Con Qurso 2016 - Open Sports Quiz

RULES
• 23 questions in all
• Questions 4, 6, 12, 20, 23 are star-marked.
• Top 8 teams make it to the finals
• Participants caught cheating shall be given a
dose of meldonium and reported to the WADA
• QM’s decisions are final and binding

1.
Born in 1970 in Brig, a Swiss-German speaking
Alpine town close to the border with Italy, he
studied law at Fribourg university, then worked as
the secretary general of the International Centre
for Sports Studies at the University of Neuchâtel.
He is fluent in Italian, French and German and also
knows English, Spanish, and Arabic. He is also a
die-hard fan of Inter Milan and has often been
seen watching them play at the San Siro.
Simply enough, name him.

2.
Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors are
revolutionizing the way basketball is played in a
record-breaking 2015-16 season.
On Feb 28, Curry entered the record books for
breaking the NBA single-season mark for 3-
pointers in a 121-118 overtime victory over the
Oklahoma City Thunder as he crossed the 286
mark.
Whose record did he break?

3.
Iconic picture
from whose
funeral?
(Picture on the
bottom right
corner)

4.
The Durkin Opening is a chess opening beginning
with the move 1. _____. It is named for Robert
James Durkin of New Jersey.
It is rarely played at high levels as it goes against the
basic principles of center control and active
development.
While this opening may not get you much activity on
the board, it is also named after a highly reactive
metal with the atomic number 11.
What is the first move of this opening?

5.
Made from recycled materials and measuring 340mm by
490mm, they bear the images of the club’s heroes and are
made for each home game by a London-based company.
They cost the club £12,000 each time, meaning a total spend
of £228,000 for the league campaign – a snip considering
their apparent impact that has seen the club exceed all
expectations this campaign.
The club’s stadium announcer said, “They were a hit
immediately with the kids and the mums but now even the
dads have joined in.”
What is being talked about?

The clappers at Leicester City’s home
games

6.
X, who hails from the Andaman islands, was nine years old
when the devastating 2004 tsunami hit Port Blair and she
had to spend over a week stuck in a tree until help arrived.
In October, she clinched five medals at the Taiwan Cup Track
International Classic - a record gold in the women's elite
sprint category - including a gold, three silver and a bronze.
Then in December she won three medals at the 2015 Track
Asia Cup held in New Delhi.
In January, she created history again by qualifying for the 2016
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Track Cycling World
Championships for the first time in India's history, ahead of
South Korea and Japan in the main draw.
Name this rising star from the world of cycling.

7.
X is a 6’3” pole-vaulter from South Korea and made
his Olympic debut at Athens 2004 at the age of
22.
He participated in the 2012 Games as well and
became an internet sensation, despite failing to
win a medal.
Buzzfeed wrote about him – “The worst part of
being ________ is when people want to cheer for
you.”
The athlete’s name please.

8.
What are these moves called? Both are named
after animals.

9.
This Brazilian is recognized as the greatest player of his
sport.
He was adjudged the best player in the world in 2004,
2006, 2011 and 2012. In 2008 and 2012, he helped the
Brazilian National Team win their 4th and 5th title in
the World Cup, and was awarded the trophy for the
player of the tournament on both occasions.
He has also scored 339 goals in 201 appearances for the
Brazil national team.
Name this sporting great, who shares his name with the
only player to win consecutive UEFA Europa
League titles with two different teams.

10.
The modern-day ______, was invented by Gallaudet
University quarterback Paul D. Hubbard in 1892.
Gallaudet was among the first schools intended for the
education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and
the first intended for their postsecondary education.
When quarterbacking, Hubbard realized that his hand
signals could be read by opposing players, a particular
concern when Gallaudet played other schools for the
deaf.
To remedy this, he had his players do something. This
practice is now quite prevalent in modern sport all over
the world.
Fill in the blank.

11.
He is one of the few modern English footballers to play for a
foreign club.
He signed for Real Zaragoza and it was felt that he never made
any real effort to learn Spanish and, despite his qualities,
rarely made any significant sort of contribution on the pitch
in his 25 appearances. The club decided to wash their hands
off him and he was sold after just one season.
Months later, in one barely believable final show of arrogance
or, simply, ignorance, he was contacted by Real Zaragoza
regarding a Porsche that had been left outside Zaragoza
train station five months earlier. The footballer allegedly
claimed to have forgotten he even owned it.
Identify the guy.

12.
X, certainly one of India’s sporting greats, had led the Indian
football team on several occasions and won major events.
She retired from international football after the final match
between India and Nepal at the 12th South Asian
Gamesheld in Shillong last month.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma penned his
last letter before his fatal heart attack to Home Minister
Rajnath Singh, recommending an Arjuna award for X.
"He had recommended X’s name for the Arjuna award. I
remember he told me that this Manipuri woman deserved
the Arjuna award as she brought laurels to India on several
occasions," said Sangma's close aide A. Rehman.
Identify X.

13.
He is a former World Champion and his
biography’s subtitle is ‘Hero to Zero’.
Identify him.

14.
On October 20, 1996, he wrote his name in the history
books courtesy his bat (surprisingly), against Zimbabwe
at Sheikhupura.
To this day, it remains the highest score at number eight in
Test cricket.
He broke many records on the way. While he still holds the
record for the highest score at number eight, he also
broke a long-standing record for the most sixes in a Test
innings that was previously held by Wally Hammond
and rather surprisingly, he still holds it to date.
Who?

15.
In the past few years, there have been a growing number
of franchise-based sporting leagues in India, from
cricket to kabaddi.
While they may cover a wide variety of sports, one thing
that has been common is the poor performance of
Delhi-based teams every season in every tournament.
However, there have been two occasions where the Delhi
side have been crowned champions. First was in the
2014 Hockey India League and the second was as
recent as the 2016 Premier Badminton League.
Name the two winning franchises.

16.
He has made 11,196 career baskets. Not surprisingly,
11,195 of which have been 2-pointers.
On Feb. 26, 1996, in a game against Milwaukee Bucks, he
received the ball well beyond the arc and hurled it
towards the hoop. The ball somehow went in off the
glass — not that he called it.
He has taken just 22 3-point attempts over the course of
his career — averaging about one per year. His total 3-
point percentage is .045, which is even less than one
tenth of his .527 career free-throw percentage.
Identify him.

17.
Noted chess and X player Edward Lasker said,
"While the baroque rules of chess could only
have been created by humans, the rules of X
are so elegant, organic, and rigorously logical
that if intelligent life forms exist elsewhere in
the universe, they almost certainly play X.“
Use your deep mind and give me X.

18.
• Mahavir
• Geeta
• Vinesh
• Ritu
• Priyanka
• Babita
One-word connect.

19.
On February 25, 2016, Elena Vesnina and Daria Kasatkina
made it through to the semifinals of the Qatar Open
after a tense 2-6 6-4 10-5 victory.
"That was an amazing match for us," Vesnina said after
the match. "We played against them just a week ago. I
think everything worked today for us to win, and we're
just so excited about it.”
"It's unbelievable for me," Kasatkina added, "something
huge because it's just my third WTA doubles
tournament and we beat X and Y. For me, it's something
unbelievable.“
Identify X and Y, who were consequently stopped from
making it 10 in a row.

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis

20.
The flag was first used in 1991 when the two countries
competed as a single team in the 41st World Table Tennis
Championships in Chiba, Japan and the 8th World Youth
Football Championship in Lisbon, Portugal.
It featured in the opening ceremonies of the 2000 and 2004
Summer Olympic Games and the 2006 Winter
Olympics in Turin along with the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.
However, it was not used in the 2008 and 2012 Games due to a
decision taken by the IOC and the organizing committees in
Beijing and London respectively.
Which flag?

21.
X is a city in Florida lying about 80 kms northeast of Orlando.
It is historically known for its beach where the hard-packed
sand allows motorized vehicles to drive on the beach in
restricted areas.This hard-packed sand made it a mecca
for motorsports and in 1959, it saw the X International
Speedway built.
It hosts large groups of out-of-towners that descend upon the
city for various events, notably Speedweeks in early
February when over 200,000 NASCAR fans come to attend
the season opener. Other events include the NASCAR Coke
Zero 400 race in July, Bike Week in early March and the
Biketoberfest in late October.
What is X?

22.
“Mashrafe bhai predicted that I would score 10,000 runs before ending
my career. While I believe that is possible if I play consistently for 10-
12 years in the national side, there is another dream which I have.
Like Mashrafe bhai, I also believe that besides being a good cricketer,
you have to be a good soul. I really admire the fighting spirit. That's
why my favourite players are Shakib bhai and Yuvraj Singh.
The other people who I have followed are Sourav Ganguly and Brian
Lara. When I started playing cricket I used to be a right-handed
batsman. It was only after watching them play those drives that I
decided to become a left-hander. If you notice, I still prefer throwing
the ball with my right hand. I even bowl with my right hand.”
Whose words are these?

Vijender Singh’s opponents/victims at
pro level

ROUNDS
• List it
• Dry clockwise (17 questions)
• Written
• Dry anticlockwise (17 questions)

List it
• There have been a combined total of 17
players (7 male and 10 female) who have
achieved a career grand slam in the singles
category.
• List all 17 players
• +4 points for each correct name
• +10 bonus if 13-16 answers correct
• +20 bonus if all 17 answers correct

ANSWER
1. Fred Perry
2. Don Budge
3. Rod Laver
4. Roy Emerson
5. Andre Agassi
6. Roger Federer
7. Rafael Nadal
8. Maureen Connolly
Brinker
9. Doris Hart
10. Shirley Fry Irvin
11. Margaret Court
12. Billie Jean King
13. Chris Evert
14. Martina Navratilova
15. Steffi Graf
16. Serena Williams
17. Maria Sharapova

ROUND 2
Dry Clockwise (17 Qs)
+10 on direct, +10/-10 on pounce

1.
The Pietermaritzburg cricket ground in South Africa
honours international batsmen who score centuries
there or bowlers who take a five-wicket haul in a special
way, quite different to the Lord's and the MCG honours
boards.
Playing South Africa A in a warmup game, Alistair Cook
scored a typically steady 126 off 194 balls with Joe Root
scoring 117 at a touch over a run a ball.
The centurions were soon handed _______, after
groundsmen had done most of the hard work so that
they could immortalize their innings at the City Oval
and became the latest batsmen to have left their mark
in the stadium.
What did they do after the game?

2.
Born in 1905 in Punjab, he worked as domestic help in the house of Sir
Umar Hayat Khan, where he ran daily errands for his royal master.
His first breakthrough came when he was 21 years of age as he was
adjudged the strongest player in the state, and just two years later,
he won the All-India Championships with a remarkable score of 8.5
points of a possible nine.
Sir Umar then decided to take him to London, where he trained with
some British masters and subsequently entered the British Chess
Championship. He would go on to win the tournament three times
in 1929,1932 and 1933 in a total of four attempts.
He had no theoretical knowledge of the game, did not understand
English and was often sick during his time in England. In spite of all
these drawbacks, he managed to play some of the greatest chess
the world has ever seen and is often referred to as ‘the greatest
natural player of modern times’.
Identify this chess great from India, who shocked players all over the
world much before Vishy was even born.

3.
“The hat-trick wizard T.K.S. Mani, who won the Santosh trophy for
Kerala for the first time, was simply Captain Mani to us -- not Ettan
(elder brother). Neither I.M. Vijayan nor C.V. Pappachan, who made
Kerala kiss the trophy again, was Ettan on our lips.
Only you, X, became our Ettan -- X Ettan. But now, like the referee's
cruel last whistle, comes the shattering news: “X leaving for Kolkata.“
Can you, X, forget the waves of ovation rising steam-like from that
concrete copa called Kaloor stadium? That booming hum from the
throats of thousands who thronged Kochi from all over Kerala in the
November-December evenings last year? You said these heartily
rooting crowds were bewildering.”
An excerpt from an open letter to X that was published in local
newspaper Malayala Manorama in May 2015. Who is X?

4.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman is an award constituted by
the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of
India in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to
honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their
chosen field/profession.
The award was instituted in 2003 and out of the 136 awardees
so far, only one is a sportsperson.
A Hindu by religion, he played snooker, cricket, football and his
nation’s favourite sport rugby as a child.
However, his true calling was another sport, where was
world number 1 in the world rankings for 32 weeks in 2004
and 2005.
He has won three major championships and was inducted in
his sport’s Hall of Fame in 2005.
Identify him.

5.
Popular singer and songwriter Robin Thicke has a hugely
significant sports connect from his childhood days.
When Thicke was 11, X had been babysitting him while his
father was on vacation when X learned he had officially
been traded in an iconic deal and had to suddenly leave.
Alan Thicke reportedly didn't find out that his son was home
alone until he called home the next morning and found out
that X had to leave because he was traded.
In 2013, on the 25th anniversary of X's historic
trade, announcer Gord Miller tweeted that it was Robin who
answered the telephone call from _______ owner Bruce
McNall confirming the trade: "(He) wasn't sure he should
admit that X was there, but McNall insisted that he bring
him to the phone.“
Identify X and FITB.

6.
It was at the Millennium Stadium in 2002 and the world of
cricket was about to change. The Brits took on the Rest
of the World side in a game of Power Cricket, a format
played indoors that allowed a batsman to score more
than six runs off a single ball.
After a massive hit by a certain Boom Boom Afridi, umpire
Vanburn Holder did a weird new signal that hasn’t been
done since - he raised his wrists and crossed them like
he's demanding justice for a jailed comrade - and the
world smiled.
What exactly had Lala done?

7.
The date was December 8, 1980 and the New England
Patriots and Miami Dolphins were battling it out at the
Orange Bowl as the game was winding down, a tied
game with a few seconds left.
Howard Cosell, the presenter at Monday Night Football
then received a certain piece of information that was so
dramatic and shocking, that he had to interrupt his
football commentary and deliver the news to the
watching audience in an extraordinary first.
“Remember, this is just a football game, no matter who
wins or loses," Cosell told TV viewers. "An unspeakable
tragedy, confirmed to us by ABC News in New York City.”
What tragedy had taken place?

8.
While working as a pundit for Norwegian TV, he had made a
withering assessment of Blackburn Rovers' owners. He said,
“There are no real managers with credibility who would accept
a job like that.”
On 31 October 2012, Blackburn Rovers announced that he had
accepted an offer for a three-year contract to manage the club
and became Blackburn's first foreign manager. He then
justified his previous comments by saying, “That was me
looking at it from the outside without knowing really what was
going on in the inside. I think this club at the moment is going
in the right direction.”
He was a part of the Blackburn side that won the Premier League
title and made nearly 300 appearances for them. He also won
the PL with another side, making him the first player to win
the title with two different clubs. He also has a total of 100
caps for the Norwegian national team.
Identify him.

9. Two-word connect.
• 2003 Wimbledon: 4R Srichapan loses to Roddick (4-6,6-3,3-6,2-6)
• 2004 Aus Open: 4R Hewitt loses to Federer (6-4,3-6,0-6,4-6)
• 2005 Wimbledon: 3R Muller loses to Gasquet (6-7,3-6,3-6)
• 2006 US Open: SF Youzhny loses to Roddick (7-6,0-6,6-7,3-6)
• 2008 Aus Open: F Tsonga loses to Djokovic (6-4,4-6,3-6,6-7)
• 2008 US Open: F Murray loses to Federer (2-6,5-7,2-6)
• 2011 Aus Open: SF Ferrer loses to Murray (6-4,6-7,1-6,6-7)
• 2012 Wimbledon: 3R Rosol loses to Kohlschreiber (2-6,3-6,6-7)
• 2013 Wimbledon: 2R Darcis loses to Kubot (w/o)
• 2014 Wimbledon: QF Kyrgios loses to Raonic (7-6,2-6,4-6,6-7)
• 2015 Aus Open: SF Berdych loses to Murray (7-6,0-6,3-6,5-7)
• 2015 Wimbledon: 3R Brown loses to Troicki (4-6,6-7,6-4,3-6)
• 2015 US Open: 4R Fognini loses to Lopez (3-6,6-7,1-6)
• 2016 Aus Open: 2R Verdasco loses to Sela (6-4,3-6,3-6,6-7)

10.
Although it did not receive its current name until 1985, the
trophy was first awarded in 1967. Before that year, the
champion did not receive an official trophy.Since its
inception, the only year that it has not been awarded was
1994, due to a players' strike.
The current trophy was redesigned in 1999 and is 24 inches
(61 cm) tall, excluding the base, and has a diameter of 11
inches (28 cm) and is made of sterling silver. The trophy
features 30 gold-plated flags, which rise above a silver
________ covered with latitude and longitude lines that
symbolize the world.
What is the name of this trophy?

11.
• 1961 Dutch Grand Prix
• 2005 United States Grand Prix
• 2005 Italian Grand Prix
• 2011 European Grand Prix
Narain Karthikeyan garnered a dubious distinction
after the end of the 2011 European GP, and it has
not been surpassed to date.
Connect the 4 GPs. (Exhaustive list)

Only races where all the racers who
started finished the race

12.
This tiny nation has made a remarkable rise to the top of
African football. According to the latest FIFA rankings, the
Blue Sharks are now 31st in the world, which is the highest
of any African team. It's an impressive achievement for a
country with a population of just over 500,000.
They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup but have
qualified for the 2013 African Cup of Nations. Their first
World Cup qualifying campaign was the 2002 World Cup
qualifiers, in which they were eliminated in the first round
after one draw and one defeat against Algeria.
They has won just two titles - The Amílcar Cabral Cup in 2000,
and won the gold medal in the football tournament at
the 2009 Lusophony Games. Their highest capped player is
Babanco, a midfielder who plays for Estoril in the
Portuguese first division.
Which country am I talking about?

13.
It is a Japanese traditional game, similar to badminton without a net, played
with a rectangular wooden paddle called a hagoita and a brightly
coloured shuttlecock.
Often played by girls at the New Year, the game can be played in two fashions:
by one person attempting to keep the shuttlecock aloft as long as possible,
or by two people batting it back and forth. Girls who fail to hit the
shuttlecock get marked on the face with India Ink.
Traditionally, the longer the shuttlecock remains in the air, the greater
protection from mosquitoes the players will receive during the coming year.
Although it is not as popular as it used to be, decorative hagoita are
commonly sold throughout Japan.
At the beginning of the game development, cherries (fruit) were used as the
ball by kids often.
What is the name of this racquet(?) sport?

14.
X is a well-known Indian singer of Hindustani classical music and
popular Indian Pop music.
She has been awarded the 1996 National Film Award for Best Non-
Feature Film Music Direction for 'Amrit Beej‘, the 1998 Gold Plaque
Award for Special Achievement in Music, at the 34th Chicago
International Film Festival, for her music in the film Dance of the
Wind (1997), and the Padma Shri in 2000.
In addition to her recordings and concerts, she briefly ran a website
called raagsangeet.com aimed at lovers of Classical Indian Music.
When she was 20, she fell in love and married Y in 1982. The marriage,
however, didn't last for long and a divorce ended the relationship.
Who is Y, someone who has been an important figure in Indian cricket
in recent times?

Shubha Mudgal, Justice Mukul Mudgal

15.
During the Olympic weightlifting competition, X failed in his
third snatch attempt, and with 203 kg, he was ranked fourth
after the snatch.
Latvian Viktors Ščerbatihs was in position to take the lead in
the clean and jerk, but failed in his second attempt. X also
failed in his first clean and jerk attempt, and Evgeny Chigishev
took the lead with 250 kg in the clean and jerk.
Ščerbatihs failed in his third attempt, which forced X to increase
his last attempt by 10 kg in order to win gold. With a successful
clean and jerk of 258 kg, and a total of 461 kg, X won the gold
medal.
X stood on the medalists' podium with a photo of his late wife,
who had died in a car accident an year back, and would
otherwise have accompanied him to the Games.
X was also named the German Sports Personality of the year in
2008.
Identify X.

Con Qurso 2016 - Open Sports Quiz