Q 01/05

What was Don Bradman's career Test batting average?

A) 99.94

B) 101.39

C) 88.50

D) 95.14

Answer · why

A) 99.94

Some call it the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport.

Q 02/05

How many runs did Bradman need in his final Test innings to finish with an average of exactly 100?

A) Ten

B) Four

C) One

D) Fifty

Answer · why

B) Four

England collapsed to an innings defeat, so he never got to bat again.

Q 03/05

How was Bradman dismissed in his final Test innings at The Oval in 1948?

A) Caught at slip off Alec Bedser

B) Run out going for a quick single

C) Bowled second ball by Eric Hollies' googly

D) LBW first ball to Jim Laker

Answer · why

C) Bowled second ball by Eric Hollies' googly

He pushed forward, was deceived by the wrist-spinner and was bowled between bat and pad for a duck.

Q 04/05

In which New South Wales town was Bradman born in 1908?

A) Bowral

B) Goulburn

C) Mittagong

D) Cootamundra

Answer · why

D) Cootamundra

He was born at the home of a midwife, Granny Scholz, which is now the Bradman Birthplace Museum.

Q 05/05

According to Australian folklore, what did the young Bradman use to practise alone against a water tank?

A) A golf ball and a cricket stump

B) A tennis ball and a broom

C) A rubber ball and a plank

D) A cork ball and a fence paling

Answer · why

A) A golf ball and a cricket stump

The tank stood on a curved brick stand on a paved area behind the family home in Bowral.