This document contains a written quiz round with 6 multiple choice questions about various sports topics like football, tennis, golf and more. For each question, the document provides additional context and details to identify the correct answer. The answers to each question are also provided at the end. This was a written quiz round with a marking scheme of +20 for a correct answer and 0 for an incorrect answer.
3. RULES
This is a written round
There will be 6 questions
Marking Scheme is +20/0
4. QUESTION 1
In November 2009, soccer star Henry was accused of cheating
during the World Cup Finals.
The same month, Woods's meteoric golf career lost serious
momentum when he injured his knee and later got bad press from
losing his temper at a tournament and that was before his messy
public divorce and a media frenzy of confessions from his
mistresses.
To complete the curse, in November 2009, an undefeated Federer
was knocked from the top spot in the tennis World Tour by an
underdog.
What is the curse?
5.
6. QUESTION 2
This match is considered as the worst testimonial match ever in
the history of football. It was arranged by Team A which was the
parent club of Player B. Player B has become an Icon in football
and is one of the legends of the sport. As the obvious choice
Barcelona wasn’t able to participate in the match, and Team A
asked Team C instead. Team C which had earlier bitter moments
with Team A thought that they were mistreated before the game,
and thrashed Team A a ridiculous 8-0 loss. Player B later
transformed Barcelona totally in club football. Identify Team A,
player B & Team C?
7.
8. QUESTION 3
In 1920, Sporting Clube de Braga's manager returned
from a game at Highbury and changed something for his
team after being inspired by what he saw. This gave rise
to the club's nickname "Os Arsenalistas".
What exactly did he change?
9.
10. QUESTION 4
This England football coach was regarded by some as one of the
best, and he managed the Dream Team of the 90s featuring then
young and upcoming talents like Beckham, Gary Neville, Rio
Ferdinand etc. However, he was sacked under bizarre
circumstances - involving a fortune teller who travelled with the
team. He is now a well known pundit who appears regularly on BT
Sport.
11.
12. QUESTION 5
Born with bowed legs, and one leg shorter than the other this
iconic footballer also faced severe learning disorders with an I.Q
rumored to be in the 70s. Overshadowed by perhaps the greatest
footballer of all time in Pele in the same national team, X was an
icon of the game in his own right. Missing the 1954 World Cup, X
featured in the teams of 62 and 66 world cups, peaking in '62 in
Pele's absence. Always a tragic figure, X struggled severely with
alcohol addiction as well as numerous family tragedies.
Identify X
13.
14. QUESTION 6
Having already courted its fair share of controversy a couple of years
before, thanks to Airbnb, X was publicly in the firing line again in 2016
with its Y rebrand.
Y commands an engaged, passionate global fanbase, and they were
not a bit happy when they heard – as it turned out, entirely
incorrectly – that the much-loved Z was being axed from the new
logo.
The 'news' was spread far and wide across the media, and fans went
ballistic. When the bold new rebrand launched, of course, Z was very
much front and centre – which had been the plan all along.
Identify X, Y and Z.
17. QUESTION 1
In November 2009, soccer star Henry was accused of cheating
during the World Cup Finals.
The same month, Woods's meteoric golf career lost serious
momentum when he injured his knee and later got bad press from
losing his temper at a tournament and that was before his messy
public divorce and a media frenzy of confessions from his
mistresses.
To complete the curse, in November 2009, an undefeated Federer
was knocked from the top spot in the tennis World Tour by an
underdog.
What is the curse?
19. QUESTION 2
This match is considered as the worst testimonial match ever in
the history of football. It was arranged by Team A which was the
parent club of Player B. Player B has become an Icon in football
and is one of the legends of the sport. As the obvious choice
Barcelona wasn’t able to participate in the match, and Team A
asked Team C instead. Team C which had earlier bitter moments
with Team A thought that they were mistreated before the game,
and thrashed Team A a ridiculous 8-0 loss. Player B later
transformed Barcelona totally in club football. Identify Team A,
player B & Team C?
21. QUESTION 3
In 1920, Sporting Clube de Braga's manager returned
from a game at Highbury and changed something for his
team after being inspired by what he saw. This gave rise
to the club's nickname "Os Arsenalistas".
What exactly did he change?
23. QUESTION 4
This England football coach was regarded by some as one of the
best, and he managed the Dream Team of the 90s featuring then
young and upcoming talents like Beckham, Gary Neville, Rio
Ferdinand etc. However, he was sacked under bizarre
circumstances - involving a fortune teller who travelled with the
team. He is now a well known pundit who appears regularly on BT
Sport.
25. QUESTION 5
Born with bowed legs, and one leg shorter than the other this
iconic footballer also faced severe learning disorders with an I.Q
rumored to be in the 70s. Overshadowed by perhaps the greatest
footballer of all time in Pele in the same national team, X was an
icon of the game in his own right. Missing the 1954 World Cup, X
featured in the teams of 62 and 66 world cups, peaking in '62 in
Pele's absence. Always a tragic figure, X struggled severely with
alcohol addiction as well as numerous family tragedies.
Identify X
27. QUESTION 6
Having already courted its fair share of controversy a couple of years
before, thanks to Airbnb, X was publicly in the firing line again in 2016
with its Y rebrand.
Y commands an engaged, passionate global fanbase, and they were
not a bit happy when they heard – as it turned out, entirely
incorrectly – that the much-loved Z was being axed from the new
logo.
The 'news' was spread far and wide across the media, and fans went
ballistic. When the bold new rebrand launched, of course, Z was very
much front and centre – which had been the plan all along.
Identify X, Y and Z.
34. QUESTION 2
2005 was supposed to be the last year V10 powered cars
were seen in F1 as new engine rules for 2006 mandated
V8s to be used by all teams. However, one team was
allowed to run a rev limited V10 for the 2006 season. The
team runs under a different name currently.
Identify the team.
37. QUESTION 3
Richard Allen, the Indian hockey goalkeeper during the
1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics conceded a goal during the
Los Angeles Games against USA in 1932 while doing
something silly or unusual during the match. But, it did not
really matter in the end as India eventually won the match
24-1. Allen also holds the record of conceding the least
number of goals at the Olympics – just 2 in 10 matches
spread across three different editions.
What usual thing was he doing during that particular match
against the USA?
38.
39. ANSWER 3
He was signing autographs for
his fans during the match
40. QUESTION 4
The Women's 400m event at the 2016 Rio Olympics produced one
of the most thrilling races of the season. Shaunae Miller of the
Bahamas, who was the world's leading runner in 2016, and Allyson
Felix, the 2015 World Champion, were the favourites. It was a neck-
to-neck competition with Miller leading Felix by 2 metres off the
final turn. At that point, Felix accelerated and Miller seemed to have
run out of gas. Felix was looking good to scalp the Gold Medal,
which would have been her 7th of all time.
However, what controversial moment happened towards the end
that resulted in Miller being the Olympic Champion?
43. QUESTION 5
India's first-ever World Cup triumph by defeating West
Indies on 21st June 1983 at Lords marked the first team
other than West Indies to lift the coveted trophy. However,
the match also marked the last time a particular thing
happened in men's One Day cricket. The trend continues
today to make cricket more attractive to younger audiences.
What are we talking about?
46. QUESTION 6
Lee Hyung-taik is a professional tennis player from South Korea.
He became the first Korean to win ATP Tour singles and doubles
titles in 2003 and he was also Roger Federer's first-round
opponent at Wimbledon 2003. However, the most memorable
and strangest win in his career had come at the 2000 Samsung
Open in Brighton, where he reached the final. This was aided in
part by his famous opponent in the QF who had to retire at 5-7,
7-6, 1-3 because of circumstances of his own creation.
Who and why?
57. QUESTION 3
All the Drivers World Champion of Formula 1 from 2010 to
the date.
58.
59. ANSWER 3
2010, 11, 12, 13: Sebastian Vettel
2014, 15: Lewis Hamilton
2016: Nico Rosberg
2017, 18, 19, 20: Lewis Hamilton
2021, 22: Max Verstappen
60. QUESTION 4
All the UEFA Champions League winning clubs from 2010
to the date.
61.
62. ANSWER 4
2010: Inter Milan
2011: Barcelona
2012: Chelsea
2013: Bayern Munich
2014: Real Madrid
2015: Barcelona
2016, 2017, 2018: Real
Madrid
2019: Liverpool
2020: Bayern Munich
2021: Chelsea
2022: Real Madrid
63. QUESTION 5
Name the home stadium of each of the following clubs:
Liverpool
Bayern Munich
Everton
Chelsea
Borussia Dortmund
Atletico Madrid
Flamengo
64.
65. ANSWER 5
Liverpool: Anfield
Bayern Munich: Allianz Arena
Everton: Goodison Park
Chelsea: Stamford Bridge
Borussia Dortmund: Signal Iduna Park
Atletico Madrid: Metropolitano Stadium
Flamengo: Maracanã Stadium
78. QUESTION 10
Finishing moves of any 5 of the following:
Brock Lesnar
Randy Orton
The Undertaker
Triple H
Shawn Michaels
The Rock
79.
80. ANSWER 10
Brock Lesnar - F5
Randy Orton - The RKO
The Undertaker - Tombstone Piledriver
Triple H - Pedigree
Shawn Michaels - Sweet Chin Music
The Rock - Rock Bottom
83. ANSWER 11
Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka, Novak Djokovic
French Open: Iga Swiatek, Rafael Nadal
Wimbledon: Elena Rybakina, Novak Djokovic
US Open: Iga Swiatek, Carlos Alcaraz
84. QUESTION 12
Name the authors of the following cricket autobiographies:
Playing It My Way
281 and Beyond
Sunny Days
A Century is not Enough
Easier Said Than Done
No Spin
85.
86. ANSWER 12
Playing It My Way - Sachin Tendulkar
281 and Beyond - VVS Laxman
Sunny Days - Sunil Gavaskar
A Century is not Enough - Sourav Ganguly
Easier Said Than Done - Alan Wilkins
No Spin - Shane Warne