Sports Quiz conducted by UNESQUO BIT Mesra

1. Sports Quiz
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2. 1.Happiness??
This minimalist poster was made by certain groups
in protest of a sporting event set to take place early
next decade, to highlight a particular issue which
has been plaguing it.Which sporting event?What
issue does it highlight?

3. Answer is
Qatar 2022 world cup.
The plight of migrant laborers.

4. 2. Ignored personality
There have been only 3 teenagers who have scored a goal in the final of
men’s FIFAWorld Cup. One of them is the Brazilian legend Pele and most
recently it was Kylian Mbappe of France.
Who is 3rd in this list?

5. Answer is
Giuseppe Bergomi

6. 3. Obvious?
Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash called it a career in 2015 but maintained a
healthy dose of off-court interests during his 18-year career. His latest
challenge, however, may be his toughest: resurrecting the once proud
Spanish soccer team, ________.The club, ________ played in La Liga for
16 seasons, but ran into financial problems and declared bankruptcy in
2010. Although the club had some money pumped into it by local
superfan Rafael Nadal, from the place and his uncle Miguel Angel Nadal,
who once starred for the club - it was relegated to the second tier of
Spanish football three years later. Which football club (FITB)?

7. Answer is
RCD Mallorca

8. 4. Hack a bit?
Little-known sports club inTurkey claims that it has completed the
world's first football transfer using X. Amateur club Harunustaspor, who
competes in the Sakarya First Division Group B, paid for 22-year-old Omar
Faruk Kiroglu using X. Club chairman Haldun Sehit told CNNTurk that the
club completed a world first "to make a name for ourselves in the country
and the world."What is X? (specific)

9. Answer is
Bitcoins

10. 5.
Indonesia hosted the 18th Asian Games which started on 18th of August.
There were 2 host cities , one was the capital city of Jakarta .
And the other city is the capital of the South Sumatra province.
Name the city.

11. Answer is
Palembong

12. 6. Unique on the pitch
Iceland made history when it qualified for the FIFAWorld Cup in
2018.When the 23 man squad was announced , something
peculiar was noticed. 22 of the 23 players had their name ending
with “son”.
Give us the name of the 23rd player.

13. Answer is
Frederik Schram

14. 7.
Who is the first Indian to win an individualOlympic medal ?This
person was also popular by the nickname “Pocket Dynamo” and
had achieved this feat in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

15. Answer is
K.D.Jadhav

16. 8. ID the sport

17. Answer is
USA Rock Paper Scissors

18. 9. Hey monkey, get funky
X was one of the best swimmers in 1920s, winning five Olympic gold
medals and one bronze medal.
He won 52 US National Championships and set 67 world records.
After his swimming career he became popular for playing role ofY in
twelve motion pictures.
Identify X andY.

19. Answer is
X is JohnnyWeismuller
Y isTarzan

20. 10.Shoes made by Adidas for whom?

21. Answer is
Hima Das

22. 11. ID

23. Answer is
Mohammed Salah

24. 12.
The count started on June 22 ,1932. It reached the milestone on Sept
22,2016.Which magical no. is hinted at?

25. Answer is
India’s 500th Test match

26. 13. Identify the personality

27. Answer is
Colin Kaepernick

28. 14.
Padma Sirsana - According to the yogis, it is advanced stage of the pose
of standing upside down.The performer is required to maintain his
balance throughout the head placed on the earth.
Astavakrasana - Named after Astavakra, an ancient sage, this particular
pose is also difficult as one has to balance his/her body in the air on one
palm.
The successful execution of which seemingly death-defying act started
the comparison with these two difficult yoga postures?

29. Answer is
Produnova

30. 15. Graph depicting what?

31. Answer is
India’s medal tally at theAsian Games

32. 16.
Sarwan Singh is credited for having discovered the athlete X,
during his time as a Naik in the Bengal EngineerGroup. He
himself had won a gold medal in Athletics in 1954 Asian Games.
ID X, known more for his notoriety than his sporting
achievements?

33. Answer is
Paan SinghTomar

34. 17.
TUC crackers are salted octagonal golden-yellow snacks
comparable in taste to Ritz crackers. Recently this brand was
because of something that happened in the T20 series
and Australia.
Put Funda.

35. Answer is
For this bizzare looking biscuit trophy

36. 18. REALly?
Which is the first Indian football club to sign a sponsorship deal
with Adidas?

37. Answer is
Real Kashmir FC

38. 19
Fabio Fognini married X in 2016. Fognini won his only grand slam in the
same year X won her only singles grand slam title. She won the US Open
2015 by defeating her childhood friend RobertaVinci in the final.
X is the first top-ten ranked female singles player and the first top ranked
doubles player from her country. Identify X?

39. Answer is
Flavia Pennetta

40. 20. Brotherhood
Earth derby was recently played between which two
teams?

41. Answer is
India-China

42. 21.
Name this young weightlifter who was recently awarded the Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna Award alongsideVirat Kohli.

43. Answer is
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

44. Answers
1. 2022 QatarWC, Plight of workers 12. Indias 500th test
2. Giuseppe Bergomi 13. Colin Kaepernick
3. RCD Mallorca 14. Produnova
4. Bitcoins 15. India’s Asian Games medals
5. Palembong *16. Paan SinghTomar
*6. Frederik Schram 17. BiscuitTrophy
7. K.D. Jadhav 18. Real Kashmir FC
8. USA Rock Paper Scissors 19. Flavia Pennetta
9. JohnnyWeismuller,Tarzan 20. India-China
10. Hima Das *21. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
*11. Mo Salah