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Australian Sport Trivia Questions (With Answers)
| Sport | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Who is the all-time leading run-scorer in Test cricket for Australia? | Ricky Ponting |
| Cricket | Which Australian cricketer is known as “Punter”? | Ricky Ponting |
| Cricket | What is the highest individual score by an Australian batsman in a Test match? | Matthew Hayden (380) |
| Cricket | In which year did Australia win its first ICC Cricket World Cup? | 1987 |
| Cricket | Who holds the record for the most wickets in a single Test series for Australia? | Shane Warne (40 wickets, 2001 Ashes series) |
| Cricket | Which Australian cricketer famously bowled the “Ball of the Century” to dismiss Mike Gatting in 1993? | Shane Warne |
| Australian Rules Football (AFL) | Which team has won the most AFL premierships in history? | Essendon (16 premierships) |
| Australian Rules Football (AFL) | What is the nickname of the Australian Football League’s championship trophy? | Premiership Cup |
| Australian Rules Football (AFL) | Who is the all-time leading goal-kicker in AFL history? | Tony Lockett (1,360 goals) |
| Australian Rules Football (AFL) | Which team plays its home games at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground)? | Melbourne Demons |
| Australian Rules Football (AFL) | What is the nickname of the Sydney-based AFL team? | Sydney Swans |
| Australian Rules Football (AFL) | Which team wears a predominantly purple guernsey in the AFL? | Fremantle Dockers |
| Rugby League | Which Australian rugby league team is based in Brisbane? | Brisbane Broncos |
| Rugby League | How many teams are currently in the National Rugby League (NRL)? | 16 |
| Rugby League | Who is the most-capped player in the history of the Australian national rugby league team? | Cameron Smith |
| Rugby League | Which famous Australian rugby league player was known as “The King”? | Wally Lewis |
| Rugby League | What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winners of the State of Origin series? | The State of Origin Shield |
| Rugby League | In which year did the first State of Origin match take place? | 1980 |
| Rugby Union | What is the nickname of the Australian national rugby union team? | Wallabies |
| Rugby Union | Who is the all-time leading point-scorer for the Wallabies? | Matt Giteau (698 points) |
| Rugby Union | Which Australian city hosted the 2003 Rugby World Cup final? | Sydney |
| Rugby Union | Which iconic rugby union event is held annually in Sydney? | Bledisloe Cup |
| Rugby Union | Who was the captain of the Australian rugby union team when they won their first Rugby World Cup in 1991? | Nick Farr-Jones |
| Rugby Union | Which Australian rugby union team competes in Super Rugby? | Melbourne Rebels |
| Tennis | Who was the first Australian male tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title in the Open Era? | Rod Laver |
| Tennis | Which Australian tennis legend is known for his powerful serve and nicknamed “Rocket”? | Rod Laver |
| Tennis | In which city is the Australian Open tennis tournament held? | Melbourne |
| Tennis | Who is the most recent Australian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title? | Ashleigh Barty |
| Tennis | Which Australian tennis player won the Davis Cup on multiple occasions in the 1950s and 1960s? | Rod Laver |
| Tennis | What is the name of the prestigious international tennis event hosted in Perth, Australia? | Hopman Cup |
| Swimming | Who is Australia’s most decorated Olympic swimmer, with numerous gold medals to their name? | Ian Thorpe |
| Swimming | In which year did Australia host the Summer Olympics in which swimming events were held? | 2000 |
| Swimming | What is the distance of the famous ocean swim race known as the “Cole Classic”? | 2.4 kilometers |
| Swimming | Which Australian swimmer is nicknamed “Madame Butterfly”? | Susie O’Neill |
| Swimming | What is the name of the swimming competition between Australia and the United States? | Pan Pacific Swimming Championships |
| Swimming | Which Australian swimmer set multiple world records in the 1950s and 1960s and is considered one of the greatest swimmers of all time? | Dawn Fraser |
| Soccer (Football) | Who is the all-time leading goal-scorer for the Australian national soccer team? | Tim Cahill |
| Soccer (Football) | Which Australian A-League team is based in Sydney’s western suburbs? | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| Soccer (Football) | Which Australian city was a host venue for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup? | Sydney |
| Soccer (Football) | What is the nickname of the Australian national soccer team? | Socceroos |
| Soccer (Football) | Who was the first Australian to be named FIFA World Player of the Year? | Harry Kewell |
| Soccer (Football) | In which year did Australia make its debut in the FIFA World Cup? | 1974 |
| Golf | Who is the most famous Australian golfer known for his multiple major championship victories? | Greg Norman |
| Golf | Which Australian golf course is renowned for hosting The Masters? | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Golf | Who won the first major championship of their career at the 2013 Masters Tournament? | Adam Scott |
| Golf | What is the name of the Australian golf tournament played at Royal Sydney Golf Club? | Australian Open |
| Golf | Which Australian golfer is known for his distinctive putting style called the “Aussie Grip”? | Peter Thomson |
| Golf | Which major golf championship did Greg Norman famously lose in 1996? | The Masters |
| Horse Racing | What is the name of the famous horse race held annually in Melbourne, Australia? | Melbourne Cup |
| Horse Racing | Which Australian jockey won three consecutive Melbourne Cups in the 1930s? | Bobby Lewis |
| Horse Racing | What is the maximum number of horses allowed in the Melbourne Cup field? | 24 |
| Horse Racing | Who is the all-time leading trainer in terms of Melbourne Cup wins? | Bart Cummings |
| Horse Racing | In which month is the Golden Slipper Stakes, one of Australia’s richest horse races, held? | March |
| Horse Racing | What is the name of the award given to the best-performed two-year-old horse in Australian racing? | The Golden Slipper |
| Surfing | Who is the Australian surfer known as the “King of the Surf”? | Kelly Slater |
| Surfing | In which state would you find the famous surf break known as Bells Beach? | Victoria |
| Surfing | What is the name of the world’s longest-running professional surfing competition held in Australia? | Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach |
| Surfing | Who was the first Australian to win the World Surfing Championship? | Phyllis O’Donnell |
| Surfing | What is the term used to describe the practice of riding a surfboard with the surfer’s feet strapped to the board? | Bodyboarding |
| Basketball | Who is the most famous Australian basketball player to have played in the NBA? | Andrew Bogut |
| Basketball | Which Australian city is home to the NBL team known as the Perth Wildcats? | Perth |
| Basketball | What is the nickname of the Australian national basketball team? | Boomers |
| Basketball | Who is the all-time leading scorer for the Australian Boomers in international basketball? | Andrew Gaze |
| Basketball | In which year did Australia host the Summer Olympics where basketball was introduced as an official sport? | 2000 |
| Basketball | Which Australian NBA player is known for his impressive three-point shooting? | Joe Ingles |
| Motorsport | Who is the Australian Formula One driver who won the World Drivers’ Championship multiple times? | Sir Jack Brabham |
| Motorsport | Which iconic Australian racetrack hosts the Bathurst 1000, a famous touring car race? | Mount Panorama Circuit |
| Motorsport | What is the name of the Australian motorcycle Grand Prix circuit? | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
| Motorsport | Who is the Australian motorcycle racer known as “The Doctor”? | Casey Stoner |
| Motorsport | Which Australian V8 Supercars team is closely associated with the “Red Bull” brand? | Triple Eight Race Engineering |