[BITS Open Sports Meet] BOSM Sports Quiz PRELIMINARY ROUND Location --> BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus (Rajasthan) Event Date--> Sept 21, 2014. Research/Questions --> Angad V Raghavan, Karthik A Manickam and Major Chandrakanth Nair Quiz-Master --> Sreekar Ragotham

2. The Art of Quizzing by Sun BoB
0Rule 0: “If there’s a deadweight in your team,
make him the quizmaster”

3. Prelims
0 Teams of 3 or less.
0 30 Questions
0 33 Points

4. 1
0 Officially known as the
“Estádio Jornalista de Mário
Filho”.
0 How do we popularly know
this sporting venue?

5. 2
0Basketball, while popular, has never really created the same
awe and passion as football, in Colombia. However, in 1994, in
the laidback little suburb of Medellin, nearly 130,000 people
attended a hugely publicised event at the University College
of Medellin Basketball Arena.
0What occasion might this have been?

6. 3
0X was the World No.2 at his sport and commented,
"One day, Y will be off his game for about 5 minutes, and then
I will get him."
It took a very long wait, but, the day arrived in 1986 when X (still
the No.2) defeated Y.
0X, Y? (Part points)

7. 4
0Markedly different from its counterparts in other parts of the
world, when this sporting equipment is manufactured in
East/South-east Asia, an additional block of cork is added at
the top of the handle and a thin layer of cork is added at the
back.
0What and why?

8. 5
0This rivalry came to a head at the 2009 GP race at Catalunya, when
the two racers went at each other, more so out of an off-track
animosity than an actual desire for victory.
0The last 3 laps are generally reckoned as the finest piece of GP
racing in history, with the favourite being overtaken by his rival. He
regained the lead on the first corner of the last lap, only for the rival
to outsmart him at the last corner of the race and earn a win.
0Who are these two fine men, who have been reunited in 2014-15
season?

9. 6
0Frenchmen Thierry Vigneron, Phillipe Houvion and Pierre
Quinon, along with Poland's Wladislaw Kozcakiewicz and
USSR's Vladimir Polyakov kept transferring this World Record
amongst themselves for over a decade. This continued until
May 26th, 1984, after which this game of passing the buck
suddenly came to an abrupt end.
0What happened and what record are we talking
about?

10. 7
0Vishal Ladwa, 24, is a student of Manchester University. In 2006, he
managed to form a riff-raff team for a sport that had never been
particularly heard of in England. He pressurised the Board of
Universities to grant it the status of a "Sport", and soon a number of
universities in England created their own teams and coaching
setups. His ambassadorial role in introducing a new sport to a
foreign country as led to the British Media dubbing him the “X of
<sport>”.
0Give sport.

11. 8
0Billy Conn vs. Joe Louis (1941) is widely considered among
the finest boxing games in the pre-Ali era. Conn, a
lightweight who was challenging Louis' HW title said he
wouldn't put on any weight before the match, and instead
would adopt an "X and Y" strategy.
0In response, Louis famously said, ___ ___ X, ___ ___ ______ Y."
The quote became so famous it's still used by modern boxers
in pre-match trash-talks. Later in his biography Louis would
say, "Conn was like a mosquito. He'd sting and move, sting
and move."

12. 9
0The word has been added as a verb in the Swedish Dictionary
officially since 2013. Used colloquially to refer to any
"outrageous action exhibiting immense talent and confidence",
it is officially listed as…
0"X (verb.): From French, to establish a dominant presence within
and outside one's workplace, usually in sports.“
0What’s the word?

13. 10
0The Boxing Day test is an annual celebration of sorts in Australia
and South Africa. Along similar lines, in Indian city 'X', thirteen
tests (between 1960-88) were hosted on the occasion of 'Y',
consequently termed the "Y Tests".
0It is generally considered that these 4-5 days see the best climate
in the city, and usually all schools and offices are closed, thus,
increased spectator attendance manifold. There has been recent
talk of reviving the pot-boilers that are the "Y Tests".
0Give X and Y

14. 11
0The Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year is voted for
by a specialist group of journalists who cover
adventure/alternative sports. Who won the award for the year
2013?
Kolstylz Alert!

15. 12
0X, a former Wisden Player of the Year, now deceased, remains
the only Indian-born cricketer to receive the Sitara-E-Imtiaz,
Pakistan's third highest civilian honour.
0Id X.
Kolstylz Alert!

16. 13
0Born in a Marathi Brahmin family, X, the son of a poet, grew
up playing cricket at Shivaji Park, a location where
numerous great cricketers of the past had learnt their trade.
0He studied in Shardashram Vidyamandir, where he earned a
reputation as a prodigy and was coached by the renowned
Ramakant Achrekar throughout his school-days. He
announced his retirement from all forms of the game on Oct
16th, 2013.
0Yaarapa Ivanu?

17. 14
0The name of this small city is derived from the tag
"The Town on the banks of River Tone."
0In ODI cricket, only twice has a certain feat ever been
achieved, both instances involving one common person.
0The first instance was in this city, and the second in
Hyderabad.
0Which city is this? Who is the common link?

18. 15
0Prince Amir Shafipur is a boxing promoter from the UAE. His
recent venture called Golden Cage Promotions seeks to bring
together the top boxers/MMA/kick-boxers for tournaments held
across the world - Holland, Morocco, Monaco, Vegas etc.
He recently claimed that he had the perfect formula to bring the
two best fighters in the world for a match, saying he would
produce the first "Billion Dollar Match" in the history of the sport.
0As it turns out, this may soon be a possibility if one is to believe
Prince Amir and even one of the fighters in question.
0Name the two fine Gents he has in mind.

19. 16
0 X was one of English cricket’s legendary masochists. He was known for
negotiating uneven pitches and short pitched bowling by just allowing
the ball to hit his back, chest and sides rather fend to a fielder.
0 A running joke in the English pubs was, “You know its summer when you
hear the sound of X on leather.” His autobiography is aptly titled, “I Don't
Bruise Easily.”
0 This man still holds a 65 year old record for being the youngest debutant
in English cricket and is often considered the finest captain in his
Yorkshire’s fabled history.
0Who be X?

20. 17
0 Duke Kahanamoku was a 5-time Olympic medallist in Swimming.
Between 1912 and 1920 Olympics he started conducting swimming
camps to encourage marine swimming among young children. A
friend of his used the platform to start his own coaching classes in an
associated sport. Over time, Kahanamoku noticed that his friend's
classes were gaining more attendance than his own, and he
consequently used his celebrity to promote this sport. Today,
Kahanamoku's legacy is established as the pioneering exponent in this
sport.
0Which sport?

21. 18
0 The former captain of the Inter-
University Water Polo Team,
representing St. Andrews
University.
0Who is he?

22. 19
0 He played collegiate football for 3 years, and
by all accounts was a fairly decent player -
racking up 10 goals and 22 assists.
0 He also represented the US National Team in
the Pan-American Games in 1983, finishing as
the joint-second highest goal-scorer.
0Who be he?

23. 20
0 The Chinese women's team has lost in the TT World Championships only
twice - 1991 and 2010.
0 In 2010, Singapore became the first country to beat them.
0Who did China lose to 1991?

24. 21
0 Mobutu Sese Seko assumed power of the second largest country in Africa in 1965. He rose to
power on the back of military-backed coup and stayed that way till his death in 1997. During this
period he is reported to have killed, either directly, by repression or by negligence a reported 3.8
million citizens, rebels, aid-workers, refugees etc. He has also done a lot of other things which this
slide cannot accommodate. In other words, he was your stereotypical 20th C. African dictator.
0 He has, however, immortalised his legacy in sports by doing something that no one else was ready
to - about 9 years or so after he came power. In his own words, this was "cheaper than war, and
sent a stronger message of strength."
0What did he do?

25. 22
0 Football at the Olympics has, like in all other spheres of the sport, has
been dominated by the European and South American nations. The
deadlock was broken only in 1968 when Japan won the Bronze, and
most recently in 2012 when South Korea took the same medal.
0 However, X was the first country to blaze the trail, by becoming the
first Asian country to reach the semi-finals, in 1956 (where they lost 0-
3 to Bulgaria). Their star player was highly-rated Y, who became the
first Asian to score a hat-trick at the Olympics and eventually finished
as joint top-scorer.
0X, Y?

26. 23
0 Shown here is a picture of the
Genie Army. They comprise
friends, relatives and well-wishers
of person X, and travel world over
and make it a point to be present
at every game played by X.
0X?

27. 24
0 X lost to Harald Schmid on Aug 26, 1977. Following this, the next race
he lost was to Danny Harris on June 24, 1987, exactly 9 years, 9
months and 9 days later. In the interim period, X won a record 122
continuous races, which included 1 Olympic Gold, 2 World
Championship Golds, 2 World Records and multiple World Cup titles.
0 He is also a pioneer in suggesting new ways to perform drug-tests, and
regularly championed causes for ensuring sports remained drug-free.
He was voted in 2000 (and still remains) the Honorary President of the
Laureus WS Academy, an organisation that seeks to foster and help
athletes and sportspersons worldwide.
0Id X.

28. 25
0The surprise semi-finalists in the 2003 World Cup were
Kenya, who along the way defeated higher ranked teams
such as Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, while also receiving a very
helpful walkover from New Zealand, who refused to tour the
country because of the ongoing violence.
0They were ably coached by a former international cricketer,
who stepped down shortly after this dream run.
0What does he do these days?

29. 26
0 The definition of the word X, according to Wikipedia, "comes from a dish of
elongated fish meatballs, said to resemble an endoscope.
0 The phrase "glisser une X" ("to slide the X"), with a gesture evoking fisting, is
similar to the English insults "up yours" or "up your ass", while also indicating
how far up the orifice the perpetrator intends to impale you.
0 Each year, the "Golden X", or the "X d'Or" is given in a ceremony parodying the
Academy Awards, and is generally given to the person who shows the best anti-
establishment views.
0 Y was nominated for the award this year.
0Who is Y and who are Y's most recent employers?

30. 27
0 When X used Y for the first time in 2000-01, the following theories were
postulated:
1. That Y helps with X’s shooting
2. That X was too superstitious to take it off
3. X used to be a Crip (an African-American gang in the
USA) and that no gang tattoos are allowed in his sport
0 However, X actually used Y for his bursitis and it has caught on ever since. Y’s
use today by various people has been explained by the theory that Y acts as a
placebo and prevents future injuries.
0 X and Y please.

31. 28Id the football clubs from their original logos

32. 28

33. 29
0 This video is from an ODI match
involving India and England, dated Oct
23, 2011. Why is Billy putting on such
a fine show?
<Video Removed>

34. 30
0 A peg is an approximate measure in liquor-volume, usually used to
define anywhere between 30-40ml of whiskey. The "X" was a slight
variation designed by the then reigning monarch of the eponymous
region.
0 The story goes that he did this to get the visiting Irishmen so drunk
that they would lose to his locally trained team in a "friendly" game of
Polo.
0X?

35. Answers

36. 1
0 Officially known as the
“Estádio Jornalista de Mário
Filho”.
0 How do we popularly know
this sporting venue?

37. 0The Maracana

38. 2
0Basketball, while popular, has never really created the same
awe and passion as football, in Colombia. However, in 1994, in
the laidback little suburb of Medellin, nearly 130,000 people
attended a hugely publicised event at the University College
of Medellin Basketball Arena.
0What occasion might this have been?

39. 0 The funeral service of
Andres Escobar.

40. 3
0X was the World No.2 at his sport and commented,
"One day, Y will be off his game for about 5 minutes, and then
I will get him."
It took a very long wait, but, the day arrived in 1986 when X (still
the No.2) defeated Y.
0X, Y? (Part points)

41. 0 X = Ross Norman • Y= Jehangir Khan

42. 4
0Markedly different from its counterparts in other parts of the
world, when this sporting equipment is manufactured in
East/South-east Asia, an additional block of cork is added at
the top of the handle and a thin layer of cork is added at the
back.
0What and why?

43. 0TT racquets
0 Players from these regions tend to
use the Pen-Hold.

44. 5
0This rivalry came to a head at the 2009 GP race at Catalunya, when
the two racers went at each other, more so out of an off-track
animosity than an actual desire for victory.
0The last 3 laps are generally reckoned as the finest piece of GP
racing in history, with the favourite being overtaken by his rival. He
regained the lead on the first corner of the last lap, only for the rival
to outsmart him at the last corner of the race and earn a win.
0Who are these two fine men, who have been reunited in 2014-15
season?

45. 0 Jorge Lorenzo
0 Valentino Rossi

46. 6
0Frenchmen Thierry Vigneron, Phillipe Houvion and Pierre
Quinon, along with Poland's Wladislaw Kozcakiewicz and
USSR's Vladimir Polyakov kept transferring this World Record
amongst themselves for over a decade. This continued until
May 26th, 1984, after which this game of passing the buck
suddenly came to an abrupt end.
0What happened and what record are we talking
about?

47. 0Sergei Bubka broke the pole-
vaulting record and held it for
the entirety of his career.
0 [Note: Since broken by Renaud
Lavillenie on Feb 15, 2014]

48. 7
0Vishal Ladwa, 24, is a student of Manchester University. In 2006, he
managed to form a riff-raff team for a sport that had never been
particularly heard of in England. He pressurised the Board of
Universities to grant it the status of a "Sport", and soon a number of
universities in England created their own teams and coaching
setups. His ambassadorial role in introducing a new sport to a
foreign country as led to the British Media dubbing him the “X of
<sport>”.
0Give sport.

49. 0 Kabbadi.
0 Ladwa is known as the “David Beckham of Kabbadi”.

50. 8
0Billy Conn vs. Joe Louis (1941) is widely considered among
the finest boxing games in the pre-Ali era. Conn, a
lightweight who was challenging Louis' HW title said he
wouldn't put on any weight before the match, and instead
would adopt an "X and Y" strategy.
0In response, Louis famously said, ___ ___ X, ___ ___ ______ Y."
The quote became so famous it's still used by modern boxers
in pre-match trash-talks. Later in his biography Louis would
say, "Conn was like a mosquito. He'd sting and move, sting
and move."

51. 0 “He can run, but he can’t hide”
0 (Part points for “Run and Hide”)

52. 9
0The word has been added as a verb in the Swedish Dictionary
officially since 2013. Used colloquially to refer to any
"outrageous action exhibiting immense talent and confidence",
it is officially listed as…
0"X (verb.): From French, to establish a dominant presence within
and outside one's workplace, usually in sports."

53. 0X = Zlatan

54. 10
0The Boxing Day test is an annual celebration of sorts in Australia
and South Africa. Along similar lines, in Indian city 'X', thirteen
tests (between 1960-88) were hosted on the occasion of 'Y',
consequently termed the "Y Tests".
0It is generally considered that these 4-5 days see the best climate
in the city, and usually all schools and offices are closed, thus,
increased spectator attendance manifold. There has been recent
talk of reviving the pot-boilers that are the "Y Tests".
0Give X and Y

55. 0 Pongal Tests, in Chennai.

56. 11
0The Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year is voted for
by a specialist group of journalists who cover
adventure/alternative sports. Who won the award for the year
2013?
Kolstylz Alert!

57. 0 Felix Baumgartner

58. 12
0X, a former Wisden Player of the Year, now deceased, remains
the only Indian-born cricketer to receive the Sitara-E-Imtiaz,
Pakistan's third highest civilian honour.
0Id X.
Kolstylz Alert!

60. 13
0Born in a Marathi Brahmin family, X, the son of a poet, grew
up playing cricket at Shivaji Park, a location where
numerous great cricketers of the past had learnt their trade.
0He studied in Shardashram Vidyamandir, where he earned a
reputation as a prodigy and was coached by the renowned
Ramakant Achrekar throughout his school-days. He
announced his retirement from all forms of the game on Oct
16th, 2013.
0Yaarapa Ivanu?

61. 0Ajit Agarkar

62. 14
0The name of this small city is derived from the tag
"The Town on the banks of River Tone."
0In ODI cricket, only twice has a certain feat ever been
achieved, both instances involving one common person.
0The first instance was in this city, and the second in
Hyderabad.
0Which city is this? Who is the common link?

63. 0 Rahul Dravid, Taunton.
0 300+ partnerships in ODI cricket

64. 15
0Prince Amir Shafipur is a boxing promoter from the UAE. His
recent venture called Golden Cage Promotions seeks to bring
together the top boxers/MMA/kick-boxers for tournaments held
across the world - Holland, Morocco, Monaco, Vegas etc.
He recently claimed that he had the perfect formula to bring the
two best fighters in the world for a match, saying he would
produce the first "Billion Dollar Match" in the history of the sport.
0As it turns out, this may soon be a possibility if one is to believe
Prince Amir and even one of the fighters in question.
0Name the two fine Gents he has in mind.

65. 0 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquaio.

66. 16
0 X was one of English cricket’s legendary masochists. He was known for
negotiating uneven pitches and short pitched bowling by just allowing
the ball to hit his back, chest and sides rather fend to a fielder.
0 A running joke in the English pubs was, “You know its summer when you
hear the sound of X on leather.” His autobiography is aptly titled, “I Don't
Bruise Easily.”
0 This man still holds a 65 year old record for being the youngest debutant
in English cricket and is often considered the finest captain in his
Yorkshire’s fabled history.
0Who be X?

67. 0 Brian Close

68. 17
0 Duke Kahanamoku was a 5-time Olympic medallist in Swimming.
Between 1912 and 1920 Olympics he started conducting swimming
camps to encourage marine swimming among young children. A
friend of his used the platform to start his own coaching classes in an
associated sport. Over time, Kahanamoku noticed that his friend's
classes were gaining more attendance than his own, and he
consequently used his celebrity to promote this sport. Today,
Kahanamoku's legacy is established as the pioneering exponent in this
sport.
0Which sport?

69. 0 Surfing

70. 18
0 The former captain of the Inter-
University Water Polo Team,
representing St. Andrews
University.
0Who is he?

71. 
0 The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William

72. 19
0 He played collegiate football for 3 years, and
by all accounts was a fairly decent player -
racking up 10 goals and 22 assists.
0 He also represented the US National Team in
the Pan-American Games in 1983, finishing as
the joint-second highest goal-scorer.
0Who be he?

73. 
0 Jon Stewart

74. 20
0 The Chinese women's team has lost in the TT World Championships only
twice - 1991 and 2010.
0 In 2010, Singapore became the first country to beat them.
0Who did China lose to 1991?

75. 0 Unified Korea Team

76. 21
0 Mobutu Sese Seko assumed power of the second largest country in Africa in 1965. He rose to
power on the back of military-backed coup and stayed that way till his death in 1997. During this
period he is reported to have killed, either directly, by repression or by negligence a reported 3.8
million citizens, rebels, aid-workers, refugees etc. He has also done a lot of other things which this
slide cannot accommodate. In other words, he was your stereotypical 20th C. African dictator.
0 He has, however, immortalised his legacy in sports by doing something that no one else was ready
to - about 9 years or so after he came power. In his own words, this was "cheaper than war, and
sent a stronger message of strength."
0What did he do?

77. 0 He sponsored and hosted the Rumble in the Jungle/Muhammad Ali vs.
George Foreman

78. 22
0 Football at the Olympics has, like in all other spheres of the sport, has
been dominated by the European and South American nations. The
deadlock was broken only in 1968 when Japan won the Bronze, and
most recently in 2012 when South Korea took the same medal.
0 However, X was the first country to blaze the trail, by becoming the
first Asian country to reach the semi-finals, in 1956 (where they lost 0-
3 to Bulgaria). Their star player was highly-rated Y, who became the
first Asian to score a hat-trick at the Olympics and eventually finished
as joint top-scorer.
0X, Y?

79. 0 India, Neville D’Souza

80. 23
0 Shown here is a picture of the
Genie Army. They comprise
friends, relatives and well-wishers
of person X, and travel world over
and make it a point to be present
at every game played by X.
0X?

81. 0 Eugenie Bouchard

82. 24
0 X lost to Harald Schmid on Aug 26, 1977. Following this, the next race
he lost was to Danny Harris on June 24, 1987, exactly 9 years, 9
months and 9 days later. In the interim period, X won a record 122
continuous races, which included 1 Olympic Gold, 2 World
Championship Golds, 2 World Records and multiple World Cup titles.
0 He is also a pioneer in suggesting new ways to perform drug-tests, and
regularly championed causes for ensuring sports remained drug-free.
He was voted in 2000 (and still remains) the Honorary President of the
Laureus WS Academy, an organisation that seeks to foster and help
athletes and sportspersons worldwide.
0 Id X.

83. 0 Edwin Moses

84. 25
0The surprise semi-finalists in the 2003 World Cup were
Kenya, who along the way defeated higher ranked teams
such as Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, while also receiving a very
helpful walkover from New Zealand, who refused to tour the
country because of the ongoing violence.
0They were ably coached by a former international cricketer,
who stepped down shortly after this dream run.
0What does he do these days?

85. 0BCCI National Selection Committee Chairman, Sandip Patil.

86. 26
0 The definition of the word X, according to Wikipedia, "comes from a dish of
elongated fish meatballs, said to resemble an endoscope.
0 The phrase "glisser une X" ("to slide the X"), with a gesture evoking fisting, is
similar to the English insults "up yours" or "up your ass", while also indicating
how far up the orifice the perpetrator intends to impale you.
0 Each year, the "Golden X", or the "X d'Or" is given in a ceremony parodying the
Academy Awards, and is generally given to the person who shows the best anti-
establishment views.
0 Y was nominated for the award this year.
0Who is Y and who are Y's most recent employers?

87. 0 X = Quenelle, Y = Nicolas Anelka (Last employed by Mumbai City FC)

88. 27
0 When X used Y for the first time in 2000-01, the following theories were
postulated:
1. That Y helps with X’s shooting
2. That X was too superstitious to take it off
3. X used to be a Crip (an African-American gang in the
USA) and that no gang tattoos are allowed in his sport
0 However, X actually used Y for his bursitis and it has caught on ever since. Y’s
use today by various people has been explained by the theory that Y acts as a
placebo and prevents future injuries.
0 X and Y please.

89. X – Allen Iverson
Y – Basketball Sleeve

90. 28Id the football clubs from their original logos

91. 28

92. Celtic FC, Mohun Bagan
Arsenal, Barcelona

93. 29
0 This video is from an ODI match
involving India and England, dated Oct
23, 2011. Why is Billy putting on such
a fine show?
<Video Removed>

94. 0 All Blacks/New Zealand had just won the Rugby World Cup that same
day!
0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxYn8wMVsXU

95. 30
0 A peg is an approximate measure in liquor-volume, usually used to
define anywhere between 30-40ml of whiskey. The "X" was a slight
variation designed by the then reigning monarch of the eponymous
region.
0 The story goes that he did this to get the visiting Irishmen so drunk
that they would lose to his locally trained team in a "friendly" game of
Polo.
0X?