Infinito 2022 | Knockout - Sports Quiz | 19th-20th March 2022

Rules -
● 20 questions in the quiz. Each question carries 10 points.
● Marks division will be mentioned in case a question requires more
than 1 answer.
● Please ﬁll in your answers in the G-Form only. Please don't type out
the answers in the YouTube livechat.
● We will have a re-run at the end. Form closes 1 minute after the re-run
ends.
● Q4, Q8, Q12, Q16 and Q20 are star marked questions. They will be used
to settle ties.
● No Googling. It would lead to disqualiﬁcation.
● Happy Quizzing!

Q1
Talking to Vice India, X tells the tale of how one of his followers asked his
permission to have his photo on his credit card. Alarmed by this bizarre
request, the follower then explained his reasoning for it.
“No, look I use my credit card without thinking about it. And your
expression and disappointment, everytime I take out my card will prevent
me from using it.”
Who is X?

A1
Muhammad Sarim Akhtar aka “Disappointed Pakistani Fan”

Q2
On the transfer deadline day of the summer transfer window in 2021,
Newcastle United signed a player named Santiago Munoz. This young
Mexican striker also has connections to the USA. All of this combined
made it a big story when his signing happened. Jokes and comparisons
were happening all over the internet, and the minds of football fans went
back to the mid-2000s.
What was so special about this that caused such a reaction from the
public?

A2
This occurrence was similar to the plot of the 2005 movie Goal!, where a
young Mexican immigrant living in the USA named Santiago Munez was
signed by Newcastle United

Q3
This figure X is a giant of Indian sports administration. Having held various posts at
Hockey India (HI), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the International Hockey
Federation (FIH). Amazingly, he has also been the president of all three at different
times, and particularly being elected to the top post at the FIH was a historic feat as
he was the first non-European president of the FIH.
Over the years he has been in the news for various reasons, both good and bad. He
was instrumental in setting up HI which replaced the failing organisation IHF as
India’s representative at the world body. He has been at the centre of controversy
sometimes for sackings of coaches and players, especially the abrupt departure of a
Dutch coach of the Indian national team in 2015. However, X is seen as having been
instrumental in reviving Indian hockey, increasing its popularity, and making India
more powerful in the hockey world both on the field and in the corridors of power
within the FIH.
Identify X.

Q4
This is generally how a golfer takes a shot, it
provides stability and control, thus more
chances of hitting the golf ball.
In 2009, as a part of Sports Science Padraig
Harrington tried a different swing inspired
from Happy Gilmore’s characteristic golf swing.
It provides more power to the shot.
Happy Gilmore is a character from an
American movie, who tried his hand at golf. His
past experience in a different sport inﬂuenced
his characteristic golf swing.
What was special about Gilmore’s
characteristic swing? And what was the other
sport that inﬂuenced this swing of Gilmore?
STAR
MARKED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARig33f-rxA&t=70s

A4
Taking a runup before making the shot,
Ice Hockey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyydT8dy3Hs&t=3
8s

Q5
What is the central connect for this sequence and identify X.
Rod Laver, Philippe Chatrier, X, Arthur Ashe

A5
These are the names of the main court of each Grand Slam event in
Tennis:-
● Rod Laver Arena: Australian Open
● Court Philippe Chatrier: French Open
● Arthur Ashe: US Open
The remaining Grand Slam, Wimbledon, has not named its main court after
any player, but is simply called Centre Court.
X: Centre Court

Q6
X is a variant of Y that was ﬁrst introduced as an indoor version of the
sport but has since developed as an outdoor game that is played by adults
(the majority female) and children.
Despite the close relationship between X and Y, there are some important
differences such as difference in the size of the equipments and the ﬁeld
of play.
The most striking difference would be in this one particular action that is
involved in both games but restricted to a low posture in X. Y doesn’t have
any such restrictions but side or high posture is preferred.
Identify X and Y and the particular action being talked about in the last
paragraph.

A6
X: Softball, Y: Baseball;
Pitching

Q7
In 2014, YouTuber Cassy Athena uploaded an episode of the web series
Thru The Lens, which features a day in the life of X.
During the show, X makes a perplexed facial expression when his mother
claims he was "a clown" in his younger years. A screen capture of the scene
was subsequently circulated online.
Identify X.

Q8
This personality X comes from a marketing and sales background. He joined
Philip Morris International in 1997, and worked his way up the corporate ladder.
Through the Marlboro brand which comes under the Philip Morris group, he
became associated with the company’s sponsorship of the Ferrari F1 team. With
Ferrari being the most inﬂuential F1 team, and Marlboro being their main
sponsor, X became the representative of all the sport’s sponsors on the Formula
One Commission.
When Ferrari was facing a crisis in the 2010s, they appointed X as their Team
Principal. He did improve the team’s fortunes, but failed to deliver a
championship and after a series of 2nd and 3rd place ﬁnishes in the World
Constructors’ Championship, Ferrari sacked X. However, he had been associated
with another big Italian sports entity Y since some time. He had held posts at Y
even while working for Ferrari, and in 2021 he was made the CEO of Y.
Name X and Y.
STAR
MARKED

A8
X: Maurizio Arrivabene, Y: Juventus

Q9
The wine company owned by this former sportsperson has the following
different series of wines, which represent the different pivotal moments of
his sporting career:
● The 81 Series (perhaps the highest point of his career)
● The 76 Series
● The 80 Series
One of the other series was the `All-rounder` which pays attention to the
fact his all round performance on the ﬁeld as well as his interest in
winemaking.
Which sportsperson?

Q10
For many it's the soundtrack to their childhood. Wake up, fire up the
console and hear those iconic words as your TV roars to life.
The voice actor (Yes, it wasn’t artificially created!) behind this sensational
phrase released a tutorial revealing how to enunciate it properly.
“First and probably most important is volume. It is not something to be
delivered lightly. It is firm. It is aggressive. It is your guts hurling through
the air as you growl like a hungry dog on a T-bone. There is a swagger and
it is attitude that makes this line sing.”
This same phrase has around for almost 30 years now and has still
remained a mainstay in every new edition. Identify the iconic phrase.

A10
EA Sports: It’s in the game

With respect to an upcoming sports event, what does this video introduce
(apart from the sporting venues)?
Q11
https://drive.google.com/ﬁle/d/1a0I_JUEKYyio0KaylL0AocxCz2S6CLMd/view?t=15s

A11
Logo of Birmingham CWG 2022
https://twitter.com/i/status/1155041088836685825

Q12
X warriors was the nickname given to the team of Asuka and Kairi. Both the
performers are japanese and made their name in Japan before moving to
USA and teaming up there. It was here they were given the title X warriors -
a reference to their japanese heritage.
X is a classical form of Japanese dance-drama : known for its
heavily-stylised performances, the often-glamorous costumes worn by
performers and for the elaborate kumadori makeup worn by some of its
performers. All of this making it a very appropriate name for the team.
Identify X. Where have we seen this superstar pair?
STAR
MARKED

Q13
X describes Juan Manuel Lillo as his “maestro” and “the best coach I ever had” -
a delightful praise considering who X was as player and is now as a manager.
X has had varied influences - great coaches such as Johan Cruyff, Marcelo Bielsa
and even chefs like Ferran Adria. After his long successful playing career in Spain,
X had a brief spell in Italy before moving to Qatar for what many assumed would
be the final, lucrative end. But to everyone’s surprise, he chose to leave Europe
to work with Lillo in Y - a rather unlucrative and even dangerous choice.
It is a curious chapter, but a crucial one, in X’s career. If it was in Spain that his
ideas were formed, it was in Y - the home of the tricolors - where they were
refined.
Identify X and the country Y.

A13
X - Pep Guardiola, Y - Mexico

Q14
Last October, a certain successful team honoured one of its countrymen on
the golden feat achieved by the said person in the summer of 2021.
They bestowed upon him a generous gift of 133500 USD and gave him a
their iconic yellow jersey with a special 4 digit number which imperfectly
showcased the incredible achievement of the person.
ID the Team and the number.

Q15
During the India vs Iran gold-medal match in the women’s kabaddi event
ﬁnal at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, a particular incident showed how
winning is not everything.
During that clash, one of the Iranian raiders, while the raid was on,
immediately froze because of the discomfort. This was because something
had happened to her in the raid. She could have easily been trapped by
the defenders then. Instead, the Indians chose to help her.
What had happened?

Q16
This is story of the unlikely friendship of X and Y.
As a very important political figure of his notoriously secretive country, X is
very socially limited. Adding to it is the policy of his country to restrict any
outside influence. So it’s pretty insane that flamboyant Y of all people
became a friend of X after visiting the nation with a Vice filmmaker.
X was a massive fan of Y’s team from the 90s and it was from that
information that the idea of sending Y as an emissary concocted. Fast
forward to 2018 and Y is pushing for credit for the early release of a
prisoner, as well as talks between his and X’s countries.
Identify X and Y.
STAR
MARKED

A16
X - Kim Jong Un
Y - Dennis Rodman

Q17
In the winter of 1914, a series of widespread unofﬁcial ceaseﬁres along the
Western Front were observed. British soldiers observed German soldiers
placing trees outside their trenches and sang hymns such as “Stille Nacht”
(“Silent Night”) and replied to them with hymns of their own.
British soldiers wrote of playing X and sharing food, drink and exchanged
gifts with men who had been, just a day earlier, their mortal enemies. All
was not frivolity, however, as some of the most common activities in areas
observing the truce were joint services to bury the dead.
Identify X.
There was also no equivalent truce on the Eastern Front. Why?

A17
The Christmas Day Truce Football.
Russia was still operating under the Julian calendar so the Russian
Orthodox Christmas would not be observed until early January.

Q18
X is a boxing style where the hands are placed in front of the boxer's face.
This boxing style offers extra protection to the face and makes it easier to
jab the opponent's face.
This style of boxing was developed by legendary trainer Cus D'Amato. This
technique of boxing utilizes relaxed hands with the forearms in front of
the face and the ﬁst at nose-eye level. Other unique features include
side-to-side head movements, bobbing, weaving and blind siding the
opponent.
Identity X, named after a very different non violent game.

Q19
Francois Pienaar, the World Cup-winning rugby captain of SA, who was
marketing head of IPL 2, is also the brains behind this universally
recognisable feature of the IPL.
"Lalit had given me the creative license… I was walking around and gazing
crowd reactions and thinking, “how can we bring other elements to it?" I
then remembered X, which actually comes from rugby. When X is used, the
rugby crowd goes 'ole' and I thought, let us try this year. So, we did and all
of a sudden, the reactions of the crowd were magniﬁcent. It became a core
thing of what we did in South Africa."
What is X, which has now came to be associated with the IPL forever?

A19
The IPL Trumpet/Bugle sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWjSCibszp8

Q20
This sporting event was organised by a head of the state as an opportunity
to present his country on the world map.
Among the many different slogans that were seen during the event, two of
them are as follows:
● …between two Blacks in a Black nation, organized by Blacks and seen
by the whole world; that is a victory for Mobutism.
● …plus an honor for the black man
Which sporting event of the 20th century are we talking about?
STAR
MARKED

A20
The heavyweight boxing match
George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali
in Kinshasa, Zaire, also known as
The Rumble in the Jungle

RULES
● You will be shown 6 pictures of iconic sporting stadiums. You have to
identify and name the stadium.
● Write all the answers in a single message in your team’s text channel
and tag the quizmaster. (@quizmaster)
● Do not unmute and answer.
● You can stake the answers according to :
○ Stake : +10/-5 (mention “stake”.)
○ No stake : +5/0
● There will be no re-runs.

Q1
Identify the stadium whose name is uncharacteristic of the country it is in.

A1
Indian Wells Tennis Garden, USA

A2
Feroz Shah Kotla/Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi

Identify the sporting area.
Q3

A4
Panathenaic Stadium, Athens

A5
Football club Arsenal’s new and old stadiums

A6
Madison Square Garden, New York

RULES
● This round contains 8 pounce & bounce questions.
● Direct +20/0
● Bounce +10/0
● Pounce +20/-10
● For pouncing, tag the quizmaster (@quizmaster) within the pounce
window in your team’s text channel and write your answer.
● Do not unmute and answer unless you are asked to.

Q7
At the GP circuit in Montreal, Canada the ﬁnal section of the lap has a long straight,
followed by a chicane (shown in image) which leads into the start/ﬁnish straight. The
chicane has always proved tricky for drivers, requiring a mixture of bravery and precision,
and there is always a risk of running too wide at the exit. After the 1999 F1 race, the wall
that sits alongside the corner exit got itself a fancy name: the Wall Of X. During the race,
four drivers crashed into that very wall on different laps. What made it an even more
headline-grabbing event was that three of those were part of an ‘elite group’ of drivers,
which was also the reason for the naming of the wall.
While one of them was Michael Schumacher, give the
names of the other two drivers. Also give X.
(6+6+8 points)

A7
Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve,
Wall of Champions
A Ferrari after crashing into the Wall
of champions
Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill Jacques Villeneuve

Q8
This is the story of a $7 banknote - the ﬁrst circulating denomination of its
kind in the world.
For the ﬁrst time ever, X has a banknote with an obverse (front) and
reverse (back) that is vertically and horizontally oriented. These
orientations complement the designs that have been selected. The
primary colour of the banknote is blue, synonymous with the X’s Flag. The
$7 commemorative banknotes have been issued into circulation from
Friday, 21 April 2017, some months after the event it was celebrating.
Identify X and what was this commemorating - which explains the choice
of $7 banknote.

A8
X - Fiji
Commemorating Fiji Rugby 7 team
winning gold at Rio 2016.

Q9
What began as a hobby - a welcome distraction from the grueling
demands of being top player of his sport - X has become an activity in
which Y excels to a ludicrously impressive degree.
Y ﬁnished 85,781 (out of many millions) in his debut season, rose to 2,397 in
2017/18 before dropping to 24,105 in 2018/19. But come Christmas 2019, Y
was in top spot in the world rankings of X.
While Y often tries not to relate X with his sport - saying its more based on
luck. While that is true, the advantages Y possess over the others in quite
visible - the ability to retain and decipher data then make an informed
decision using it. Added to it his individualism and love for the sport X is a
game of can partially explain why Y is so good at it.
ID the game X and the player Y.

Q10
With respect to an yearly tradition in cricket,
● Richie Benaud was the first person
● Desmond Tutu was the first non-cricketer
● Kumar Sangakkara was the first active cricketer
Funnily enough, the latest (and 20th) name in the list is a non-cricketer.
Who?
What list is this?

A10
Stephen Fry
Cowdrey Lecture

Q11
This rare type of bird X has been a part of the popular imagination of
humans since a long time. Over the centuries, among other things, it has
featured in a very famous poem, has an idiom related to it and has been a
part of various sailor myths.
More recently though, it is also used as a term in a sport for referring to a
certain score. The words for the scores which are one more (worse) than an
X and two more than an X are also bird-related/bird-inspired terms.
Identify X and the two other score terms.

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