Nicknames of International Australian Teams Quiz

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1. If someone in Australia has been awarded a "Baggy Green" what have they received?

Answer: A baggy green cap to represent the Australian Cricket Test team.

The "Baggy Green" is a cap supplied to the chosen members of the Australian Test Cricket team since the 1900s. It is dark green in colour with a shield representing the commercial endeavours of Australia with a rising sun, kangaroo, emu and "Australia" on a scroll. It is commonly called the Australian Coat of Arms, however this is false as the Australian Coat of Arms has the 6 states of Australia represented on its shield. It's a tradition for the "Baggy Green" to be worn for the first session on the first day's play of a cricket Test.
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2. Though American Football (gridiron) is not commonly played in Australia, it does have a World Cup, so Australia has a team. Australia was represented in the 2015 IFAF World Cup Australia and finished fifth. What was the Australian national team's nickname?

Answer: Australian Outback.

The Australian gridiron team have been know as The Bushrangers in 1997 and as The Cyclones in 1999, but in 2015 they were known as Australian Outback. Australia played in the inaugural IFAF World Championship in 1999 and subsequently played in the 2011 and 2015 contests. The National Gridiron League was launched in 2016-17.
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3. In the sport Water Polo the Australian men's team are known as The Sharks. What's the nickname of the the women's team?

Answer: Stingers

In the inaugural Women's Water Polo competition at the Olympics in 2000, Australia won the first gold medal. Their name of Stingers is derived from the nickname given to the Australian Box Jellyfish which is claimed to be the most venomous marine animal known to mankind, and its sting can be fatal.
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4. Which international sport is represented by the Kangaroos (men's) and the Jillaroos (women's)?

Answer: Rugby League

Rugby League football is the dominant type of Rugby in Australia. It originated in England in 1895 as a split from the Rugby Football Union due to issues with player payments. The Jillaroos are not a type of Kangaroo in Australia, but the name given to the female equivalent of a jackaroo working on the sheep or cattle stations.
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5. The Australian women's football team (soccer) are known by a nickname originating from a bush ballad written in the 1890s. What is the nickname of the Australian women's football team?

Answer: Matildas

In 1974, the Australian Women's Soccer Association (AWSA) was founded and the national team were originally known as the Female Socceroos. In 1995 the team's official nickname became the Matildas. The term Matilda arose during the Depression of the 1890s when Banjo Patterson wrote the bush ballad "Waltzing Matilda".
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6. The Australian swim team are referred to as the Dolphins, but what is the nickname of the Australian athletics team?

Answer: Australian Flame

In 2001 Athletics Australia held a competition for a nickname for its World Athletics Championships squad. The winning entry was the Diggers, a nickname for ANZAC soldiers. This was quickly abandoned after criticism from the RSL of Australia hat it was an inappropriate use of the term. So it was decided to adopt the nickname Australian Flame for the athletics team.
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7. Lacrosse is a sport played primarily in North America, but it has a World Championship, so Australia naturally will have a team. Australia has competed in all the World Championships since its inception in 1967. What's the nickname of the national Men's Lacrosse team?

Answer: Sharks

The Sharks have competed in every World Championship Lacrosse tournament, even hosting the event in 1974, 1990 and 2002. In 2014 the World championships attracted 38 nations (compared to the first in 1967 which attracted four countries) and for the first time Australia was placed outside the medals for the first time, when Iroquois Nationals (a Native American team of the Six Nations) defeated Australia 16-5 in the third-place game. The Six nations are the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora peoples.
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8. Roller Derby originated in the USA. In 2014 a Men's Roller Derby World Cup was held, and of course, Australia formed a team. What was the nickname of the Australian men's team?

Answer: Wizards of AUS

The Men's Roller Derby World Cup was first held from 14-16 March 2014 in England. The competition was won by the USA; and the Wizards of AUS finished 5th out of the 15 countries that competed.
For the women the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup was hosted by Toronto in 2011 (Australia finished 4th out of the 13 countries that competed).
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9. Australia competed in the first Women's Baseball World Cup in 2004, finishing fourth out of the 5 countries that competed. Remembering that Australia adopts the colours green and gold, what nickname do the Australian women's Baseball team go by?

Answer: Emeralds

The inaugural Women's Baseball World Cup was held in Edmonton, Canada in 2004. The Emeralds finished fourth (out of five countries). In the overall medal tally from the first 7 World Cups, Australia lies in 4th behind Japan, U.S.A. and Canada.
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10. Quidditch, is a sport of two teams of seven players each mounted on broomsticks played on a hockey sized pitch. The IQA World Cup is the international Quidditch tournament held every two years since 2012. What was the nickname adopted by the Australian National Quidditch team?

Answer: Drop Bears

Quidditch has its roots from the Harry Potter sport mentioned in the series of novels by J.K. Rowling. Quidditch was developed in the USA but it soon grew internationally extending first to Canada, Australia, the UK, and France. It is now a distinct sport with its own rulebook publication.

The IQA World Cup is the international quidditch tournament hosted by the International Quidditch Association, the sport's global governing organisation. The IQA World Cup is a biennial tournament first contested in 2012.

The 2012 tournament was won by the USA, with Australia finishing third (out of five countries). The third IQA World Cup was contested in 2016 by 21 nations, and Australia won the event when the Drop Bears "caught the snitch" in the final against the USA. Question by MikeR68

Source: Author miker68

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With a population of 24 million, how many international sporting teams can a country have and still be competitive? This quiz will examine some of the international Australian sports teams and their nicknames.

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