You certainly deserve a glass if you got them all right - especially the photo question about the bars!
2015 Eventing Christmas Quiz Answers
- Who said of one of his horses at Burghley “He’s my ‘stand in’ horse because I own him – he’s been good to me and won me a lot of money” (Andrew Nicholson of Calico Joe) 2 points
- What happened to Zara Phillips in the dressage at Rolex Kentucky 2015? (She dismounted from her horse High Kingdom, walked back to the stables and withdrew due to an injury to High Kingdom) 1 point
- Which country qualified for the Rio Olympic Games at Boekelo (New Zealand) 1 point
- Why was the last Mitsubishi Motors Grassroots Championships held in 2015? (The Mitsubishi Motors Grassroots Championships has been re-named The Mitsubishi Cup in 2016) 1 point
- Which fence was removed from the cross country course during the event at the European Championships at Blair Castle? (Fence 21b, the influential downhill combination, the Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (Fences 21-22), where the middle element – the Haggis – was later removed due to the wet ground) 1 point
- Top female rider Jonelle Price had a very successful year but only one win at international level in 2015 – where was it and on which horse (Blenheim CIC3* on Cloud Dancer) 2 points
Photo Questions
Who are they and what did they receive in 2015? (2 points): The Australian 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games Eventing Team of Matthew Ryan, Andrew Hoy, Gillian Rolton and David Green was inducted into the EA Hall of Fame in the Teams category at the annual Sport Achievement Awards in June
Where would you find this fence? (1 point): Le Lion d’Angers, France
- Who designed the 2015 Australian International 3 Day Event course (Mike Etherington-Smith) 1 point
- Who was the youngest rider to win a CCI4* in 2015 (Astier Nicolas at Pau) 1 point
- Where did the winning German team base themselves and prepare for the 2015 European Championships? (The Yorkshire Riding Centre) 1 point
- Which sire finished on top of the WBFSH eventing rankings? (Contendro I ) 1 point
- How did equestrian photographer Libby Law incur a head injury during the season? (A roller blading accident in Melbourne put her in hospital) 1 point
- Which rider won the Sydney International Horse Trials at her very first 3 Day Event? (Libby Lowery) 1 point
Photo questions
Name the rider: The Netherlands’ Tim Lips (1 point)
What happened next as Andrew Cooper and Superfine Spider were jumping at the 2015 Melbourne International 3DE?: The fences blew down on course due to gusts of wind (1 point)
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Shane Rose came first and second in the CCI4* in Adelaide – name two other riders that have achieved the same feat (1 point for each rider, the name of their horses and the event if you chose any of the following;
- Mary King, Kentucky 2011 with Kings Temptress and Fernhill Urco
- Ian Stark, Badminton 1988 with Sir Wattie and Glenburnie
- Burghley 1998 Blyth Tait Chesterfield and Aspyring,
- Burghley 2008 William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo and Ballincolla)
- Which country won their first Nations Cup leg in many years at Boekelo (Ireland) 1 point
- A CCI4* was won for the first time in history by a stallion in 2015 - name the horse, rider and event (Chilli Morning, William Fox-Pitt, Badminton) 1 point each
- Which country won the PanAm Games in May to qualify for Rio 2016? (USA) 1 point
- Ingrid Klimke won the CCI4* at Luhmuhlen but who led after the dressage phase on a nearly record score? (Belgium’s Julien Despontin) 1 point
- Where was the 2015 Queensland International 3 Day Event held? (It wasn’t – it was cancelled) 1 point
Photo question:
One for the international eventing bar hoppers - at which three different events would you have found these bars in the pictures below? 3 points
- The Pol Roger Lodge at European Championships, Blair Castle
- The Duck and Dive Tavern at Osberton International Horse Trials
- Party Central at Boekelo CICO, The Netherlands
- Name the two British riders that competed in the 2015 Australian International 3 Day Event (Alice Dunsdon and Charlotte Price) 2 points
- Irish rider Tom Bourke competed for the first time at Burghley in 2015 – where is he based? (Virginia, USA) 1 point
- Who owns Ingrid Klimke’s Horseware Hale Bob? (Ingrid Klimke) 1 point
- Which head girl for an Australian rider has groomed at all six CCI4* events? (Emily Littlejohn) 1 point
- Which horse and rider won the CIC3* at Barbury for the fourth year running? (Avebury and Andrew Nicholson) 2 points
- Who presented the medals at the European Championships at Blair Castle? (HM The Queen) 1 point
Photo/Video questions
Who has won this cup? (No-one as the new Rolex Grand Slam cup was just unveiled this year. So far only Pippa Funnell has won the Rolex Grand Slam and she was not presented with this trophy) 1 point
Name the horse and rider in the video and the country they represent (China’s Alex Hua Tian riding Don Geniro) 3 points
- Two top eventing riders from the Antipodes were married in December 2015 (not to each other!) – who were they (Christopher Burton and Jock Paget) 2 points
- Which horse won the 7 Year Old Championship at the FEI World Breeding Federation Eventing Championships for Young Horses 2015 at Le Lion d’Angers, France (Laura Collett’s Mr Bass) 2 points
- Name the new FEI series to start in 2016 which will link six CIC3* events in Britain? (Event Riders Masters) 1 point
- Who became the third American rider to win the CCI3* at Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials in its 25 year history? (Clarke Montgomery) 1 point
- Only two riders finished clear and under time on the cross country at Burghley – who were they? (Chris Burton riding TS Jamaimo and Jonelle Price riding Classic Moet) 2 points
- Which country won the Senior Oceania Eventing Challenge at Taupo, New Zealand in May 2015? (Australia) 1 point
Photo question
This horse finished second in the 2015 Top British Eventing Horses - name the horse and rider (Sir Mark Todd and Leonidas II) 2 points
Video - Name the event (Melbourne International 3 Day Event at Werribee Park) 1 point
- Which two Australian brothers competed at Burghley in 2015? (Murray and Warren Lamperd) 2 points
- At which event in Australia do the two main class winners take home a car each? (Eventing in the Park, Perth, Western Australia in December)? 1 point
- Apart from Michael Jung, the eventual winner at the European Championships, only two riders were clear and under time on cross country – who were they? (Izzy Taylor riding KBIS Briarlands Matilda and Gemma Tattersall on Arctic Soul) 2 points
- Who was stung by a wasp on cross country at Burghley? (Tim Price) 1 point
- Who won the Aquece Rio International Horse Trials, the Rio 2016 test event at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Centre (Marcio Jorge (BRA) riding Coronel MCJ) 2 points
- Which horse and rider set a new record for a CCI2* dressage score at Camphire International Horse Trials in Ireland (Chris Burton and Santano II) 2 points
Name the event where you would find this fence (Bramham International Horse Trials) 1 point
Which event has this traditional gallop through the water jump as part of its presentation ceremony? (Puhinui International Horse Trials, New Zealand) 1 point
- How many kilometres of white baling twine were used at this year’s Sydney International Horse Trials (7km) 1 point
- Nicola Wilson won both the CIC3* at Hopetoun Horse Trials and the CCI2* - who was she riding? (One Two Many and the CCI2* on Ngong Hills) 2 points
- Which New Zealand rider changed nationality and rode at Luhmuhlen for Holland? (Fraser King) 1 point
- Young British rider Emily King has had a good season riding two horses previously ridden by Australian riders – what are their names and who previously rode them? (Brookleigh, Clayton Fredericks and Loxley, Amanda Ross) 4 points
- Christine Bates won which major international 3 Day Event CCI3* in Australia in 2015? (Melbourne International 3DE) 1 point
- Name the top three riders on the FEI World Eventing Rankings as at 30/11/2015? (Michael Jung, Chris Burton, Tim Price) 2 points
Photo questions
Name the rider (Jonelle Price) 1 point
At which event would you be splashing through this iconic water jump? (Chatsworth International Horse Trials) 1 point
How did you go? Let us know if you were a star and managed to reach the maximum total points of 84 – we will be very impressed!
