Q 01/05

Which Australian speed skater won 2002 Olympic gold after every rival ahead of him crashed in a last-corner pile-up?

A) Steven Bradbury

B) Alisa Camplin

C) Torah Bright

D) Scotty James

Answer · why

A) Steven Bradbury

Steven Bradbury became the first person from a Southern Hemisphere country to win a Winter Olympic event, skating past a pile-up 50 metres from the li...

Q 02/05

Which jockey became the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup, riding 100-1 shot Prince of Penzance?

A) Jamie Kah

B) Clare Lindop

C) Michelle Payne

D) Rachel King

Answer · why

C) Michelle Payne

Michelle Payne won the 2015 Cup in the race's 155-year history and told the doubters who had wanted her off the horse to 'get stuffed' in her post-rac...

Q 03/05

Archie Thompson scored 13 goals as the Socceroos beat which team 31-0 in a 2001 World Cup qualifier?

A) Tonga

B) Samoa

C) Solomon Islands

D) American Samoa

Answer · why

D) American Samoa

American Samoa's 31-0 defeat in Coffs Harbour remains the biggest win in international football, and Thompson's 13 goals are still the record for one ...

Q 04/05

On captain Greg Chappell's orders, how did brother Trevor bowl the last ball to New Zealand at the MCG in 1981?

A) Underarm

B) A bouncer

C) A beamer

D) A wide

Answer · why

A) 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 bloc...

Q 05/05

Which swimmer, the first woman under a minute for 100 m freestyle, was banned for ten years after the 1964 Olympics?

A) Lorraine Crapp

B) Dawn Fraser

C) Tracey Wickham

D) Susie O'Neill

Answer · why

B) Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser won the 100 m freestyle at three straight Games from 1956, then was suspended after a night out in Tokyo that ended with her accused of so...