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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.
Mains
4 Rounds
• IR Clockwise
• List It
• IR Counter clockwise
• LVC
(Rules of each round will be explained at the start)
IR Clockwise
Rules
• 18 questions on Infinite Rebounds
• +10/-0 on direct or passing
• +15/-10 on pounce
• 6 pounces for each team
Q. 1
This sporting event is held in 3 cities in India. The first edition took
place in 2012 in Mumbai, Srinagar & Delhi, while in 2013 it took place
in Mumbai, Jaipur and Delhi. The year 2013 marks the debut of John
Abraham as the brand ambassador. It is in affiliation with the world
governing body of the sport and is sponsored by Godrej Eon. The
categories of the event are Full, Half, Green, Champions and
International.
Which event?
Answer
Q. 2
His uncles were:
Jack Milburn (Leeds United, Bradford City),
George Milburn (Leeds United, Chesterfield),
Jim Milburn (Leeds United, Bradford City) and
Stan Milburn (Chesterfield, Leicester City, Rochdale),
Jackie Milburn (Newcastle United, England)
However, this footballing legend credits much of the early development of his
career to his grandfather Tanner and his mother Cissie. His elder brother, Jack,
initially went to work applying to the Police Service before also becoming a
professional footballer with Leeds United. Who?
Answer
Bobby Charlton
Q. 3
In the 2012 Asian Olympic Qualifiers held in Astana, Kazakhstan, this
boxer defeated Syria's Wessam Salamana 18–11 to clinch the gold
medal and qualified for 2012 London Olympics in the 56 kg category,
thus becoming the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for Olympics. He,
however, lost in the first round of the London Olympics.
Who?
Answer
Shiv Thapa
Q. 4
The following have been the previous venues for which competition?
HQ of the London Scottish Rifles
Crystal Palace Central Transept
London Rifles Brigade's City Headquarters
Horticultural Hall behind the Army and Navy Stores
Harringay Arena, North London Stadium
Empress Hall
Wembley Arena
Answer
All England Open Badminton Championships
Q. 5
There are two rules that govern this sport:
The player's back toe cannot leave the ground until the heel of the front foot
has touched. Violation of this rule is known as loss of contact.
The player‟s supporting leg must straighten from the point of contact with the
ground and remain straightened until the body passes directly over it.
These rules are judged by the human eye. Players regularly lose contact for a
few milliseconds per stride which can be caught on film, but such a short flight
phase is said to be undetectable to the human eye. Which sport?
Answer
Racewalking
Q. 6
The first of these occured in 1979 in Agadez, Niger involving Patrice
Dodin when he lost control of his Yamaha. The latest one was Eric
Palante in the fifth stage in Northern Argentina on 10 Jan, 2014. Most
of the people part of this list have been motorcyclists while the rest
have been automobile drivers.
List of what?
Answer
Deaths in the Dakar Rally
Q. 7
During the Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this
athlete set three world records and tied a fourth within the space of 45
minutes. He equaled the world record for the 100 yard dash; and set
world records in the long jump; 220-yard sprint and 220-yard low
hurdles. In 2005, University of Central Florida professor of sports
history Richard C. Crepeau chose these wins on one day as the most
impressive athletic achievement since 1850. He entered the Guinness
Book of World Records for this achievement.
Who?
Answer
Jesse Owens
Q. 8
The 1956 Sports Photograph of the Year features England legend Tom
Finney beating two defenders at a waterlogged Stamford Bridge while
playing for his club against Chelsea. This photo served as the
inspiration for "The Splash" sculpture which stands outside The
National Football Museum, which was situated at the home ground of
this club. The location was chosen as the club were the first-ever
winners of The Football League, thereby recognising it as the first
home of English football. Which club?
(Pic on the next slide)
Q. 8
Answer
Preston North End
Q. 9
Bhausaheb Babasaheb Nimbalkar was an Indian cricketer,
best known for his score of 443 not out during the 1948–49
Ranji Trophy, which remains the highest score, and the
only quadruple century, in Indian first-class cricket. He had
an impressive batting average of 56.72 in Ranji Trophy
matches and also kept wickets and bowled fast medium
pace during a first-class career that stretched from 1939 to
1965. What other record does Nimbalkar's innings of 443
hold?
Answer
Highest score by a cricketer not to have played Test matches
Q. 10
Normally made of technologically advanced lycra-based fabrics
designed to hug the body tightly and provide increased speed and
decreased drag resistance, this sporting apparel was banned from
international competitions from the start of 2010 after many national
federations demanded the action, and leading athletes in the sport
criticised the suits. Athletes reported that they improved buoyancy.
Which sporting apparel?
Answer
Bodyskin Swimsuits
Q. 11
Bobby Deerfield is a 1977 film in which Al Pacino plays a famous American
race car driver on the European circuit who falls in love with an enigmatic Swiss
woman who is terminally ill. The car used by Al Pacino in the movie was a
Brabham Alfa Romeo BT-45, which belonged to X, who actually drove it during
the race (South African F1 Grand Prix, in 1976) scenes, doubling for Al Pacino.
He participated in the 1973 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix
during which he won one race and achieved six podiums finishes. Tragically, X
was killed in a plane crash, just after the beginning of the 1977 season at the
age of 32. This film was dedicated to him.
Identify X.
Answer
Jose Carlos Pace
Q. 12
The Summer Olympic games had competitions not related
to sports between 1912 Stockholm and 1948 London.
These competitions were named the „Pentathlon of the
Muses‟. But the non-sporting categories were discontinued
due to concerns about amateurism and professionalism.
The first Gold medallist for the competition of Literature
was X who won it for his work titled Ode to Sport. He
actually entered the competition under the pseudonyms of
Georges Hohrod and Martin Eschbach from Germany. Who
is X?
Answer
Pierre de Coubertin
Q. 13
Splash! is a British television series that follows celebrities
as they try to master the art of diving. The celebrities
perform each week in front of a panel of judges and a live
audience in an Olympic-size diving pool with the result
each week partly determined by public vote. It is filmed at
the Inspire: Luton Sports Village, which is based in
Stopsley, Luton. Who features in this show as the "expert
mentor" for the celebrities on the show?
Answer
Tom Daley
Q. 14
The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of the former
Soviet Union (except the Baltic states) at the 1992 Winter Olympics in
Albertville and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The IOC
country code was EUN, after the French name, Équipe Unifiée. The
team finished first at Barcelona with 45 golds, 38 silvers, and 29
bronzes; 112 medals in total. The flag bearer of EUN was X, a Hero of
the Russian Federation and universally considered the best in his sport.
X officially retired in 2000 and started a career in politics.
Identify X.
Answer
Aleksandr Karelin
Q. 15
Herbert Lee Washington was a four-time all-American sprinter and won
one NCAA title, seven Big Ten titles, and tied or broke the world record
in the 50- and 60-yard dashes several times. This talent was tapped by
a gentleman called Charlie Finley. Finley was the owner of a middling
team in a sport which was not related to sprinting in any way.
Washington had last played this sport in high school, but was still
signed for the 1974 season which the team won in typical underdog
fashion. Although the way Washington 'contributed' to the win was not
exactly new, he was the first one to be exclusively labelled ______
_______. He is the only person on the sport's official cards to have his
position specified as _____ ___________. FITB/Put Funda.
Answer
Pinch Runner in Baseball. Blanks: Designated Runner
Q. 16
Suleyman Abusaidovich Kerimov is a controversial businessman,
investor and a Russian politician. Since 2008, Kerimov has represented
the Republic of Dagestan in the Federation Council of Russia. He is
often referred to as “Russia‟s Richest Civil Servant", with an estimated
fortune of $7.1 billion as of March 2013.
On January 17, 2011, what move from Kerimov garnered international
attention?
Answer
Purchase of FC Anzhi Makhachkala
Q. 17
At the 1996 Augusta Masters, X trailed Y, nicknamed the Great White
Shark, by six shots, but was the beneficiary of an infamous collapse by
Y and emerged as the victor. After X finished, he hugged Y and
whispered something in his ear, which years later Y confirmed to have
included the line "Don't let the bastards get you down," a reference to
the media, which X assumed would aggressively hound Y for the loss.
Y said in an interview after the defeat that "He (X) had gone way, way
up in my estimations." Since then they have become friends and fishing
partners, a passion they both share. X and Y?
Answer
X: Nick Faldo Y: Greg Norman
Q. 18
X made a mark on his debut in 1988 by equalling a feat
only one player had achieved before in 1972. His popularity
peaked and banking on that one performance, he got
featured in 'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara' alongside some of
India's iconic figures, singing the Sindhi lines of the song.
Identify X.
Answer
Narendra Hirwani
List It
Rules – List It
• +5 for each correct answer
• No negatives
• +5 bonus if a team gets all correct answers
List It
List all winners of the Laureus World Sports
Award for Sportsman of the Year
List all double winners of the Laureus World
Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
Answers
Tiger Woods (2000, 2001)
Michael Schumacher (2002, 2004)
Lance Armstrong (2003)
Roger Federer (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Usain Bolt (2009, 2010, 2013)
Rafael Nadal (2011)
Novak Djokovic (2012)
Serena Williams (2003, 2010)
Yelena Isinbayeva (2007, 2009)
IR Counter clockwise
Rules
• 18 questions on Infinite Rebounds
• +10/-0 on direct or passing
• +15/-10 on pounce
• 6 pounces for each team
Q. 1
The 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics were boycotted by 65 countries
because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, though some athletes from
some of the boycotting countries participated in the games, under the
Olympic Flag. One such athlete, Austrian horsewoman Elisabeth
Theurer, despite the decision of the federation of equestrian sports of
Austria of not participating in the Olympics, decided to participated in
the Olympics and won the gold medal in the dressage competition.
Which aviation entrepreneur, primarily known for his feats in another
field, flew Theurer to Moscow for the games?
Answer
Niki Lauda
Q. 2
A libero (Italian=free) is a player specialized in defensive skills usually
used in volleyball and football. In football, an alternative term is the
sweeper. Apart from the respective rules of the sports which the libero
player must follow, what is the one major rule which is applicable only
in volleyball and not in football?
Answer
In volleyball, the libero must wear a contrasting jersey color
from his or her teammates.
Q. 3
"In light of the slight to my name that has been perpetrated by your
savage act, I am bound by the ancient Pashtunwali tribal code of my
elders to avenge my honour," said a statement read out by a
mysterious messenger who arrived outside X's hotel room on
horseback at dawn, dressed in traditional Pashtun dress and headgear.
"It may happen in a few days, a few months, or even years down the
road, but I will take back my record," the statement continued, before
adding ominously, "and if I cannot take my record, I will be forced to
adopt more direct means of revenge."
Identify X and put funda.
Answer
Corey Anderson breaking Shahid Afridi's record of the fastest international
century
Q. 4
In 1905, Horween Leather Company was founded in Chicago by Isador
Horween - a Ukranian immigrant. Business was slow and steady for the
next twenty years. In 1926, his son, Ralph Haroween went to Harvard
for undergraduate studies. At Harvard, his son became acquainted with
a very well connected individual named George Hallas. This connection
led to a business deal due to which the Horween Leather Company
grew by leaps and bounds, and is now one of the major players in the
US leather market today. What deal?
Answer
Horween Leather Company is responsible for supplying the
leather/making all the official NFL footballs
Q. 5
On July 31, 2012, when Michael Phelps won a silver medal in the 200-
meter butterfly and a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, X
who was present at the race, asked to be the presenter of X's medal,
but was told that Olympic rules would not allow it.
Why did X want to present Phelps with the medal?
Answer
X: Larisa Latynina. Michael Phelps equalled and surpassed Larisa
Latynina to become the all-time record holder for most Olympic medals
won.
Q. 6
X had just returned to his hotel from the Wanderers in Johannesburg after the
one-day match between South Africa and India in December 2013 when he
was informed of a news to which he reacted by saying, “I never imagined that I
would be so emotional. You think you will be prepared but it turns out you are
not. I turned off the phone and switched on my TV and just watched and
watched these tributes pouring in from all over the globe. Of course, we knew
this day was coming. But it does not make it any easier to take."
Identify X and what he is talking about.
Answer
X: Francois Pienaar speaking about the death of Nelson Mandela
Q. 7
In 1999, the FIVB standardized beach volleyball uniforms, with the
swimsuit becoming the required uniform both for men and women.
Some players supported the FIVB's claims that the uniforms are
practical for a sport played on sand during the heat of summer, but
some others claimed that the regulation uniform is intended to be
"sexy" and to draw attention. During the 2004 Summer Olympic
Games, a study was conducted during the beach volleyball games
which implied that the look of the players is having a greater impact on
fans than their actual athleticism. What did the observations of the
study show?
Answer
Focus of the camera on the chest and buttock area
The study showed that 20% of the camera angles were focused on the chest area and
17% of the angles were focused on the buttock area
Q. 8
Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted or AIDWYC, is a Toronto-
based non-profit organization founded in 1993 that is dedicated to the
prevention of wrongful convictions and the reversal of cases that have already
occurred. It is the direct successor to the Justice for Guy Paul Morin
Committee, a grass-roots, community-based organization that supported Guy
Paul Morin following his wrongful conviction.
From 1993 to 2005, who served as the executive director of AIDWYC?
Answer
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter
Q. 9
Barcelona have signed up with X, who will have their logo in an
unusual place - on the inside of the shirts to make it the first-ever
placement inside the clubs' shirts. Spain stars Carles Puyol and Gerard
Pique showed off the new shirts at a launch event, along with
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell. The new partnership will also see
X produce groundbreaking technology for the club's La Masia
academy. This new innovative product-placement is said to symbolize
X's famous tagline. A common way of celebrating a goal is a footballer
putting his jersey over his head, and that‟s when X‟s logo will be visible
during a Barcelona match. Which company?
Answer
Intel (Inside)
Q. 10
Dan Gable is a retired American amateur wrestler and head coach. He
is best known for his tenure as head coach at the University of Iowa
where he won 16 NCAA team titles from 1976–1997. He is also famous
for having only lost one match in his entire Iowa State University
collegiate career – his last. His birthday, October 25, 2013, was
recognized as Dan Gable Day in Iowa. His career highlight was winning
gold (Men's freestyle 68 kg) at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich,
Germany. What was so fascinating about Gable's gold that Iowans
consider him to be the greatest Olympics wrestler ever?
Answer
He did not surrender even a single point
Q. 11
In one of the most controversial incidents in cricketing history, Shakoor Rana
notably came face-to-face with Mike Gatting in the finger-wagging incident that
stopped the Faisalabad Test in 1987. On the second day, Rana stopped the
game and controversially accused Gatting of cheating. Rana had already upset
the English by wearing a Pakistan sweater and placing Mudassar Nazar's cap
on his own head. Rana and Gatting were both accused of using foul language,
much of which was heard by a worldwide TV audience via the stump camera.
Shakoor refused to stand again in that Test until he received an unconditional
apology from Gatting for the language used in the dispute. Gatting was
threatened with being stripped of the England captaincy and was forced into
issuing a written apology to Rana. What change in policy, in international
cricket, was brought about after this incident? (Pic on next slide)
Q. 11
Answer
Appointment of a Neutral Umpires for a match
Q. 12
Which 2 nations have been highlighted? Why?
Answer
Soviet Union and East Germany. Past nations in
the all-time Olympic medals tally.
Q. 13
X was an event contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics. This was the
only Summer Olympic Games to contain this sport as a medal event.
An outdoor version with a slightly different name was a demonstration
sport at the 1900 Summer Olympics. It was an exhibition event at the
1924 Summer Olympics. In the Official Report of the 1908 Olympic
Games, the sport is referred to as "Y" while Y is named "Z". The
competition venue was the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London.
Identify X, Y and Z.
Answer
X: Jeu de paume
Y: Tennis
Z: Lawn tennis
Q. 14
Henry "Harry" King was a footballer who scored the very
first hat-trick at X against Grimsby Town on November 14,
1914. On the final day of the 2005-2006 Premier League
season, Y scored a hat-trick against Wigan Athletic in the
last ever match played at X and completed the season as
the league's top goal-scorer.
Identify X and Y.
Answer
X: Highbury Y: Thierry “King” Henry
Q. 15
Identify the athlete.
Answer
Girisha Nagarajegowda India‟s only medal at the 2012 London Paralympics
Q. 16
Around the time of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, table tennis players had
begun increasing the thickness of the fast sponge layer on their
rackets, which made the game excessively fast and difficult to watch on
television. The International Table Tennis Federation instituted several
rules changes aimed at making table tennis more viable as a televised
spectator sport.
What major change did IITF bring about in the rules which effectively
slowed down the game and made it better for television viewing?
Answer
Decreased the size of the table tennis balls The older 38 mm balls were officially replaced by 40 mm balls. This increased
the ball's air resistance and effectively slowed down the game.
Q. 17
On 20 May 2007, Romário scored from a penalty against Sport Recife,
playing for Vasco da Gama. That led the Brazilian press to claim him as
one of few players in professional football history to achieve a feat, like
Pelé and Puskás. The moment drew much attention from both Brazilian
and international press, with the game being stopped for over 20
minutes to allow for celebrations from his fans. Following this, Vasco da
Gama unveiled a statue of Romário at the Estádio São Januário.
What feat did Romario achieve?
Answer
1000th goal
Q. 18
On 23rd October 2011, all Serie A football matches in Italy held one minute of
silence as instructed by the Italian National Olympic Committee President
Gianni Petrucci. As a follow up, AC Milan, on 23 October 2013, posted on their
Google+ profile, a photo of their jersey in their dressing room.
These two actions were a tribute to whom?
Answer
Marco Simoncelli He died after an accident during the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix at
Sepang on 23 October 2011.
Long Visual Connect
Rules – LVC
• 6 slides with 3 images on each slide
• Points for identifying each image
• If a team correctly identifies 9 or less, +2 points for
each image
• If a team correctly identifies more than 9, first 9
images get +2 points each and +4 points for each
further image
• Points for guessing the correct theme indicated on
each slide
+30/ no negs
+25/-12
+20/-10
+15/-7
+10/-5
+5/ no negs
Final Attempts
Exchange Sheets
Answers
Joe di Maggio Hemu Adhikari David Robinson
Answers
Yogi Berra Rocky Marciano Kelly Holmes
Answers
Wang ki Chun Jack Dempsey Arthur Ashe
Answers
Don Bradman Norman Pritchard Arnold Palmer
Answers
George Patton North Korea, 2010 Pat Tillman
Answers
RS Rathore Vijay Kumar Dhyan Chand
Answer
All of them hold Active Military Ranks
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