1. THE ULTIMATE CRICKET QUIZ - ANSWERS
CUltural & SPorts club and Quizzing Club, IIM Raipur
21-11-2012

2. RULES
 Teams of two, and google mustn‟t be one of them.
 Quizmaster‟s discretion regarding clues and part-
points is final.

3. WHO AM I?
ROUND – 1

4. 1
 X was a Nobel Prize-winning (2005) English
playwright, screenwriter, director and actor.
 X was chairman of the Gaieties Cricket Club, a
supporter of Yorkshire Cricket Club, and devoted
a section of his official website to the sport.
 A very famous quote of X – 'I tend to think that
cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created
on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex
isn't too bad either„

5. Harold Pinter
 Winner of Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005.

6. 2
 X, in his autobiography, Out of My Comfort
Zone, states that his teammate Y had noticed
that Z had developed a habit of celebrating a
wicket by throwing the ball in the air prematurely
after taking catches, and instructed his
colleagues not to leave the crease too quickly if
they happened to be caught by Z.
 Id X, Y, Z.

8. 3
 X was was an Australian cricketer who played in
5 Tests from 1950 to 1951.
 He was Nicknamed "Big Jake" and "Wrong-Grip
Jake“.
 He is credited for inventing his unique "bent
finger" grip, which we currently call the „carrom
ball‟.

9. Jack Iverson

10. 4
 While living in Southsea, X played football as a
goalkeeper for Portsmouth Association Football
Club
 X was also a keen cricketer, and between 1899
and 1907 he played 10 first-class matches for
the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
 He was an occasional bowler who took just one
first-class wicket (that of W. G. Grace).

11. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

12. 5
 X was a former Indian Test cricketer. He was the
only Goan-born cricketer to play for India.
 X was known as the "renaissance man of Indian
cricket“ after playing a pivotal role in India‟s first
series victory in the Caribbean.
 During that tour, he was asked at the airport
whether he had anything to declare. 'I have come
here with runs', he replied, 'and I'll go back with
more'.

13. Dilip Sardesai

14. Quote Unquote
ROUND - 2

15. 6
 ‘I hit more sixes than Bradman.’

16. Geoffrey Boycott

17. 7
 "If Tendulkar had found an honest mirror three
years ago and asked the question; 'Mirror, mirror
on the wall who is the best batsman of all?' It
would've answered; 'Brian Charles Lara.' If he
asked that same mirror right now; 'Mirror, mirror
on the wall should I retire?' The answer would be;
'Yes.'

18. Ian Chappell
 About Sachin Tendulkar in 2007, after the latter
was struggling with Tennis Elbow.

19. 8
 X: So what does Brian Lara ‟s dick taste like?”
Y: I don‟t know. Ask your wife.
X (losing it): If you ever f**king mention my wife
again, I‟ll f**king rip your f**king throat out.

20. X – Glen McGrath
Y – Ramnaresh Sarwan

21. 9
 I have seen GOD, he bats at No.4 for India in
tests.

22. Matthew Hayden
 On Sachin Tendulkar

23. 10
 X Sledges Y - "You should be a bus driver, you
are to fat to be playing cricket"
 Y: "Ticket's Please"

24. X – Javed Miandad
Y – Merv Hughes

25. Cricket Unplugged
ROUND - 3

26. 11
 Connect

27. Etihad Stadium
 The first picture is the Telstra Dome in Melbourne,
which is the world‟s first cricket stadium with a
retractable roof. It is also called as Etihad
Stadium, after its sponsors.
 Manchester City FC‟s home ground is the Etihad
Stadium.

28. 12
 The woman in the picture is an
American actress.
 She first garnered mainstream
attention with her performance
in Scarface (1983).
 What is her connection to
cricket and cricket
commentary?

29. „Michelle‟
 A bowler‟s five-wicket haul, is often referred to as
a „five-for‟, or a „fifer‟.
 Since it rhymes with the name of the person in
the pic, Michelle Pfeiffer, the commentators often
use the phrase „getting a Michelle‟ if a bowler gets
a five-wicket haul.

30. 13
 Of all the 106 Test Cricket venues in the
world, there is only a single stadium which has a
number in its name.
 Give the name of the stadium and the city where
it is located.

31. Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh

32. 14
 Dear Mr. X, in India, Y is used for:
 Dry Extremities, Hands, Elbows, Cracked Heels,
Knees, Chapped lips, Nappy rash, Post-shaving,
Post-waxing, Soothing scabs, …….
 Identify X and Y, put funda.

33. X-Michael Vaughan, Y - Vaseline

34. 15
 Identify the person, and what‟s his claim to fame?

35. Anupam Mukherji (Fake IPL Player)

36. 16
 Connect.

37. Handling the Ball
 Only Batsmen to be dismissed handling the ball
in Tests

38. 17
 Id the product in the logo.

39. The Mongoose Bat

40. 18
 It was Australia vs England in the third test at Headingley, played
between the 16-21 of July, 1981.
 Australia was in such a strong position to win the match, that
some bookmakers in the ground were offering odds of 500-1 for
an England victory.
 This was flashed on the scoreboard during a break in the game.
 Two players X and Y involved
in betting but got away with it.
Id them.

41. Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh

42. 19
 Put funda

43. Assassination of Indira Gandhi
 Due to assassination of the then Indian
PM, Indira Gandhi, the match was abruptly
abandoned and the team was recalled.

44. Long Visual Connect
ROUND - 4

45. +16
 Arnold Power Ramesh Powar

46. +15
 Badshah Dildo Shah Rukh Khan

47. +14
 Big Brother Raj Kundra

48. +13
 Big Mac Matthew Hayden

49. +12
 Lady Jaya Mahela Jayawardene

50. +11
 Calypso King Chris Gayle

51. +10
 Prince Charles of Patiala Yuvraj Singh

52. +9
 Kishen Kanhaiya Ravi Shastri

53. +8
 Castro Fidel Edwards

54. +7
 Lord Almighty Sourav Ganguly

55. +6
 Hawai Chappal Greg Chappell

56. +5
 RDB RanaDeb
Bose

57. +4
 Gilli Danda Ashok Dinda

58. +3
 Bunty, Babli Ness Wadia, Preity
Zinta

59. +2
 Bangla Tiger Mashrafe Mortaza

60. +1
 Deewaar Rahul „The Wall‟ Dravid

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