SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:52 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:11 - kiwi - horse ridden by J. Cassidy - how it won with him was a miracle

came from last

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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby old moz » Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:41 am

5---mark twain
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:08 pm

old moz wrote:5---mark twain

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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby Mr Beefy » Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:26 pm

21 Van Der Hum
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:31 pm

Mr Beefy wrote:21 Van Der Hum

correct MB
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:32 pm

Still questions to be answered in this quiz
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby gadj1976 » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:16 pm

10. First time it was transmitted on radio
16. Ethereal
19. Phar Lap
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:45 pm

gadj1976 wrote:10. First time it was transmitted on radio :-bd
16. Ethereal
19. Phar Lap

OTHER 2 INCORRECT GADJ
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby CK » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:18 am

13. Big Philou
19. Black Knight
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:26 am

CK wrote:13. Big Philou :-bd
19. Black Knight [-(
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby redandblack » Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:50 pm

Just checked this quiz for the first time

4 I thought this would be answered by now. Phar Lap.

6 Russia

23 Shadow King
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:02 pm

redandblack wrote:Just checked this quiz for the first time

4 I thought this would be answered by now. Phar Lap.

6 Russia

23 Shadow King

all correct rab
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby gadj1976 » Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:35 pm

Can't say I knew this, but on pg 77 of today's paper, it says Piping Lane won the 72 cup with Letts aboard.

So 20. Piping Lane
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:37 pm

gadj1976 wrote:Can't say I knew this, but on pg 77 of today's paper, it says Piping Lane won the 72 cup with Letts aboard.

So 20. Piping Lane

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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:17 pm

last days for this quiz
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:00 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:1. What type of horse race is the Melbourne Cup?
HANDICAP
2. In which year was the Melbourne Cup first run?
1861
3. Which organisation assumed responsibility for the running of the Melbourne Cup in 1864 and in subsequent years?
VICTORIAN RACING CLUB
4. Which legendary Melbourne Cup winner was foaled by Night Raid, out of Entreaty?
PHAR LAP
5. Who said of the Melbourne Cup: "Nowhere in the world have I encountered a festival of people that has such a magnificent appeal to the whole nation. The Cup astonishes me."
MARK TWAIN
6. Which 19th Century Cup winner's background included being stole by bushrangers?
THE BARB
7. Who was the first female trainer of a Melbourne Cup winner?
SHEILA LAXON
8. Which country is reflected in the name of the 1946 Cup winner?
RUSSIA
9. In which year was Melbourne Cup Day declared a public holiday for those living in the Melbourne metropolitan area?
1866
10. The 1925 Melbourne Cup has a special significance. Why?
1ST CUP BROADCASTED ON THE RADIO
11. The 1983 race saw Kiwi taste victory. What was remarkable about his performance?
HE WAS LAST FOR MOST OF THE RACE
12. Flemington Racecourse is familiar around the world as the venue for the Melbourne Cup. How was the name for the course chosen?
THE FLEMING FAMILY OWNED THE LAND AND WAS CALLED FLEMING-TOWN
13. Which high profile performer was sensationally scratched only 39 minutes before the start of the 1969 race?
BIG PHILOU
14. What was trainer of 1890 winner Carbine doing on the night following the race?
TENDING THE HORSES INJURED HOOF
15. When was the photo finish camera first used to decide the placings in the Melbourne Cup?
1948
16. Which was the first horse bred, owned, and trained in New Zealand to win the Melbourne Cup?
SASANOF
17. Which champion galloper was trodden on by Hyperno in the 1979 Cup, and later destroyed?
DULCIFY
18. Which rider of two Melbourne Cup winners in the 1960s, was known as "The Professor"?
ROY HIGGINS
19. Which imported horse was the first to win the Cup?
COMEDY KING
20. Which lightweight mount overcame more popular runners to win the 1972 Cup?
PIPING LANE
21. On two occasions, in 1870 and 1916, rain caused the Melbourne Cup to be postponed. For a time it seemed a similar fate awaited the 1976 event. However, the weather cleared sufficiently to allow a start. Which proven "mudlark" led the field home?
VAN DER HUM
22. What is the name of the trophy awarded to the strapper of the winning horse in the Melbourne Cup?
TOMMY WOODCOCK TROPHY
23. Between 1929 and 1935, a horse had six starts in the Melbourne Cup and finished no further back in the field than sixth. His record included four consecutive minor placings. What was the name of this luckless bay gelding?
SHADOW KING
24. Which trainer prepared the most Melbourne Cup winners?
BART CUMMINGS
25. Prior to the 1993 Melbourne Cup, the Irish entry Vintage Crop started in how many lead-up races?
NONE


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