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Melbourne Cup: 1980-2003 #1 Trivia Quiz

The first quiz in a series on the Melbourne Cup.

A multiple-choice quiz by veandercross. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
veandercross

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
173,217

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
881

Last 3 plays: Guest 58 (10/10), Indonesia129 (10/10), Guest 203 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who trained the 1983 Melbourne Cup winner Kiwi? Hint

Snowy Lupton

Dave O'Sullivan

Bart Cummings

Roger James

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which horse won the 1993 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Te Akau Nick

Bonecrusher

Mercator

Vintage Crop

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which horse ran second in the 1987 Melbourne Cup, and won the 1988 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Van Der Hum

Natski

Empire Rose

Na Botto

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which horse won the 2001 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, and won the 2002 BMW Classic? Hint

Persian Punch

Lets Elope

Maythehorsebewithyou

Ethereal

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the trainer of the 1990 Melbourne Cup winner, Kingston Rule? Hint

Gai Waterhouse

Tommy Smith

Bart Cummings

Jack Denham

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which horse ran second to Beldale Ball in the 1980 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Blue Denim or My Blue Denim

Ming Dynasty

Love Bandit

Kingston Town

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which horse won the 1995 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups? Hint

Doriemus

Count Chivas

Super Impose

Nothin' Leica Dane

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which horse ran second to Gurners Lane in the 1982 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Veloso

Noble Comment

Kingston Town

Gala Mascot

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who rode the 1984 Melbourne Cup winner Black Knight? Hint

Mick Dittman

Rod Quinton

Steven King

Peter Cook

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which horse won the 1994 Caulfield Cup, and ran second in the 1994 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Mannerism

Horlicks

Oompala

Paris Lane

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who trained the 1983 Melbourne Cup winner Kiwi?

Answer: Snowy Lupton

A quiet farmer from the town of Waverley in the central North Island of New Zealand.

2. Which horse won the 1993 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Vintage Crop

Trained by the Irishman Dermot Weld, and ridden by Michael Kinane.

3. Which horse ran second in the 1987 Melbourne Cup, and won the 1988 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Empire Rose

A very large mare, trained by Laurie Laxon in Cambridge, New Zealand.
She was unlucky to lose in 1987, as her jockey did not see the horse coming fast on the inside.

4. Which horse won the 2001 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, and won the 2002 BMW Classic?

Answer: Ethereal

Trained by Shelia Laxon (Lauries wife). Owned by the Vela brothers.

5. Who was the trainer of the 1990 Melbourne Cup winner, Kingston Rule?

Answer: Bart Cummings

The Cups king, this was his eighth Melbourne Cup winner.

6. Which horse ran second to Beldale Ball in the 1980 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Blue Denim or My Blue Denim

Trained by Dave O'Sullivan, it was a certainty beaten, as the jockey held the horse back until far too late, and flashed home like a rocket for second.

7. Which horse won the 1995 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups?

Answer: Doriemus

Ridden by Damien Oliver, he dedicated the Melbourne Cup win to his late father, also a jockey.

8. Which horse ran second to Gurners Lane in the 1982 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Kingston Town

A champion horse and crowd favourite, who had just won his 3rd Cox Plate a week and a half before. He was beaten a neck by Gurners Lane, who also won the 1982 Caulfield Cup.

9. Who rode the 1984 Melbourne Cup winner Black Knight?

Answer: Peter Cook

It was Peter Cook's 2nd Melbourne Cup win.

10. Which horse won the 1994 Caulfield Cup, and ran second in the 1994 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Paris Lane

Ridden in the 1994 Caulfield Cup by top jockey Damien Oliver and beaten into second by Jeune in the 1994 Melbourne Cup.

Source: Author veandercross

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