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
- Who did Wigan beat in 2017 to claim a historic four World Club Challenge?
- 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?
- Which Super League club did Wigan sign Micky Higham from in 2006?
- 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?
- 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?
- How many Wigan players have been named Man of Steel whilst at the Club?
- Which former Wigan forward has represented Wales in both Rugby League and Rugby Union World Cups in the 1990s?
- How many tries did current head coach Adrian Lam score for Wigan?
- Which team did Andy Platt and Dean Bell join after leaving Wigan?
- What year did Wigan sign Va’aiga Tuigamala?
- In which season did Wigan first use the name ‘Warriors’ – 1996, 1997 or 1998?
- At what other sport did Jim Sullivan represent Wales as an international – Rugby Union, baseball or athletics?
- Who scored a double for Wigan against Warrington in the 2018 Grand Final?
- How many times have Wigan beaten Warrington in Grand Finals?
- Which player holds the Club record for the most points in a Super League Game?
- In what year did Sean O’Loughlin make his debut?
- Which former wing-star did Wigan sign from Rochdale in 1981?
- 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?
- Wigan have been in 32 Challenge Cup Finals, but how many has the Club won?
- What team did George Burgess sign from in 2019?
Answers
- Cronulla Sharks
- Dennis Ramsdale v Workington Town on 16th January 1983
- 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)
- Andy Gregory with a drop-goal in the third-minute.
- Steve Barrow
- 9 – George Fairbairn, Ellery Hanley x2, Shaun Edwards, Dean Bell, Andy Platt, Denis Betts, Andy Farrell x2, Pat Richards, Sam Tomkins
- Scott Quinnell
- 44
- New Zealand Warriors
- 1993
- 1997
- Baseball
- Dom Manfredi
- 3
- Pat Richards – 38 vs Catalan Dragons at the DW Stadium on 26th February 2010 (five tries and nine goals)
- 2002
- Henderson Gill
- Leigh in a Lancashire Cup 2nd Round game
- 19
- South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tuesday 28 April 2020