Khel Khel Mein (Grand Finale)

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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathKhel Khel Mein (Grand Finale)Khel Khel Mein (Grand Finale) 12.11.201712.11.2017I I
This 2003 documentary film called ‘The Other
Final’ is about a match which took place on the same
day of the FIFA World Cup Final of 2002.
This project was conceived and filmed by
Kessels Kramer, with the intention of communicating
that football needn’t be so focused on competition &
can cross all national boundaries to bring people
together in fellowship.
What was the uniqueness of that match & which two
nations took part in that match?
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Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathKhel Khel Mein (Grand Finale)Khel Khel Mein (Grand Finale) 12.11.201712.11.2017I
Bhutan and Montserrat, theBhutan and Montserrat, the
then-lowest ranked teams in the FIFAthen-lowest ranked teams in the FIFA
RankingsRankings
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Questions by SRDQuestions by SRDKhel Khel Mein (Grand Finale)Khel Khel Mein (Grand Finale) 12.11.201712.11.2017I I
The actor ‘Donnie Yen’ played the role of which
personality in the eponymous films series?
(3 films released in 2008, 2010 and 2015)
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Questions by SRDQuestions by SRDKhel Khel Mein (Grand Finale)Khel Khel Mein (Grand Finale) 12.11.201712.11.2017I
Ip ManIp Man1
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This 2007 sports drama movie is the 2nd time
when the lead pair of this movie worked together,
after their massive hit movie of 2004. The 2007
film was a moderate success though. Walt Disney
Studios was also a part of this movie (in the
execution of a song).
Give me the 2007 movie.
Who was the lead pair?
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Tara Rum Pum &Tara Rum Pum &
Saif-RaniSaif-Rani
2
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Recently, Emma Stone and Steve Carell
enacted which two famous sport stars on
screen in a very aptly named movie?
(Need the names of the Sport stars only, not the
movie.)
3

Billie Jean King and Billie Jean King and
Bobby RiggsBobby Riggs
3
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The script of this movie has been partially adapted
from his autobiography called ‘The Sixteenth
Round: From Number 1 Contender To 45472’.
After the release of this movie, a former World
Champion by the name of Joey Giardello sued the
film's producers for libel over the depiction of his
fight with the protagonist as a ‘racist fix’.
Who is the protagonist of this movie?
(Hint: It’s a 90’s critically acclaimed movie.)
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Rubin ‘Hurricane’ CarterRubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter4
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Connect this movie ‘Like Mike’
to one of the lines spoken by
Amitabh Bachchan's character
in the 1982 film ’Satte Pe Satta’.
The plot of the movie ‘Like Mike’
is: A young boy, a minor finds a
pair of sneakers of Michael
Jordan, and then by some
mystery his life takes a dramatic
turn as he performs incredible
feats in basket-ball.
5

Chain Kulii Ki Main KuliiChain Kulii Ki Main Kulii5
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Shia LaBeouf is playing the character of a golfer
here who was the first amateur to win the US
Open. In fact he is called the father of amateur golf.
Which golfer is he playing?
Also, this 2005 movie was Bill Paxton’s last movie
as a director. What is the name of this movie?
6

Francis Ouimet &Francis Ouimet &
The Greatest Game Ever PlayedThe Greatest Game Ever Played
6
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In his book ‘Born to Run’, the
journalist and long distance runner
Christopher McDougall traced the
super ‘Tarahumara’ race of Mexico
and tried to understand their ability
to run miles after miles without
any injury. After his experience with
them, he attributed a certain reason
for the injuries suffered by the
modern Western long distance
runners. What did he consider the
villain behind all those injuries to
modern athletes?
7

Running shoesRunning shoes7
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After this person was released from the prison
camp and after the war, he went on to meet
Mutsuhiro "Bird" Watanabe, who brutally tortured
him at the camp, because he forgave all his torturers.
However, Watanabe refused to meet him (maybe out
of guilt). The person in question here became a
motivational coach and his life-story was depicted
in a contemporary movie directed by a famous
celebrity.
Who is this person?
What is the name of this biopic?
8

Louis Zamperini &Louis Zamperini &
UnbrokenUnbroken
8
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This Hollywood comedy flick of 2007 has Dan
Fogler as the table tennis genius ‘Randy Daytona’
who had to leave competitive ping-pong, after he
loses in the 1988 Olympic (due to an injury), but later
helped FBI by participating in an underground ping-
pong tournament to nab the criminal (who was also
behind his father’s murder), and defeats & kills him in
the final game. This movie is also very aptly named.
What is the name of the movie?
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Balls of FuryBalls of Fury9
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This is the plot of a contemporary movie:
Sebastian Ryan, an alcoholic ex-footballer is sent to a
politically disturbed village by the government to
engage the youth of the area with Football. Later, the
same authority, i.e. the sports minister tries to scrap
the project, which doesn't go well with Ryan. Now,
his team must perform well in a match to retain the
project.
This movie has a caption of ‘Play… to Live’.
Which movie?
10

LoraiLorai10
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Which famous Scottish living sportsman did Jonny
Lee Miller play in this 2006 British sports drama
film?
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Graeme ObreeGraeme Obree11
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Film historian Luke McKernan once declared –
“It was boxing that created the cinema”.
What was he talking about? Or, Put Funda.
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12
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This 1951 film features an early appearance by Rock
Hudson playing a competing boxer. The film stars Jeff
Chandler (as the main protagonist) who plays a coal
miner, encouraged by his gambler brother to become
a boxer.
The name of this 1951 movie is also the name of a
Marvel Comics character (who appeared in several
movies recently).
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IronmanIronman13
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In his autobiography ‘Save The Last Ball For Me’
released in 1998, he openly admitted his ball
tampering. He spoke of how he carved a ball, using
a bottletop, in the Faisalabad test against Pakistan
in the 1990/91 series where he took figures of 11-
152, including 7-52 in the first innings.
Who is this bold cricketer?
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Chris PringleChris Pringle14
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This famous book of a famous series has robots stealing
The Ashes from The Lord’s.
The main plot involves the population of a planet who
were peaceful long age. They were unaware of the rest of
the Universe due to a dust cloud that surrounded its solar
system. But eventually, they explored past the dust cloud
and saw the rest of the Universe, immediately taking a
disliking to it and determining it must go.
The name of this planet is a pun on a popular sport.
What is the name of this planet? Also, what is the name
of this novel which often finds a mention in the quizzing
universe?
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‘‘Krikkit’ &Krikkit’ &
Life, the Universe and EverythingLife, the Universe and Everything
15
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This famous American footballer is a character in
Frederick Exley's novel A Fan's Notes. In the novel,
he is the narrator's hero while both are at
University of Southern California. The narrator
continues to be an intense fan of this footballer and
his team, the New York Giants, during his NFL
career.
This footballer was also commentator for 27 years
on ABC's Monday Night Football.
Who?
16

Frank GiffordFrank Gifford16
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Wilfred Charles Heinz, was a very famous American
sportswriter, war correspondent, journalist and author.
Some of his famous sports books are The Professional (it
is the story of a young fighter pursuing the middleweight
boxing championship. Ernest Hemingway called this book
‘the only good novel I've ever read about a fighter, and an
excellent novel in its own right.’), Run to Daylight etc.
However, in popular consciousness, he will be more
remembered for a collaboration in writing a novel (not
about sports) with Dr. H. Richard Hornberger (under a
common pseudonym) in the late 60’s, which was later
turned into a famous movie and then a critically
acclaimed TV series. Which novel?
17

M*A*S*HM*A*S*H17
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She was behind many of the Pepsi catchlines like
‘Nothing Official About It’, ‘Yeh Dil Maange More’
etc. So, while working in an ad agency and working
closely with Pepsi and cricket advertising, she
started working on her first book where cricket
became the setting of the story. The book is about
a girl, a client service executive with an advertising
agency, who becomes the lucky mascot of the
Indian cricket team.
Which author and book am I talking about?
18

Anuja Chauhan &Anuja Chauhan &
The Zoya FactorThe Zoya Factor
18
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This 1961 Robert Rossen classic was responsible
for reinvigorating a certain sport. The movie talks
about the protagonist Fast Eddie Felson, a prodigy
with the cue-stick who's determined to take on the
legendary Minnesota Fats.
Fast Eddie Felson again reappears in a 1980’s
movie, for which the actor won an Academy
Award.
Who played ‘Fast Eddie Felson?’
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Paul NewmanPaul Newman19
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Pat Toomay’s book (American footballer), the title
of which has been taken from a logic (and a line in
the book) that a team can win or lose ….. ………
………, has been made into a famous Oliver Stone
movie.
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Any Given SundayAny Given Sunday20
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What the round is all about????What the round is all about????
 20 Questions20 Questions
 Infinite Bounce + PounceInfinite Bounce + Pounce
 Anti-Clockwise RoundAnti-Clockwise Round
 Marks for each correct answerMarks for each correct answer :--:--
+ 10 marks (for Bounce)+ 10 marks (for Bounce)
+ 10 / - 05 (for Pounce)+ 10 / - 05 (for Pounce)
 Half Points will be decided by the QMHalf Points will be decided by the QM

This 2010 bengali sports-comedy film, a remake
of the Tamil movie Chennai 600028, was changed
sufficiently to highlight the perennial love-hate
relationship between the northerners and the
southerners. The lead actor and the name of the
character played by him has a great acceptance
among the quizzers of this part of India for
certain reasons.
I am looking for both the names.
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Dev played AbirDev played Abir*
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The book ‘Lectures from Colombo to Almora’ is a
compilation of a series of lectures delivered by an
amateur footballer who was also part of the
cricket team of century-old Town Club. One of the
often-quoted line from that book was - "You will
be nearer to Heaven through football than
through the study of the Gita”.
Who was that sporty person?
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Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda1
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On May 15, 1914, a backstage poker game was
played at the Auditorium Theater on the corner of
North Broad and Ferris streets in Galesburg.
Discussions during the game was centred around
how ‘Sherlocko the Monk’, a popular comic strip,
had infected vaudeville.
During those few hours, what did monologist Art
Fisher propose that has since given a new identity
to his fellow participants of that game?
2

He coined the stage namesHe coined the stage names
of the Marx Brothersof the Marx Brothers
2
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This is a promo-still (vis) from the 1940s biopic
‘Knute Rockne, All American’. Many years later,
the actor, famously used the signature phrase of
his reel-life persona during an eventful phase of
his career.
EitherEither, identify the character he played in this
movie or the phrase he made popular during the
late 1980s.
3

3

George Gipp / “Win justGeorge Gipp / “Win just
one for the Gipper”one for the Gipper”
3
I

Leslie Tripathy, a model, has mainly appeared in
music videos and a few movies. An alleged stalking
by the local goon, Raja Acharya, and subsequent
protests from different quarters ultimately
resulted in a gruesome murder of a local judo
coach. This incident brought about the plight of the
most famous ward of that coach who is now fading
away quickly from public memory. Though, he
himself still nurtures a dream of representing India
in Olympics in his pet-event.
Who is that trainee?
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Budhia SinghBudhia Singh4
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The words – ‘Master Mistress’ from Shakespeare’s
Sonnet 20 was used as a term in a pasttime sports
for the elites. It was mainly meant for the smaller
one which both determined (mastered) and
attracted (mistress) the placing of the other bigger
entities.
What is being talked about?
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‘‘Jack’ in BowlingJack’ in Bowling5
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Hank Mann, a comedian of repute, was also the last
surviving member of the Keystone Cops. For his
contribution to the movie industry, he has a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
His most notable movie-role was that of a
prizefighter where his opponent stole the
thunder despite having no prior experience of the
sport.
Which movie?
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6

City LightsCity Lights6
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Son of a fisherman, he rose to be the Staff Sergeant
of US Army. During his highly decorated career, he
received many accolades (vis - 1) including the Medal
of Honor (a member of the 442nd
Regimental
Combat Team, historically one of the most highly
decorated regiments). Death of his wife and only
son later changed his life.
First came to global attention in mid 1980s, his name
famously came up years later, because of a goal
celebration (vis – 2) in the 2014 FIFA WC.
Who?
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7

Mr. MiyagiMr. Miyagi7
I

In this panel from Asterix in the Olympic Games,
the giant–looking man who was the only
participant from the largest of the Dodecanese
islands in the Aegean Sea, won the gold in
wrestling (vis).
How was he appropriately addressed by the
others which was a tribute to the most iconic
landmark of that region?
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8

Colossus of RhodesColossus of Rhodes8
I

This two-line poem – “I saw Len Hutton in his prime.
Another time, another time” provoked one of the
great put-downs from the poet’s friend Simon Gray.
When asked by the poet what he thought of the poem,
Gray replied "I haven't finished reading it yet" –
causing much merriment among the members of
the Gaieties Cricket Club.
Who was the poet?
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Harold PinterHarold Pinter9
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Identify this critically acclaimed movie, loosely
based on the American martial arts movie ‘Best of
the Best’, from this opening credit.
(It also won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First
Film of a Director in the 57th
National Film Awards)
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LahoreLahore10
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As revealed by the creator, ‘what’ was invented in
a small hotel in Manchester after a row with her
then boyfriend?
She further justified - “I had been pondering the
things that hold a society together, cause it to
congregate and signify its particular character…...
It infuriates men, in my experience…..,which is quite
satisfying given my state of mind when I invented it.”
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QuidditchQuidditch11
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Grandson of American Civil War veteran Marion
Mitchell Morrison, he also played on the USC
football team under coach Howard Jones. Later a
freakish accident prematurely curtailed his
promising sports career.
However, he played a 20-year old college footballer
in this aptly titled movie – ‘The Drop Kick’.
Who?
12

12

John WayneJohn Wayne
(Real name - Marion Mitchell Morrison)(Real name - Marion Mitchell Morrison)
12
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Opened in 1960 by the Barnese family, the address
5227, Santa Monica Boulevard (vis) had attained the
status of an iconic landmark with time. After 42 long
years, it shut shop because the Los Angeles Unified
School District needed the land for a new elementary
school for 800 kids.
During it’s last few years, it enjoyed a renewed
popularity courtesy a person who experienced some
unwanted moments because of mistaken identity.
Put funda.
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13

Bowling Alley location ofBowling Alley location of
‘‘The Big Lebowski’The Big Lebowski’
13
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An actor-by-chance, he played Shivaramanbhai
Poonchwalla, an exchange cop from Calcutta Vice in
TV-land's Metropolitan Police for NBC's action
comedy, The Last Precinct. In that drag-queen avatar,
he was called ‘Alphabet’ as the dumb American cops
couldn’t pronounce his name. Though he used to say
that – ‘A good day on the set is like a rainy day at
_______’, he experienced a very frightful day when he
had to appear for audition with a snake for his most-
remembered film role.
Identify that ‘actor’.
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Vijay AmritrajVijay Amritraj14
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Considering the gradual progression with age,
who will come next?
Also explain the context.
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Tobey Maguire & Actors whoTobey Maguire & Actors who
played Bobby Fischer in Pawn Sacrificeplayed Bobby Fischer in Pawn Sacrifice
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This Howard Sackler-play made it’s debut on the
Broadway in October 1968 with James Earl Jones
and Jane Alexander in the lead roles. It won the Tony
Award for Best Play & the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
and was also made into a film in 1970.
Based on the true story of Etta Terry Duryea and
her husband, the controversy over their marriage
and Duryea’s death by suicide.
Who was Duryea’s husband?
What was the (reverse-racist!!) title of the play?
16

Jack Johnson &Jack Johnson &
‘‘The Great White Hope’The Great White Hope’
16
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Though the writer never played a competitive
sport, but he expressed strong views in one of his
piece – ‘The Sporting Spirit’. He wrote – ‘Serious
sport has nothing to do with fair play, it is bound
up with hatred and jealousy, boastfulness and
disregard of all the rules and sadistic pleasure in
unnecessary violence. In other words it is ___ ____
___ _________.’
Just FITB.
(The phrase later appeared as a title of a book)
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War Minus TheWar Minus The
ShootingShooting
17
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Actor Hal Hamilton once exclaimed about one his
prestigious projects – “We had the star, we had the
drivers. We had an incredible array of technical
support, we had everything. Except a script”.
Interestingly, there is no audible dialogue from
any of the characters for the first 37 minutes of the
movie.
Which movie was this?
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Le MansLe Mans18
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Abul Fazal's Ain-e-Akbari has the vivid
description of a game, featuring Ashvapati ('lord of
horses‘), Senapati (the General on horseback),
Gajapati (lord of elephants), Narpati (a king whose
power lies in his infantry), Dhanpati (lord of
treasures), Dalpati (lord of the squadron),
Navapati (lord of the navy), Surapati (lord of
divinities) and few others.
Which (type of) game is this?
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Card GamesCard Games19
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Apart from occasional big-shot music concerts, PNE
Agrodome at Vancouver regularly host many
sporting championships in real life. But in reel life, it
was used as the arena featuring two legendary USA
vs. USSR battles where both times USA being the
winner.
If one of the occasions is this one (vid), which is the
other one?
20

Rocky vs DragoRocky vs Drago
in ‘Rocky IV’in ‘Rocky IV’
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