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Quiz about Unusual Moments In Australian Sport

Unusual Moments In Australian Sport Quiz

A collection of some of the more unusual moments in Australian sport

A multiple-choice quiz by gday_99. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gday_99

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
239,268

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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708

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which 2 drivers won the controversial 1992 Tooheys 1000 race at Bathurst? Hint

Dick Johnson / John Bowe

Peter Brock / Manuel Reuter

Win Percy / Alan Grice

Mark Skaife / Jim Richards

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Australian batsman made the record books in 1979 when given out for handling the ball whilst he was at the non-strikers end? Hint

Andrew Hilditch

Rod Marsh

Dennis Lillee

Greg Matthews

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first Australian to win a Winter Olympics Gold medal? Hint

Steven Bradbury

Kenneth Kennedy

Zali Steggall

Alisa Camplin

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Question 4 of 10

4. At the 1998 Winter Olympics Australia won its first ever individual medal. Who was the athlete who won bronze? Hint

Zali Steggall

Joanne Carter

Jacqui Cooper

HG Nelson

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Melbourne Storm won its first NRL Premiership in 1999 when awarded a penalty try in the final minutes. Who was the team they defeated? Hint

St. George Illawarra Dragons

Canberra Raiders

Parramatta Eels

Newtown Jets

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which rugby league team's supporters set fire to the grandstand at their home ground after winning the Grand Final? Hint

South Sydney

Parramatta

Newtown

Canterbury-Bankstown

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics track cyclist Shane Kelly was hotly favoured to win a Gold medal. What happened that crushed his chances? Hint

Punctured tire

Helmet slipped covering his eyes

Crashed at the last turn

Foot slipped from the pedal at start-line

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the female Australian Olympian disqualified minutes from the finish of the 20km walk at the 2000 Olympic Games? Hint

Kerry Saxby-Junna

Jana Pittman

Natalie Saville

Jane Saville

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the Australian yacht that sunk while competing in the 1995 America's Cup? Hint

Australia III

OneAustralia

Steak N Kidney

Ragamuffin

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics a crowd favorite was the swimmer from Equatorial Guinea, Eric "the eel" Moussambani. What time did he swim from the 100m freestyle? Hint

47.84 seconds

112.72 seconds

99.94 seconds

256.01 seconds

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which 2 drivers won the controversial 1992 Tooheys 1000 race at Bathurst?

Answer: Mark Skaife / Jim Richards

Skaife/Richards were declared the winners even though their car had been involved in a major accident on the lap the race was red flagged, rendering their car almost un-drivable. The officials took the result on the last completed lap.

2. Which Australian batsman made the record books in 1979 when given out for handling the ball whilst he was at the non-strikers end?

Answer: Andrew Hilditch

Andrew Hilditch picked up a throw from mid-on and passed it the Pakistan's Safraz Narwaz who appealed and was awarded the dismissal.

3. Who was the first Australian to win a Winter Olympics Gold medal?

Answer: Steven Bradbury

All four of Bradbury's competitors in the Men's short track 1000 metres Speed Skating final (Apolo Ohno, Ahn Hyun-Soo, Li Jiajun and Mathieu Turcotte) crashed out at the final corner. Bradbury was just left to skate over the line to take the Gold Medal.

4. At the 1998 Winter Olympics Australia won its first ever individual medal. Who was the athlete who won bronze?

Answer: Zali Steggall

Zali Steggall won the first individual medal in 1998 with a bronze in slalom skiing.

5. The Melbourne Storm won its first NRL Premiership in 1999 when awarded a penalty try in the final minutes. Who was the team they defeated?

Answer: St. George Illawarra Dragons

Down 0-14 at half time the Storm came back to trail 14-18 with 4 minutes to go in the match. Whilst trying to catch a cross kick in the in-goal area, Craig Smith (Melbourne) was flattened by the Dragons player Jamie Ainscough. The penalty try was awarded and the Storm went on to win 20-18.

6. Which rugby league team's supporters set fire to the grandstand at their home ground after winning the Grand Final?

Answer: Parramatta

After the 1981 Grand Final win over Newtown, Parramatta supporters went about destroying Cumberland Oval. The grandstand and scoreboard were burnt down and other parts of the ground wrecked and looted.

7. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics track cyclist Shane Kelly was hotly favoured to win a Gold medal. What happened that crushed his chances?

Answer: Foot slipped from the pedal at start-line

Unfortunately Shane Kelly's foot slipped from the pedal at the starting line of the 1km time trial, wrecking his chance for a Gold Medal.

8. Who was the female Australian Olympian disqualified minutes from the finish of the 20km walk at the 2000 Olympic Games?

Answer: Jane Saville

With approximatly 200 metres left in the race Jane Saville was disqualified for 'lifting' (classed as running).

9. What was the name of the Australian yacht that sunk while competing in the 1995 America's Cup?

Answer: OneAustralia

During the opening rounds of racing against Team New Zealand the Australian boat "OneAustralia" split in half and sank.

10. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics a crowd favorite was the swimmer from Equatorial Guinea, Eric "the eel" Moussambani. What time did he swim from the 100m freestyle?

Answer: 112.72 seconds

The event was won by Pieter van den Hoogenband who broke the World Record with a time of 47.84 seconds. Moussambani splashed in, taking almost double that time for his 112.72 seconds (slower than the 200m world record of 1m 44.06s held by Ian Thorpe).

Source: Author gday_99

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