Are you an expert on the Giants?

WITH Christmas almost here, we thought a festive quiz would be perfect to get Giants’ fans – and Google – working overtime... How many times have we won the Challenge Cup? How many players are there in our Hall of Fame? Who is the earliest? When did we win T’Owd Tin Pot? And what is its official name? For how long were we ‘Barracudas’?

What was the first name of the stadium we now play at?

Who was our first Super League coach?

Unbeaten in the Northern Ford Premiership we amassed a record number of points, how many?

Who was our first Australian international player since Pat Devery?

A Huddersfield headmaster who was also President of Yorkshire RU, was a key figure against broken time payments. Who was he and of which school was he the headmaster?

When was the term ‘Rugby League’ first used in the UK?

In 1895 how many points were awarded for a) a try, b) a conversion, c) a penalty, d) a drop goal, e) a goal from mark?

Which teams played in, and what was the score of, the first Challenge Cup match?

When was the first live game televised in the UK?

In what year was the ‘sin bin’ introduced?

Super League was introduced in 1996. How many of the original teams are still in SL? Which are they?

To form Super League, which team was it proposed that Sheffield Eagles merged with?

When was ‘Summer Rugby’ introduced?

Which club had to make way for Les Catalans [now Catalans Dragons] to enter Super League?

Keep hold of your answers, we will publish the correct ones after Christmas.

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