What did she achieve at Paris 2024?

Played her fifth Olympics and won bronze

Lauren Jackson Quiz: Opals Legend and WNBA MVP Seasons

A tall girl from Albury, New South Wales, became one of the greatest players in women's basketball, and this Lauren Jackson quiz covers her career. Play 10 interactive questions on the Seattle Storm, the 2001 draft, three WNBA MVPs, titles in 2004 and 2010, Olympic silver medals, the 2012 flag, her comeback at 41 and her fifth Olympics in Paris.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which national team did Jackson star for?
Hometown
Where did she grow up?
Draft
Where was she picked in the 2001 WNBA draft?
Team
Which WNBA team did she play for?
MVP
How many WNBA MVP awards did she win?
Titles
In which years did she win WNBA championships?
Silver
How many Olympic silver medals did she win with Australia?
Flag
What honor did she receive at London 2012?
Comeback
At about what age did she win World Cup bronze in 2022?
Paris
What did she achieve at Paris 2024?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which national team did Jackson star for?
Answer: Australia's Opals
She was born in 1981.
Q2: Where did she grow up?
Answer: Albury, New South Wales
Her parents both played basketball.
Q3: Where was she picked in the 2001 WNBA draft?
Answer: First overall
Seattle selected her.
Q4: Which WNBA team did she play for?
Answer: Seattle Storm
She spent her whole WNBA career there.
Q5: How many WNBA MVP awards did she win?
Answer: Three
In 2003, 2007 and 2010.
Q6: In which years did she win WNBA championships?
Answer: 2004 and 2010
Both came with Seattle.
Q7: How many Olympic silver medals did she win with Australia?
Answer: Three
In 2000, 2004 and 2008.
Q8: What honor did she receive at London 2012?
Answer: Australia's flag bearer
Australia won bronze there.
Q9: At about what age did she win World Cup bronze in 2022?
Answer: 41
She came out of retirement.
Q10: What did she achieve at Paris 2024?
Answer: Played her fifth Olympics and won bronze
She retired afterward.

Lauren Jackson Quiz – Opals Legend and WNBA MVP Seasons

Lauren Jackson, born in 1981 and raised in Albury, New South Wales, is one of the greatest players in women's basketball. Both her parents played basketball, and she joined the Australian Opals as a teenager.

The Seattle Storm drafted her first overall in 2001. She won WNBA MVP awards in 2003, 2007 and 2010 and championships in 2004 and 2010. With Australia she won Olympic silver in 2000, 2004 and 2008 and was flag bearer at London 2012.

After injuries ended her first career, she returned and won World Cup bronze in 2022 at 41. At Paris 2024 she played her fifth Olympics, winning bronze before retiring.

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Where Jackson came from
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Which medals she earned
How she came back

Did You Know?

She was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2020.
She also played club basketball in Europe and Asia.
She is about 1.96 meters tall.
She was a strong inside and outside scorer.
The Opals are a top international team.