Venice Cup Quiz Answers Venice Cup First played in 1974 in Venice, 2019 will be the 22nd event. The USA, the only country allowed 2 teams, has won 11 times. 4 European countries have won: France, Germany, Great Britain and Netherlands. China is the only other country to win. Liz McGowan represented Great Britain 4 times: Yokohama 1991; Beijing 1995; Hammamet (Tunisia) 1997 and Bermuda 2000. The Venice Cup has also been played in Australia, USA, South America and Europe, every continent except Antarctica. England’s (Horton/Sowter) has won 2 Gold and one Silver medal. European Championships 22 players have represented Scotland the Women’s European Championships: 01 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 Liz McGowan √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 8 Anne Symons √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 8 Fiona McQuaker √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 7 Sheila Adamson √ √ √ √ √ 5 Sam Punch √ √ √ √ √ 5 Paula Leslie √ √ √ 3 Sheila MacDonald √ √ √ 3 Michele Alexander √ √ 2 Joyce Benson √ √ 2 Maida Grant √ √ 2 Veronica Guy √ √ 2 Helen Kane √ √ 2 Yvonne Wiseman √ √ 2 Margaret Alexander √ 1 Jill Arthur √ 1 Suzanne Cohen √ 1 Catherine Gerrard √ 1 Michele Gladstone √ 1 Anne McGeagh √ 1 Joan Mercer √ 1 Vi Outred √ 1 Carolyn Peploe √ 1

World Bridge Games (formerly World Teams Olympiad) Scotland’s 5 appearances can be ranked in order of success: 1 2016 Wroclaw 8th place in Group: lose to France in the Semi-final 2 2012 Lille 2nd place in Group E: lose to France in Round of 16 3 2000 Maastricht 7th place in Group 1: lose to USA in Round of 16 4 2008 Beijing 7th place in Group F (3 Groups of 18) 5 2004 Istanbul 10th place in Group A (2 Groups of 22) Lady Milne Trophy Lady Milne was a voluntary assistant secretary of Hubert Phillip’s National Bridge Association. She presented the Trophy for a Women’s Teams competition in 1934 By 2018 the team had made a combined 92 appearances in the Home International event: Liz 34 1978 Helen 10 1989 Fiona 16 1996 Anne 15 1998 Paula 6 2001 Sam 11 2005

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The Scottish Women have had many Captains. In order of anagram: Brian Short, Alan Goodman, Jimmie Arthur, Alex Adamson, Harry Smith, Briony Multon Paul Gipson, Malcolm Cuthbertson, Alex Wilkinson, Roy Bennett, Bill Whyte, Ian Crorie