Sports quiz that I conducted on Feb 1st at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

1. Arena Sports Quiz Finals
V.S.Sudharsan

2. Before We Start
A big thanks to L Madhav Krishnan for helping out with the
framing of questions and also for conducting the prelims.
A bigger thanks to all the guys and girls who turned up for the
quiz.

3. Rounds
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List It ( Written)
Dry- Bounce/Pounce
Stamps (Written)
Dry-Bounce/Pounce
The End

4. List It
There have been 11 players with the surname Sharma who have played
ODI cricket for Indian Mens Cricket team ( excluding U-19, India-A and
other such teams).
(2 points each)

5. ParthasarthiSharma = Right handed batsman
YashpalSharma = Right handed batsman
ChetanSharma =Allrounder, right arm medium
GopalSharma =Offspinner.
Ajay Sharma = Right handed batsman
SanjeevSharma = Right arm medium fast bowler
JoginderSharma =Allrounder, right hand bat.
RohitSharma = right handed batsman
IshantSharma = Right arm medium fast bowler
Rahul Sharma = Leg spinner.
MohitSharma = Right arm medium fast bowler

6. Dry 1
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10 Questions on the bounce/pounce
+10/0 for bounce
+10/-5 on the pounce

7. Q1
X on how Y was signed after his trial with Z:
"Y took the ball, man, everything. The ball soared into the air and was falling
just out of play when the coach trotted after it and snaked out a leg to control
it. Y was still running furiously and as the boss trapped the ball, he hit him as
hard as he’d hit me. The coach went head over heels. We all stopped and
gaped. Then the coach got up. He had this great big grin on his face. ‘Yes,’
he said. ‘I think we can go to war with this one.’
And Y joined us.

8. The Answer is

9. •
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X- Thierry Henry
Y-KoloToure
Z- Arsenal

10. Q2
Until 2013 the winners of X was decided solely based on the outcomes of
the format that is used to decide the winners on the more famous variant
of X, Y. Starting 2013 thewinnesare decided on a points system while also
including two moreformats.Thename X has been used since 1998 even
though this was not first time this event took place.

11. The Answer is

12. TheWomensAshes

13. Q3

14. The Answer is

16. Q4
CoolRunningsis a 1993 film loosely
based on the X teams debut in the Y
competition of the 1988 Winter
Olympics in Canada. This team has
also qualified for the Sochi Olympics
after a 12 year absence and are being
funded by among other
thingsdogecoinsand virtual currency.
Which team ?

17. The Answer is

18. Jamaican Bobsled Team

19. Q5
The man in the pic is AndyGanteaumeformer cricketer from Trinidad and
as of writing the oldest surviving West Indies test cricketer. Apart from that
fact what other record does he hold in test cricket that some of us would
erroneously attribute to Y ?

21. The Answer is

22. Highest test batting average
He scored 112 in his only test (innings) against England in 1948.

23. Q6
The man in the photo is BorisMelnikov(next slide) who is a Russian fencer
and was part of the gold medal winning sabre team in the 1964 Summer
Olympics.
The name BorisMelnikovalso appears in the world of literature in a 1985
crime fiction novel by an American author along with aPietrNegulesco, albeit
in a different sport.
What sport/book/context ?

25. The Answer is

26. They are the two chess players in Sidney Sheldon’s If Tomorrow
Comes.

27. Q7
Which competition, that was aired in 2013 saw the two contestants (Say X
and Y) outdo each other in what was termed “The ______ Shootout” across
various locations in Russia,China,Maldives,CapeTown, Tanzania, LA and
finally ending in Istanbul.
FITB, X,Y

28. The Answer is

29. SelfieShootout

30. Q8
The ____ GP was part of the F1 World Championship between 1973 and
1978. Though a race was scheduled for the 1979 season it was cancelled
due to the lack of interest following the deaths of Ronnie Peterson and
Gunnar Nilsson the prev season. There has not been another GP there, per
se.
Things could change given that a certain Marcus will be racing for Caterham
in the 2014.

31. The Answer is

32. Anderstop/Scandinavian Raceway
Swedish GP
Marcus Ericsson from Sweden will be racing forCaterhamthis season.
Sweden's last Formula One driver, Stefan "Lill-Lövis" Johansson, drove in 79
races between 1980 and 1991.

33. The Answer is

34. Q9
X told reporters from her home country that she had an IQ of 175*, a score
that's 40 points higher than the MENSA cut-off and better than some of the
greatest thinkers in history, like Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Thomas
Edison.
Following X’s maiden Grand Slam victory last year, BBC commentator
JohnInverdalecaused a stir by asking BBC Radio 5 Live listeners, "Do you
think X’s dad told her when she was little 'You're never going to be a looker?
You'll never be aSharapova, so you have to be scrappy and fight"
Who is X?

35. The Answer is

36. MarionBartoli

37. Q10
The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of track and field meetings
held from 2010 onwards, beginning with the 2010 IAAF Diamond League. It
was designed to replace the IAAF Golden League, which was held annually
since 1998.
How are the two leagues different?

38. The Answer is

39. The Diamond League's aim is to "enhance the worldwide appeal of athletics
by going outside Europe for the first time." In addition to the original Golden
League members (except Berlin) and other traditional European meetings,
the series includes events in China, Qatar, the United States.

40. Stamps
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5 stamps – identify the person/team
+5 for each
+10 if you get all of them

41. Q1
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Considered one of the most
versatile athletes of modern
sports, he won Olympic gold
medals for the 1912 pentathlon
and decathlon.

42. Q2
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Something that was used to
describeseven relatively
successful leagues beginning
in 1920.

43. Q3
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Nicknamed the "Czech
Locomotive“
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Czech long-distance runner best
known for winning three gold
medals at the 1952 Summer
Olympics in Helsinki.

44. Q4
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Somebody who shares his name
with a recurring driver in a series
which is a never ending quest for
meeting somebody.

45. Q5
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Boat Club

46. Exchange Please

47. Q1
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Considered one of the most
versatile athletes of modern
sports, he won Olympic gold
medals for the 1912 pentathlon
and decathlon.

48. Jim Thorpe

49. Q2
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Something that was used to
describe seven relatively
successful leagues beginning
in 1920.

50. Negro Leagues Baseball

51. Q3
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Nicknamed the "Czech
Locomotive“
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Czech long-distance runner best
known for winning three gold
medals at the 1952 Summer
Olympics in Helsinki.

52. Emil Zatopek

53. Q4
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Somebody who shares his name
with a recurring driver in a series
which is a never ending quest for
meeting somebody.

54. Ranjithsinghji

55. Q5
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Boat Club

56. Mohan Bagan Centenary

57. Mohan Bagan Centenary

58. Dry 2
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10 Questions on the bounce/pounce
+10/0 for bounce
+10/-5 on the pounce

59. Q1
The ___ ___ first became part of the official program for the 2006 FIFA World
Cup in Germany, following the huge success of unofficial Public Viewing events
in South Korea during the 2002 tournament. It was a great success, leading
FIFA to expand it to include several cities worldwide for the 2010 FIFA World
Cup in South Africa. The locations are large enough to fit many thousands of
people, and have gigantic LED displays which broadcast the matches live.
The 2006 FIFA ___ ___was started up to allow people who couldn't either
afford, or buy tickets in time for the World Cup to cheer on their national teams,
with other supporters. It created a carnival like atmosphere and was a raging
success as thousands of supporters flocked to the sites to watch all the games,
which were broadcast live.
FITB. Very specific.

60. The Answer is

61. FIFA Fan Fest

62. Q2
XY is a themed amusement park in Abu Dhabi. At 2000,000sqm it is also the
largest and is home to the worlds fastest roller coaster ____ Rossa. The roof
of the amusement park is modelled after the side profile of one of X’s
products.
There are many attractions that showcase the history and achievements of
the X team. Image on next slide.

63. The Answer is

65. Ferrari World

66. Q3
Fox Sports had the following headline after HamidSoryanwon a gold medal in
the Greco-Roman wrestling event at the 2012 London Olympics.
Why did it attract reactions from various sections of the media ?

67. The Answer is

69. Baghdad is the capital of Iraq whereas Soryan is from Iran.

70. Q4
This technique, used to maximize the speed at the start and after the turns
was first used by David Berkoff at the 1988 Olympics. It takes its name from
the way a certain ‘Non-Human Person’ moves about.
Under current rules,use of this techniques past the 15 m mark will lead to
disqualification.
What are we talking about ?

71. The Answer is

72. The Dolphin Kick in swimming

73. Q5
The central boss depicts the figure of Sophrosyne,the personification of
temperance and moderation, seated on a chest with a lamp in her right hand and a
jug in her left, with various attributes such as a sickle, fork and caduceus around
her. The four reserves on the boss of the dish each contain a classical god,
together with elements.
The reserves around the rim show Minerva presiding over the seven liberal arts:
astronomy, geometry, arithmetic, music, rhetoric, dialectic and grammar, each with
relevant attribute. The remainder of the surface is decorated with gilt renaissance
strap work and foliate motifs against a rigid silver ground.
Where would you find this decoration?

74. The Answer is

75. Venus Rosewater Dish – Ladies Championship at
Wimbledon

76. Q6
What is this a list of?
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Pete Sampras 1995–2002
TimHenman2003–2007
Great Britain Davis Cup team 2008–2010
Roger Federer 2010–2013
Sloane Stephens 2013–

77. The Answer is

78. Coaching career of PaulAnnacone

79. Q7
X imagined that the Lord one day gathered together a heap of Yorkshire clay,
and breathed into it, saying, "Emmott Robinson, go on and bowl at the
pavilion end for Yorkshire". Robinson himself had a different take on his
spawning: "I reckon Mr. X invented me".
X is regarded as the father of modern cricket writing. X wrote under the byline “Cricketer” for the Manchester Guardian. X adopted the initials "N.C." for
his music reviews to distinguish from his “Cricketer” persona.

80. The Answer is

81. Neville Cardus

82. Q8
What does the table represent?

83. The Answer is

84. Squash balls.
Small colored dots on the ball indicate its dynamic level (bounciness), and
thus the standard of play for which it is suited.

85. Q9
In 1918 _______ chose the shamrock – or trifylli as it's known in Greece - as
their emblem on the suggestion of an athlete from Constantinople who
played for Chalkidona, a team which had the same symbol. The idea was
accepted by ________ council and confirmed as the team's official badge.
As for the colour of the kit, again there's no overtly Irish connection. Green
being the colour of the trifylli no doubt had something to do with it, but the
choice of kit seems to be partly a practical one too. Until green became the
team's official colour, most players turned up and played in different coloured
outfits.

86. The Answer is

87. Panathinaikos

88. Q10
X was allowed for the last time in the 2008 Olympics. It is banned from the
2012 Olympics onwards partially because of unfairness and partially because
X may be a carcinogen.Its discovery was an accident when a player used the
bicylce puncture variant before a match. Dragutin Surbek of Yugoslavia is
given the major credit for popularising this use of X between 1979 and 1983

89. The Answer is

90. Speed Glue

91. Thank You !