On the water quiz
Note: Schedules for Sky Sport channels were not available at the time of going to print because of the Covid-19 outbreak causing major disruptions to live sport around the world.
1. Fill in the surname of this America’s Cup and Olympic sailor: Sir Charles Benedict _______.
2. Lisa Carrington competes in which sport for New Zealand?
3. Who was Eric Murray’s long-standing coxless pairs partner?
4. In 1969, John Fairfax became the first person to do what?
5. Who is the current Olympic single sculls champion?
6. Name the Kiwi twin sisters who won gold in the double sculls at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
7. Which America’s Cup grinder was born in Taranaki, and won bronze in the Finn class at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?
8. Flying Dutchman was an event in which sport at the 1964 Olympics?
9. Has Sir Russell Coutts ever won an Olympic gold medal?
10. Barbara Kendall won gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals in which sport?
11. Which famous sailor comes from a family which owns a well-known men’s clothing chain?
12. In which year did New Zealand first win the America’s Cup with Black Magic?
13. Sir Peter Blake skippered Black Magic. True or false?
14. Team New Zealand slumped to a shock defeat by Oracle in the 2013 America’s Cup. Who was the victorious skipper?
15. What was the final result in the 2013 America’s Cup?
ANSWERS: 1. Ainslie, better known as Ben Ainslie, Britain’s most successful Olympic sailor. 2. Canoeing/kayaking, notably K-1 200 metres, an event in which she has won two Olympic golds. 3. Hamish Bond. 4. Row across the Atlantic single-handed. 5. New Zealander Mahe Drysdale. 6. Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell 7. Craig Monk. 8. Sailing. 9. Yes, in the Finn class at the 1984 US Olympics. 10. Boardsailing/windsurfing. 11. Dean Barker. 12. 1995. 13. False. He ran the syndicate, while Russell Coutts was the skipper. 14. Jimmy Spithill. 15. 9-8. Oracle Team USA beat Emirates Team New Zealand after winning eight consecutive races from race 11 onwards.