This is the Prelims of the Open Sports Quiz organised by BROCA Quizzing Section of Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, under the aegis of Agon 2k23.

2. BROCA
QUIZZING SECTION
CNMC
Presents
President: SIDHARTHA DEY
Vice President: SUBHAM BISWAS
Treasurer: ADITYA NARAYAN DUBEY

3. PRELIMS
Compiled by: Aditya Narayan
Dubey and Subham Biswas

4. Rules
1. The prelims consists of 20 questions.
2. Questions 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 are star marked.
3. Star marked questions will decide the prevalence in case of a tie.
4. Each question will be there for 30 seconds, once it’s displayed on the screen.
5. Correct answer gives you a +1, no negative marking, so throw in your
guesses.
6. Part marks exist in some questions.
7. There will be 6 teams going to the main round.
8. Googling is bad.
9. QMs decision is final.
Happy Quizzing!

5. Q1*.
In IPL, the Orange Cap is given to the player who scores most runs in
that season. Of the 16 IPL seasons till now, only on 2 instances has
the the Orange Cap winner team has gone on to win the IPL.
Name those 2 Orange Cap winners.

6. Q2.
“Venus Rosewater Dish” trophy is awarded each year to?
Easiest question of the lot, be specific:)

7. Q3.
X refers to an area of level land surrounded by seating used for sports and
other public gatherings. The name is derived from a Latin word
meaning “sand place of combat”.
Identify X.

8. Q4.
India’s first victory (56-3) as well as their biggest victory (92-0) in this
sport had come against Pakistan. This sport has been played in
India since 1871, but the national team was formed only in 1998.
Prince Khatri is the current captain of the Men’s National team of this
sport.
Name the sport.

9. This is Glasgow’s Hampden Stadium, which will hold the Scotland-England tie
on Sept 23, 2023, as a part of celebrations of the 150 years of the Scottish
football.
This event will also commemorate their first encounter at Hamilton Crescent in
the same city in Nov 1872, which has a particular relevance as well. What is it?
Q5.*

10. Q6.
First test of the ‘93 Ashes series in Manchester, the famous Ball of the Century
was bowled, which went on to become the cricketing folklore.
Who was the batsman X, whose name gives the acknowledgement as the X ball,
and the very world famous bowler Y who scalped the wicket?

11. Q7.
In FIFA ‘22 Men’s WC, the Arab country that created history and caught the eye was the
resurgent Morocco, also known as the Atlas Lions under the head coach Walid Regrarui,
the avocado head.
But there was another team in the WC not so successful, nicknamed the “Carthage
Lions”. Which country am I talking about?

12. The ______ treatment, a phrase commonly used in football, is used to describe
the angry verbal reprimand given by the manager to player(s) within a
dressing room.
Rising to prominence during the heydays of the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson,
it was likened to someone shouting while standing so close to the other’s face
that the loudness and propulsion of hot breath had the ability to do something,
much like a _______; thereby giving the name to the phrase that we know
today.
FITB.
Q8.

13. Q9.
Founded in 1956, then known as the _________, one of the country’s most
successful clubs disbanded its senior football as recently as June ‘23, thus
ending an illustrious journey of many firsts for the club synonymous with the
Goan football.
Among the many accolades, __________ was the first Goan club to win the NFL
in 1998-99, the Federation Cup(‘98), the Durand Cup(‘99), former Indian Super
Cup, and the Goa Professional League to name a few.
Based in Vasco and named after the founder of the club, one of Goa’s top
industrialists. ID the club.

14. Q10.*
He played his entire career for AFC Ajax. He is credited with the
invention of the football playing style known as “Total Football”.
FIFA recognized him as the Coach of the Century in 1999.
Identify the person.

15. Q11.
Connect the dots:
The Baby-faced Assassin
The Human Torch
Threezus
The Golden boy

16. Q12.
Who has been nicknamed the “Flicker Singh” due to his
specialization: the drag-flick?
(Hint for complete answer giveaway: retired professional by
now, ofc:)

17. Q13.
X started playing Cricket at school (1873-75) and continued to play till
1912. He played in 440 matches for 40 different teams like
Portsmouth, Norwood, MCC, etc. His famous achievement in
Cricket is taking the wicket of Sir W.G. Grace, one of the most well-
known cricketers of that time.
ID X, who’s well known to all for something else that’s totally
different from sports.

18. Q14.
X is a basic technique in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling in which
wrestlers hold their opponent’s torso and do a side roll to earn
points. This move can be performed when the opponent is in the Par
Terre position.
Identify X.

19. X is a phrase that was initially coined during Jose Mourinho’s first
spell in charge of Chelsea (2004-07).
X is used when teams operate with a lot of players behind the ball
when out of possession.
What is X?
Q15*.

20. Q16.
French-Algerian artist Adel Abdessemed designed a 5-metre tall
statue which was unveiled at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. This
statue unveiled in 2012 depicts a famous offence in a particular
sport some 6 years ago on a big stage event.
Which incident am I talking about?

21. Q17.
Name the first Indian to dismiss a father-son duo in Test cricket.
Also name the father-son duo. Surname will suffice. (0.5+0.5)

22. If in Wrestling, a player wins by outscoring his/her opponent by a
certain margin of points (eg. 10/15) before the time of play comes to
an end, then what is this win known as ?
Q18.

23. Q19.
Recently X’ last remaining World Record in the 400m individual
medley was broken was broken by Leon Marchand, who took 1.34s
of the WR X set way back in 2008, at the World Aquatics
Championship 2023.
ID the very famous swimmer X, the previous record holder.

24. Q20.*
•This incident took place in the Bahrain Grand Prix 2020 when the X’s
(the F1 driver) car crashed into the safety barriers and burst into flames.
However, X was able to get out eventually (28 seconds, which is ) and
survive. The Y-head protective device (in the 2nd image), introduced in
Formula One in 2018, was credited with saving his life.
Image follows.
•Who is X and what is Y?

26. The End

27. AND SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO:
ABHISHEK KUMAR JHA(Major contributor)
ADITYA NARAYAN DUBEY(Treasurer)
SUBHAM BISWAS (Vice President)
For the Questions set for prelims and finals:)

28. ANSWERS

29. Q1*.
In IPL, the Orange Cap is given to the player who scores most runs in
that season. Of the 16 IPL seasons till now, only on 2 instances has
the the Orange Cap winner team has gone on to win the IPL.
Name those 2 Orange Cap winners.

30. A1.

31. Q2.
“Venus Rosewater Dish” trophy is awarded each year to?
Easiest question of the lot, be specific:)

32. A2.
Wimbledon, Women’s Singles

33. Q3.
X refers to an area of level land surrounded by seating used for sports and
other public gatherings. The name is derived from a Latin word
meaning “sand place of combat”.
Identify X.

34. A3.
Arena

35. Q4.
India’s first victory (56-3) as well as their biggest victory (92-0) in this
sport had come against Pakistan. This sport has been played in
India since 1871, but the national team was formed only in 1998.
Prince Khatri is the current captain of the Men’s National team of this
sport.
Name the sport.

36. A4.
Rugby

37. This is Glasgow’s Hampden Stadium, which will hold the Scotland-England tie
on Sept 23, 2023, as a part of celebrations of the 150 years of the Scottish
football.
This event will also commemorate their first encounter at Hamilton Crescent in
the same city in Nov 1872, which has a particular relevance as well. What is it?
Q5.*

38. A5.
First International football match as recognized by FIFA

39. Q6.
First test of the ‘93 Ashes series in Manchester, the famous Ball of the Century
was bowled, which went on to become the cricketing folklore.
Who was the batsman X, whose name gives the acknowledgement as the X ball,
and the very world famous bowler Y who scalped the wicket?

40. A6.
Shane Warne
Mike Gatting

41. Q7.
In FIFA ‘22 Men’s WC, the Arab country that created history and caught the eye was the
resurgent Morocco, also known as the Atlas Lions under the head coach Walid Regrarui,
the avocado head.
But there was another team in the WC not so successful, nicknamed the “Carthage
Lions”. Which country am I talking about?

42. A7.
Tunisia

43. The ______ treatment, a phrase commonly used in football, is used to describe
the angry verbal reprimand given by the manager to player(s) within a
dressing room.
Rising to prominence during the heydays of the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson,
it was likened to someone shouting while standing so close to the other’s face
that the loudness and propulsion of hot breath had the ability to do something,
much like a _______; thereby giving the name to the phrase that we know
today.
FITB.
Q8.

44. A8.
Hair Dryer Treatment

45. Q9.
Founded in 1956, then known as the _________, one of the country’s most
successful clubs disbanded its senior football as recently as June ‘23, thus
ending an illustrious journey of many firsts for the club synonymous with the
Goan football.
Among the many accolades, __________ was the first Goan club to win the NFL
in 1998-99, the Federation Cup(‘98), the Durand Cup(‘99), former Indian Super
Cup, and the Goa Professional League to name a few.
Based in Vasco and named after the founder of the club, one of Goa’s top
industrialists. ID the club.

46. A9.
Salgaocar FC

47. Q10.*
He played his entire career for AFC Ajax. He is credited with the
invention of the football playing style known as “Total Football”.
FIFA recognized him as the Coach of the Century in 1999.
Identify the person.

48. A10.
Rinus Michels

49. Q11.
Connect the dots:
The Baby-faced Assassin
The Human Torch
Threezus
The Golden boy

50. A11.
Stephen Curry

51. Q12.
Who has been nicknamed the “Flicker Singh” due to his
specialization: the drag-flick?
(Hint for complete answer giveaway: retired professional by
now, ofc:)

52. A12.
Sandeep Singh

53. Q13.
X started playing Cricket at school (1873-75) and continued to play till
1912. He played in 440 matches for 40 different teams like
Portsmouth, Norwood, MCC, etc. His famous achievement in
Cricket is taking the wicket of Sir W.G. Grace, one of the most well-
known cricketers of that time.
ID X, who’s well known to all for something else that’s totally
different from sports.

54. A13.
Arthur Conan Doyle

55. Q14.
X is a basic technique in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling in which
wrestlers hold their opponent’s torso and do a side roll to earn
points. This move can be performed when the opponent is in the Par
Terre position.
Identify X.

56. A14.
Gut Wrench

57. X is a phrase that was initially coined during Jose Mourinho’s first
spell in charge of Chelsea (2004-07).
X is used when teams operate with a lot of players behind the ball
when out of possession.
What is X?
Q15*.

58. A15.
Parking the Bus

59. Q16.
French-Algerian artist Adel Abdessemed designed a 5-metre tall
statue which was unveiled at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. This
statue unveiled in 2012 depicts a famous offence in a particular
sport some 6 years ago on a big stage event.
Which incident am I talking about?

60. A16.

61. Q17.
Name the first Indian to dismiss a father-son duo in Test cricket.
Also name the father-son duo. Surname will suffice. (0.5+0.5)

62. A17.
Ravichandran Ashwin
Shivnarine Chanderpaul-Tagenarine Chanderpaul

63. If in Wrestling, a player wins by outscoring his/her opponent by a
certain margin of points (eg. 10/15) before the time of play comes to
an end, then what is this win known as ?
Q18.

64. A18.
Technical Fall/Superiority

65. Q19.
Recently X’ last remaining World Record in the 400m individual
medley was broken was broken by Leon Marchand, who took 1.34s
of the WR X set way back in 2008, at the World Aquatics
Championship 2023.
ID the very famous swimmer X, the previous record holder.

66. A19.
Michael Phelps

67. Q20.*
•This incident took place in the Bahrain Grand Prix 2020 when the X’s
(the F1 driver) car crashed into the safety barriers and burst into flames.
However, X was able to get out eventually (28 seconds, which is ) and
survive. The Y-head protective device (in the 2nd image), introduced in
Formula One in 2018, was credited with saving his life.
Image follows.
•Who is X and what is Y?

69. A20.*
Romain Grosjean
Halo

70. And the event would not be possible without:
SIDHARTHA DEY(President)
AYUSH YADAV(Scorer)
MD. ABID SARFARAZ(Coordinator)
And the PARTICIPANTS, THANKS FOR SHOWING UP:)