Udghosh Sports Quiz(mains)

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Pratik Rath
Supranta Sarma Boruah
Eeshit Vaishnav
Quiz Club IIT Kanpur presents

 Round 1- Infinite Pounce
 Round 2- Differential Scoring
 Round 3- Connect
 Round 4- Grid(Bidding)
 Round 5- Long Connect

 12 questions (6 clockwise and 6 counter-clockwise)
 +15/-10 on the pounce
 +10 on the bounce

 Whose words and on what?-
 “I ended a system of slavery. But it ruined my life”

 Jean-Marc Bosman on the Bosman Ruling, which allowed free agents in football to
move without paying any transfer fee.

The term originates from the cry of a circus acrobat about to leap. It was first used in
the 1950s by the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL to describe a high arching pass to
wide receiver R.C.Owens.We know it in a different „spectacular‟ usage. It probably
came into existence due to the existence of the „Lew Alcindor‟ rule in colleges.What
term?

X refers to the principal leaders of the Latin American wars of independence from
Spain and Portugal.They are named that way in contrast with the Conquistadors, who
were so far the only Spanish/Portuguese peoples recorded in the South American
history.They were largely bourgeois influenced by liberalism and in most cases with
military training in the mother country. Some popular ones include Simon Bolivar,
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and Francisco de Miranda. How do we know X in a
different context?

X has the slogan Bienvenue au Quebec (Welcome to Quebec in English). It earned its
reputed name in 1999 when Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher andY all crashed into
it. It has also recently claimed Juan Pablo Montoya, Nico Rosberg and Sebastian
Vettel.
The circuit is named afterY‟s father, who was the first one to win the F1 race there.
Identify X andY.

 X-Wall of Champions
 Y-JacquesVilleneuve

X was interested in prophecy and published an electronic book, entitled A Glorious
New World Very Soon to Come, that predicted the end of the world. According to X,
in the Second Coming of Christ, Jesus will rule the world from Jerusalem and there
will be two classes of people, "immortal saints” and "mortal citizens”. X was arrested
by German police after he had written to the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel
that he planned to dance a peace jig outside the stadium in Berlin before the World
Cup final. He said he would carry posters declaring that "Adolf Hitler was a good
leader who was following the word of Christ", give the Hitler salute and light a
candle for Hitler at the Gestapo headquarters. He went on to appear on Britain's Got
Talent in May 2009. He danced a soft jig on the show, received a standing ovation by
the audience and was put through to the next round.Who is X?

 Punching
 Knee flipping
 Back Pivot
 Back Roller
 Beam
 High Siding
 Dump Truck
 Taco
 Biner
 Troying
 Pirouette

X andY had a testy relationship. After Y hit a jumper over X, he threw an elbow into
X‟s back. X pursued the jesting Y down the court, finally getting ahold of Y and
throwing a solid punch into his chin.Y actually ranks ahead of X on the all-time lists
of games and minutes played. Isiah Thomas said ”Y clearly hasn't been given enough
credit, you look at the Washington team and you look at our team. Everything that X
was trying to do with Washington,Y has done with his young team.You've got X try to
set an example, teach the young kids how to play, get them to the next level, so forth
and so on.Y wasn't trying to do that;Y has done that. Clearly, he's not the type of
athlete or player that X was, but when you go down the line, after X at the two spot,
it's beenY.Which iconic rivalry are we talking about?

 X-Michael Jordan
 Y-Reggie Miller

 X are athletic competitions held in honor of a recently deceased person.
 The Iliad describes the funeral games held by Achilles in honor of Patroclus, and a
similar competition was attributed by Virgil to Aeneas, who held games on the
anniversary of his father's death.
 Many of the contests were similar to those held at the Olympic Games, and scholars
see the origins of Olympics in these earlier X

 The Romans called it Naumachia.
 The Romans would fill an amphitheater with water, throw in some ships and watch them
fight.The battles were typically selected from some of the most famous engagements in
history. Participants numbered into the thousands, nearly as large as the real battles
themselves.
 Naval warfare in Ancient Rome also featured a lot of flamethrowers armed with a type of
napalm called Greek Fire, which combusted the instant it contacted oxygen. So, with the
waters red with blood and thick with bloated corpses, you were also likely to see a few
thousand would-be sailors get burned alive as well.
 This gory sport inspired a rather tame two player guessing-game which has been
published as a pen and paper game by various companies in the 1930s.

 A first round pick in the MLB draft by the Mets, X's playing career failed to meet the
expectations of the scouts, who projected him as a star.
 In his front office career, X has applied statistical analysis (known as sabermetrics)
to players during his time as the coach of the Oakland Athletics, which has led all
teams to reconsider how they evaluate players.
 He is the subject of Michael Lewis' 2003 book on baseball economics, Moneyball,
which was made into a 2011 film starring Brad Pitt as X.
 He has most recently claimed that Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger is a personal
idol.
 Identify X.

 How did a ridiculous word like Soccer
replace a perfectly good word for the sport in
America ?

 They formed the rules for “Association Football”, with the word “Association” distinguishing
it from the many other types of football sports in existence in England, such as “Rugby
Football”.
 Now British school boys of the day liked to nickname everything, which is still somewhat
common. They also liked to add the ending “er” to these nicknames. Thus Rugby was, at
that time, popularly called “Rugger”. Association Football was then much better known as
“Assoccer”, which quickly just became “Soccer”.
 The game gradually spread throughout the world under the lower class name of “Football”,
rather than “Soccer” as the “gentlemen” called it. The problem was, though, that a lot of
other countries of the world already had popular sports of their own they called “Football”,
such as the United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, to
name a few. In these countries, the name “Soccer” was and, in some, still is preferred for
this reason.

 Hurling X
 Bandy X
 Box X
 Broomball X
 Deck X
 Air X
 Floor X
 Foot X
 Floor X
 Roller X
 Nok X
 Ringette X
 Rinkball X
 Underwater X
 Unicycle X

 6 questions
 Scoring will depend on how many teams have answered the question.
 If n teams have answered the question correctly, then (6-n)*5 points will be
awarded to each of these teams.

Shown in the video is the last
moments of a very
controversial game.Which
game why was it controversial?

 1972 Olympics Basketball Final between USA and USSR.There was confusion as the
USA thought that they had won the match after a last gasp free throw by Doug
Collins only to know that the clock was not reset.With the final throw, USSR scored
to win the Gold Medal.
 USA then refused to accept the medal and till date it is in a museum in Switzerland.

X was a sickly child and physically very weak.Though the doctors had advised him not to
take part in any sort of physical activity, after undergoing a couple of hernia operations
his father let him play and try out their family game. In 1979, the selectors decided not to
select X to play in the world championships in Australia, judging him too weak from a
recent illness. X decided instead to enter the World Amateur Individual Championship
and, at the age of 15, became the youngest-ever winner of that event. In November 1979,
X's older brother , who had been one of the leading international players in the 1970s,
died suddenly of a heart attack during a tournament match in Australia. His death
profoundly affected X. He considered quitting the game, but decided to pursue a career
in the sport as a tribute to his brother. X revealed that he never had any fixed training
regime particularly designed for him, nor had he any specially formulated diet - he
would eat anything hygienic but never miss two glasses of milk every day. He also said
that he has experienced running on every surface - from custom-built tracks to asphalt
roads, grass & farm fields to sea shores & knee-deep waters. Sometimes he would also
visit the northern areas of _________ to train in high altitude fields under low oxygen
conditions. All in all it made X one of the most physically and mentally fit athletes in the
world. Identify X.

 Famous German boxerY (born 28th September), whose fights with X were well
publicized. During the Nazi rule, he was viewed as a „Nazi Puppet‟ and also
participated in the World War 2 as a paratrooper of the Luftwaffe,the German
Airforce. However, after the end of the War, evidence emerged that he risked his
own life to save the lives of two Jewish children in 1938. He was inspired to go into
boxing after watching a fight of Jack Dempsey. He was the leading contender to be
the heavyweight champion after knocking out X. However, X beat Braddock to win
the heavyweight championship himself. Despite his rivalry with X, they remained
great friends long after their retirement.
 Id X and the birthday boyY.

 X-Joe Louis
 Y-Max Schmelling

The X-Y Variation is a chess opening, usually considered a branch of the Vienna
Game, but can also be reached from the Bishop's Opening.The opening involves
many complications; however, with accurate play the opening is very playable for
both sides.The variation was given its name by Tim Harding in his 1976 book on the
Vienna Game, in which he said that the bloodthirstiness of the character of play was
such that "a game between X andY would not seem out of place." The line is seen
extremely infrequently in top-level play, mainly because the Vienna Game is seen so
little at top-level play. Ivanchuk used the opening against Viswanathan Anand in
Roquebrune in 1992 in a game that ended as a draw. Identify X andY
Picture on next slide.

 X-Dracula
 Y-Frankenstein Monster

X saved Jochen Rindt‟s title after his death by winning the penultimate race in 1970.
Armed with what was arguably the greatest Formula one design of all time, the Lotus
72D, X proved dominant in 1972 as he became the youngest champion in F1 history.
However,in 1993, he notoriously did something, which he claimed was to advertise
his orange groves in Brazil. However, he eventually relented after being pressurized.
Identify X.What did he do?

 Emerson Fittipaldi
 Drank orange juice instead of milk after winning the Indy 500

Xavier Doherty said “Merv Hughes gave me my baggy green and, although much of
what he said was a blur, one thing stands out. ''There is an emu and kangaroo on the
front of your hat,”.
What is the significance of the two animals apart from being highly prevalent in
Australia?

 6 Questions
 Each slide contains some pictures/data which has a specific connect

 Tom Brady
 Gisele Bundchen: wife
 Brady and Joe Montana are the only two
players in NFL history to win the NFL
Most Valuable Player and Super Bowl
MVP awards multiple times.
 Brady has played for the UMich
Wolverines and the New England
Patriots.

Set A:
 1963-Milan
 1965-Internazionale
 1968-Manchester United
 1988-PSV Eindhoven
 1990-Milan
Set B:
 1983-Anderlecht
 2013-X

 The Curse of Bela Guttman
 Set A represents the teams which beat Benfica in the European Cup Final.
 Set B represents the teams which beat Benfica in the UEFA Cup Final. X-Chelsea

 Exhaustive list in some
sense

 Players to have won two consecutive champions league with two different clubs
 Marcel Desailly (Marseille-1993 & Milan-1994)
 Paulo Sousa(Juventus-1996 & Borrusia Dortmund-1997)
 Gerrard Pique(Manchester United-2008 & Barcelona-2009)
 Samuel Eto‟o(Barcelona-2009 & Inter Milan-2010)

 All these sportsperson suffered from HIV-AIDS.

 Olympic Gold Quest, founded by Viren Rasquinha.

 Shane Warne , Gerard Pique , Robert Luongo, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck : All of
them have competed in the World Series of Poker.

Topic Question No. Question No.
Football 1 2
Cricket 1 2
Racing 1 2
Olympic Sports 1 2
Indian Sports 1 2
American Sports 1 2

 X received an honorary diploma for Fair Play from the International Fair Play
Committee at the awards ceremony on November 3, 1988 in Paris, after he came
out second to Indian tennis star Vijay Amritraj in a poll to honour some of the
world's most outstanding sports personalities. President Kenneth Kaunda once said
“______ will bring home the World Cup one day or at least a continental one. But
we must accept that these things might take a life-time. However, it is worth the
wait.” However,he came into limelight for very different reasons posthumously
following some recent happenings.What am I talking about?

Godfrey Chitalu (Zambia)
Scored 107 goals in a calendar
year ( more than Messi or Der
Bomber)
Back

In 1982, Jesper Olsen was a part of a surprising move by the ever
innovative X. He himself was probably inspired by the Belgian Rik
Coppens. An attempt was made by two legends to emulate this when
trying to score Arsenal‟s 501st goal at Highbury against Manchester
City.What was this innovative move? Identify X.

 X-Johan Cruyff
 Scoring a penalty by passing
 Back

In a match against Barbados in 1961-62, the Indian captain ducked to
a short ball from Charlie Griffith.What followed led to the Cricket
Association of Bengal commemorating its foundation day by
carrying out a blood donation drive every year since 1981 in
remembrance of X, who died of leukaemia.What event in cricket
history is being talked about?

Frank Worrell donated blood to save Nari Contractor
Back

X was a left-arm fast-medium bowler, who predominantly swung the
ball into the right-handed batsmen, to try to outwit them. X recorded
the best Test bowling figures for an English debutant (7-46) a record
that stood until Dominic Cork beat it by three runs on his debut
against the West Indies in 1995. X finished the match with bowling
figures of 10-70, another English debutant's record. In this match, X,
and his bowling partner Bob Willis, both found themselves suffering
from sweat falling into their eyes in the hot and humid conditions. It
was the physiotherapist‟s suggestion to them which led to something
we remember X for. Identify X.What are we talking about?

 John Lever
 Vaseline Incident
 Back

The worst affected was Simon Morley among four other crew
members and X. Paul Seaby, Lotus‟ current race manager uses a
picture of this as his Twitter Avatar.The team was blamed later for
removing a filter allowing the entry of a foreign body, which led to an
event which marred that season and X‟s career. All this resulted after
a particular change in rules despite infamous events at 1981 Indy 500
and a World Sportscar race at Hockenheim in 1985.What event?

Jos Verstappen‟s car catching fire while refueling
Back

 “People were attracted to us,and the sport,who had previously been completely
outside of the ________ world.It began as an Italian phenomenon,and then became a
world phenomenon.But X was my nemesis for many years." saidY on his often verbal
and sometimes physical relationship with X.
 In an event,Y extended his elbow to seemingly force X off the track coming on to
the start straight. X would miraculously maintain his position in the leading group,
later passingY aggressively in the first corner, flicking the finger on the way to
victory.
 That same season would feature another physical episode, with the pair involved
an altercation on the steps leading up to the podium.Y would claim in the press
conference that he was stung by 'a very little mosquito'.
 Identify these fierce rivals X andY.

 X= Valentino Rossi
 Y= Max Biaggi
 Back

This is a list containing a total of 361 entries. Here are a few of them.The blanks
represent a subset of this list, which is an exhaustive list.What is this list and bonus
points for identifying the blanks.
 Stratford - Michael Phelps and Muhammad Ali
 Aldgate- Jesse Owens
 Paddington- Lionel Messi
 Liverpool Street- Carl Lewis
 West Ham- Emil Zatopek
 Watford Junction- ____________
 Watford High Street -______________
 Bushey- ____________

 The list is about the 361 London Tube Stations that were temporarily renamed after
the athletes.
 The blank represent the only Indians in the list
 Dhyand Chand
 Roop Singh
 Leslie Claudius
 Back

 X has received widespread recognition for her achievements on the field as well as
off it.This includes the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. She was the
first woman from a Muslim majority country to win a gold medal in Olympics.When
she won the gold medal, the King of her countryY declared that all girls born on
that day in Y will be named after her.
 After retirement, she undertook many tasks for the upliftment of girls in Y. Also from
2007-2012, she was the Minister of Sports andYouth in the Cabinet of Y
 Id X

 Nawal El Moutawakel,the Moroccan hurdler.
 Back

 The man and woman in the picture are Congress MP
from Sultanpur, Mr. Sanjay Singh and his wife, Amita
Kulkarni, a former badminton player and herself an
MLA from Amethi till 2012. Sanjay Singh was the
Sports minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1982-1985 and
a self confessed sports fan.The NewYork Times
listed him as a "wealthy, aristocratic and flamboyant
politician“, whose professions are agriculturalist,
pilot and a social worker. In July 1988, the couple
came to spotlight for the wrong reason.Why?

 Murder of Syed Modi.
 Amita was Modi‟s wife and it is believed that he was killed due to some “love
triangle” involving Amita, Syed Modi and Sanjay Singh.
 Back

 Here is the love story of a famous Indian sporting couple.
 X was India‟s second Grandmaster from India after Vishwanathan Anand. He met
his future wifeY at a chess tournament in 1988. Already an established star by then,
X would sometimes offer to end the match in a draw which his opponents happily
accepted. ButY was different, she not only refused the offer, but also beat him in the
same match.This was the start of their romance which would finally culminate in
their marriage in 1998, the same year whenY was also awarded the Grandmater
title.
 Who is this famous sporting couple?

 X-Dibyendu Barua
 Y-Saheli Dhar Barua
 Back

X was an American football player, coach, and executive. He is best known as the
head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to
three straight and five total league championships in seven years, including winning
the first two Super Bowls following the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons. X is considered
by many to be one of the best and most successful coaches in NFL history. Some of
his famous quotes are:-
 If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?
 Show me a good loser and I‟ll show you a loser.
Identify X.

 Known as baseball‟s all-time Iron Man, _____________ played 21 seasons with the
Baltimore Orioles and broke Lou Gehrig‟s record for consecutive games played
(2,130) in 1995. Although his name is in countless record books, he also is an Iron
Man in the entrepreneurial world. He serves as CEO of _______ Baseball, Inc., and
owns the Augusta Green Jackets (affiliate of the San Francisco Giants) and the
Charlotte Stone Crabs (affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays). He is the spokesman for
Holiday Inn, Energizer, State Farm Insurance and Chevrolet.
 Identify this polymath

 A total of 4 questions.
 All the answers of these questions are connected by a common theme.
 +10 points for each correct answer.
 +30/-15
 +20/-10
 +10/-5
 +5/-0

 X is a Golfer from Spain. He has featured for most of his career in the top 10 of the
Golf Ranking. He has also been in the European Ryder Cup team 6 times till now.
He also is and avid poker player having also played on the Poker Stars Tour.
 In 2013 Player Championship, in an interview, he said something very
controversial. What?

What does this list constitute?
 English XI, 1982
 Arosa Sri Lanka, 1982/3
 West Indies , 1982/83 & 1983/84
 Australian tours, 1985/86 & 1986/87
 English XI, 1990

 The supporters of X call themselves asY.This has recently come under scrutiny and
there is talk going on about banning the usage of this word.The club X found an
unexpected supporter in English PM David Cameron, who came out in their
support saying,“….There‟s a difference between fans self-describing themselves
asY and someone calling someone a Y as an insult…..”
 What are we talking about?

 He is one of only 8 baseball players to be awarded the Presidential Medal of
Freedom. In 1939, he transferred to UCLA, where he became the school's first
athlete to win varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track.
After graduating, he took a job as an assistant athletic director with the
government's NationalYouth Administration (NYA). After the government ceased
NYA operations, Robinson traveled to Honolulu in fall 1941 to play football for the
semi-professional team Honolulu Bears.
 Initiated for the first time on April 15, 2004, Major League Baseball has adopted a
new annual tradition,“____________ Day", on which every player on every team
wears #42, which was his jersey no. (now retired by MLB)

 X- Sergio Garcia
 He is a long time adversary of Tiger Woods. Garcia was asked about meeting with
Woods at the U.S. Open, to which he responded, "We'll have him 'round every night.
We will serve fried chicken.” A racist stereotype.

 The rebel tours to South Africa, who was banned by ICC(due to the practice of
apartheid); despite strong protest by the ICC.

 X- Tottenham Hotspurs
 Y-Yids or Yiddos.
 Tottenham fans call themselves asYids or Yiddos which is offensive to the Jewish
community.

 Jackie Robinson, the first Black player to play in MLB. Before, him there was all type
of Racist League like Negro League, etc.

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