Australian Sports Trivia: Put Your Knowledge of Aussie Athletics to the Test!
Written by Rachel Bortles
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Beyond its natural splendor, Australia has produced some of the world's most talented athletes. So, here are 20 trivia questions to test your knowledge of the world of sports "down under"!
Beyond its natural splendor, Australia has produced some of the world's most talented athletes. As a result, this incredible continent is buzzing with activity, from cricket and tennis to soccer, football, and much more. So, here are 20 trivia questions to test your knowledge of the world of sports "down under"!
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Australian Sports Trivia Quiz Questions
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Question 1
Born in Ipswich, Queensland in 1996, Ashleigh Barty is an Australian professional athlete in what sport?
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ATennis
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BSoccer
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CVolleyball
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DRugby
Tennis
Born April 24, 1996, in Ipswich, Queensland, Ashleigh Barty is a professional tennis player and former cricketer. As of summer, 2021, she was ranked the number one singles player by the Women's Tennis Association.
Question 2
Born in 1996 in Melbourne, what sport brought Ben Simmons to Louisiana State University and then to a U.S. team as a pro athlete?
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AFootball
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BBasketball
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CSoccer
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DRugby
Basketball
Ben Simmons was drafted into the NBA in 2016, joining the Philadelphia 76ers. He sat out a year due to an injured right foot, but was then named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2018. He went on to play in the All-Star Game in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Question 3
Inspired by English public school football games, in what city did Australian Rules Football originate?
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APerth
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BSydney
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CBrisbane
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DMelbourne
Melbourne
Australian rules football began in the bustling city of Melbourne in 1858. It's now exceptionally popular in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, and Northern Territory.
Question 4
Australian professional rules footballer Lance Franklin shares a nickname with a former first pet. What is it?
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ARanger
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BBo
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CSunny
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DBuddy
Buddy
Lance Franklin, often referred to as Buddy, is a professional rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. He actually got his memorable nickname as a child from his family.
Question 5
Born in Beaudesert, Queensland in 1987, Jason Day is an accomplished Australian athlete in what sport?
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ACricket
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BGolf
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CTennis
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DBasketball
Golf
Jason Day is a professional golfer and PGA Tour member from Australia. He first broke out in the golf scene in 2011, climbing to the number nine spot worldwide after his performance at the U.S. Open. In 2015, he won the PGA Championship held on the Straits Course of Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin.
Question 6
There are a lot of professional sports leagues in the land Down Under. Which of the the following is NOT one of them?
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AA-League
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BSuncorp Super Netball
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CWalla Walla League
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DBig Bash League
Walla Walla League
There are several professional sports leagues in Australia, including cricket's Big Bash League, Suncorp Super Netball, and soccer's A-League. As of now, there is yet to be a Walla Walla League, but we'll keep you posted!
Question 7
Like baseball is considered a summer pastime in the U.S., cricket is widely considered the national sport of what season in Australia?
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ASummer
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BSpring
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CWinter
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DFall
Summer
With major participation from September to April, cricket is widely considered the national summer sport of Australia. The most popular of all summer cricket events is the Boxing Day test match. Boxing Day is celebrated every year near the end of December.
Question 8
Held in a different city each time, how many Summer Olympics have taken place in Australia?
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AOne
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BTwo
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CThree
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DFour
Two
Australia has been the site of the Summer Olympic Games twice, once in 1956 in Melbourne, and then again in Sydney in 2000. They were two of the three times the games were held in Southern Hemisphere, the other being the Rio Summer Games in 2016.
Question 9
Cricket is a way of life down in Australia. Which of the following athletes from Down Under represents New South Wales in domestic cricket?
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ACameron Green
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BAshton Agar
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CSteve Smith
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DShaun Marsh
Steve Smith
Born in 1989 in Sydney, Steve Smith is an international cricketer and former captain of the Australian national team. He's best known for representing New South Wales in domestic cricket and his distinctively high Test batting average. Cameron Green, Shaun Marsh, and Ashton Agar all play for Western Australia.
Question 10
In what region of the country are rugby union football codes more popular than Australian rules football?
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AWestern Australia
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BTasmania
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CQueensland
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DVictoria
Queensland
Throughout the ages, Australian rules football has been more popular in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Northern Territory, and Western Australia. On the other hand, rugby union football codes have maintained popularity in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and Queensland.
Question 11
A sprinter who specialized in the 400-meter event, who was the first Aboriginal athlete from Australia to win an individual Olympic gold medal?
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ASally Pearson
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BCathy Freeman
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CNova Peris
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DAdam Goodes
Cathy Freeman
In the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Cathy Freeman made history by becoming the first Australian Aboriginal person to win an individual Olympic gold medal by winning the 400-meter sprint.
Question 12
Which of the following controversial cricketing tactics was devised by the English team for their Ashes tour of Australia?
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ACrossline Catching
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BBar Batting
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CForward Fielding
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DBodyline Bowling
Bodyline Bowling
Also known as fast leg theory bowling, bodyline bowling was a controversial cricketing tactic devised by the English team for their Ashes tour of Australia. The choice to employ this strategy resulted in strained relations between England and Australia for years to come following the 1932-33 Ashes series.
Question 13
Established on August 3, 1880 by an immigrant from England named John Walter Fletcher, what was the name of Australia's first organized soccer team?
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AWanderers
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BRamblers
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CJetsetters
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DExplorers
Wanderers
Modern soccer was brought to Australia sometime in the late 19th century, and the first organized team, formed in Sydney in 1880, was called the Wanderers. While this was the first team, the oldest, active club is the Balgownie Rangers, formed in 1883 in Wollongong.
Question 14
Governed by the country's Football Federation Australia, soccer is big down under. Which of the following Australian athletes is NOT a soccer player?
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ANick Kyrgios
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BTim Cahill
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CMark Bosnich
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DHarry Kewell
Nick Kyrgios
No, Nick Kyrgios doesn't play soccer player, but tennis. As of 2021, he was ranked number 58 in the world in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals.
Question 15
Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the earliest organized sports in Australia?
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ARugby
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BBasketball
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CSoccer
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DTennis
Basketball
In Australia, rules football, rugby, soccer, and tennis are regarded as some of the earliest organized sports in the country. However, basketball was introduced in Australia in 1897, just 6 years after its invention in the U.S.
Question 16
Becoming only the third indigenous basketball player to play for Australia's national team, Patty Mills is currently a point guard for what NBA team?
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ASan Antonio Spurs
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BNew Orleans Pelicans
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CMemphis Grizzlies
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DGolden State Warriors
San Antonio Spurs
Australian professional basketball player Patrick Mills plays for the San Antonio Spurs. He was born and raised in Canberra, and is a proud Torres Strait Islander of Aboriginal Australian descent.
Question 17
Second place all-time on a list of Australian women in her sport, what event is Olympic athlete Nicola McDermott best known for?
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ASprinting
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BLong Jump
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CHigh Jump
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DPole Vault
High Jump
Nicola McDermott is a celebrated Australian high jumper who competed in the women's high jump at the 2017 World Championships. Additionally, she also competed in the women's high jump at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where she showed off her best jump to date, at 1.91 meters.
Question 18
In what year did Australian track and field star Sally Pearson win an Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles?
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A2016
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B2008
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C2020
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D2012
2012
Born in 1986 in Paddington, Australia, Sally Pearson was the 2011 and 2017 World Champion, and took home a gold medal in the 100 meters hurdles at the games in London. She also won a silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2013 World Championships.
Question 19
As of 2021, how many former world number one squash players are from Australia?
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A12
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B18
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C7
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D4
7
Squash has been a popular sport in Australia for many years, with 7 former world number one squash players representing the country. There are many highly-ranked Australian athletes currently playing squash in various events.
Question 20
Officially nicknamed the Socceroos, the Australian soccer team first qualified to compete in the FIFA World Cup in what year?
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A1965
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B1982
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C1974
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D1999
1974
Years after being named "the most sports-obsessed country in the world" in the 1962 edition of <i>Sports Illustrated</i>, the Australian soccer team finally qualified for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. The triumphant team first attempted to qualify in 1965, and 9 years later their hard work paid off.
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