Bumper Warrington Wolves quiz

Give our bumper Warrington Wolves quiz a try and find out who really is the Wire brains of your household!

If you get stuck, the answers will be published in next week’s edition of the Guardian.

Questions:

1. Who scored the final try of Tony Smith’s reign as Wolves’ head of coaching and rugby?

2. He was born in Torquay, played for Gateshead Thunder and was a teammate of The Wire’s chief executive Karl Fitzpatrick at Salford. Who is he?

3. Which player has scored the most tries at The Halliwell Jones Stadium?

4. Name the opponents when Ben Westwood made his 400th Wire appearance during the 2017 campaign?

Ben Westwood is joined by daughters Tyler and Grace as he made his 400th Wolves appearance, but who were the opponents? Picture by Mike Boden

5. Which two clubs did Sam Wilde appear for on loan this year?

6. Now an England international, he was on the bench when Salford won the Northern Rail Cup in 2008? Who is he?

7. Bryson Goodwin was a ball boy for which club?

8. Who was acting captain when The Wire lost at home to Castleford on February 24, 2017?

Castleford had too much for The Wire on February 24 this year, but who was Wolves' acting captain that day? Picture by Mike Boden.

9. If selected against Leeds Rhinos in the opening Super League game of 2018, which Wire player would make his 50th appearance?

10. Who holds the record for having kicked the most goals in one match for The Wire?

11. Kevin Brown married the sister of which former Wigan teammate?

12. Which current Wolves player’s father made appearances for Wolves’ reserves, was head coach at Woolston Rovers and is now a community coach for the Warrington Wolves Foundation?

13. Name the Man of Steel winner who was chosen for the Scotland squad for the Autumn European Test Series in 2011?

14. After appearing in the 2013 Grand Final defeat, it was 2017 before he played for The Wire again. Name him.

15. Who were the opponents in the final the last time Warrington Wolves won the Regal Trophy?

16. Played over 400 games for Warrington, but in which town did Ben Westwood make his debut?

17. Identify the current Wolves squad’s only representative in the 2017 Super League Dream Team?

Ben Currie was one of four Wolves players in the 2016 Super League Dream Team, but only one member of the current squad made the 2017 selection. Can you name him? Picture by Mike Boden.

18. Name the city of birth for the first Wire player to score a try (2004) and the first Liverpool Reserves footballer to score a goal (2007) at The Halliwell Jones Stadium?

19. Two current Wire players were in the England Academy squad which defeated the Australian Schoolboys at Leigh Sports Village in December, 2010. Can you name them both?

20. Name the only current member of The Wire squad to have been a winner when Wolves met Wigan Warriors in the 2016 Grand Final at Old Trafford?

21. The man said to have ‘talent-spotted’ new Wolves signing Tyrone Roberts is currently a head coach of a Super League club. Which nation did that head coach lead in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup?

Tyrone Roberts is the new half-back in town at Wolves, but which current Super League coach 'talent-spotted' him? Picture by Mike Boden.

22. How many times have The Wire been crowned champions?

23. Liverpool FC fan, ‘greeny blue’ eyes, has started a World Cup match at stand-off, was skippered by John Bateman on the 2012 England Academy Tour to Australia, came through the Wigan scholarship ranks before joining Warrington. Who is he?

24. Who is the player who shares his name with a former head coach of the Miami Dolphins American football team? He has pulled on a shirt for Swinton Lions, North Wales Crusaders, Rochdale Hornets and Bradford Bulls as well as The Wire.

25. His first two appearances for Warrington in the top flight came in a 72–10 win against London Broncos in 2014 and an 80–0 rout against Wakefield Trinity in 2015. Who is it?

26. With which team did Bryson Goodwin’s father win a Grand Final?

27. Who was the last man to be crowned Man of Steel after a season in Wire colours?

28. He was the best man at teammate Jack Hughes’ wedding, who is he?

Do you know who Jack Hughes' best man was? Picture by Mike Boden

29. Which Wolves player was born in the same city as the Chinese revolutionary Tse Tsan-tai?

30. Now also on Wolves’ books, he was in the Scotland squad with Matty Russell for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Name him.

31. He won the Northern Rail Cup in 2006 and 2011, as well as the Challenge Cup in 2012. Who is he?

32. What did The Wire celebrate in 1979 that has since proven to have been three years too late?

33. Signed in 2017 and scored two tries in four games on loan with North Wales Crusaders but is yet to make a Super League appearance with The Wire. Can you name him?

He's made quite the impression in the reserves and in loan spells, but who is this player (referred to in question 33)?

34. Which former player was inducted into the Warrington RLFC Hall of Fame this year?

35. Ryan Atkins scored the 200th try of his career during 2017, but against which club?

36. Which company name was the first to appear on Warrington jerseys as shirt sponsors?

37. How many times did Warrington Wolves beat Widnes Vikings in 2017?

Celebrating tries against Widnes was a regular occurance for Wolves in 2017, but exactly how many times did The Wire beat their neighbours last season?

38. Which Super League player, who happens to wear primrose and blue, has the current longest run for consecutive appearances?

39. Brian Bevan holds the Wire record for most tries scored in one match – and he did it on two occasions. But how many tries did he score on each of those occasions?

40. He crossed for eight tries in three games against The Wire in 2017 – name him?