Sports Quiz hosted at the Mumbai Quiz Festival 2017

1. 2017 BQC OPEN
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7. PRELIMS
37 QUESTIONS
37 POINTS
SCORE*3 CARRIED
OVER IN THE FINAL

8. The ground which was the venue of this epic
Tendulkar century in the 90s was the home of
Easterns cricket and was founded by English
Miners in 1924. The name derived from the
trees (aptly so) that surrounded the ground and
the open tract of uncultivated land that is
present at the back of the ground.
Name the ground and the city. (Clue: the name
of the city has biblical connotations)
1

9. Willowmoore Park in Benoni
A

10. What is the venue for Curling in the 2022 Winter Olympics?
(Clue: The popular name of the venue is a misnomer)
2

11. Beijing National Aquatics Centre/ Water Cube (Is
actually a cuboid)
A

12. Glenn Burke was a Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics
from 1976 to 1979. Burke was the first baseball player to come out as gay to teammates and owners
during his professional career and was the first to publicly acknowledge it. He died from AIDS-related
causes in 1995. He is also remembered for another moment in his career.
It was the last day of the regular season in 1977, and Dodgers left-fielder Dusty Baker had just gone
deep off the Astros’ J.R. Richard. It was Baker’s 30th Home Run, thereby making Dodgers the first
team in history to have four sluggers with at least thirty Home Runs each. It was a wild, triumphant
moment and a good omen as the Dodgers headed to the playoffs.
Dusty Baker did something to celebrate this moment with Glenn Burke – widely regarded as the first
time this ever happened. What?
A play on the name of what they did is often seen on the Kabaddi mat, in the Pro Kabaddi League.
What?
3

13. High Five and Thigh Five
A

14. 4
A predecessor of this football club was formed in 1925 consisting of
workers from the Leningradksy Metallichesky Zavod (Leningrad Metal
Plant). Because of this, the team was called X which was both a
reference to their metal-working profession as well as another famous
personality. What was the name by which it was known?
This club gradually then evolved into the team that we know it as
today – It has a word in its name which means ‘ high point’. Which is
this football club?

15. A
X – Stalinets/ Stalinists
Y – Zenit St Petersburg

16. Growing up in Minnesota, this person (X) was naturally drawn to cold weather sports. Not only
did he spend his childhood playing hockey—he even convinced his dad to make a rink in the
backyard.
After moving to California in 1958, he lamented the loss of his beloved ice hockey. There was only
one arena in his county, and it closed in the late ‘60s. “Because of Y's hockey playing, I have to
keep in the game,” he stated, and promptly built an arena in 1969. He loved the Swiss Alpine-
themed arena so much, it’s said that he had both breakfast and lunch every day at its Warm
Puppy Snack Bar.
He also played a pickup game with his sons every Tuesday night. In 1975, he decided to start a
small tournament for older adults like himself to continue to enjoy their love of the game - What
started as a dozen teams became - the biggest senior tournament in the world.
Who is this member of the U.S hockey hall of fame?
5

17. Charles Schulz
A

18. The Ultra Trail of the Gobi describes itself as a 400km
(250-mile) single-stage, self-navigated, self-supported
race. It is loosely based on the journey of a 7th century
personality (who took many years to pass through it)
and passes through some truly inhospitable terrain in
the Gansu province. In his records, he describes it as a
place that contains “nothing but barren sand and dry
river beds”, where “when it is hot, the heat sears you
like a flame; when it is cold, the wind cuts your flesh
like a knife”. It is widely regarded as one of the
toughest races in the world.
Who is this person?
6

19. Hiuen Tsang
A

20. Post retirement in the 2000s, this person was appointed goal-keeping coach for the
football team Forest Green Rovers who play in the Conference National in
England.
AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper Ryan Clarke also had him as goal-keeping mentor for
a while. Clarke had this to say about his stint with him – “I just remember a tennis
ball being smashed at me…The agility is the main thing you can learn from them.
Apart from that it is all different I think. They are dealing with a smaller ball and
they catch away from their body where we are told we have got to get our body
behind it.”
Who is this ‘colourful’ personality?
7

21. 7

22. Jack Russell
A

23. After his primary career ended in 1974, this person picked up a new
hobby: volleyball. That year he became a board member of the
International Volleyball Association, a fledgling pro coed volleyball
league that only lasted until 1979, and brought his intimidating frame to
the Seattle Smashers' front line. His presence brought enough attention
to the league that the IVA's All-Star game was televised. (Of course he
won the MVP of the game.) His contributions to volleyball earned him a
spot in the sport's Hall of Fame. Who?
8 I)

24. A dig in which the player gets the
ball up by placing a flat hand on the
ground (palm down) and letting the
ball bounce off the back of his hand,
this move presumably gets its name
from the similarity to the manner is
which a particular food item is
made in the kitchen. What is it
called?
II)

25. Wilt Chamberlain
Pancake
A

26. This word which is commonly used in sport, comes from a Dutch word meaning
‘Table or List’ which itself derives from a cooking implement. It derives this
connotation because of the similarity to the network of lines in a list to this
particular implement. The Dutch root also gives an English word which refers to
the method of cooking, for which this implement is also used. What is the sporting
word?
The implement also has other sporting relevance, and is used in a umbrella term
for a group of American and Canadian codes for football. What is the implement?
9

27. Roster
Gridiron
A

28. In picture, David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of
Exeter, also known as David Burghley, was an English athlete,
sports official and Conservative Party politician. He won the
gold medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1928 Summer
Olympics.
a. In 1927, he did something successfully in Cambridge, and
thereby became the first person to achieve that (believed
to be one of two people to have ever done this). This in
turn inspired a scene in a famous sports movie. What did
he do?
b. He would be more recognizable to sports fans courtesy
being a part of a famous photo (from his later days as an
official). Which famous photo/incident?
10

29. 10
Clue:

30. a. The Great Court Run
b. Black Power Salute
A

31. X’s fracture is a colloquial term for a fracture of one of the metacarpal
bones of the hand. Classically, the fracture occurs transversely across
the neck of the bone.
Dementia Y is a type of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a
neurodegenerative disease with features of dementia. This is caused
by repeated concussive or sub-concussive blows.
Both are named for the fact that people in a particular sport are
prone to suffering from them.
Y derives from the Latin word for X.
X and Y?
11

32. X - Boxer’s Fracture
Y – Dementia Pugilistica
A

33. In picture is the mascot of an MLB team ,
who used to play their home games in an
erstwhile Olympic Stadium. The name of the
mascot (of the form X the Y) is a pun on
multiple levels. X is the short form of a
baseball term. Y is a reference to the team
name. And the whole phrase X the Y is a
direct play on a phrase from the American
national anthem.
What is the name of the mascot?
12

34. Homer the Brave
A

35. The letters first "appeared' in the 1920 Olympics and no one has ever been
able to find the origin. Various theories have been advanced over the years,
including one theory that the letters were the first letter of the names of
cities conquered by the Romans.
Another theory is that in the Old Imperial German Court the walls of
the Royal Mews/Stable yard were initially marked with letters
indicating where each Courtier and/or riders horse was to be standing
to await its rider.
13

36. K = Kaiser/King
F = Furst/Prince
P = Pferdknecht/Ostler
V = Vassal
E = Edeling/Ehrengast/Guest of Honour
B = Bannertrager/Standard Bearer
S = Schzkanzler/Chancellor of Exchequer
R = Ritter/Knight
M = Meier/Steward
H = Hofsmarshall/Lord Chancellor"
However, in the 1920 Olympics, the letters on the centerline were also used: A, D,
L, X, I, G, and C. What are we talking about?
13

37. The letters around the
Dressage arena
A

38. This is the story of an incredible sports family from Germany.
Erwin won silver at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. His son Karsten won
gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Karsten’s son Andreas won gold at
the 1992 Barcelona Olympics , after securing silver at the previous
two Olympics at Los Angeles and Seoul. Karsten’s daugther Natascha
won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics and was also Germany’s flag
bearer at the 2012 London Olympics. Karsten’s other son Florian won
gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
What is the last name of this illustrious family, which means ‘cellar’
in German? Which sport?
14

39. Keller
Hockey
14

40. For whom were these pair of shoes
designed?
15

41. Michael Johnson
A

42. Connect :-
1. A nickname that the footballer
in picture got in Italy for his
long legs which resembled
something during tackling and
running
2. Something that shot to fame in
2010, that derived its name
from the title of a poem by
German children’s writer Boy
Lornsen
16*

43. Paul the Octopus
A

44. 17*
In picture is swimmer Achmat Hassiem
who represented South Africa in the
2008 and 2012 Paralympics. His
nickname could be construed as a
reference to his prowess in the pool, but
is actually a reference to the manner in
which he lost his leg.
What is his nickname? (Clue: In a
totally different sport, a variation of his
nickname is used to refer to players
engaged in hustling)

45. A
Shark Boy (Pool shark is
the reference in the other
sport)

46. 18*
In 2014, Paul McGinley, the captain of
his team, had a special fish tank
installed in the team hotel in Scotland.
McGinley said then - “It was my idea for
the fish tank and it worked great. It was
the colours I was interested in rather
than the breed. It was just a little, small
touch.”
Buoyed by their piscine proponents, the
team swept to victory. Which
tournament was this, and why did he
chose this fish breed?

47. A
Ryder Cup 2014. He was
captain of Europe.
Colours of the EU flag –
Blue and Yellow

48. 19*
This person’s passion for helmet designs
started from a very young age. At age
eight, his helmet featured the crab
character from the movie ‘The Little
Mermaid’. Who (X)?
In 2013, he chose to honour a
stratospheric achievement by another
person (Y) by sporting the helmet in
picture – the design of this helmet was
based on the helmet used by the person
(Y) during his achievement. Who is the
person being honored (Y)?

49. A
X – Sebastian Vettel
Y – Felix Baumgartner

50. X-In baseball, this refers to a home run scored in the
bottom half of the final inning of the game to give the
home team the lead (and the victory).
Y-In darts, it refers to the entrance the players make
before the match starts.
What are X,Y?
20*

51. 20*

52. X- Walk Off Home Run (1/2)
Y – Walk On (1/2)
20

53. This four word idiom meaning “to be in trouble,
stymied or thwarted, in an awkward position or out of
luck“ is widely believed to have originated from a
difficult situation in a game of pool.
However historian Steve Mizerak indicate an
anachronism, as the phrase originates to 1919 but the
actual variant was invented couple of decades later.
The equivalent expression in snooker is to get
“snookered”. What‘s the idiom?
21*

54. Behind the eight ball
21*

55. Singapore’s Lion City Cup is one of the oldest
tournaments of its kind in the world. X (image)
watched the 1982 edition and made a
recommendation to his employers start a similar
competition, the first of which took place in 1985.
Which tournament?
22

57. The Lion City Cup was the
first U-16 tournament in the
world. This inspired the
FIFA U-16 tournament
which is today the FIFA U-
17 World Cup.
22
A

58. Who is Ranveer Singh posing with at this brand
launch in 2016?.
23

59. 23

60. Stan Smith, the former World No. 1
23
A

61. Identify this 2003 Pierre de Coubertin medal
winner, seen here hitting Shane Warne for a six.
24

62. 24

63. 24
Tana Umaga, former All Blacks
Captain.
He won the award for this
incident in a Test Match vs Wales

64. At a recent charity event, Novak Djokovic mingled
with Australian sportspersons from different fields
– Shane Warne, Cam Smith (rugby league), Max
Gawn (AFL), Sharelle McMahon (netball) and this
Australian soccer player who made it to the
Guiness Book of Records for a 2001 achievement.
Who? What achievement/record?
25

65. 25

66. Archie Thompson, who scored 13 goals versus
American Samoa in a 2002 World Cup qualifier.
He features in the Guinness Book for Most goals
scored in an international match.
25

67. In which league would you find the following teams competing?
• Bulldogs
• Crimson
• Big Red
• Big Green
• Quakers
• Bears
• Lions
• Tigers
26

68. The Ivy League
26

69. The nickname stemmed from a World Cup stop in
China in 2012, where she earned five medals over a
span of just two days. Local media asked her if she was
made of ____. The headline "Hungary's ____ _____" ran
the next day, and it stuck. An Arena line with the same
brand was released in 2015. Who? What nickname?
27

70. 27

71. Katinka Hosszu
Iron Lady
27

72. What five word phrase was used to advertise these
Converse sneakers since it was endorsed by a
popular NBA player of the time? Most of us are
familiar with this phrase thanks to another sport.
28

73. 28

74. •Just what the Doctor
Ordered. Dr. J
A

75. When Kurt Angle debuted in the WWF(E), his
singlet was modeled on this 1984 LA Games Gold
Medalist. Who?
29
A

76. 29

77. Dave Schultz
29
A

78. Manager X uses this phrase in training to make his players
concentrate. Gianfranco Zola, who played under X at Napoli and
Chelsea recalls “I remember sometimes Marcel Desailly would act
as his translator for the players. It was funny because Mr. X didn’t
realize it, but Marcel used to cut out half of his team talks to make
them quicker and more simple!
“When I first heard it I knew exactly what he meant. He told me
this so many times. Sometimes as a player you just need a wake up
call because concentration is so important in football.”
Manager? Phrase?
30

79. 30
A

80. Claudio Ranieri (1/2)
Dilly Ding,Dilly Dong (1/2)
A

81. The Golden Swing is a series of four tennis
tournaments that are part of the ATP Tour’s Latin
American leg with stops at Viña del Mar (Chile),
Buenos Aires (Argentina), Costa do Sauípe (Brazil)
and Acapulco (Mexico).
The four tournaments have been termed the
‘Golden Swing’ in honor of which duo?
31

82. Nicolas Massu (1/2) and Fernando
Gonzalez (1/2) who won Chile’s
first ever Olympic Gold in the
Men’s Doubles.
Massu later went on to win the
Gold in the Men’s Singles while
Gonzalez grabbed the Bronze.
A

83. Vishal Misra, a professor of computer science at
Columbia, credits a South African graduate
student named Jacques de Villiers for the
invention of ‘Dougie’ in 1992. Misra tweaked the
code in time for the 1996 World Cup game between
Australia and Zimbabwe. What did Dougie help in?
32

84. Vishal Misra is the co-founder of Cricinfo.
Dougie automated the creation and updating of
scorecards. The Australia vs. Zimbabwe match was
the first match which Cricinfo provided live ball by
ball score updates.
32
A

85. Nate Ebner was part of the Superbowl LI winning
Patriots team last month. Unlike his teammates,
he missed most of the pre-season training camp
and was singled out for praise by coach Bill
Belichek for having his “best ever season” after a
delayed start. Why did Ebner join the Patriots late?
33

87. Nate Ebner was
representing the United
States in Rugby
Sevens(1/2) at the
Olympics (1/2).
33
A

88. Using these two visuals as a clue, tell me where the
Grand Departe of the 2016 Tour De France took
place?
34

90. Stage 1 ended at
Utah
Beach,Normandy.
34
A

91. Which MMA promotion , now owned by Viacom,
gets its name from the Latin word for “Warrior”?
35

92. Bellator
35
A

93. As she made her way to the track to congratulate
her pupil, Ans Botha struggled to convince officials
even though her credentials were impeccable. With
her white helmet hair and kindly air, event officials
apparently did not believe that this 74 year old
great grandmother was a coach of a world-record
holder in one of track’s glamour events.
Whom did she coach in Rio?
36

94. 36

95. 36
A
Wayde Van
Niekerk, who
broke Michael
Johnson’s long
standing 400m
World Record

96. Connect :-
37

97. Boom Boom – Shahid Afridi, Ray Mancini and Boris Becker
A