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Fencing; Both Olympic fencers
Bob Anderson – Fight choreographer for Star Wars; performed the Darth Vader stunts
Pal Schmitt – ex-president of Hungary impeached recently
3. Many of the already existing stadiums/arenas in London will be used for events during the London 2012 Olympics. The basketball finals and gymnastics (artistic and trampolining) are scheduled to be held in a famous complex that will be known as the North Greenwich Arena through the course of the Olympics.
Where are these events going to be held?
4. Graham Poll, considered to be one of the best English referees was widely recognized as the prime candidate to officiate in the finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. However an incident in the Croatia vs Australia group game resulted in Poll retiring from refereeing international tournament finals.
What led to this?
5. The Frances Pomeroy Naismith award given out in college basketball is named after basketball inventor James Naismith’s daughter-in-law. Past winners include players like the ones in pic. Who is it specifically awarded to?
Jordan was fined for wearing the newly released Air jordans as they were against the NBA code of wearing white sneakers. Nike more than gladly paid the fines for him
8. How does the design of the trophy in pic incorporate a piece of history from the bilateral test cricket between the two countries that play it?
Frank Worrell Trophy contested between Australia and West Indies.
Ball from the Tied test in Brisbane used in the trophy
9. R. Norris Williams : American tennis player. Best known for victories at U.S Championships in 1914 and 1916. Also on the victorious American Davis Cup team and Olympic mixed doubles gold medalist
Karl Howell : American tennis player. Runner-up in men’s doubles Wimbledon. Won the Davis cup with Norris Williams
What 1912 event connects the two?
10. X was the second highest wicket taker (Tied with Madan Lal) in the 1983 world cup behind Roger Binny, having bagged 17 wickets. However it was discovered many years later that one of the wickets taken by his teammate in a first round match was actually taken by X, thereby tying him for the top spot. However official scorecards do not reflect this.
Who is this bowler?
11. This former international cricketer is the son of Anglo-Indian parents; Bruce from Chennai and mother Mary from Kolar Gold Fields. He is nicknamed ‘Sarfaraz’ because of similarities between his bowling style and Sarfaraz Nawaz’s.
ID.
12. Starting 2012-13, winners of test series between England and New Zealand are going to receive the X-Y trophy, named after Kiwi and English batsmen X and Y respectively who have been successful in bilateral ties in the 90s and 2000’s. What is the name of the trophy?
Sergei Bubka – Tennis player. Son of Sergei Bubka – Pole Vaulter. George Foreman – Boxer. Son of George Foreman - Boxer
14. Which sport’s name derives from the term ‘association’ because the laws of the game were first codified by the association in England in 1863?
15. Brief biography of XBritish badminton, tennis and chess playerTwice British Chess Champion21 time All-England Badminton Champion (most ever counting singles and doubles)Co-founder of International Badminton Federation
Id X
16. The last Champions league final in which this happened was in 1984 when Liverpool played AS Roma.
The next time this will happen when Bayern play Chelsea in the finals this year.
What?
In the Monaco Grand Prix in 2005, the Red Bull Racing team were involved in a specific marketing campaign that lasted through the race. What were they promoting ?
Audience Q