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Stephen Samuelson, sports editor and The Weekend Australian’s resident sport quizmaster, has been on the masthead since 2018. Stephen was previously digital sports editor and deputy sports editor at The Sydney Morning Herald. He has worked with American broadcaster NBC at nine Olympic Games and was the prime-time scriptwriter for Channel 7’s coverage of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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(FILES) Russia's Daria Kasatkina reacts after a point against USA's Emma Navarro during their women's singles match on day nine of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2025. Russian-born tennis world number 12 Kasatkina announced on March 29, 2025, she is switching to play under the Australian flag. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Which tennis player defected from Russia to Australia?

Plus which five “Matthews” have played Test cricket for Australia and who was Max Verstappen’s first teammate at Red Bull Racing?

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 02: Scarlett Johansson attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. Mike Coppola/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Mike Coppola / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Which Johannes Vermeer painting was the name of a film starring Scarlett Johansson?

And how many US presidents were born after Donald Trump?Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 13: Sam Mitchell (L) of the West Coast Eagles (formerly of the Hawthorn Hawks) and Trent Cotchin of the Richmond Tigers pose with their Brownlow Medals during the 2012 Brownlow Medal presentation on December 13, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Who are the most recent Brownlow and Dally M winners to coach?

Plus in what sport did IOC president-elect Kirsty Coventry compete and which two cricketers have stands named after them at the MCG?

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Britain's King Charles III, Britain's Queen Camilla Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales Britain's Prince Louis of Wales and Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales arrive to attend the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, eastern England, on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

What was added to the names of the British royal family in 1917?

And what flight formation is associated with geese, pelicans and swans? Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.

Stephen Samuelson

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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 31: Silver medalist Emily Seebohm of Team Australia poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's 200m Backstroke Final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

For which SANFL club did Emily Seebohm’s father play more than 300 games?

Plus players from which AFL club has won the most Brownlow Medals and which three members of Australia’s ODI World Cup final winning team of 2023 did not feature in the T20 World Cup win of 2021?

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Which companies make up ‘the big four’ of German carmaking?

Pit your wits against our resident quizmaster.

Stephen Samuelson

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Coach Dean Cox has a laugh with Sydney's Chad Warner at quarter time during the AFL Opening Round match between the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn Hawks at the SCG on March 7, 2025. Photo by Phil Hillyard (Image Supplied for Editorial Use only - **NO ON SALES** - Â©Phil Hillyard )

Which Sydney Swan kicked the first goal of the AFL season?

Plus which three NRL players have scored more than 1000 points for their current club and who is the only IOC President to win an Olympic gold medal?

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THE QUIZReview

Actor Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd on Channel 7 TV program ''Grey's Anatomy''.

Which TV drama featured Patrick Dempsey in nearly 250 episodes?

And what bird lives up to its name by being the fastest in level flight? Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.

Stephen Samuelson

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 29: Jesse Hogan of the GWS Giants is seen after winning the Coleman Medal during the 2024 AFL Awards at Centrepiece on August 29, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Which AFL club is the most recent to produce three different winners of the Coleman Medal?

Plus which cricketer is Australia’s most recent debutant in all three international formats and which former Rebels bikie won the New Zealand Open in golf last week?

Stephen Samuelson

THE QUIZReview

This is the famous town Davos in Switzerland in winter. The image was taken on the first platform at cable car Jakobshorn Davos itself is known as a holiday destination and above all the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) takes place here.

Which Swiss town hosts the annual World Economic Forum?

And what colour is a blue whale’s skin? Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.

Stephen Samuelson

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