Sports Prelims Quiz

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Quiz Name : Sports Quiz || QuizMasters : Souvik Ghatak and Utsab Guha || Date : 14th October,2018 || Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur
House Rules
First Ten questions – Souvik, Rest - Utsab
• Total 18 questions in the prelims.
• 1,2,3,11,12,13 are the starmarked questions
• Each question carries 10 marks. Part marking is available
• Please don’t google and try to keep the good spirit of the
game.

My set of questions starts

Question - 1
X,the 20 year oldie was on a 72 match unbeaten streak,while Y was on
48. It is believed that it was the most bizzare challenge since 1973,when
an American challenged another American and an Australian in the
same year. But in 2007 the X Spainard defeated the Swiss one Y with a
margin of 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 coming out of their comfort zone. What am I
talking about and who is X and Y?
(4+3+3)

Question - 2
X is credited with being the first Olympic event in which women
participated, but the game’s tenure was limited to a one time only
appearance in Paris 1900. Perhaps it was because only French competitors
signed up for the event. Or it could be because only a single spectator
purchased a ticket to the event. Most likely it was due to a damning
declaration by an official report of the Paris Olympics that X was a game
with “hardly any pretensions to athleticism.”
Identify this sport which means “drive away” and on which the Polish artist
Leon Wyczółkowski painted a picture called “the game of X” in 1892.

Question - 3
The New Jersey Generals was a franchise
of the United States Football
League (USFL) established in 1982 to
begin play in the spring and summer of
1983. The team played three seasons from
1983–85, winning 31 regular-season games
and losing 25 while going 0–2 in
postseason competition. Home games were
played at Giants Stadium in East
Rutherford, New Jersey, which was
called The Meadowlands for Generals
games.
J. Walter Duncan and Chuck Fairbanks
were the owners of this franchise in
1983,but who was the more famous owner

Question - 4
X is a 1982 American-Hong Kong science fiction film written by Hampton
Fancher which is a loose adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel ”Do Androids
Dream of Electric Sheep?” (1968).
X was initially underperformed in North American theaters and polarized
critics; some praised its thematic complexity and visuals, while others were
displeased with its unconventional pacing and plot. It later became an
acclaimed cult film regarded as one of the all-time best science fiction movies.
The soundtrack, composed by Vangelis, was nominated in 1983 for
a BAFTA and a Golden Globe as best original score.
Meanwhile the name X has a sporting connection, or you may say a nickname
of Y. The two word term X resembles how fast Y is who made an Olympic
history in 2012. Give me X and Y. (5+5)

Question - 5
Only 5 times this happened in the history of X’s career.
1) March 8, 1971: by Joe Frazier (Madison Square Garden, New York)
2) March 31, 1973: by Ken Norton (Sports Arena, San Diego)
3) February 15, 1978: by Leon Spinks (Las Vegas)
4) October 2, 1980: by Larry Holmes (Caesars Palace, Las Vegas)
5) December 11, 1981: by Trevor Berbick (Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre,
Nassau, Bahamas)
What am I talking about and Who is X? [5+5]

Question - 6X (born 14 January 1971) is an Australian former national champion, World
Champion and Olympic gold medal winner in Y(specific) sport. X' senior club was
from the Lindisfarne Club near Hobart. He commenced contesting the national Y
single sculls title at the Australian Y Championships in 1990, coached by his
father X Snr. In 1991 he beat out his Tasmanian rival Simon Burgess and claimed
his first national Y championship in the single sculls.He won that same title at
Australian Y Championships in 1993 and 1994.
The Y sport contains a weight limit which is as follows-
Men: average 70 kg (154.3 lb / 11 st 0.3 lb) – noone over 72.5 kg (159.8 lb / 11 st
5.8 lb)
Women: average 57 kg (125.6 lb / 8 st 13 lb) - noone over 59 kg (130.0 lb / 9 st
4 lb)
X,the sportsperson is a namesake of a famous british who died this year.
Identify X,the sportsperson and Y,the sport. (5+5)

Question -7
This particular portion was in the news on 19th of August,1939. The news
was about a squash championship and it went like -
ADELAIDE, Friday.—X , defeated the former Davis Cup tennis player, D.
P. Turnbull. three games to two.
For the amateur squash rackets championship of South Australia tonight.
After the match Turnbull said that both he and X would like to go to
Melbourne for the Australian squash championship.
X's golf handicap is three, and Turnbull said to-night that he
was the makings of a very good tennis player.
Though X was not a well known squash player but somehow he managed to
defeat Turnbull. Who is X?

Quiz Name : Sports Quiz || QuizMasters : Souvik Ghatak and Chirodip Guha || Date : 14th October,2018 || Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur
Question - 8Tony Britten is a British composer and graduate of the Royal College of Music.
Spending the first few years of his career in theatre as a musical director, including
working for Cameron Mackintosh as music supervisor on many shows
including Godspell, The Rocky Horror Show and Oliver!. After that he worked at
the National Theatre as arranger/musical director. He then moved into film and
television as a conductor on productions such as Robocop. He also worked for
director Clive Donner.
But besides all these he is remembered for contribution in the sporting world which
he created in 1992,and performed later at London's Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra. What?

Question - 9
Ahmed Khan was an Indian footballer who played for India in the 1948,1952
summer olympics and was a part of active squad. Being impressed by his all round
performance Sweden club FC Gothenburg offered a contract to Ahmed in 1949 in
order to play for them, their were no issues for visa or passports, but for a certain
reason he couldn’t join the club and also didn’t play for them. What was the reason?

Question - 10
In the 1964 James bond movie
Goldfinger, Harold Sakata was Auric
Goldfinger’s personal bodyguard, an
exceedingly strong and muscular killer
whose main weapon was a deadly steel
rimmed bowler hat. What was this
actor’s original profession which gave
him a silver medel in 1948 olympics?

My set of questions starts

Question - 11
Exhaustive List Who will be followed in that list. (1) Reginald Duff, (2) Bill
Ponsford, (3) Gregg Chappell, (4) Mohd. Azharuddin, (5) ? (Pic Given below)

Question -12
The slogan of this movie was "Now is the time for
heroes". Released in 1981 directed by John Huston
featuring Pele, Bobby Moore and Osvaldo Ardiles.
Identify the movie ?

Question - 13
Exhaustive List of what :
Tim Southee,
Lasith Malinga,
Ajantha Mendis,
Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
Umar Gul,
Imran Tahir,
Kuldeep Yadav

Question - 14
X is considered as one of the greatest batsman of his
country. After retirement in an interview he said
"Though I scored 196 runs in that innings , but not a
single word was written about my century on the next
day's newspaper". Identify X and what is the reason
for that ?

Question - 15
The US open of this sport only ends in Fathers day. ( 3rd Sunday of
June )
Which sport?

Question - 16
It all began in 1918 world series. During the 7th
innings of game one started playing ‘ Star spangled
banner’.
As soon as the song started something happened for
the very first time and continued thereafter.
What?

Question - 17
King Henry VIII was the king of
England from 1509 until his
death. He might not be
remembered as a king but in
1526 he manufactured
something for the sum of four
shillings - “ The royal pair” as a
part of his “ great wardrobe” .
What is this king doing in a
sports quiz?

Question - 18
The personality who is “now” an avid sport
journalist have to make deflated breast surgery after
being smashed by a 80mph ball of ice hockey in
Stanley Cup playoff game.The American Lebanese
presenter even kept the puck as a treasured souvenir.
Who am I talking about?

Question -

Sports quiz || Questions by Souvik Ghatak and Chirodip Guha || Date : 14th October,2018
Question-

Question - 1
X,the 20 year oldie was on a 72 match unbeaten streak,while Y was on 48. It is
believed that it was the most bizzare challenge since 1973,when an American
challenged another American and an Australian in the same year. But in 2007 the
X Spainard defeated the Swiss one Y with a margin of 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 coming out of
their comfort zone. What am I talking about and who is X and Y?
(4+3+3)

ANS
X – Raphael Nadal, Y – Roger Federar, Battle of surfaces

Question - 2
X is credited with being the first Olympic event in which women participated, but
the game’s tenure was limited to a one time only appearance in Paris 1900.
Perhaps it was because only French competitors signed up for the event. Or it
could be because only a single spectator purchased a ticket to the event. Most
likely it was due to a damning declaration by an official report of the Paris
Olympics that X was a game with “hardly any pretensions to athleticism.”
Identify this sport which means “drive away” and on which the Polish artist Leon
Wyczółkowski painted a picture called “the game of X” in 1892.

ANS
Croquett

Question - 3
The New Jersey Generals was a franchise of
the United States Football League (USFL)
established in 1982 to begin play in the spring
and summer of 1983. The team played three
seasons from 1983–85, winning 31 regular-
season games and losing 25 while going 0–2 in
postseason competition. Home games were
played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford,
New Jersey, which was called The
Meadowlands for Generals games.
J. Walter Duncan and Chuck Fairbanks were
the owners of this franchise in 1983,but who
was the more famous owner of this franchise
in 1984-85 season?

ANS

Question - 4
X is a 1982 American-Hong Kong science fiction film written by Hampton
Fancher which is a loose adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel ”Do Androids
Dream of Electric Sheep?” (1968).
X was initially underperformed in North American theaters and polarized critics;
some praised its thematic complexity and visuals, while others were displeased
with its unconventional pacing and plot. It later became an acclaimed cult
film regarded as one of the all-time best science fiction movies. The soundtrack,
composed by Vangelis, was nominated in 1983 for a BAFTA and a Golden
Globe as best original score.
Meanwhile the name X has a sporting connection, or you may say a nickname of
Y. The two word term X resembles how fast Y is who made an Olympic history in
2012. Give me X and Y. (5+5)

ANS
X – Blade Runner
Y – Oscar Pistorius

Question - 5
Only 5 times this happened in the history of X’s career.
1) March 8, 1971: by Joe Frazier (Madison Square Garden, New York)
2) March 31, 1973: by Ken Norton (Sports Arena, San Diego)
3) February 15, 1978: by Leon Spinks (Las Vegas)
4) October 2, 1980: by Larry Holmes (Caesars Palace, Las Vegas)
5) December 11, 1981: by Trevor Berbick (Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre,
Nassau, Bahamas)
What am I talking about and Who is X? [5+5]

Question - 6X (born 14 January 1971) is an Australian former national champion, World
Champion and Olympic gold medal winner in Y(specific) sport. X' senior club was
from the Lindisfarne Club near Hobart. He commenced contesting the national Y
single sculls title at the Australian Y Championships in 1990, coached by his
father X Snr. In 1991 he beat out his Tasmanian rival Simon Burgess and claimed
his first national Y championship in the single sculls.He won that same title at
Australian Y Championships in 1993 and 1994.
The Y sport contains a weight limit which is as follows-
Men: average 70 kg (154.3 lb / 11 st 0.3 lb) – noone over 72.5 kg (159.8 lb / 11 st
5.8 lb)
Women: average 57 kg (125.6 lb / 8 st 13 lb) - noone over 59 kg (130.0 lb / 9 st
4 lb)
X,the sportsperson is a namesake of a famous british who died this year.
Identify X,the sportsperson and Y,the sport. (5+5)

ANS
X – Stephen Hawkins
Y – Lightweight Rowing

Question -7
This particular portion was in the news on 19th of August,1939. The news was
about a squash championship and it went like -
ADELAIDE, Friday.—X , defeated the former Davis Cup tennis player, D. P.
Turnbull. three games to two.
For the amateur squash rackets championship of South Australia tonight. After
the match Turnbull said that both he and X would like to go to Melbourne for the
Australian squash championship.
X's golf handicap is three, and Turnbull said to-night that he
was the makings of a very good tennis player.
Though X was not a well known squash player but somehow he managed to defeat
Turnbull. Who is X?

Question - 8Tony Britten is a British composer and graduate of the Royal College of Music.
Spending the first few years of his career in theatre as a musical director, including
working for Cameron Mackintosh as music supervisor on many shows
including Godspell, The Rocky Horror Show and Oliver!. After that he worked at
the National Theatre as arranger/musical director. He then moved into film and
television as a conductor on productions such as Robocop. He also worked for
director Clive Donner.
But besides all these he is remembered for contribution in the sporting world which
he created in 1992,and performed later at London's Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra. What?

Question - 9
Ahmed Khan was an Indian footballer who played for India in the 1948,1952
summer olympics and was a part of active squad. Being impressed by his all round
performance Sweden club FC Gothenburg offered a contract to Ahmed in 1949 in
order to play for them, their were no issues for visa or passports, but for a certain
reason he couldn’t join the club and also didn’t play for them. What was the reason?

ANS
He was not adapted to play with boots

Question - 10
In the 1964 James bond movie
Goldfinger, Harold Sakata was Auric
Goldfinger’s personal bodyguard, an
exceedingly strong and muscular killer
whose main weapon was a deadly steel
rimmed bowler hat. What was this
actor’s original profession which gave
him a silver medel in 1948 olympics?

Ans
Pro Wrestler or Wrestler

Question - 11
Exhaustive List Who will be followed in that list. (1) Reginald Duff, (2) Bill
Ponsford, (3) Gregg Chappell, (4) Mohd. Azharuddin, (5) ? (Pic Given below)

Ans
Alastair Cook,Century in first and last test

Question -12
The slogan of this movie was "Now is the time for
heroes". Released in 1981 directed by John Huston
featuring Pele, Bobby Moore and Osvaldo Ardiles.
Identify the movie ?

Ans
Escape to victory

Question - 13
Exhaustive List of what :
Tim Southee,
Lasith Malinga,
Ajantha Mendis,
Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
Umar Gul,
Imran Tahir,
Kuldeep Yadav

Ans
Five wicket haul in all three formats

Question - 14
X is considered as one of the greatest batsman of his
country. After retirement in an interview he said
"Though I scored 196 runs in that innings , but not a
single word was written about my century on the next
day's newspaper". Identify X and what is the reason
for that ?

Ans-
Arthur Morris and Don Bradman being out on a duck

Question - 15
The US open of this sport only ends in Fathers day. ( 3rd Sunday of
June )
Which sport?

Ans
Golf

Question - 16
It all began in 1918 world series. During the 7th
innings of game one started playing ‘ Star spangled
banner’.
As soon as the song started something happened for
the very first time and continued thereafter.
What?

Ans

Question - 17
King Henry VIII was the king of
England from 1509 until his
death. He might not be
remembered as a king but in
1526 he manufactured
something for the sum of four
shillings - “ The royal pair” as a
part of his “ great wardrobe” .
What is this king doing in a
sports quiz?

ANs
First football boots

Question - 18
The personality who is “now” an avid sport
journalist have to make deflated breast surgery after
being smashed by a 80mph ball of ice hockey. Who
am I talking about?

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