7. Answer
Branson made the bet with Fernandes at the launch
of Virgin Racing - now Marussia - agreeing that
whoever's team finished the 2010 F1 season lower in
the constructors' standings would serve as a
stewardess on the other's airline. Branson lost as
Lotus - now Caterham - finished 10th and Virgin
12th
8. *Q3
Advertisers had this joke running around during
2012 Olympics about sports branding.
One such ad stated “Although Adidas is the official
apparel sponsor,Nike will feature in every event of
every game”
Give funda..
10. *Q4
In 1908 olympics, the marathon standard had been
set at exactly 26 miles. During Olympic marathon
here , it was decided that an extra 385 yards will be
added to the race .. From then on the distance of the
Marathon remains to be "26 miles and 385
yards.Why was the distance increased by 385
yards????
11. Answer
The race could finish in front of royal box of King
Edward VII so that they could get a clear view .
12. Q5
Touch Play is the authorized biography of X, and is
possibly only the second biography of anyone in this
sport.
The book was released on 11 January 2006 by X on
the final day of the National Championships in his
home city. This event was chosen as the last National
Championships in the city were held in 1962, and
was organised by X‟s father who was the pioneer of
the sport in his state.
X was the first to achieve a „Grand Slam‟ in his sport.
Who is X?
20. *Q8
The word is a modification of the form of the
word previously used in the sport and still used
in American version of it, which in turn derives
from or is a reflex of "skirmish". The term was used
in the laws of the game for a long time before being
permanently contracted to its current form.
What's the good word?
22. Q9
The Printbox is a New York agency specializing in
promotional items--their most famous product is
made of either rubber or silicone and more than 70
million units have been sold across the world—and
in every continent except Antarctica or so they
claim. What do they produce?
24. *Q10
The __________ is a weak opening because it develops
the white queen prematurely and subjects it to attack, and
deprives the white kingside knight of its best development
square.By comparison, the Wayward Queen Attack is more
forcing and stronger.
Named after _____________, who had a deep love for
chess but was said to have been a mediocre player.The
name has also been said to have been a slighting reference
to his empress and her scandalous infedelities,
hence____________‟s inability to keep his Queen at
home.
30. Q13
X is a sport played all over the Indian subcontinent, as well
as Cambodia.
X is known by various other names: it is called alak-doulak
in Persian, Iti-Dakar in Sindhi, Lappa-Duggi in Pashto and
Kon ko in khmer, the Cambodian language.
There are no records of the game's origin in the South Asia
or of its existence before the arrival of Europeans. However a
similar game known as Lippa has a history of being played in
Italy and southern Europe and Tip-cat which was played in
the UK.
X?
32. Q14
The maximum allowable length of these is calculated
as the mean of the following: the length of the elbow
bone and the distance from the top of the chest, near
the throat to the middle finger when the arms are
stretched out. Despite the prescribed calculations,
allegations during the 2012 Olympics have ignited
speculation that the length ought to be measured
prior to competitions. Length for what?
34. Q15
The Chelsea-Liverpool match on 21 April 2013
created a lot of controversy because of Luis Suarez
choosing to bite Branislav Ivanovic instead of
playing football.
This led to a famous person following Suarez on
Twitter and he had this to say: "He (Suarez) bit
someone, it happens. I am sure he will make
amends with this guy. I made amends with _____
and we got on with our lives."
Who was this?
36. Q16
In addition to a cash prize, the winner of this tournament is
presented with a X, formally awarded since 1949, and
informally acquired by the champions for many years before
that. The X is the official attire worn by members of Augusta
National while on the club grounds; each Y winner becomes
an honorary member of the club. Winners keep their X for the
first year after their first victory, then return it to the club to
wear whenever they visit. The tradition began in 1949, when
Sam Snead won his first of three Y titles.
The X is only allowed to be removed from Augusta National by
the reigning champion, after which it must remain at the club.
Exceptions to this rule include Gary Player, who in his joy of
winning mistakenly took his X home to South Africa after his
1961 victory .ID X AND Y.
42. Q19.
X did not become an official Winter Olympic sport
until the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan despite it
being played by the Scots, in the early 16th century
using worn out brooms and shaped river stones. Id
X.
44. *Q20
This is a list containing a total of 361 entries. Here are a
few of them. The blanks represent a subset of this
list, which is an exhaustive list. What is this list about and
FITB.
Stratford - Michael Phelps and Muhammad Ali
Aldgate- Jesse Owens
Paddington- Lionel Messi
Liverpool Street- Carl Lewis
West Ham- Emil Zatopek
Watford Junction- ____________
Watford High Street -______________
Bushey- ____________
45. Answer
The list is about the 361 London Tube Stations that
were temporarily renamed after the athletes.
The blank represent the only Indians in the list
Dhyand Chand
Roop Singh
Leslie Claudius
48. Q22
Tatyana Vladimirovna Kotova , a Russian long
jumper.
A bronze medalist at the 2000 and 2004 Summer
Olympics ,she also has 3 consecutive silver‟s to her
name in the World Championships.
Why was she in the news sometime in the beginning
of 2013? (Specific answer needed)
49. Answer
Failed drug re-test hence giving Anju Bobby George
the gold at the 2005 World Athletics Finals
50. Q23
In Bangkok, murals at Wat Phra Keow depict the
Hindu god Hanuman playing X in a ring with a troop
of monkeys. Other historical accounts mention the
game earlier during the reign of King Naresuan of
Ayutthaya. The game remained in its circle form for
hundreds of years, and the modern version of X
began taking shape in Thailand sometime during
early 1740s. In 1866 the Siam Sports Association
drafted the first rules for X. Four years later, the
association introduced the Y-style net and held the
first public contest.Gimme X
52. *Q24
X — which involves tumbling, dance, jumps, and stunting
— has been named the most dangerous of all sports. Even
though through the years ,safety efforts have led to fewer
mishaps, a new report suggests that the sport still continues
to cause more serious and deadly injuries than other sports.
The researchers behind this study have found from records
between 1982 and 2007, that there were 103 fatal, disabling
or serious injuries recorded among female athletes, with
the vast majority (67) occurring in X. The next most
dangerous sports: gymnastics (nine such injuries) and track
(seven).The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury
Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
released its 26th annual report on the topic. Id X.
54. *Q25
The 1st World cup final of X was held in 1473 between
Flanders and Transylvania.The 422nd World Cup
Final of X was held on 22nd August, 1994 in England
between Ireland and Bulgaria to a capacity crowd of
a hundred thousand. Ireland won the match
defeating Bulgaria 170-160. A terrorist attack (sort
of) ensued right after the match ended. Which sport
am I talking about?
57. Answer
Pikachu has been named Japan‟s official mascot for
the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and will be accompanied
by several other notable Pokemon, including
Charmander, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Chespin, and
more.
58.
59. Why was this video prepared?
or
What did this video result into?
63. *Q 29.
Raumschach was
invented in 1907
by Dr. Ferdinand
Maack . He
founded a
Raumschach club
in Hamburg in
1919, which
remained active
until World War II.
How do we know
Raumschach in
popular culture ?
66. Roger Federer teamed up with Tommy Haas at the
Gerry Weber Open in Halle in 2013. They lost their
first round match. However, something else caught
the media‟s attention and got more coverage than
their defeat. What?
67. Answer
The rare and to my knowledge only instance when
Federer played without his trademark headband
since he started wearing it.
72. *Q33.Exhaustive lists of venues of what event?
The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan South America and Transylvania
Acapulco and England French Riviera and New Zealand
Florida and China New Orleans and Atlantis
The Sahara Desert and Scotland Morocco and Washington, D.C
France and Australia Canada and Warsaw, Poland
Athens, Greece and the Ozarks Siam and the Moon
Italy and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina New York and Turkey
Egypt and Sherwood Forest Russia and the Caribbean
Spain and the Himalayas
India and Israel
Africa and San Francisco
The Grand Canyon and Ireland
Hawaii and Norway
North Pole and Tahiti
Arizona and Holland
Quebec and Baghdad
73.
74. *Q34
YouView is an IPTV television service formally
launched on 4July,2012 which is a joint venture of
BBC,Channel 4,Channel 5 and ITV.As part of its
promotion,a poll was taken to recognise “Moments
that changed TV forever”.
Which moment from 2012 topped this list? BE
SPECIFIC
76. Q35
Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of
Independent India visited Kerala in 1952. He was given a
roaring reception by the people of Alleppey, escorted by
the X. Having gone through the tremendous excitement
of sailing in a X, Jawaharlal Nehru donated a rolling
trophy to be awarded to the winner of the race. The
trophy is a replica of a X in silver, placed on wooden
abacus on which the following words are inscribed “ To
the winner of the X race which is a unique feature of
community life in Travancore-Cochin.
ID X