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The document outlines the prelims for a quiz related to football, including 15 questions with a scoring system and tie-breaking rules. Each question is structured to test knowledge on football history, notable players, and cultural references, with specific focus on unique trivia. Answers provided include references to football clubs, player achievements, and iconic moments in the sport.

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QMs Chitrak & Anamitra
PRELIMS Rules: 1. 15 questions. Each carries 1 point. 2. Questions 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 are star marked (*), and will be checked in case of a tie. 3. If a tie persists, the countback method shall be used. 4. QM’s decision is final.
1. According to Sir Bob Murray, then chairman of __________ Football Club, the name X “was chosen for two main reasons; namely as an ever-lasting tribute to the region’s mine-workers and proud industrial heritage and in the expectation that it would be a guiding light in the future. The name is very much a symbolic link to the thousands of miners and ________ supporters that emerged from the darkness and into the light every day when they returned to the surface after working in the mine.” Give me X or the name of the football club, which Sir Bob is talking about.
2. This pop culture icon played as a youngster for Bonnyrigg Rose, choosing something else over a career in football. At age 23, this smart and suave person was offered a contract by the legendary Matt Busby, which he rejected in favour of his profession, for which he was known for. Who is the person in question?
3. * Bidone D’Oro is an award given out in the Serie A for the worst player of the season. In 2004, It was awarded to a player who had an amazing season and won the Ballon D’Or and the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year four years back. Identify the footballer in question.
4. Of the innumerable derby matches in England, this half of one of the most famous derbies achieved an unimaginable feat sometime near the beginning of the 21st century. To commemorate the event, in May 2020, the club’s twitter handle did something hilarious. Identify the club. What did the twitter handle do to commemorate the feat achieved by the club?
5. Michael Owen Bernd Schuster Sol Campbell Alvaro Morata Ronaldo Nazario Emmanuel Adebayor
6. * This retired footballer is a qualified fashion designer and is also a published author with one book entitled “555 Questions and Answers on Women, Money, Politics and Football.” In 2009, when he was signed by the British giants, his transfer was a bizarre one, as it was announced almost a day after the transfer window closed. Who is being talked about?
7. Jeakson Singh Thounaojam is a 21 y/o Indian National who plays for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League. His sister, Kritina Devi is also an Indian National who has represented India in the youth teams. Why has Jeakson’s name been etched in the history of Indian football forever for something he did in his teens?
8. Lestat: The Musical opened on Broadway in 2006 and closed two months later after only 39 performances. One of the co-writers of the play once owned a club that has scored one of the most memorable dramatic late game goals. The goal started from a saved penalty, that was sent to the other half of the pitch in the blink of an eye, and beautifully converted. Identify the celebrity and the club.
9. * _____ _______ was the first white athlete to take a knee after Colin Kaepernick’s initial protest in 2016. This athlete sent a cross to a team-mate in a World Cup quarterfinals, which forced penalty kicks against Brazil and earned an eventual victory. This resulted in this athlete winning an ESPY award for Play of the Year. Identify the athlete.
10. ● “I have not received any invitation, except from many media outlets, and I have no intention of going to Qatar,” X, one of the greatest football players in history, told French newspaper L’Équipe. ● X has acknowledged publicly he had lunch with then-French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the current Emir of Qatar and then an International Olympic Committee member, in November 2010, less than a fortnight before the FIFA vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts. ● At the time, France was seeking strong economic links with mega-wealthy Qatar, and Paris Saint- Germain (PSG), the club Sarkozy supports, were in decline and financial difficulties. ● After Qatar's shock victory in the FIFA vote, QSI bought PSG in 2011, and the Qatar sovereign fund has since funded the Ligue 1 club to a massive degree, turning them into one of Europe’s leading teams. ID X.
11. ● Narcís de Carreras, a Catalan nationalist on being elected Barça president in 1968, gave his acceptance speech in Spanish, as mandated by law. To ensure the law was obeyed and nothing subversive said, a government official sat by his side. ● However, Carreras very skilfully included a phrase that would in time symbolise the Club. What iconic phrase am I talking about ?
12. * Identify this rather unimpressive midfielder, who played 104 matches for Bayern Munich and scored five goals between 1985 and 1990, where he won four Bundesliga titles as well as one DFB-Pokal title, and played in the 1987 European Cup Final. He later played 44 matches for Köln before retiring from professional football in 1993 due to injuries. He achieved sporting greatness much later in his life. (Image in the next slide)
13. ● X is a well-known football player in the Maidan circuit. He hails from Liberia, and debuted playing for Peerless SC in Calcutta Football League. He then made his top-tier league appearance for Churchill Brothers in the I-League against Minerva Punjab. ● X has since then played for Mohun Bagan & East Bengal. He has referred to himself as “ময়দানের মমসি.” ● X’s wife is a Bengali girl named Puja Dutta. He considers her as his lucky charm as he got an offer to play for Mohun Bagan ten days after meeting her. ID this talented player, who currently plays for Tollygunge Agragami.
14. ● X is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, businessman, and former football executive. ● On 29th May 2011, X and Mohammed bin Hammam were provisionally suspended by the FIFA Ethics Committee pending the outcome of the investigation of corruption allegations against them. ● A Bleacher Report article from 2012, referred to X as “the Worst Person in the Entire World.” ● X has been implicated in numerous corruption scandals and was banned for life from football related activities by FIFA in 2015. ● X shares his surname with a well known Hollywood studio. ID X.
15. * One of the most comical chants in English football: ____ ____, they’re in defence, ____ ____, their future’s immense, ____ ____, they ain’t half bad, ____ ____, the name of their dad. FITB.
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Answers
1. According to Sir Bob Murray, then chairman of __________ Football Club, the name X “was chosen for two main reasons; namely as an ever-lasting tribute to the region’s mine-workers and proud industrial heritage and in the expectation that it would be a guiding light in the future. The name is very much a symbolic link to the thousands of miners and ________ supporters that emerged from the darkness and into the light every day when they returned to the surface after working in the mine.” Give me X or the name of the football club, which Sir Bob is talking about.
Sunderland, Stadium of Light
2. This pop culture icon played as a youngster for Bonnyrigg Rose, choosing something else over a career in football. At age 23, this smart and suave person was offered a contract by the legendary Matt Busby, which he rejected in favour of his profession, for which he was known for. Who is the person in question?
Pierce Brosnan
3. * Bidone D’Oro is an award given out in the Serie A for the worst player of the season. In 2004, It was awarded to a player who had an amazing season and won the Ballon D’Or and the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year four years back. Identify the footballer in question.
Rivaldo
4. Of the innumerable derby matches in England, this half of one of the most famous derbies achieved an unimaginable feat sometime near the beginning of the 21st century. To commemorate the event, in May 2020, the club’s twitter handle did something hilarious. Identify the club. What did the twitter handle do to commemorate the feat achieved by the club?
5. Michael Owen Bernd Schuster Sol Campbell Alvaro Morata Ronaldo Nazario Emmanuel Adebayor
Players who have played for arch-rivals
6. * This retired footballer is a qualified fashion designer and is also a published author with one book entitled “555 Questions and Answers on Women, Money, Politics and Football.” In 2009, when he was signed by the British giants, his transfer was a bizarre one, as it was announced almost a day after the transfer window closed. Who is being talked about?
Andrei Arshavin
7. Jeakson Singh Thounaojam is a 21 y/o Indian National who plays for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League. His sister, Kritina Devi is also an Indian National who has represented India in the youth teams. Why has Jeakson’s name been etched in the history of Indian football forever for something he did in his teens?
Only player to score for India in a Men’s World cup
8. Lestat: The Musical opened on Broadway in 2006 and closed two months later after only 39 performances. One of the co-writers of the play once owned a club that has scored one of the most memorable dramatic late game goals. The goal started from a saved penalty, that was sent to the other half of the pitch in the blink of an eye, and beautifully converted. Identify the celebrity and the club.
Elton John Watford
9. * _____ _______ was the first white athlete to take a knee after Colin Kaepernick’s initial protest in 2016. This athlete sent a cross to a team-mate in a World Cup quarterfinals, which forced penalty kicks against Brazil and earned an eventual victory. This resulted in this athlete winning an ESPY award for Play of the Year. Identify the athlete.
Megan Rapinoe
10. ● “I have not received any invitation, except from many media outlets, and I have no intention of going to Qatar,” X, one of the greatest football players in history, told French newspaper L’Équipe. ● X has acknowledged publicly he had lunch with then-French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the current Emir of Qatar and then an International Olympic Committee member, in November 2010, less than a fortnight before the FIFA vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts. ● At the time, France was seeking strong economic links with mega-wealthy Qatar, and Paris Saint- Germain (PSG), the club Sarkozy supports, were in decline and financial difficulties. ● After Qatar's shock victory in the FIFA vote, QSI bought PSG in 2011, and the Qatar sovereign fund has since funded the Ligue 1 club to a massive degree, turning them into one of Europe’s leading teams. ID X.
Michel Platini
11. ● Narcís de Carreras, a Catalan nationalist on being elected Barça president in 1968, gave his acceptance speech in Spanish, as mandated by law. To ensure the law was obeyed and nothing subversive said, a government official sat by his side. ● However, Carreras very skilfully included a phrase that would in time symbolise the Club. What iconic phrase am I talking about ?
Més que un Club (more than a club)
12. * Identify this rather unimpressive midfielder, who played 104 matches for Bayern Munich and scored five goals between 1985 and 1990, where he won four Bundesliga titles as well as one DFB-Pokal title, and played in the 1987 European Cup Final. He later played 44 matches for Köln before retiring from professional football in 1993 due to injuries. He achieved sporting greatness much later in his life. (Image in the next slide)
Hansi Flick
13. ● X is a well-known football player in the Maidan circuit. He hails from Liberia, and debuted playing for Peerless SC in Calcutta Football League. He then made his top-tier league appearance for Churchill Brothers in the I-League against Minerva Punjab. ● X has since then played for Mohun Bagan & East Bengal. He has referred to himself as “ময়দানের মমসি.” ● X’s wife is a Bengali girl named Puja Dutta. He considers her as his lucky charm as he got an offer to play for Mohun Bagan ten days after meeting her. ID this talented player, who currently plays for Tollygunge Agragami.
Ansumana Kromah
14. ● X is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, businessman, and former football executive. ● On 29th May 2011, X and Mohammed bin Hammam were provisionally suspended by the FIFA Ethics Committee pending the outcome of the investigation of corruption allegations against them. ● A Bleacher Report article from 2012, referred to X as “the Worst Person in the Entire World.” ● X has been implicated in numerous corruption scandals and was banned for life from football related activities by FIFA in 2015. ● X shares his surname with a well known Hollywood studio. ID X.
Jack Warner
15. * One of the most comical chants in English football: ____ ____, they’re in defence, ____ ____, their future’s immense, ____ ____, they ain’t half bad, ____ ____, the name of their dad. FITB.
Neville, Neville Gary Neville and Phil Neville
See you in the Finals!