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IIT Bombay Sports Quiz

The document discusses several sports-related trivia, including the history of the mascot 'bhaiti' from the Inter IIT Sports Meet, the infamous 'Battle of Santiago' during the 1962 FIFA World Cup, and various sports figures and events, including the impact of doping scandals in athletics and the evolution of cricket commentary. It also touches upon the origins of particular sports terms and contexts, as well as the contributions of individuals in different fields. Overall, it is an accumulation of sports facts and anecdotes that highlight notable achievements, controversies, and cultural references in sports history.

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CREDITS Jibitesh Behera, for being chill enough to trust me to do this Abhinav Dhar, for inputs The Bombay Quiz Club, for inspiring as always
ELIMS FOLLOW 25 Questions, 30 Points Questions 21-25 are two pointers, Multiples of 5 are starred No negs. Thus, Please feel free to guess.
• 'Bhaiti' was the first ever mascot to be introduced in the history of the Inter IIT Sports Meet at the 49th edition hosted by IIT Guwahati. • As per the description, Bhaiti is young, energetic and jovial and is ever ready to play along any game and enjoys them. Bhaiti is wearing a Dhoti, Gomocha (Towel) and Shirt traditional to the Assamese men during the Bihu Celebrations. • The word is Assamese for 'Younger Brother' or 'Loving Brother‘ and is even used to address strangers whom one meet for the first time especially among peers and start a conversation. • What is the real life inspiration for the mascot? (0.5) • Who acted as the guide for Thomas G. Manih, a student of IIT Guwahati, who designed the mascot? (0.5) 4
• The Battle of Santiago, is a term associated with the 1962 FIFA World Cup played between host Chile and Italy on 2 June 1962 in Santiago. • It gained its nickname from the level of violence seen in the game, in which two players were sent off, numerous punches were thrown and police intervention was required. • With Italians Ferrini and David being sent off and with the police having to intervene three times, this is regarded as one of the dirtiest matches ever. • Who was the referee for this particular match and what followed quite appropriately, courtesy the person in question?
• Rameshchandra Gangaram was known for his perfection on the pitch, however the fact that he wore loincloths or langots instead of underwear, often caused amusement in the dressing-room. • This practice led to a certain moniker being attached to his name, which is how he is known popularly. • Who are we talking about?
• During the 1970s, Andrew Lloyd Webber planned a musical adaptation of Rev W. Awdry's Railway Series books, featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. However, Awdry refused to give Lloyd Webber permission to use his characters. • Following this, Lloyd Webber re-conceived the idea as "a Cinderella story“, calling it the Starlight Express in which Rusty stands for Cinderella; Greaseball and Electra become the stepsisters; with the titular character being the fairy godmother. • Looking at the fact the play features humanoids with train like behavior, with over 1.4 Billion made in ticket sales since it’s inception in 1988 while running through 10,000+ knee pads, how does the play function?
• If you hear this being shouted on a golf course, you immediately know it's time to duck. • One of the origins of the word - meaning "watch out ahead!" - could be from the military phrase "beware ______," called by artillerymen to alert infantry of impending fire. • According to the British Golf Museum the term comes from “____caddie" - a person the museum says "was employed to go ahead of players to mark the lie of balls in play." Shouting “____!" alerted the _____caddie a shot was on its way - and to keep an eye out for it. • What commonplace Golfing term is this?
• On being asked if his blustery presence had afforded X the opportunity to blossom in the middle of the park, Y snapped at journalists stating that it was like comparing “Nutella with shit”, underlining the difference in technical ability in his own words. • Teammates for over 20 years, starting off from the U-15 national team, they were yin and yang on the pitch, combining remarkably well. • Which duo?
• In the 2000 Olympics, Tatyana Kotova had initially finished fourth. She was promoted to the bronze medal nine years later, after original bronze medal winner Marion Jones admitted usage of performance-enhancing drugs during the Olympics. • In what ultimately turned out to be a case of what comes around goes around, in 2013, samples from the 2005 World Championships were retested and Kotova was found to have been doping and she was stripped of her silver medal at the World Championships and Gold at another event. • This discard resulted a landmark achievement for one of our own. What modification took place courtesy the aforementioned events, post ratification by the IAAF?
• Carmen, Georges Bizet • Swan Lake, Pyotr Tchaikovsky • Romeo and Juliet, Pyotr Tchaikovsky • Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven • Scheherazade, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov • The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber • Tosca , Giacomo Puccini • The aforementioned pieces are a list of the most popular ones used in a particular context. Where would you usually observe them being blasted out at? • The list will change extensively courtesy certain modifications made in 2018
• From the 1948–49 series against West Indies, the person in question became a radio commentator and was the guest commentator for BBC during the Indian tour of England in 1959. He was not a particularly good commentator. • As per cricket historians, when he had just finished describing how he had hunted tigers, Rohan Kanhai responded: Really? I thought you just left a transistor radio on when you were commentating and bored them to death. Who are we talking about, still the only Indian to be knighted for his services to cricket?
• Notable examples to throw the man off his trademark move include: • against Hull City on 29 November 2008; goalkeeper Boaz Myhill kicking the ball out for a corner instead into touch when under pressure. • Unused Tigers substitute Dean Windass received a yellow card for unsporting behaviour after warming up too close • On 27 March 2010, West Ham United erected an extra set of hoardings considerably close to the touchline to hamper his run- up, but he was still capable to do so in spite of the limited space. • What were these evasive measures undertaken for, in the aim to shake off a former schoolboy Javelin champion?
• Just day after the legend died, the Smithsonian Channel on Sunday aired its season finale of “Sports Detectives”. • Kevin Barrows, a former FBI agent and now a security expert, he and co-host Lauren Gardner just viewed it as another fascinating tale worth investigating, “because of the whole buildup of the legend over the years.’’ • “It’s a town divided over the story, so it’s not that it’s just one of those urban legends people shrug about. They feel very strongly about it, and they’re very split depending on who you are. It touches on a lot of the history and the deeply held feelings and divisions in his hometown.’’ says Barrows as he investigates he mystery from over 5 decades ago. • Which legendary sports artifact were the detectives looking for in the finale?
• “In this one-of-a-kind collection, the world's top players and coaches share their secrets, guidance and advice on every aspect of the game. From batting to bowling and fielding to coaching, Cricket: ____ Tips to Improve Your Game covers it all. • With contributions from Merv Hughes, Brad Hodge, Cameron White, David Hussey, Belinda Clark and a host of others, you will learn something new on every page. Best of all, you'll learn to develop the special skills and qualities to achieve greatness in today's game. • Whether you're still learning the game, polishing your skills or coaching your team to another championship, Cricket: ____ Tips to Improve Your Game is the practical guide you should not be without.” • This is the Google Books description for Ken Davis and Neil Buszard’s book on cricket. How many tips do they hand out?
• I’ve never admitted to it, but it’s true,’ said the person in question, finally confirming the speculations. ‘It was a World Cup game. It’s filmed, I’ve seen it but unless you know (what was happening) you wouldn’t know.’ • The game against Ireland was the first of England’s tournament in Italy, and the former striker said ‘I was not very well, I was poorly at half time but I carried on,’ he said. ‘The ball went down the left hand side, I did try to tackle someone, I stretched and then I ‘relaxed myself’. • What happened exactly? Something that came into public consciousness yet again courtesy Sergio Ramos going off the pitch against Getafe for similar reasons.
• For many years Leigh Steinberg and Jeff Moorad had a sports agency partnership (Steinberg, Moorad & Dunn or "SMD"). They sold that firm in October 1999 to Assante Sports Management Group, a Canadian financial- management firm, for a reported $120 million. • Steinberg has been shown over $3 billion in contracts for players including Troy Aikman, Steve Young, and Ryan Leaf and has represented the No. 1 pick overall in the NFL draft a record eight times, in addition to representing over 60 other first round draft picks in the NFL. • For the easiest points ever, which fictional character did he inspire?
• This variant of the sport has two distinct actions that makes it the daredevil act that it is. One, is to throw the parachute out of the plane and two, jump after it. The goal of the sport is to catch the parachute in enough time to secure the harness, pull the rip cord and glide to the projected landing point. • Both will have to be synchronized with diver exit and the projected landing point to ensure there is enough time for proper deployment of the parachute. • What is this sport called, reminiscent of a battle cry which actually originated as greetings to the Emperor in the Orient?
• Built in 1939 at an estimated cost of just Rs.25,000, the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur made its first-class debut in December that year, when Bihar hosted a Ranji Trophy match against Bengal. Despite hosting first-class matches and warm-up games for the touring teams quite regularly, the Keenan Stadium got its first international game only in 1983-84, when Clive Lloyd's West Indians were on Mission Revenge after being shocked in the World Cup final. • Why was the stadium not operable during the 24-25th November period in 2015, with huge crowds teeming in the vicinity despite no sporting activity scheduled during that period?
• If La Masia, the famed Barca Academy is the farmhouse because of its origins, what does La Fabrica, the Real Madrid academy refer to? • #notreallykolstylz
• Since 1983, this tournament is used as the selection series in any year where multiple yachting syndicates are vying for the right to become the challenger for the America's Cup. • Starting in 2017, a new Challenger’s Trophy was created—it was presented, for the first time, to the winner of the 2017 America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs, the competition held to determine the challenger in that year's America's Cup. • New York Yacht Club member Paul Madden was responsible for negotiating the deal with this business house, which sponsors the tournament. • Which business house, which specializes in a clothing line specifically for the Americas Cup?
• The current champions for this sport are Australia with the next edition of the world cup to be hosted in Florence in 2018. • Fans of the sport are disappointed that Bulgaria haven’t made their debut yet and Ireland finished 20th in their solo attempt. • With a view at the scoring pattern (or not), which event are we talking about?
• In what is an extensive process including the open audition - "cattle call", followed by the 5-person audition "cut-down“ and the numerous personal interviews, uniform fittings, BMI testing, physical fitness testing, etiquette training, mock media interviews, and calendar shoots, successful candidates must also complete a knowledge test on various subjects; including, but not limited to: the franchise and their history, the sport in general and the rules of the game, general history, government, and current events. • Participants are judged by a hand-picked panel of experts and scoring is based on physical appearance, physical fitness, dance style, poise, grace, intelligence, and showmanship. • What is all the hullabaloo about, the pioneers in the field? (Requires a proper noun)
• When he first devised volleyball in 1895, William G. Morgan tried to use a basketball, but found it too heavy for what he had in mind. • What did he use instead, something lighter and easily operable considering what he already possessed? • This practice went on till the first customized basketball was created. • Who made it?
• From March 13, 2015, the tune of this famous song was adopted as the departure melody for trains on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line at Kōrakuen Station in Tokyo, Japan. • In line with this sport being pretty popular in Japan, and Korakuen Station is one of the closest stations to the Tokyo Dome. • Which song? • Have a look at the shape of the stadium, and tell me what it’s nicknamed as?
• The franchise's roots trace back to 1974, when the North American Soccer League (NASL) awarded an expansion franchise to the area in question The name originally came from a newspaper contest in the in which fans were encouraged to send in suggestions for the name of the franchise. It was chosen by the team's general manager Dick Berg, but was criticized due to the proximity to the San Andreas Fault. • In what is a amazingly appropriate move, U.S. Geological Survey geophysicists have setup a particular device in the team’s offices at the new stadium. Not the first occurrence of the same, with three being installed at a time in Seattle’s CenturyLink Field to monitor the shaking caused by Seahawks fans. • Which MLS franchise? • What device has been installed at the stadium?
• During the 1998 Australian Open, a couple of players had claimed that they could beat any male player ranked outside the world's top 200, so Karsten Braasch, then ranked 203rd, challenged them both. Braasch was described by one journalist as "a man whose training regime centered around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple bottles of ice cold lager". • The matches took place on court number 12 in Melbourne Park, after Braasch had finished a round of golf and two shandies. Brasch won both matches comfortably (6-1 and 6-2) and said afterwards that the the big difference was that men can chase down shots much easier, and that men put spin on the ball that the women can't handle. • What was the match titled, quite obviously? • Who were the two players in question?
• As per a Lancet journal, his research career, documented in his 81 original papers, focused mostly on the autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular physiology, and multisystem atrophy. • In 1982, he wrote one of the first textbooks on the autonomic nervous system, and founded and chaired the British Society for Autonomic Research. Together with C J Mathias, a colleague at St Mary's, he edited Autonomic Failure: A Textbook of Clinical Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System, the 5th edition of which they are currently preparing. • On being asked what was the most important achievement of his life, the aforementioned medical excellence and his Olympic performances were ranked higher than what the world knows him best for. • Who are we talking about and what is the iconic achievement?
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• 'Bhaiti' was the first ever mascot to be introduced in the history of the Inter IIT Sports Meet at the 49th edition hosted by IIT Guwahati. • As per the description, Bhaiti is young, energetic and jovial and is ever ready to play along any game and enjoys them. Bhaiti is wearing a Dhoti, Gomocha (Towel) and Shirt traditional to the Assamese men during the Bihu Celebrations. • The word is Assamese for 'Younger Brother' or 'Loving Brother‘ and is even used to address strangers whom one meet for the first time especially among peers and start a conversation. • What is the real life inspiration for the mascot? (0.5) • Who acted as the guide for Thomas G. Manih, a student of IIT Guwahati, who designed the mascot? (0.5) 36
Bamboo D Udaya Kumar, who designed the Rupee symbol
• The Battle of Santiago, is a term associated with the 1962 FIFA World Cup played between host Chile and Italy on 2 June 1962 in Santiago. • It gained its nickname from the level of violence seen in the game, in which two players were sent off, numerous punches were thrown and police intervention was required. • With Italians Ferrini and David being sent off and with the police having to intervene three times, this is regarded as one of the dirtiest matches ever. • Who was the referee for this particular match and what followed quite appropriately, courtesy the person in question?
Ken Aston, who invented red and yellow cards
• Rameshchandra Gangaram was known for his perfection on the pitch, however the fact that he wore loincloths or langots instead of underwear, often caused amusement in the dressing-room. • This practice led to a certain moniker being attached to his name, which is how he is known popularly. • Who are we talking about?
Bapu Nadkarni
• During the 1970s, Andrew Lloyd Webber planned a musical adaptation of Rev W. Awdry's Railway Series books, featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. However, Awdry refused to give Lloyd Webber permission to use his characters. • Following this, Lloyd Webber re-conceived the idea as "a Cinderella story“, calling it the Starlight Express in which Rusty stands for Cinderella; Greaseball and Electra become the stepsisters; with the titular character being the fairy godmother. • Looking at the fact the play features humanoids with train like behavior, with over 1.4 Billion made in ticket sales since it’s inception in 1988 while running through 10,000+ knee pads, how does the play function?
Actors use roller skates
• If you hear this being shouted on a golf course, you immediately know it's time to duck. • One of the origins of the word - meaning "watch out ahead!" - could be from the military phrase "beware ______," called by artillerymen to alert infantry of impending fire. • According to the British Golf Museum the term comes from “____caddie" - a person the museum says "was employed to go ahead of players to mark the lie of balls in play." Shouting “____!" alerted the _____caddie a shot was on its way - and to keep an eye out for it. • What commonplace Golfing term is this?
Fore!
• On being asked if his blustery presence had afforded X the opportunity to blossom in the middle of the park, Y snapped at journalists stating that it was like comparing “Nutella with shit”, underlining the difference in technical ability in his own words. • Teammates for over 20 years, starting off from the U-15 national team, they were yin and yang on the pitch, combining remarkably well. • Which duo?
Gattuso and Pirlo
• In the 2000 Olympics, Tatyana Kotova had initially finished fourth. She was promoted to the bronze medal nine years later, after original bronze medal winner Marion Jones admitted usage of performance-enhancing drugs during the Olympics. • In what ultimately turned out to be a case of what comes around goes around, in 2013, samples from the 2005 World Championships were retested and Kotova was found to have been doping and she was stripped of her silver medal at the World Championships and Gold at another event. • This discard resulted a landmark achievement for one of our own. What modification took place courtesy the aforementioned events, post ratification by the IAAF?
Anju Bobby George winning Gold at the World Athletics Finals 2005
• Carmen, Georges Bizet • Swan Lake, Pyotr Tchaikovsky • Romeo and Juliet, Pyotr Tchaikovsky • Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven • Scheherazade, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov • The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber • Tosca , Giacomo Puccini • The aforementioned pieces are a list of the most popular ones used in a particular context. Where would you usually observe them being blasted out at? • The list will change extensively courtesy certain modifications made in 2018. What has been modified?
Most overused songs in Figure Skating, Lyrics are allowed now
• From the 1948–49 series against West Indies, the person in question became a radio commentator and was the guest commentator for BBC during the Indian tour of England in 1959. He was not a particularly good commentator. • As per cricket historians, when he had just finished describing how he had hunted tigers, Rohan Kanhai responded: Really? I thought you just left a transistor radio on when you were commentating and bored them to death. Who are we talking about, still the only Indian to be knighted for his services to cricket?
Maharaja of Vizianagaram
• Notable examples to throw the man off his trademark move include: • against Hull City on 29 November 2008; goalkeeper Boaz Myhill kicking the ball out for a corner instead into touch when under pressure. • Unused Tigers substitute Dean Windass received a yellow card for unsporting behaviour after warming up too close • On 27 March 2010, West Ham United erected an extra set of hoardings considerably close to the touchline to hamper his run- up, but he was still capable to do so in spite of the limited space. • What were these evasive measures undertaken for, in the aim to shake off a former schoolboy Javelin champion?
Rory Delap’s long throw-ins
• Just day after the legend died, the Smithsonian Channel on Sunday aired its season finale of “Sports Detectives”. • Kevin Barrows, a former FBI agent and now a security expert, he and co-host Lauren Gardner just viewed it as another fascinating tale worth investigating, “because of the whole buildup of the legend over the years.’’ • “It’s a town divided over the story, so it’s not that it’s just one of those urban legends people shrug about. They feel very strongly about it, and they’re very split depending on who you are. It touches on a lot of the history and the deeply held feelings and divisions in his hometown.’’ says Barrows as he investigates he mystery from over 5 decades ago. • Which legendary sports artifact were the detectives looking for in the finale?
Md Ali’s Gold Medal that he chucked into the river at Louisville
• “In this one-of-a-kind collection, the world's top players and coaches share their secrets, guidance and advice on every aspect of the game. From batting to bowling and fielding to coaching, Cricket: ____ Tips to Improve Your Game covers it all. • With contributions from Merv Hughes, Brad Hodge, Cameron White, David Hussey, Belinda Clark and a host of others, you will learn something new on every page. Best of all, you'll learn to develop the special skills and qualities to achieve greatness in today's game. • Whether you're still learning the game, polishing your skills or coaching your team to another championship, Cricket: ____ Tips to Improve Your Game is the practical guide you should not be without.” • This is the Google Books description for Ken Davis and Neil Buszard’s book on cricket. How many tips do they hand out?
99.94, of course
• I’ve never admitted to it, but it’s true,’ said the person in question, finally confirming the speculations. ‘It was a World Cup game. It’s filmed, I’ve seen it but unless you know (what was happening) you wouldn’t know.’ • The game against Ireland was the first of England’s tournament in Italy, and the former striker said ‘I was not very well, I was poorly at half time but I carried on,’ he said. ‘The ball went down the left hand side, I did try to tackle someone, I stretched and then I ‘relaxed myself’. • What happened exactly? Something that came into public consciousness yet again courtesy Sergio Ramos going off the pitch against Getafe for similar reasons.
Gary Lineker shitting his pants
• For many years Leigh Steinberg and Jeff Moorad had a sports agency partnership (Steinberg, Moorad & Dunn or "SMD"). They sold that firm in October 1999 to Assante Sports Management Group, a Canadian financial- management firm, for a reported $120 million. • Steinberg has been shown over $3 billion in contracts for players including Troy Aikman, Steve Young, and Ryan Leaf and has represented the No. 1 pick overall in the NFL draft a record eight times, in addition to representing over 60 other first round draft picks in the NFL. • For the easiest points ever, which fictional character did he inspire?
Jerry Maguire
• This variant of the sport has two distinct actions that makes it the daredevil act that it is. One, is to throw the parachute out of the plane and two, jump after it. The goal of the sport is to catch the parachute in enough time to secure the harness, pull the rip cord and glide to the projected landing point. • Both will have to be synchronized with diver exit and the projected landing point to ensure there is enough time for proper deployment of the parachute. • What is this sport called, reminiscent of a battle cry which actually originated as greetings to the Emperor in the Orient?
Banzai Skydiving
• Built in 1939 at an estimated cost of just Rs.25,000, the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur made its first-class debut in December that year, when Bihar hosted a Ranji Trophy match against Bengal. Despite hosting first-class matches and warm-up games for the touring teams quite regularly, the Keenan Stadium got its first international game only in 1983-84, when Clive Lloyd's West Indians were on Mission Revenge after being shocked in the World Cup final. • Why was the stadium not operable during the 24-25th November period in 2015, with huge crowds teeming in the vicinity despite no sporting activity scheduled during that period?
Shooting for MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
• If La Masia, the famed Barca Academy is the farmhouse because of its origins, what does La Fabrica, the Real Madrid academy refer to? • #notreallykolstylz
The Factory
• Since 1983, this tournament is used as the selection series in any year where multiple yachting syndicates are vying for the right to become the challenger for the America's Cup. • Starting in 2017, a new Challenger’s Trophy was created—it was presented, for the first time, to the winner of the 2017 America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs, the competition held to determine the challenger in that year's America's Cup. • New York Yacht Club member Paul Madden was responsible for negotiating the deal with this business house, which sponsors the tournament. • Which business house, which specializes in a clothing line specifically for the Americas Cup?
Louis Vuitton
• The current champions for this sport are Australia with the next edition of the world cup to be hosted in Florence in 2018. • Fans of the sport are disappointed that Bulgaria haven’t made their debut yet and Ireland finished 20th in their solo attempt. • With a view at the scoring pattern (or not), which event are we talking about?
Quidditch World Cup
• In what is an extensive process including the open audition - "cattle call", followed by the 5-person audition "cut-down“ and the numerous personal interviews, uniform fittings, BMI testing, physical fitness testing, etiquette training, mock media interviews, and calendar shoots, successful candidates must also complete a knowledge test on various subjects; including, but not limited to: the franchise and their history, the sport in general and the rules of the game, general history, government, and current events. • Participants are judged by a hand-picked panel of experts and scoring is based on physical appearance, physical fitness, dance style, poise, grace, intelligence, and showmanship. • What is all the hullabaloo about, the pioneers in the field? (Requires a proper noun)
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
• When he first devised volleyball in 1895, William G. Morgan tried to use a basketball, but found it too heavy for what he had in mind. • What did he use instead, something lighter and easily operable considering what he already possessed? • This practice went on till the first customized basketball was created. • Who made it?
The basketball bladder, AG Spalding
• From March 13, 2015, the tune of this famous song was adopted as the departure melody for trains on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line at Kōrakuen Station in Tokyo, Japan. • In line with this sport being pretty popular in Japan, and Korakuen Station is one of the closest stations to the Tokyo Dome. • Which song? • Have a look at the shape of the stadium, and tell me what it’s nicknamed as?
Take me out to the Ball Game The Egg
• The franchise's roots trace back to 1974, when the North American Soccer League (NASL) awarded an expansion franchise to the area in question The name originally came from a newspaper contest in the in which fans were encouraged to send in suggestions for the name of the franchise. It was chosen by the team's general manager Dick Berg, but was criticized due to the proximity to the San Andreas Fault. • In what is a amazingly appropriate move, U.S. Geological Survey geophysicists have setup a particular device in the team’s offices at the new stadium. Not the first occurrence of the same, with three being installed at a time in Seattle’s CenturyLink Field to monitor the shaking caused by Seahawks fans. • Which MLS franchise? • What device has been installed at the stadium, quite appropriately?
San Jose Earthquakes, Seismographs
• During the 1998 Australian Open, a couple of players had claimed that they could beat any male player ranked outside the world's top 200, so Karsten Braasch, then ranked 203rd, challenged them both. Braasch was described by one journalist as "a man whose training regime centered around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple bottles of ice cold lager". • The matches took place on court number 12 in Melbourne Park, after Braasch had finished a round of golf and two shandies. Brasch won both matches comfortably (6-1 and 6-2) and said afterwards that the the big difference was that men can chase down shots much easier, and that men put spin on the ball that the women can't handle. • What was the match titled, quite obviously? • Who were the two players in question?
Battle of the Sexes, The Williams sisters
• As per a Lancet journal, his research career, documented in his 81 original papers, focused mostly on the autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular physiology, and multisystem atrophy. • In 1982, he wrote one of the first textbooks on the autonomic nervous system, and founded and chaired the British Society for Autonomic Research. Together with C J Mathias, a colleague at St Mary's, he edited Autonomic Failure: A Textbook of Clinical Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System, the 5th edition of which they are currently preparing. • On being asked what was the most important achievement of his life, the aforementioned medical excellence and his Olympic performances were ranked higher than what the world knows him best for. • Who are we talking about and what is the iconic achievement?
Roger Bannister, Sub 4 minute mile
FINALS FOLLOW +10/0 on Bounce +10/-10 on Pounce
• The home of the NHL's Calgary Flames, this stadium was completed in 1983 and hosted ice skating and hockey during the 1988 Winter Olympics. • The shape evokes Calgary's western heritage, which includes the world famous annual rodeo and fair the Calgary Stampede. What is the stadium aptly called? • Yet the signature form also serves an important function, as the arena's designers Graham McCourt Architects shaped the concrete roof as an inverse hyperbolic paraboloid for a particular reason, apart from the usual aesthetics. • Why is it shaped like this?
The Saddledome Its weight would be supported without internal pylons that would block fans' views.
• Kyoei Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Co. came up with this unique insurance policy in 1982. Often the policies also cover liability for accidents, like hitting someone with a ball. • Japanese statisticians say there are about 10,000 such occurrences every year, and insurers estimate chances of doing it is one in 10,700 rounds. • What is this special insurance policy in place for? Alternatively, how does it save the Japs thousands of dollars every year?
Hole in One They purchase it because if they get a hole- in-one, they have to buy gifts and drinks for their friends
• According to a study by German sports psychologists at the University of Munster, reported in New Scientist magazine, video clips of taekwondo bouts were shown to 42 experienced referees. • They then showed them the same clips but after digitally manipulating them. The results from this experiment acts as evidence for a certain belief, as certain fighters were adjudged with 13% more points due to a particular difference. • How was the experiment conducted and what belief was circumstantially verified?