REMUERA HERITAGE SPORTS QUIZ August 2011

When was College Rifles Rugby Union Football Club founded? 1897 'Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries 31-WP868A'

Who was the founder of College Rifles Club and Kings College? Charles Major

Which member of College Rifles was the only New Zealander to win a Victoria Cross at Gallipoli in 1915? Cyril Bassett Alexander Turnbull Library PAColl

Who was the first life member of College Rifles Rugby Club in 1920? Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Henry (Harry) Dawson CMG, CBE ( )

When & where did the Remuera Lawn Tennis Club start? 1908 in Market Road

Who was Remuera’s most successful tennis champion, winning at Remuera Lawn Tennis Club 17 times from 1920 to 1940? Marjorie Macfarlane

When were N Z’s first club squash courts built at the Remuera Lawn Tennis Club? 1954

Remuera Bowling Club was founded in Which year were women members first admitted? 2000 Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS

Dunholme Lawn Tennis Club was established in 1929 on whose land in Ridings Road? Richard Pearce

Which Remuera cricketer was captain of the N Z cricket team in 1978 when it beat England for the first time in 48 years of trying? Mark Burgess

Which Remuera rugby player: -played 21 games for Auckland from was an All Black coach from won 9, lost 2 -was the first coach of a New Zealand 7s side? Bryce Rope

When was the first Auckland Grammar vs. Kings College rugby match? Who won? 1896 AGS 45 – 0 Kings

Which Remuera cricketer and batsman opened for New Zealand in the 1970s? Terry Jarvis

Remuera Upland Motors houses the museum of which F1 racing car driver? Bruce McLaren

Which former Parnell Cricket member captained a New Zealand cricket team which won the World Cup in 2000? Emily Drumm

Which swimmer held a backstroke world record while still a student at St Cuthbert’s College? Philippa Gould

Which Remuera student was the first New Zealander to win an Olympic cycling gold medal? Sarah Ulmer

Which New Zealand netball captain played for College Rifles? Julie Townsend

Which Auckland City Councillor gave his name to a Remuera sports ground? Thomas Bloodworth

Where was the Remuera Polo Club established? Market Road REMUERA POLO CLUB BALL. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 175, 24 July 1903, Page 5: PapersPast

Where were the Mt Hobson & Remuera croquet clubs in Remuera? Omahu Rd

Which member of the Rawhiti Bowling Club was the only male bowler to achieve 10 national titles Nick Unkovich

Who was the first secretary-treasurer of the Remuera Golf club in 1934 & laid out the first ground? Bill Ralph

Who did the layout for the Remuera Golf Club course in 1968? Harold Babbage

Which local cricket club is the oldest in New Zealand? Parnell Cricket Club

What year was Parnell Cricket Club founded? 1858 Chris Martin

Which Parnell Cricket member was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1949? Bert Sutcliffe © ESPNcricinfo

Name 5 New Zealand test cricketers who have been Parnell Cricket members Mark Burgess Terry Jarvis Emily Drumm Adam Parore Tim McIntosh

The Orakei Basin is home to which water sport club? Auckland Water Ski Club

Which Auckland secondary school sprints are held on the Orakei basin? Waka Ama and Outrigger

Which Remuera pharmacist won 2 silver medals in 2 British Empire & Commonwealth games? Bruce Culpan in rowing in 1950 and 1954

Les Howard Norton founded which sport club at Somervell Church in 1915? Somerville Hockey Club

The SLAM Hockey Club originated where and when? St Lukes Church Club & Albertian Mangere Club

Which players of the St Lukes Hockey Club won gold medals at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal? Ramesh Patel Mohan Patel Mohan Patel, a 1976 hockey gold medalist.

What did Robert Graham establish on his farm “Ellerslie” in 1857? A racecourse 'Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 7-A293'

When did the Remuera Bridge Club founded in 1950 move to the Auckland Bridge Club premises on Remuera Rd? 1984

Where did the Auckland Archery Club begin its shooting history in 1944? One Tree Hill

The Remuera Chess Club wound down in the 80s and merged with which club? Howick Pakuranga Chess Club (but there is a Remuera junior chess club)

When were the All Blacks in Remuera? 1924 Members of the All Blacks rugby team boarding the 'Remuera' en route to the United Kingdom, watched by a crowd of people from King's Wharf, Wellington. From left: Brian Verden McCleary; D Donald; Cyril J Brownlie; Maurice Joseph Brownlie and James Joseph Mill. Taken 29 July 1924 by an unidentified photographer. Box 6. Ref: PAColl Alexander Turnbull Library

Which rugby team did Remuera adopt for the Rugby World Cup in 2011? Scotland

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