quiz conducted by acumen, IITG on 8.4.19

2. PRELIMS
• 18 questions; each with single answer
• Star-marked questions would be considered for
tie-breakers.
• QM’s decisions are final
• Mostly football questions(forgive me)
• Contains many references to entertainment
• No obscure people or funda
• Prelims’ marks will be carried over to finals (x5)

3. Let’s fall right in

4. Q.1 In the wake of recent events,
Batman is shown standing over
something.

5. Q.2 Pictured here is Danish national team footballer Harald
August who was a member of the Danish National football
team for the 1908 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver
medal. He also had a doctorate in mathematics from the
University of Copenhagen ,following in the footsteps of his
elder brother. Who was his well known brother?(NOT from
the world of sports)

6. Q.3
• Born in New Zealand in 1963 he was a player
until he began to suffer from rheumatoid
arthritis. Well known for his dramatic
signalling style which includes his famous
“crooked finger of doom”, who is this famous
figure in the world of sports?

7. Q.4 Sitter
• Mario Zagallo of Brazil and Didier Descamps of
France are two footballers to win the FIFA
World Cup as both player and coach. Who was
the third person to achieve this feat. His
country seems to have grown in size

8. Q.5 GIVE X
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also
known as motor neuron disease (MND) is a
specific disease that causes the death
of neurons controlling voluntary muscles. This
disease came into the spotlight due to the ALS
Ice Bucket Challenge. In some countries
especially USA it’s known as X’s disease
because X had to stop playing baseball in 1939
and died in 1941..

9. Q.6 Whose return does this pic signify
and in what context ?

10. Q.7 Other than being a famous
Houston Rockets center from China
how might all of us know Yao Ming
outside the sporting world?
Picture on next slide

12. 8.
In 1947 a contest was held to rename the AAFC Bisons,
for the All American Football Conference League. The
winning entry was based on this famous hunter’s
name. The NFL team has won 2 super bowls, if that
helps

13. Q.9
The picture on the left is a painting of King Solomon
appointing the new Head Priest.
The man on the right is Tony Britten, a graduate of the
Royal College of ______.
Connect these two

14. 10.
A pioneer in both playing and marketing of the sport, he appeared on
the cover of the Entrepreneur. His net worth is around $120m today.
Who and why is he mentioned on the mag?

15. Q. 11
Carolyn Davidson was a Portland State University
student looking for extra cash to help pay for oil
painting classes. Phil Knight, a professor at the
university hired her at 2$/hour to work on a few
designs on his side business. She came up with a
simple yet elegant minimalist design of a wing in
flight and sold it to the organization for just 35$.
Today she holds about 500K in $ shares.

16. 12
Who?

17. 13
A Gordie Howe Hat-Trick is a variation on the
hat-trick where in a player has to score a goal,
record an assist and ___ __ _ _____
It is named after Gordie Howe aka Mr. Hockey
who is known to be one of the very best in
Hockey.

18. 14.
Who is the White Sox batter shown in
the next slide?

20. 15. Which sport did he choose?
• David Attenborough was looking to start a new show
in BBC in the 60s to demonstrate the superior
aspects of color TV. He found a particular sport ideal
for this purpose. The sport was languishing in
obscurity at that point but with the launch of the
show its popularity exploded and by 1985, it had the
largest Tv audience for a particular sport.

21. 16. Connect
Eddie Eagan(US), Jacob Tullin
Thams(Norway), Christa Luding
Rothenburger(East Germany), and
Clara Hughes(Canada).

22. Q.17 Inspirational
Known for his relentless fighting style, formidable
punching power, stamina, and exceptionally
durable chin, he has been included by boxing
historians in lists of the greatest boxers of all
time, and is currently ranked by BoxRec as the
eighth greatest heavyweight boxer in history. The
Brockton Blockbuster’s knockout-to-win
percentage of 87.76% remains one of the highest
in heavyweight boxing history

24. 18. Whose medal haul?

26. ANSWERS

27. Q.1 In the wake of recent events,
Batman is shown standing over
something.

29. Q.2 Pictured here is Danish national team footballer Harald
August who was a member of the Danish National football
team for the 1908 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver
medal. He also had a doctorate in mathematics from the
University of Copenhagen ,following in the footsteps of his
elder brother. Who was his well known brother?(NOT from
the world of sports)

30. Neils Bohr

31. Q.3
• Born in New Zealand in 1963 he was a player
until he began to suffer from rheumatoid
arthritis. Well known for his dramatic
signalling style which includes his famous
“crooked finger of doom”, who is this famous
figure in the world of sports?

33. Q.4 Sitter
• Mario Zagallo of Brazil and Didier Descamps of
France are two footballers to win the FIFA
World Cup as both player and coach. Who was
the third person to achieve this feat. His
country seems to have grown in size

34. FRANZ BECKENBAUER

35. Q.5 GIVE X
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also
known as motor neuron disease (MND) is a
specific disease that causes the death
of neurons controlling voluntary muscles. This
disease came into the spotlight due to the ALS
Ice Bucket Challenge. In some countries
especially USA it’s known as X’s disease
because X had to stop playing baseball in 1939
and died in 1941..

36. Lou Gehrig

37. Q.6 Whose return does this pic signify
and in what context ?

38. Rossi

39. Q.7 Other than being a famous
Houston Rockets center from China
how might all of us know Yao Ming
outside the sporting world?
Picture on next slide

42. 8.
In 1947 a contest was held to rename the AAFC Bisons,
for the All American Football Conference League. The
winning entry was based on this famous hunter’s
name. The NFL team has won 2 super bowls, if that
helps

44. Q.9
The picture on the left is a painting of King Solomon
appointing the new Head Priest.
The man on the right is Tony Britten, a graduate of the
Royal College of ______.
Connect these two

46. 10.
A pioneer in both playing and marketing of the sport, he appeared on
the cover of the Entrepreneur. His net worth is around $120m today.
Who and why is he mentioned on the mag?

47. Tony Hawk

48. Q. 11
Carolyn Davidson was a Portland State University
student looking for extra cash to help pay for oil
painting classes. Phil Knight, a professor at the
university hired her at 2$/hour to work on a few
designs on his side business. She came up with a
simple yet elegant minimalist design of a wing in
flight and sold it to the organization for just 35$.
Today she holds about 500K in $ shares.

50. 12
Who?

51. MARK Spitz

52. 13
A Gordie Howe Hat-Trick is a variation on the
hat-trick where in a player has to score a goal,
record an assist and ___ __ _ _____
It is named after Gordie Howe aka Mr. Hockey
who is known to be one of the very best in
Hockey.

53. Get in a fight

54. 14.
Who is the White Sox batter shown in
the next slide?

56. Michael Jordan

57. 15. Which sport did he choose?
• David Attenborough was looking to start a new show
in BBC in the 60s to demonstrate the superior
aspects of color TV. He found a particular sport ideal
for this purpose. The sport was languishing in
obscurity at that point but with the launch of the
show its popularity exploded and by 1985, it had the
largest Tv audience for a particular sport.

58. Snooker/billiards

59. 16. Connect
Eddie Eagan(US), Jacob Tullin
Thams(Norway), Christa Luding
Rothenburger(East Germany), and
Clara Hughes(Canada).

60. Only people to win medals at both
winter and summer olympics

61. Q.17 Inspirational
Known for his relentless fighting style, formidable
punching power, stamina, and exceptionally
durable chin, he has been included by boxing
historians in lists of the greatest boxers of all
time, and is currently ranked by BoxRec as the
eighth greatest heavyweight boxer in history. The
Brockton Blockbuster’s knockout-to-win
percentage of 87.76% remains one of the highest
in heavyweight boxing history

63. Rocky Marciano who served as original inspiration for
Balboa

64. 18. Whose medal haul?

65. Oscar pistorius aka “Mr. I shot my gf”

66. Dry Pounce 1
•8 questions
•20/-10 on pounce
•10 on bounce
•anticlockwise

67. 1
• Candidates must be in the 9th or 10th standard,
have no exams, should be physically fit and
also understand that absence lasting two
weeks or longer may result in failure to qualify
for further training. They must be able to run
around a circuit for 12 minutes at a sustained
pace, show good speed in shuttle runs and
pass tests of hand eye coordination. Who are
these chosen ones?

69. Ball boys in Wimbledon

70. 2. FITB and give funda

72. Only people to win the UCL with two different clubs

73. 3. X and Y
• Known for his close ball control, attacking intelligence,
impeccable headers, and spectacular strikes and volleys he
won the Ballon d’or 3 times and led his c. Modern polls
regularly put the Brazilian Ronaldo Luiz as the greatest pure
striker ever with X often coming in second.
• However most people regarded X as the more complete
striker between the two with a greater skills set.
• Dubbed the "Swan Of Utretch" for his elegance and
intelligent play with a penchant for scoring acrobatic goals.
His height and strength allowed him to excel in the air, and
his technical ability and agility saw him execute spectacular
strikes, truly marks him out as the "Ultimate centre
forward" . Fabio Capello and Johann Cruijff certainly think
so.

74. He led his country to the UEFA Euro 1992 where they lost to
eventual champions _______ , with Y saving X’s penalty shot.

76. X- Marco Van Basten
Y- Peter Schmeichel

77. 4

79. 5. Escape to Victory is a 1981 English film starring Sylvester
Stallone, Michael Caine who escape from a Nazi prison camp
after their team defeat the Nazi German football team in a public
match. They are helped by a Cpl. Luis Fernandez, portrayed by
Pele, and Terry Brady portrayed by ______ _____

81. Sir Bobby Moore

82. 6. X?
In a recent interview, X has opened up about his
love for football and stated that if not for his
affinity for _______, he would have made his
way into football. A lifelong Basel fan, he has
gained legendary status in Y.
“I chose between Y and soccer when I was 12
years old, so I always tell the story that if I
wasn't a ______ player I'd probably be a soccer
player.”
"Or I would have figured out at school what I
would have become but still today I follow
soccer very closely."
He stated that once he was done with ______,
he would make time to watch soccer.

84. ROGER FEDERER

85. Funda
Why are Real Madrid fans called Los
Vikingos and Atleti ones called Los
Indios(Indians)?

86. 7.This sacred Buddhist temple in Bangkok (Thailand),
contains murals depicting the Hindu god, Hanuman,
playing in a ring with a troop of monkeys . The game
remained in the circle form for many years and its
modern form began taking skape in Thailand
somewhere around 1740s.

88. Sepak takraw

89. Q.8 Give X and his nickname
X has a habit of betting on greyhound
racing and that is the reason behind his
nickname which is similar to his actual
name.
“Another vice away from cricket, which
gives me some enjoyment. I really enjoy
it and once cricket is finished, I’ll be
able to get involved even more”

91. Ricky Pointing,
Punter

92. THE LOGO ROUND
•6 questions
•15/-5 on stake
•10/0
•30 points on full house

93. 1.
The Saint George Cross on the left
refers to the Patron Saint of ______.
Four red bars on a gold background
are a tribute to King Wilfred the Hairy
who drew it on his shield before the
battle against the Moors

94. 2.To say the truth, the authors of the first club logos did
not care a lot. They just copied elements from the city’s
emblem and added a latin inscription at the bottom
“Superbia in Praelia ” in order to frighten the other
clubs.
The new logo was designed in a round shape and executed
in two colors: 94% of fans preferred the blue color, and
68% – the white one. Also, fans chose the elements of the
picture: 85% appreciated a ship, the symbol of the city,
67% chose three rivers (Irwell, Irk and Medlock), and 60%
picked out a red rose, the symbol of the county of
Lancashire.

95. 3.The club was originally founded in 1899 as the _____ ball and cricket
club by English expatriates Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin . The
colours were chosen to represent the players’ fiery ardour(red) and
the opponents’ fear(black). On 13th April 2017 it became a subsidiary
of the __________ Sport Investment Luxembourg.

96. 4
The new logo depicts a “Flying Kite”,
depicting the favorite pastime of the
people of _____. Its shape and
design resonates forward movement,
energy, speed and accuracy. The logo
portrays the love of the people
towards Cricket.

97. 5.
According to Jerry Dior, the logo was created in a single
afternoon. Contrary to popular belief, the silhouette
was not modeled on future Hall of Famer Harmon
Killebrew or any specific player but was drawn with
reference to photographs of several players. The
silhouette was chosen specifically because of its
ambiguity: the player could be right- or left-handed and
of any ethnic background.
Since its adoption, the basic model of an athlete (or
equipment used for the sport) in silhouette flanked by
red and blue color blocks has been a popular infuence
in sports history.

98. 6
Leprechaun Lucky, depicted on the
sign, represents the traditional Irish.
The character is shown in a bowler
hat, an oak cane and a pine. Pretty
racist; but that’s how the Americans
imagined the Irish to be in the 50s.

100. ANSWERS

101. 1.
The Saint George Cross on the left
refers to the Patron Saint of ______.
Four red bars on a gold background
are a tribute to King Wilfred the Hairy
who drew it on his shield before the
battle against the Moors

102. barca

103. 2.To say the truth, the authors of the first club logos did
not care a lot. They just copied elements from the city’s
emblem and added a latin inscription at the bottom
“Superbia in Praelia ” in order to frighten the other
clubs.
The new logo was designed in a round shape and executed
in two colors: 94% of fans preferred the blue color, and
68% – the white one. Also, fans chose the elements of the
picture: 85% appreciated a ship, the symbol of the city,
67% chose three rivers (Irwell, Irk and Medlock), and 60%
picked out a red rose, the symbol of the county of
Lancashire.

105. 3.The club was originally founded in 1899 as the _____ ball and cricket
club by English expatriates Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin . The
colours were chosen to represent the players’ fiery ardour(red) and
the opponents’ fear(black). On 13th April 2017 it became a subsidiary
of the __________ Sport Investment Luxembourg.

106. AC Milan

107. 4
The new logo depicts a “Flying Kite”,
depicting the favorite pastime of the
people of _____. Its shape and
design resonates forward movement,
energy, speed and accuracy. The logo
portrays the love of the people
towards Cricket.

109. 5.
According to Jerry Dior, the logo was created in a single
afternoon. Contrary to popular belief, the silhouette
was not modeled on future Hall of Famer Harmon
Killebrew or any specific player but was drawn with
reference to photographs of several players. The
silhouette was chosen specifically because of its
ambiguity: the player could be right- or left-handed and
of any ethnic background.
Since its adoption, the basic model of an athlete (or
equipment used for the sport) in silhouette flanked by
red and blue color blocks has been a popular infuence
in sports history.

110. MLB

111. 6
Leprechaun Lucky, depicted on the
sign, represents the traditional Irish.
The character is shown in a bowler
hat, an oak cane and a pine. Pretty
racist; but that’s how the Americans
imagined the Irish to be in the 50s.

113. Simpsports
•Animation round
•Identify all
•Hints will be given

115. Please help me beat my father

116. An episode of the Simpsons, the plot’s about how
Lisa Simpson manages to revive the junior baseball
team to bring them back to the top. What’s the ep
appropriately called?

118. Who is strangling Homer?

120. answers

121. 1

122. Andre agassi

123. 2 Please help me beat my father

125. 3 An episode of the Simpsons, the plot’s about how
Lisa Simpson manages to revive the junior baseball
team to bring them back to the top. What’s the ep
appropriately called?

126. MONEYBART

127. 4

128. mbappe

129. Who is strangling Homer?

130. Kareem Abdul Jabbar

131. Pounce II
Clockwise

132. Q.1 Identify this five-time Olympic Gold Winner who
became the first woman to achieve something
“impossible” in 1976. Also mention her feat.

134. Nadia comaneci
15 at the time

135. 2. Few know that X had the guts to defy the
Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler in his own backyard. It is said
that X leading the Y contingent refused to salute
Hitler during the opening ceremony of the 1936
Berlin Olympics. The only other contingent to
show such defiance was the American contingent.
And, as the Nazi leader watched on, Jesse Owen
and X set the track and field on fire in their
respective competitions.
While Hitler arrived for the guard of honour, X
made a huge political statement in a grand
gesture of defiance. This went largely unnoticed
back in the world but it created quite a stir in
Germany.

137. Dhyan Chand

138. Q.3 Who is Martin talking about?

140. Andrew Flintoff

141. 4 What followed was ?

143. First underarm ball in pro Cricket

144. Q.5 8 occupations are given here.
Gambler and other “lowlifes”
City guard or policeman
Innkeeper
Doctor
Merchant/Moneylender
Weaver/clerk
Blacksmith
Worker/Farmer

146. Q.6 What connects these events?
1910: Adolphe He’lie’re drowned at the ______ Riviera
1935: Francisco Cepeda plunged down a ravine on the Col
du Galibier
1967: Tom Simpson died of heart failure during the ascent
of Mont Ventoux. Amphetamines were found in his jersey
and blood
1995: Fabio Casartelli crashed at 55mph while descending
the Col de Portet d’Aspet

148. Only deaths at Tour de France

149. 7

151. Andres Escobar killed cos of his own
goal in the WC

152. Q8
The first known instance of this was in a serie
B match between Virtus Entella and Vicenza.
The very first recipient of the card was striker
Christian Galano, after admitting that a corner
kick awarded in his favor should actually have
been a goal kick. As opposed to its fellow
counterparts, which ‘happen’ in case of an ill-
happening. What is this?

154. Green Card in football