were a leading Rugby League team in Sydney from 1908 until 1999, when they merged with another team to form which new club? Hint

Easts Tigers

Wests Tigers

Norths Tigers

Souths tigers

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Detroit Tigers won 4 baseball World Series in the 20th century. Which team were their victims in both the 1935 and 1945 series? Hint

Pittsburgh Pirates

Brooklyn Dodgers

Chicago Cubs

New York Giants

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which English soccer team, which made their top flight debut in 2008, are nicknamed the Tigers? Hint

Barnsley

Reading

Hull City

Wigan Athletic

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Question 7 of 10

7. Tigers is one of the most common nicknames in US college sports. Which of the following schools is not nicknamed Tigers? Hint

Princeton

Memphis

Grambling State

Columbia

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Australian state's cricket team are nicknamed the Tigers? Hint

Tasmania

Queensland

New South Wales

Victoria

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Hanshin Tigers are a baseball team from Japan. In which year did they win their only Japan series title of the 20th century? Hint

1950

1997

1961

1985

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 2008, Britain's Speedway Premier League had 2 teams nicknamed Tigers. From which cities did they come? Hint

Edinburgh & Newport

Glasgow & Sheffield

Stoke & Workington

Birmingham & Newcastle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One of the most successful English rugby union teams of the late 20th century were a club nicknamed the Tigers. From which Midlands city do they hail?

Answer: Leicester

Leicester Tigers were champions of England 7 times between 1988 and 2007, and won 2 Heineken European Cups, in 2001 and 2002.

2. Castleford Tigers are an English club in which sport?

Answer: Rugby League

Castleford Tigers were originally nicknamed The Glassblowers, and from their foundation in 1927 until the formation of the Super League in 1996, were regular contendors for honours, winning the Challenge Cup 4 times. They failed to add any more major trophies in the first 11 years of the Super League era.

3. Which AFL (Aussie Rules) club are nicknamed the Tigers?

Answer: Richmond

Based in Melbourne, Richmond won 10 VFL/AFL Premierships between 1920 and 1980.

4. The Balmain Tigers were a leading Rugby League team in Sydney from 1908 until 1999, when they merged with another team to form which new club?

Answer: Wests Tigers

Balmain won 11 New South Wales Premierships between 1915 and 1969. They merged with Western Suburbs in 1999 to form the new Wests Tigers club. The new team won their first NRL Premiership in 2005.

5. The Detroit Tigers won 4 baseball World Series in the 20th century. Which team were their victims in both the 1935 and 1945 series?

Answer: Chicago Cubs

The Tigers won 4-2 in 1935, and 4-3 in 1945. They added 2 more titles before the end of the 20th century, defeating St Louis in 1968 and San Diego in 1984.

6. Which English soccer team, which made their top flight debut in 2008, are nicknamed the Tigers?

Answer: Hull City

Hull City were founded in 1904, and joined the Football League the following season. After more than 100 seasons playing in the lower divisons, they finally won promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2007/08 season.

7. Tigers is one of the most common nicknames in US college sports. Which of the following schools is not nicknamed Tigers?

Answer: Columbia

Columbia, an Ivy League school based in New York City, chose a different big cat for their nickname, the Lions.

8. Which Australian state's cricket team are nicknamed the Tigers?

Answer: Tasmania

The Tasmanian Tigers won Australia's premier cricket trophy, the Sheffield Shield, for the first time in 2007. The Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, from which the team are named, is thought to have been extinct since 1936.

9. The Hanshin Tigers are a baseball team from Japan. In which year did they win their only Japan series title of the 20th century?

Answer: 1985

The Hanshin Lions defeated the Seibu Lions 4-2 in 1985 to win the first Japan Series in their history.

10. In 2008, Britain's Speedway Premier League had 2 teams nicknamed Tigers. From which cities did they come?

Answer: Glasgow & Sheffield

The Glasgow Tigers were founded in 1946, and won Premier League tiles in 1993 & 94. The Sheffield Tigers were founded in 1929, and won the Premier League in 1999 and 2002.

Source: Author Dizart

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