XIMB Quizzing League

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INFORMAL SESSION
Sports Quiz
Hosts : Abhishek Sinha & Aalekh Bhatt
15/1/2014

Round 1 : SportORama
Rules:
 2 sets of 12 questions
 12 different sports covered in each set
 Infinite Pounce
 +10 for direct and pass
 -10 for incorrect answer after pounce
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Round 2 : Spo(r)tify!
Rules:
 8 visual (video) questions
 Questions based on the video you see
 Infinite Pounce


Spo(r)tify! – Question 1

ANSWER


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Round 3 : I Am the Game!
Rules:
 8 questions
 „Who/What Am I‟ type questions?
 Infinite Pounce


I Am the Game! – Question 1


Who is the only player to win the
Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA
Super Cup, Intercontinental
Cup, Premiership, FA
Cup, Community Shield and an
Olympic gold medal?

ANSWER


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Affectionately known as the "Auld
Mug", this is a trophy awarded to the
winner of match races between two Ys.
One Y, known as the
defender, represents the Y club that
currently holds X and the second
Y, known as the challenger, represents
the Y club that is challenging for the cup.
Identify X?
ANSWER

Connect the following three footballers to
something very unique that they have
done.

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X is one of the captains of his nation in his
chosen field of sport. However, judging by his
records, he could have chosen among many
other sports and still excelled. His statistics
include a scratch handicap in golf, the holder of
school level swimming records in his country
and member of the junior national hockey team
to name a few. X and a friend, Ampie du Preez
released the motivational song „Show Them
Who You Are‟. This song became the anthem of
the his team‟s rise to victory against their arch
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rivals.

What is his claim to
fame?
Hint : He is the first
and only person to
win something for
his country.

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Name the missing player
 Cristiano Ronaldo (2009)
 Hamit Altintop (2010)
 ____________ (2011)
 Miroslav Stoch (2012)

ANSWER


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Round 4 : Together we Win!
Rules:
 Long connect type question
 5 questions in all
 +10 for each clue
 +50/-25 for theme after first clue, +40/20 for theme after second clue and so
on…
 No negatives after answers are
revealed
 One team can try the theme as many
times as they want (once per clue)


Together we Win! – Question
+50/-25
1
Characteristics: A street circuit
with a combination of fast
straights and tight corners. It is
recognized as one of the most
challenging circuits in the
world.
Length: 3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Minimum width: 22.8 feet (7 m)
Laps
Circuit length

6.120 km (3.803 mi)

Race length

91.800 km (57.042 mi)

Number of times held

59

First held

1954

Most wins (drivers)
ANSWER

15

John MacDonald (4)

Most wins (constructors)

Dallara (21)

+40/-20
2

ANSWER

+30/-15
3

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+20/-10
4

ANSWER

+10/-5
5

ANSWER

This football club was founded as ___ Cricket
and Football Club on 16 December 1899 by
English expatriates Alfred
Edwards and Herbert Kilpin. The club has
spent its entire history, with the exception of
the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons, in the top
flight of its country‟s football league. Its home
ground is one of the most iconic stadiums of
world football. They have won their national
league a total of 18 times, the second highest
in their country. Which club am I talking about?
ANSWER

BACK…

What is common to the nicknames of Paavo
Nurmi and Fanny Blankers Koen?

ANSWER

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In the ill-fated 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at
Imola, the Formula One world lost two
drivers, Ronald Ratzenberger in qualifying and
the legendary Ayrton Senna during the race.
However, there was another driver who
suffered a near fatal crash in Friday practice
when his car hit the wall in Variente
Bassa, turning him upside down. He
swallowed his tongue, blocking his airway. The
quick work of a track marshal thankfully saved
his life. Who are we talking about?
ANSWER

BACK…

Only four countries have won the Uber Cup
since its inception in 1956; three of them are
Japan, China and Indonesia. Name the fourth.

ANSWER

BACK…

Which tennis tournament is named after the
stadium it is played in, which in turn is named
after a World War 1 pilot?

ANSWER

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By what name is the former „Auckland Circus
Gardens‟ known today?

ANSWER

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Established in 1829, X is the oldest golf club
outside The United Kingdom and the second
oldest outside Scotland. It used to host the
Indian Open golf tournament alternately with
the Delhi Golf Club from 1974 to 1996, after
which it hosted the tournament four times in a
row from 1996-1999, which incidentally was
also the last time the Indian Open was held at
this venue. Arjun Atwal was the winner in the
last event. S.S.P. Chowrasia is a member, his
father was a garden-keeper here and S.S.P.
himself started off as a caddie here? Identify X.
ANSWER
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X is an Indian
businessman, engineer, author, speaker and
philanthropist. X is the founder
and CEO of TIBCO, a multi-billion dollar realtime computing company, and is credited with
digitizing Wall Street in the 1980s with his first
company, Teknekron Software Systems. X is
also the leader of the ownership group for
the Sacramento Kings in the NBA. Identify X.

ANSWER

BACK…

Who holds the record for the most consecutive
wins in Chess?

ANSWER

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X is known as the „Maradona‟ of hockey. He is
the only player in history of Field Hockey to win
two consecutive player of the tournament
awards in the hockey world cup. Identify X.

ANSWER

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Affectionately called
„Sachin Tendulkar of
Indian Volleyball‟, he
led the India
Volleyball team in the
2006 Doha Asian
Games and the title
winning campaign in
the 2010 South Asian
Games in Dhaka.
Identify.
ANSWER

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I refer to a particular body of the English
Premier League. This body meets on an adhoc basis, roughly 3 to 4 times a season. The
body comprises three former players or officials
whose identity is kept secret to protect itself
from undue influence and maintain impartiality.
Despite this, some have suggested that the
panel is influenced by not-altogether-impartial
tabloid journalists and other media pundits.
Which panel am I talking about?
ANSWER

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A Nike ad featuring X with the tagline “I am the
bullet in the chamber” has been removed from
the athlete‟s website. Who is he and why was it
done?

ANSWER

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Denmark's Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen won an
Olympic gold medal in the men's singles event in
the1996 Atlanta Olympics. What was and remains
unique about this feat?

ANSWER

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X once said, “No one cares about the Davis Cup.
How many people know I won five Davis Cups and
seven majors, but that I rarely played the Australian
Open?...... Maybe I should have played two more
Australians and two less Davis Cups? I could have
had more majors and still have three Davis Cups
when most people don‟t have one”. Who is he?

ANSWER

BACK…

What has been blacked out taken in this picture taken
on 15th December, 2013 during the third Ashes test?

ANSWER

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This course was formally opened in 1933. It‟s
designer, Alister Mackenzie, tragically died a few
months before the first tournament was played at this
venue. This venue hosts the same afore-mentioned
event to this date. This end of this event is
characterized by a ceremonial gesture, which
according to many golfers, is what they dream of
achieving in their careers. What is the gesture and
which event are we talking about?

ANSWER

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Who is the all-time leading scorer in NBA history?

ANSWER

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The Rugby World Cup winners are awarded
the William Webb Ellis Cup. Who was William Webb
Ellis?

ANSWER

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The first version of X was invented by Thomas Wilson
in1883. Prior to that, Ys were used. Ys were first used
in London in 1862. The present day version of X was
first perfected by Veenhoff in 1900. The first electronic
X was
manufactured in Kiev in 1964. What am I talking about?

ANSWER

BACK…

1972 Olympic field hockey final between Pakistan and
West Germany is considered to be one of the most
controversial events in Olympics history. Why?

ANSWER

BACK…

Led by stars Mireya Luis and Regla Torres, which
country beat the „Unified Team‟, made up of the
remnants of the Soviet Union, a major force in
volleyball before its collapse, in the 1992 Olympics and
went on to create a record for most consecutive wins
by winning the 1996 and 2000 women‟s volleyball
events as well?

ANSWER

BACK…

ANSWER : Flying

The other person to share the same nickname is Milkha Singha.
Paavo Nurmi – The Flying Finn, Fanny Blankers Koen – The Flying
Housewife and Milkha Singh – The Flying Sikh.
Six weeks before the 1964 European Championships, Blankers-Koen
gave birth to Fanny Junior, but this had not stopped her from resuming
training shortly afterwards.

BACK…

ANSWER : Rubens Barichello

Ironically, two days later, his mentor, Ayrton Senna, lost his life in the fatal
crash during the race.

BACK…

ANSWER : USA.
They won the first three editions of the Uber cup, but have not won since

BACK…

ANSWER : Roland Garros

BACK…

ANSWER : Eden Gardens

BACK…

ANSWER : Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC)

•Yardage: 7195/6871
•Par: 72
•Rating: 73.6/72.1
•Mostly flat terrain, small greens and natural water hazards.

BACK…

ANSWER : Vivek Ranadive

BACK…

ANSWER : Martin Johnson, World Cup winning
captain of England rugby team 2003.

BACK…

ANSWER : Bobby Fischer
The exact number of wins, whether 19 or 20, is still debated.

BACK…

ANSWER :

Shahbaz Ahmed

He is the only player in history of Field
Hockey to win two consecutive player of
the tournament awards in the 1990 World
Cup in Lahore, and at the 1994 World
Cup in Sydney

BACK…

ANSWER : K.J. Kapil Dev

BACK…

ANSWER : Dubious goals panel

BACK…

ANSWER : Oscar Pistorius. Due to allegations of shooting and mudering
his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

BACK…

ANSWER : Sahara Force India

BACK…

ANSWER : He is the only non-Asian to win a Gold medal in Badminton at
the Olympics. He represented Denmark.

BACK…

ANSWER :

John McEnroe

BACK…

ANSWER : The Augusta Masters and the Green Jacket ceremony

BACK…

ANSWER : Kareem Abdul Jabbar

BACK…

ANSWER : William Webb Ellis was an Anglican clergyman who is
believed to have allegedly invented the game of Rugby, while a pupil in
Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.

BACK…

ANSWER : Chess clocks
Y here referred to sandglasses.

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ANSWER : All 11 Pakistani players wound up with lifetime suspensions,
which, after a high-level apology, were reduced to two years. This was
due to the protest of players and fans against a German goal, which
involved dumping water on the head of the sport's international governing
body and turning their backs to the West German flag during the medals
ceremony.

BACK…

ANSWER :

BACK…

ANSWER: Mika Hakinen overtaking Michael Schumacher at Spa
Francorchamps, Belgian Grand Prix

BACK…

ANSWER : David Hussey

BACK…

ANSWER :

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ANSWER : Francois Pienaar talking about Nelson Mandela

BACK…

ANSWER : Nwanka Kanu

BACK…

ANSWER :
Narsingh Deonarine
Dismissed Sachin Tendulkar
for the last time in Test
matches.

Eric Hollies
Dismissed Sir Donald
Bradman in his last innings.

BACK…

ANSWER : The America‟s Cup

BACK…

ANSWER : They have all head-butted Marco Materazzi

BACK…

ANSWER : AB de Villiers

BACK…

ANSWER : Rohullah Nikpai.
First and only Afghan medalist at the Olympics. Two time Taekwondo
bronze medallist – Beijing 2008 and London 2012

BACK…

ANSWER : Neymar
The Ferenc Puskas Award

BACK…

ANSWER : Lance Armstrong

1) Armstrong played himself(cameo)
in the movie,‟ You, Me & Dupree‟.

2) He owns the „Juan Pelota Café‟.
Juan: homonym of one.
Pelota: Ball.
A joking reference to his testicular
cancer.

BACK…

1
ANSWER :

BACK…

2
ANSWER : Benetton Playlife

BACK…

3
ANSWER : Michael Jordan

BACK…

4
ANSWER : Eddie Irvine

BACK…

+10/0
5
ANSWER : Championship winning drivers with Ferrari

Clockwise from top left
1. Juan Manuel Fangio - 1956
2. Jody Schekter - 1979
3. Alberto Ascari – 1952,1953
4. Phil Hill - 1961
5. John Surtees - 1964
6. Niki Lauda - 1977
7. Mike Hawthorn - 1958

THEME

BACK…

Theme
ANSWER : Michael Schumacher

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Won the Macau Grand Prix in 1990
Won two World Championships with Benetton
Started his Formula 1 career with Jordan
Eddie Irvine was his first teammate at Ferrari
Won five championships in a row with Ferrari, 2000-2004

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