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Australian Sporting Legends

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"Despite only having a relatively small population, Australia has produced an extraordinary number of champions in a wide variety of sports. Test your knowledge, or just play to learn more about these great athletes."


1. A world champion from 1933 to 1950, Walter Lindrum defied all changes of rules that were designed to slow down his freakish scoring ability. What sport did he dominate?
    Cricket
    Table Tennis
    Golf
    Billiards


2. Born in 1938, which tennis player was the first to win the Grand Slam twice?
    Rod Laver
    Margaret Court
    Lew Hoad
    Tony Roach


3. Which Sydney-born legend of swimming took up swimming to help overcome asthma. This person was the first athlete to win the same event at three successive Olympics. Who is it?
    Murray Rose
    Keiren Perkins
    Susie O'Neill
    Dawn Fraser


4. Which West Australian represented his state in cricket, and captained his country in field hockey?
    Terry Walsh
    Ric Charlesworth
    Baeden Choppy
    Mark Hager


5. Between 1962 and 1977, Heather McKay dominated the world of squash. How many times did she win the British Open (recognised as the unofficial world championship) in those 16 years?
    16
    5
    12
    1


6. Which touring car driver was known as the 'King of the Mountain'?
    Jim Richards
    Alan Moffat
    Peter Brock
    Alan Grice


7. Which Australian racehorse was the first to exceed one million dollars in prizemoney?
    Phar Lap
    Gunsynd
    Kingston Town
    Bonecrusher


8. Most Australian Rules football fans would be familiar with the song 'Up There, Cazaly', but do you know Cazaly's first name?
    Answer: (One Word)


9. Who was the first Australian Aboriginal to win a world title, in any sport?
    Johnny Famechon
    Lionel Rose
    Tony Mundine
    Bobby Sands


10. What did tuna fisherman Dean Lukin do at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics that had never been achieved by an Australian?
    He was the first Australian to win two medals at the same Games.
    He broke the world record for the decathlon.
    He won a weight-lifting gold medal.
    He received a perfect score in the gymnastics floor exercise.


11. Which Australian was voted France's most popular sportsman in 1928?
    Sir Donald Bradman- cricketer
    Sir Hubert Oppermann- cyclist
    Bobby Pearce- sculler
    Andrew 'Boy' Charlton- swimming


12. Who was Australia's first Olympian, and also Australia's first Olympic gold medallist?
    Dally Messenger
    Edwin Flack
    Fanny Durack
    Lou Richards


13. Which Rugby League player kicked 7 goals from 7 attempts to help Queensland win the inaugural State of Origin game?
    Mal Meninga
    Chris Close
    Wally Lewis
    Gene Miles


14. Kerry Saxby (later Saxby-Junna) set 27 National records, held 32 world marks and appeared in three Olympics in her chosen sport. What sport?
    Walking
    Swimming
    Pole Vault
    Heptathlon


15. Who won four successive surfing titles and was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame, California, in 1995?
    Cheyne Horan
    Martin Potter
    Wayne Bartholomew
    Mark Richards


16. Sir Jack Brabham holds a unique record in Formula 1 racing. What is it?
    The first driver to win five Championships.
    He invented the detachable steering wheel.
    The only driver to win at the same circuit six times.
    The only driver to win a Championship in a car of his own construction.


17. Which Australian swimming champion saved a swimmer from a shark attack in 1922 and won six Olympic medals spread over 16 years?
    Andrew 'Boy' Charlton
    Ernest Henry
    Maurice 'Moss' Christie
    Frank Beaurepaire


18. Which Queensland-born netball player retired in 1999, with 99 international caps to her credit?
    Vicki Wilson
    Jacqui Delaney
    Anne Sergeant
    Carissa Tombs


19. Which Australian golfing legend won the New Zealand Open nine times?
    Peter Thomson
    Greg Norman
    Kel Nagle
    Norman von Nida


20. Which legend was the first Australian cricketer to be knighted, in 1949?
    Sir Donald Bradman
    Sir Richard Hadlee
    Sir Garfield Sobers
    Sir Mervin Hughes


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