The IIT Bombay Open Sports Quiz Finals Oct 22, 2013 Aditya Gadre.

The IIT Bombay Open Sports

Quiz

Finals

Oct 22, 2013

Aditya Gadre

The IIT Bombay Open Sports Quiz | Oct 22, 2013 | Aditya Gadre

Acknowledgements

Contributions from and thus many thanks to

Aniket Khasgiwale

Yash Marathe

J Ramanand

Venkatraghavan Sahasranaman


Format and Rules

Three rounds

Teams with the most points in the end wins

No prompting from the Audience (sledging is allowed, in fact, it is strongly encouraged)

Round 1Infinite Pounce (18 questions)10 points for every correct answer+10/-5 on the pounce


What record to these four people hold?

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Lowest Ranked players to win each of the Grand Slams

Andre Agassi (US Open)

Goran Ivanisevic (Wimbledon)

Gustavo Kuerten (French Open)

Mark Edmondson (Australian Open)

A


Amsterdam, Brussels, Cologne, Scheveningen, Charleroi, Leiden, Frankfurt, Basel, Berlin, Luxembourg, San Sebastian, Den Bosch, Dublin, Luxembourg, Liege, London, Monaco, Rotterdam, Liege…

What comes next?

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Leeds, Yorkshire in 2014

Foreign starting locations for the Tour de France

A


In street circuits like Monaco, in addition to the usual set up of barriers, tyre walls etc, what other specific thing has to be done, to counter the effects of high down force?

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Manhole covers are welded in

A


In the first test of the Ashes in 1898, Joe Darling of Australia did something for the very first time in Test match history.

What did he do?

What extinct rule makes him the first to have done this, and not several others who would hold this distinction if current cricket rules were in place?

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Hit a six

In those days the rules stated that the ball must be hit outside the ground for 6 runs, as opposed to just over the boundary

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Connect :

Indian Gymkhana

Lyon

BSN

Telekom Malaysia

Abhahani Limited

Stuttgart Kickers

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Foreign Clubs that Dhanraj Pillay has played for

A


The guy on the left wore the shirt on the right in the 1996 EPL season while playing for Manchester United. What is the name on the shirt?

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Jordi

This is Jordi Cruijff, son of Johan Cruijff

He refused to play with the “Cruijff 14” shirt as he felt it belonged only to Johan Cruijff and he could do justice to it

A


This person took part in boxing at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics representing Iran and then settled down in Las Vegas.

He had four children, the first three of which were, he admitted, ‘guinea pigs’ which helped him mold his fourth child into a world class athlete.

Who was his fourth child?

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Andre Agassi

A


In the early 90’s British TV network , Channel 4 commissioned a programme dedicated to this sport in Great Britain. The show didn’t work at all.

The first world championships for this sport were held in Hamilton , Canada . The next edition will be held in Surrey, British Columbia which also has the first stadium in the world completely dedicated to this sport.

Which Sport?8


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Kabaddi

A


Which team is this family supporting?

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Greenbay Packers (the supporters are called the cheeseheads)

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X's father Ken was a promising cricketer at junior level, representing Bankstown Cricket Club in Sydney's district competition. A talented batsman, he once topped the season's batting averages ahead of former Australian captain Bob Simpson.

His mother Margaret played A-grade netball, but he did not inherit his parents' ball skills.

His elder sister Christina was advised to take up a certain sport to strengthen a broken wrist, so by chance, the five year old X followed her into the sport.

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Ian Thorpe

A


This lady started playing golf at the age of 12 and is currently one of the top 5 female golfers in India. She has made it clear that, unlike her sister, she has no plans to enter Bollywood.

Who?

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Anisha Padukone

A


The match between Hungary and USSR in the 1956 Olympics is arguably the most famous one in the history of this sport. Tensions between the two teams were understandably high since this match had the Hungarian Revolution as its backdrop.

The match is known by a moniker it got due to something that happened when Ervin Zador got punched.

Name the sport and the moniker.12


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Water Polo

Blood in the water match

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Nicknamed: The Man with the Electric Heels

Some of his honours:

1990, 1994: Player of the Tournament (in the highest tournament of his sport)1992: President's Pride of Performance Medal

Who?

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Shahbaz Ahmad

A


What term derives from the fact that in horse racing, the horse with the number 'one' is always next to the inside upright ?

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Pole position

A


Sampangi cup - winner of the losing semifinalists

Kamla Gupta Trophy - Runner up

______?_______- winner

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Santosh Trophy

A


This chap played for Portsmouth as a youth and later went on to make a career with Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur.

He was slow on the field and the last match he played for England was the 6-3 thrashing they got at the hands of Hungary in 1953.

Who?

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Alf Ramsey

A


In 2000 John Ian Wang was flown in from his residence in Bucharest to be given a special honour at the Sydney Olympics.

This honour was since he suggested an innovation in the Olympic protocol at the 1956 Olympics in order to alleviate tensions during the Cold war era.

What innovation?

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All athletes walk in together at the closing ceremony

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Name this person acting in the movie “Mandingo”

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Ken Norton

A

Round 2

~ Written round on Sports Nicknames~ There are 5 questions for 5 points each~ Bonus 5 points for getting all 5 correct


A typo saw the Warwickshire club shop selling mugs which led to a nickname leading to some confusion between these two people. What nickname?

1


What nickname does Helio Castroneves have because of this sort of celebration every time he wins a race?

2


David Robinson (center) and Tim Duncan (power forward) for the San Antonio Spurs were together called what nickname which suddenly became grossly inappropriate by the turn of the century?

3


What nickname was given to the generation of home-grown Manchester United players led by Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs as a homage to a similar nickname to a similar team about 40 years previously?

4


One of the cruelest nicknames ever, what was Colin Montgomerie called because of his resemblance to a Robin Williams movie character?

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1. King of Spain (Ashley Giles)

2. Spiderman

3. Twin Towers

4. Fergie’s Fledglings

5. Mrs. Doubtfire

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Round 3Infinite Pounce (18 questions)10 points for every correct answer+10/-5 on the pounce


This cricketer was a prolific hitter of sixes (his first scoring shot in first-class cricket was a six), and in his first tour of England hit one into the River Rea, and technically into the next county. In 1967, a massive stroke paralyzed him and rendered him unconscious. Upon regaining consciousness, the first words allegedly uttered by him were “I’m still not out”.

Who was this great cricketer?

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Col. CK Nayudu

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This chap is by far the most famous and quite frankly , best sportsman in his family.

His father was a boxer and was nicknamed “The Fighting Barber of Hanley”

His son played Davis cup tennis in 1971 for England.

Who is this legend?

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Sir Stanley Matthews

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Vishwanathan Anand interview where he talks of how he was taught Chess by his mother:

“I started when I was six. My mother taught me how to play. In fact, my mother used to do a lot for my chess. We moved to the Philippines shortly afterward. I joined the club in India and we moved to the Philippines for a year. And there they had a TV program that was on in the afternoon, one to two or something like that, when I was in school. So she would write down all the games that they showed and the puzzles, and in the evening we solved them together.”

The question is, who was he talking to? 21


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Judith Polgar

A


The decoration theme is purely mythological.

In the middle is the figure of Sophrosyne (the god of temperance and moderation) seated on a chest with a lamp in her right hand and a jug in her left.

There are other attributes around her, such as a sickle, fork and caduceus.

Around this center are four reserves each containing a classical god, together with elements.

There are seven reserves around the plate inside the outer rim showing Minerva presiding over the seven Liberal Arts: Astrology, Geometry, Arithmetic, Music, Rhetoric, Dialectic and Grammar, each with the relevant attribute.

What are we talking about?22


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Venus Rosewater Dish

A


Identify :

Player-Coach of the San Diego Conquistadors (1973)

President of the International Volleyball Association (1975)

Autobiography : ________: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door

Starred in Conan the Barbarian (1984)

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Wilt Chamberlain

A


The halftime show at Basketball in the Atlanta 1996 Olympics featured which rather unique medal ceremony?

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To give Mohammad Ali a replacement of the medal he threw away

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This guy got into a number of accidents in his career, but survived all of them. Ironically he died in car crash eleven years after he retired while driving to go watch the French Grand Prix.

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Nino Farina (First F1 World Champion)

A


To increase the circulation of his newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, editor Emilio Costamagna started something on May 13, 1919 in Milan.

It continues to this day, and it's connections with La Gazzetta are still visible.

What did he start, and what still connects it to La Gazzetta?

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Giro d’Italia

The Maglia Rosa (Pink Jersey) is coloured to reflect the colour of the paper the Gazetta is printed on

A


At his peak in the early 80s, X was probably the fastest bowler in India. He played two Tests in Pakistan in 1982-83 where he bowled with some hostility but had little luck and was, rather harshly, not considered for any more Tests.

He played in a few one day internationals but then later joined a certain organisation with which he still works for.

Who?

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TA Shekhar of the MRF Pace Academy

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Why did Steffi Graf play Kim Clijsters and her husband Andre Agassi play Tim Henman on May 17, 2009?

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To inaugurate the Wimbledon roof

A


What progression do the following represent ?

Willie Groves , Alf Common , David Jack ,Dennis Law , Trevor Francis , Alan Shearer

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First 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1m, 10m pound transfers

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The Boston Herald reported on March 15 2001 that following his team’s defeat, Shaquille O'Neal said of X :

“X is _________. Quote me on that and don't take nothing out. I knew he could play, but I didn't know he could play like this. X is ____________."

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Paul Pierce is the Truth

A


This person originated the idea of selling garden seeds in "penny packets" and built a very successful business on the concept.

He enjoyed cricket in his early life, but seems to have played little sport in adult life until he was 50 years old. After a period of ill health in 1908,his friend Frank Walker, preacher at Trinity Congregational Church, suggested that he take up something to get more fresh air.

Who?31


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Samuel Ryder of the Ryder Cup fame

A


In 1986, the specifications for the Javelin were changed with it being made heavier at the tip.

One reason for this was the very real possibility of the javelin going into the crowd (the world record already stood at over 104 metres) and they needed to make it tougher to throw farther

The other reason was a practical consideration raised by the judges of the event. What was this other reason?

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The javelin would often slide along the ground leading to difficulties in measuring the exact distance thrown – hence the tip was made heavier so it would fall more sharply and stick in the ground

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X initially wanted to be a cricketer but switched to his current sport on the advice of his school principal. However, he still plays cricket regularly and once even took four wickets for Kingston Cricket Club. On 16 August 2012, he rang the bell to signify the start of the test match between England and South Africa, thus becoming the first non-professional cricketer to do so. Identify this sportsman, who you would have seen supporting the RCB in the IPL this year.

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Yohan Blake

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The fish on the right was named in the 1920s after the guy you see on the left. Apparently the rationale given was that it was extremely aggressive and “had strong facial features” (whatever the hell that means for a fish). Name.

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Jack Dempsey

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NFL: Vince Lombardi

NHL: Lord Stanley

NBA: Larry O’Brien

MLB: ___?____

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“Commissioner”

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The American team was attending the world championships for a sport in Japan in April 1971. X, having missed his bus one day after training, climbed on another which was occupied by the entire team from another country. It was only when he turned around to take his seat, revealing the letters USA on the back of his shirt, that they realised who he was. People on the bus were nervous and no-one spoke to X.

Eventually Y approached X and offered him a small gift. The two men shook hands and wished each other luck, and the tale of their encounter soon spread.

Name X and Y.

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Glenn Cowan and Zuang Zedong

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