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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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A ball python coiled around a tree stump.

What three-letter Latin word means a large non-venomous snake?

And which two New Zealanders have won an Oscar for best director? Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.

Stephen Samuelson

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Australia's captain Steve Smith plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international (ODI) semi-final cricket match between Australia and India at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on March 4, 2025. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Can you name the four Steves to play ODIs for Australia?

Plus which five players have won the Coleman Medal this century while playing for a club that missed the finals and which three Parramatta players have played halfback for NSW in State of Origin?

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 13, 2008, a man walks over the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. - The CIA announced on October 7, 2021, a new China-focused unit that underscored its view of Beijing as the country's toughest long-term adversary. Burns said in a statement that the new China Mission Center will address the challenge China poses to all of the US spy agency's mission areas. (Photo by Saul LOEB / AFP FILES / AFP)

Which US president was once director of the CIA?

And who wrote the novels Looking for Alibrandi and On the Jellicoe Road? Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.

Stephen Samuelson

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Who was the last Wallabies coach to simultaneously lead a Super Rugby team?

Plus who are the only 25-year-olds to captain Australia in an ODI and which six golfers have won a career Grand Slam?

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SAWEEKEND ONLY - ONE TIME USE - Howard Carter in Valley of the Kings

What did Howard Carter discover in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in 1922?

And which Olympic team sport is played on artificial turf? Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.

Stephen Samuelson

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** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, APRIL 4-5 ** FILE ** In this April 14, 1996 file photo, Australia's Greg Norman reacts to a bad tee shot on the fourth hole during final round of the 1996 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Norman, 54, earned a spot at the Masters through his third-place finish at the British Open last summer. (AP Photo/Curtis Compton, File)

Which Australian holds the course record at Augusta?

Plus which Australian leads the steal stats in this season’s NBA and who is the only Australian wicketkeeper to play 100 Tests?

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Codigo (NZ) ridden by Blake Shinn wins the Glorious Goodwood Handicap at Flemington Racecourse on March 29, 2025 in Flemington, Australia. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos via Getty Images)

What is the oldest continuously operating horse racecourse in Australia?

And what is the Italian word for ‘barman’? Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.

Stephen Samuelson

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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.

Stephen Samuelson

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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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