PLAY THE QUIZ: Friday 26th February
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, racing and everything in-between.
There are 20 multiple choice questions and you have 30 seconds to answer each one.
If you can answer up to 80% of the questions correctly, you can consider yourself Smarter than the Rainman!
START QUIZ
Results
YOU ARE SMARTER THAN THE RAINMAN!
By getting over 80% 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 80% 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. Who Lit The Cauldron At The 1956 Melbourne Olympics?
INCORRECT!
Ron Clarke was only 19-years-old when he lit the Cauldron at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
#2. Who Won Australia’s 1st Medal At The 2000 Sydney Olympics?
INCORRECT!
Michellie Jones finished second behind Brigitte McMahon in the Women’s Triathlon.
#3. Who Was The Last Australian Male To Win A Track Olympic Gold Medal?
INCORRECT!
Ralph Doubell won the 800m at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
#4. Which Cycling Event Did Brett Aitken and Scott McGrory Win At The 2000 Sydney Olympics?
INCORRECT!
Brett Aitken and Scott McGrory won the inaugural edition of the Madison.
#5. What year did the Surround Stakes gain Group 1 status?
INCORRECT!
The Surround Stakes got an upgrade to a Group 1 in 2018.
#6. How many fillies have won the Australian Guineas?
INCORRECT!
5 – Mystic Journey the most recent in 2019, Zou Dancer the lone acceptor in 2021.
#7. Who was the last player to score a winning goal for Chelsea vs Man United in a Premier League fixture?
INCORRECT!
It was Alvaro Morata in a 1-0 victory over Man U in November 2017. Morata only managed to find the back of the net 16 times over 47 matches for the Blues, eventually flogged off to Atletico halfway through the 2018/19 season.
#8. Everton claimed their first Merseyside Derby victory since 2010, while relegating Liverpool to their fourth straight defeat at Anfield! When was the last time the Reds endured such a tragic stretch of results at home?
INCORRECT!
It was 1923/24 season, the Reds lost four consecutive league division one fixtures against Aston Villa, Sheffield United, Cardiff City and Newcastle United!
#9. Which MLB star signed the league’s third-richest contract extension last week?
INCORRECT!
Shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr signed a 14-year, $340 million extension with the San Diego Padres.
#10. Future NHL Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby celebrated which milestone this week?
INCORRECT!
Crosby celebrated his 1,000th game in a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders.
#11. The Minnesota Timberwolves fired coach Ryan Saunders on Monday. Who was named as his replacement??
INCORRECT!
The Wolves named former Raptors assistant Chris Finch as their new head coach.
#12. Which players were named to the starting five on this year’s NBA Western Conference All-Stars roster?
INCORRECT!
Controversially, Luka Doncic was named to the starting five in favour of Damian Lillard.
#13. Sydney FC defender Alex Wilkinson celebrated his 300th A-League appearance, which club did his A-League career begin with?
INCORRECT!
Wilkinson began his A-League career with the Central Coast Mariners, making 172 appearances and scoring 2 goals between 2005-2012.
#14. Sydney FC and Melbourne City faced off for the first time since last season’s Grand Final on Tuesday night, who scored the winner in last August’s decider?
INCORRECT!
Rhyan Grant’s unconventional extra-time winner off his nipple was the difference between the two sides in the Grand Final.
#15. Who scored the first try of Super Rugby AU season 2021?
INCORRECT!
Waratahs captain Jake Gordon crossed for the first try of the new Super Rugby season, it would be the Tahs only score as they lost to the Reds 41-7.
#16. Which AFL club is the most recent to win the pre-season competition/night series?
INCORRECT!
The last pre-season Grand Final known as the NAB Cup was won by the Brisbane Lions who defeated Carlton by 40 points 0-16-3 (109) to 2-7-9 (69) at Etihad Stadium back in 2013.
Daniel Rich was named best on the ground and won the Micheal Tuck Medal.
#17. How many goals did Adelaide Crows AFLW star Erin Phillips kick last weekend against the Lions?
INCORRECT!
Erin Phillps kicked FOUR goals.
The two-time premiership star/AFLW MVP put on a masterclass. Four goals, gathering 21 disposals, hauling in eight marks and finding time for four clearances in her best on ground performance.
#18. Who is the only fighter to beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik in his professional career?
INCORRECT!
It was Francis Ngannou.
#19. Ciryl Gane was born in which country?
INCORRECT!
Ciryl Gane was born in France.
#20. What is the key ingredient in a KFC TOWER Burger?
INCORRECT!
It’s a HASH BROWN.