1. REMUERA HERITAGE SPORTS QUIZ August 2011

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

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

4. 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 -6001-05

5. Who was the first life member of College Rifles Rugby Club in 1920? Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Henry (Harry) Dawson CMG, CBE (1878-1956)

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

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

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

9. Remuera Bowling Club was founded in 1895. Which year were women members first admitted? 2000 Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19061129-16-1

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

11. 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

12. Which Remuera rugby player: -played 21 games for Auckland from 1947-1952 -was an All Black coach from 1983-84 -won 9, lost 2 -was the first coach of a New Zealand 7s side? Bryce Rope

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. 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

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

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

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

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

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

27. What year was Parnell Cricket Club founded? 1858 Chris Martin

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. The SLAM Hockey Club originated where and when? 1912 - St Lukes Church Club & Albertian Mangere Club

35. 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.

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

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

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

39. 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)

40. 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-5932-49. Alexander Turnbull Library

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

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