1. Cricket Season quiz

2. 1. Bradman has been the subject of more biographies than any other Australian excluding:
Dame Edna Everage
Nicole Kidman
Ned Kelly
John Howard
Answer: C. Ned Kelly

3. Answer: B. He could play cricket by Simon Jones
2. One of the following songs has not been written about don bradman. Which one is it?
Our Don Bradman by Jack O’Hagan
He could play cricket by Simon Jones
Bradman by Paul Kelly
Sir Don by John Williamson
Answer: B. He could play cricket by Simon Jones

4. Answer: D. Most runs in one over
3. Sir don bradman holds all but one of the following test records. Which one doesn’t he hold?
Highest career batting average
Most runs in one day’s play
Most runs in one series
Most runs in one over
Answer: D. Most runs in one over

5. 4. bradman’s test batting average is a well-known 99. 94
4. bradman’s test batting average is a well-known no other player who has played more than 20 test match innings has finished with a test average of more than: 61 73 50 92
Answer: A. 61

6. Answer: C. Is Sir Donald Bradman still alive?
5. When nelson Mandela was released after 27 years in prison, his first question to an Australian visitor was:
Who’s the Australian Prime Minister now?
Who won the last Ashes series?
Is Sir Donald Bradman still alive?
I’d really enjoy a Foster’s Lager: Do you have one?
Answer: C. Is Sir Donald Bradman still alive?

7. Answer: B. Horticulture
6. Throughout his life, bradman had a series of careers in different areas. Which one area didn’t he ever work in?
Stockbroking
Horticulture
Real Estate
Cricket Administration
Answer: B. Horticulture

8. Answer: D. How to play the Stock Market (1965)
7. Bradman wrote four books during his life. Which one didn’t he write ?
My Cricketing Life (1938)
Farewell to Cricket (1950)
The Art of Cricket (1958)
How to play the Stock Market (1965)
Answer: D. How to play the Stock Market (1965)

9. 8. Which famous series was retold in a 1984 miniseries ?
Bodyfirm
Bodyline
Bodybowl
Bodytake
Answer: B. Bodyline

10. 9. In 1972 bradman changed his name by deed poll to:
Bagman
Bragman
Bradsen
Branson
Answer: C. Bradsen

11. Answer: C. Be featured on an Australian postage stamp
10. Three years before he died, bradman became the first living Australian to :
Receive the Order of Australia
Have dined with the US President on several occasions
Be featured on an Australian postage stamp
Purchase and promote a pre-paid funeral plan
Answer: C. Be featured on an Australian postage stamp

12. 11. After his death, the Australian government produced a:
20c coin to commemorate his life
$2 coin to commemorate his life
$50 note to commemorate his life
$100 note to commemorate his life
Answer: A. 20c coin to commemorate his life

13. 12. On his 90th birthday, bradman celebrated with:
Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar
Nelson Mandela
His immediate family only
Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke
Answer: A. Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar

14. Answer: D. Died of a heart attack
13. Bradman and his wife had three children, all of whom had major problems. Which of the following did not happen to one of their three children?
Died during infancy
Contracted polio
Had cerebral palsy
Died of a heart attack
Answer: D. Died of a heart attack

15. 14. Between 1928 – 1948, bradman played in:
37 Test matches for Australia
52 Test matches for Australia
19 Test matches for Australia
78 Test matches for Australia
Answer: B. 52 Test matches for Australia

16. 15. Throughout his career, bradman suffered numerous health conditions
15. Throughout his career, bradman suffered numerous health conditions. Which of the following didn’t he experience?
Broken elbow
Fibrositis
Appendicitis
Depression
Answer: A. Broken elbow

17. 16. Bradman met his future wife Jessie:
At the opera
When she came to stay with his family as a child
At a disco
At the Melbourne Cup
Answer: B. When she came to stay with his family as a child

18. 17. Don bradman lived most of his married life in the Australian city of:
Melbourne
Sydney
Adelaide
Perth
Answer: C. Adelaide

19. 18. In 1949, king George vi:
Invited Bradman to stay with him at his country residence
Knighted Don Bradman for his services to cricket and Commonwealth relations
Told a reporter that he thought Don Bradman’s talents were ‘overrated’
Had absolutely nothing to do with Bradman
Answer: B. Knighted Don Bradman for his services to cricket and Commonwealth relations

20. 19. Don Bradman has been called by many names
19. Don Bradman has been called by many names. Which of the following wasn’t one of his nicknames ?
The Wonder Boy
The Boy from Bowral
The Doc
The Little Man
Answer: C. The Doc

21. 20. How many wickets did don bradman, as a bowler, take in his career ?
None
Twenty
Two
Eighty
Answer: C. Two

22. Answer: A. Bill Woodfall, Australian Cricket Captain
21. During the infamous bodyline tour, who remarked, “there are two teams out there. One of them is playing cricket and the other is making no attempt to do so”.
Bill Woodfall, Australian Cricket Captain
Don Bradman
An unknown media commentator
Don Bradman’s wife, Jessie
Answer: A. Bill Woodfall, Australian Cricket Captain

23. 22. Where did don bradman spend most of his childhood ?
Auckland
Bowral
Essendon
Brisbane
Answer: B. Bowral

24. 23. Don bradman was renowned as the world’s greatest:
Cricketer
Bowler
Fielder
Batsman
Answer: D. Batsman

25. 24. What musical instrument did bradman play ?
Violin
Harp
Piano
Trumpet
Answer: C. Piano

26. 25. What was bradman’s unique practice tool as a kid ?
His dad’s shed
The outdoor toilet
A rainwater tank
An old bath-tub
Answer: C. A rainwater tank

27. 26. What was bradman’s favourite drink ?
Coca-cola
Coffee
Whiskey
Hot tea
Answer: D. Hot tea

28. 27. Which state team did bradman captain for many years ?
New South Wales
South Australia
Victoria
Queensland
Answer: B. South Australia

29. 28. The 1948 test team was known as the what ?
The Incredibles
The Invisibles
The Invincibles
The All-time Best Team
Answer: C. The Invincibles

30. 29. Where was bradman born ? Answer: D. Cootamundra Ballina Bathurst
Cooma
Cootamundra
Answer: D. Cootamundra

31. 30. The other sport that bradman excelled at was:
Tennis
Hockey
Soccer
Swimming
Answer: A. Tennis

32. 31. Bradman described the greatest partnership of his life as being:
With fellow batsman, Archie Jackson
With fellow batsman, Alan Kippax
His marriage to wife, Jessie
With his business partner, Fred Grant
Answer: C. His marriage to wife, Jessie

33. 32. In 2002, sir Donald bradman and his wife’s were sprinkled:
In the Murray River, just near Mildura
On and around the Bradman oval in Bowral
In the rose garden at the Cootamundra cemetery
In the Adelaide Hills
Answer: B. On and around the Bradman oval in Bowral

34. 33. As a child, bradman developed his hand-eye coordination by:
Playing marbles
Hitting a tennis ball with a cricket bat
Playing soccer
Repeatedly hitting a golf ball with a cricket stump
Answer: D. Repeatedly hitting a golf ball with a cricket stump

35. 34. Bradman went on his first overseas tour at the age of:17 18 26 21
Answer: D. 21

36. 35. During world war ii, bradman:
Served briefly in the RAAF and the Army before being invalided out of service
Was exempted from all service due to his importance as a cricketer
Was a conscientious objector
Served overseas for the duration of the war
Answer: A. Served briefly in the RAAF and the Army before being invalided out of service

37. 36. Throughout his life, bradman was regarded as:
An extremely sociable man
Somebody who loved the lime-light
A somewhat aloof and solitary man
A terrible husband
Answer: C. A somewhat aloof and solitary man

38. 37. During the 1940’s, bradman didn’t play cricket:
Because he was sick of it
Because of ill health and WWII
Because he wanted to focus on tennis
Because he wanted to focus on writing
Answer: B. Because of ill health and WWII

39. Answer: D. Who has won our very highest praise ?
38. The first line of the song, our don bradman is: who is it that all Australia raves about ? What is the second line ?
Who will bring our team to victory ?
Who won’t ever let us down ?
Who grew up in Bowral town ?
Who has won our very highest praise ?
Answer: D. Who has won our very highest praise ?

40. 39. In which town is the don bradman museum located ?
Cootamundra
Adelaide CBD
Bowral
Balmoral
Answer: C. Bowral

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