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World of sport:

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How well do you know your sporting heroes? Try our bumper quiz.

1. Gemma In what Flynn town get did married Richie McCaw in 2017? and

2. New Gary Zealander Lawson in is what the most sport, successful with 11 national January 2017? titles, the most recent being in 3. Who replaced Andrew McFadden as the Warriors head coach last year?

4. What tennis player agreed to go on a date with a fan after miraculous­ly losing a Super Bowl bet to him?

5. Dan Carter was caught drink-driving in which city?

6. Which All Black reached the 100 test milestone when he played the third test against the touring British and Irish Lions last year?

7. Which NRL team signed Kiwi Jason Taumalolo for a remarkable 10-year contract, worth more than $10 million?

8. Who resigned as the coach of the All Whites not long after their 2018 World Cup campaign ended?

9. What Olympic legend donated two gold medals, among 14 artefacts, to Te Papa, items he wants to share with the people of New Zealand?

10. What player become the first in the history of the Uefa Champions League to score 100 career goals?

11. Who became the most-capped Super Rugby player ever?

12. Who skippered Team New Zealand to victory at the America’s Cup in Bermuda?

13. Which of the four home nations provided the most players to the 41-strong Lions squad that toured here?

14. With his win at the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters, who became the first man in the Open Era to win the same tournament 10 times?

15. What New Zealander finally won the prestigiou­s Badminton horse trials, having previously triumphed five times at the Burghley Horse Trials?

16. The Black Sticks women’s team completed a five-match home series against what country, convincing­ly winning the series 5-0? 17. Sir Peter Snell competed in the World Masters Games in what sport?

18. Who became the first person to score 10,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket?

19. Who scored the Blues’ game-winning try in the final minutes of their match against the Lions?

20. Which goldmedal winning Olympic rower was a

victorious cyclor on Team New Zealand?

21. What New Zealander’s doubles victory at the French Open made him the first Kiwi to win a title at a tennis major since 1979?

22. Who was the opposition in the only match of the British and Irish Lions’ tour that resulted in no tries being scored?

23. What team was undefeated in the New Zealand ANZ Netball Premiershi­p?

24. Which famous swimmer lost a much-anticipate­d 100-metre race against a great white shark?

25. What Australian tennis player admitted he was “bored” during his first-round loss at Wimbledon, leading to many to call for his retirement?

26. What nation won the Confederat­ions Cup?

27. What team won the 2017 FA Cup, making it three of the past four?

28. Peter Wright, Daryl Gurney, Simon Whitlock, and Michael Smith all appeared in Auckland playing what sport?

29. The four countries represente­d in the Netball Quad Series across Australia and New Zealand were Australia, England, New Zealand, and what other?

30. Which eam savoured its first-ever victory in a cricket test match against Australia in 2017?

31. What New Zealander played in the final two golf majors, the British Open and the PGA Championsh­ip last year?

32. The entire All Blacks front row in the first test of the season were from what Super Rugby franchise?

33. With victories in the 2017 US Open mixed doubles and women’s doubles, who took her overall Grand Slam titles tally to 25?

34. What nationalit­y was the winner of the men’s singles at the 2017 French Open and US Open?

35. A statue of Usain Bolt was unveiled outside the National Stadium in his hometown. What capital city is that?

36. Lone Wolf by Richard Gladwell was a book that focused on what event?

37. Who won Coach of the Year at the year-ending World Rugby Awards?

38. Who came back from 28-3 down to win the Super Bowl?

39. Whose first golf major was the Masters in April 2017?

40. Which was the only team to defeat the All Blacks last year?

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