The Prelims round for a Quiz on Football was conducted by PCSAGK on 20th November 2022 at Presidency University, Kolkata. QMs- Chitrak Mukherjee and Anamitra Ghosh

3. QMs
Chitrak & Anamitra

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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?

7. 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.

8. 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?

9. 5.
Michael Owen
Bernd Schuster
Sol Campbell
Alvaro Morata
Ronaldo Nazario
Emmanuel Adebayor

10. 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?

11. 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?

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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 ?

16. 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)

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. Submit your sheets!

22. Answers

23. 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.

24. Sunderland, Stadium of Light

25. 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?

26. Pierce
Brosnan

27. 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.

28. Rivaldo

29. 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?

31. 5.
Michael Owen
Bernd Schuster
Sol Campbell
Alvaro Morata
Ronaldo Nazario
Emmanuel Adebayor

32. Players who
have played
for arch-rivals

33. 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?

34. Andrei Arshavin

35. 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?

36. Only player to
score for India
in a Men’s
World cup

37. 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.

38. Elton John
Watford

39. 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.

40. Megan
Rapinoe

41. 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.

42. Michel Platini

43. 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 ?

44. Més que un Club (more than a club)

45. 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)

46. Hansi Flick

47. 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.

48. Ansumana Kromah

49. 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.

50. Jack Warner

51. 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.

52. Neville, Neville
Gary Neville and Phil Neville

53. See you in the Finals!