Swinehound Sports Quiz #14
7By The Spotter
Quiz #13 was way back at Easter- it feels like half a year ago. The pride of Mid Canterbury, Andrew Mitchell, is the current champ. Andrew is only the second person to make a successful ‘hound defence- the first was Ryan Nixon.
Two more consecutive successes and Andrew will land a prized book of mine (but will be happy to part with it for sports quiz geekery brilliance.)
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- In 2017, which netball team’s van rolled in a pretty serious accident, yet they played and won a title very shortly afterwards?
- Which iconic NZ horse race (in the North Island) for years was traditionally held at Queen’s Birthday weekend?
- Which American snow sports legend is nicknamed ‘The Flying Tomato?’
- Which NZ cricketer featured in the video for the 1986 America’s Cup support song (and number one hit here), ‘Sailing Away?’
- In the early years of TV3, which two presenters hosted their Monday evening sports show, ‘Mobil Sport?’
- Smallbone Park is a sports ground where in NZ?
- Who was former Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty speaking of around fifteen years ago when he said “If he were made of chocolate he’d lick himself.”
- At the 2004 Olympics in men’s basketball, the Tall Blacks beat which country who were the current World Champions by a score of 90-87?
- Bonus question: In 1983, which two teams played out the last 0-0 draw in NZ provincial rugby? (a hint- it happened in the South Island)
@pm_spotter
1. Southern Steel
3. Shaun White
5. Clint Brown and ?
7. Jose Mourinho
8. Serbia
1. Southern Steel
6. Rotorua
7. Jose Mourinho
8. Serbia
Ah, good old RotoVegas.
Thought you might know the racing one? Needed Scott Russell here for that one
Ha, no, not fully up to speed on the NZ racing calendar yet Andrew!
1. Southern Steel
2.Great Northern Steeples/Hurdles
3.
4. Martin Crowe?
5. Greg Clark and Stu Wilson
6. Rotorua
7. Jose Mourinho
8. Serbia
9. Southland/Taranaki (complete guess)
1. Southern Steel
2. Great Northern Steeplechase
3. Shaun White
4. JC aka the Praying Mantis
5. Clint Brown & Neil Waka
6. Rotorua
7. Beckham
8. Yugoslavia
9. Otago & Southland
ANSWERS:
1. Southern Steel
2. Great Northern Hurdles and Steeplechase weekend
3. Shaun White
4. Jeremy Coney
5. Louise Wallace and Clint Brown
6. Rotorua
7. Jose Mourinho
8. Serbia and Montenegro (Remaining states of the old Yugoslavia)
9. Otago and Auckland
Jason is the new winner with six answers correct. Well done that man! Martin close behind with five right. It came down to the Flying Tomato/Shaun White on Q3!
Both J and M gave correct enough answers on Q8. Q4 on the old Mobil Sport show- Neil Waka was a midday host of their Sunday sports show. (As was Basketball’s John Dybvig for a while).