BROCA CNMC Intercollege Sports Quiz Quizathlon Prelims: A Comprehensive Sports Quiz Covering History, Records, and Iconic Moments

Sports Quiz
PR E SE NT ED B Y B R OC A Qu izzin g a n d D eb a ti ng Soci ety of C N MC
QUIZMASTER: SAYAK BANIK
QUIZMASTER: SAYAN MITRA ROY
QUIZMASTER: RITANKAR DAS

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RULES 1.There will be 24 questions in the PRELIMS round.
2. All questions are of 2 marks except question no. 3 and 19 carrying 3
marks.
3. Question 1, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 and 24 are STAR marked questions.
4. In case of a TIE, the team with the most correct star marked
questions will be selected.
5. Top 6 teams will qualify for the FINAL round.
6. Decision of the Quizmaster is FINAL, as always!

*1.
In the 1850s, British military officers stationed in the garrison town of
Poona became fascinated by a local game. They called it "The Poona
game". Then the officials took the game to England. In 1873, the Duke
of Beaufort hosted a lawn party at his country estate, X House. After
that the game gained massive popularity and was renamed as X.
Identify the game.

2.
After sustaining a spinal cord injury in
2012, she has gone on to become one of
the most prolific Paralympic rifle shooter
in history. She is the first Indian woman to
win a gold medal at the Paralympic
Games and win multiple medals in a
single edition of the Paralympics,
achieving the feat in Tokyo 2020.
Identify this athlete.

*3.
The first ever T20I match was played in 2005 between Australia and New
Zealand. Although the game was a competitive one, it was played almost
akin to an exhibition match filled with lighthearted moments, drama and
entertainment.
In the game, X tried to recreate an infamous incident from 24 years ago,
prompting umpire Billy Bowden making a gesture towards him, something
reminiscent of a different sport.
Identify X, the incident and the gesture made by Billy Bowden.

1. Glenn McGrath
2. In the 2005 T20I, with New Zealand requiring 45
runs off the final ball, McGrath pretended to roll
the ball underarm to Kiwi batsman Kyle Mills.
McGrath was mimicking one of the most
controversial moments in cricket history. On
February 1, 1981, in an ODI match between
Australia and New Zealand, the Kiwis needed 6
runs off the final ball to tie the game. To secure
victory, captain Greg Chappell instructed his
brother, Trevor Chappell, to bowl the final delivery
underarm.
3. Billy Bowden jokingly showed a Red card to
Glenn McGrath.(Not Official though:-)
ANSWER: 3.

4.
In aid of the 1889 Hyde Coal Mine disaster, a charity game was played
on 26th February at the Belle Vue Athletic Ground. A crowd of 10,000
watched Newton Heath defeat Ardwick AFC 3-2.
This aforementioned fixture is currently known as a very famous rivalry.
What is this rivalry known as?

ANSWER: 4.
• Manchester Derby
• Manchester United was originally founded as
Newton Heath and Manchester City was
formerly known as Ardwick AFC.

*5.
In the mid-19th century, British officers stationed in an Indian state were
captivated by their fast-paced, traditional equestrian sport. Recognizing its
incredible potential, the British began adapting it for a global audience.
This state is now globally recognized as the true birthplace of modern polo.
This region also has the oldest continuously functional polo ground in the
world. Which state is being mentioned here?

6.
On 11th
June,2026 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the NY Knicks completed
the largest comeback in Finals history after trailing by 29 points (81-52) in
the third quarter to the SA Spurs. With the Knicks trailing 106-105 in the
final seconds, Jalen Brunson launched a three-pointer that missed. Which
player crashed the glass for an over-the-rim putback tip-in with 1.2
seconds remaining on the clock to seal the 107-106 victory and eventually
paving the way for the Knicks' first championship in 53 years?

7.
There have been only three instances in IPL history, where the Purple Cap
has had been won by a player belonging to the title winning team of the
same season. One of them was Bhuvaneswar Kumar, who won it in 2016
when SRH won the IPL.
Name the other two players.

ANSWER: 7.
• Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals, 2008)
• RP Singh (Deccan Chargers, 2009)

*8.
This image shows the crash
that would claim the life of a
F1 driver. This horrible
accident occurred when the
driver's car aquaplaned off
the wet track and struck a
recovery vehicle attending to
another incident.
Name the driver and the
grand prix at which this
incident occurred.

ANSWER: 8.
• Jules Bianchi
• 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka

9.
Pakistan is the most successful team in this World Cup, having won the
title 4 times. India, however, have won it only once.
Which sport is being talked about?

10.
We all know that the Olympic scoreboard
flashed “1.00” when Nadia Comăneci made
history by earning the first-ever perfect 10 in
Olympic gymnastics because its designers
never imagined a gymnast could achieve
perfect 10. At which edition of the Olympic
Games did this happen?

ANSWER: 10.
• 1976 Summer Olympics (Montreal, Canada).

ANSWER: 11.
Banned for
celebrations

12.
The trophy awarded to the winner of the tournament X is named Y,
which commemorates a legendary group of players, who during the
late 1920s and early 1930s, won a combined 18 Grand Slam singles
titles and 13 Grand Slam doubles titles. They also led their nation to 6
straight Davis Cup wins from 1927 to 1932.
The origins of the name Y lies in another term which is said to have
been inspired from a 1921 film adaptation of an Alexandre Dumas'
novel.
ID X and Y.

ANSWER: 12.
• X: French Open men's singles
• Y: Coupe des Mousquetaires /
The Musketeers’ Trophy

*13.
This is a very popular meme
which has been reproduced
in innumerable ways over
the years.
The original footage,
however, came from a
sports bar in England. The
crowd’s wild reaction was
triggered by a dramatic
stoppage time winner.
Name the match and the
player who scored the goal.

ANSWER: 13.
• England vs Wales 2-
1
• Daniel Sturridge 92´
minute winner

14.
We all know Armand Duplantis sits atop the men's pole vault all-time
list. But can you name the athlete who recently climbed to second
place, overtaking former world record holders and becoming the only
man besides Duplantis to clear 6.17 m?

15.
Throughout all of his managerial spells at Barcelona, Bayern Munich
and Manchester City, Pep Guardiola has only failed to beat one team
when playing them in the respective domestic league. Which team?

ANSWER: 15.
• Middlesbrough FC

16.
While brothers Tom and Sam Curran both earned international caps for
England, their third sibling made headlines by making his Test debut for a
completely different country following his late father Kevin Curran’s
footsteps in late 2024.
Who is this third brother, and which international team does he
represent?

ANSWER: 16.
• Ben Curran
• Zimbabwe

17.
In 2021, an esports tournament's prize pool of $40M was more than seven
times the total prize money on offer at the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup that
same year. This is till date the largest single-game tournament prize pool.
The prize pool was entirely crowd-funded by the game's own players
through in-game purchases.
Name the game and the tournament.

ANSWER: 17.
• Dota 2
• The International 2021 (TI10)

18.
X won the 2026 FIDE Candidates Open Tournament in Cyprus, while Y won
the 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates.
This now means that there is a possibility where following the conclusion
of the upcoming World Chess Championship of both categories, India can
hold a rare distinction of having both titles simultaneously.
ID X and Y.

ANSWER: 18.
• X: Javokhir Sindarov
• Y: Vaishali Rameshbabu

19.
On June 14, 2026, X, a former Glory Kickboxing champion on his quest to
achieve an unprecedented record at UFC Freedom 250 on the White
House South Lawn, was defeated via second-round TKO by Y, a decorated
Muay Thai striker.
The victory earned Y the interim title and cemented a massive future
showdown against the division's reigning undisputed champion Z.
Identify X,Y and Z.

ANSWER: 19.
• X: Alex Pereira
• Y: Ciryl Gane
• Z: Tom Aspinall

20.
In a spectacular display of batting dominance, a historic one-off Test match
shattered multiple world records, including the highest team total in
women's Test history and the highest single-day score by a team across all
of Test cricket (525 runs on Day 1).
Which international women's cricket fixture produced these monumental
records?

ANSWER: 20.
• India vs South Africa at
Chepauk on June 28,
2024.

*21. CONNECT
Shahuraj Birajdar : Boxing
Ashok Diwan : Hockey
Aparna Ghosh : Basketball.

ANSWER: 21.
• The inaugural recipient of the Major Dhyan Chand
Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports, which was
instituted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in
2002.

22.
X is a retired German track and field athlete. He is the only athlete to cross
the Centenary mark in his respective sport, a feat which stood as the world
record at the time.
In 1986, new implementations to the sport meant that the records had to
be restarted, with X's feat being classified as an "eternal world record".
In 2017, X was hired to train Y but was sacked in 2021 reportedly due to
dissent remarks made against his employers, despite Y's outstanding
performances at the Commonwealth & Asian Games, as well as the
Olympics.
ID X and Y.

ANSWER: 22.
• X=Uwe Hohn
• Y=Neeraj Chopra

23.
X and Y were separate sovereign nations by the time the 2006 FIFA World
Cup kicked off. However, they had earned qualification while still a unified
state, and FIFA, due to time constraints, ruled that they would participate
as a single team despite their political separation.
Identify X and Y.

ANSWER: 23.
• Serbia and Montenegro

*24.
We all know that Mumbai is the most successful team in the history of
Ranji Trophy, having won it 42 times. Similarly, X is the most successful
team of the tournament Y, with 30 titles to their name. Vidarbha are the
current champions of this tournament, having won it in 2025.
ID X and Y.

ANSWER: 24.
• X: Rest of India
• Y: Irani Cup

BROCA CNMC Intercollege Sports Quiz Quizathlon Prelims: A Comprehensive Sports Quiz Covering History, Records, and Iconic Moments