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Sports Quiz - Prelims

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions for a sports quiz prelims round. The questions cover a range of sports topics and trivia. The questions were researched and compiled by Somnath Chanda for an inter-IIT cultural meet sports quiz competition. The questions provide 1 point each with some being worth half points as indicated.

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Sports QuizSports Quiz Prelims Research, Presentation & Conduction by : SOMNATH CHANDASOMNATH CHANDA
Rules * 25 questions. * All the questions are 1 pointers. Half-a-point will be clearly specified by the QMs. * Star-marked questions (Q. 1 & multiples of 5, i.e, 5, 10, 15, 20 & 25) will be counted to break the ties. * If the tie persists, countback from Q. 1 will be done. Round
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  Usain Bolt has the best  timing (9.58 sec) in 100 m.  in an official race.  Who has recorded the best  time in any format when  he ran the last 100 m. in  8.70, during a 150 m.  exhibition race during the  Manchester Great City  Games? 1
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I   He played over 300 games for United, winning the FA  Cup in 1977. He became City manager in 1996, but  resigned after only 32 days, becoming the shortest  serving manager in the club's history.  What is the present engagement of this gentleman who is  one of the three to share this unique record of playing for  one Manchester team and coaching the other one?   2
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  Vishal Ladwa, the former  captain of the England Men’s  team, has played a leading role in  popularising a particular sport  in the UK. His contribution to his  chosen field of sports has earned  him a sobriquet of ‘David  Beckham of __________’. Just, fill in the blank. 3
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  This is the cricinfo -profile of a  cricketer who has  been trolled  recently because  of her off-the-field  antic that she  playfully  committed at 9.16  am on April 4,  2014. What did she do? 4
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  As a part of the build-up, a three-night-long music  festival took place on Sep 22–24, which included  performances by James Brown, B.B. King, Fania All- Stars and Miriam Makeba.   Which high-profile showdown, originally set to  happen on Sep 25 but pushed back for more than a  month, was the main attraction of all these activities? 5
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  Promo-still from  an under- production  biopic. Who is playing  whom? (Half points avilable) 6
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I The first great long distance runner from his country, he  was the first man to win a gold in 5000m, 10000m and  the Marathon in the Olympics. This vegetarian  bricklayer was known as ‘Hannes the Mighty’, but was  more famously called the Original _______ _____ which was  also used for several other sportsmen from different  disciplines. The latest one being F1 star Valtteri Bottas. Identify the two-word term. 7
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  Duck on a Rock, a children’s game, is played by placing  a somewhat large stone (known as a ‘duck’) upon a  larger stone or a tree stump. One player stays near the  stone to guard it while others throw stones at the duck  in an attempt to knock it off of the platform.  As recorded in a handwritten diary, discovered in  early 2006, which modern-day game owed it’s origin  to that mediaval game? 8
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I * Amanda Beard - A 7-time Olympic medalist (2-G, 4-S, 1- B), she is a former WR holder in the 200 m. breaststroke.  *  Ashley  Harkleroad  -  A  professional tennis player,  she  reached a career-high ranking in singles of No. 39 in 2003. * LaTasha Marzolla - A noted kickboxer. * Vanessa Menga - Only Brazilian female tennis player to  play in two Olympic Games, 1996 and 2000. *  Mia  St.  John  -  Professional boxer and  former WBC  champion in the super welterweight division.  *  Gabrielle  Reece  -  One  of  the  greatest  women’s  beach  volleyball players of all-time. Apart from their noted sporting career, what ‘achievement’  is common to all of them? 9
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I   Xanthi F.C. is a Greek football club, based in the city  of Xanthi. Currently competing in the Super League, it  was the Runners-up team in Greek Football Cup 2014–15.  Interestingly, which non-sporting person, primarily  remembered today for his formulation of an atomic  theory of the universe, features prominently in the club  logo? 10
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I 10
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    Noted sound designer Nakul Kamte’s one of the most  challenging project was to shoot the cricket match of  ‘Lagaan’. To get the desired sound-effect, he decided to  use a part of recorded sound from an India-Australia test  match played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.  However, 95 % of the recording was found to be unfit  for use in that period movie for several reasons.  What was said to the biggest reason (that became a part of the Indian cricket for more than 20 years) for this  wastage? 11
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    Retelling the eventful 1987  edition where a mutiny-like  situation spiced up the  proceedings, ‘True Blue’ by  Dan Topolski and Patrick  Robinson won the inaugural  William Hill Sports Book of  the Year Award.  What was the subject of this  book? 12
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I     Name of which ‘constable’ in Sashastra Seema Bal has  been edited out from this list of medallists in  weightlifting in the 2016 South Asian Games?  13
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I Dan (played by Mark Ruffalo) is a  formerly successful record label  executive living in NY City who is  estranged from his wife Miriam  and trying to grab a ‘second  chance’ in his life. His surname  totally justifies that particular  aspect as it shares with the name of   a free shot, or a second chance, for  a golfer to replay his or her last  swing.   What is that one-word term? 14
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    A company named Sunpark Sports, registered in  Netherlands Antilles, was investigated by the State  Govt. of Baden Wurttemberg. The founder-director of  that firm and the tax advisor, Joachim Eckhardt were  both sentenced to prison for evasion of taxes.  Who was the only client of that ill-fated company? 15
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I     Which two noted gentlemen will complete this list of  five? 16
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I   Harmon Killebrew, nicknamed ‘The Killer’ and  ‘Hammerin' Harmon’, was inducted into the National  Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.  As per popular belief, what was designed by Jerry Dior  after Herman that was given it’s permanent ‘address’  since the beginning of the 1969 season? 17
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  The world's first open tournament of this sport was  held in the town of Guildford in 1898. It’s success  paved the way for something bigger, which was held in  the very next year at the Buckingham Gate Drill  Halls.  What is being talked about? 18
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    New Zealand national teams have very interesting  nicknames. Just fill in the blank, accordingly. TeamTeam                                NicknameNickname            Men’s Football Team                    All Whites            Men’s Rugby Union Team           All Blacks            Women’s Rugby Union Team    Black Ferns            National Netball Team                 Silver Ferns            Men’s Ice Hockey Team               Ice Blacks            Men’s Basketball team                 ????????? 19
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I   It was first used in 1991 during the 41st World Table  Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan. Few months  later, it was used again in the World Youth Football  Championship in Lisbon, Portugal. After a few high- profile tournaments, it was used for the last time in  2006 Doha Asian Games. What is being talked about? 20
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    A nice little emotional scene was enacted on 3rd July,  1993 which are indelibly ingrained in our memory. The  conversation went up like this –                X : Congratulations! Y : *sob* X cradled a sobbing Y to her shoulder and said in her ears,                 X : I know you will win it one day, don’t worry. For Y, that 'one day' finally came on 4th July, 1998. Who was Y? 21
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I     Venue for the Olympic swimming events - the London  Aquatic Centre was designed by the famous architect  Zaha Hadid, after one particular aquatic animal, which  came into news around a decade ago. Which animal?  22
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    In a friendly gesture,  which country has  published this stamp  featuring India’s first  women Paralympics  medalist Deepa Malik? 23
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I     After reaching the three-figure mark, what had the  batsman done that amused his teammates and  spectators greatly? 24
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I   The Scissors is a style used before the days of Fosbury  Flop in high jump. As it allows jumpers to land on their  feet, it is still the favoured technique of the junior  athletes. In the recent years, who has successfully employed  this technique in a major competition in senior level?  (He said that this method gives him more freedom and confidence) 25
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  Usain Bolt has the best  timing (9.58 sec) in 100 m.  in an official race.  Who has recorded the best  time in any format when  he ran the last 100 m. in  8.70, during a 150 m.  exhibition race during the  Manchester Great City  Games? 1
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I Usain Bolt (who else…)Usain Bolt (who else…)1
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I   He played over 300 games for United, winning the FA  Cup in 1977. He became City manager in 1996, but  resigned after only 32 days, becoming the shortest  serving manager in the club's history.  What is the present engagement of this gentleman who is  one of the three to share this unique record of playing for  one Manchester team and coaching the other one?   2
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I Head coach of the Head coach of the  Jamshedpur FC in the ISLJamshedpur FC in the ISL 2
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  Vishal Ladwa, the former  captain of the England Men’s  team, has played a leading role in  popularising a particular sport  in the UK. His contribution to his  chosen field of sports has earned  him a sobriquet of ‘David  Beckham of __________’. Just, fill in the blank. 3
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I KabaddiKabaddi3
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  This is the cricinfo -profile of a  cricketer who has  been trolled  recently because  of her off-the-field  antic that she  playfully  committed at 9.16  am on April 4,  2014. What did she do? 4
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I She proposed to a certainShe proposed to a certain ‘Kholi’‘Kholi’ 4
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I Fans’ reaction after Virushka’s marriage :--Fans’ reaction after Virushka’s marriage :--
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  As a part of the build-up, a three-night-long music  festival took place on Sep 22–24, which included  performances by James Brown, B.B. King, Fania All- Stars and Miriam Makeba.   Which high-profile showdown, originally set to  happen on Sep 25 but pushed back for more than a  month, was the main attraction of all these activities? 5
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I Rumble In The JungleRumble In The Jungle5
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  Promo-still from  an under- production  biopic. Who is playing  whom? (Half points avilable) 6
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I Diljit Dosanjh playingDiljit Dosanjh playing Sandeep SinghSandeep Singh 6
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I The first great long distance runner from his country, he  was the first man to win a gold in 5000m, 10000m and  the Marathon in the Olympics. This vegetarian  bricklayer was known as ‘Hannes the Mighty’, but was  more famously called the Original _______ _____ which was  also used for several other sportsmen from different  disciplines. The latest one being F1 star Valtteri Bottas. Identify the two-word term. 7
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I Flying FinnFlying Finn7
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  Duck on a Rock, a children’s game, is played by placing  a somewhat large stone (known as a ‘duck’) upon a  larger stone or a tree stump. One player stays near the  stone to guard it while others throw stones at the duck  in an attempt to knock it off of the platform.  As recorded in a handwritten diary, discovered in  early 2006, which modern-day game owed it’s origin  to that mediaval game? 8
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I BasketballBasketball8
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I * Amanda Beard - A 7-time Olympic medalist (2-G, 4-S, 1- B), she is a former WR holder in the 200 m. breaststroke.  *  Ashley  Harkleroad  -  A  professional tennis player,  she  reached a career-high ranking in singles of No. 39 in 2003. * LaTasha Marzolla - A noted kickboxer. * Vanessa Menga - Only Brazilian female tennis player to  play in two Olympic Games, 1996 and 2000. *  Mia  St.  John  -  Professional boxer and  former WBC  champion in the super welterweight division.  *  Gabrielle  Reece  -  One  of  the  greatest  women’s  beach  volleyball players of all-time. Apart from their noted sporting career, what ‘achievement’  is common to all of them? 9
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I Appeared On PlayboyAppeared On Playboy9
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I   Xanthi F.C. is a Greek football club, based in the city  of Xanthi. Currently competing in the Super League, it  was the Runners-up team in Greek Football Cup 2014–15.  Interestingly, which non-sporting person, primarily  remembered today for his formulation of an atomic  theory of the universe, features prominently in the club  logo? 10
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I 10
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I DemocritusDemocritus10
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    Noted sound designer Nakul Kamte’s one of the most  challenging project was to shoot the cricket match of  ‘Lagaan’. To get the desired sound-effect, he decided to  use a part of recorded sound from an India-Australia test  match played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.  However, 95 % of the recording was found to be unfit  for use in that period movie for several reasons.  What was said to the biggest reason (that became a part of the Indian cricket for more than 20 years) for this  wastage? 11
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I “Sachin…Sachin”“Sachin…Sachin”11
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    Retelling the eventful 1987  edition where a mutiny-like  situation spiced up the  proceedings, ‘True Blue’ by  Dan Topolski and Patrick  Robinson won the inaugural  William Hill Sports Book of  the Year Award.  What was the subject of this  book? 12
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I Oxbridge Boat RaceOxbridge Boat Race12
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I     Name of which ‘constable’ in Sashastra Seema Bal has  been edited out from this list of medallists in  weightlifting in the 2016 South Asian Games?  13
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I Kavita DeviKavita Devi13
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I Dan (played by Mark Ruffalo) is a  formerly successful record label  executive living in NY City who is  estranged from his wife Miriam  and trying to grab a ‘second  chance’ in his life. His surname  totally justifies that particular  aspect as it shares with the name of   a free shot, or a second chance, for  a golfer to replay his or her last  swing.   What is that one-word term? 14
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I MulliganMulligan14
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    A company named Sunpark Sports, registered in  Netherlands Antilles, was investigated by the State  Govt. of Baden Wurttemberg. The founder-director of  that firm and the tax advisor, Joachim Eckhardt were  both sentenced to prison for evasion of taxes.  Who was the only client of that ill-fated company? 15
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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I     Which two noted gentlemen will complete this list of  five? 16
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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I   Harmon Killebrew, nicknamed ‘The Killer’ and  ‘Hammerin' Harmon’, was inducted into the National  Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.  As per popular belief, what was designed by Jerry Dior  after Herman that was given it’s permanent ‘address’  since the beginning of the 1969 season? 17
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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I  The world's first open tournament of this sport was  held in the town of Guildford in 1898. It’s success  paved the way for something bigger, which was held in  the very next year at the Buckingham Gate Drill  Halls.  What is being talked about? 18
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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    New Zealand national teams have very interesting  nicknames. Just fill in the blank, accordingly. TeamTeam                                NicknameNickname            Men’s Football Team                    All Whites            Men’s Rugby Union Team           All Blacks            Women’s Rugby Union Team    Black Ferns            National Netball Team                 Silver Ferns            Men’s Ice Hockey Team               Ice Blacks            Men’s Basketball team                 ????????? 19
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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I   It was first used in 1991 during the 41st World Table  Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan. Few months  later, it was used again in the World Youth Football  Championship in Lisbon, Portugal. After a few high- profile tournaments, it was used for the last time in  2006 Doha Asian Games. What is being talked about? 20
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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    A nice little emotional scene was enacted on 3rd July,  1993 which are indelibly ingrained in our memory. The  conversation went up like this –                X : Congratulations! Y : *sob* X cradled a sobbing Y to her shoulder and said in her ears,                 X : I know you will win it one day, don’t worry. For Y, that 'one day' finally came on 4th July, 1998. Who was Y? 21
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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I     Venue for the Olympic swimming events - the London  Aquatic Centre was designed by the famous architect  Zaha Hadid, after one particular aquatic animal, which  came into news around a decade ago. Which animal?  22
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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I    In a friendly gesture,  which country has  published this stamp  featuring India’s first  women Paralympics  medalist Deepa Malik? 23
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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I     After reaching the three-figure mark, what had the  batsman done that amused his teammates and  spectators greatly? 24
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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathSports Quiz (Prelims)Sports Quiz (Prelims) Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017Inter IIT Cultural Meet - 2017I I   The Scissors is a style used before the days of Fosbury  Flop in high jump. As it allows jumpers to land on their  feet, it is still the favoured technique of the junior  athletes. In the recent years, who has successfully employed  this technique in a major competition in senior level?  (He said that this method gives him more freedom and confidence) 25
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