RULES
1. Miroslava Vavrinec is a former tennis player. She
was born in Slovakia but later emigrated to
Switzerland. When Mirosalava was nine, her father
took her to watch a tournament where Martina
Narvatilova said she looked atheletic and ought to
give a shot at tennis. Her highest WTA singles
ranking was 76 and also represented Switzerland
during 2000 Sydney Olympics. Today she is not
known for her racquet skills. How do we better
know Mirosalava?
Answer: Mirka Federer
2. X originated in Southern or Central Asia, most likely
in Iran. Its invention is dated variously from the 6th
century BC to the 1st century AD.
Emperor Alexander died from exhaustion while playing X.
Qutubuddin Aibak, The Sultan of Delhi named X as
“Chaughana” and died accidentally while playing the same.
However the modern version of X is derived
from Manipur, India, where the game was known as 'Sagol
Kangjei', 'Kanjai-bazee'.
ID X.
Answer: Polo
3. In 1980, The summer Paralympics were hosted
by The Netherlands. These games were originally
supposed to be hosted by the USSR.
However, disability sport was not yet well-
developed in USSR, and they passed, notoriously, a
statement that was seen as an “excuse” not to host
the event.
What statement was issued by The USSR?
Answer: A statement was issued by the USSR
denying the existence of any “invalids”(disabled
people) in their country.
4.The picture shows a part of the 2006 Queen’s Baton Relay held in
Rupertswood, a masion and county eastate located in Sunbury on
the outskirts of Melbourne.
During Easter celebration in 1883, what did Lady Janet Clarke
supposedly present to Lord Darnley in a joking fashion? A re-
enactment of this was performed when the Baton Relay was being
held in Rupertswood.
Answer: The Ashes (Urn)
5. ID the famous cricketer endorsing his brand of
beer.
Answer: Shane Warne
6. Unveiled during the 21st July JSW launch, the
crest features the __________ colored in white in
order to symbolize “victory” from when the
Wodeyars won the palace back, the pride,
resilience and the will of the people of X is
represented by a picture of a blue Gandaberunda –
A mythical two headed bird that is said to possess
magical might – right in the middle.
What are we talking about?
Answer: Bengaluru FC
7. In 2014, Magnus Carlsen played against a man
dressed in red in Oslo. Who/what was the man.
Answer: The man represents the entire country of
Norway. The entire country voted for the best
move. 3 experts also played on behalf of the
country. Then they consulted a chess engine called
Houdini before the man in red made the
suggested move.
8. What is being depicted in the following picture?
Answer: The 1968 Mexico Olympics Black Power
salute. Done by Tommie Smith and John Carlos
9. Chaudhary Abdul Jail was born in Daska, Punjab
on October 8 1949. He used to work in Abu Dhabi
before gaining popularity in the 90’s and 2000s.
How do we better know him?
Answer: Chacha Cricket
10. Two theories prevail as to why X uses ‘The Y’ as
his nickname.
One is that X adopted the nickname upon having
earned a degree, which entitiles one to use the title
‘Y’.
Another, as spoken by his father himself, “The Y
because , I don’t think there is a particular reason,
but it’s beautiful and important, The Y. And in our
country , the Y is a name given to someone for
respect, it’s very important. ”
identify X, and give his nickname, the Y.
Answer: Valentino Rossi, The Doctor
11. Farewell poem by which athlete?
Answer : Kobe Bryant
12. In which English City would you find the a
football league ground called Valley Parade and a
rugby league ground called the Odsal Stadium.
The sales of the scarves of the football club of this
city increased in recent years to fans of Harry
Potter, because the colours are the same as Harry's
house scarf at Hogwarts School.
Name the city/club.
Answer: Bradford City
1. List all the individual medal holders for India in
the summer Olympics. (Non-team sports)
Answer:
1. Norman Pritchard
2. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
3. Leander Paes
4. Karnam Malleswari
5. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
6. Abhinav Bindra
7. Vijender Singh
8. Sushil Kumar
9. Vijay Kumar
10. Saina Nehwal
11. Mary Kom
12. Gagan Narang
13. Yogeshwar Dutt
2. Name all the opponents The Undertaker had
beaten at Wrestlemania until his 21-0 streak was
broken by Brock Lesner.
Answer:
1. Jimmy Snuka
2. Jake Roberts
3. Giant González
4. King Kong Bundy
5. Diesel
6. Sycho Sid
7. Kane
8. The Big Bossman
9. Triple H
10. Ric Flair
11. Big Show and A-Train
12. Randy Orton
13. Mark Henry
14. Batista
15. Edge
16. Shawn Michaels
17. CM Punk
CRICKET FOOTBALL TENNIS OLYMPICS
FORMULA1 NBA ATHLETICS MISC
4: While completing the shot the batsman flicked
the stumps with his foot and the off-side bail was
dislodged. But strangely, it returned back to its
position perfectly. Wicketkeeper Jack Russell had
seen everything and didn’t appeal. He later said, “I
thought to myself that if I do I wont make it home.
It’ll be lynched. The bail didn’t fall off in the end
but it stayed slightly out of its slot.”
What was thus achieved by this stroke of luck?
Answer: Brain Lara overtook Sir Gary Sober’s epic
innings of 365 through that shot.
back
Connect:
Answer: All of them have played for both the cross
city rival of any one particular city.
back
What ‘award’ that originated at the University Of
Cambridge would you associate with these people?
Goran Ivanisevic
Mary Pierce
Marat Safin
Rafael Nadal
Ana Ivanovic
All the players have the WOODEN SPOON(in
grandslams).
back
Who’s name has been blanked out?
Answer: Steph Curry
back
In 1958 Alfred Neubauer's biography was published, and he
described the origin of the X as being accidental. In 1934 the
international governing body of motor sport prescribed a maximum
weight limit of 750 kg for Grand Prix racing cars, excluding tyres and
fuel. Neubauer said that when in spring 1934, the Mercedes-Benz
team placed its new Mercedes-Benz W25 on the scrutineering scales
prior to the Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring, it allegedly recorded
751 kg (1,656 lb). Racing manager Alfred Neubauer and his
driver Manfred von Brauchitsch, who both later published their
memoirs, claimed that they had the idea of removing all the white
paint from the bodywork. The story continues that the next day the
shining silver aluminium beneath was exposed and scrutineering
was passed. After the 350 hp (260 kW) car of Von Brauchitsch won
the race, the nickname X was born, according to this version. What
is X?
Answer: Silver Arrows
back
Connect :
Pro Kabbaddi League.
back
X specialized in sprints and long jumps was recognized as
the greatest and the most famous athlete in the track and
field events
After all this glory, in his last days he was eventually
reduced to working as a gas station attendant after he was
prosecuted for tax evasion.
He was in the news recently, courtsey of his bio-pic
starring Stephen James and Jason Sudeikis.
ID X.
Answer: Jesse Owens
back
Wiki snapshot of what?
Answer : Olympics gold postboxes by British govt.
back
X was an American novelist, Dark Romantic, and short story writer.
He published several short stories in various periodicals, which he
collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The Scarlet Letter was
published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels.
Much of X's writing centers on New England, many works featuring
moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are
considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically,
Dark romanticism.
ID the location in this video.
X, son of Zebedee was one of the Twelve
Apostles of Jesus, and traditionally considered the first
apostle to be martyred. He was a son
of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of John the
X is described as one of the first disciples to join Jesus.
The Synoptic Gospels state that X and John were with
father by the seashore when Jesus called them to follow
him.
X is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on New York
Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper
statue, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French
sculptor, was built by Gustave Eiffel and dedicated on
October 28, 1886. It was a gift to the United States from
the people of France. The statue bears a torch and a tabula
ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed
the date of the American Declaration of Independence,
July 4, 1776. ID X.
This airline giant recently started the longest non-
stop flight from Abu Dhabi to Auckland.
Which is this Dubai based airline?
Answer: Home grounds of EPL teams.
THE END
BNMIT QUIZ WEEK-Sports Quiz -FINALS
BNMIT QUIZ WEEK-Sports Quiz -FINALS

BNMIT QUIZ WEEK-Sports Quiz -FINALS

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    1. Miroslava Vavrinecis a former tennis player. She was born in Slovakia but later emigrated to Switzerland. When Mirosalava was nine, her father took her to watch a tournament where Martina Narvatilova said she looked atheletic and ought to give a shot at tennis. Her highest WTA singles ranking was 76 and also represented Switzerland during 2000 Sydney Olympics. Today she is not known for her racquet skills. How do we better know Mirosalava?
  • 6.
  • 7.
    2. X originatedin Southern or Central Asia, most likely in Iran. Its invention is dated variously from the 6th century BC to the 1st century AD. Emperor Alexander died from exhaustion while playing X. Qutubuddin Aibak, The Sultan of Delhi named X as “Chaughana” and died accidentally while playing the same. However the modern version of X is derived from Manipur, India, where the game was known as 'Sagol Kangjei', 'Kanjai-bazee'. ID X.
  • 9.
  • 10.
    3. In 1980,The summer Paralympics were hosted by The Netherlands. These games were originally supposed to be hosted by the USSR. However, disability sport was not yet well- developed in USSR, and they passed, notoriously, a statement that was seen as an “excuse” not to host the event. What statement was issued by The USSR?
  • 12.
    Answer: A statementwas issued by the USSR denying the existence of any “invalids”(disabled people) in their country.
  • 13.
    4.The picture showsa part of the 2006 Queen’s Baton Relay held in Rupertswood, a masion and county eastate located in Sunbury on the outskirts of Melbourne. During Easter celebration in 1883, what did Lady Janet Clarke supposedly present to Lord Darnley in a joking fashion? A re- enactment of this was performed when the Baton Relay was being held in Rupertswood.
  • 15.
  • 16.
    5. ID thefamous cricketer endorsing his brand of beer.
  • 18.
  • 19.
    6. Unveiled duringthe 21st July JSW launch, the crest features the __________ colored in white in order to symbolize “victory” from when the Wodeyars won the palace back, the pride, resilience and the will of the people of X is represented by a picture of a blue Gandaberunda – A mythical two headed bird that is said to possess magical might – right in the middle. What are we talking about?
  • 21.
  • 22.
    7. In 2014,Magnus Carlsen played against a man dressed in red in Oslo. Who/what was the man.
  • 24.
    Answer: The manrepresents the entire country of Norway. The entire country voted for the best move. 3 experts also played on behalf of the country. Then they consulted a chess engine called Houdini before the man in red made the suggested move.
  • 25.
    8. What isbeing depicted in the following picture?
  • 27.
    Answer: The 1968Mexico Olympics Black Power salute. Done by Tommie Smith and John Carlos
  • 28.
    9. Chaudhary AbdulJail was born in Daska, Punjab on October 8 1949. He used to work in Abu Dhabi before gaining popularity in the 90’s and 2000s. How do we better know him?
  • 30.
  • 31.
    10. Two theoriesprevail as to why X uses ‘The Y’ as his nickname. One is that X adopted the nickname upon having earned a degree, which entitiles one to use the title ‘Y’. Another, as spoken by his father himself, “The Y because , I don’t think there is a particular reason, but it’s beautiful and important, The Y. And in our country , the Y is a name given to someone for respect, it’s very important. ” identify X, and give his nickname, the Y.
  • 33.
  • 34.
    11. Farewell poemby which athlete?
  • 36.
  • 37.
    12. In whichEnglish City would you find the a football league ground called Valley Parade and a rugby league ground called the Odsal Stadium. The sales of the scarves of the football club of this city increased in recent years to fans of Harry Potter, because the colours are the same as Harry's house scarf at Hogwarts School. Name the city/club.
  • 39.
  • 41.
    1. List allthe individual medal holders for India in the summer Olympics. (Non-team sports)
  • 43.
    Answer: 1. Norman Pritchard 2.Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav 3. Leander Paes 4. Karnam Malleswari 5. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 6. Abhinav Bindra 7. Vijender Singh 8. Sushil Kumar 9. Vijay Kumar 10. Saina Nehwal 11. Mary Kom 12. Gagan Narang 13. Yogeshwar Dutt
  • 44.
    2. Name allthe opponents The Undertaker had beaten at Wrestlemania until his 21-0 streak was broken by Brock Lesner.
  • 46.
    Answer: 1. Jimmy Snuka 2.Jake Roberts 3. Giant González 4. King Kong Bundy 5. Diesel 6. Sycho Sid 7. Kane 8. The Big Bossman 9. Triple H 10. Ric Flair 11. Big Show and A-Train 12. Randy Orton 13. Mark Henry 14. Batista 15. Edge 16. Shawn Michaels 17. CM Punk
  • 48.
    CRICKET FOOTBALL TENNISOLYMPICS FORMULA1 NBA ATHLETICS MISC
  • 49.
    4: While completingthe shot the batsman flicked the stumps with his foot and the off-side bail was dislodged. But strangely, it returned back to its position perfectly. Wicketkeeper Jack Russell had seen everything and didn’t appeal. He later said, “I thought to myself that if I do I wont make it home. It’ll be lynched. The bail didn’t fall off in the end but it stayed slightly out of its slot.” What was thus achieved by this stroke of luck?
  • 51.
    Answer: Brain Laraovertook Sir Gary Sober’s epic innings of 365 through that shot. back
  • 52.
  • 54.
    Answer: All ofthem have played for both the cross city rival of any one particular city. back
  • 55.
    What ‘award’ thatoriginated at the University Of Cambridge would you associate with these people? Goran Ivanisevic Mary Pierce Marat Safin Rafael Nadal Ana Ivanovic
  • 57.
    All the playershave the WOODEN SPOON(in grandslams). back
  • 58.
    Who’s name hasbeen blanked out?
  • 60.
  • 61.
    In 1958 AlfredNeubauer's biography was published, and he described the origin of the X as being accidental. In 1934 the international governing body of motor sport prescribed a maximum weight limit of 750 kg for Grand Prix racing cars, excluding tyres and fuel. Neubauer said that when in spring 1934, the Mercedes-Benz team placed its new Mercedes-Benz W25 on the scrutineering scales prior to the Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring, it allegedly recorded 751 kg (1,656 lb). Racing manager Alfred Neubauer and his driver Manfred von Brauchitsch, who both later published their memoirs, claimed that they had the idea of removing all the white paint from the bodywork. The story continues that the next day the shining silver aluminium beneath was exposed and scrutineering was passed. After the 350 hp (260 kW) car of Von Brauchitsch won the race, the nickname X was born, according to this version. What is X?
  • 63.
  • 64.
  • 66.
  • 67.
    X specialized insprints and long jumps was recognized as the greatest and the most famous athlete in the track and field events After all this glory, in his last days he was eventually reduced to working as a gas station attendant after he was prosecuted for tax evasion. He was in the news recently, courtsey of his bio-pic starring Stephen James and Jason Sudeikis. ID X.
  • 69.
  • 70.
  • 72.
    Answer : Olympicsgold postboxes by British govt. back
  • 74.
    X was anAmerican novelist, Dark Romantic, and short story writer. He published several short stories in various periodicals, which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. Much of X's writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism.
  • 75.
    ID the locationin this video.
  • 76.
    X, son ofZebedee was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and traditionally considered the first apostle to be martyred. He was a son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of John the X is described as one of the first disciples to join Jesus. The Synoptic Gospels state that X and John were with father by the seashore when Jesus called them to follow him.
  • 77.
    X is acolossal neoclassical sculpture on New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculptor, was built by Gustave Eiffel and dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France. The statue bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. ID X.
  • 80.
    This airline giantrecently started the longest non- stop flight from Abu Dhabi to Auckland. Which is this Dubai based airline?
  • 82.
    Answer: Home groundsof EPL teams.
  • 83.