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World cup quiz

The document is a quiz about the Cricket and Football World Cups containing 34 multiple choice questions. It asks about famous players, matches, records, and events from World Cup history. Some questions ask to identify famous players like Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, and Sachin Tendulkar based on details and quotes provided. Other questions provide partial information from World Cup matches and ask the participant to identify specific details like the player, team, tournament year.

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World Cup Quiz On the World Cups of Cricket and Football
Prelims
Rules 34 questions prelims followed by Finals. Top 8 teams qualify.
1. * While returning home from a concert before the start of the 2010 World Cup, she was run over by a drunk driver. Whose death, overshadowed the opening ceremony of the World Cup?
2. Herbert Zimmerman, when the goal was scored: " Aus dem Hintergrund müsste ____ schießen, Rahn schießt - TOR, TOR, TOR! " Herbert Zimmerman, when it finally happened: " AUS! AUS! AUS! Das Spiel ist aus. Deutschland ist Weltmeister, schlägt Ungarn 3 zu 2! " Fill in the blank.
3. Whose comments after the match between England and U.S.A. in the 2010 World Cup? ‘ It looked to me as if the English have gone backwards to the bad old times of kick and rush. I am not sure if the England coach Fabio Capello can change much there. 'The English are being punished for the fact that there are very few English players in the Premier League as clubs use better foreign players from all over the world.’
4. Nicknamed as Der Terrier , he was given the responsibility of marking Johann Cryuff in the 1972 World Cup Finals. He later went on to coach the German national team. Who?
5. * Who was killed?
6. * Id the film / subject. His epitaph reads: Here rests in peace the one who was the Joy of the People – ____ _________." People had painted on a nearby wall: Obrigado, _________, por você ter vivido (Thank you, _________, for having lived).
7. * During the 2010 World Cup, Germany fielded 22 of the 23 players that they sent. Who was the only person in the squad who did not play a single game of the 2010 World Cup?
8. Nicknamed the Black Spider , he has an award at the World Cup named after him. Who?
9. “Twenty years ago, an African named _____ _____ celebrated a goal in a way no one else ever had before by dancing and goal celebrations changed forever. There and then, he set everyone free. That simple dance snowballed into an uncontrollable madness where fans and players just let go. Because on that day, this man showed the whole world not just how to celebrate, but how to live.” Who? / Fill in the blanks.
10. He is remembered as the person against whom Laurent Blanc scored the first Golden Goal against, in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Among other things, he holds the record for most international goals by a goalkeeper (8). Who?
11. Which team was the last team to win the Jules Rimet Trophy?
12. He and his brother played on two different teams in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was responsible for injuring his brother’s captain before the FIFA World Cup, but one can sympathize with him due to the manner in which his team was eliminated in the World Cup. Who?
13. In 1978, this country became the first (and so far only) team to win the World Cup after failing to win 2 matches. Which country?
14. Playing in a total of 5 World Cups, including being the captain for one of them where his team won, who is currently the head coach of the Bulgarian national football team?
15. The game was the first time that the two nations met in a Football game, and fittingly so, in the Finals of a World Cup. At the time, they were also two of the most successful teams at the World Cup. It was won by a brace scored by the tournament’s leading scorer, at the time. As a consolation for the losing captain, he was awarded the Golden Ball Award at the World Cup. Which two teams?
16. * Which are the only two teams to defend their World Cup wins?
17. Defeating Brazil 4 – 3 in penalty shoot-out in the FIFA U–20 World Cup, who are the current U–20 World Champions?
18. Whose quote to whom: “You’ve just dropped the World Cup”
19. * Playing in only 2 World Cup games, he took a total of 11 wickets. He was Man of the Match in both games, as well as Man of the Series. Who?
20. Being the top scorer in the 1996 and 2003 World Cups (he was also the Man of the Series in 2003), who has scored the most runs in the World Cup?
21. He was the captain of the West Indies’ cricket team for the 1987 Cricket World Cup. He is also the only captain of the West Indies cricket team never to have lost a Test series. His dismissal, courtesy of a brilliant backwards-running catch was the turning point of the game that led to India’s maiden cricket World Cup triumph. Who?
22. Date: 17 June,1999. Place: Edgbaston Oval Bowler: Damien Fleming On strike: X. Runs left: 9 Wickets in hand: 1 Over: 4, 4, ., W. Id X.
23. He is the only player to score over 5000 runs and take over 400 wickets in Test cricket. Aside from that, he also led his team to a World Cup win, as well as scored the most runs in a single World Cup game (that record has been broken). Who?
24. Before it began: 22 needed off 13 balls At the first break: 22 needed off 7 balls When it stopped: 22 needed off 1 ball. What was the controversey?
25. * In the inaugural Cricket World Cup, there were two teams without Test status. One of them would later go on to win the World Cup, while the other never played in another World Cup. However, the latter team later appeared in the cricket World Cup in another form, that once beat the winners of their debut World Cup (in the edition where the former won) as well as the former team (in their best World Cup performance) Id the teams.
26. Cruising along at 183/2, and chasing down a target of 287, Team B collapsed in one of the greatest fashions by getting all out for 194. Regarded as the ‘duckiest’ World Cup final with 9 batsmen failing to score (1 was not out), which edition’s final was it?
27. Bowling records in the Cricket World Cup. Who is the common player? Most wickets (71) Lowest bowling average (min. 1000 balls) (18.19) Strike rate (min. 1000 balls) (27.5) Best bowling figures (7/15)
28. After a loss, in a game that India should have won, they were up against a new team. Scoring the highest number of runs in a World Cup game, they also recorded the largest victory margin (by runs) in the World Cup. Against whom did they achieve this?
29. When it was fond out that the highest individual score in the World Cup Finals was due to the aid of a squash ball in the gloves, it slightly marred the record. Who was the unsportsmanly player?
30. Chasing a target of 216 for a win against Australia at the Supersport Park in Centurion, on April 10 2005, India were dismissed for 117. This was the best result of India in a particular tournament, as well as the last time that Australia won it. Which World Cup?
31. * The father played two matches in the 1975 World Cup. The son first appeared as an extra in the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire . He also appeared in England’s 1992 World Cup Final. Id the players. / Give their common surname.
32. Michael Holding’s comments about whom: "_______ in my opinion is not a cricketer," Holding told The Times , alluding to the fact that the costliest player on the IPL roster may be a T20 star but is yet to make his Test debut. "I can't say to a young man 'don't make a living', but they need responsible guidance," he said.
33. Before the match was called off, the batsmen on the field were given a paper, showing the equivalent number of runs required off each ball. The batsmen reached the number of runs shown on the paper one ball before play was called off, and in the next ball, decided not to take a risk, even though they could have taken a single. Moral of the story: Add 1 to the DL equivalent if you want to win. Which team went out of the World Cup because of this?
34. Who is the only Indian to score a century in the World Twenty20? Against whom did he achieve this feat?
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Prelims Answers
1. * While returning home from a concert before the start of the 2010 World Cup, she was run over by a drunk driver. Whose death, overshadowed the opening ceremony of the World Cup?
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Zenani Mandela
2. Herbert Zimmerman, when the goal was scored: " Aus dem Hintergrund müsste ____ schießen, Rahn schießt - TOR, TOR, TOR! " Herbert Zimmerman, when it finally happened: " AUS! AUS! AUS! Das Spiel ist aus. Deutschland ist Weltmeister, schlägt Ungarn 3 zu 2! " Fill in the blank.
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Helmut Rahn
3. Whose comments after the match between England and U.S.A. in the 2010 World Cup? ‘ It looked to me as if the English have gone backwards to the bad old times of kick and rush. I am not sure if the England coach Fabio Capello can change much there. 'The English are being punished for the fact that there are very few English players in the Premier League as clubs use better foreign players from all over the world.’
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Franz Beckenbauer
4. Nicknamed as Der Terrier , he was given the responsibility of marking Johann Cryuff in the 1972 World Cup Finals. He later went on to coach the German national team. Who?
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Berti Vogts
5. * Who was killed?
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Andres Escobar
6. * Id the film / subject. His epitaph reads: Here rests in peace the one who was the Joy of the People – ____ _________." People had painted on a nearby wall: Obrigado, _________, por você ter vivido (Thank you, _________, for having lived).
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Mané Garrincha
7. * During the 2010 World Cup, Germany fielded 22 of the 23 players that they sent. Who was the only person in the squad who did not play a single game of the 2010 World Cup?
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Tim Wiese
8. Nicknamed the Black Spider , he has an award at the World Cup named after him. Who?
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Lev Yashin
9. “Twenty years ago, an African named _____ _____ celebrated a goal in a way no one else ever had before by dancing and goal celebrations changed forever. There and then, he set everyone free. That simple dance snowballed into an uncontrollable madness where fans and players just let go. Because on that day, this man showed the whole world not just how to celebrate, but how to live.” Who? / Fill in the blanks.
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Roger Milla
10. He is remembered as the person against whom Laurent Blanc scored the first Golden Goal against, in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Among other things, he holds the record for most international goals by a goalkeeper (8). Who?
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Jose Luis Chilavert
11. Which team was the last team to win the Jules Rimet Trophy?
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Brazil After Brazil won the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1970, they were allowed to retain the trophy. In 1974, West Germany was the first team to win the new FIFA World Cup trophy.
12. He and his brother played on two different teams in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was responsible for injuring his brother’s captain before the FIFA World Cup, but one can sympathize with him due to the manner in which his team was eliminated in the World Cup. Who?
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Kevin-Prince Boateng
13. In 1978, this country became the first (and so far only) team to win the World Cup after failing to win 2 matches. Which country?
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Argentina
14. Playing in a total of 5 World Cups, including being the captain for one of them where his team won, who is currently the head coach of the Bulgarian national football team?
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Lothar Matthaus
15. The game was the first time that the two nations met in a Football game, and fittingly so, in the Finals of a World Cup. At the time, they were also two of the most successful teams at the World Cup. It was won by a brace scored by the tournament’s leading scorer, at the time. As a consolation for the losing captain, he was awarded the Golden Ball Award at the World Cup. Which two teams?
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Brazil and Germany in 2002
16. * Which are the only two teams to defend their World Cup wins?
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Brazil and Italy
17. Defeating Brazil 4 – 3 in penalty shoot-out in the FIFA U–20 World Cup, who are the current U–20 World Champions?
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Ghana
18. Whose quote to whom: “You’ve just dropped the World Cup”
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Steve Waugh -> Herschelle Gibbs
19. * Playing in only 2 World Cup games, he took a total of 11 wickets. He was Man of the Match in both games, as well as Man of the Series. Who?
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Gary Gilmour
20. Being the top scorer in the 1996 and 2003 World Cups (he was also the Man of the Series in 2003), who has scored the most runs in the World Cup?
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Sachin Tendulkar
21. He was the captain of the West Indies’ cricket team for the 1987 Cricket World Cup. He is also the only captain of the West Indies cricket team never to have lost a Test series. His dismissal, courtesy of a brilliant backwards-running catch was the turning point of the game that led to India’s maiden cricket World Cup triumph. Who?