Do you know your SPORT?

Cue (NZERS), Issue 24, 31 May 1945, Page 45

Do you know your SPORT?

1. (a) Who holds the record for the fastest mile run in New Zealand under the auspices of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association? (i) Jack Lovelock; (ii) Cecil Matthews; (<iii) Randolph Rose; (iv) W. A. C. Pullar. (b) What was the time taken? 2. Who and what was Duke Kahanamoku? (a) Polynesian wrestler; (b) An ancient Maori chief; (c) An Hawaiian swimmer; (d) American baseball player. 3. Who was the New Zealander who won a world’s amateur boxing championship in 1928? (a) Tom Heeney; (b) Tommy Donovan; (c) Ted Morgan; (d) Bob Fitzsimmons. 4. The Melbourne Cup of 1940 was won by a great-great-grandson of the mighty Carbine. Who was he? (a) Beau Vite; (b) Old Rowley; (c) High Caste. 5. Now one for the footballersand it is not so easy as it may look. Who were the eight forwards in the New Zealand scrum in the Third Test at Auckland in 1937? 6. When a cricketer speaks of a ’’wrong-un” to what does he refer? (a) A ball with disguised spin; (b) A split bat; (c) a poor decision by the umpire; (d) An off-break pitched on the leg stump. 7. A New Zealander had die rather doubtful privilege of becoming the first official British casualty of this war. A prominent sportsman, his name is (a) Bill Fulton; (b) Lofty Blomfleld; (c) Laurie Edwards; (d) ’’Cam” Malfroy. j 8. Who- has scored the highest number of points in Ranfurly Shield football? (a) George Nepia; (b) Mark Nicholls; (c) Bert Grenside; (d) Cliff Porter; (e) Dave Trevathan. 9. A. D. S. Duncan might be described as the Grand Old Man of New Zealand Golf. How many times did he win the National Amateur Championship? (a) Five; (b) Seven; (c) Ten; (d) Twelve. 10. In England fox-hunting is considered a sport despite what seme rugged colonials may think. Which of the following names is connected with that noble pastime? (a) Hurlingham; (b) Quorn;; (c) Cowes; (d) Stamford Bridge. 11 In 1932 the English Derby was won by a horse owned by a well-known film-star The horse’s name was ’’April the Fifth”. Who was the film-star? (a) Bing Crosby; (b) Charles Laughton; (c) Tom Walls. (d) Gracie Fields. 12. Identify the following with the sports which made them famous: (a) Jack Medica; (b) Miss Pam Barton; (c) Hedley Verity; (( ) Sir Thomas Lipton (e) Knute Rockne; (f) Jim Londos.

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1. (a) Randolph Rose in 1926 at Masterton; (b) 4 mins. 13 and 3-5 secs. 2. An Hawaiian swimmer. 3. Ted Morgan —only New Zealand amateur to hold a world title. 4. « Old Rowley, and on the jubilee of Carbine’s great , victory. 5. D. Dalton, A. Dambourn, E. S. Jackson, R. H. Ward, S. T. Reid, R. R. King, R. M. McKenzie, A. A. Parkhill. 6. A ball with a disguised spin. , 7. Lauric Edwards, Taranaki and Wellington Rugby Representative. 8. Bert Grenside -of Hawke’s Bay with 144 points—thirty tries, twentyone conversions, four penalties. 9. ! Ten times. 10. Quorn —it iis the name of a famous ’’Hunt’. 11. ; Tom Walls. 12. ?(a) Swimming; (b) golf; (c) cricket; (d) yachting; (e) American football; (f) wrestling.