SUMMER SPORTS QUIZ
Think you know your sport? Both 2023 news and historical facts? Try the first of our summer quizzes!
1. Who holds the record for the most NBA championships?
Michael Jordan
Bill Russell
Kobe Bryant
2. Who did Josh Giddey play for in the NBL?
Adelaide 36ers Melbourne United Perth Wildcats
3. Which Milwaukee Bucks player joined the ownership group of the Brisbane Bullets in 2021?
Giannis Antetokounmpo Damian Lillard
Khris Middleton
4. Which of these teams have won a NBL championship? Launceston Casino City Townsville Crocodiles West Sydney Razorbacks
5. Which of these Australian players has made it to the third round of the French Open?
Sam Groth
Chris Guccione Thanasi Kokkinakis
6. Who won both their singles rubbers to help Australia win the 1999 Davis Cup final against France? Lleyton Hewitt
Mark Philippoussis
Pat Rafter
7. Which Swedish tennis player won Wimbledon five times?
Bjorn Borg
Stefan Edberg
Mats Wilander
8. Which US tennis player has not won a Wimbledon singles title?
Jim Courier Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams
9. How many World Surf League championship tour event wins does Tyler Wright have?
20
18
16
10. What is the name of the new Super Netball team? Melbourne Mavericks Melbourne Monsters Melbourne Stars 11. How many Super Netball premierships did the Collingwood Magpies win? Zero
Two
Three
12. How many F1 grand prix races did Max Verstappen not win in 2023?
Five
Six
Three
13. Who said this famous Australian sporting quote: “I just count money, that’s all I do. I count my millions”? Nick Kyrgios
Bernard Tomic
David Warner
14. Which cyclist won the 2023 Australian female road race championship?
Brodie Chapman Amanda Spratt
Sarah Roy
15. Which Australian prime minister convinced Sir Donald Bradman to come out of retirement after 14 years to play in a Prime Minister’s XI game?
Harold Holt
Robert Menzies
Gough Whitlam
16. Who has scored the most centuries in women’s oneday international cricket? Meg Lanning
Mithali Raj
Amy Satterthwaite
17. Which cricketer took more catches during their Test career?
David Boon
Ian Chappell Matthew Hayden
18. Who were the members of the Tasmanian bowling attack that won the Sheffield Shield final in 2012-13? a) Gerard Denton, Jason Krejza, Sam Rainbird and
Clive Rose b) Luke Butterworth,
James
Faulkner,
Evan Gulbis and Ben Hilfenhaus c) Jackson Bird, Xavier Doherty, Rhett Lockyear and Adam Maher
19. Who took the most wickets at the 2007 men’s ICC World Cup in the West Indies?
Lasith Malinga
Glenn McGrath Muttiah Muralitharan
20. Which Australian cricket pioneer was the first to score a century in the first session of a Test match?
Donald Bradman
Victor Trumper
Bill Ponsford
21. Who kicked the first goal of the 2023 AFL season? Charlie Curnow
Jack Riewoldt
Dustin Martin
22. And who kicked the last goal of the 2023 AFL season?
Charlie Cameron Steele Sidebottom
Joe Daniher
23. Ron Barassi passed away in September. What position was he named as in the AFL Team of the Century?
Rover
Ruck-rover Interchange
24. Kate Hore was named skipper of the 2023 AFLW All-Australian team. Who was vice-captain? Emma Kearney Bonnie Toogood Monique Conti
25. Stuart Dew was sacked as Gold Coast coach after 121 games. He had the best win percentage of any Suns coach so far, what was it? 29.75
24.5
35.25
26. Scott Pendlebury broke the record for most career disposals in the 2023 season. Which of these players is not in the top 10 for that stat?
Scott West
Travis Boak
Kevin Bartlett
27. For the second year running, the AFL grand final was billed as a complete sellout. What was the official crowd? 100,084
100,014 100,024 28. Adelaide was denied a win that could have put them into the finals in round 23. A shot at goal by which Crow was incorrectly paid as a behind?
Ben Keays
Taylor Walker
Izak Rankine
29. The Melbourne Football Club is underway on plans to move to which racecourse? Flemington Caulfield Moonee Valley
30. Tom Jonas retired after 95 games as Port Adelaide captain. Who holds the record for most times leading the Power in the AFL?
Warren Tredrea Travis Boak Tom Jonas
31. Jack Nicklaus has won the most men’s golf majors of all-time. Tiger Woods ranks second. What are their respective tallies?
18 and 15
20 and 18
16 and 15
32. Who was the last Australian women’s golfer to win a major?
Hannah Green Karrie Webb Minjee Lee
33. Who won the inaugural LIV Golf event in Adelaide in April 2023?
Cameron Smith Patrick Reed
Talor Gooch
34. What is swimming legend Ian Thorpe’s middle name?
James
Michael
Alastair
35. Swimming champion Shane Gould competed at just one Olympics, winning five medals (three gold, one silver, one bronze) at the age of just 15. What Games was it?
Mexico City, 1968 Munich, 1972 Montreal, 1976 36. Which team has won the most A-League men’s grand finals, with five? Melbourne Victory Sydney FC Brisbane Roar
37. Who slotted the winning penalty to send the Matildas through to the women’s World Cup football semifinals in August 2023?
Sam Kerr
Mary Fowler
Cortnee Vine
38. Legendary soccer manager Sir Alex Ferguson joined Manchester United after being at the helm of which Scottish club side? Celtic
Aberdeen
Rangers
39. Who scored the goal for Chelsea after Liverpool great Steven Gerrard’s famous, costly slip at Anfield late in the 2013-14 English Premier League soccer season? Demba Ba
Frank Lampard
Willian
40. Cigarette-smoking Jai Taurima became an Australian cult hero during the 2000 Sydney Olympics on his way to winning a silver medal. In what event did he compete?
Triple jump
High jump
Long jump