sports quiz-Thomso 2019

Rules
● The quiz is well researched.
● QM takes the final decision.
● The word pounce should be said only once loud and clearly.
● No challenging the answers and shoving google to the QM’s face.
● QM is your lord and your saviour.

May the odds be in your favour.

Written 1
Identify athletes with the help of biography titles
+5 for each correct
+10 for all correct

1. The year ____ ____ hit 104 home runs by bill jenkinson
2. Game, set, match:___________ and the revolution in women’s sports by
susan ware.
3. triumph:The untold story of _________ and hitler’s olympics by jeremy
schaap
4. _____________:Bull on parade by wilfred santiago
5. Thin ice: the complete, uncensored story of ______ ________, america’s bad
girl of ice skating by frank coffey and joe layden.

1. Babe ruth
2. Billie jean king
3. Jesse owens
4. Michael jordan
5. Tonya harding

1
Mats Wilander holds the record for being the only player to do a first which is
ironically the last too in Australian open.
What first/last?

Only person to win australian open on both grass and hard surfaces. Changed in
1988

2
Las Ventas is a famous building located in Madrid, Spain. Shown in the next slide
is a feature outside the venue unveiled in 1964, with a bullfighter paying respects
with hus montera(the hat worn in the arena) to the bust of a very famous person.
Given that bullfighters get gored in their job and bulls aren’t cleaned, whose bust is
this?

3
One of the most important and oldest trophies in the history of sports. A select
portion of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff names are
engraved on its bands, which is unusual among trophies.. Earning the nickname
"Stovepipe Cup" due to the unnatural height of all the bands.
Name the trophy and the sport.

4
Jimmy Piersall was eccentric to say the least; his life became the basis for the
book & movie Fear Strikes Out, which chronicles his battle with bipolar disorder.
Some of Piersall's stunts include, walking up to bat wearing a Beatles wig, talking
to the monument of Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium, and climbing a grandstand
roof to heckle an umpire.
The granddaddy of all his stunts occurred while playing for the Mets; in the fifth
inning of a game against the Phillies, Piersall hit the 100th home run of his career
and did what?

He ran all the bases in the correct order but backwards

5
The gentleman on the left is a treble winner and one of the most celebrated
strikers to grace the premier league. The gentleman on the right has been hailed
as the “Michael Jordan” of cricket by former US President Barack Obama. Had
things gone differently we might have seen both of them line up for Trinidad and
Tobago in a World Cup.

6
Think about this one for a second and you can probably figure out it's origins.
The moniker of "Mike, Sam and Will" grew out of a need to identify Xs in a 4-3
defensive scheme.
In the 3-4 defense the extra X is called the "Mo".
Also give me funda for the origin of X.

Linebacker, adopted from military slang

7
● Ruud Gullit
● Sir Kenny Dalglish
● Gordon Strachan
● Attilio Lombardo
● Paul Ince
● Graeme Souness
● Romario
● Gary McAllister
● Kevin Nolan
Connect?(5)
Most recent addition to the list.(5)

Vincent kompany
PLAYER-MANAGER

8
An entertainment website has recently put in a bid of 10 million dollars to acquire
the naming rights of a sports arena. With the league trying to have an image of
progressiveness this deal could set them backwards in that direction.
Website?team?

9
The X and Y formations were both unsurprisingly coined with money in mind.
The X defense was created by Philadelphia Eagles defensive coach Jerry
Williams in 1960 as a way to stop Chicago Bears tight end Mike Ditka. As you may
have guessed, it contains five defensive backs. The Y adds a sixth defensive back
to the equation. Two Xs make a Y.
Math and football can work together.
Give me X&Y. (Bonus for sport)

10
● Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
● Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
● David Beckham
● Zinedine Zidane
● James Rodriguez (Bayern Munich, on
loan from Real Madrid)
● Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
● Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City)
● Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City)
● Lieke Martens (Barcelona Femeni)
● David Luiz (Chelsea)
● Dele Alli (Tottenham)
● Eric Cantona
● Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
● Isco (Real Madrid)
● Toni Duggan (Barcelona Femeni)
● Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich)
● Romelu Lukaku (Manchester
United)

If you want to know all about the lifestyles of the rich and famous footballers a new
app called X has promised to give you access to the latest news and more about
17 superstars past and present including Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Neymar.
The new platform, which has earned comparisons with Spotify, offers supporters
across the globe an unprecedented view into their heroes’ lives thank to videos,
photos, and more, in nine languages across 200 countries.
Give X and expand it.

11
Marc Gasol(2019) of the Toronto Raptors to join Lamar Odom(2010) are the only
players to do what?

Only players to be NBA & FIBA champs at the same time

12
A ____ ____ pass, also known as a shot play, is a very long forward pass in American
football, typically made in desperation, with only a small chance of success. The term
became widespread after a December 28, 1975, NFL playoff game between the Dallas
Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings, when Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach (a
Roman Catholic and fan of The Godfather Part II (1974), whose character Fredo had
popularized the phrase) said about his game-winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Drew
Pearson, "I closed my eyes and said a ____ ____. "The expression goes back at least to the
1930s, in which decade it was widely used publicly by two former members of Notre Dame's
Four Horsemen, Elmer Layden and Jim Crowley. Originally meaning any sort of desperation
play, a "____ ____" gradually came to denote a long, low-probability pass, typically of the
"alley-oop" variety.Give blanks.

13
The origin for this term is thought to be from a card game but to believe that would
be wrong.
The formal definition of the term is “easily and decisively” the definition on urban
dictionary is :
1. Used when talking about whether something is easily the best.
2. When a team or a player of any sport wins something with very little effort/easily
Give term and sport of origin.

It was an easy decision, not close at all, requiring no effort, but why is that “hands
down”? It sounds like it might be from a card game, but it actually comes from
horse racing. When a jockey has a race in the bag, he can relax his hold on the
reins and stop urging the horse so hard.

14
X is a collaborative sports and streetwear venture started by brother-sister duo - Avni Aneja
and Ambar Aneja.
Avni is the creative spearhead and chief curator of all things streetwear, design and graphics
for the brand. She's an alumna of Lady Shri Ram College for Women and also London
College of Fashion, UAL where she pursued a Masters in Fashion Entrepreneurship and
Innovation.
Ambar is one-size-fits all. He handles the daily operations as well as marketing direction of
the brand. He started conceptualising the brand while still attending his now alma mater -
University of Southern California, Los Angeles where he graduated in Global Business
Marketing and International Relations.
Give X.

15
● Like FIBA-sanctioned Y, games are played on a half-court.
● Standard two- and three-point shots apply; the three-point line is the same distance as in the
NBA. (Y uses the FIBA arc, with shots from outside the arc worth 2 points and all others worth
1.)
● Unique to X are three "four-point zones" on a circle 30 feet (9.1 m; 910 cm) away from the
basket. One is on the midline of the court; the other two are 40 degrees away from the
midline. To score four points, a player's foot must be touching any part of a circle.
● The shot clock runs 14 seconds, as opposed to 12 in Y.
● To win, a team must score 50 or more points, and lead by at least two points (hence there is
no overtime). In Y, the game ends by rule after 10 minutes of play, or if a team reaches at
least 21 points, with no required victory margin. If the teams are tied, Y uses an untimed
overtime with the shot clock enforced, and the first team that scores 2 points in the overtime
wins.

Defensive rebounds must be cleared if the ball touched the rim. If the ball did not touch the
rim, defensive rebounds do not need to be cleared. In Y, all defensive rebounds must be
cleared.
Steals do not have to be cleared, unlike in Y.
In both X and Y, the ball is cleared when the player with the ball establishes both feet behind
the 3-point line. The ball can be cleared by dribbling or passing.
A defensive rebounder who makes a direct pass that clears the ball must clear the lane and
re-establish himself before his team's shot or pass hits the rim.
A number of rules are given above speaking about a variation of basketball the rules differ
from a variation Y’s rules as stated by FIBA. X is a basketball league which is founded by a
famous hip hop musician Z. The league was started in 2017.
Give XYZ.

16
X was the first sport to be played on the grounds of the All England Club a
quintessentially English pastime where players have to knock a wooden ball
through hoops using a mallet type implement. It's a highly skilled game but once
tennis was introduced to Wimbledon in 1877 interest in it receded. For sentimental
reasons, it is still retained in the official title of the championships and a small lawn
for the sport still exists on the grounds although too small for top-class
competitions.
Sport?

17
The phrase dates back to the time long before the mobile phone era, when coin-operated pay telephones
were commonplace. While a mobile phone today belongs to a person (the owner) who can be identified
via phone records, old landlines phones belonged to a place or location. The distinction may seem
obvious, but it is important to keep in mind in order to understand why a public pay phone was the snitch's
favorite reporting device. It is almost impossible to trace a specific call originating from a pay telephone
located in a public place to a specific person if the caller declines to identify him- or herself.
For several decades spanning the middle of the 20th century the initial charge for a call from a pay phone
was 10 cents (a US dime). The coins were inserted into the phone through a slot on the device. Hence “X”
initially meant simply placing a call from a pay phone. Later on the phrase acquired the special meaning of
snitching from a pay phone because that device was used so often by anonymous informants. Finally, the
slang phrase came to mean any act of snitching, regardless of the means. Even though we seldom use
pay telephones now (and those that still exist do not rely on coins for operation), the final meaning of the
expression has stuck.

A “X” in basketball is the same thing as an assist. For those unfamiliar, a
basketball assist occurs when one player makes a pass to a teammate which
leads that teammate to score a basket. By making the pass to the teammate, the
player has “assisted” in the making of the basket.
Give me X and phrase.

18
X’s nickname Y features on his shirt. It was given to him by his grandparents, due
to a resemblance to the character from X’s favourite Japanese cartoon
programme as a child. The footballer has a tattoo on the inside of his right arm
inscribed that translates roughly to YX in the latin script.

ROUND 2
Written round
identify the custom logos of athletes
+5 for player
+5 for sport
+10 for all correct

answers
1. Rafael nadal
2. Kobe
3. Tom brady
4. Greg norman
5. Ken griffey Jr
6. Michael schumacher

Pounce bounce 2
Same thing but opposite flow

1
X is a 1980 action film starring Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson and Lee Van Cleef. It
was directed by Eric Karson and written by Paul Aaron and Leigh Chapman. The
film involves a martial artist (Chuck Norris) who must stop a group of terrorists
trained in the ninja style by his half-brother
Y is an American mixed martial arts promotion company based in Las Vegas,
Nevada, that is owned and operated by parent company William Morris Endeavor.
In 1993, before the first Y event, Jason Cusson came up with something
monumental in the field of MMA.
X,Y,Invention.

3
Woof was bowling his particular slow, slow version of slow left arm when O’Brien
treated him as he afterwards treated Read at Lord’s, except that he backhanded
him through the slips, and did not, of course, turn round to do so.”
“E.M, who was fielding close in at slip, narrowly escaped injury, the ball passing
with great velocity through his whiskers.”
“Lore, that must have set the cat among the pigeons. What happened next?”
“Well, he did it again.”
“How did that go down with the Great Man?”

“As you can imagine W.G.’s fraternal affection was aroused. ‘You mustn’t do that,
Tim,’ says he in his Gloucestershire accent in that squeaky little voice of is, ‘you’ll
kill my brother.’”
“And Tim’s reply?”
“He didn’t much like EM, so he replied as bold as brass, ‘And a good thing to’ and
promptly did it again.”
“For a third time?!”
Foley continued without so much as a break in his cannoning, his score was in
three figures by now.
“W.G. then warned him that if he did it again, he would take his men off the field.”
“Needless to say O’Brien repeated it, and W.G. marched off the field, with his
colleagues.”
First instance of what in cricket.

4
The odd thing about field hockey is that due to its development in a area
dominated by a group of people having a common quality the rest of the people
cannot play the sport in their natural way and have to adjust to the customs set by
the IHF. Which the organisation has explained as “Safety concerns and injury
prevention were the primary reasons for banning Y from IHF-sanctioned
competitions. According to officials, Y create too much danger on the field.”
What strange rule is this?

No left handed players and sticks in field hockey

5
The Country Club in Atlantic City lay claim to the first use of the word X itself, as
mentioned on the USGA website. In 1962 the US greenkeepers' magazine
reported a conversation with A B Smith. He recounted that, in 1898/9, he and his
brother, William P Smith, and their friend, George A Crump, who later built Pine
Valley, were playing the par-four second hole at Atlantic City, when Ab Smith's
second shot went within inches of the hole.
Claimed as first instance of use of what?

6
San francisco 49ers is the only team with an alphanumeric name in the NFL.
Give the origin of the name.

7
When a pair of investors relocated the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball
League to Minneapolis before the 1947 season, they sought a name that would
ring true with the team's new home. Given that Minnesota is "The Land of 10,000
X," they settled on Y.
X,Y

8
Andrew dickson is renowned for having created the world’s most expensive golf
club. He has a first to his name but he hasn't ever played the sport.
What first?

World’s first caddie
Caddie hall of fame

9
In the 1937 ashes held in england, australia made the mistake of batting first on a
wicket which had faced heavy rains the night before. As a result managed only
200. the next day, england collapsed to 76. the australian captain did something
and it worked with australia winning by a whopping 265 runs, with the captain
scoring a double century, setting a record unbeaten till date.
What tactic? Captain? Record?

Reversing batting order, don bradman, most runs for a no. 7 batsman

10
China’s Yao Ming and italy’s Andrea Bargnani are the two players to hold this
distinction without college experience in USA. However big names like Kobe and
Jordan miss out on this.
What distinction? Who’s the latest addition?

No. 1 draft picks without college experience in USA
Luka doncic

11
The top of the X at the midpoint between the top of the batter's shoulders and the
top of the uniform pants.
The bottom of the X is at the hollow beneath the kneecap.
The right and left boundaries of the X correspond to the edges of home plate.
What is X called in the field of baseball

12
The FoxTrax system for hockey, which was designed by a company called
Sportvision. FoxTrax—which hockey fans no doubt remember as the much-
maligned “technopuck” that debuted in 1996—employed a system of cameras and
sensors around a hockey rink to place a little blue halo around the puck. The idea
failed in hockey but helped generate an idea for the NFL.
What NFL graphic?

13
Sport?
What is it a patent for?

14
Because of this the 2012 olympics was taken by storm, the idea was birthed after
seeing the british cycling teams helmet and the intention was to have uniforms that
had more national identity.
Sport?
What modification?

Why were these 1936 berlin olympics basketball matches low scoring

Art olympics(anything close enough works)
Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympics during its early years, from
1912 to 1948.

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