MQF 2017 Sports Quiz Finals

2017 BQC OPEN
THE REAL SPORTS QUIZ
BY SRINATH AND ATUL

FINALS FORMAT
4 IR Rounds (Infinite Pounce - +10/-10 each)
4 Written Rounds (+8 points each)

This 1996 movie explores the build up to the 1987
Boat Race.
a) Name the movie, which is based on Dan
Topoloski and Patrick Robinson’s book of the
same title.
b) What first did the book achieve in 1989?
1

True Blue based on True Blue: An Oxford Boat
Race Mutiny
First winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the
Year Award
1A)

Opportunity(MER-B) landed on Mars in 2004 with few expecting it
to survive a Martian winter. Not only did it survive, but it ended
up achieving a certain landmark in 2015 after 11 years and two
months.
The principal investigator remarked - "This mission isn't about
setting these kind of records, of course; it's about making scientific
discoveries on Mars and inspiring future explorers to achieve even
more. But this still feels pretty cool”
What was the landmark? What name was given to the valley(next
slide) as a tribute? Single answer will do.
2

• It completed the
standard
Marathon
Distance (42.1
KM) on Mars
• Marathon Valley
2A)

In a repeat of the 1954 World Cup qualifiers, Spain and Turkey faced off in the 2010
WC qualifying. In the build up to the game, Spanish media interviewed Adrian
Escudero who had scored in the 1954 qualifier in which Spain were eliminated.
Escudero spoke of the heartbreak in the Spanish camp after Luigi Franco Gemma
was instrumental in settling the 1954 qualifier.
“We shut ourselves away in the dressing room feeling utterly dispirited, thinking that
there was nothing more we could do, that everything had gone so badly that…”
“The disappointment was tremendous. We felt helpless. It was dramatic.”
The Turks even invited Gemma to go to Switzerland as their mascot but is unclear if
he attended the tournament.
So what did Luigi Franco Gemma do?
3

3A)
Spain and Turkey played 3 matches against
each other:
6 January 1954 Spain 4 – 1 Turkey
14 March 1954 Turkey 1 – 0 Spain
Spain and Turkey finished level on points,
and a play-off on neutral ground was played
to decide who would qualify.
17 March 1954 Turkey 2 – 2 Spain
Goal Difference and Penalties weren’t around
then. So a 14 year old Luigi Franco Gemma
was invited to draw lots to pick the winner.
Turkey won and went to the World Cup at
Spain’s expense.

4
What connects these matches? What match would
complete the set?

First Tied ODI
First Tied T20I
Missing Element
4A)

This 2500$ trophy was instituted in 1925 and
sponsored by X.He was on hand to present the trophy
to the winner of the first game played at Madison
Square Garden between the Montreal Canadiens and
New York Americans. It still continues to be awarded
in the NHL.
a) What is the name of the trophy?
b) Curiously, many teams choose not to celebrate with
this trophy. Why?
5

Prince of Wales Trophy
This trophy is awarded to
the Eastern Conference
Champions. Players feel the
only trophy worth winning
is the Stanley Cup and
usually refuse to hoist the
Prince of Wales Trophy
5A)

a) What term originates from an object that is placed
at the start and finishing lines in horse racing to
determine false starts and close finishes respectively?
b)What achievement links the following Golf Major
Winners?
Connect a) and b)
6

Wire to wire victory for horses that lead from start
to finish.
These Golfers lead the tournament from start to
finish and are the only “wire to wire” major
winners
6A)

X-This full body exercise was developed by American physiologist Royal
H. _____, who created the exercise as part of his PhD thesis as a quick
and simple way to assess fitness. It was further popularized when the
Army adopted it as a way to assess the fitness level of recruits.
Y- This High Intensity Interval Training technique was popularized by
Japanese doctor Izumi _______, whose most famous article published the
results of the protocol used by the Japanese speed skating team, "Effects
of moderate-intensity endurance and high-intensity intermittent training
on anaerobic capacity and VO(2max)“ in 1996.
Id X,Y.
7

Based in the Asturias region in Spain, this club was a La Liga
regular before falling into troubled times in the early 2000s. They
were on the verge of bankruptcy in 2012 before a crowdfunding
campaign spearheaded by Guardian journalist Sid Lowe helped
raised 2 million euros and save the club. Former players Santi
Cazorla, Juan Mata, Michu and Adrián all chipped in as well.
Later that year, X invested an additional 2 million Euros to pick up
a 32% stake in the club.
Club? X?
8

Real Oviedo
Carlos Slim Helu
8A)

Watch the trailer of this Coen Brothers movie.
a)Identify the actor who plays the role of Leonard
Smalls in this movie.
b)His brutal 1982 loss to Larry Holmes was
instrumental in what rule change which was only
recently overturned?
9

Randall Tex Cobb
AIBA’s decision to introduce Headgear in Amateur
Boxing. Studies showed that it lead to more
concussions so AIBA changed the rules in time for
Rio.
9A)

• Gilbert Arenas was the first to start this trend in
2002 as a nod to a prediction made by his critics.
• Andre Drummond did this to help his teammate
Chauncey Billups at Detroit.
• Damian Lillard wanted to honor his hometown
• Rusell Westbrook wanted a fresh start.
What am I talking about?
10

Sporting a 0 jersey
Andre Drummond
"...true to his word, Drummond is giving up his No. 1 so
that it can once again be worn by Chauncey Billups.“
Damian Lillard
Next season I'll be wearing #0 . . . Grew up in Oakland,
college in Ogden, and my NBA team is in Oregon
Westbrook
"it's not a normal number….you go with zero when you've been through something and you are
looking to get a new beginning. It helps you get going again. It helps you get the swag back."

Written I – 8 points per Question

In 2011, he won his country’s national golf
championship. Three years later, he became the
joint top ranked golfer in his country even though
he had 0 ranking points and stood at 1556 in the
World. Who?
1

This is Nasser Al-Attiyah, who won a Bronze medal
at the 2012 London Olympics in the skeet
competition.
He is also a two time winner(2011,2015) at which
sporting event?
2

This former Werder Bremen and Germany keeper
made his WWE debut at a live event in Munich in
late 2016. Who?

4
Ashleigh Barty, who
reached the 3rd round
of the Australian Open
2017

On 18 March 2016, she finished fifth in the 2016
Foxhunter Chase, at Cheltenham, outperforming
many pundits' expectations by finishing fifth. She
described the result as "probably the greatest
achievement of my life“. Who?
5

In picture, is a venue that hosts Ranji matches. Person X is
supposed to have introduced cricket to this place and surrounding
areas for the British soldiers garrisoned at the fort. India’s first
ever cricket club was also formed in this place in 1850.
It was a hub of cricket activities in those days, and also hosted an
exhibition cricket match to raise funds for the First World War.
The ground celebrated its 200th birthday in 2002 by hosting a
match between the former cricketers of India and Sri Lanka.
International cricketer Y’s father was a tea planter in this place,
where he used to play cricket in the 1890s. It is also believed that
Y played his first cricket game here.
X, Y, Place?
1

X = Arthur Wellesley
Y = Colin Cowdrey
Place = Thalassery
A

a. The name of this ball derives
from its similarity to something
else (X). What? (3)
b. Another aspect of the design of
the ball was to facilitate
something for which X was
made. What design aspect and
why made so? (7)
2

a. Adidas Telstar – So called
because it resembled the
Telstar satellite
b. Black and white colour
design – to aid viewing on
Black & White televisions
A

1. In 1956 a Spaniard named Felix Erausquin
introduced his own technique for throwing the
javelin where he would use a method borrowed
from another discipline - This was dubbed the
“Spanish Style” of javelin throwing and enabled the
throwers to achieve incredible distances before it
was banned almost immediately by the IAAF for
being an incredibly dangerous method of throwing.
What was this method/ which discipline was this
borrowed from?
2. One of the most famous exponents of the other
discipline became an abstract painter after
retirement. Part of his work was his "Impact"
series of paintings, which was created using the
discipline he was famous for. Who?
3

1. Discus throwing
2. Al Oerter – flung discuses to
make these paintings
A

Sam Sheppard was a neurosurgeon initially convicted for the 1954 murder of his wife,
Marilyn Reese Sheppard. The case was highly controversial from the beginning, with
extensive and prolonged nationwide media coverage. The U.S. Supreme Court
determined that the "carnival atmosphere" surrounding Sheppard's first trial had made
due process impossible; after ten years in prison he was acquitted at a second trial. He
was supposed to be the inspiration for the US TV series ‘Fugitive’
Sheppard's third wife, Colleen Strickland Sheppard, was the daughter of professional
wrestler George Strickland, who introduced Sheppard to wrestling and trained him to
wrestle. Sheppard made his debut in August 1969 at the age of 45 as "Killer" Sam
Sheppard.
During his career, Sheppard used his anatomical knowledge to develop a new submission
hold – This maneuver when applied correctly against an individual, is purported to cause
intense, legitimate pain. (and not just a gimmick as we might be prompted to believe)
This move was later adopted by somebody else in the 90s that made it extremely popular.
Who? Which move?
4

Mick Foley/ Mankind
Mandible Claw/ Mr. Socko
A

a. The Round the Island Race is an
annual yacht race around the Isle of
Wight. It starts and finishes in Cowes,
and is organised by the Island Sailing
Club. The course is about 50 nautical
miles (93 km) long. It was first held in
1931 and race is generally chosen to be on
the Saturday in June with the most
favourable tides.
How is this race a hat tip of sorts to the
origins of another sailing event?
5 I)

b. Another famous sporting event that takes place in the Isle of Wight is the annual
cycling race Isle of Wight X. X derives from the French word meaning ‘hiking’ in which
riders attempt courses of 200 km or more, passing through predetermined "controls"
(checkpoints) every few tens of kilometres. Riders aim to complete the course within
specified time limits, and receive equal recognition regardless of their finishing order.
The term X is also used for similar events in skiing.
X is called Y in UK, Australia and Brazil - In late nineteenth century Italy, day-long
"challenge" sports became popular. Participants aimed to cover as much distance as
possible and prove themselves Y. Y derives from a Latin word meaning ‘bold/daring’.
X or Y?
5 II)

a. The first ever Americas Cup
in 1851 was a race around
the Isle of Wight
b. X – Randonnee Y – Audax
(same root as Audacious)
A

All instituted to keep players fit during the winter months. Sheffield
Wednesday FC and AFL specifically to keep cricketers fit in winter
A

In pics are Christian Taylor
(Gold medallist in triple
jump in 2012 and 2016
Olympics) and Karoly
Takacs (Gold medals in
shooting in 1948 and 1952
Olympics). Both of them did
something similar to
overcome hurdles – Taylor
between his two golds to
overcome injury and Takacs
before he participated in
the Olympics.
Connect.
7

Christian Taylor
changed his take-off
foot from left to
right because of
injury
Takacs learnt to
shoot with his left
hand after his right
hand got seriously
injured after a
grenade explosion.
A

In picture is the mobile command station used by NASCAR officials.
The station, located in a trailer, travels from race to race. It serves as
the workplace for NASCAR officials including president Mike Helton,
vice president for competition Robin Pemberton and Sprint Cup series
director John Darby. It is nicknamed the X Y, which is a play on the fact
that it is a workplace for powerful men, as well the design of the
NASCAR logo, which is prominently displayed on the side of the trailer.
What (XY)? (5)
A driver who is in trouble for some sort of altercation, either on or off
the track, is often quoted as saying that they have been "called into the
XY".
Commentator Larry McReynolds often refers to a ”Z from the XY" when
a driver receives a free pass which allows the first driver who is a lap or
more behind the leaders to move up a lap when a caution flag comes
out.
Z?
8

Oval Office
Pardon from the Oval Office
A

In picture, is Olympic gold medallist Patricia Fraser (maiden name). The
circumstances in which she won gold is part of Olympic lore. The team
that she was a part of was hastily put together for an event that was
making its Olympic debut. She also scored the first ever goal and ended up
being the leading goal-scorer in the tournament – a massive achievement
for a young housewife. This achievement was also historic for the country
she hailed from.
Which sport and country?
Her eldest son has also captained the country at the sport, and her
youngest son has played sport in international events and is also one of
the top amateur golfers in his country. But it is her second son that is
arguably most recognizable to most of us – He represents the country in
another sport internationally.
Who is the second son ?
9

Zimbabwe women’s hockey team – Gold in the 1980
Moscow Olympics
Sean Williams
A

The X Y is the part of the baseball field that is closest
to the wall or fence and is typically made of dirt,
instead of grass or artificial turf like most of the field.
It runs parallel to the ballpark's wall.
The X in X Y refers to the purpose it serves.
The Y in X Y comes from the Old Yankee Stadium. It
was built as a multi-purpose stadium and
incorporated a Y around the field. When people saw
how it served the purpose referred to above, other
major league stadiums started incorporating this in
their design.
What is X/ the main purpose it serves? What is Y?
10

Warning Track
Outfielders use the warning track as an
indication that they are nearing the home
run fence when going for a fly ball. The
transition from grass to dirt allows fielders
to remain focused on the ball overhead, but
know how far away from the fence they are,
so they can attempt to catch the ball safely
Track – because running track
A

What is the nickname given to a situation where a golfer
has to take two shots in the bunker?
1

Albertsons Stadium is an outdoor
athletic stadium in the western
United States, located on the campus
of Boise State University in Boise,
Idaho. It is the home field of the Boise
State Broncos of the Mountain West
Conference. What rhyming nickname
is given to the playing surface of this
stadium (because of the distinctive
blue colour)?
2

The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes
race for three-year-old Thoroughbred
female horses staged annually in
Louisville, Kentucky. The race currently
covers 1 1⁄8 miles (1,800 m) at Churchill
Downs and is held on the Friday before
the Kentucky Derby each year.
Given a certain naming convention that is
prevalent for horse races in the US, what
rhyming name does this race have?
3

Theo Epstein is an American baseball
executive and attorney currently serving
as the President of Baseball Operations
for the Chicago Cubs of Major League
Baseball. He became the youngest ever
GM in baseball when we was hired by
another franchise in 2002, at the age of
28.
Given what he achieved with the other
franchise in 2004, and his current
franchise in 2016, what popular nickname
does he have?
4

Curse Breaker – Broke both the
Curse of the Bambino with the
Boston Red Sox and the Curse
of the Billy Goat with the
Chicago White Sox
A

The Boxing Day Test in 1986 was one of the lowest points in Australian
Cricket with England winning the match by an innings and 14 runs on Day
3.
The crowd of barely 23,000 spent most of that third day tuning in to another
sporting event and the intermittent roars in the stands were bizarrely out of
sync with the deathly quiet on the field. Dean Jones remembers a television
set blaring in the somberness of the change room, and then prime minister
Bob Hawke saying: "If only we had 11 ___ ______ at the MCG, things would
be different.“
What sporting event? What are the missing blanks?
1

Davis Cup Final at
Kooyong
Pat Cash had come
back from 2 sets down
to defeat Mikael
Pernfors to win the
fourth rubber
1A)

These two images are from a larger set of 116 (the
remaining are unrelated to Sport). What connects?
Who is seen winning a Gold Medal in the second
image?
2

These are images that were sent on the Voyager
Golden Record
Valerie Borzov, seen winning the Gold Medal in the
100m at Munich
2A)

In 2016, Hockey India League piloted a major rule change that
they retained for the 2017 season as well.
The change was introduced to “encourage more skillful and tactical
hockey” and promote “attacking play” . This resulted in drag-
flickers being overshadowed by strikers in the auction. VR
Raghunath and Ashley Jackson conceded how ‘fortunate’ they were
to be retained by their respective teams.
What rule change was this?
3

Revised scoring for the tournament
1 Field Goal =2 Goals
1 Penalty Corner= 1 Goal
The over-reliance on short corners meant the art of scoring a field goal turned secondary as
the spotlight shifted from goal-poachers to drag-flick specialists. And it reflects in the
composition of teams these days. A drag-flicker is always the first name on the team sheet
but a genuine poacher is now a rare breed, and in India’s case, a dying one.
The move to make field goals count as two, many hope, will make hockey a more ‘direct’
sport, with the focus firmly back on the strikers, as was evident during the auction in
September.
3A)

The 2015 movie Eighteam narrates the
resurrection of the Zambian football team which
culminates in their unlikely win in the 2012
African Cup of Nations by defeating highly fancied
Ivory Coast in the final on penalties. The number
18 in the title is a reference to 3 things. Name
them. (2 for 5 points,3 for all 10)
4

• 18 members of the the Zambian Football team
died in a plane crash in April, 1993
• The 2012 victory was 18 years,9 months after
the plane crash
• The penalty shootout against Ivory Coast had 18
penalties. Zambia won 8-7
4A)

Along with his Yale teammate Brian Dowling, He
served as the subject of Garry Trudeau's "Bull Tales“
He was then drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and
capped a stellar rookie season(942 rushing yards and 8
touchdowns) by winning the 1969 Offensive Rookie of
the Year Prize. Twenty six years later, his son would
win the NBA Rookie of the Year Prize. Father, Son?
5

5A)
Father-Calvin Hill
Son-Grant Hill

“Even when we were in the Indian team, the phone
calls meant for him would be routed to my room
and vice-versa. So, we decided to have a single
room later on”
Who in September 2016 after media outlets mixed
up his name with a teammate?
1

2
What surname features in both #1 and #7 in these
PSA rankings?

2A
Mohamed
Elshorbagy and
Marwan
Elshorbagy

In Italian Football, who is awarded the Panchina
D’Oro?
3

The best
manager/coach.
Panchina D’Oro
means Golden
Bench.
3A

Pumping Iron is a 1977 docudrama that focuses on
the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and 1975 Mr. Olympia
competitions. It showcases the rivalry between
Arnold Schwarzenegger and X, who later went on
to have a successful TV career. X has also featured
in a few Football quizzes over the past few years.
X?
4

4A
Lou Ferrigno, who
played the Hulk.
The football player
Hulk gets his
nickname because he
looks like Ferrigno

A pre-Olympic Hockey tournament played was
played in 1967. Watch the video and tell me the
venue.
5

At the Sydney Olympics, he became only the second person of African descent to win
an individual Olympic Gold in the 50m free. Speaking of his experience later - "I
didn't know a thing about what it was like to be part of the black experience. But now
I do. It's like winning gold and having a bunch of old white people ask you what it's
like to be black. That is my black experience."
He retired prematurely at the age of 22 and auctioned his Olympic medal to aid
survivors of the 2004 Tsunami. He returned to the pool aged 31 for the 2012 Olympics
and completed his remarkable comeback by winning Gold in the 50m free in Rio,
making him the oldest swimmer to win an individual Gold in the pool.
Who?
6

In July 2016, Jon Bois of SBNation decided to carry out a
simulation for the just concluded NBA season. He rescored the
results of every single game of the season while making one big
assumption.
The results threw up interesting results – The Raptors ended up
with the best record in the East and the Hornets ended up
dropping out of the Playoffs completely. In the West, The Spurs
grabbed the best record and GSW ended up with a 58 game win
season.
So what assumption did Jon Bois make?
7

What would the NBA standings look like if there
was no 3 point line? The 3 pointers were converted
to 2.
7A)

This company was founded in 1923 as a football pools company in
Liverpool and went on to become the largest private company in
Europe in the 80s. Football fans are likely to remember it for its
association with a certain football competition from 1986/87–
1989/90. Which company?
By what name are football pools called in Europe? This gave rise to
a now defunct tournament that was last held in 2005.
Clue: It gets its name from the board you see in the next slide
8

Littlewoods, which used to sponsor the tournament
now known as the EFL Cup
Toto, from which you get the UEFA Intertoto cup.
The tournament was originally organized to ensure
sports pools ran through the summer.
8A)

Now running his family trucking business, he was the first to
achieve a unique Olympic “double-double” (a feat which was later
matched in Rio). He grew up idolizing Pavo Nurmi and was
scheduled to meet him the day that he died.
One factor in his victories has received little attention over the
years – what Mauno Saari describes as a “bend mathematics”.
Who? What is “bend mathematics”?
9

Laase Viren, who won the 5000-10,000 double at Munich and
Montreal. Mo Farah equaled this record at Rio.
His careful running of almost all the bends (curves) near the inner
edge of the first lane, which spared him tens of metres compared to
his chief rivals. More specifically, the United States' Steve
Prefontaine gave Vir a handicap of over forty metres at the 1972
Olympics 5,000 metres, and Belgium's Emiel Puttemans gave Vir a
handicap of about fifty metres at the 1972 Olympics 10,000 metres,
by running many bends wide on the outer edge of the first lane or
sometimes even on the second lane.
9A)

Greg Pruitt is a former American football
running back in the NFL from 1973 through
1984. He was selected to five Pro Bowls, four
as a member of the Cleveland Browns and
one as a member of the Los Angeles Raiders,
the last one as a kick returner. He was also
part of the Raiders' Super Bowl XVIII
winning team, beating the Washington
Redskins. Certain sartorial choices he made
to fend off defenders resulted in the
institution of a rule called the Greg Pruitt
rule. What did he do?
10
Another rule in the NFL is the Lester
Hayes rule named after the Oakland/Los
Angeles Raiders player – He did
something to improve the grip on the
ball. During the 1980 season, including
the playoffs, Hayes hauled in 19
interceptions. "You practically had to pry
the ball loose from him whenever he got
his hands on it," Raiders linebacker Ted
Hendricks said of Hayes in a 2007
interview. What did he do?

Greg Pruitt - Wore tear-away/ flimsy jerseys
Lester Hayes – Slathered stickum – a glue type of substance
on his hands to improve grip
A

The asymmetric shape of a real tennis racquet is supposed
to resemble what?
1

This photo is almost certain never to be repeated, but the photographer who pictured it has often
downplayed his role in the headline-making shot. Olivier Morin, an AFP photographer, said he gave
himself credit for "one percent" of the picture that travelled across the globe within seconds of it
happening at the Moscow World Athletics Championships in 2013
"This was, I think, a once-in-a-lifetime moment. In my 25 years as a photographer, I've never had
an uncontrollable external element make a photo like this, and I imagine if I tried again for a
similar result for the next 50 years, it wouldn't happen again. So, I only really give myself credit for
one percent of this picture.” Morin said. He had initially missed the said external element when he
viewed a thumbnail of his photograph, but later realised the scope of the photo when he viewed it
carefully.
He also said "The X (external element) – well, of course that can't be planned, even if the stormy
sky had been rumbling for 20 minutes and all of us photographers were trying to capture it”
Which famous photo is this?
2

The ‘Lightning Bolt’ photo
A

What similar advice was given by both Luz Long in the 1936
Berlin Olympics and Ralph Boston in the 1968 Mexico City
Olympics to Jesse Owens and Bob Beamon respectively, when
both of them were struggling to progress in the long jump
event?
3

They asked them to jump from well behind the foul line
A

The de facto standards for the
curvature of cue tips ( in the US) are
either X-radius or Y-radius, determined
by shaping a tip so that when one puts
the cue on top of a X or Y, they have
the same curvature. Y is larger the X.
What are X and Y / what common
items are used as standards to
measure the curvature of cue tips?
4

Dime radius and Nickel
radius
A

Richard Slaney is a British discus thrower who competed in
the 1984 Summer Olympics and strongman competitor,
notable for being a repeat winner of the Britain's Strongest
Man title. At the UK Athletics Championships he won in
1979, ranked second in 1977 to 1978, and was third in 1980.
He also came third in the shot put in 1980.
He came 15th in the 1984 Olympics, a fairly uninspiring
performance. However something he did during the course
of another event, where he presumably used his strength to
good use, led to him being captured in photographs by
newspapers all over the world.
What did he do?
5

Carried his then fiancee Mary Decker
from the track, after she tripped and fell
A

Kilwinning in Scotland was a famous
centre for a particular activity.
King James II of Scotland once
banned golf in 1457 because he felt
that it was distracting his soldiers
from practicing this important
activity.
The people of Kilwinning have paid
tribute to the activity through the
design of a distinctive sartorial item.
How does the item pay tribute?
6

The cap resembles an
archery shooting target
A

Knud Jensen was a Danish cyclist who died
while participating in a particular edition of
the Summer Olympics. His death was due to
a combination of the drugs that he had
ingested( this incident led to the Olympic
committee first instituting drug testing on a
serious basis) and also the oppressive
circumstances in which the race was held.
In the wake of this tragedy, the organizers
rescheduled a subsequent event to make the
circumstances less oppressive – thereby
leading to a first.
1

During 2005 the city in which those
Olympics were held staged another
event to commemorate the unique
circumstances of the previous event.
What event & change in circumstances?
It is also said that the person who won
this event would not have done what he
famously did, if not for the change in the
said circumstances. What did the person
do?
1

1960 Rome Olympics – the first
ever night marathon in the
Olympics was staged
Abebe Bikila ran barefoot
A

Connect
Person in picture was part of
the New Zealand XI when
they recorded their first test
victory against West Indies.
He also held the rare
distinction of also playing in
the final of New Zealand's
premier association football
competition, the Chatham
Cup, gaining a runners-up
medal for Western AFC .
2

Connect
Person who’s last
test was the one
whose details are
displayed on the
right
2

Logan Van Beek (in pic) is an
international cricketer who has
represented Netherlands. He
plays First Class cricket for
Canterbury and has also
represented the Christchurch
Cougars in NBL (the basketball
league in NZ)
2

Sammy Guillen (Calypso Kiwi) –
Double international for WI and NZ
Sammy’s father Victor Guillen was
the umpire in the Andy Ganteaume
test
Logan Van Beek is Sammy’s
grandson
A

Evgenia Kulikovskaya is a former professional
tennis player from Russia. She reached her
highest singles ranking of No. 91 in 2003 - She
had more success in doubles, winning four WTA
doubles titles and reaching the top fifty.
She was known for her unique style of play -
During the course of her second-round match
at the 2003 French Open, Yevgeniya
Kulikovskaya did not make a single backhand
error. But such accuracy and consistency was
not rewarded with a better result than a 6-3, 6-
2 defeat at the hands of Magdalena Maleeva.
What was unique about her play?
3 I)

Brian Battistone turned heads at the 2012 US Open with a ‘bizarre
contraption’. Witnesses compared it to hedge-clippers or a divining rod. "I
call it the alien," said Nicole Mellichar, Battistone's mixed-doubles partner.
The contraption in question, was first created by inventor Lionel Burt for
fitness reasons: to allow users to play the same strokes on both sides of
their bodies, and so develop all their muscles at the same rate. But
Battistone used it because he thought it benefited him tactically by giving
him full reach on both sides - "I feel like the angles give me some
advantages on different shots.”
The ITF had ruled this legal. Brian said about ITF’s position – “If you can
beat Roger Federer with a snow shovel of that dimension, go ahead and do
it”
What was this ‘contraption’?
3 II)

Kulikovskaya had no
backhand – Played
forehands left
handed and right
handed
Brian Battistone
used a two handed
racket
A

In video, is a game called Loop (reverse of
Pool) – elliptical pool invented by Alex Bellos.
The geometrical principles that he uses are
the same as those used in certain
architectural features.
Look at the video and :-
1. Identify the geometrical principle (based
on which the table is constructed)
2. Where is the same principle used in the
world of architecture?
4

1. Ellipses and foci
2. Whispering galleries
A

1. The key figure in the logo of this club
takes a bit of explaining. The dark profile
isn't that of a werewolf or some furry-
faced samurai, but that of a sailor, the
lupo di mare or "wolf of the sea" –a fitting
symbol for the club. The logo is
titled Baciccia, a dialect title for John the
Baptist, the local patron saint. Which
club?
2. In 2009 a group of people had an issue
with an element of the design. Which
group/ what element?
5

1. U.C Sampdoria
2. Anti tobacco/ the pipe
A

1. What is the main difference
between the target area in sabre
fencing and epee fencing?
2. According to multiple sources,
what is supposed to be the
historical reason for the target
area in sabre fencing?
6

1. Sabre – waist up; Epee – whole
body
2. Sabre fighting was cavalry
based, hence horses were off
limits
A

In the famous victory speech, the person in the
video mentions that he ‘Shocked the world’. In
the speech he refers to an idol of his who did
something similar, and the words of the speech
are pretty much inspired from what the idol of his
said after a famous event in 1960s.
1. Who was the idol, who incidentally sent a
present to the person in the video, after the
victory?
2. What was the 1964 event?
7

1. Muhammad Ali
2. Muhammad Ali vs Sonny
Liston - 1964
A

The Turnberry golf course is a golf resort on
the coast of the outer Firth of Clyde in
southwestern Scotland. It has staged the
Open Championships on four occasions
1. Who owned it till January 2017? (2)
2. The first hole (in picture) is named after
something which has other sporting
relevance. What is the name/ sporting
relevance? (5)
3. The last hole is named after a memorable
finish in 1977, between Tom Watson and
Jack Nicklaus. The name again, has
relevance in another sport (running).
What? (3)
8

1. Donald Trump
2. Aisla Craig / Curling
Stones
3. Duel in the sun
A

Chess960 or Fischer Random Chess is a variant of chess invented
and advocated by former World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer,
publicly announced on June 19, 1996 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
It employs the same board and pieces as standard chess.
1. Why is it called Chess 960?
2. Fischer was a strong advocate of this variant because he felt
that it compelled players to rely more on their talent and
creativity. How so?
9)

1. The starting positions of the
pieces are random – Hence
there are 960 possible
opening configurations
2. Players couldn’t rely on
standard openings (which
are usually memorized)
A)

1. McNeil Hendricks is a former
South African rugby union player
who played primarily as a wing.
His biggest claim to fame arguably
is a role he played in a 2009 movie.
What role did he play?
10 I)

II) This person’s (X) coach John Young had this to say about this
sportsperson – “ He was the most extraordinarily talented hockey
player. He combined skill, speed and exceptional vision with a very
high work rate and a very unselfish attitude”. In 2000 he was named
in the senior men’s squad to play in the African Cup of Nations.
As the continent's best side, South Africa should have gone to the
Sydney Olympics that year. But they were denied by the National
Olympic Committee, which chose not to send them - as punishment for
their lack of representation. X was the only black African player in the
team.
Who is this multi-talented sportsperson?

1. Chester Williams – the only
coloured player in the 1995
Springboks teams
2. Thami Tsolekile
A

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