Quizathon sp ent quiz (pre+finals)

Quizathon
SpEnt Quiz
A Sports & Entertainment Quiz
Quintessence - The Quiz Society
presents
QM - Shiva Sagar & Kumari Subhadra

Welcome Everyone!
SpEnt Prelims

Rules
● There are total 16 Questions in Prelims.
● No negative marking.
● If you miss any question or have any doubts you can ask us during the re-
run.
● Camera ON and Mic OFF.
● Read the Questions carefully the answer is right there.
● Only one Google Form should be submitted from one team.
● Q2, 5, 8, 11 and 14 are star marked questions that’ll be used in case of tie.
● Do NOT use any search engine to find answers.
● We’ll give extra time after the re-run to submit your form.
● Have Fun. Enjoy Quizzing.

Q1
X is a documentary series recently released on an OTT Platform. The
3 part documentary series exposed the theory behind the death of
several members of a family on the same day in 2018.
The series explored various possibilities during the investigation to
find the cause behind this incident.
Name the Series.

Q2*
Connect and Give X (Exhaustive) –
Allan Border
Steve Waugh
Ricky Ponting
X
Michael Clarke

Q3
Following in the footsteps of many of his other films, X is a political
satire comedy-drama film written, directed, filmed, scored, and
starring British comedian Y.
He made this his first true sound film after being the only Hollywood
filmmaker to continue making silent films in the sound film era.
Id the movie and actor.

Q4
In 1935, X and Y met for the first time in Adelaide, during India’s tour of
South Australia (India won by 10-1). X and Y both are legends in their
respective field of sports.
Y is considered as the wizard of ________. When X saw him playing _______.
He was amazed and told Y that “You score goals like runs in Cricket”.
X’s test batting average has been cited as the greatest achievement by any
sportsperson in any major sport.
ID X & Y.

Q5*
Name the movie and the
person on whom the movie
is based.

Q6
______ also known as _______ _______ is a sub-aquatic sport started in 1954 in
Southsea, England by ____ ____ , a founder of the newly formed Southsea Sub-
Aqua Club when open-water diving lost its appeal. It is a globally played limited-
contact sport in which two teams compete to manoeuvre a puck across the
bottom of a ______ into the opposing team's goal by propelling it with a hockey
stick.
The main challenge of the game is that players are not allowed to use
breathing devices, they must hold their breath.
Which sport and why it has been started ?

Q7
Guess the bollywood movie
from this minimalist poster.
The movie is set in 1970s.
Although, it was released in
2012.

Q8*
On the helmet of the Indian Cricket Team, there’s a logo of BCCI and
an Indian flag as well.
But, X a renowned Wicket Keeper-Batsman doesn’t have any flag on his
helmet. He used to have it on his helmet till 2011 but after realizing
something he removed it.
Why?

Q9
After the shooting of Housefull movie, X was detained at Amsterdam airport
because police had mistaken him for a Mexican Drug Peddler because of his
look.
He informed the cops that he’s a renowned Indian actor and asked them to
check his videos on YouTube. It led to more confusion as the cops felts he
resembles to the Indian actor but has a different name on his passport.
He also sang a few hindi songs but it didn’t work either. Finally, he asked the
cops to take him to meet some Indians who might recognize him but many
failed because of his moustache but at last an old lady recognized him who had
seen his movies.
Who is he?

Q10
● Dilpreet Singh
● Lalit Upadhyay
● Rupinder Pal Singh
● PR Sreejesh
● Surendra Kumar
● Sumit
● Manpreet Singh
● Nilakanta Sharma
● Hardik Singh
● Shamsher Singh
● Gurjant Singh
● Varun Kumar
● Simranjeet Singh
● Birendra Lakra
● Amit Rohit Das
● Mandeep Singh
● Harmanpreet Singh
● Vivek Prasad
Connect (Exhaustive)

Q11*
You never know that as soon as you leave home you might end up
becoming a meme.
A popular Hindi song from 1996 was recreated in 2018. Song's 2018
creation made it a meme structured as a before-and-after comparison.
The first or the mainline of the song is used over a picture depicting
two-state/conditions.
Which song/meme ?

Q12
X won India's first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics with a
score of 249.6 points in the final event, the young shooter set a
Paralympic record and tied the world record. She began shooting in
2015, inspired by former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra and has
since won several national and international titles. On 3rd
September 2021, she became the first Indian female Paralympian to
win two medals in Paralympics history after claiming bronze in women's
50m air rifle standing event.
Who is X?

Q13
X is a web series recently released on Netflix. In the web series a phone
number was used. It was a real phone number. However, the only
difference is that it has eight digits in the series, while real numbers in
_(5)_ _(5)_ always have ten.
When that number was dialed, their phones automatically added the
prefix "010", which turned it into a real number. As a result, the owner of
it was called more than 4000 times a day. Netflix later announced that
the number will be altered.
Which series are we talking about?

Q14
The death of X in 2011, who belonged to an Asian country, had thrown the
spotlight on claim that the __ _____ leader was an Arsenal fan.
Back in November 2001, just weeks after an incident in US, author Adam
Robinson claimed in his biography X: behind The Mask of ______ that X had
attended a number of matches at Highbury when he was staying in the capital
in 1990s.
Specifically, Robinson says, X witnessed the Gunners' remarkable run to the
European Cup Winners' final in the 1993/94 season.
Although, arsenal themselves remains non-committal to this.
Identify X , the famous Arsenal fan.

Q15
Unable to get licensing rights to a Popeye game, Nintendo created a
Bluto-like character named Donkey Kong, and Popeye turned into
Jumpman.
When the game hit America, the Nintendo team changed Jumpman’s
name to _(5)_ (as in _(5)_ _(5)_) after the company’s warehouse
landlord at that time. It is a classic video game.
(First name that pops up in your mind)
FITB.

Q16
Growing up in Nashik, X was left alone in boredom while his parents worked. He wanted
to learn to play cricket back then But he was too young, said the coaches of Nashik
Gymkhana.
The choices left with them were table tennis, badminton, and chess. Since he knew how
to play chess and was itching to beat his dad at it (against whom he had lost every game
until then), he chose the royal game. The chess culture was at its peak in Nashik when he
began learning.
Currently, X is the 2nd highest rated chess player in India and 22nd in the World.
He also have a youtube channel with nearly 215K+ Subscribers.
Who is X?

Q1
X is a documentary series recently released on an OTT Platform. The
3 part documentary series exposed the theory behind the death of
several members of a family on the same day in 2018.
The series explored various possibilities during the investigation to
find the cause that could have transpired within the three-
generational family.
Name the Series.

ANSWER
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths.

Q2
Connect and Give X (Exhaustive) –
Allan Border
Steve Waugh
Ricky Ponting
X
Michael Clarke

ANSWER
Ricky Ponting
(World Cup Winning
Australian Captains in Order)

ANSWER
The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin

Q4
In 1935, X and Y met for the first time in Adelaide, during India’s tour of
South Australia (India won by 10-1). X and Y both are legends in their
respective field of sports.
Y is considered as the wizard of ________. When X saw him playing _______.
He was amazed and told Y that “You score goals like runs in Cricket”.
X’s test batting average has been cited as the greatest achievement by
any sportsperson in any major sport.
ID X & Y.

ANSWER
X - Sir Don Bradman
Y - Major Dhyan
Chand

Q5
Name the movie and the
person on whom the movie
is based.

ANSWER
The Social Network.
Mark Zuckerberg

Q6
______ also known as _______ hockey is a sub-aquatic sport started in 1954 in
Southsea, England by ____ ____ , a founder of the newly formed Southsea Sub-
Aqua Club when open-water diving lost its appeal. It is a globally played limited-
contact sport in which two teams compete to manoeuvre a puck across the
bottom of a ______ into the opposing team's goal by propelling it with a hockey
stick.
The main challenge of the game is that players are not allowed to use
breathing devices, they must hold their breath.
Which sport?

Q7
Guess the bollywood movie
from this minimalist poster.
The movie is set in 1970s.

Q8
On the helmet of the Indian Cricket Team, there’s a logo of BCCI and
an Indian flag as well.
But, X a renowned Wicket Keeper-Batsman doesn’t have any flag on his
helmet. He used to have it on his helmet till 2011 but after realizing
something he removed it.
Why?

ANSWER
According to the national flag code, it is
disrespectful to put the Tricolour flag on the
ground.

ANSWER
Bronze Medalist - Indian Men’s Hockey Team in
Tokyo Olympics

Q11
You never know that as soon as you leave home you might end up
becoming a meme.
A popular Hindi song from 1996 was recreated in 2018. Song's 2018
recreation made it a meme structured as a before-and-after
comparison.
The first or the mainline of the song is used over a picture depicting
two-state/conditions.
Which song/meme ?

Q13
X is a web series released on Netflix, recently. In the web series a phone
number was used. It was a real phone number. However, the only
difference is that it has eight digits in the series, while real numbers in
South _____ always have ten.
When that number was dialed, their phones automatically added the
prefix "010", which turned it into a real number. As a result, the owner of
it was called more than 4000 times a day. Netflix later announced that
the number will be altered.
Which series are we talking about?

Q14
The death of X in 2011, who belonged to an Asian country, had thrown the
spotlight on claim that the __ _____ leader was an Arsenal fan.
Back in November 2001, just weeks after an incident in US, author Adam
Robinson claimed in his biography X: behind The Mask of ______ that X had
attended a number of matches at Highbury when he was staying in the capital
in 1990s.
Specifically, Robinson says, X witnessed the Gunners' remarkable run to the
European Cup Winners' final in the 1993/94 season.
Although, arsenal themselves remains non-committal to this.
Identify X , the famous arsenal fan.

Q16
Growing up in Nashik, in a family of doctors, X was left alone in boredom while his
parents worked. He wanted to learn to play cricket back then, as any Indian kid would.
But he was too young, said the coaches of Nashik Gymkhana.
The choices left with them were table tennis, badminton, and chess. Since he knew how
to play chess and was itching to beat his dad at it (against whom he had lost every game
until then), he chose the royal game. The chess culture was at its peak in Nashik when he
began learning.
Currently, X is the 3rd highest rated chess player in India and 23rd in the World.
He also have a youtube channel with nearly 215K+ Subscribers. Also, his fans sometimes
call him ‘VD’.
Who is X?

Quizathon
SpEnt Quiz
A Sports & Entertainment Quiz
Quintessence - The Quiz Society
presents
QM - Shiva Sagar & Subhadra Jha

Congratulations
Everyone!
SpEnt Finals

Rules
● There are total 24 Questions.
● +10 on Bounce (Direct) and +15/-10 on Pounce.
● Keep your Cameras ON.
● From Q1-12, we’ll go clockwise (Q1 for Team 1, Q2 for Team 2 and so on)
and from Q13-24, we’ll go anti-clockwise (Q13 for Team 6, Q14 for Team 5
and so on)
● There are 4 Star Mark Questions (Q3, 9, 17, 19) in case of tie we’ll use
them.
● Ask for hints if required.
● QM’s decision is final.
● Have Fun. Enjoy Quizzing.

Q1
In an interview Virat Kohli mentioned about an Indian batter that “I've
never seen such a lost soul like him in my life… meaning he just says
anything. A few days ago he was talking about Ash (Ravichandran
Ashwin), so in a hurry he said “Ravi Kashyap Ashwin bowls so well.” He
has no control on his tongue. He has a very good heart, but just says
anything”.
Sometimes this batter is also referred as an animated movie animal.
Who is he talking about?

Q2
X a renowned actress rose to stardom when she played the role of _____ in
the the first serial drama series in Hindi on Doordarshan (1984-1985). She
began her career as a theatrical actor with the Delhi-based theatre
company Sambhav before migrating to Mumbai.
Recently, she made her directorial debut. This multistarrer movie is about
how a family’s dynamics, politics, and insecurities come out, and then
they realise that the importance of people and things are only evident in
retrospect.
Name X and the Movie.

ANSWER
X - Seema Pahwa
Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi

Q3*
Ahmed Khan was an Indian footballer who played for India in the
1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He was from the generation of
barefooted Indian footballers.
Being impressed by his all round performances Sweden club FC
Gothenburg offered a contract to Ahmed in 1949 in order to play for
them.
Though there were no issues for Visa or passport neither health , but
for a certain reason he couldn't join the club and didn't played for
them.
What was the reason?

ANSWER
He was not used to play with shoes.

Q4 Connect (Exhaustive)
1. Benji
2. Peach
3. Ron
4. Beck
5. Jasper
6. Henderson
7. Elijiah
8. X’s Father
9. Ryan
10. Love
There’s something common between all these people that You
should know. What is it?

ANSWER
The Characters killed by
Joe Goldberg in the Web
Series ‘You’ (S01-03)

Q5
Connect.
Mark Philippoussis - 2003
Andy Roddick - 2004
Andy Roddick - 2005
Rafael Nadal - 2006
Rafael Nadal - 2007
This a list of Wimbledon Tennis Tournament Finalists.
What is the other thing that they have in common?

ANSWER
They all have lost to Roger Federer in Wimbledon
Singles Finals for his five consecutive win.

Q6
X is a character from an American animated franchise.
X has a speech impediment and tends to pronounce most words as of
they begin with "R", though most characters are able to understand
him perfectly . In most interactions, he keeps his sentences relatively
short usually using charades for anything longer than three or four
words.
Dr Steven Long a pathologist concluded that X has a phonological
disorder called ____ _____.
Who is X?

Q7
“She learnt to play attacking cricket from an early age. One of the things that
helped her get into the attacking mould was a drill that we did together. I would
pick an odd time, after 11 am or so, and take her and my son Sahil to the ground. I
chose odd time to ensure there would be no crowd. Each of us would face six balls
and whoever would hit most sixes or fours would get a reward of Rs.5 and
sometimes Rs.10”, said her father ________ ______, who runs a jewellery shop on
Railway Road in Rohtak.
This is the statement of the X’s father, the youngest cricketer to play in a
Women's T20I match for India.
Who is X and at what age she played her first T20I?

ANSWER
Shafali Verma
At the age of 15

Q8
_____ __ was inspired by the live party game Mafia, and science fiction
horror film The Thing. While the game was initially released in 2018 to
little mainstream attention, it received a massive influx of popularity in
2020 due to many well-known YouTubers playing it.
In response to the game's popularity, ______ __ 2 was announced in August
2020.
A round can take place on one of three maps of the game: a spaceship
called "X", a headquarters building called "MIRA HQ", or a planet base
called "Polus".
FITB and Give X.

Q9*
FITB
The earliest examples of the phrase or idiom come from 19th century
sporting papers when horses win races " _____ ____” meaning that victory is
so secure that the jockey can relax and drop the reins before crossing the
finish line.
By the late 19th century the phrase was being used in non-racing
contexts to mean “with no trouble at all”.
The opposite of this expression has been used so many times by Cops in Hindi
cinema.
Basically, it is a two word expression that is being used when someone
wins so gracefully or without much effort.

Q10 Connect (Non-Exhaustive)
● Inferno
● Jurassic World
● Puzzle
● Slumdog Millionaire
● The Amazing Spider-Man
● A Mighty Heart
● Life of Pi
● The Darjeeling Limited

ANSWER
Hollywood/International
Movies featuring
Irrfan Khan

Q11
One of the oldest ___ wrestling competition in the world is held in
Turkey in June every year. People covering in ___ try to wrestle the
other to the ground. The festival has also became popular in the
Netherlands and Japan.
In this type of wrestling it gets very difficult to get a hold on the
opponent.
What is the reason behind it?

ANSWER
Wrestlers are covered in Oil.

Q12
Explain a Movie Plot Badly.
- No ball saves taxes.
- Man steals his own wife.
- My Daddy is a Gold Digger.
- Get your heart broken. Make Music.
Guess the movies.

ANSWER
Lagaan
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Dangal
RockStar

Q13
X is a series of 3D cricket mobile games developed by Nextwave Multimedia.
As of March 2020, X 3 is currently one of the top cricket mobile game
franchise in the world with 110 million downloads worldwide. The game is
played worldwide, mainly in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, UK, UAE and Sri
Lanka.
It includes professional commentary from various former cricketers in
multiple languages, one of them is a retired Indian Cricketer and a
professional hindi commentator. He was trolled last year for his stats while
playing in IPL for KKR. And, usually trolled for his weird statements during
cricket matches and sometimes for his predictions.
Give X and the commentator.

ANSWER
X - World Cricket
Championship 3 (WCC3)
Aakash Chopra

Q14
This audio is a dialogue from a late 80s American teen drama film. It tells the
story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of
_____. He encourages his students to go against status quo, to pursue their
dream and seize the day. Two main student does so and is changed for life.
This film was based on its screenwriter's life.
The film was a commercial success and received numerous accolades,
including Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Picture, and
Best Actor for X , who is known for his wide variety of voices and is often regarded
as one of the best comedians of all time.
Which classical movie?

Q15
1960, Summer Olympics, held at Rome was the 2nd Olympic of The Flying Sikh.
He set 400m National Record of 46.4 seconds that stood for nearly 40 years.
It was a proud moment for country.
But something happened that was extremely painful to bear. He himself
recalls that day as "biggest mistake of his life" and said that he cannot forgive
himself.
Even though he broke the national record, Why he considered that race as
mistake?

ANSWER
Even though he set a
new national record,
but he lost the bronze
medal by 0.1 sec
because he slowed
down.

Q16
The two most liked Tamil songs on YouTube coincidentally
feature the same actor. The most liked song is from a 2019
movie and it is also the most viewed Tamil song. And, the
second most liked song is from a 2011 movie that got viral
even in northern regions at that time.
The actor who featured in both the songs was also the
playback singer of the 2011 song.
Name the actor and the songs.

ANSWER
Dhanush
Rowdy Baby
Why This Kolaveri Di?

Q17*
The Baltimore Bullet was arrested for a DUI when he was only 19, and in
2009, he was criticized after a photo came out of him smoking a bong.
After the 2012 Olympics, he retired after stating: "I'm done. I'm finished.
I'm retired. I'm done. No more," and that "I just wanted to be done with
swimming and didn't want anything to do with the sport anymore."
In 2014, he was again arrested for drunk driving. The champion of three
Olympic games who had accumulated 22 medals fell into a deep
depression. At times, he even felt suicidal. But, instead of doing anything
wrong, he did something that improved one of his world records.
Who is he? What was the step that he took which eventually made him
much more famous?

ANSWER
Michael Phelps.
He came out of retirement
and won 6 Olympic medals.

Q18
Following the cancellation of ____ a spin off series based and named after the
character X played in the super hit TV Series that ran for 10 seasons.
After the cancellation of this spin off in 2006, X declared a one-year hiatus
from performing on television, which turned into five years.
Since 2011, X has been starring in Y, a television series about an American
remake of a fictional British television series, as a fictional version of himself.
X received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Film,
Musical, or Comedy in 2012.
FITB. Give X and Y.

ANSWER
Joey
Matt LeBlanc
Episodes

Q19*
X is an Indian cricketer. He’s widely renowned for his ‘talent’ and is
considered to be the one of the greatest batsman.
X holds many records as a batsman at international level. During the test
series against SA in 2019 , he broke Shimron Hetmyer record for the highest
number of sixes in a Test series.
However, in 2009 IPL, X achieved a rare feat while playing against Mumbai
Indians and became the fifth player to achieve that feat in IPL. This feat has
been achieved only 20 times in the history of IPL.
Currently he is playing for another IPL team.
Who is X ? What was the feat ?

ANSWER
Rohit Sharma.
He took Hat-trick for
Deccan Chargers.

Q20
In 1970s, an all india theatre competition was used to happen, Jagriti. X also
participated in it with a play he wrote himself “Local Train”. His team won first prize
and one of the judges Narendra Bedi was so impressed by the play that he
requested X to write dialogues of his upcoming movie.
He offered him ₹1500 and gave him time of a month. X found it very confusing that
why he have been allotted so much time for such a small task. He left the theatre
went to Cross Maidan and written all the dialogues in 3 hours.
X is one of the greatest bollywood actor and dialogue writer.
Who is X?
Brownie points for the movie.

ANSWER
Kader Khan
Jawani Diwani

Q21
X is a trap shooter from India. She is the first and only Indian woman to win a
shotgun silver medal at the World Cup of the International Shooting Sport
Federation (ISSF). She was born in Johri village of Uttar Pradesh.
In 2004, X began shooting the air rifle, but she later switched to the shotgun
event. Currently, she focuses on trap shooting.
She has seven siblings. Her sister Rekha is also a shooter. Her mother also
runs a shooting range in the village where many girls come to learn shooting.
Who is X?

Q22
The theme music of the Web Series received rave response from the listeners. The
theme song consisting of three elements - bass, drums and strings, with an audible and
coherent lyrics heard through the theme, is a stretched out, "Hey" being played on loop.
Composer stated “With the tune in mind, I came up with the backbone of the drums, and
then played the bass guitar myself. The bass is a very important part of the track, and is
the main riff which is why it had to be perfect. So it was the three things, with the added
vocal which was minimal on top, that made the tune come together as know it in its final
version.”
It’s a viral theme song released in October’2020.
Name the Web Series we are talking about.

Q23
On 1 August 2021, an incredible event took place at the Tokyo Olympics—
Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy representing
men’s high jump did something really special .
Both Barshim and Tamberi had cleared 2.37 metres and were unable to clear
the 2.39-metres bar even after three attempts.
When the Olympic official came to discuss the modalities of the sudden-
death jump to determine the winner, Barshim asked if they could do that. The
official replied that this was a possibility, and the rest is history.
What did they do ?

ANSWER
Both shared the Gold Medal.

Q24
Due to this game’s character resemblance to a hockey puck, its
developers initially planned to name it “__(7)__” However, they later
changed it to X because of the concern that vandals may deface the
name. This game was developed and owned by Bandai Namco
Entertainment. In this game player must eat all the dots inside an
enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts.
FITB and Give X.

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