20 Warriors Quiz Questions

Due to current social distancing measures, online and virtual pub quizzes have become extremely popular for friends and family to take part in.

To add a bit of Wigan Warriors to your quizzes, we have come up with 20 Warriors-themed questions to test any Wigan fans’ knowledge of the Club.

So, whether it be within your house or on a video call on Google Hangouts, Zoom, Skype, House Party or Facebook Messenger, become the quizmaster and add some Warriors questions into the mix or even create a Wigan quiz with all the questions below! We have also added in at the bottom the answers to each of the 20 questions.

Let’s quiz…

Questions

1. Who did Wigan beat in 2017 to claim a historic four World Club Challenge?
2. In the 1982-83 season, the rugby football league introduced the yellow card for a sin bin. Who became Wigan first player to be sin binned?
3. Which Super League club did Wigan sign Micky Higham from in 2006?
4. On 28th March 1992, Wigan beat Bradford Northern 71-10 in the Challenge Cup Semi-Final at Burnden Park, Bolton. Who scored Wigan’s first points in that game?
5. On 4th August 1996, which Wigan player came off the bench at Central Park and scored a hat-tick in a 78-4 win over Workington Town?
6. How many Wigan players have been named Man of Steel whilst at the Club?
7. Which former Wigan forward has represented Wales in both Rugby League and Rugby Union World Cups in the 1990s?
8. How many tries did current head coach Adrian Lam score for Wigan?
9. Which team did Andy Platt and Dean Bell join after leaving Wigan?
10. What year did Wigan sign Va’aiga Tuigamala?
11. In which season did Wigan first use the name ‘Warriors’ – 1996, 1997 or 1998?
12. At what other sport did Jim Sullivan represent Wales as an international – Rugby Union, baseball or athletics?
13. Who scored a double for Wigan against Warrington in the 2018 Grand Final?
14. How many times have Wigan beaten Warrington in Grand Finals?
15. Which player holds the Club record for the most points in a Super League Game?
16. In what year did Sean O’Loughlin make his debut?
17. Which former wing-star did Wigan sign from Rochdale in 1981?
18. In the 1976-77 season, Wigan switched their main match day games from Saturday to Sunday afternoon. Who were Wigan’s first opponents for a Sunday home game?
19. Wigan have been in 32 Challenge Cup Finals, but how many has the Club won?
20. What team did George Burgess sign from in 2019?

Answers

1. Cronulla Sharks
2. Dennis Ramsdale v Workington Town on 16th January 1983
3. Bradford Bulls (St. Helens, refused to sell him directly to Wigan. Bradford Bulls stepped in and bought Higham from Saints for £70,000 and then immediately released him to Wigan)
4. Andy Gregory with a drop-goal in the third-minute.
5. Steve Barrow
6. 9 – George Fairbairn, Ellery Hanley x2, Shaun Edwards, Dean Bell, Andy Platt, Denis Betts, Andy Farrell x2, Pat Richards, Sam Tomkins
7. Scott Quinnell
8. 44
9. New Zealand Warriors
10. 1993
11. 1997
12. Baseball
13. Dom Manfredi
14. 3
15. Pat Richards – 38 vs Catalan Dragons at the DW Stadium on 26th February 2010 (five tries and nine goals)
16. 2002
17. Henderson Gill
18. Leigh in a Lancashire Cup 2nd Round game
19. 19
20. South Sydney Rabbitohs