Australian Sports Quiz: How Well Do You Know Aussie Sports?

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Created 6/24/2024

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https://www.ausport.gov.au/
https://www.australia.com/en-us/events/australias-major-sporting-events.html
https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/australian-tradition4.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Sports_originating_in_Australia
Think you're a sports expert? Test your knowledge of Australian sports and see how well you really know Aussie sports!

Think you're a sports expert? Test your knowledge of Australian sports and see how well you really know Aussie sports!

1. What traditional Aboriginal game involves running with a ball made of kangaroo skin?

Buroinjin
Marn Grook
Woggabaliri
Tent boxing

2. In Australian Rules football, how far must players run before bouncing the ball?

5 meters
10 meters
15 meters
20 meters

3. Which sport in Australia is a combination of rugby and soccer?

Cricket
Touch Football
Aussie Rules
Rugby Sevens

4. What month does the Melbourne Cup horse race take place?

January
November
May
June

5. Which sport involves throwing a U-shaped disc that returns to the thrower?

Brambahl
Downball
Boomerang
Vigoro

6. Camel racing in Australia became a wider spectator sport during which decade?

1920s
1950s
1980s
2000s

7. What do people commonly participate in during the Melbourne Cup?

Bingo
Raffle
Sweeps
Quiz Night

8. In Rugby, what protective gear is notably absent that is used in American football?

Helmet and padding
Mouth guard
Shin guards
Cleats

9. What Aboriginal game is similar to jumping rope?

Brambahl
Buroinjin
Calisthenics
Backyard cricket

10. Which Australian sport requires competitors to chop wood competitively?

League tag
Trugo
Woodchopping
Rogaining

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