Melbourne Cup Trivia Questions

Looking for a PUB quiz, or need some trivia questions for this years Melbourne Cup (Australia). Here we go - Melbourne Cup Trivia Questions:

1. Whats the distance of the Melbourne Cup Race in Kilometres?
(3.2 km)
2. What year has the Melbourne Cup been held since?
(1861)
3. Which horse holds the Melbourne Cup's fastest time, with 3 min 16.3 seconds?
(Kingston Rule)
4. The current Melbourne Cup Trophy is made up of how many pieces of gold?
(34)
5. How many horses raced in the first ever Melbourne Cup?
(17)
6. What year did Phar Lap win the Melbourne Cup?
(1930)
7. Which nationality horse won the 2006 Melbourne Cup?
(Japanese - Delta Blues)
8. What happened to the 1916 Melbourne Cup starting time?
(The race was postponed)
9. Makybe Diva has the most wins for a horse at the Melbourne Cup, being 3. What years did he win?
(2003, 2004, 2005)
10. Bobby Lewis and Harry White both hold the most wins by a jockey in the Melbourne Cup - How many did they both win?
(4)
11. What name for a particular meat, was the name of the horse that won the 1999 Melbourne Cup?
(Rogan Josh)
12. Tawrrific won the 1989 Melbourne Cup. Spell the horses name correctly.
(Tawrrific)

Well hope the Melbourne Cup celebrations go well for you. Don't drink too much, you might make a fool of yourself!