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Famous NZ Sports Stars
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Famous NZ Sports Stars
🏆 Part 1: Multiple Choice
1. Which All Blacks captain led New Zealand to victory in the 2011 Rugby World Cup?
Richie McCaw
Dan Carter
Kieran Read
Sam Whitelock
2. Lydia Ko became famous for playing which sport?
Tennis
Golf
Swimming
Athletics
3. Which New Zealand sailor won multiple Olympic gold medals?
Peter Burling
Russell Coutts
Dean Barker
Blair Tuke
4. The Black Caps represent New Zealand in which sport?
Rugby
Cricket
Football
Hockey
5. Which achievements can be attributed to Valerie Adams? (Select all that apply)
Olympic gold medallist
Shot put athlete
World champion
Tennis player
✏️ Part 2: Short Answers
6. Name two different sports that New Zealand has won Olympic medals in:
Sport 1: ________________________
Sport 2: ________________________
7. The All Blacks perform a traditional Māori war dance before matches. What is this called?
Answer: ________________________
8. Explain why you think New Zealand produces so many successful sports stars despite having a small population:
🌟 Part 3: Research Activity
9. Choose one New Zealand sports star (not mentioned above) and write three interesting facts about them:
Sports star's name: ________________________
Sport: ________________________
Fact 1:
Fact 2:
Fact 3:
10. If you could meet any New Zealand sports star, who would it be and what question would you ask them?
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