Cricket and football quiz (Prelims)

Cricket and Football Quiz(Prelims)Quizmaster: Supranta Sarma Boruah and Pratik Rath

Rules

• A total of 30 questions.• In case of a tie, it will be decided on the starred

questions.• Multiples of 5(5,10,15,20,25,30) are starred questions.• 8 teams will qualify for the finals.

• Quizmasters are Homo Sapiens, not Maradona or Tendulkar. However, we are all powerful in the quiz.

Best of Luck

1.Current affairsThe top 5 of the list consists of:

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

• What is this list about and X?

Answer• X-Bayern Munich• Winning the league with maximum games to spare

2.

X got Hannan Sarkar, Mohammed Ashraful and Ehsanul Haque in an ODI.Y got Trevor Gripper, Murray Goodwin and Neil Johnson in a Test. At the start of a new bowling spell, X would tell the umpire: "Left arm without pace”. X was also a handy batsman.A pair that troubled a lot of batsmen, give me X and Y. Also tell me what feat is being talked about..

AnswerX- Chaminda VaasY- Nuwan ZoysaHat Tricks off the first three balls of the match

3.

• Just before the 1958 World Cup began, in the French training camp, one of the players went to strike the ball and in the process hit the first choice French striker Rene Bliard, who was then injured and walloped out of the training camp and the World Cup.• Who was this player and what was the consequence?

Answer

• Just Fontaine, who was then the second choice striker for France national team.• As a result, he was promoted as the main striker and he

went on to score 13 goals in the tournament, which is still a world record for a single tournament.

4.

You may associate it with Robert Parish in NBA, Jim Otto in the NFL or Omar Olivares in the MLB.In cricket, it is iconic to X. X said this choice arose from his desire to make a clean start.Identify X. What is being talked about?

AnswerX-Herschelle GibbsDouble Zero Jersey

*5.

• In spite of all the differences between the two clubs like number of trophies won, current league positions, fanbase, etc, among the things that are common to the two Manchester clubs is the ship that appears on the logos of the two club. This also appears on the logo of the Manchester city Municipal Council. What is the significance of this ship?• Picture on the next slide• (Hint: This also contributed to the rivalry of Manchester with

Liverpool)

Answer

• The Manchester ship canal• Manchester was an industrial city and before 1894, they

had to rely on Liverpool for the supply. After its creation, they became self sufficient and it led to a decline in the Liverpool port. • This in fact is one of the big reason for the Manchester

united and Liverpool f.c rivalry

6.

Contrary to popular belief, _______ never lost a leg at war. He was wounded several times in combat, losing one arm in the unsuccessful attempt to conquer Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the sight in one eye in Corsica.X during a radio interview to mark his retirement explained it as one lump of sugar in his tea. What is this doing in a cricket quiz? Identify X.

AnswerNelson (111)X-David Shepherd

7.

• 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

• What?• For bonus point, elaborate on the incident involving Ronald Koeman.

Answer

• Shirt Swapping after the match

8.

In 1994, when X was chasing Y’s record, A bowled wide for a few overs with the fielders placed on the other side. At the press ceremony, he refused to comment on this decision of his.When it came to another illustrious day of cricket in 1999 with A about to make a record, B bowled wide to ensure A can complete his record. Identify all of them.

AnswerX-Kapil DevY-Richard HadleeA-Anil KumbleB-Javagal Srinath

9. Connect

X- A popular slang in this country for an underdog beating the favorites in the Y stadium, roughly translates as the Y blow.

Answer

• Uruguay beating Brazil in the 1950 World Cup in the Maracana stadium. Referred as ‘Maracanazo’

• The 1st photo shows protest outside the Maracana stadium during Confederations Cup, 2013.

• Brazil were the overwhelming favourite in 1950 and Jules Rimet had prepared his victory speech for Brazil and the BFC had imprinted Brazilian players name on medals. As a consequence the presentation ceremony was forfeited and Jules Rimet had to call out Uruguayan captain to collect the trophy. That is an iconic photo of Jules Rimet presenting the trophy to Uruguayan captain Varela

• X-Maracanazo, roughly translating to ‘the Maracana Blow’

*10.

In a game at Calcutta between the Australian Services team and East Zone, the match was interrupted by rioting when X was on 94 and one of the rioters who had invaded the pitch ran up to X and said "Mr X, you very good player, but the match must stop now", which Y gleefully repeated whenever X came to the crease subsequently.In recognition of their friendship and rivalry, it was decided in 2005 that the Player of the Series in __________ would be awarded the X-Y medal.For many years X was the public face of the Brylcreem range of men's haircare products. Sidney Barnes had said that if Y had a ruthless outlook, he would have become "the statisticians' greatest customer".

Answer• X-Dennis Compton• Y-Keith Miller

11.

• Whose tweet?

Answer

12.

• X was known for controversially calling a runner during long innings due to his level of fitness, which allowed him to get a lot more runs for his shots, as he was a very slow runner. It gave rise to an incident during a game played in humid conditions when he called for a runner, claiming that he had "sprained something”. Y responded that he could not get a runner for being "an overweight, unfit, fat c**t”.• Another incident occurred when Shane Warne was once despairing of

luring X out of his crease to maximise the possibility of a stumping: Y helpfully advised: “Put a Mars bar on a good length, that should do it.” X shot back with “if you do, I bet David Boon will get there first”.

Answer• X-Arjuna Ranatunga• Y-Ian Healy

13.

• In an interview with the Seattle Post-Intelligence, Actress Jessica Biel said about X,"That was the person I wanted to be, not a supermodel. I wanted ripped abs, muscular thighs, beautiful arms“• X had an astounding 159 international goals to her name, which

till 2013 was a world record. She was also named by Pele in his list of 125 greatest player alive released on the occasion of FIFA’s 100 years anniversary.

Answer

• Mia Hamm

14.

X was born in Port Elizabeth in 1980. He holds the record for highest batting average in ODIs (for players with more than 20 innings) by a huge margin. His average is 67.00 compared to Michael Bevan’s second best 53.58. His 259* against Canada in 2006 made a particular record which stands even today. Identify.

Answer• Ryan ten Doeschate

*15. Exhaustive list

Contd.

Answer

• This is the list of the people who won the Champions League both as a player and as the manager.

16.

Earlier in the day Pakistan's No. 11 Sikander Bakht was Mankaded by Alan Hurst. Later in the next innings, a wayward throw dribbled onto the pitch, Andrew Hilditch picked it up and handed the ball back to Sarfraz Nawaz, the bowler.What unique event, probably in response to the earlier unsavoury incident, followed this? About this, Asif Iqbal, who played in the match, said: “I do not want to be associated with such incidents. There was no need for us to stoop so low”.

Answer• Only event of the non-striker being out handled the ball

17.

• What feat did the following clubs achieve in the corresponding season?

Milan 1991-92Arsenal 2003-04Porto 2010-11Juventus 2011-12Porto 2012-13

Answer

• Won the league without losing a match.

18.

In 1932 Bradman and the Australian team were touring North America. The Australians were playing their third match against New York on July 16, 1932. The Australians made 206 for 6 and the New Yorkers drew the match, a rarity on this tour. After hearing claims that Donald Bradman makes so many runs that the scorekeepers no longer go into the details choosing merely to ring a bell as he passes each century, naturally then, when Donald Bradman, who had just been named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1931, got out for a duck, America was stunned. What was inspired from the headlines the next day?

Answer• Inspired the name ‘Donald Duck’

19.

• In 2010 World Cup, in a crucial quarter final match against Ghana, X handed a ball on the goal line in the dying minutes, was sent off and a penalty awarded to Ghana. However, Asamoah Gyan missed the resulting penalty and later lost the match. The ever controversial X celebrated this miss furiously.

• Mirroring this event was another event in a crucial match of the 1978 World Cup, Argentina was playing Poland. The Argentine Y handed the ball on the goal line in the dying moment of the 1st half and a penalty was awarded which the Polish team conveniently missed. However unlike X, he was not sent off as there were no rule as such at the time. He then went on to score the winner in the second half.

Answer

• X-Luis Suarez• Y-Mario Kempes, the highest scorer of the 1978 World

Cup.

*20.

This particular phenomenon is highly localised to India. It has occurred once in Maharashtra, twice in Madhya Pradesh and once in Karnataka. This probably also has to do with the high correlation with the nationality of the individuals who have been key to the phenomena. It also is a fairly recent phenomenon with 3 occurrences in the last 5 years. The first occurrence was in 1997. What phenomena?

Answer• Double centuries in ODIs

21.• Identify the

goalscorer who scored this spectacular goal for Lazio against Parma in 1998.

Answer

• Roberto Mancini

22.• New Zealand vs West Indies 16 Feb 2006 • India vs Pakistan 14 Sep 2007• Canada vs Zimbabwe 11 Oct 2008• What is the exhaustive connect?

Answer• Bowl out

23.

• In the next slide is the picture of Al-Saadi Al-________. He played for his national team 18 times between 2000 and 2006 and captained it on few occasions. He went on to sign for Perugia in 2003 and also further went on to play for Udinese and Sampdoria. While in Perugia, he created a sensation when he signed Maradona as his Technical Consultant and sprinter Ben Johnson as his personal trainer.• However, after just 2 appearance for the three clubs in Italy, he

went back to his country to get involved in his other businesses. He came to the spotlight once again in 2011. Why?

Answer

• Al-Saadi Al-GADDAFFI, the third son of Muammar Gaddafi.• In 2011, during the Libyan Civil War, he was the

commander of the Libyan Special Forces. He currently has an Interpol Red notice issued against him.

24.

• Bob Simpson opened for Australia in a match in November 1960 in Brisbane - he scored 92 in the first innings, but made a duck in the second. • Almost 26 years later he was Australia's coach against India in

Madras. • This gives him what unique feat?

Answer• Only one to witness both ties tests

*25.• Shown here is the picture of

Ashley Westwood, a Manchester United academy graduate. Although he didn’t have a great playing career, he made a great start to his managing career. He took over the club X, which in its first season after its inception now stands on the top of the country’s league. Id X.

Answer

26.• Id the band and what is it referencing?

Answer• Band-Six and Out• Reference-Cant bowl, can’t throw.

27.Connect

• This list is about something that you normally associate with only the missing person in this list. The others are some of the lesser known examples of the same. • ___________ vs Netherlands, 1994 World Cup• Adriano vs Australia, 2006 World Cup• Andriy Shevchenko vs Watford, 30th October, 2006• Clarence Seedorf vs Athletico Madrid, 1997(Hint: You would associate this thing exclusively with the person

blanked out)

Answer

• Bebeto• They all did the ‘rock the cradle’ celebration.

28.

Tests T20

Who completes the list for ODIs?

Answer• Corey Anderson

29.

• “Football is a simple game where 22 people chase the ball for 90 minutes and at the end of which the Germans always win”• Also on another occasion he said: “I always score one against

against the Germans”.• ID the speaker and the occasion when he spoke the second

line.

Answer

• Gary Linekar

*30.

David Ligertwood’s work address is X International Pty Ltd, Level 1 / 30, Dunn St, North Adelaide, SA, 5006 ABN 46 154 256 372 Australia. He recently was a part of many newspaper articles owing to certain innovative developments he pioneered. Who is he?

Answer• Guy who invented the Zing wickets system