Think you know all there is to know about the nib Newcastle Knights? Think again.
We can almost guarantee you won't get all 25 correct!
See for yourself below.
Q.1: What year did a Newcastle team first feature in the NSWRL (Now the NRL)?
a) 1908
b) 1989
c) 1988
d) 1987
Q.2: Who is ranked as player No.1 in the Knights official debut numbers?
a) Tony Butterfield
b) Sam Stewart
c) David Boyd
d) Ashley Gordon
Q.3: Who scored the opening try of the 2001 Grand Final?
a) Ben Kennedy
b) Steve Simpson
c) Timana Tahu
d) Bill Peden
Q.4: Who is the Knights all-time highest try-scorer?
a) Adam MacDougall
b) Akuila Uate
c) Robbie O’Davis
d) Timana Tahu
Q.5: Who is the eldest of the Mata’utia brothers?
a) Chanel Mata’utia
b) Sione Mata’utia
c) Pat Mata’utia
d) Peter Mata’utia
Q.6: Who is the most capped Knight of all time?
a) Tony Butterfield
b) Andrew Johns
c) Danny Buderus
d) Kurt Gidley
Q.7: How many finals series have the Newcastle Knights featured in?
a) 13
b) 14
c) 12
d) 11
Q.8: What is the capacity of McDonald Jones Stadium?
a) 30,000
b) 25,000
c) 34,000
d) 33,000
Q.9: Who won the Clive Churchill Medal in the 1997 Grand Final?
a) Andrew Johns
b) Matthew Johns
c) Robbie O’Davis
d) Paul Harragon
Q.10: The biggest win in Knights history was a 60-0 blowout. Who were the opposition?
a) Wests Tigers
b) Canberra Raiders
c) South Sydney Rabbitohs
d) North Queensland Cowboys
Q.11: Who were the Knights first opponents when they entered the Winfield Cup in 1988?
a) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
b) Parramatta Eels
c) Western Suburbs Magpies
d) Balmain Tigers
Q.12: Who was the inaugural Captain of the Newcastle Knights?
a) Michael Hagen
b) Sam Stewart
c) Mark Sargent
d) Tony Butterfield
Q.13: Which of these is NOT a former name for McDonald Jones Stadium?
a) Newcastle Stadium
b) Newcastle International Sports Centre
c) Hunter Stadium
d) Ausgrid Stadium
Q.14: Who of the following is NOT in the Newcastle Knights Hall of Fame?
a) Allan McMahon
b) Tony Butterfield
c) Mark Hughes
d) Paul Harragon
Q.15: Who were the Knights made to take on in the 2002 World Club Challenge?
a) St Helens
b) Leeds Rhinos
c) Wigan Warriors
d) Bradford Bulls
Q.16: In which season did the Knights average their highest home crowd attendance?
a) 1997
b) 2006
c) 2001
d) 1989
Q.17: Who of the following has the most caps for New South Wales?
a) Kurt Gidley
b) Paul Harragon
c) Danny Buderus
d) Andrew Johns
Q.18: Who was the first Knight to represent their country?
a) Mark Sargent
b) Paul Harragon
c) Adrian Shelford
d) Tony Kemp
Q.19: Who of the following has NOT represented Australia in a Test match?
a) Kurt Gidley
b) Kalyn Ponga
c) Akuila Uate
d) Sione Mata’utia
Q.20: Which Club did Adam ‘Mad-Dog’ MacDougall make his debut for?
a) Sydney City Roosters
b) South Sydney Rabbitohs
c) Newcastle Knights
d) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Q.21: Who was the first Coach of the Newcastle Knights in 1988?
a) Warren Ryan
b) Allan McMahon
c) Mal Reilly
d) David Waite
Q.22: Who succeeded Michael Hagan as Knights coach in 2007?
a) Rick Stone
b) Wayne Bennett
c) Brian Smith
d) Nathan Brown
Q.23: Who was the inaugural winner of the Danny Buderus Medal when it was first introduced in 2014?
a) Dane Gagai
b) Akuila Uate
c) Kurt Gidley
d) Beau Scott
Q.24: Who was the Knights top try-scorer in 2019?
a) Mitchell Pearce
b) Kalyn Ponga
c) Hymel Hunt
d) Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Q.25: Which Knight made the most tackles in 2019?
a) David Klemmer
b) Danny Levi
c) Mitch Barnett
d) Lachlan Fitzgibbon
Answers:
1) a, 2) c, 3) d, 4) b, 5) d, 6) c, 7) a, 8) d, 9) c, 10) c, 11) b, 12) b, 13) a, 14) c, 15) d, 16) b, 17) d, 18) c, 19) b, 20) a, 21) b, 22) c, 23) d, 24) b, 25) b
