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Quiz about International Sports Down Under

International Sports Down Under Quiz

You may not know anything about Australian sports but chances are that your country has participated in International Sport Down Under.

A multiple-choice quiz by boof123. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
boof123

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
368,422

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
367

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (6/10), rabbit1964 (7/10), Jane57 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. CYCLING- Which international cycling event is held annually in South Australia? Hint

The Tour of Adelaide

The Australian Grand Tour

Le Tour D' Australie

The Tour Down Under

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Question 2 of 10

2. Tennis. The Australian Open was originally played on grass courts but changed to hard courts in 1988. Who was the only Men's Singles champion to win on both surfaces? Hint

Bjorn Borg

Boris Becker

Pat Cash

Mats Willander

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Question 3 of 10

3. MOTOR RACING- The first Formula One Grand Prix held in Australia was in 1985. Who won it? Hint

Keke Rosberg

Nigel Mansell

Ayrton Senna

Damon Hill

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Question 4 of 10

4. HORSE RACING- In 1910 the Melbourne Cup was won for the first time by a horse that was not from Australia or New Zealand. Which English horse was it? Hint

Jeune

Comedy King

Vintage Crop

At Talaq

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Question 5 of 10

5. CRICKET- Australia first beat England in a test match on British soil in 1882. The Australians were presented with an urn representing the "Death of English Cricket". What was in the urn? Hint

Ashes of the bails

Ashes of the England captain

Ashes of the stumps

It was empty

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Question 6 of 10

6. SAILING- In 1983, Australia won the America's Cup in Newport, Rhode Island. What was the name of Australia's winning 12 metre yacht? Hint

Australia II

Southern Cross

Australia

Down Under

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Question 7 of 10

7. GOLF- Colin Montgomerie won the Australian Masters Golf Championship in 2001. Where's he from? Hint

Australia

Scotland

England

USA

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Question 8 of 10

8. OLYMPIC GAMES- Who lit the Olympic Flame at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and then went on to win a gold medal? Hint

Ian Thorpe

Grant Hackett

Lauren Burns

Cathy Freeman

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Question 9 of 10

9. MOTOR CYCLES- The first Australian MotoGP event was held at Phillip Island in 2002. Who won the event from 2002 to 2005? Hint

Casey Stoner

Valentino Rossi

Jorge Lorenzo

Mick Doohan

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Question 10 of 10

10. RUGBY UNION- The rugby Tri-Nations series changed its name in 2012 to The Rugby Championship due to which country joining? Hint

Scotland

Argentina

England

France

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. CYCLING- Which international cycling event is held annually in South Australia?

Answer: The Tour Down Under

The Tour Down Under was started in 1999, and attracted mainly Australian cycling teams. In 2008 it joined the UCI World Tour and became an international event, with the world's leading teams all taking part. It is a week-long tour held in Adelaide and the surrounding countryside.

2. Tennis. The Australian Open was originally played on grass courts but changed to hard courts in 1988. Who was the only Men's Singles champion to win on both surfaces?

Answer: Mats Willander

The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the year and is played in Melbourne. It was the first Grand Slam to have stadiums with retractable roofs to enable play in wet conditions. The roof is also closed in times of extreme heat.

3. MOTOR RACING- The first Formula One Grand Prix held in Australia was in 1985. Who won it?

Answer: Keke Rosberg

Keke Rosberg, driving for Williams-Honda, won the first F1 Grand Prix in Adelaide. The race was held on an Adelaide street circuit until 1995. In 1996 it moved to Melbourne. The first winner in Melbourne was Damon Hill driving for Williams-Renault.

4. HORSE RACING- In 1910 the Melbourne Cup was won for the first time by a horse that was not from Australia or New Zealand. Which English horse was it?

Answer: Comedy King

Jeune was also from England and won in 1994. Vintage Crop, 1993, was an Irish horse, and At Talaq, 1986, was bred in the USA. The Melbourne Cup is the major race in the Spring Racing Carnival held annually at Flemington Race Course in Melbourne, Victoria.

5. CRICKET- Australia first beat England in a test match on British soil in 1882. The Australians were presented with an urn representing the "Death of English Cricket". What was in the urn?

Answer: It was empty

The urn was originally empty. When England came to Australia to try to win back the urn, the bails used in the game were burned and the ashes placed in the urn. The tradition started when "The Sporting Times" published an obituary which read "In affectionate remembrance of English Cricket, which died at The Oval on 29th August 1882, deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and aquaintances."

6. SAILING- In 1983, Australia won the America's Cup in Newport, Rhode Island. What was the name of Australia's winning 12 metre yacht?

Answer: Australia II

Australia was the first country to win the America's Cup from the Americans in its 132 year history. Four years later, at Fremantle in Western Australia, the American yacht Stars and Stripes won it back.

7. GOLF- Colin Montgomerie won the Australian Masters Golf Championship in 2001. Where's he from?

Answer: Scotland

The first Australian Masters was held at Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne, in 1979. The winner is awarded the prestigious Gold Jacket. Other non-Australian winners include Mark O'Meara (USA), Bernhard Langer (Germany), Ian Poulter (England) and Tiger Woods (USA).

8. OLYMPIC GAMES- Who lit the Olympic Flame at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and then went on to win a gold medal?

Answer: Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman went on to win gold in the Women's 400 metres. Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett both won gold in swimming, and Lauren Burns won gold in taekwando.

9. MOTOR CYCLES- The first Australian MotoGP event was held at Phillip Island in 2002. Who won the event from 2002 to 2005?

Answer: Valentino Rossi

Prior to 2002 the bikes were restricted to 500cc until, in 2002, 990cc "super bikes" were introduced. Valentino Rossi actually won the event five years running, the first in 2001 on a 500cc bike.

10. RUGBY UNION- The rugby Tri-Nations series changed its name in 2012 to The Rugby Championship due to which country joining?

Answer: Argentina

The Tri-Nations tournament started in 1996. The thre original teams were Australia (the Wallabies), South Africa (the Springboks) and New Zealand (the All Blacks). The Argentine team is nickname the Pumas.

Source: Author boof123

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