Quiz from the annual 2019 AISTS Sports Quiz Night!

1. THE AISTS QUIZ
NIGHT
16 OCTOBER 2019
By Rajan Thambehalli

2. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

3. QUIZ RULES
• Each question carries 1 point – unless otherwise mentioned
• No negative marking! Feel free to make guesses
• No use of ‘smart-phones’ or tablets (Please turn them to silent
mode) – No technical doping 
• 25 questions – contains text, and photographs.
• The number of uninterrupted corrects from Q15 will be taken as the
criterion – if not, it will be resolved by the tiebreaker

5. MAY THE BEST
TEAM WIN
28 April, 2020

6. QUESTION 1
Each year during the time of this annual
event there is a surge in the internet search
engines with people searching for "How to
read Roman numerals." Why?

7. ANSWER
To figure out the
Superbowl edition

8. QUESTION 2
Making its debut appearance
at the 2020 Tokyo Summer
Olympics, these are the two
variants of what sport?

9. ANSWER
Karate – Kate & Kumite

10. QUESTION 3
The Kalenjin languages are a family of
languages spoken in East Africa. What word
meaning, 'of the store/born near a granary' is
derived from this language?

11. ANSWER
Kipchoge

12. QUESTION 4
A photo taken a little over 20
years ago, a team celebrating a
rare sporting feat (one among the
8 times) in the history of
European club football. What feat
and which team is this? (2 points)

13. ANSWER
Continental Treble
& Manchester United

14. QUESTION 5
On Sunday, Mercedes won their
sixth consecutive constructor's
title. In the photo, you can notice
the presence of a red cap.
In whose honour (a former F1
champion) is it placed?

15. ANSWER
Niki Lauda – he died in
May 2019 & was the non-
executive chairman of
Mercedes F1 team

16. QUESTION 6
For the 1908 Summer Olympics held in
London, Russia showed up 12 days late,
thereby missing few events and won just three
medals.
Why were they late?

17. ANSWER
UK had been using the
Gregorian calendar, while
Russia was still using the Julian
calendar.

18. QUESTION 7
In 2018, FIBA issued D.J. Cooper with a two-year
suspension after the tests revealed that his urine
sample indicated an elevated level of
“human chorionic gonadotropin.”
Why was his suspension unique?

19. ANSWER
He used a pregnant woman's
urine, the hormone is commonly
produced during pregnancy.

20. QUESTION 8
Sophie Turner who played Sansa Stark is known
for a certain gesture in her social media videos. For
an incident that took place during the women's
World Cup in July, the footballer in question said, it
was Sophie, who was one of the inspirations when
she made the gesture. Which footballer?

21. ANSWER
Alex Morgan's tea
sipping incident.

22. QUESTION 9
Dell _____ retired from NBA in
2002 as the all-time Hornets'
leader in points and three-point
field goals. His two sons play in the
NBA, one plays for Dallas
Mavericks, and the other is a three-
time NBA champion. Name the

23. ANSWER
Curry

24. QUESTION 10
Karhu sports is a Finnish sporting goods brand
established in 1916. One of the lesser known facts is
that they sold one of their 'trademarks' to a little-
known German brand in 1952 for an amount
equivalent to 1600 euros and two bottles of whiskey.
What trademark?

25. ANSWER
Three stripes to Adidas

26. QUESTION 11
The Don Award is a sporting award that recognises
the yearly sporting achievement in Australia.
Named after the famous cricketer, which former
female cricketer was awarded with the 2019 award,
though not for her cricketing exploits?

27. ANSWER
Ashleigh Barty, for
winning the 2019 French
Open

28. QUESTION 12
In the summer of 2013 Ben Ryan is given 20
minutes to decide whether he wants to coach a
national team. He chose to say 'yes' and the next
three years remarked an extraordinary journey
that ended with his team winning the 2016 gold
medal at Rio.

29. ANSWER
Fiji, rugby sevens

30. QUESTION 13
Unbeaten is a 2018 biography of a
boxer, the son of poor Italian
immigrants, described as "with
short arms and stubby legs," he
achieved a feat that eluded many of
the legendary heavyweight
champions. Who and what feat? (2

31. ANSWER
Rocky Marciano and never lost a
professional fight (49-0)

32. QUESTION 14
Cameron and Tyler were part of the
team that won the gold in rowing at
the 2007 Pan American Games. At
the 2008 Summer Olympics, they
finished sixth. Two years later, in
2010, they were immortalised in a
movie.

33. ANSWER
The Social Network - Winklevoss Twins

34. QUESTION 15
For the past three decades, Cincinnati-based
Hamilton Tailoring Co. has made the traditional
blazer. It uses wool fabric produced at the Victor
Forstmann Inc. mill in the central Georgia town of
Dublin, USA.
By what name is this ‘sports’ blazer known?

35. ANSWER
The Green Jacket

36. QUESTION 16
What 2012 television series was promoted as
"the first time Netflix offered exclusive
content," shares its name with a city that has
previously hosted Winter Olympics?

37. ANSWER
Lilyhammer (Lillehammer)

38. QUESTION 17
In the history of Summer Olympics, the only
time Switzerland withdrew was the 1956
edition in Melbourne. However, one athlete
did manage to win a bronze medal. How so?

39. ANSWER
It was in the equestrian event which was
held in Stockholm few months before the
Melbourne Olympics.

40. QUESTION 18
In 1967, Bela Karolyi spotted a couple of six-year-old girls in
a school playground pretending to be gymnasts. The bell
rang, they went back. Twice, he visited the school, but he
could not find them. Third time, he was lucky, and asked
who likes gymnastics. Two girls sprang up. One became a
ballerina, and the other became an Olympic star in the 70s.
Which gymnast?

41. ANSWER
Nadia Comaneci

42. QUESTION 19
Who in 1976 said these words - "Men see me as someone
who went to the Olympics, took on everybody and
conquered the world. That's a manly image. On the other
hand, when the decathlon was over, I went and kissed
Chrystie, like always. It was on TV, and from a women's
point of view I came across as sensitive."

43. ANSWER
Bruce Jenner/Caitlyn Jenner

44. QUESTION 20
Since the introduction of the WTA rankings in 1975
until August 1987, one of these two players held the top
spot in all but 23 weeks, collectively held the No.1
ranking for 592 weeks. They played a total of 80
matches between them including 61 tournament finals.
Name the two players who are best friends off-the
court? (2 points)

45. ANSWER
Martina Navratilova & Chris Evert

46. QUESTION 21
Which sport made its Olympic debut in 1964, gets
its name from the Swiss/Savoy term meaning
‘small coasting sled’ and the sport originated in
St. Moritz, Switzerland?

47. ANSWER
Luge

48. QUESTION 22
On June 1, 1997, in Game one of the NBA finals
between Utah Jazz and Chicago Bulls, Scottie Pippin
got into the head of the 'mailman' (because he always
delivered) Karl Malone by uttering a now famous line
in his ears. Malone missed two free throws with 9.2 s
to go and score tied at 82. What did Pippin say to
Malone?

49. ANSWER
“The mailman doesn’t deliver on Sundays”

50. QUESTION 23
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has been
hosting the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991.
For the 1992 Summer Olympics in
Barcelona, the venue hosted a team event in
what sport?

51. ANSWER
Men’s team trial in road cycling

52. QUESTION 24
She was the first face of Avon
cosmetics in South Africa and was
closely associated with the fashion
industry either as a host or as a model.
In addition, she was working as a
paralegal.
What is her connection to sports?

53. ANSWER
Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot by
her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius

54. QUESTION 25
What unique feat did these athletes achieve when
they won the gold medal at the 2012 London
Olympics? Chad le Clos, Robeisy Ramirez, Ksenia
Dudkina, Alina Makarenko, Karolina Sevastyanova,
Kim Jang-mi, Jade Jones, Ruta Meilutyte.

55. ANSWER
Athletes to have won a gold
medal in both Youth Olympics
and Olympics.

56. SCORES
28 April, 2020

57. BESTTEAM NAME WINNER
IS……….
Lausannegeles Lakers

58. ANDTHE WINNER IS……….
PAKK

59. THANK
YOU
SEE YOU IN 2020!!!
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