Spots Quiz NIT Jalandhar(prelims)

1. QUEST NITJ PRESENTS
Sports Quiz
QM’s
Ayush Raina(Civil Final yr) Piyush(IPE Final yr)

2. 1
• According to Greek mythology Goddess of
Victory X has the wings of an angel and rides
a chariot. She usually has a golden laurel
wreath handy to give to the winners of major
battles, sports competitions, and the state
lottery. If you ever meet X, you should not
say, “Hey, isn’t that a kind of sports shoe?”
unless you want to lose every competition
for the rest of your life. The goddess does not
find it amusing to be confused with footwear.

4. Q2 ID the sport

5. • curling

6. *Q3
• Which sport?

7. • triathlon

8. 4
• The company Taj Entertainment Network was
launched in the UAE as Taj Television.
• Following the acquisition of broadcast rights to
the 2002 FIFA World Cup, wrestling, Formula 1,
UEFA Champions League football and FIH World
hockey.
• This channel operated by Taj Television became
established as the most watched sports channel
on Indian and Pakistani television. The business
was sold to Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Limited in 2010 for a reported figure of 100
million USD.How do we know this as ?

10. 5
• When ultra-marathoner Dean Karnaes(almost
non stop ) ran across the United States in
2011, in a record breaking attempt,what
cinematic nickname did the media give him?

11. • Forrest Gump

12. 6

13. • ICC World 11

14. 7

15. • Tony Hawk
• Started skating video game series in his name

16. 8 Who?

17. Nadia Comanechi

18. 9 FITB
• Team Castrol Vecton's Stuart Oliver won the rain-hit
2015 ____________. He started second on the grid,
and went on to clinch the title for the second time in
the 16-lap race, thus also helping Team Castrol Vecton
grab the team title. Behind Stuart was Steve Thomas
(Team Allied Partners), who qualified fastest on
Saturday, as the first runner-up, while Steven Powell
(Team Tata Technologies) came in third.
• The event witnessed hosted over 45,000 spectators as
the ___________ raced around the Buddh
International Circuit.

20. *10 Id

21. Rakesh kumar
• Captain(indian kabaddi team)
• Club- Patna Pirates (Prp Kabaddi League)
• In year 2011 won Arjuna award.

22. 11
• X is married to Chitra _______ and the couple have
two children: Rupa and Ashwin. X's younger brother, N
Ramachandran is also involved in sports administration
as the head of the Tamil Nadu Squash Rackets
Association, president of the Indian Olympic
Association and the chief of World Squash Federation.
X has a strained relationship with his homosexual son,
Ashwin. In 2012, Ashwin accused X of physically and
mentally harassing him and his partner, Avi Mukherjee
because of their homosexual orientation. X was also
accused of using his immense clout to get Ashwin
beaten up by the police in a Mumbai restaurant in
2012.Id X

23. • N Srinivasan

24. 12

26. 13

28. *14

30. 15
• This European football club gets its name from
the Roman Goddess of Youth , who’s Greek
equivalent is Hebe. But then again , the irony
in the teams name lies in its nickname. Which
club?

31. • Juventus

32. 16

34. 17
• “Aborginal art” includes works in a wide range
of media including painting on leaves, wood
carving, rock carving, sculpting, ceremonial
clothing and sand painting . Where can find
this art form used recently in sports?

36. *18 ID this Logo

37. • 2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang, South
Korea

38. 19
• A movie based on
rivalry of two
sporting legends.
• Name them

39. • Niki Lauda and James Hunt

40. 20
• X is the national
game of country Y
Name both X and Y
Half points will be
given.

41. X-Buskashi
Y-Afghanistan