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Quiz about Aussie Sporting Victories over England

Aussie Sporting Victories over England Quiz

Australia has recorded many and varied sporting victories over our former colonial masters. But let's not gloat about it...until the quiz that is! Good luck and have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
hews

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
117,722

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
628

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Question 1 of 10

1. Commonwealth Games: In which of the following Commonwealth Games, did Australia NOT finish higher than England on the medal tally? Hint

2002 - Manchester

1998 - Kuala Lumpur

1986 - Edinburgh

1990 - Auckland

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Question 2 of 10

2. Tennis: Australia has won more Davis Cup finals than Great Britain. What was the score in the first hundred years of competition, 1900-1999, in terms of the championship victories won by the two teams? Hint

Australia 27-9

Australia15-12

Australia 11-0

Australia 20-19

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Question 3 of 10

3. Rugby Union: Australia won their first World Cup, defeating, you guessed it, England in the final 12-6. What was the year? Hint

1995

1991

1999

2003

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Question 4 of 10

4. Cricket: In the 20th century, Australia played 24 Test matches against England at Lord's, the revered home of cricket. How many of these tests did England actually win? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Soccer: On February 12, 2003, Australia and England played their first international on English soil. What was the score? Hint

Australia 3-1

Australia 5-0

Australia 1-0

1-1 draw

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Question 6 of 10

6. Basketball: How many times did Great Britain finish ahead of Australia, in Olympic or World Championship competition between 1896 and 2002? Hint

Once

Never

Seven times

Twelve times

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Question 7 of 10

7. Formula One Racing: An Australian won the British Grand Prix in 1980 at Silverstone. In fact, he went on to win the Driver's Championship. What was his name? Hint

Brian Masters

Jack Brabham

Alan Jones

Denny Hulme

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Question 8 of 10

8. Rugby League: The World Cup of Rugby League has been held in irregular years since 1954. True or false: England didn't win any of the six World Cups between 1975 and 2000?

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Netball: At the 1975 World Championships, Australia defeated a confident English team in the final. How many of the first ten Netball World Championships did Australia win? Hint

just one

all ten

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Question 10 of 10

10. Golf: Which Australian won the British Open in 1986? Hint

Greg Norman

Peter Senior

Ian Baker-Finch

Robert Allenby

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Commonwealth Games: In which of the following Commonwealth Games, did Australia NOT finish higher than England on the medal tally?

Answer: 1986 - Edinburgh

England scraped though against Australia at the Edinburgh Games, although lost badly at the next four games. In 1994 at Edmonton, Canada, Australia won a record 87 Gold Medals, whereas England only managed 31.

Answer: Australia 27-9

Australia won 27 Davis Cups in the first hundred years (its 27th was in 1999). Australia competed as Australasia in the early years of the competition, together with New Zealand. Great Britain won four consecutive Davis Cups in the early years, as the British Isles 1903-04-05-06, but then faded somewhat, winning their 9th Davis Cup back in 1936.

3. Rugby Union: Australia won their first World Cup, defeating, you guessed it, England in the final 12-6. What was the year?

Answer: 1991

Australia also won the 1999 World Cup, defeating South Africa in the semi-finals. South Africa beat England 44-21 in the quarter-finals.

4. Cricket: In the 20th century, Australia played 24 Test matches against England at Lord's, the revered home of cricket. How many of these tests did England actually win?

Answer: 1

England beat Australia in just one Test at Lord's in the 20th century, way back in 1934. Hedley Verity took 15 wickets in that match, including the prized scalp of Don Bradman in both of Australia's innings.

5. Soccer: On February 12, 2003, Australia and England played their first international on English soil. What was the score?

Answer: Australia 3-1

Australia completely outplayed the cream of English football at Upton Park, on a dreadful day for English sport. England replaced their entire team at half time and thus had eleven fresh legs; Australia made six replacements in the latter stages of the game.

6. Basketball: How many times did Great Britain finish ahead of Australia, in Olympic or World Championship competition between 1896 and 2002?

Answer: Never

Australia is a strong basketball nation, finishing fourth at the 1988, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games.

7. Formula One Racing: An Australian won the British Grand Prix in 1980 at Silverstone. In fact, he went on to win the Driver's Championship. What was his name?

Answer: Alan Jones

Alan Jones won five races that year for the Williams team.

8. Rugby League: The World Cup of Rugby League has been held in irregular years since 1954. True or false: England didn't win any of the six World Cups between 1975 and 2000?

Answer: True

A giveaway really. England won the World Cup in 1954, 1970, and 1972. Australia won all nine of the others in this period. In the test match played in 2002, Australia thrashed England 64-12.

9. Netball: At the 1975 World Championships, Australia defeated a confident English team in the final. How many of the first ten Netball World Championships did Australia win?

Answer: 8

Australia won eight of the first ten Netball World Championships, going down narrowly to New Zealand in the finals of the 1967 and 1987 tournaments.

10. Golf: Which Australian won the British Open in 1986?

Answer: Greg Norman

Norman won by a whopping five strokes from Gordon J. Brand in the largest winning margin of the 1980's.

Source: Author hews

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