Whanganui District sports quiz

What decade was Cooks Gardens upgraded from a grass track?

1. Why is 2025 a big year for the Castlecliff Golf Club?

2. What decade was the Cook Gardens track converted from grass to a rubber surface with an asphalt base?

3. What event was held for the first time in September at That Place Mountain Bike Park?

4. What year did competition begin among Heartland rugby teams for the Bill Osborne Taonga?

5. In what sport did a women’s team have its first official year in the new Marist uniforms this winter?

6. Leith Shand, who died in September aged 95, was a national representative in what sport?

7. Name the Waverley man who was appointed head coach of the inaugural NZ Heartland rugby under-20s team.

8. What is the nickname of Suzuki International Series organiser Allan Willacy?

9. Who scored all the Whanganui rugby team’s points when it beat Taranaki 17-3 in New Plymouth in 1973?

10. Where do you find the Vertigo Climbing Wall?

Quiz Answers

1. It will be 100 years old.

2. 1990s (1996).

3. The Awa Adventure Run.

4. 2021.

5. Hockey.

6. Badminton. He also coached and selected NZ teams.

7. Todd Cowan.

8. Flea.

9. Bob Barrell - three tries, a conversion and a penalty.

10. Ohakune.

Six correct - good; 8 - very good; 10 - genius!