Working at Home - America's cup

26/09/2013

Discussion Questions

   

Factual

1. Where did the first America’s Cup take place?

2. Who introduced the idea of sponsorship in sport?

3. Who sponsors the cup for the winner of the challenger series?

4. What was the name of the NZ boat that won the America’s Cup in 1995?

5.  In 2000 some of the members of Team New Zealand left and went to which team?

Answers

1. The first America’s Cup was located in England around the Isle of Wight during 1851.

2. Sir Thomas Lipton was one of the first people to introduce sponsorship in sport.

3. Louis Vuitton sponsors the cup for the winner of the challenger series.

4. The boat which won the America’s Cup in 1995 for New Zealand was called Black Magic.

5. Some of the members from New Zealand’s team joined Alinghi which was a new Swiss team.

Challenge

Make a timeline from 1851 to the present day showing who has won the America’s Cup over

the years. Use the information in this article to help you or, if you have access to a computer,

jump online and draw up a more detailed timeline.

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