Freshers Inferno Sports Quiz

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• Total 15 questions.• +1 for each correct answer. No negative marking.• There are 6 starred questions• In case of a tie , the no of correct starred questions would be counted.

1. X is a sport that was played in the Summer Olympics only once in 1900 and never again. Four countries England, France, Belgium and Netherlands were originally scheduled to participate but only two ended up playing.Also the sport was played in a stadium named Vélodrome de Vincennes near Paris, France .Identify X

Rules of which sport-Each team consists of 12 players, but only 9 players take the field.A match consists of two innings. An innings consists of chasing and running turns of 9 minutes each.The chasers ends in the shortest time possible.The team that takes the shortest time to tag/tap all the opponents in the field, wins.then players can takes off the field.they must sit in a zig zag manner

2.

*3. Identify the logo

X’s paternal family originates from Italy.At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency.The traditional River Plate showed interest in X's progress, but did not have enough money to pay for treatment for his condition which cost $900 a month.Who is X?

4.

*5. The initial record was when Japan scored against Cameroon in 2010 FIFA World Cup . It was broken when Lakers won the 2010 season. The current record is held with 2014 Football World Cup`s Brazil vs Germany match . What is the record ?

6. What has just happened ?

*7. Xavier Doherty said “ Merv Hughes gave me my baggy

green and, although much of what he said was a blur, one thing

stands out. ''There is an emu and kangaroo on the front of your

hat,”. What is the significance of the two animals apart from

being highly prevalent in Australia?

He is regarded as history's greatest free kick specialists. He is often referred as "White Pele".

In 2004 ,he was named one of the 125 greatest living footballers at a FIFA Award ceremony.

Which player we are talking of?

8.

This historic ground also known as the ‘Mecca of Cricket ‘ was also a host for some other sport in Olympics 2012. Name the sport .

*9.

10. Identify the structure.

Who ? What does this pic signify

11.

What event does this image signify ?12.

Who inspired this logo ?13.

14. What was the name given to the third and the most famous match b/w Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali for the Heavyweight championship of the World fought at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City ,Manila?

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*15. A German driver at the German Grand Prix incurred the wrath of FIFA on Thursday night – for celebrating Germany’s World Cup triumph with a commemorative helmet. X, an avid follower of the tournament, was forced to alter a special helmet design to celebrate his nation’s victory after football’s governing body banned him from using an image of the famous trophy, claiming it would be in breach of its intellectual property. Name X.

1. X is a sport that was played in the Summer Olympics only once in 1900 and never again. Four countries England, France, Belgium and Netherlands

were originally scheduled to participate but only two ended up playing.Also the sport was played in a stadium named Vélodrome

de Vincennes near Paris, France .Identify X

Ans. Cricket

2. Rules of which sport-

Each team consists of 12 players, but only 9 players take the field.

A match consists of two innings. An innings consists of chasing and running turns of 9 minutes each.

The chasers ends in the shortest time possible. The team that takes the shortest time to tag/tap all the opponents in the field, wins.then players can takes off the field.they must sit in a zig zag manner

Ans. Kho-Kho

Ans 3

4. X’s paternal family originates from Italy.At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone

deficiency.The traditional River Plate showed interest in X's progress, but did not have enough money to pay for treatment for his condition which cost $900 a month. Who is X?

Ans. Lionel Messi

5. The initial record was when Japan scored against Cameroon in 2010 FIFA World Cup . It was broken when Lakers won the 2010 season. The current record is held with 2014 Football World Cup`s Brazil vs Germany match . What is the record ?

Ans. Record for maximum no of tweets.

6. What has just happened ?

Ans. Ball of the century.

7. Xavier Doherty said “ Merv Hughes gave me my baggy green

and, although much of what he said was a blur, one thing

stands out. ''There is an emu and kangaroo on the front of your

hat,”. What is the significance of the two animals apart from

being highly prevalent in Australia?

Ans. They never take a step backward.

He is regarded as history's greatest free kick specialists. He is often referred as "White Pele".

In 2004 ,he was named one of the 125 greatest living footballers at a FIFA Award ceremony.

Which player we are talking of?

8.

Ans. Zico

This historic ground also known as the ‘Mecca of Cricket ‘ was also a host for some other sport in Olympics 2012. Name the sport .

9.

Ans. Archery

10. Identify the structure.

Ans. London Aquatics Centre

Who ? What does this pic signify

11.

Ans. Valentino Rossi`s return to Yamaha

What event does this image signify ?12.

Ans. Plane crash of Manchester United.

Ans 13 Jerry West

14. ‘The Thrilla in Manilla’

15. A German driver at the German Grand Prix incurred the wrath of FIFA on Thursday night – for celebrating Germany’s World Cup triumph with a commemorative helmet. X, an avid follower of the tournament, was forced to alter a special helmet design to celebrate his nation’s victory after football’s governing body banned him from using an image of the famous trophy, claiming it would be in breach of its intellectual property. Name X.

Ans. Nico Rosberg

In 1956 when he was ten, Richard Stokes was taken by his father to the Ashes Test at Old Trafford, and watched X. "I cannot recall all the dismissals," he said, "but I can tell you the crowd was really excited and there was a lot of noise." In 1999, while working in India, businessman Stokes strolled to watch a Test match between India and Pakistan in Delhi - and endured an even noisier day as Y.

X and Y are two similar incidents, what are they?

A. Jim Laker & Anil Kumble's 10-wicket haul

Launched last summer in 15 varieties, mostly in the shape of mini tennis balls, the candy sells for 5.99$ and was on sale at a 1$ discount during the US Open. X even contemplated briefly changing her name in order to promote the line, before deciding otherwise. ID

A. Sugarpova

A. Under 17 FIFA world cup

Ans.

This practice is believed to have been started as early as 1931 when France beat England in a match. In modern times, It was popularized by Pele and Bobby Moore in 1970 in a match where brazil beat England 1-0.In modern day football, this has become quite common but still there have been a few controversial incidents. A recent(last season) controversial incident involved Robin van Persie and Andre Santos. Another incident involved Ronald Koeman who after the semi-final victory over West Germany in the 1988 Euro Cup did something very controversial

Shirt Swaps

• +15/-5 for pounce• No negative marking for direct question.

1.

Ans. Ross Norman

X = Jehangir Khan

The top 5 of the list consists of:

X(2013-14) - 7Inter Milan(2006-07)- 5Manchester United(2000-01)- 5Olympique Lyon(2005-06)- 5FC Barcelona(1997-98)- 4

What is this list about and X?

2.

X-Bayern MunichWinning the league with maximum games to spare

3.

Ans. Winning the grand slam without dropping a single set.

4.

Ans. Mankading .When a non-striker leaves the crease before a ball is delivered, he can be run out by the bowler.

5.

Ans. Marcelo Rios

6. In ice hockey, a Gordie Howe hat-trick is a variation of the hat-

trick. It is not exactly scoring 3 goals in match. It is not even an

official statistic. The first known Gordie Howe hat-trick was

achieved by Hall of famer Harry Cameron of the Toronto St.

Pats on December 22,1920.The namesake of the achievement

Gordie Howe, achieved it twice in his NHL career. Rick Tocchet

is the Gordie Howe hat-trick leader with 17 recorded efforts.

What does scoring a Gordie Howe hat-trick actually require one

to do?

Ans. Score a goal, make an assist and get involved in a fight.

7. Like the Thomas Cup championship which is only for men, there is a badminton championship trophy that is only for women. Which is it?

Ans. Uber Cup

8. Who is the only Indian-born cricketer to have won the Sitara-e-Imtiaz – Pakistan’s third highest honour and civilian award.

Ans. Bob Woolmer

9. In 2003, X , along with his fellow Australian tennis superstar Y, was honoured with his portrait on a postage stamp by the "Australia Post Australian Legends Award".won all 4 grand slams in the calendar year 1969 and Y followed it with same feat in the next year. X also holds the record for winning the most no of Singles titles in his career Name X and Y.

Ans X- Rod Laver , Y – Margaret Court

10. In 2007, he was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, making him the first sportsperson to receive the award in Indian history.He is one of six players in history to break the 2800 mark on the FIDE rating list.Who?

Ans Vishwanathan Anand

11.The earliest recorded reference to X is found in Somesvara Chalukya'sclassic Manasollasa (1135 AD). Originally X was used as a supporting exercise for Wrestlers.X is the state sport of Madhya Pradesh.It has three major variations :1) Pole or fixed X2) Hanging x3) Rope XID X.

Ans. Mallakhamba

12. X was considered to be very talented sportsperson but had to stop playing when he was at his peak in 2011 due to the illness caused by mononucleosis. He came to limelight when he reached back to back finals of French Open each time defeating one of the greatest players of the era on the way to the final.

Ans. Robin Soderling

13. Milkha Singh just recently expressed his delight over a event which brought a moment of pride and joy for the whole country. True, Milkha Singh had done it in 1958. But the absence of similar performances by Indian athletes over the decades made Milkha’s achievement look like an anomaly. X with his unassuming nature, both on and off the field, may just have pushed open a stubborn door for future Indian athletes. X is just the second Indian men to achieve the feat.Name X and the feat.

Ans. Vikas Gowda . Won a gold medal in Track and Field Event(Discuss throw) in commonwealth games

Ans. Peter Roebuck`s last article.

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, after a controversial second-round

match between Portugal and the Netherlands, which saw

referee Valentin Ivanov issue a record 16 yellow cards and four

red cards, X was said to have lambasted the officiating referee,

and said that Ivanov should have given himself a yellow card for

his poor performance as a referee. However, he later regretted

his words and promised to officially apologise to Ivanov. This

apology was never given, and the referee was removed from

further officiating.The controversies surrounding X have made

him unpopular among some, and he has been publicly heckled

at the World Cup in Seoul, the Confederations Cup in Frankfurt,

both in 2006,[34] in his home town of Visp in 2011,[35] at the

2012 Women's Olympic Football Final Medal Ceremony,[36] and

at the opening of Confederations Cup match in 2013

Name X.

15.

Ans. Sepp Blatter

16. Luiz Suarez was in news recently for biting. A legend X of some other sport is also famous for the same thing. He is a hall of famer of that sport. He declared bankruptcy in 2003 despite of earning millions of dollars.Identify X.

Ans. ‘Mike Tyson”

• +5 for each correct response.• -3 for each wrong response.

List the players who have an international century in each format of international cricket.1.

• Chris Gayle, • Tillakaratne Dilshan,• Martin Guptill,• Brendon McCullum • Suresh Raina• Mahela Jayawardene• Ahmed Shazad

List the host countries that has gone on to win the FIFA World Cup2.

Uruguay(1930)Italy(1934)England(1966)West Germany(1974)Argentina(1978)France(1998)

3. List the years in which India has won the Hockey Olympics gold medal.

Ans. • 1928• 1932• 1936• 1948• 1952• 1956• 1964• 1980

4. List the men tennis players which have completed the career grand-slam

• Roger Federer• Rafael Nadal• Andre Agassi• Fred Perry• Don Budge• Rod Laver• Roy Emerson

+15 for each correct answer. No negative marking.

Exhaustive list in some sense

1.

Answer

Players to have won two consecutive champions league with two different clubs

Marcel Desailly (Marseille-1993 & Milan-1994)

Paulo Sousa(Juventus-1996 & Borrusia Dortmund-1997)

Gerrard Pique(Manchester United-2008 & Barcelona-2009)

Samuel Eto’o(Barcelona-2009 & Inter Milan-2010)

2.

Ans. They all have been given out Obstructing the field.

• Scotland in 1974

• Brazil in 1978

• England and Cameroon in 1982

• Belgium in 1998

• New Zealand in 2010

3.

Ans. They all were undefeated in the FIFA world cup without winning the tournament.

4. 1972- USSR

1980-YUGOSLAVIA

1988- USSR

2004-Argentina

Ans. Only four instances when US has not won Olympics gold medal in Basketballor

Olympics gold medallists in men`s basketball

Jimmy Connors

Mats Wilander

Andre Agassi

Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal

5.

Ans. Only players to have won grand slams on clay , grass and hard-courts.

1. a)+60/-30

b) +50/-25

c) +40/-20

d)+30/-15

e) +20/-10

f) +15/-10

Ans: Hat-trick in ODI world cup

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