Prelims of the Sports quiz conducted by me on National Sports Day at IIT Kharagpur

1. National Sports Day
Quiz
IIT Kharagpur

2. Rules of the
game
I’m making my debut today, so
please be considerate.
No negative marking. This is
not an exam.
Questions 2,7,8,11,15,18,20
are star-marked.
Sudden-death in case of a
further tie.
No steroids or Androids
allowed in this quiz.
No DRS referrals allowed. The
quiz master’s decision is final
and binding.

3. Prelims

4. 1.
 This tennis player tried to legally change her name for the duration of
the US Open this year. She eventually abandoned the idea but it
ended up getting her enough publicity. Who and what was the
proposed change?

5. 2.*
 Who is the only Indian-born cricketer to have won the Sitara-e-Imtiaz
– Pakistan’s third highest honour and civilian award?

6. 3.
 Who holds the world record for most gold medals earned by a female
in a single track meet? (5 gold medals in 100,200,400m sprints,
400m hurdles and 4x400m relay )

7. 4.
 What is common to this exclusive group of people – Jaipal Singh, Lal
Shah Bokhari, Dhyan Chand, Kishan Lal, K.D. Singh, Balbir Singh
Sr., Charanjit Singh and Vasudevan Bhaskaran ?

8. 5.
 The Test of My Life is an autobiographical account of which sports
person ?

9. 6.
 Shakhter Karagandy is aiming to become the first Kazakh club to
compete at the European level this year. In the first leg of their
Champions League play-off against Celtic at ‘Astana Arena’, the
team performed a ceremony unheard of on a football pitch earning
the wrath of UEFA and Celtic and being banned from doing so in the
return leg at Glasgow. What was the ceremony about ?

10. 7.*
 What would you be following if you support one of them – Mumbai
Movers, Jalgaon Battlers, Nagpur Royals, Ahmadnagar Checkers,
Pune Attackers and Thane Combatters ?

11. 8.*
 The X Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the Kontinental
Hockey League (KHL) playoffs in Russia. It was named after X
because the final match of the inaugural KHL season took place on
April 12, an important milestone in Russian history. Who is X?

12. 9.
 In December 2012, X became the first Indian woman to break into
the top 10 in the WSA rankings. She received the Arjuna Award in
2012. Id this squash prodigy .

13. 10.
 Which team won the first - and till date, only - Commonwealth Gold
medal in cricket ?

14. 11.*
 The game had its humble origins as Mintonette created by William G.
Morgan, a physical educational director at YMCA. It took inspiration
from tennis and handball and designed to be less rough than
basketball. The present-day name for this sport was coined after the
nature of exchange of the ball. Id the sport .

15. 12.
 This famous cricketer once represented South Africa at Hockey, and
was part of the 1992 Olympic squad. The team however could not
qualify. He was ruled out of the 1996 Olympics because of a
hamstring injury. Who is this man of many talents ?

16. 13.
 After a promising start to his career, James J. Braddock went
through a torrid phase where he lost several bouts due to chronic
hand injuries and was forced to work on the docks and collect social
assistance to feed his family during the Great Depression. In 1935,
he fought Max Baer for the Heavyweight title and won. This unlikely
comeback led Damon Runyon to give him the moniker of X? His life
has been immortalized in a 2005 film with the same name X. Id X .

17. 14.
 X represented India at the 1982 Asian games as a springboard diver.
He was even admitted to St. Stephens College, Delhi on sports
quota. We know him in an entirely different domain today – as a
sports presenter, ex-CEO of an IPL team and a TV personality. Who
is X ?

18. 15.*
 Aadukalam is a National-award winning 2011 tamil drama film
starring Dhanush in the lead role. Which old and peculiar sport is the
setting of the film ?

19. 16.
 Which sport accounts for the most number of Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna awardees ?

20. 17.
 The Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the year is a category
voted for by a specialist panel of the world’s leading alternative
sports journalists. Who won this award in 2013?

21. 18.*
 What unique record is shared by Sweden’s Jörgen Persson,
Croatia’s Zoran Primorac and Belguim’s Jean-Michel Saive?

22. 19.
 Connect – Double yellow, yellow, white, green, orange, red, blue,
none .

23. 20.*
 Rush is an upcoming big-screen recreation of one of the fiercest
rivalries in Formula 1, starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl in
leading roles. Who are the two drivers they’ll be portraying?

24. Answers

25. 1.
 This tennis player tried to legally change her name for the duration of
the US Open this year. She eventually abandoned the idea but it
ended up getting her enough publicity. Who and what was the
proposed change?

26. Maria Sugarpova

27. 2.*
 Who is the only Indian-born cricketer to have won the Sitara-e-Imtiaz
– Pakistan’s third highest honour and civilian award?

28. Bob Woolmer

29. 3.
 Who holds the world record for most gold medals earned by a female
at a single track meet? (5 gold medals in 100,200,400m sprints,
400m hurdles and 4x400m relay )

30. PT Usha

31. 4.
 What is common to this exclusive group of people – Jaipal Singh, Lal
Shah Bokhari, Dhyan Chand, Kishan Lal, K.D. Singh, Balbir Singh
Sr., Charanjit Singh and Vasudevan Bhaskaran ?

32. Captains of Gold-winning
Hockey teams at the
Olympics

33. 5.
 The Test of My Life is an autobiographical account of which sports
person ?

34. Yuvraj Singh

35. 6.
 Shakhter Karagandy is aiming to become the first Kazakh club to
compete at the European level this year. In the first leg of their
Champions League play-off against Celtic at ‘Astana Arena’, the
team performed a ceremony unheard of on a football pitch earning
the wrath of UEFA and Celtic and being banned from doing so in the
return leg at Glasgow. What was the ceremony about ?

36. They sacrificed a sheep on
the pitch before the match
started

37. 7.*
 What would you be following if you support one of them – Mumbai
Movers, Jalgaon Battlers, Nagpur Royals, Ahmadnagar Checkers,
Pune Attackers and Thane Combatters ?

38. Maharashtra Chess League

39. 8.*
 The X Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the Kontinental
Hockey League (KHL) playoffs in Russia. It was named after X
because the final match of the inaugural KHL season took place on
April 12, an important milestone in Russian history. Who is X?

40. The Gagarin Cup

41. 9.
 In December 2012, X became the first Indian woman to break into
the top 10 in the WSA rankings. She received the Arjuna Award in
2012. Id this squash prodigy .

42. Deepika Pallikal

43. 10.
 Which team won the first - and till date, only - Commonwealth Gold
medal in cricket ?

44. South Africa (irony alert!)

45. 11.*
 The game had its humble origins as Mintonette created by William G.
Morgan, a physical educational director at YMCA. It took inspiration
from tennis and handball and designed to be less rough than
basketball. The present-day name for this sport was coined after the
nature of exchange of the ball. Id the sport .

46. Volleyball

47. 12.
 This famous cricketer once represented South Africa at Hockey, and
was part of the 1992 Olympic squad. The team however could not
qualify. He was ruled out of the 1996 Olympics because of a
hamstring injury. Who is this man of many talents ?

48. Jonty Rhodes

49. 13.
 After a promising start to his career, James J. Braddock went
through a torrid phase where he lost several bouts due to chronic
hand injuries and was forced to work on the docks and collect social
assistance to feed his family during the Great Depression. In 1935,
he fought Max Baer for the Heavyweight title and won. This unlikely
comeback led Damon Runyon to give him the moniker of X? His life
has been immortalized in a 2005 film with the same name X. Id X .

50. Cinderella Man

51. 14.
 X represented India at the 1982 Asian games as a springboard diver.
He was even admitted to St. Stephens College, Delhi on sports
quota. We know him in an entirely different domain today – as a
sports presenter, ex-CEO of an IPL team and a TV personality. Who
is X ?

52. Charu Sharma

53. 15.*
 Aadukalam is a National-award winning 2011 tamil drama film
starring Dhanush in the lead role. Which old and peculiar sport is the
setting of the film ?

54. Rooster fights

55. 16.
 Which sport accounts for the most number of Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna awardees ?

56. Shooting

57. 17.
 The Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the year is a category
voted for by a specialist panel of the world’s leading alternative
sports journalists. Who won this award in 2013?

58. Felix Baugmartner

59. 18.*
 What unique record is shared by Sweden’s Jörgen Persson,
Croatia’s Zoran Primorac and Belguim’s Jean-Michel Saive?

60. Have represented their countries at Table tennis
since its inception at the Olympics in 1988, having
competed in seven Olympics so far.

61. 19.
 Connect – Double yellow, yellow, white, green, orange, red, blue,
none .

62. Types of balls used while
playing squash
Color Speed (of Play) Bounce Player Level
Double yellow
Extra Super
Slow
Very low Experienced
Yellow Super Slow Low Advanced
White Slow Low
Advanced/Inter
mediate
Green
Slow/Extra
Super Slow
Low
Intermediate/Hig
h Altitude
Orange
Extra Super
Slow
Very Low High Altitude
No dots or Red Medium Average Recreational
Blue Fast Very high Beginner/Junior

63. 20.*
 Rush is an upcoming big-screen recreation of one of the fiercest
rivalries in Formula 1, starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl in
leading roles. Who are the two drivers they’ll be portraying?

64. James Hunt and Niki Lauda