The document contains a sports quiz presented by Anurag Bera on June 29, 2020, featuring various questions about Indian sports history and personalities. It covers diverse topics such as Olympic achievements, sports events, and notable sports figures from India. The quiz includes questions about lesser-known facts and contributions of Indian athletes in different sports disciplines.

1. INDIAN SPORTS QUIZ
Date :- 29.06.2020
Time :- 9:30 pm
Presented by- Anurag Bera
A JQEQ PRESENTATION

2. Question-1
• Q:-) We all aware about K.D.Jadhav who was the first Indian
from Independent India to win an individual medal at 1952
Olympics.But 4 years back in London Olympic,there was
another indian who hailed from Kharagpur won a silver for his
work ”Skating the Stag”(Sculpture competition) representing
Great Britain.It was his misfortune that IOC scrapped the art
competition from olympics onwards that's why his
achievement remain unrecognized.
• Who is this renowned Indian sculptor ?

3. Answer
• Chintamoni Kar
“Skating the Stag” 1948 Olympic Artwork
for which he won Silver medal

4. Question-2
• Initially there were two manual scoreboards which consisted around 135
pulleys & were operated by 35 peoples but presently only one of them is
operational.It is the largest manually operated scoreboard in the
world.This Stadium is often called as "Billiards Table" for it's beautiful
outfield,another nickname attributed to the stadium is _______'s
turf,named after a British coach who was born in a Hospital situated just
opposite to this stadium.
• Which Indian Cricket stadium it is ? Mention it's nickname too.

5. Answer
• Green Park Stadium (Kanpur, UP)
• Woolmer’s turf (in the memory of Bob
Woolmer)

6. Question-3
• On 29th of January,2013 India was playing a friendly
match against Palestine.On 64th Minute,Leni Rodriguez
was substituted & Neelkanth Narendra Khambholja
took his place.By making his debut,he claimed a
unique feat,first ever to do so. This former East Bengal
midfielder did not have any Bright records in his name
but he took the toughest decision of his life in 2012
which became remarkable & as of Now it is the only
instance of Indian football.
• Name the footballer(By which name we know him) &
what is his unique feat ?

7. Answer
• Arata Izumi (Japanese by birth)
• First Foreign national to be played for Indian
National Team.
• On 24th August,2012 He officially received
Indian Citizenship from GOI.

8. Question-4
• “We met at our coaching class & our friendship
blossomed into more.But there were one issue
that I'm from Haryana and he is from Hyderabad
and inter-community are quite rare in our
country which is why we had to hide our
relationship for the longest time of 10 years”
• Guess the pair(we) who went on to rock 2012
London Olympics though one could get the
success,other missed it by one shot.

9. Answer
• Saina Nehwal & Parupalli Kashyap.

10. Question-5
• In the modern era,for crushing and grinding any ingredient mortar and
pestle is used,similiar to this Mizo community uses wooden version of
'Sum' & 'Suk',particularly for husking of Rice.
• To get some flight from their tireless works,young people involved
themselves into different Games.One such game is Insukherh where two
players hold the Suk(approx 8 ft long bamboo rod) & each of them tried to
outplay his opponent by forcing on the Suk.This particular game can be
called just opposite to another Sports where player tries to outplay their
opponent just performing the opposite activity,which Sports ?

11. Answer
• Opposite to “Tug of War” (Pulling inwards)
• Insukherh (Pushing Outward)

12. Question-6
• Born to A Punjabi family in Chennai this Sportsperson
had publicly expressed his displeasure after being
ignored for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
award thrice and he threatened to skip the 2010
Commonwealth Games due to lack of
motivation.However, intense pressure from his family
and fans, he later decided to participate the
competition & he gave an excellent performance there
winning 4 Gold medals which forced Indian Govt to
honour him with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award on the
same year.
• Who is this Indian Sportsperson,one of the greatest in
his field ?

13. Answer
• Gagan Narang ( Won Bronze in 10m Air Riffle
event,London Olympics 2012)

14. Question- 7
In 2002, the Italian Sports authority of this
particular sport offered him full use of their
coaches and training facilities if he
competed under the Italian flag, but he
refused the offer.Although very few Indian
know about him & the dangerous sporting
event he fascinates from his childhood but
his records in his field are remarkable
indeed.
• Youngest person ever to qualify for this
sporting event in 1998.
• Six time represented India at Olympics
including 10 medals(4 Gold) at Asian
Event.
• He has set best Asian record on that
particular sport in 2011,Indian Govt
conferred him with Arjuna in the next
year.
• Identify the Personality & his sporting
event.

15. Answer
• Shiva Kesavan (He participated in Winter
Olympics from 1998-2018).
• Luge (A Winter Sport,similiar to Sledging)

16. Question- 8
• Boxed set of Grand Slam titles include winning at least one of every
4 Major Grand Slam championship(Singles+Doubles+Mixed) that is
being played during open era.The achievement is no doubt
remarkable in the field of Tennis,no male player has even come
closer to this.Only 3 Women could achieve this prestigious
achievement,though few missed it closely.
• One such example of this unlucky Woman who missed it just by
one,French Open Singles title.Though she played final twice but
couldn't grab it & thus her dream to join this elite group remain
unfulfilled.You may be surprised why I'm asking such Non-Indian
question in today's quiz,but hold on please,She is very close to
Indian Tennis lover's heart as well.
• Who ?

17. Answer
• Martina Hingis.

18. Question-9
• "Us de mukke bahut hi dumdar si (His punches had
great power). I clearly remember that jab, his famous
jab. It seemed to come out of nowhere. He used his
right hand to block my punches, and his counterpunch
to hit me. His speed was amazing...."
• Appraisal of one boxer about his opponent.This
uncelebrated Indian boxer got into limelight in 1980
when he faced someone more famous on his field &
another concern is that his biopic is going to be
released soon in pollywood(Punjabi Film Industry).
• Whom I am talking about & what is his claim to fame ?

19. Answer
• Kaur Singh
• Only Indian to Face Muhammad Ali in the
Boxing ring.

20. Question-10
• Connect the 5 Following Pictures(Exact
Answer needed).

21. Answer
• Crest of Different ISL Clubs (Which are playing
since 2014 & remain unchanged till now).

22. Question-11
• Kalinga Stadium of Orissa is used for multi-sports
purpose due to it's good quality astro-turf,soon it will
be used for Women World Cup event.This stadium is
also the home ground for another Sports which was
first played in India at Kolkata in 1871.Later,India
played their first international match & they went on to
loose the game by 0-85 margin against Singapore.After
that India could not excel much in this sports,their
highest notable result came when They were very close
to qualify for World Cup in 2007 but they failed to
qualify that time.Vikas Khatri of Haryana is the present
captain of Indian team.
• Which Sports I am talking about ?

23. Answer
• Rugby.

24. Question-12
• Sansarpur village of Jalandhar
district, Punjab has a major
contribution in a particular
Indian Sport.One street of this
village renamed as Olympics
street,which became major
attraction for the sports
lovers.
• Which Sport ?

25. Answer
• Hockey (14 Olympians , 27 Medals)

26. Question-13
1. X (Holds a Guinness Book of world Record)
2. Borg Warner trophy (Car Race)
3. President's cup (Sumo,Japan)
4. Coste del Solo trophy (Football tournament,Spain)
5. Stanley Cup (Hockey League,Canada)
If we see the enlisted trophy rank wise in a certain aspect then
I. Identify X ?
II. For which Competition it was awarded ?
• This competition used to be held regularly during 1920-30
in Madras,last match have been played in 1998.

27. Answer
• Kolanka Cup (Tallest Trophy in the
World )
• Awarded for Polo Competition.
• The Kolanka Cup stands 6 feet
tall and is made out of pure silver.
• The trophy was donated by Rajah
of Kolanka,awarded to the
Winners of Polo Competition
during British era, in Madras.

28. Question-14
• There is a Sports festival in Karnataka called
Kambala where the participants have to run
through paddy fields with a Buffalo.In this
year competition,there is a Buzz created that
A participant took a sprint 142 m within 13.42
seconds.The news got viral within seconds &
following that incident this person is popularly
called as Indian _______.
• Just Name the participant and FITB too.

29. Answer
• Srinibas Gowda (India’s Usain Bolt)

30. Question-15
• In 2017 when BCCI conferred him with the CK Naydu
Award,in an interview X said,"Now I can understand
how tough it must be for celebrated cricketers.Being
bombarded with non stop phone calls".X never
regretted for not playing Team India,he always said
that there were better bowler than him who deserved
more.
• Y,a similiar action like X was also remembered by
Cricket World for his economical bowling.He is best
known for a unique achievement Z during Madras Test
(1963-64).
• Just Tell me X,Y,Z.

31. Answer
• It’s a Tributary Question...We lost two Legendary Indian
Spinner within last few months.
• X= Rajinder Goel.
• Y= Bapu Nadkarni.
• Z= 21 over maiden in succession against England.(Bowling
figure stands 32-27-5-0)

32. Presented by- Anurag Bera