QUIZ: Are You Smarter Than the Rainman? Friday, January 22nd
by Dylan Leach
Reckon you can BACK YOURSELF with your knowledge on all things sport?
Ladbrokes own Resident Rainman Tom Hackett is putting the call out to see if you ARE SMARTER THAN THE RAINMAN?
Play our weekly quiz and test your knowledge from the past, present and future on all things sport and racing.
There’s 20 multiple choice questions and you have 30 seconds to answer each one.
If you can answer up to 85% of the questions correctly, you can consider yourself Smarter than the Rainman.
BACK YOURSELF AND PLAY THE QUIZ NOW!
START QUIZ
Results
YOU ARE SMARTER THAN THE RAINMAN!
By getting over 85% of the answers correct, Spending your time constantly watching, reading and talking about sport has paid off and you can consider yourself Smarter (or at least on par with) than Ladbrokes own Resident Rainman.
YOU ARE NOT SMARTER THAN THE RAINMAN!
The bad news is, you didn’t get over the 85% threshold to consider yourself Smarter (or at least on par with) than Ladbrokes own Resident Rainman.
The good news is, you’ll need to spend more time constantly watching, reading and talking about sport in order to have a chance for our next trivia challenge!
#1. Conor McGregor beat Dustin Poirier by TKO in their first fight back in 2014. In which round did he finish him?
INCORRECT! It was only the 1 round back in their 2014 fight.
#2. Which Horse took out last Saturday's Magic Millions Classic?
INCORRECT! Shaquero took out the Magic Millions Classic, giving Chris Waller his first Gold Coast feature.
#3. This week, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the xx President of the United States?
INCORRECT! Biden became the 46th President of the United States.
Betting for the 2020 US Presidential Election smashed all records for all political markets in Ladbrokes Australia’s history.
#4. Drew Brees signed with the New Orleans Saints in 2006, which NFL team did he start his career with?
INCORRECT! Drew Bees started his NFL career with the San Diego Chargers back in 2006.
#5. How many runs did Marnus Labuschagne score in the 1st Innings of the 4th Test against India?
INCORRECT! Marnus Labuschagne scored a total of 108 runs, his fifth Test century for his career.
#6. Which song won the 2019 Triple J Hottest 100?
INCORRECT! “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish took out the number 1 song along with five other tracks in the countdown.
#7. Fulham have kept two clean sheets against Manchester United since the Premier League's inception, who was in Goals on both of those occasions?
INCORRECT! It’s Socceroos legend, Mark Schwarzer.
#8. Which English player has recorded the most Assists in the Premier League?
INCORRECT! It’s the one and only Wayne Rooney
#9. How many NFL MVP award has Aaron Rodgers won?
INCORRECT! It’s TWO NFL MVP’s – won in 2011 & 2014.
#10. St Kilda recruit James Frawley will wear the number XX in 2021?
INCORRECT! James Frawley will honour his late uncle Danny by wearing the No.24 at the Saints. Danny Frawley wore the number 24 from 1985-87, before changing to his iconic number 2 until his retirement in 1995. Danny tragically passed away in 2019.
#11. Dan Hooker has won seven of his last nine fights in the UFC. The two losses have been to Dustin Poirier and which other fighter?
INCORRECT! It was Edson Barboza
#12. What did Bernard Tomic's girlfriend Vanessa Sierra bemoan the lack of in Australian Open hotel quarantine?
INCORRECT! It was not being able to wash her hair, in a post the OnlyFans star wrote “This is the worst part of quarantine: I don’t wash my own hair. I’ve never washed my own hair. It’s just not something that I do. I normally have hairdressers that do it twice a week for me, so this is the situation that we’re dealing with,” Sparking a backlash.
#13. Who Did The Brisbane Broncos Beat In The 1997 World Club Challenge Final?
INCORRECT! It was to the Hunter Mariners.
#14. Which Australian Test Cricketer Was Born In Malaysia?
INCORRECT! It was Stephen O’Keefe
#15. How Many Test Centuries Did Ian Healy Finish His Career With?
INCORRECT! Heals ended up with 4 Test centuries.
#16. Who Is The Trainer Of Magic Millions Classic Winner Shaquero?
INCORRECT! It was Chris Waller
#17. Who scored the winning runs for India in the 4th Test & the series at the Gabba?
INCORRECT! It was Rishabh Pant
#18. What was the final score in Wednesday night's Perth Glory v Adelaide United A-League clash?
INCORRECT! Perth Glory smashed Adelaide United 5 -3 in a shootout to kick-off their A-League campaign.
#19. Who are the reigining AFLW premiers?
INCORRECT! Depending who you ask, it’s either Adelaide getting an extended period due to the 2020 AFLW season being called off or nobody with no Grand Final being played. We’ll pay either (B) Adelaide or (D) Nobody.
#20. How many wicked wings are included in a KFC Zinger box?
INCORRECT! You get THREE wicked wings in a KFC Zinger box, along with a Zinger burger, chips, potato and gravy and a Pepsi Max. The meal of champions!