Sports Quiz - Grand Finale

Sports Quiz
Grand Finale
Research, Presentation & Conduction by :
SOMNATH CHANDA

Format of the Quiz
• Who Am I?
• Mixed Bag.
• Write Bros.
• Mixed Bag II.

Please Remember…..
• Bold words in the questions are distinct
clues. Try to decipher the clues judiciously.
• Look for the underlined words to answer.
• The icons used in the question slide has
certain meanings :----
Visual Video Audio

What’s in Offer….
 6 Clues (textual + visual) about one
particular entity
 One written-try per clue
 No points for individual answers
 Marks for identifying the Grand Answer is
given on each slide

Questions by SomnathSports Quiz (Finale) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I
Rise-and-fall of ‘a complex and
orderly galactic system’ has
been portrayed in this award-
winning documentary.
1+30/-15

The Semi-Detached House (1859) and The Semi-
Attached Couple (1860) – two very successful novels
were highly appreciated and compared with the writing
styles of Jane Austen. In addition, the letters written by
the author were published by Violet Dickinson, a close
friend of Virginia Woolf.
2+25/-12

A noted alumni of the École nationale supérieure des
Beaux-Arts, Paris, he is considered a master of lines. One
of his artworks, a pencil-sketch, has been replicated for
more than a lakh copies.
3+20/-10

One of the largest commercial buildings of the Middle
Ages, it used to serve as the main market and warehouse
for the Belgium’s prosperous cloth industry. Between
1933 and 1967, it was meticulously reconstructed to its
earlier condition, after it was hugely damaged during WWI.
4+15/-08

To celebrate something incredible achieved by H. H.
Stephenson in 1858, fans present at the ground did
something. The practise started and duly recorded in the
books.
5+10/-05

Jan Brueghel the Elder, son of the eminent Renaissance
painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder, was also a noted artist.
In this small painting, he represented different animals to
symbolise the perfect harmony that existed in the world.
6+05/-00

Cosmos1
+30/-15

Emily Eden2
+25/-12

Portrait of Sachin
on the match ticket
3
+20/-10

It was reconstructed after
Calcutta High Court
4
+15/-08

Recorded Hattricks5
+10/-05

The Garden of Eden6
+05/-00

The Grand Connection is…

 14 Questions
 Infinite Bounce + Pounce
 Marks for each correct answer :--
+ 10 marks : (Bounce)
+ 10 / - 05 : (Pounce)
 Half Points available as and when
specified by QM

*
The Swarovski-designed ‘Spirit Trophy’ is awarded to
the champion of which tournament?

Pakistan Super League*

This multi-sports event of it’s type was conceptualised
in 1961 with 5 participating ‘teams’. With time, no. of
‘teams’ have increased but only 7 venues are used by
rotation. Usually an annual affair, it was not organised
in couple of editions mostly due to natural calamities.
Which much followed sporting event is this?
1

Inter IIT Sports Meet1

A sold-out concert at the Estadio Unico in La Plata in
Oct, 2017 saw some last-minute adjustments. After
support acts Joystick and Noel Gallagher ended their
performance within 9, Bono & Co. took the stage at
around 10.30 pm.
Why?
2

Argentina-Ecuador
WC Qualifying match
2

The 1919 World Series pitted the American League
champion Chicago White Sox against the National
League champion Cincinnati Reds. This high profile
match was shrouded in the fixing cloud and it created a
huge scandal.
Which hotshot in the seedy underworld was deeply
involved in organized crime, and even claimed credit for
fixing that match?
3

Meyer Wolfsheim3

India defeated a spirited German team 2-1 to win the
bronze medal at the Hockey World League 2017.
What is so peculiar about Mark Appel scoring in that
match?
4

He is a reserve goalkeeper
in the German team
4

Who is this supposed girl friend?
5

5

Taapse Pannu5

Still in his early years, he was described in The
Guardian after performing an unthinkable, by these words
- "a mane like a palomino pony with a No2 around the
edges and a nose just blobbed with sunblock like
Clouseau after sniffing a jar of cold cream".
In news once more for a similar incident that took place
in December 2017, who was being described thus?
Also, identify the context.
6

Shane Warne &
Ball of the Century
6

Recent incident…..6

Col. Narendra "Bull" Kumar was the first man to
conquer the Siachen Glacier during early 1980s and
claim it for India. His daughter, Shailaja is also
associated with another ‘first’ and duly came to news
during late 1980s.
What is her claim to fame?
7

First Indian female
Participant at Winter Olympics
7

*
Roger Menama (vis), a part of the Zaire national team,
played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds.
Also participated at the 1994 and 1996 African Cup of
Nations finals, he decided to carry forward his name
(not only just the family name) through his first-born.
Identify that newsmaker son of Roger who is now an
integral part of another national team.

*

Romelu Lukaku
(Roger Menama Lukaku = Romelu)
*

A popular sport with a considerable following, it was
banned in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1950 as it was
believed to be harmful to the eyes. In an one of a kind
development, on 6th May 2017, the international
governing body of this sport incorporated Guinea Bissau
as the last and 226th nation member and succeded in it’s
goal to reach to every country and territory on earth.
Which sport is this?
8

Table Tennis8

This iconic South African musical launched the
international career of Miriam Makeba and tells the story
of heavyweight boxing champion Ezekiel Dlamini. The
self-appointed ring name of Ezekiel (also the name of the
musical) was pretty well known to others because of
‘someone’ who appeared for the first time in 1933 and
later inspired countless spin-offs, parodies, cartoons,
movies, video games and theme park rides.
Which musical?
9

King Kong9

‘Imagine a couple that agreed to meet this evening, but
cannot recall if they will be attending the opera or a
football match. One would prefer to go to the football
game while the other would rather go to the opera. Both
would prefer to go to the same place rather than
different ones. If they cannot communicate, where
should they go?’ (vis of a matrix)
This oddball situation has been explained in the Game
Theory through which two-player coordination game?
10

10

Battle of the Sexes10

First player to have won the World Junior title twice,
X’s record-breaking reign of World No. 1 after 108
consecutive months, finally came to an end on July
2015 when X was toppled by Raneem El Weleily.
Who is X?
(X is still waiting for Olympic glory despite a bagful of
international titles)
11

Nicol David11

A sportsperson faced a certain crisis situation in Dec,
2016 which reminds the sports lovers about a similar
harrowing incident experienced publicly by the ‘best-
selling author’ of these books, more than 20 years ago.
Who is the author of ‘The Academy series’?
12

Monica Seles12

When at 7’o clock on the evening of 30 Nov, 1936, Sir
Henry Buckland stepped out of his front door to take his
dog for his evening stroll, he saw a red glow which within
minutes resulted into something devastating (vis).
Winston Churchill famously remarked, “This is the end
of an age”.
What is the sports-connect of this question?
13

13

Crystal Palace FC has
been named after the Crystal Palace
13

Two documentaries, very cheekily named – Fighting
Gravity (2009) & Ready to Fly (2012), are said to be the
driving forces behind the inclusion of women’s events
of which erstwhile men-only sport in the Olympic
roster?
(In 2014, Carina Vogt of Germany won the very first
Olympic-gold medal)
14

Ski Jumping14

 Written Round
 The round is about Movies & Sports
 Marks for each correct answer :--
+ 10 marks : (without stake)
+ 15 / - 05 : (with stake)

It is held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in
honour of the Madonna of Provenzano and the
Assumption of Mary, respectively. Sometimes,
exceptional events like the 1969 Moon-landing are also
being celebrated by organising such events.
Dates back to the mid-17th century, which annual event,
that also shares it’s name with two automobile brands, is
being talked about?
1

This particular action sequence from the 2009-reboot of
‘Star Trek’ was shot at an iconic venue which apart from
hosting the regular sport, has also been used as a venue for
soccer, cricket, hockey and even hosted the Olympics.
Identify it.
2

During the ongoing celebrations in the Lords’ dressing
room on 25th June, 1983, Farooq Engineer offered
someone a cigar for his performance. The recipient, a
big fan of Clint Eastwood, lit it and uttered a few
dialogues in his inimitable style. This antic caught the
attention of another member of the winning team and he
duly offered the cigar-loving man a movie role.
Whose film debut thus happened few years later?
3

Advertised as a thriller, this 2015-16 film is based on
journalist David Walsh’s book ‘Seven Deadly Sins’.
Which important role was played by Jesse Plemons in
that movie?
4

Apart from occasional big-shot music concerts, PNE
Agrodome at Vancouver regularly host many sporting
championships in real life. But in reel life, it was used as
the arena to shot two legendary USA vs. USSR face-offs
where both times USA being the winner.
If one of the occasions is this one (vid), which is the other
one?
5

It’s origin is highly debated. Sometimes credit is given
to Al Tucker and his brother Gerald of Oklahoma Baptist
University and sometimes to David Thompson of North
Carolina State University.
What is this move called?
6

Palio di Siena1

Dogder Stadium, L.A.2

Syed Kirmani3

Floyd Landis4

‘Miracle on Ice’ at the
1980 Winter Olympics
5

Alley Oop6

*
This highly publicised
event (vis) that took place
in the 1st week of Aug,
1998 at the lawns of
world’s oldest sporting
museum ceremonially
started what?

Women’s Ashes*

As a warm-up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, a friendly
international tournament - ‘Tournoi de France’ was
organised in 1997. After 31 long ‘Years of Hurt’ (a term
coined by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel to highlight
England’s dismal showing after winning the 1966 WC),
this 4-nation round-robin tournament was won by
England.
Despite this special piece of trivia, why this tournament
was a very highly talked about one for the quizzers
and also for the academicians of a particular subject?
1

Roberto Carlos’
Banana Kick vs France
1

Eppie Wietzes was one of the very few in the history of
motorsports to have been disqualified from their
debut Grand Prix. It happened in the 1967 Canadian
GP. His next and last one as a participant took place,
at the same race in 1974, which also ended in early
retirement. However in between these two races, he
became the first man to perform a certain duty
because of what his name has been mentioned in the
record books.
What did he do?
2

Driver of first safety car
in F1
2

In April, 2017 during the first-round match at a
tournament on the second-tier ATP Challenger Tour at
the James T. Driscoll Stadium in Florida, Frances Tiafoe
took on Mitchell Krueger.
Why Krueger hit the ball in a particular direction
while the play was being stopped?
3

Loud sex noise
in the background
3

A homeless boxer Elliott Seymour has a horrible
pro-career record so far. In his first 10 bouts, he has
lost 9 pretty badly. In his 11th match, he faced his
gym-mate and was again lost. But this match got huge
media attention.
Why?
4

4

It was Mickey Rourke’s
Comeback Match
4

X’s father, his namesake, was an aggressive fast bowler
with Western Province. While playing for Teddington in
the Middlesex League, X Sr. encountered a teenaged Adam
Gilchrist playing for Richmond in 1989. X’s sister Line
plays hockey for South Africa and is likely to feature in
next year’s Commonwealth Games.
Who is X?
5

Dawid Malan5

Two gold medalists from the 1932 Olympic Games
who came together for a different type of collaboration
6 years later.
For what did they collaborate?
6

In the Tarzan Movies6

Ebonite International is a leading company that
oversees the manufacture of equipments of a
particular sport. Don Carter, considered the ‘Greatest of
All Time’, became the first athlete of any kind to earn
$1 million in a single endorsement deal, for this
company in 1964.
Which sport did he play?
7

Bowling7

If we go by the commonality of all these teams from
different sports, which is the missing entity in this list
that has been ‘redeemed’ in 2008?
8

1992 US Men’s
Basketball Team
8
All these teams are associated with the moniker ‘The Dream Team’

Only three such instances are recorded in the entire
history of test cricket. Considering the connecting
factor among the pairs, try to guess the last pair, till
date, to make this list exhaustive.
9
Roger Prideaux Ruth Westbrook Guy De Alwis Rasali da Silva

Mitchell Stark-Alyssa Healy9

The World Games, a quadrennial, multi-sport event, was
first held in 1981. The 2017 edition was held in Wrocław,
Poland in July. The events are divided into categories such
as Ball Sports, Precision Sports, and Strength Sports etc.
Few sports that have been discontinued from the roster
are trampolining, rugby sevens & beach volleyball.
What is the primary criterion used to decide if a
discipline qualifies to be included in the World Games?
10

Disciplines that are not
included in the Olympics
10

Couple of months before the Rio Olympics, the
implemented move was meant for goodwill but it
ultimately snowballed into a controversy. Entire
drama has been beautifully depicted by this Amul ad.
What was the issue?
11

Appointment of Salman Khan
as Goodwill Ambassador
11

Which sporting tradition was started as a gratitude to
the fabled history, by these two gentlemen -- Dale
Jarrett and Todd Parrott, on a sunny afternoon in
1996?
12

Kissing the bricks
at the Indianapolis
12

A popular ‘model’ during his hey-days, he appeared in
special ads for the Vauxhall Vectra, MasterCard and
Adidas. His soaring popularity once forced the makers to
put him on the cover of Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (and
subsequently Pro Evolution Soccer 4, alongside Francesco
Totti and Thierry Henry), breaking away from the normal
practise. In fact he was also made a part of the rival
game FIFA-2005.
Which enigmatic character?
13

Pierluigi Collina13

How would you connect all these visual clues and a
gentleman named Boris Katlymov to a board game?
14

Variations of
Sicilian Defence
14
Hungarian, Mongoose, Dragon & Batlymov

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