Sportsquiz kqa 02_02_2020_final

SPORTTOTARBOARD
THE KQASPORTS
QUIZPresented by
Anuradha Titash

SPORTTOTARBOARD
THE KQASPORTS
QUIZSpecial thanks to
Mr Barefoot, Aniket Mishra

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PRELIMINARY
• 30 questions
• 1 point per question
• Part points applicable
• Top 8 teams make it to the final
• Prelim scores multiplied by 3 are
carried forward into the final
• Each set of 5 questions, refers to
a particular era
• The relevant era would be
shown at the start of each set
• Multiples of 5 are starred

SECTION 1
(2019-2020 till date)

1
The name of the person in the picture
is associated with which global
tournament, won in recent times by
an Indian?

2
The mascot for the South
Asian Games in Kathmandu
and Pokhara are a pair of
animals belonging to a
species that is endangered.
Name this animal that
always seems to be
somehow in the news in
India, for a case lingering on
for more than 2 decades.

3
The name of which
famous sporting team is
officially to be changed to
“Alpha Tauri” in February?

4
‘Driven over Given’,
‘Streetlights over Spotlights’,
‘Squad over Self’- these
messages are part of the
campaign of which US
sporting franchise, almost
mocking another franchise
from the same city playing
the same sport?

5*
What word has been blanked out from
this Amul advertisement?

6
One woman in this image is wildly
familiar. Who is the other, who should
be known to you and has something in
common with the other person in the
photograph apart from their country
of origin?

7
Austra Skujyte is an 8 time
Lithuanian national champion in
shot put. She has also won
National Championships in the
Discus, 100 m hurdles and Long
Jump. With a score of 8358, in
what event did she set a world
record in 2005?

8
Created in 2004 by
horticulturists in Doncaster, this
is a giant floral tribute to whom?

9
In 1952, the man in picture beat
everyone by such a large margin that
many people quit. Hence, to
incentivize people to stay in the event,
something was launched on the 50th
anniversary of the event in 1953. Its
colour was inspired from its lawn
mower producing sponsor.
The launch of what (won six
consecutive times by a German from
1996-2001) am I talking about?
Visual on next slide

10*
Three of these sportsmen (who don’t
need to be IDed) have been likened to
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and
George Harrison. The ‘Lennon’
commented last year, “I’m sure some
people would debate if Ringo Starr
was the less famous. Some people
liked him the most. I don’t know.
That’s what my parents tell me”.
Who used to be ‘Ringo’ (in the time
period this section refers to), and who
is Ringo now?

SECTION 3
(1983- 1999)
FromKapil’sDevilstoKumble’s
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11
Who is Tyson Fury paying tribute to
through this entrance?

12
This nation has won only 2 medals in
its history at the Olympic Games,
incidentally both by the same person.
The gentleman in question was the
flag bearer for his country in 1988,
where he won gold and in 2008,
where he was a coach. Identify this
nation, known for producing several
outstanding footballers who would go
on to play for a different country.

13
In 1988 at Calgary, the woman in
picture was placed between two
women moving to the same music.
Which two women are being talked
about?

14
The blurb on the back page of this
Sundeep Misra book based on a 1998
Asian Games gold medalist says,
“Three Olympics I have played and I
couldn’t get a medal back _____,
______ __, I have failed”. In the
quoted part, he is speaking to a near
and dear one. Rearrange the blanked
out portion to get the name of this
book

15*
There was an article about this robot
called FORPHEUS developed in Japan.
It is said to be the first robot table
tennis tutor. The title of the article
was ‘This Ping Pong playing robot
makes _______ (7) _____ (4) look
lazy’. Fill in the blanks with the name
of a person. (This article is from 2017,
but the answer definitely belongs to
the era referred to in this section, and
keep in mind the article is from an
American enterprise).

SECTION 4
(1948- 1982)
FromGoldtoGavaskar

16
___ is one of Alberta’s most prevalent
natural resources. As per its website, it
has the third largest reserves of it in
the world behind Venezuela and Saudi
Arabia. A gentleman named Bill
Hunter used this resource, as the
inspiration for the name of a sports
franchise. What is the current name of
the sports franchise? (City and
franchise name please)

17
Identify the man in the middle, who
was certainly a menace to opposition
defences

18
2 teams played against each other in 3
consecutive Olympic gold medal
matches. In 3 matches a combined 3
goals were scored (all had a 1-0
scoreline). The first of those goals was
by a certain Mr Gentle who played for
the side, that won 2 of those matches.
Identify the two teams contesting the
matches being talked about.

19
This sporting venue was initially
constructed for the 1982 Asiad.
It is spread over 72 acres and is
located at Suraj Kund Road,
Tughlakabad. Identify this venue,
named after a 1962 world
championship silver medalist

20*
Since the world championship of
the sport shifted to its current
venue in 1977, 17 first time
world champions have failed to
defend their title the following
year. The latest to suffer this is
Stuart Bingham. By what two
word alliterative term is this
repeated occurrence referred to?
(8, 5)

SECTION 5
(1896- 1948)
FromAthenstoAusterity

21
In the movie, Gatsby describes
Amitabh Bachchan’s character as the
man who fixed what ‘global’ sports
event?

22
In the 1920s Vasili Oshchepkov and
Viktor Spiridonov developed this
martial art in Russia. Its name means
self defence without weapons and
made its Asian Games debut in 2018.
Replace one letter in the name of a
popular dance (also sometimes used
to refer to a country’s style of football)
to get the name of this martial art.

23
The king of a place, well known as the
birthplace of a great Indian, identify
this royal who famously stepped down
from a post, allowing a Nagpur born to
take over.

24
During World War II football was used
to encourage workplace productivity.
Fill in the blanks in this poster from
the Ministry of War Transport. (Add 2
letters before the first to get the 2nd
word)

25*
To whom is this Google Doodle
dedicated to?

SECTION 6
(1896 and
before)
Origins

26
M.E Pavri was a doctor, and a famous
cricketer who starred in the Parsees
win over Lord Hawke’s XI in 1890. Due
to his excellence on the field and
something else that he had in
common with an icon of the times, he
was called the _________ of the
Parsees.
Fill in the blanks.

27
In the 1896 Olympics, this sport was
contested in two categories- the one
hand and the two hand. The next time
this sport was contested, the two
hand category remained while the one
had was replaced by All around
________ (8). As per lexico.com, the
blanked out word means a stupid
person in North American informal
usage.
Which sport?
Fill in the blanks

28
What is this shot called (named after
something/someone that appeared in
print in the 1880s)?
Video on next slide

29
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn in his book
‘Deutsche Tumkunst’ describes this as
“a slim, straight-grown and smooth
resinous pinewood or fir tree trunk;
the longer, the better, and not good
under a length of 40 feet and a
diameter of 10 inches at the end of
the trunk.” This was later used in
physical education classes in Germany.
What modern discipline was this
apparatus the origin for?

30*
A variant of this is believed to have
been played by Lord Krishna with his
friends. What game is depicted
towards the start of this video?

Ans
The King Salman World Rapid Chess
Championship won recently by Koneru
Humpy

10*
Three of these sportsmen (who don’t
need to be IDed) have been likened to
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and
George Harrison. The ‘Lennon’
commented last year, “I’m sure some
people would debate if Ringo Starr
was the less famous. Some people
liked him the most. I don’t know.
That’s what my parents tell me”.
Who used to be Ringo (in the time
period this section refers to), and who
is Ringo now?

Ans
Andy Murray, Dominic Thiem

Ans
Suriname
The man in question
being Anthony Nesty

Ans
Katarina Witt and Debi Thomas
This is Elizabeth Manley

14
The blurb on the back page of this
Sundeep Misra book based on a 1998
Asian Games gold medalist says,
“Three Olympics I have played and I
couldn’t get a medal back, _____,
______ __, I have failed”. In the
quoted part, he is speaking to a near
and dear one. Rearrange the blanked
out portion to get the name of this
book

Ans
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range

Ans
Maharaja of Porbandar
Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji

Ans
Lagori, Lingocha, Pithu, Palli Patti,
Pitto, Pitthhu, Pittu or Satoliya or
Seven Stones

RULES OF THE GAME
6 rounds
Theme- Around the world through sport
Round 1- Crossroads (Crossword with 8
clues)
Round 2- Under the Lion’s Den (Australia
and Africa)- 8 questions
Round 3- Made in America (North
America and South America)- 8 questions
Round 4- Pit Stop- 5 questions
Round 5- Eurotrip- 8 questions
Round 6- Storm across Asia- 8 questions

SPORTING CROSSWORD
• Crossword with 8 clues
• Written
• +5 for each correct answer
• +10 bonus for getting all 8 correct

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The only recorded victor
of the foot races in the
games dedicated to this
deity was Chloris.
Competitors taking part
in these games
generally wore a chiton-
usually worn by men
when they did heavy
physical work.
Name the deity

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Since the World Series
did not really involve
teams from all over the
world, but limited itself
to teams from a certain
region, it was perhaps
apt that a team with
this name would be its
first winner.

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The first woman on the
Professional Cricketers
Association board in
England. During the
2019 World Cup, she
pointed out on Twitter
that one should refer to
the England team as
the England men’s
team when suggesting
they haven’t won a
World Cup before.
(Her full name please)

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In an episode of
Friends, Charlie- new to
New York tells Joey that
she wants to visit this
place. Joey however
misunderstands her
thinking she wants to
go and watch a sports
team, which he is not a
fan of.
What does Charlie want
to visit?

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Common word in the
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A world champion,
himself, his son sure
went out on top!
His surname please

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UNDER THE LION’S DEN
• 8 questions
• All will have some connection to Australia or
Africa
• 10 points for a correct answer
• Round passes clockwise
• +10/ -10 on pounce (infinite)

1
Among the players from the Eastern
Conference elected as starters for the
2020 NBA All Star Game, the foreign
players outnumber the ones from the
USA. One of them is a superstar, who is
the son of immigrants from Nigeria.
Name this superstar
The other two both belong to a country
far more known for its exploits on the
football field, even emerging Olympic
champions once.
Which country is being talked about?

Ans
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Cameroon (Joel Embiid and Pascal
Siakam being the other two starters)

2
On August 9, 1984, 147 children in an
African country were all named after a
famous sportsperson. 9 of them,
incidentally were mis-named (must have
resulted in a lot of teasing through school
and college for these kids), if we are
allowed to put it like that.
What had happened the day before? And
what confusion would have led to these
9 standing out?

Ans
Nawal El-Moutawakel won gold at the LA
Games - Moroccan King Hassan II
ordered every girl born that day to be
named in her honour, except 9 set of
parents didn’t get the memo and named
their boys ‘Nawal’

3
Usually Olympic Games have stringent
qualification procedures – wasn’t really the
case with this event in 1980 though as the
IOC was struggling to fill up numbers. A last
ditch effort saw them writing to this
federation, who sent a hurriedly assembled
team, only to win Gold – interestingly that’s
their only medal apart from the heroics of an
individual who was competing till as recently
as 2016.
What sport/event is this? And who is the
individual in question, someone who is
currently the Sports Minister of the country
in question.

Ans
Field Hockey- Zimbabwe won gold in the
women’s event in 1980
Kirsty Coventry

4
This sport has only been contested twice
at the Commonwealth Games, the last
time being at Delhi. There is a proposal
for India to host this sport again in 2022,
when Birmingham, UK is scheduled to be
the overall host. What is this sport?
In, 1982 a New Zealander named Neroli
achieved a certain distinction, by winning
gold. She was also asked if she benefited
by being in a certain position. In fact
during her presentation ceremony, the
winner’s podium was dismantled.
What was special about her gold?

Ans
Archery, Neroli Fairhall, became the
first paraplegic athlete to win a
Commonwealth gold medal

5
At the 2011 All Africa Games in Maputo,
she captained her nation’s women’s
football team. She has also been a coach
of a controversial Olympic champion,
who herself is turning to football, after
joining a South African club JVW in
2019. Identify both the famous sports
people being talked about.

Ans
Maria Mutola and Caster Semenya

6
Constructed in 1911, it was confirmed as
a State Heritage Place in the South
Australian Heritage Register, 1896. It is
flanked by the famous grassed northern
mound and Moreton Bay figs. Gideon
Haigh called it a gloriously analog affair.
What are we talking about? (Need a very
specific answer)

Ans
Adelaide Oval manual scoreboard

7
He was just a young boy when he heard
comparisons between himself and the
legend. This was the origin of his
nickname, by which he became known.
Initially, he didn’t even know who the
legend was. He was part of the
Champions League winning team in 1993,
scored 33 goals, and has seen 3 of his
sons play international football. Identify
this famous footballer born in Kibi.

8
Competitors had to climb over a pole, scramble
over a row of boats, and go under another row of
boats. The winner of this Olympic event, held
only once was Frederick Lane of Australia in a
time of 2 minutes 38.4 seconds, incredibly only
13 seconds slower than his gold medal winning
effort over the same distance, without the added
impediments. This particular Olympics also had
other events which were held for the only time
including a sport that Australia are multiple time
world champions in. What was the event that
Lane won? Give us the specific location where it
was held.

Ans
200 metres swimming obstacle race
Seine

MADE IN AMERICA
• 8 questions
• All will have some connection to North
America or South America
• Round passes clockwise

1
The USA has had two drivers’
championship wins in Formula One, won
by Phil Hill in 1961 for Ferrari, and Mario
Andretti in 1978 with Lotus. What
unfortunate detail connects their
triumphs?

Ans
Both championships were won at races where
the winners’ teammate was killed.
Phil Hill won his championship at Monza in 1961;
his teammate Wolfgang von Trips was killed during
his collision with Jim Clark during that race.
Andretti’s teammate Ronnie Peterson also died as
a result of injuries sustained at Monza, but in
1978.

2
He was the only major winner from his continent,
till a countryman emulated his feat in June 2007.
The gentleman in picture is perhaps most
remembered for the 1968 masters. On the last
day he began to take control when he birdied the
15th with two putts. Again he hit it close on 17,
so close that when he holed the birdie from four
feet, Tommy Aaron, with whom he was paired,
mistook it for a par putt. He would go on to
bogey the 18th thinking it cost him the Masters.
However, it later turned out that he would have
gone into a playoff if it was not for Aaron’s error.
What was the error?
Who was his countryman who won two majors?

Ans
Aaron marked Roberto Divicenzo’s card
a 4 instead of a 3 on the 17th by mistake,
which Divicenzo signed
The other Argentine major winner is
Angel Cabrera

3
Kareem Abdul Jabbar wrote an article
about the recent controversy about
Colin Kaepernick’s NFL tryout, for the
guardian. In the article he talks about
the efforts to discredit the
quarterback, who stole the attention
of the world, by taking a knee while
the US anthem was playing in 2016.
The title of the article is Colin
Kaepernick is the black _____ for
those who dream of a white America.
Fill in the blanks with a character.

4
A March 2018 culture trip article said “If the
cycling gods could have designed their own
country, it would likely look something like
_______ , a country where the ____ mountains
split into three huge ranges, making for a nation
of epic uphills and dramatic downhills”. The
challenges in cycling in this country, has led to the
country’s success in the sport, with the riders
often dominating uphill stages in major
competitions.
Riders from the country finished 2nd and 7th in
the Mountains classification in the Tour De France
2019. Name the country and the mountain range

5
In 2004, Paul Hamm became the first man from
his country to win an all-round gold in gymnastics
at the Olympics. However, a judging error
contributed to his victory. If rectified, it would
have meant that Yang Tae Young of South Korea
would win gold by 0.51 points, instead of being in
bronze and having a score 0.49 lower than
Hamm. Clearly the judges were less than perfect,
in this case 0.1 so. So, what was the judging
error?
Also Hamm’s gold medal, was confirmed more
than 2 months after the actual event. He said “I
felt like I won it three times already: in the
competition, with the media and, finally, in the
_____.” Fill in the blanks

XAns
Judges mistakenly gave Yang’s routine a
start value, a degree of difficulty, of 9.9,
not 10.0, the maximum score for a
perfect routine (as per the scoring system
then). The South Koreans appealed to
the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which
affirmed the essential notion that
athletic competition goes by rules that
decide winners and losers on the field of
play, not in a courtroom. So the blank is
court

6
The women’s team of these 2 countries have had
a big rivalry, especially in the 90s. In the 1994
Grand Prix at Shanghai, X- the reigning Olympic
champions were shocked by Y. In the World
Championship in the same year held in Y, X
emerged triumphant winning 3-0. In the 1996
Olympics, they clashed in the semis which ended
in a tie break, following which the players started
to insult and threaten each other. Team X has
won 3 world titles, while Y is yet to win one-
finishing runners up three times.
Interestingly, the women’s team of Y has also
never won the World Cup in another sport,
where their men’s team has emerged triumphant
multiple times. Name X and Y

Ans
Cuba and Brazil
Women’s volleyball

7
This paper by Hans Kristian Eriksen was
titled ‘Velocity dispersions in a cluster of
stars’. This is a classic- what could have
been study. Two estimates are made on
two different assumptions, one that the
victor would have maintained the same
acceleration as Richard during the end,
and the other that the victor’s
acceleration would be 0.5 m/s2 more. The
difference in the two estimates is
approximately 0.06 seconds (each having
an error of ± 0.04). What is the study
about?

Ans
How fast could Usain Bolt have run
at Beijing 2008, if he did not celebrate

8
The only reason this piece of music (X)
features sportsperson (Y) is funnily,
mathematical. The songwriter met the
sportsperson years after the piece of
music was released, only to tell him: “It
was about the syllables”. What piece of
music?
What other iconic song does this song
reference?
The visual on next slide could act as a
clue

Ans
Mrs Robinson, I am the Walrus
Y is Joe DiMaggio

PIT STOP
• 5 questions
• Written
• 5 points for each correct answer
• 10 points bonus for getting all correct

1
A memorable contest between two
legends at the Carlton Club tournament,
also the only career meeting between
the two, has been given the same 4 word
moniker as a 1972 Chess match. What
moniker is being talked about?

2
Lee Germon and Jackie Grant are tied
second with 12; C Aubrey Smith is part of
a group of 12 whose tally is 1 while
Abdul Hafeez Kardar and Kepler Wessels
don’t qualify for it because of a
technicality. What list is this?

3
What list is this? Which team is at the
top of this list?
Team Points Best finish
987 2nd
Toyota 278.5 2nd
BAR 227 2nd
Haas 197 4th
Arrows 167 2nd

4
This sporting personality is actually
named after the most famous event of
the Bible/Christian history, but most
know this personality by a diminutive
that might remind most of a tropical
mollusc. This person recently made the
Hall of Fame. Identify this person, who
had a keen eye on events yesterday.

5
Patrick Sang, a University of Texas
graduate and Olympic silver medalist
in the steeplechase believes his
biggest contribution was a
conversation in his native village,
when he successfully managed to
persuade a future Olympic champion
to take up athletics.
Who is his protégé? (there is a video
from the village in the next slide, one
that might serve as a hint)

Ans
Match of the Century
The two women in picture are Suzanne
Lenglen and Helen Wills Moody

Ans
Captained every Test they played for
their country.
South African wicketkeeper Percy
Sherwell tops the list. Kardar played 3 for
India and Wessels, 24 for Australia but
not as captain - so they dont qualify

Ans
Most points by a constructor
without a win,
Force India

Ans
Immaculada Concepcion “Conchita”
Martinez.
The former World No. 1 made the Tennis
Hall of Fame recently and is also the
coach to Garbine Muguruza

EUROTRIP
• 8 questions
• All will have some connection to Europe
• Round passes anticlockwise

1
The name comes from the old
partnership in the 13th century between
the two countries, to control England’s
invasions. The trophy was first awarded
in 2018, the centenary of the end of
World War I. The trophy was launched to
commemorate players of this particular
sport who died during the war. First
awarded in Murrayfield, name the trophy
(part of a set of 6) and the 2 countries
involved.

Ans
Auld Alliance Trophy (Rugby),
France and Scotland

2
A Melbourne Eatery has launched this
Souvlaki in collaboration with a sporting
personality, who caused a great upset
last year in Melbourne itself. Money
raised from the sale of this would be
donated to the bushfire relief cause.
Which sporting personality has this
Souvlaki been named after?

3
In the movie, this iconic match featuring
a certain Auric happens at Stoke Park. In
the book it is disguised as the fictional
Royal St Mark’s, which actually
represents another sporting venue. Ian
Fleming had a membership to this venue,
starting from his bachelor days and also
maintained a house in Sandwich. Host to
a major sporting event in 2020, which is
the sporting venue disguised as Royal St
Mark’s? Also name the book/ film being
talked about.

Ans
Royal St George’s,
Goldfinger

4
The gentleman in the visual was an absolute
champion in his sport. In the 1972 Olympics,
he did a double which has never been
emulated in the history of his sport. This
Olympian also competed in the then WWWF.
A competitor who has been a champion in
the WWE in the past couple of years, has
also been an Olympic medalist in the sport
that the man on screen became famous for.
What was the double that the man on screen
achieved? (Would obviously need the name
of the sport in the answer)

Ans
2 individual gold medals in Judo at the
same Olympics (heavyweight and
absolute). This is Wim Ruska of the
Netherlands, the other Olympian being
talked about is of course Ronda Rousey.

5
The sport entered the country in the 1890s
marketed by the Jacques company of
London. Due to cold winters it gained
popularity in the large cities after World War
I. Some people were sceptical about the
growth of this sport saying it will lure
youngsters away from healthier sport such as
track & field and skiing. In 1969, in a town in
the city 100 ____ were erected for the public
to play the sport on. In 1989, with perhaps
the country’s greatest ever leading the
charge they won the World Teams
championship. Which country’s growth story
in which sport?

6
At a World Cup event in Val D’sere, France
the lady in picture was offered Olympe as a
prize. After the prize giving ceremony the
organizers asked her to give Olympe back,
and take a $5k cheque. She choose to keep
Olympe, apparently worth $20k. A similar
reward whose name would remind you of a
Shakesperean character, was given to a
sportsman very fond of the sport that the
lady in picture is a champion in.
Who or what was Olympe?
Identify the lady in picture.

Ans
Lindsey Vonn, A cow
The Shakespeare reference was of course
to Juliette given to Roger Federer

7
Connect the three people on screen

Ans
USA vs Europe contests
(Weber Cup, Mosconi Cup, Ryder Cup)

8
The first time it happened was in London
in 2004, and the world was shocked!
Lightning struck twice as later that year
at the Staples Center, the same result got
repeated. However, that was the last
time, as on 19 consecutive occasions a
legend has held sway, with the 19th
coming in a first round encounter last
year. What happened in London in 2004?

Ans
Maria Sharapova beat Serena Williams
in the 2004 Wimbledon final

DESERT STORM ACROSS
ASIA• 8 questions
• All will have some connection to Asia
• Round passes anticlockwise

2
In the 2019 ISSF World Cup final, the mixed
team events had a twist, where one had to
partner with someone from a different
country. In one of the mixed team finals,
the team of the gentleman on the left beat
the team of the lady on the right. Their
respective partners have formed a
dominant partnership winning several ISSF
World Cup events last year.
Name their partners.
Visuals on next slide

Ans
Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary
Their partners were Artem Chernosov
and Anna Korakaki

3
The village of Nawakille has produced six
world no.1 s, with 29 British Opens to their
kitty since 1950. The story of the growth of
this game in the area, came from the
British building outdoor roofless courts
while they were guarding the pass. In the
heat it was difficult for the British but the
locals excelled. Hashim, the first of the lot
from the village became British champion
in 1951. It was the turn of Roshan to win in
1957. This is the start of a country’s love
affair with a sport. The country and the
sport please.

Ans
Pakistan and Squash. Jahangir and
Jansher Khan are also from the village

4
Chinese coach Li Yongbo admitted to
fixing a 2004 women’s singles Olympic
semi final involving Zhou Mi. After the
first game the coach asked Zhou Mi not
to work as hard, as her opponent
would have a better chance against a
European opponent in the final.
Who was Zhou Mi’s opponent?
Zhou Mi’s opponent also has the
identical number of world
championship medals in the singles
(including same number of each colour)
as which player from a sporting family?

5
On the next slide is a childhood picture
of a famous Indian sportsperson with
his parents. His story is a true
inspiration, and his life has been made
into a movie. He has also given a talk at
a TEDx event, and the video is titled
____ (4) _________ (8) a bullet, thus
named due to his skill in a specific
technique. Name the sportsperson and
Fill in the blanks.

Ans
Sandeep Singh, Drag Flicking

6
Uploaded by ‘Green Mango’, this video
presenting an alternate reality, is titled
‘Toy Fight of the Century’. It shows the
eventual victor in this Toy Fight,
entering in a flaming ghost rider style
bike. The fight takes place in the
background of Skrillex Beats and even
features the two combatants using
lightsabers. In the end, the victor
throws a fireball that is an animated
___ ___ . Who is the victor?
Fill in the blank.

7
A Dawn article from 2013, read “They stood
there for over 14 hours in the rain. A crowd
of over 200,000 people, mostly poor farmers,
in a village of Kolhapur district in India’s
Maharashtra, to watch this year’s
international ‘desi _____’ match. The rumour
was that a grandson of ___ _____ ____ was
coming.” A few of the participants at the
event had trouble getting visas. The legend
whose grandson was supposedly coming,
used to receive financial assistance from GD
Birla himself. Identify the legend, whose
opponents included an American nicknamed
‘The Man of Steel’.

8
Identify this legendary former British
Ladies champion. The man she is
talking about playing was a fencing
champion, while at Harrow, and later
indulged in the sport of horse racing-
owning many thoroughbreads.
Identify the lady and the gentleman
who has an irrecoverable connection to
this city. (Hint for the lady’s name:- She
shares her first name with an actress
who has played the role of a world
championship medalist from 2012)
Video on next slide

Ans
Miss Fatima, Winston Churchill
(Actress being talked about is Fatima
Sana Sheikh who played Geeta Phogat in
Dangal. Geeta and her sister Babita won
world championship medals in 2012)

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