Australian Sports Trivia
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49 free Australian Sports trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
Australia punches far above its weight in sport, and its best stories are not always the ones in the record books. A teenager sails around the world alone, a speed skater wins by staying upright while the field falls, a jockey on a 100-1 shot tells her doubters exactly what she thinks, and an entire national institute is founded because one Olympics brought home no gold. These fifty questions range across swimming, athletics, cricket, Australian rules, football, horse racing, surfing, golf, tennis, motorsport, netball, rowing, boxing and the Paralympics. Each one carries a clue for players who do not know the answer outright, and every explanation adds something worth repeating. It suits pub quiz hosts, teachers filling a lesson on Australian culture, and anyone who grew up watching the Boxing Day Test and the Melbourne Cup and wants to see how much stuck.
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Q 01Which Australian speed skater won 2002 Olympic gold after every rival ahead of him crashed in a last-corner pile-up?
Steven Bradbury
Steven Bradbury admitted he 'wasn't as strong as the other guys', and he had been trailing in his semi-final too before luck sent him through.
Q 02Which jockey became the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup, riding 100-1 shot Prince of Penzance?
Michelle Payne
Michelle Payne told everyone who thought women weren't strong enough to 'get stuffed', revealing some owners had wanted her off the horse. Her brother Stevie was its strapper.
Q 03Which team did the Socceroos beat 31-0 in a 2001 World Cup qualifier?
American Samoa
American Samoa drafted in youth players, three of them 15, after FIFA's passport ruling left goalkeeper Nicky Salapu the only eligible member of its original squad.
Q 04On captain Greg Chappell's orders, how did brother Trevor bowl the last ball to New Zealand at the MCG in 1981?
Underarm
Underarm was still legal then: New Zealand needed six from the final ball to tie, and batsman Brian McKechnie threw his bat away in disgust after blocking it.
Q 05Which swimmer, the first woman under a minute for 100 m freestyle, was banned for ten years after the 1964 Olympics?
Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser was arrested in Tokyo over a flag taken from the Emperor's palace, but police released her without charge and later gave her the flag.
Q 06Which 16-year-old sailed solo and non-stop around the world, returning to Sydney Harbour in Ella's Pink Lady in 2010?
Jessica Watson
Jessica Watson's yacht had collided with a bulk carrier on a solo trial run before she set off, and investigators found neither she nor the ship's crew kept a proper lookout.
Q 07Which former Olympic mountain biker became the first Australian to win the Tour de France, in 2011?
Cadel Evans
Cadel Evans took the yellow jersey only on the penultimate day, beating Andy Schleck by 2 minutes 31 seconds in the Grenoble time trial.
Q 08Patty Mills scored 42 points as the Boomers beat which nation for Australia's first Olympic men's basketball medal?
Slovenia
Slovenia, led by Luka Doncic, lost the Tokyo 2020 bronze-medal game 107-93 after the Boomers had lost every previous Olympic bronze match they played.
Q 09Former schoolteacher Jeff Horn upset which Filipino great in the 2017 'Battle of Brisbane' at Suncorp Stadium?
Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao lost a disputed decision, and a WBO review by five judges who watched with the sound off still backed Horn.
Q 10Which mare, named from the first two letters of five tuna-company employees, won three straight Melbourne Cups?
Makybe Diva
Makybe Diva's three straight Cups for Port Lincoln tuna boss Tony Santic earned her a bronze statue at Flemington.
Q 11Which Chris Waller-trained mare retired in 2019 on a 33-race winning streak that included four Cox Plates?
Winx
Winx had opened two straight spring campaigns by winning the Warwick Stakes, so the Australian Turf Club renamed the race the Winx Stakes in 2018.
Q 12Which golfer holed a playoff putt against Angel Cabrera in 2013 to become the first Australian to win the Masters?
Adam Scott
Adam Scott had squandered a four-shot lead with four holes to play at the 2012 Open, losing to Ernie Els nine months before his Augusta win.
Q 13Which golfer, world number one for 331 weeks, blew a six-shot final-round lead to Nick Faldo at the 1996 Masters?
Greg Norman
Q 21Whose 1,000th AFL goal in 2022 brought fans pouring onto the SCG mid-match?
Lance Franklin
Lance Franklin kicked it in the final season of the nine-year, $10 million deal that lured him from Hawthorn to Sydney.
Q 22Which Holden driver won the Bathurst 1000 a record nine times before dying in a 2006 rally crash?
Peter Brock
Peter Brock was farewelled with a state funeral, and the Bathurst 1000 has awarded the Peter Brock Trophy to its winners since 2006.
Q 23Which Perth-born Formula One driver turned the 'shoey', champagne drunk from his own race boot, into a podium ritual?
Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo took his first win at the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix, passing Sergio Perez and Nico Rosberg in the final four laps.
Greg Norman found the water at the 12th and 16th on his way to a 78.
Q 14Which left-hander is the only man to complete tennis's calendar-year Grand Slam twice, seven years apart?
Rod Laver
Rod Laver swept all four majors in 1962 and again in 1969, and was barred from them for five years in between because he had turned professional.
Q 15Australia's Kookaburras, who won their first Olympic gold at Athens 2004, compete in which sport?
Hockey
Hockey's Kookaburras beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the Athens final, with Jamie Dwyer scoring the winner in extra time.
Q 16Which striker was named captain of the Matildas' squad for the 2023 home World Cup?
Sam Kerr
Sam Kerr injured her calf before the tournament and missed Australia's opening matches.
Q 17Which Australian won the Athens 2004 200 m freestyle 'Race of the Century' ahead of van den Hoogenband and Phelps?
Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe edged the Dutchman in the last 50 metres for his second gold of the Games, while Phelps took bronze in an American record.
Q 18Which Australian swimmer beat Katie Ledecky to win the 400 m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics?
Ariarne Titmus
Ariarne Titmus overhauled the American over the final laps, and her coach Dean Boxall's wild celebration in the stands went viral.
Q 19Which swimmer's seven medals at Tokyo 2020 equalled the most by any woman at a single Olympics?
Emma McKeon
Emma McKeon had narrowly missed selection for London 2012 and took a break from swimming, before her Tokyo haul of four golds and three bronzes.
Q 20At which Brisbane ground did India end Australia's 32-year unbeaten Test record in January 2021?
The Gabba
Australia had not lost a Test at the Gabba since 1988, until India chased down 328 on the final day to win the series 2-1.
Q 24Which swimmer scraped into the Atlanta 1996 1500 m final as the slowest qualifier, then won gold from lane eight?
Kieren Perkins
Kieren Perkins, hampered by illness and a loss of form, had almost failed to make the Australian team for Atlanta.
Q 25Which 15-year-old won three Munich 1972 golds, each in world-record time, after holding every freestyle world record?
Shane Gould
Shane Gould held every freestyle world record from 100 m to 1500 m at once in the months before Munich, then retired at 16.
Q 26Which sprinter won three golds at Melbourne 1956 and is the only Olympian with 100, 200 and 400 m titles?
Betty Cuthbert
Betty Cuthbert, the 'Golden Girl', came back from injury to win the 400 m at Tokyo 1964, eight years after her home-Games treble.
Q 27Which miler stopped to check on a fallen Ron Clarke at the 1956 Australian championships?
John Landy
John Landy, the second man to run a sub-four-minute mile, is shown helping Clarke to his feet in a sculpture of the moment.
Q 28Which Australian won the 1966 Formula One title in a car bearing his own name, a feat no other driver has matched?
Jack Brabham
Jack Brabham won his first title in 1959 after running out of fuel on the last lap at Sebring and pushing his car to the line.
Q 29Which rider won MotoGP world titles in 2007 and 2011, then retired a year later saying he had lost his passion?
Casey Stoner
Casey Stoner won his home Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island six years running, and turn three there was named Stoner Corner in his honour.
Q 30Which track cyclist broke her neck in 2008, won Beijing silver seven months later, and carried the flag at Rio 2016?
Anna Meares
Anna Meares beat Victoria Pendleton in the London 2012 sprint final after Pendleton was relegated in the first race, then won keirin bronze in Rio.