SpEnt Quiz

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Rules

• 30 questions, sports + entertainment.

• 6 starred questions, which will be used to break ties. These are scattered among the 30.

• To be eligible to participate, you must:

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• The top 16 teams will qualify for the semifinals.

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Question 0

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Question 1

The ____ stadium has played host to both the football and rugby world cups in the past. The stadium was also frequently used for cycle races at one time, hence its name. It is the largest stadium in its country.

Which stadium?

Answer

Stade Velodrome (Velodrome = cycling track), France. Marseille play at home here.

Question 2

Answer

Rebecca Black’s Friday.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Question 3

X’s game has been characterized by his powerful but often inaccurate full swing, but even more so by his excellent short game, and most of all his daring "____ flop" shot, in which a big swing with a high-lofted wedge against a tight lie flies a ball high into the air for a short distance.

For many years X was often described as the "best golfer never to win a major". X often played well in majors, but despite his success, X has never held the World #1 ranking. Id X.

Answer

Phil Mickelson. The blank is the “Phil flop.”

Question 4

“As you may or may not be aware, Sweden is not a state in the United States of America. Sweden is a country in northern Europe. Unless you figured it out by now, US law does not apply here… It is the opinion of us and our lawyers that you are ....... morons, and that you should please go sodomize yourself with retractable batons.“

X’s letter to Y. Give us X and Y.

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Answer

X- Pirate Bay

Y- Dreamworks

Pirate Bay’s response to Dreamworks’ letter asking them to remove Shrek 2 from their archives, as it violated copyright.

Question 5

X (born July 23, 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. In 1991, X achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, the youngest person ever to do so at that time.

X has been ranked as high as 8 in the world by FIDE ratings, and has defeated 9 World Champions, including Karpov, Anand and Topalov. X is a legend of modern chess.

X?

Answer

Judit Polgar, the greatest woman chess player ever.

Question 6

A Google Doodle commemorating what?

Answer

Charles Samuel Addams’ birthday.

Question 7

In his debut test series, he ended up with scores of 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 and 0; the one run scored was initially given as a leg bye, but the umpire overruled it later. He went on to become one of the most accomplished batsmen for his country, grossing over 5000 runs in tests, and 8000 runs in ODIs, captaining his country in a world cup. He is amongst the few batsmen to have scored a century against all test playing nations. Who?

Answer

Marvan Atapattu

Question 8

"There isn't a single filmmaker in the world who has not been influenced by _________'s _________. This is my tribute to it.“

This appears in the opening seconds of a particular movie. Who wrote this? Fill in the first blank.

Answer

This is from the opening credits of “Sarkar,” in which Ram Gopal Verma writes-

"There isn't a single filmmaker in the world who has not been influenced by Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather. This is my tribute to it.“

Question 9

This is the logo of _________ foundation. Fill in the blank.

Answer

RA

Question 10

After establishing themselves as The Rembrandts in 1989, Phil Solem and Danny Wilde recorded a self-titled album largely in Wilde's home studio. From this album, the group had their first success during 1990 with "Just the Way It Is, Baby", which scored at number 14 on the Billboard singles chart. They are, however, remembered for “_______”, from X, whose success has helped create awareness about the band.

Give us X.

Answer

This is the opening song “I’ll be There for You!” from Friends.

Question 11

_________ literally means "Union" or "United". They were famously chief sponsors of the Spyker F1 team before Vijay Mallya took over, following which they have been sponsoring the Scuderia Ferrari team.

Fill in the blank.

Answer

The Manchester City stadium was renamed Etihad stadium, although it meant United.

Question 12

X is a cop who lived a happy life, until his wife Michelle & their new-born baby are killed in their own house. He calls 911, only to be surprised by the voice on the other side telling him that "I can't help you." X guns the killers who are still in the house down in self defence and breaks down before the dead body of Michelle. The rest of the story is about X’s fight with the Mafia.

X?

Answer

Max Payne

Question 13

In 2011 alone, there have been 5 incidents of this, straining the relationship between A and B to a breaking point. A says about their relationship- "It's some sort of fatal attraction!“ The most recent incident occurred in New Delhi in October, adding a sour flavour to what was otherwise an amazing occasion.

What incidents? Answer must contain the names of A and B.

Answer

Hamilton- Massa collisions. There were 5 in 2011.

Question 14

The lyrics of this song were inspired by a disparaging comment made by Hunter S. Thompson, where he stated America was raising "a generation of dancers". There remains confusion and debate over a line in the song's chorus due to its incorrect grammar. Debate raged across the internet over whether the lyrics said "denser", a misunderstanding which invoked conflicting interpretations of the song's meaning. Which song?

Answer

“Human” by The Killers

Question 15

Ravichandran Ashwin recently became only the third Indian to score a century and take a 5-wicket innings haul in the same test(103 and 5/156 at Mumbai).

But someone has managed this feat on 5 different occasions; no one else has done it more than twice.

Who?

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Answer

Sir Ian Botham • 103 and 5/73 vs New Zealand at Christchurch, 1978

• 108 and 8/34 vs Pakistan at Lord's, 1978

• 114 and 6/58, 7/48 vs India at Mumbai, 1980

• 149* and 6/95 vs Australia at Leeds, 1981

• 138 and 5/59 vs New Zealand at Wellington, 1984

Question 16

The X haircut, also known as the Y —because of its resemblance to a ______— or Arthur amongst fans, is a mid-length hairstyle named after and popularised by the X. It is a straight cut - collar-length at the back and over the ears at the sides, with a straight fringe (bangs). As a schoolboy in the mid '50s, Jürgen Vollmer had left his hair hanging down over his forehead one day after he had gone swimming, not bothering to style it, a look that the X liked and eventually took to. X? Y?

Answer

X- The Beatles

Y- The Mop top

Question 17

_________________, now a common English phrase, is taken from the sport X, and refers to the acknowledgement of defeat. It refers to an action performed with a particular object. Variations of this phrase exist, mainly with respect to what this object is called, but they all refer to the same idea.

What is the phrase? What is the sport?

Answer

The phrase is Throwing in the Towel, or Chucking in the Sponge, or slight variations.

The sport is Boxing.

Question 18 He is _________ Pennyworth. He also goes by the name Beagle, and is the son of Jarvis, although, oddly enough, Jarvis isn't his last name. He initially insists that _____ must be called by their last names, but no one really calls him Pennyworth. This first portrayal gradually changed until he became the man whom we know today.

Who?

Answer

Alfred, Bruce Wayne’s butler.

Question 19

On July 8th 2010. ESPN carried a one-hour long, special show, which they called the "The Decision." The show was criticised vehemently, with many reviews calling it "one of the most tone-deaf interviews ever, devoid of emotion of any kind." The people involved saw a drastic drop in their popularity ratings; public in Cleveland resorted to open burning of property. One of these people was Jim Gray, the interviewer.

Who was the other, and what was the "Decision"?

Answer

LeBron James.

“The Decision” was his move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat.

Question 20

Answer

Natalie Portman.

She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Harvard. She was there between 1999 and 2003, around the same time as Zuckerberg.

Question 21

"Four Minutes" was a 2005 TV show which aired on BBC, and chronicled the life of X. A remake of a similar TV show of 1988, it stars Jamie Maclachlan as X, a British Medical student who went on to create history.

Give me X, or the historical event.

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Answer

Roger Bannister, the first man to run the mile in less than 4 minutes.

Question 22

Charlie and Fred Gondorf were prolific conmen who inspired the 1973 film X, starring A and B. Amongst other scams, the brothers practised a version of the ‘big store’ known as the ‘wire’, which involved convincing the mark- a horse-race gambler- that he would bet on a certainty.

The question is simple enough. Identify the film which was hugely successful at the 46th Academy Awards, being nominated for 10 Oscars and winning seven, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.

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Answer

The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.

Question 23

Connect…

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Answer

World Series hockey teams.

• Chennai Cheetahs

• Delhi Wizards

• Karnataka Lions

• Mumbai Warriors

• Pune Strykers

Question 24

Who is the guy in the foreground? Also, a short funda as to why this meme hit the net a few years ago.

Answer

The guy is Kanye West.

This was after he grabbed the microphone from Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Music Awards.

Question 25

What is this song’s claim to fame?

Answer

This is the official song of the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be held in Brazil.

Question 26

"Even though I was not one of them, they welcomed me. They made me feel like I belonged to something special, something bigger than me. At last I had found my true home, my safe haven, my family. All they asked of me was to wear new clothes, with the tags still on them, and be still."

This goes with a visual (on next slide)

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Identify the man

Answer

Chuck Lorre

This is his vanity card #307, from Two and a Half Men.

Question 27

Connect…

Answer

Table Tennis Grips

Question 28

Sitter. Id the logo.

Answer

Masterchef

Question 29

Identify the score.

Answer

All India Radio opening score.

Question 30

This gave rise to a more popular song A. Give us A.

Answer

The original Marathi song was Kombi Palali, a song about a hen crossing a road, which became a huge hit due to its hilarious lyrics.

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