1. The document provides details of an upcoming quiz with 15 questions and 6 starred questions. Correct answers receive +1 point and starred questions will be used to break ties. 2. It provides 15 quiz questions on various topics ranging from sports to personalities. The questions include identifying logos, players, records and more. 3. Contact details of the four quizmasters - Rishav Raj Agarwal, Rohit Gupta, Shashank Bhandari and Prakash Vishnoi are given.

1. QUIZMASTERS:
KARANDEEP SHARMA
PRABAL KHARE
AKASHDEEP

2. • Total 15 questions.
• +1 for each correct answer. No negative marking.
• There are 6 starred questions
• In case of a tie , the no of correct starred questions would be counted.

3. 1. X is a sport that was played in the Summer Olympics only once in 1900 and never
again.
Four countries England, France, Belgium and Netherlands were originally scheduled to
participate but only two ended up playing.
Also the sport was played in a stadium named Vélodrome de Vincennes near Paris,
France .Identify X

4. Rules of which sport-
Each team consists of 12 players, but only 9 players take the
field.
A match consists of two innings. An innings consists of chasing
and running turns of 9 minutes each.
The chasers ends in the shortest time possible.
The team that takes the shortest time to tag/tap all the
opponents in the field, wins.
then players can takes off the field.
they must sit in a zig zag manner
2.

5. *3. Identify the logo

6. X’s paternal family originates from Italy.
At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone
deficiency.
The traditional River Plate showed interest in X's progress, but
did not have enough money to pay for treatment for his
condition which cost $900 a month.
Who is X?
4.

7. *5. The initial record was when Japan scored against Cameroon in 2010 FIFA World Cup . It was broken when
Lakers won the 2010 season. The current record is held with 2014 Football World Cup`s Brazil vs Germany
match . What is the record ?

8. 6. What has just happened ?

9. *7. Xavier Doherty said “ Merv Hughes gave me my baggy
green and, although much of what he said was a blur, one thing
stands out. ''There is an emu and kangaroo on the front of your
hat,”. What is the significance of the two animals apart from
being highly prevalent in Australia?

10. He is regarded as history's greatest free kick specialists. He is
often referred as "White Pele".
In 2004 ,he was named one of the 125 greatest living
footballers at a FIFA Award ceremony.
Which player we are talking of?
8.

11. This historic ground also known as the
‘Mecca of Cricket ‘ was also a host for
some other sport in Olympics 2012.
Name the sport .
*9.

12. 10. Identify the structure.

13. Who ? What does this pic
signify
11.

14. What event does this image signify ?12.

15. Who inspired this logo ?13.

16. 14. What was the name given to the third and the most famous match
b/w Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali for the Heavyweight
championship of the World fought at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon
City ,Manila?
*

17. *15. A German driver at the German Grand Prix incurred the wrath of FIFA on Thursday night – for
celebrating Germany’s World Cup triumph with a commemorative helmet.
X, an avid follower of the tournament, was forced to alter a special helmet design to celebrate
his nation’s victory after football’s governing body banned him from using an image of the
famous trophy, claiming it would be in breach of its intellectual property.
Name X.

19. 1. X is a sport that was played in the Summer Olympics only
once in 1900 and never again.
Four countries England, France, Belgium and Netherlands
were originally scheduled to
participate but only two ended up playing.
Also the sport was played in a stadium named Vélodrome
de Vincennes near Paris,
France .Identify X
Ans. Cricket

20. 2. Rules of which sport-
Each team consists of 12 players, but only 9 players take the
field.
A match consists of two innings. An innings consists of
chasing and running turns of 9 minutes each.
The chasers ends in the shortest time possible.
The team that takes the shortest time to tag/tap all the
opponents in the field, wins.
then players can takes off the field.
they must sit in a zig zag manner
Ans. Kho-Kho

21. Ans 3

22. 4. X’s paternal family originates from Italy.
At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone
deficiency.
The traditional River Plate showed interest in X's progress,
but did not have enough money to pay for treatment for his
condition which cost $900 a month.
Who is X?
Ans. Lionel Messi

23. 5. The initial record was when Japan scored against Cameroon in 2010 FIFA World Cup . It was broken when
Lakers won the 2010 season. The current record is held with 2014 Football World Cup`s Brazil vs Germany
match . What is the record ?
Ans. Record for maximum no of tweets.

24. 6. What has just happened ?
Ans. Ball of the century.

25. 7. Xavier Doherty said “ Merv Hughes gave me my baggy green
and, although much of what he said was a blur, one thing
stands out. ''There is an emu and kangaroo on the front of your
hat,”. What is the significance of the two animals apart from
being highly prevalent in Australia?
Ans. They never take a step backward.

26. He is regarded as history's greatest free kick specialists. He is
often referred as "White Pele".
In 2004 ,he was named one of the 125 greatest living
footballers at a FIFA Award ceremony.
Which player we are talking of?
8.
Ans. Zico

27. This historic ground also known as the
‘Mecca of Cricket ‘ was also a host for
some other sport in Olympics 2012.
Name the sport .
9.
Ans. Archery

28. 10. Identify the structure.
Ans. London Aquatics Centre

29. Who ? What does this pic
signify
11.
Ans. Valentino Rossi`s return to
Yamaha

30. What event does this image signify ?12.
Ans. Plane crash of Manchester United.

31. Ans 13
Jerry West

32. 14. ‘The Thrilla in Manilla’

33. 15. A German driver at the German Grand Prix incurred the wrath of FIFA on Thursday night – for
celebrating Germany’s World Cup triumph with a commemorative helmet.
X, an avid follower of the tournament, was forced to alter a special helmet design to celebrate
his nation’s victory after football’s governing body banned him from using an image of the
famous trophy, claiming it would be in breach of its intellectual property.
Name X.
Ans. Nico Rosberg

35. In 1956 when he was ten, Richard Stokes was taken by his
father to the Ashes Test at Old Trafford, and watched X. "I
cannot recall all the dismissals," he said, "but I can tell you the
crowd was really excited and there was a lot of noise." In 1999,
while working in India, businessman Stokes strolled to watch a
Test match between India and Pakistan in Delhi - and endured
an even noisier day as Y.
X and Y are two similar incidents, what are they?

36. A. Jim Laker & Anil Kumble's 10-wicket haul

37. Launched last summer in 15 varieties, mostly in the shape of
mini tennis balls, the candy sells for 5.99$ and was on sale at a
1$ discount during the US Open. X even contemplated briefly
changing her name in order to promote the line, before
deciding otherwise. ID

38. A. Sugarpova

40. A. Under 17 FIFA world cup

42. Ans.

43. This practice is believed to have been started as early as
1931 when France beat England in a match. In modern
times, It was popularized by Pele and Bobby Moore in
1970 in a match where brazil beat England 1-0.
In modern day football, this has become quite common
but still there have been a few controversial incidents. A
recent(last season) controversial incident involved Robin
van Persie and Andre Santos. Another incident involved
Ronald Koeman who after the semi-final victory over
West Germany in the 1988 Euro Cup did something very
controversial

44. Shirt Swaps

46. • +15/-5 for pounce
• No negative marking for direct question.

47. 1.

49. Ans. Ross Norman
X = Jehangir Khan

50. The top 5 of the list consists of:
X(2013-14) - 7
Inter Milan(2006-07)- 5
Manchester United(2000-01)- 5
Olympique Lyon(2005-06)- 5
FC Barcelona(1997-98)- 4
What is this list about and X?
2.

52. X-Bayern Munich
Winning the league with maximum games to spare

53. 3.

55. Ans. Winning the grand slam without dropping a single set.

56. 4.

58. Ans. Mankading .
When a non-striker leaves the crease before a ball is delivered, he can be run out
by the bowler.

59. 5.

61. Ans. Marcelo Rios

62. 6. In ice hockey, a Gordie Howe hat-trick is a variation of the hat-
trick. It is not exactly scoring 3 goals in match. It is not even an
official statistic. The first known Gordie Howe hat-trick was
achieved by Hall of famer Harry Cameron of the Toronto St.
Pats on December 22,1920.The namesake of the achievement
Gordie Howe, achieved it twice in his NHL career. Rick Tocchet
is the Gordie Howe hat-trick leader with 17 recorded efforts.
What does scoring a Gordie Howe hat-trick actually require one
to do?

64. Ans. Score a goal, make an assist and get involved in a fight.

65. 7. Like the Thomas Cup championship which is only for men, there is a badminton championship
trophy that is only for women. Which is it?

67. Ans. Uber Cup

68. 8. Who is the only Indian-born cricketer to have won the
Sitara-e-Imtiaz – Pakistan’s third highest honour and civilian
award.

70. Ans. Bob Woolmer

71. 9. In 2003, X , along with his fellow Australian tennis superstar Y, was honoured with his portrait on
a postage stamp by the "Australia Post Australian Legends Award".
won all 4 grand slams in the calendar year 1969 and Y followed it with same feat in the next year.
X also holds the record for winning the most no of Singles titles in his career Name X and Y.

73. Ans X- Rod Laver , Y – Margaret Court

74. 10. In 2007, he was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan,
making him the first sportsperson to receive the award in Indian history.
He is one of six players in history to break the 2800 mark on the FIDE rating list.
Who?

76. Ans Vishwanathan Anand

77. 11.
The earliest recorded reference to X is found in Somesvara Chalukya's
classic Manasollasa (1135 AD). Originally X was used as a supporting exercise
for Wrestlers.
X is the state sport of Madhya Pradesh.
It has three major variations :
1) Pole or fixed X
2) Hanging x
3) Rope X
ID X.

79. Ans. Mallakhamba

80. 12. X was considered to be very talented sportsperson but had to stop playing when he
was at his peak in 2011 due to the illness caused by mononucleosis. He came to limelight
when he reached back to back finals of French Open each time defeating one of the
greatest players of the era on the way to the final.

82. Ans. Robin Soderling

83. 13. Milkha Singh just recently expressed his delight over a event which brought a moment of pride
and joy for the whole country. True, Milkha Singh had done it in 1958. But the absence of similar
performances by Indian athletes over the decades made Milkha’s achievement look like an anomaly.
X with his unassuming nature, both on and off the field, may just have pushed open a stubborn
door for future Indian athletes. X is just the second Indian men to achieve the feat.
Name X and the feat.

85. Ans. Vikas Gowda . Won a gold medal in Track and Field Event(Discuss throw) in commonwealth games

88. Ans. Peter Roebuck`s last article.

89. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, after a controversial second-round
match between Portugal and the Netherlands, which saw
referee Valentin Ivanov issue a record 16 yellow cards and four
red cards, X was said to have lambasted the officiating referee,
and said that Ivanov should have given himself a yellow card for
his poor performance as a referee. However, he later regretted
his words and promised to officially apologise to Ivanov.This
apology was never given, and the referee was removed from
further officiating.The controversies surrounding X have made
him unpopular among some, and he has been publicly heckled
at the World Cup in Seoul, the Confederations Cup in Frankfurt,
both in 2006,[34] in his home town of Visp in 2011,[35] at the
2012 Women's Olympic Football Final Medal Ceremony,[36] and
at the opening of Confederations Cup match in 2013
Name X.
15.

91. Ans. Sepp Blatter

92. 16. Luiz Suarez was in news recently for biting. A legend X of some
other sport is also famous for the same thing. He is a hall of famer
of that sport. He declared bankruptcy in 2003 despite of earning
millions of dollars.
Identify X.

94. Ans. ‘Mike Tyson”

95. • +5 for each correct response.
• -3 for each wrong response.

96. List the players who have an international century in each format of international cricket.1.

98. • Chris Gayle,
• Tillakaratne Dilshan,
• Martin Guptill,
• Brendon McCullum
• Suresh Raina
• Mahela Jayawardene
• Ahmed Shazad

99. List the host countries that has gone on to win the FIFA World Cup2.

101. Uruguay(1930)
Italy(1934)
England(1966)
West Germany(1974)
Argentina(1978)
France(1998)

102. 3. List the years in which India has won the Hockey Olympics gold medal.

104. Ans.
• 1928
• 1932
• 1936
• 1948
• 1952
• 1956
• 1964
• 1980

105. 4. List the men tennis players which have completed the career grand-slam

107. • Roger Federer
• Rafael Nadal
• Andre Agassi
• Fred Perry
• Don Budge
• Rod Laver
• Roy Emerson

108. +15 for each correct answer. No negative marking.

109. Exhaustive list in some sense
1.

111. Answer
Players to have won two consecutive champions league with two different clubs
Marcel Desailly (Marseille-1993 & Milan-1994)
Paulo Sousa(Juventus-1996 & Borrusia Dortmund-1997)
Gerrard Pique(Manchester United-2008 & Barcelona-2009)
Samuel Eto’o(Barcelona-2009 & Inter Milan-2010)

112. 2.

114. Ans. They all have been given out Obstructing the field.

115. • Scotland in 1974
• Brazil in 1978
• England and Cameroon in 1982
• Belgium in 1998
• New Zealand in 2010
3.

117. Ans. They all were undefeated in the FIFA world cup without winning the tournament.

118. 4. 1972- USSR
1980-YUGOSLAVIA
1988- USSR
2004-Argentina

120. Ans. Only four instances when US has not won Olympics gold medal in Basketball
or
Olympics gold medallists in men`s basketball

121. Jimmy
Connors
Mats
Wilander
Andre
Agassi
Roger
Federer
Rafael
Nadal
5.

123. Ans. Only players to have won grand slams on clay , grass and hard-courts.

125. 1. a)
+60/-30

126. b) +50/-25

127. c) +40/-20

128. d)
+30/-15

129. e) +20/-10

130. f) +15/-10

131. Ans: Hat-trick in ODI world cup

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