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Rules * 26 questions.* Each question carries 1 mark.* Star-marked questions (all the vowel ones, i.e – A, E, I, O & U) will be counted to break the ties.* Every decision of the QM is final.

 Who is missing from

this elite group of players?

A

?????

Anirban Lahiri

A

  The gold medal winner in the 1976 Olympics, came into

news for all wrong reasons in the recent

times.I want ‘his’

name.

B

Bruce Jenner

B

 With which 7-letter word would you connect these sportsmen and

the food-joint KFC?

C

Colonel

C

 Italy won it once, in 1976. South Africa did it in 1974. Croatia and

Serbia did it for their first and only time in 2005 and 2010 respectively. Finally, Switzerland emulated their

feat in 2014. India got the chance to do it also but came 2nd best in all

three occasions.What am I talking about?

D

Davis Cup

D

 Nicknamed ‘The Cannibal’, this legend had a dismal record in

Olympics. He competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and finished in twelfth position in his event. But

otherwise, he had a glittering sporting career.

Identify this sportsman on whom this particular character in Asterix in

Belgium has been modelled.(vis – next slide)

E

E

Eddy Merckx

E

  Opened on Feb 14th, 2012, the Mob Museum, officially the National

Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is a history museum located in Downtown Las Vegas.

On Sep 1, 2015, it has unveiled a new set of photographs, media clippings and

expository narrative to cover a new section.

Who/what is the subject of these new set of exhibits?

F

FIFA

F

  Only team in the four major professional sports leagues in USA

not to be named directly after a city, state or region, has won its first title in 2015 after a long gap of 40 years.

Which team?

G

Golden State Warriors

G

 A Dental Surgeon by profession, she got into the sport after getting

inspiration from her family. Her uncle Inderjit is a professional Gun-Smith.

Along with her father Rajbir, her younger brother Karanbir has also

represented India with distinction. Her husband Ronak is also in the same

sport. Who am I talking about?

(vis – next slide)

H

H

Heena Sidhu

H

  The annual sporting event, billed as ‘The Greatest Spectacle’ of its type, celebrated its 100th anniversary in

2011. But the 100th edition is scheduled to take place on May 29,

2016.Which event?

I

Indianapolis 500 / Indy 500

I

  “I am not a genius. I am just a normal guy from the Black Forest, I am the Normal One” – who uttered

these lines very recently while taking up his latest sporting assignment?

J

Jurgen Klopp

J

 Identify the movie.

K

Khoobsurat

K

  In this photoshoot for ESPN magazine, who is enacting the

character played by Sharon Stone in the movie Basic Instinct?

L

Lindsay Vonn

L

  Build on the area where the old Madras Zoo was located, this stadium hosted nine cricket Test

Matches between 1956 and 1965. In 1998, it hosted the World Volleyball

Grand Prix tournament.Presently, which 2-word nickname is

associated with this stadium?

M

Marina Arena

M

 This ‘enfant terrible’ continued his rule-breaking streak at Wimbledon’15. He was seen climbing a railing outside Court 14 to see a match. While told by an

official to get down as he was posing a ‘health and safety risk’, he quickly

obliged, before climbing back up again after the

official had walked away.Who?

N

Nick Kyrgios

N

 This is the homepage of the official website of which legend?

O

Olga Korbut

O

  Daughter of former India champ PVV

Lakshmi, Gayatri is a ‘chip off the old block’ in every sense. Just 12 years of age, she has

won the U-13 national doubles title last year

and is currently the No. 1 seed in her age-group

in both singles and doubles.

Who is her more well-known father?

P

Pullela Gopichand

P

  Created in the early 1900s, its an image of the single-wing formation, a popular and offensive scheme used in

American and Canadian football.X is the designated leader of the

offensive line. He usually calls the plays in the huddle, yells the signals at the line of scrimmage, and then receives

the ball from the center. What is the player marked X called?

(vis – next slide)

Q

Q

Quarterback

Q

  Identify the lady in the white gown seen in this clip from ‘Furious 7’.

R

Ronda Roussey

R

 As suggested by their hordes of fans, some of the probable ones for the team-name for these ladies were – Niaina Express, SanMar Express,

Mania, Maria, Mirgis, Hinza or simply M2.

What was ultimately selected?  

S

Santina (Sania + Martina)

S

  Widely regarded as one of the nastiest guys to ever play ‘America’s Pastime’,

his signature move was the way he would slide into bases with his sharp

metal cleats up in the air.Whose statue is this?

T

Ty Cobb

T

  Someone’s last public appearance on April 7, 2014, after

getting inducted into the Hall of Fame just

2 days earlier.Who?

(Clue – He died on April 8, 2014)

U

Ultimate Warrior

U

  In this age of SMS, WhatsApp & Facebook, who has send this hand-

written letter?

V

Virat Kohli

V

  Nicknamed ‘The Dragons’, which national team has recently qualified for the UEFA Euro 2016, their first major tournament since 1958 FIFA World

Cup?

W

Wales

W

 Identify this kid who has later on

played more than 100 matches,

representing 2 national teams

(one of them not recognised by

FIFA).

X

Xabi Alonso

X

 Whose name has been edited out from this list of Olympic medal-winners in a particular sporting

discipline?

Y

Yelena Isinbayeva

Y

 ‘The Weltklasse’, sometimes referred to as the One Day Olympics, is one of

prestigious one day athletics meet held annually at the Letzigrund

Stadium. Since it began on 12 August 1928, the sporting event has

witnessed several world records and national records. 

Which city plays host to ‘The Weltklasse’?

Z

Zurich

Z