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Zest Sports Quiz
2014
Rohan Danait
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Vibhav “Buzzer” Bhave and
Chinmay Tadwalkar for helping me out in
setting the quiz.
Thanks to Ranajeet “Virat” Soman and Aniket
Khasgiwale for moderating the quiz.
Elims
Rules – Elims
• 25 questions
• Q. 1 to 20: 1 point each
• Q. 21 to 25: 2 part questions, 1 point for each part
• No negatives
• Star marked questions decide tie break
• If teams are still tied, sudden death from Q.1
• 6 teams qualify for the finals
• Quizmaster’s decision is final
1 Pointers
Q. 1
Excerpt from an interview this cricketer gave after announcing his retirement:
Q: Weren't you tempted to reach 300 first-class wickets and play with Sachin
Tendulkar one last time?
A: What will that do? When I started last year's final, I knew I was on 295. That
was the first time I actually knew about my stats. I still stopped bowling after
taking three wickets in the first six overs. If those landmarks were to happen,
they would have happened last season. Had it been a landmark in international
cricket, maybe I would have thought about it. But Dhawal (Kulkarni) needs a
five-for more than me now.
Who?
Q. 2
He won 5 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medal at the 2006
Commonwealth Games, making it the best ever individual
performance by an Indian, following which he received the
Best Athlete of the 18th Commonwealth Games' award.
He was also the bearer of Queen's baton in the Opening
Ceremony run of 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.
Who?
Q. 3
After it was very recently unveiled to the public,
the media joked that X used what looks like a
lot of his career winnings to buy it and that it
was almost the size of a golf ball.
What am I talking about?
Q. 4
Frederick Arthur _______, 16th Earl of Derby, was a
Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who
served as Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and the
sixth Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. An
avid sportsman, he also built the _______ House Stables.
What in the word of sports is named after this man?
*Q. 5
FINA (International Swimming Federation) is the
international federation for administering international
competition in Aquatics. FINA currently oversees
competition in five aquatics sports of which swimming,
diving, synchronized swimming, water polo are four.
Name the fifth sport, whose first notable example in
modern times is from none other than Lord Byron in 1810.
*Q. 6
Who became the first man to win the IAAF
World Athlete of the Year in consecutive years
after remaining unbeaten in more than 20 races
between 2001 and 2003?
Q. 7
Someone who is talking about his origins as a golf player:
"When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had
to make do with coconuts. My father used to say, 'Little
_____, golf balls don't fall off trees you know,' so I found
some that did!“
Who?
Q. 8
The word X derives from the Sanskrit Mavya which means "to bind together". It
gives its name to a group of martial arts that are related to each other. One of
these is X Y where Y is the demonym of the country where it was originally
developed. It is known as "the art of eight limbs" because it is characterized by
the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins and feet, being associated with
a good physical preparation.
The techniques in this combat sport are classified into Punching (Chok), Elbow
(Ti sok), Kicking (Te), Knee (Ti Khao), Foot-thrust (Thip) and Clinch and neck
wrestling (Chap kho).
XY?
Q. 9
The usage of this term, though associated with just one sport, can be
found in many other sports where it has different meanings –
Bridge - to win all thirteen tricks on one deal of card game
Baseball - home run with all three bases occupied, thereby scoring four
runs
Rugby Union - one national team defeating all others in the annual
rugby union series now called Six Nations Championship
What term?
*Q. 10
Irish politician Enda Kenny is presenting Barack Obama with the stick used to
play which sport?
*Q. 11
Replacing Mark Hughes in the number 10 shirt at the
beginning of the 1996–97 season, this player became
something of a household name on the first day of the
Premier League season when he did something which led
to the then Sky Sports' commentator Martin Tyler to say
"You'll see that over and over again".
What sporting moment am I talking about?
*Q. 12
Retired player Ashok Kumar led a rally on 8th January along with
several other retired players such as Zafar Iqbal, Dinesh Chopra,
Rajesh Chauhan and former coach Harendra Singh. The march started
from the Barakhamba Road and went uptil PMO where noted historian
K Arumugam and Kumar submitted a memorandum. The memorandum
is in response to a certain announcement made on 16th November by
the PMO. The memorandum has also been endorsed by the Sports
Ministry.
For what purpose was this memorandum submitted?
*Q. 13
Off-piste or hors piste are the names for the variant of this
sport which takes place in unmarked or unpatrolled areas.
On average, over the past 10 years in the US, there has
been 25 deaths related to this. Why did this variant of the
sport, very recently, hit international headlines?
*Q. 14
This is the dance step of the popular American dance song
"Y.M.C.A". What is it's contribution to sports?
*Q. 15
This is a name given to a small variety of poultry, especially chickens.
Etymologically, the name is derived from the city of the same name,
once a major seaport, in Indonesia. European sailors restocking on live
fowl for sea journeys found the small native breeds of chicken in
Southeast Asia to be useful, and any such small poultry came to be
known by this name. Most large chicken breeds have such a
counterpart, sometimes referred to as a miniature. Miniatures are
usually one-fifth to one-quarter the size of the standard breed, but they
are expected to exhibit all of the standard breed's characteristics.
What's the good word or it's connection with sport?
Q. 16
Connect.
Q. 17
_______ ______
Raja Casablanca
Atlético Mineiro
Guangzhou Evergrande
Monterrey
Al-Ahly
Auckland City
FIB to complete this exhaustive list OR identify what is this a list of.
Q. 18
Identify.
Q. 19
X was scheduled to test for Formula One team Honda in November
2008, but this was called off due to the Honda team pulling out of the
sport. In late 2009, the American F1 team US F1 allegedly considered
testing X for a potential drive in 2010. However, X stated that no
contact was made by the team and no plans were there to join Formula
One at the time. After the announcement of the return of Formula One
to the USA in 2012, Formula One executive Bernie Ecclestone said that
"to have someone like X in F1 would be a perfect advert.“
Identify X.
Q. 20
A photo from a 1988 match Wimbledon vs Newcastle United. Identify
both the players. (No part points)
2 Pointers
Q. 21
X and Y met in three consecutive Wimbledon
finals between 1988 and 1990, and each won
two Australian Open titles. However, for this
year's Australian Open they will be part of the
coaching teams of contenders.
X and Y?
Q. 22
World Trade Center, 9/11. But the year was 1995.
Excerpts of a report of an event taking place on the 107th floor of WTC read-
"In a soundproof glass cage a quarter of a mile above Wall Street, a couple of
cavemen named X and Y spent the past month clubbing it out.“
Final score line of the match was 10.5-7.5 in favour of X.
Id X and Y.
Q. 23
Only 1 team in the inaugral Indian Badminton
League had a non-Indian player as its captain.
Identify the team and the player.
Q. 24
Who wrote this letter? To whom?
Q. 24
Q. 25
Starring LeBron James and Dwight Howard, this is the remake of a Superbowl
commericial from 1993 called “The Showdown”. Who starred in the original?
End of Elims
Elims – Answers
1 Pointers
Q. 1
Excerpt from an interview this cricketer gave after announcing his retirement:
Q: Weren't you tempted to reach 300 first-class wickets and play with Sachin
Tendulkar one last time?
A: What will that do? When I started last year's final, I knew I was on 295. That
was the first time I actually knew about my stats. I still stopped bowling after
taking three wickets in the first six overs. If those landmarks were to happen,
they would have happened last season. Had it been a landmark in international
cricket, maybe I would have thought about it. But Dhawal (Kulkarni) needs a
five-for more than me now.
Who?
Answer
Ajit Agarkar
Q. 2
He won 5 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medal at the 2006
Commonwealth Games, making it the best ever individual performance
by an Indian, following which he received the Best Athlete of the 18th
Commonwealth Games' award.
He was also the bearer of the Queen's baton in the Opening Ceremony
of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.
Who?
Answer
Samaresh Jung
Q. 3
After it was very recently unveiled to the public,
the media joked that X used what looks like a
lot of his career winnings to buy it and that it
was almost the size of a golf ball.
What am I talking about?
Answer
Caroline Wozniacki's engagement ring from
Rory McIlroy
Q. 4
Frederick Arthur _______, 16th Earl of Derby, was a
Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who
served as Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and the
sixth Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. An
avid sportsman, he also built the _______ House Stables.
What in the word of sports is named after this man?
Answer
*Q. 5
FINA (International Swimming Federation) is the
international federation for administering international
competition in Aquatics. FINA currently oversees
competition in five aquatics sports of which swimming,
diving, synchronized swimming, water polo are four.
Name the fifth sport, whose first notable example in
modern times is from none other than Lord Byron in 1810.
Answer
Open water swimming
Q. 6
Who became the first man to win the IAAF
World Athlete of the Year in consecutive years
after remaining unbeaten in more than 20 races
between 2001 and 2003?
Answer
Hicham El Guerrouj
Q. 7
Someone who is talking about his origins as a golf player:
"When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had
to make do with coconuts. My father used to say, 'Little
_____, golf balls don't fall off trees you know,' so I found
some that did!“
Who?
Answer
Vijay Singh
Q. 8
The word X derives from the Sanskrit Mavya which means "to bind together". It
gives its name to a group of martial arts that are related to each other. One of
these is X Y where Y is the demonym of the country where it was originally
developed. It is known as "the art of eight limbs" because it is characterized by
the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins and feet, being associated with
a good physical preparation.
The techniques in this combat sport are classified into Punching (Chok), Elbow
(Ti sok), Kicking (Te), Knee (Ti Khao), Foot-thrust (Thip) and Clinch and neck
wrestling (Chap kho).
XY?
Answer
XY: Muay Thai
Q. 9
The usage of this term, though associated with just one sport, can be
found in many other sports where it has different meanings –
Bridge - to win all thirteen tricks on one deal of card game
Baseball - home run with all three bases occupied, thereby scoring four
runs
Rugby Union - one national team defeating all others in the annual
rugby union series now called Six Nations Championship
What term?
Answer
Grand Slam
*Q. 10
Irish politician Enda Kenny is presenting Barack Obama with the stick used to
play which sport?
Answer
Hurling
*Q. 11
Replacing Mark Hughes in the number 10 shirt at the
beginning of the 1996–97 season, this player became
something of a household name on the first day of the
Premier League season when he did something which led
to the then Sky Sports' commentator Martin Tyler to say
"You'll see that over and over again".
What sporting moment am I talking about?
Answer
David Beckham's halfine goal vs Wimbledon
FC
*Q. 12
Retired player Ashok Kumar led a rally on 8th January along with
several other retired players such as Zafar Iqbal, Dinesh Chopra,
Rajesh Chauhan and former coach Harendra Singh. The march started
from the Barakhamba Road and went uptil PMO where noted historian
K Arumugam and Kumar submitted a memorandum. The memorandum
is in response to a certain announcement made on 16th November by
the PMO. The memorandum has also been endorsed by the Sports
Ministry.
For what purpose was this memorandum submitted?
Answer
Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand
*Q. 13
Off-piste or hors piste are the names for the variant of this
sport which takes place in unmarked or unpatrolled areas.
On average, over the past 10 years in the US, there has
been 25 deaths related to this. Why did this variant of the
sport, very recently, hit international headlines?
Answer
Michael Schumacher's skiing accident
*Q. 14
This is the dance step of the popular American dance song
"Y.M.C.A". What is its contribution to sports?
Answer
Mo Farah's Mobot
*Q. 15
This is a name given to a small variety of poultry, especially chickens.
Etymologically, the name is derived from the city of the same name,
once a major seaport, in Indonesia. European sailors restocking on live
fowl for sea journeys found the small native breeds of chicken in
Southeast Asia to be useful, and any such small poultry came to be
known by this name. Most large chicken breeds have such a
counterpart, sometimes referred to as a miniature. Miniatures are
usually one-fifth to one-quarter the size of the standard breed, but they
are expected to exhibit all of the standard breed's characteristics.
What's the good word or it's connection with sport?
Answer
Bantam/Bantamweight
Q. 16
Connect.
Answer
A-Rod (Andy Roddick, Alex Rodriguez, Aaron Rodgers)
Q. 17
_______ ______
Raja Casablanca
Atlético Mineiro
Guangzhou Evergrande
Monterrey
Al-Ahly
Auckland City
FIB to complete this exhaustive list OR identify what is this a list of.
Answer
Bayern Munich. List of clubs in the 2013 FIFA
Club World Cup.
Q. 18
Identify.
Answer
Ranjitsinhji
Q. 19
X was scheduled to test for Formula One team Honda in November
2008, but this was called off due to the Honda team pulling out of the
sport. In late 2009, the American F1 team US F1 allegedly considered
testing X for a potential drive in 2010. However, X stated that no
contact was made by the team and no plans were there to join Formula
One at the time. After the announcement of the return of Formula One
to the USA in 2012, Formula One executive Bernie Ecclestone said that
"to have someone like X in F1 would be a perfect advert.“
Identify X.
Answer
Danica Patrick
Q. 20
A photo from a 1988 match Wimbledon vs Newcastle United. Identify
both the players. (No part points)
Answer
Vinnie Jones and Paul Gascoigne
2 Pointers
Q. 21
X and Y met in three consecutive Wimbledon
finals between 1988 and 1990, and each won
two Australian Open titles. However, for this
year's Australian Open they will be part of the
coaching teams of contenders.
X and Y?
Answer
Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker
Q. 22
World Trade Center, 9/11. But the year was 1995.
Excerpts of a report of an event taking place on the 107th floor of WTC read-
"In a soundproof glass cage a quarter of a mile above Wall Street, a couple of
cavemen named X and Y spent the past month clubbing it out.“
Final score line of the match was 10.5-7.5 in favour of X.
Id X and Y.
Answer
X: Gary Kasparov and Y: Vishwanathan Anand
Q. 23
Only 1 team in the inaugral Indian Badminton
League had a non-Indian player as its captain.
Identify the team and the player.
Answer
Team: Mumbai Masters
Player: Lee Chong Wei
Q. 24
Who wrote this letter? To whom?
Answer
Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin
Q. 25
Starring LeBron James and Dwight Howard, this is the remake of a Superbowl
commericial from 1993 called “The Showdown”. Who starred in the original?
Answer
Larry Bird and Michael Jordan
Thank You