SPORTS QUIZ NO.60 MELBOURNE CUP
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:26 pm1. 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
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
JT
