Inferno'15 Quiz

Identify the driver (2013 Monaco GP)
2

At which famous location would you come across these lines from Kipling's poem “If”
“If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same”
4

Club
Al-Ain
● UAE Football League: 2002–03, 2003–04
● UAE Super Cup: 2003
● AFC Champions League: 2002–03
Al-Gharafa
● Qatar Stars League: 2004–05
● Sheikh JassemCup: 2005–06
● Qatar Crown PrinceCup: 2011
● Emir of Qatar Cup Runner-up: 2006, 2011
International
Senegal
● FIFAWorld Cup Quarter-finalist: 2002
● AfricanCup of Nations Runner-up: 2002
United Arab Emirates
Whose record as a manager
has been shown on the right
side?
6

Pot Black was a knock-out/round robin
snooker tournament thought up by David
Attenborough and aided the transformation
of snooker from a minority sport in the
1960s into one of the most popular sports in
the UK by the mid 1980s.The first edition
happened in 1969 and the game always
ended by potting the black ball.The show
was described as a breath of fresh air by
none other than Steve Davis.• What
prompted Attenborough to commission the
tournament in the first place?
8

The advent of Colour Broadcasting.The multi-coloured balls were ideal for showing
off the advantages of colour broadcasting
“Steve is going for the pink ball - and for those of you who are watching in black and
white, the pink is next to the green”
9

“Our guests will be delighted to be served by a Knight of the Realm, but knowing X, the real
challenge will be to prevent him from asking our guests, ‘coffee, tea or me?”
Who said/X/put funda.
10

Tony Fernandes
X: Richard BransonTheVirgin Racing/Air Asia bet
11

One of the closest
races in the history of
swimming, the 100m
butterfly at Beijing
2008 was won by
Phelps amidst
controversy thatY
had touched the wall
first but the sensor
had not registered his
touch as he had
pushed weakly.
IdentifyY.
12

Identify the logo of the
most successful club
on national front with
5 league titles in India.
14

Identify X
X set several major league records during his career, including the most career grand
slams (23) (since broken byAlex Rodrigues and most consecutive games played
(2,130), a record that stood for 56 years and was long considered unbreakable until
surpassed by Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1995.X's streak ended in 1939 after he was diagnosed
with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
16

FastCAM Replay LLC and DEL Imaging Systems LLC developed a system of slow-
motion cameras to be used duringTennis matches to replay close or controversial
line calls.
The system was first used at the 2004 US Open and was widely popularised by CBS
networks. What was the name given to this technology ?
18

X was great patron of sports in India. X’s cricket team was calledY IX and polo team
was calledY-Tigers.
X was captain of the Indian cricket team that visited England in 1911 and played in 27
first-class cricket matches between 1915 and 1937. For season of 1926/27, he played
as member of Marylebone Cricket Club.
X donated the RanjiTrophy in honour of Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, Jam Sahib of
Nawanagar. He was selected as the captain of India on its firstTest tour of England
in 1932, but dropped out for reasons of health two weeks before departure.
Also X made the cricket ground at Chail in 1893, the highest cricket ground in the
world.
20

X-Maharaja of Patiala
Bhupinder SinghY-Patiala
21

The Liberty Bell Classic, 1980 had the following participating
nations.What is so special about this event?
Argentina
Australia
Bahamas
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Ivory Coast
Egypt
France
Great Britain
Greece
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kenya
South Korea
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Spain
Sudan
Thailand
United States
West Germany
Zaire
22

US held this for nations boycotting the 1980 Moscow games.
23

This particular book part of a series was released in the year 1968 (to coincide with
the Mexico City Olympics). It was translated into English in 1972 (to coincide with
the Munich Olympics).
The story satirizes performance enhancing drug usage in sports. A movie version of
the book was released in 2008 (to coincide with the Beijing Olympics). Just name
the book.
24

Asterix at the Olympic Games
25

There is a curious little note in the official scorebook for the WellingtonTest of
1991/92(NZ v Eng). In New Zealand‟s first innings,listed among the interruptions, is
“4mins/_____” What was cited as a cause for the break though eyewitnesses don‟t
remember it?
26

Although not taken seriously before this match, FIDE enforced this rule in a rare
decision. Bulgaria‟s Ivan Cheparinov lost his 8th round game against Nigel Short
because he“defaulted” in a certain manner. He defended himself saying, he did so
because he felt insulted by Short earlier. Anyway, the game was played again, the
following day, and Short won.What rule did he default on?
28

He refused to shake Short’s hand
29

Their father, Laszlo, was a noted psychologist in Hungary, and he had a theory that
any child could become a genius with proper training, and he decided to use his own
children as guinea pigs to prove his theory.The children were homeschooled by
their parents, and they were resisted by Hungarian authorities as home schooling
wasn’t “socialist”. What came about as a result of this experiment?
30

Polgar sisters and their intensive training so that they could become chess prodigies.
31

ROUND 1
+15 / -10 on pounce
+10 on bounce

1
X was a former English under-15 champion. After turning pro in the year 2000, he
reached the Quarter-Final of the 2000 B&H Championship, before losing to Mark
Davis. He also reached the Quarter-Final of the 2001 event, before losing out to
futureWorld Champion Shaun Murphy. In the 2009/10 season, he reached the last 48
stage of the Shanghai Masters, however bad form resulted in him being relegated
from the tour. X announced his retirement in 2012. However he decided to come
back to Q School in 2013.The return proved to be short-lived however, as he only
played two matches, losing both, and had multiple withdrawals due to lack of
sponsorship and the resulting depression. X was in the news this past week. ID X.

1 Lee Spick. Died on 26 January 2015,
after a liver-related illness

2
X was the primary reason used to explain the failure of major professional sports
teams based in Philadelphia to win championships since the March 1987
construction of the One Liberty Place skyscraper which exceeded the height of a
certain statue atop Philadelphia City Hall. State X?

3
Walter Hagen once said, “No one remembers who came in second.” In most cases,
that might be true, but the 1999 Open Championship at Carnoustie was not most
cases. Paul Lawrie won that year’s Open in record fashion, coming from 10 strokes
back on Sunday to claim his first and only major title. However, if you ask about the
1999 Open at Carnoustie, Lawrie’s is not the name that comes up. Instead, people
talk about the man who finished second: X.This is due to the inexplicable collapse
that X suffered which involved. ID X

4
On January 6, 1994, Nancy Kerrigan was attacked while training for the U.S. Figure
Skating Championships.The assailants struck her in the knee with a metal baton,
leaving her injured and unable to compete. Her biggest rival, X, took advantage and
skated to victory. Later, rumors began circulating that X was involved in the assault,
which caused an international media frenzy.Yet she was allowed to compete in the
Olympic Games, making women's figure skating the event's biggest draw. Here,
Nancy took home the silver medal and became a media darling, while X finished a
disappointing eighth. One month after returning from the Winter Olympics, X was
convicted of conspiracy to hinder prosecution. She was heavily fined and banned
from U.S. figure skating for life. She still pleads innocence regarding the attacks.

5 Magnus vs Norway (yes the entire
country)

6
What he’s really saying is: “X, can you help me solve my tax problems, get me out of
debt?” –Who here is X and who is he talking about?

6 Floyd Mayweather on why Pacquiao is so
interested in facing him

7
In the Super Bowl XVIII held on 22 January 1984, Los Angeles Raiders humiliated the
defending champions Washington Redskins in a 38-to-9 victory.Yet, that event’s
lasting legacy has been a single advertisement sandwiched somewhere in the third
quarter.The Advertisement began in a clear nod to a George Orwell novel. It was
directed by Ridley Scott and starred Anya Major and David Graham. In 1995,The Clio
Awards added it to its Hall of Fame, and Advertising Age placed it on the top of its
list of 50 greatest commercials. What ad?

8
Guardian poll found Ringo Starr to be greatest substitute ever.Teddy Sheringham
was third.Who was sandwiched between these two, someone who had an impact
on not just the game but the psyche of the opposition captain?

9
In 1989, a man namedYuri befriended a man named Alexandr in a city which will be
very significant in sports in 2014 Alexandr’s son was a sportsman and he giftedYuri’s
daughter a piece of equipment used for this sport. Name Alexandr’s son andYuri’s
daughter – both former World No.1’s in the same sport.

9. Maria Sharapova andYevgeny KafelnikovThe
city is Sochi (Host ofWinter Olympics 2014)

10
• This person started his F1 career in 1973 at the Monaco Grand Prix with Hesketh
racing. He then won a world championship with McLaren and then faded away –
ending his career in 1979 with Wolf racing. He would die in 1993 of a heart attack at
the age of just 45Who?

11
A world number 2 at his sport, he vowed "One day X will be slightly off his game and
I will get him."That day took a long time in coming, but did finally come through in
1986.Who is he and who is X?

11 Ross Norman X = Jehangir Khan

12
• What two-word term is common to a baseball win credited to a single pitcher that
throws a complete game of at least nine innings without allowing any opponent to
reach first base a 300-point score in bowling

13
Billy Collins engaged in a 1983 bout with Luis Resto, who stepped into the ring
knowing that his trainer, Panama Lewis had broken a critical rule of boxing safety. In
what was a horrific moment for sport and more importantly sportsmanship, the act
of cheating cost Collins his vision in both eyes What exactly did Luis do?

13 Removed padding from his gloves to
make his punches more damaging

14
• Following the dissolution of East Germany, Stasi files were found to show that the
secret police had worked hard to keep her from defecting by giving her cars,
accommodations, and permitted travel. In December 1998, when she posed nude
for Playboy magazine, the issue in which these photos were published was the
second ever sold-out issue of the magazine. (The first sold-out issue was the
inaugural one including photos of Marilyn Monroe.) Her six consecutive European
Championships are still a record. Who?

15
• Eric Bedser became a spinner literally at the toss of a coin. He was a good batsman
as well and was picked in the Surrey team as a useful all-rounder.To what did
Steven Lynch attribute the fact that he never got the double of 1000 runs and 100
wickets in a season?

15 He hardly bowled at Surrey as they had two
other spinners - whose names happened to be
Jim Laker andTony Lock

16
• Connect
• May 10, 1970 , the winning goal of Bobby Orr in the playoff game, when he scored
one of the most famous goals in hockey history and one that gave Boston its first
Stanley Cup since 1941.
• 1935 MastersTournament, Gene Sarazen's albatross on the fifteenth hole which
helped propel him into a 36-hole playoff with CraigWood.
• Oct. 3, 1951, BobbyThomson’s home run off Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the
Polo Grounds to give the Giants the National League pennant.

16 “Shot Heard around theWorld”

ROUND 2 :WAGS
8 question
+10/-10 on Pounce
10 on bounce

1
• ‘TheTrade’ is an upcoming movie that is being produced by Matt Damon & Ben
Affleck forWarner Bros.
• This movie chronicles an infamous 1972 trade involving NewYorkYankees pitchers
Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson.
• Funda?

2
• Mayanti Langer is a star Sports presenter, you may
have seen her during this world cup.
• She is married to whom?

3
Why did Michael Clarke miss the last 3 ODIs of Australia’s tour of New Zealand in
2010 that prompted fans to display posters saying “Clarke, Where the Bloody Hell
are ya”?What is the funda behind using this particular phrase

3To break up with Lara Bingle. Her C2F was
appearing in AustraliaTourism Posters

4 Kim Sears,Andy Murray’sWife

5
• The mission statement of this foundation reads “The X works to ensure that every
Colombian child can exercise their right to a quality education. Our model targets
displaced and vulnerable communities by addressing their unique needs.“
• X?Who founded it?

5 Bare foot Foundation, Shakira

6
• Something that happened for the first time in the history of the Olympics was
achieved in the Olympic village during the ‘64 games inTokyo by two Bulgarian
athletes, a gymnast and a long jumper.
• What?

7
At the 1952 Helsinki Games, this WAG and holocaust survivor competed in the 200-
meter breaststroke and bested the Olympic record twice in the semi-finals and finals
to win gold. She was married to Hungary's water polo captain of the 1956 games,
considered the ’GreatestWater-poloist ofAllTime’
Incidentally their daughter, a 1972 Olympic silver medallist in the 100m backstroke is
a also aWAG, married to Mihaly Hesz, the ‘68 Canoeing champion.
Identify the mother and daughter.

7 Éva SzékelyAndrea Gyarmati

8
An implication of the "over-exposure" of certain styles, for example, that the
Hermès "Birkin" bag had become less desirable as a result of being extremely
popular amongWAGs in Baden-Baden, led to a play on a word by Shane Watson.
What did he term this development as?

ROUND 3 : IDTHE SPORT
+10/-10 on Pounce
+10 on bounce

7 Aussie Rules/ Australian Football

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