This document provides details about the format and questions for the Pearl Sports Quiz competition. It includes 25 total questions, with questions 11-16 being "starred" questions that could be used to resolve ties. The top 8 teams would make it to the finals. The questions cover a range of sports topics including cricket, tennis, football, and more. Sample questions are provided about cricketers like Kumar Sangakkara and Lukas Rosol's upset victory over Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon.

1. Pearl Sports Quiz
SudharsanVeeravalli

2. Thanks
▪ L Madhavkrishnan
▪ Ojas BN
▪ Major Chandrakanth Nair

3. Prelims
▪ 25 Questions
▪ Questions 11-16are starred and will be used to
resolve ties
▪ Sudden death starting from Q1 incase of tie in
starred questions
▪ Top 8 teams make it to the finals.
▪ Clues and part points at QM’s discretion

4. Q1
His art of sledging through innocuous one-liners that scratch deep into a
batsman's composure has received grudging respect worldwide.
When Harbhajan Singh walked to the middle at a crucial juncture in a Asia
Cup match, he merely verbalised an observation, noting that Harbhajan
preferred three-quarter length, elbow-covering sleeves when bowling but
not while batting.
In 2002 he ruffled Jacques Kallis into a fury at Centurion with references to
Don Bradman, digging at a misquoted line from Kallis that had been
jumped upon by the media for betraying great arrogance.
After Gareth Batty's offspin came into the attack when he was batting in a
Test, he asked quizzically: "Where's Robert Croft, England's best
offspinner?"
Which cricketer is being referred here for his slick sledging?

5. Kumar Sangakkara

6. Q2
Marlboro, a long time sponsor of the team coined the
nickname_____ for this sportsperson owing to his
resemblance to something.
When he retired from his sport and started an airline
company,____ became one of its mascots and was
named after him.
Identify the sportsperson and fill in the blanks

7. Niki Lauda. “The Rat”

8. Q3
vaṭi manju viraṭṭu, vēli viraṭṭu, vaṭam manjuviraṭṭu are
variants of which ‘sport’ that is based on the concept
of “flight or fight”?

9. Jallikattu

10. Q4
He is noteworthy for having played in the longest
ATP doubles match ever, alongsideTomáš Berdych,
defeating Marco Chiudinelli and Stanislas Wawrinka
in the 1st round of the 2013 Davis Cup.The match
was played on 2 February 2013, lasting 7 hours, 2
minutes.
However, his biggest claim to fame was the his
remarkable upset that he pulled off on 28th June,
2012.
Who is he?

11. Lukas Rosol
He defeated Rafael
Nadal in the second
round ofWimbledon

12. Q5
Sometime last week FIFA officially authorized
something that was on a trial basis since 2012,
bringing to an end a long standing issue that was
particularly detrimental to people of a certain region.
Though this will have a bigger impact on the
women's game it will also extend to the men
following a request from certain Canadians.
What ?

13. Wearing of head covers for
religious reasons

14. Q6 Identify

15. Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko

16. Q7
This is a term that is used to describe a match in a
series where the series result has already been
decided by earlier matches.Wide usage of this term
can be found in Davis and Fed Cup matches while it is
also not uncommon in other sports like cricket and
hockey.

17. Dead Rubber

18. Q8
Who is this sports
champion,
pictured on the
cover of
Autoweek ?

19. Sebastian Loeb, WRC Champion

20. Q9
The pic is a cricket-
themedValentine's
Day card from Cricket
Australia.Whose face
has been blanked
out?

21. Chris Rogers

22. Q10
The postal address of the Allianz Arena bears the
name of an eminent personality who stayed in
Munich till 1927 before moving to Leipzig.
What is the postal address?

23. Werner-Heisenberg-Allee

24. Q 11
____ is a form of automobile racing allowing a wide
variety of types, ages and makes of purpose-built
racing cars to compete "head to head".This makes
for some interesting matchups, and provides the
opportunity for some compelling driving
performances against superior machinery.The name
roughly translates to “Free Formula“.
FITB.

25. Formula Libre. The name
translates to
"Free Formula"

26. Q12
The X is a chess opening whereWhite adopts a
combination of the Queen's Gambit and Réti
Opening: White plays d4 and c4 and fianchettoes the
white bishop on g2.
The X derives its name from ____ - a nation inside a
nation—after tournament organizers at a 1929
tournament held at ____’s capital, asked Savielly
Tartakower to create a new variation in homage to
the area's chess history.
Which opening?

27. The Catalan Opening

28. Q13
X is the practice of masking the sponsors of a
message (e.g. political, advertising, religious or
public relations) to make it appear as though it
originates from grassroots participant(s). It is
intended to give the statements more credibility by
withholding information about the source's financial
connection
What sports related term is this ?

29. Astroturfing

30. Q14
In the picture is Tatyana
Vladimirovna Kotova , a Russian
long jumper.
A bronze medalist at the 2000
and 2004 Summer Olympics she
also has 3 consecutive silver’s to
her name in the World
Championships.
Why was she in the news
sometime in the beginning of
this year? (Specific answer
needed)

31. Failed drug re-test hence giving Anju
Bobby George the gold at the 2005 World
Athletics Finals

32. Q15
The phrase “A- B - C -D” is said to have been coined
by a commentator in the 1992World Cup match
between New Zealand and Australia.This phrase was
more of a fad in the nineties with each team having
at least one of them.
Gavin Larsen sees the term as a mark of respect and
acknowledgement while Chris Harris would rather it
not be used.
The above two along with Rod Latham andWillie
Watson were rather famous exponents of “A-B-C-D”.

33. Dibbly-dobbly-wibbly-wobbly

34. Q16
Popular legend has it that King GeorgeV introduced
<this tradition>. But the tradition actually dates from
around the time of the firstWimbledon tournament
in 1877, according to Audrey Snell, a librarian at the
Wimbledon LawnTennis Museum. <Something> and
tennis, she said, both signaled the arrival of summer.
What is this tradition ?

35. Giving strawberries and cream
to spectators. Wimbledon’s
signature snack.

36. Q17 Identify the sportsperson in
the video < Kuka vs _____ match>

37. Timo Boll , German TT player

38. Q18
The woman in the pic
in Lila. She came into
limelight as a result of
a certain infamous
sporting incident in
2006.
Who is she and what
was the incident ?

39. Zinedine Zidane’s sister

40. Q19
Who were the first brother and sister in tennis history
to be ranked No.1 (not necessarily at the same
time) in the respective category ?

41. Marat Safin and Dinara Safina

42. Q20
You will find this statue
outside the Estadio
Eduardo Santos in
Santa Marta which is
the home town of this
flamboyant footballer
also known as “El
Pibe”.
Who ?

43. Carlos Valderrama

44. Q21
This Hawaiian golf prodigy earned the nickname
“The BigWiesy” owing to the similarity of her swing
to that of a PGA veteran who was nicknamed “The
Big Easy”.
Prodigy and veteran ?

45. Michelle Wie and Ernie Els

46. Q22
In October 1999 Banco deVizcaya and Argentaria
announced their merger thus becoming the second
largest bank in their country. In 2008 they did
something that continues to be so till date and if all is
well go on until 2018.
What did they do ?

47. Sponsors of the Spanish
League

48. Q23
This week the Bahrain Grand Prix organisers decided
to name the first corner in honour of Michael
Schumacher.
However they are not the first circuit to name a
corner after the German.Ahead of the 2007 race the
fast left-rightTurn 8/9 at the place where he won five
races was renamed ‘Schumacher S’.
Where ?

49. Nurburgring
GermanGrand Prix will not be accepted because:
In 2007, the FIA announced that Hockenheimring and
Nürburgring would alternate with the German Grand
Prix with Nürburgring hosting in 2007.

50. Q24
Touch Play is the authorized biography of X, and is possibly
only the second biography of anyone in this sport.
The book was released on 11 January 2006 by X on the final day
of the National Championships in his home city.This event was
chosen as the last NationalChampionships in the city were held
in 1962, and was organised by X’s father who was the pioneer of
the sport in his state.
X was the first to achieve a ‘Grand Slam’ in his sport.
Who is X?

51. Prakash Padukone

52. Q25
Nicknamed the ‘Fighting
Jondas’, this country
played in their first FIFA
World Cup in 2010.
Their most notable
performance was the 3-2
win over the Italians in
the group stage before
finally bowing out to
Netherlands in the
round of 16.Which
country ?

53. Slovakia

54. The End