Chakde india final

THE SPORTS QUIZFINAL

Round 1: March PastBounce and pounce

+10/-5

1. Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, is a reality show where celebrities perform

various dances together with professional dance partners. The show's format is taken from the

Strictly Come Dancing show on BBC

Which famous Indian sports person won the third season of this show?

Baichung Bhutia

2.“I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of it. I was intrigued by how one moved one's body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat, how one paced oneself over a match",He said. Among the memorabilia in his Family Museum ,visitors can find the world championship belt given to him by American boxer Sugar Ray Leonard. Who is he?

NELSON MANDELA

3. Aamir Khan, quoted in an interview after

______death, said: "He was an icon for many

generations and entertained us

throughout his life. The only film I signed without

reading the script was Awwal Number.“

This movie in which Aamir played a cricketer was directed by _______.

Dev Anand

4.She was the national swimming champion from 1972-1974 and was also a jockey at the Calcutta Gymkhana in 1979.

She is married to Colonel R. S. Sodhi ,a polo player who won the Arjuna Award.However movies made her more famous as she acted in Bollywood as well as in a

Malayalam film.Name her.

NAFISA ALI

5.This movie had a sub title called point blank justice.

Directed by Ashok Kohli , the movies star cast included Jimmy Shergill as Deputy

Commissioner Yadav. The story was about four

strangers who share a compartment in a train from

Mumbai to New Delhi.Identify the movie as well as

the hero.

Leander Paes

6.In her college days, she actively participated in sports and did extremely well in table tennis.

In 1962, she was entitled as 'College Queen' of M.J. College. She started her career as a practicing lawyer at

Jalgaon District Court before moving on to Politics.Identify her.

Pratibha Patil

7SONY PIX recently unveiled its plans for the Bond franchise that it has in its library. The property launched under the name ‘PIX school of BONDing’ will showcase one of the largest franchises from Hollywood with 23 movies. For this the channel has roped in _____in an avatar of a trainer at the ‘PIX School of BONDing’ in the on-air promos for the property. In the promo _____is seen giving tips on how to woo your way to a woman’s heart, the Bond way.

8. Which sporting legend plays the negative lead in the action movie

IP Man 3?

Mike Tyson

9. The movie chariots of fire perhaps had the most iconic sound track from a movie based on sports. In the 2012 London Olympics this scene of runners

on a beach was recreated . Who played the title role in that video?

Mr. Bean Rowan Atkinson

10.In the preface of this book by George Fuller, the basket ball great Michael

Jordan admits the crazy things he done for Golf.

There is a similarly titled book by Bob Schwartz which takes a funny look at

the peculiarities, quirks, and obsessions of runners of all abilities.

The name of these books are very much the same of a recent Facebook

campaign in Kerala.

Identify it.

Round 2:Lighting the fireBuzzer Round on quotes

+10/-5Only one team gets the chance

1 "I have seen God. He bats at number four for India.“Who said this?

2.“The best way to beat

him would be to hit him over the head with

a racquet”.About whom?

Roger Federer(said by Rod Lever)

3. "When I die, the last thing I want to see is

the six that Dhoni hit in the 2011 World Cup

final." who said this?

Sunil Gawaskar

4.“A lot of legends, a lot of people, have

come before me. But this is my time”.

Says who?

5. “Nobody has single-handedly done more for the U.S. than me.”

“I was never invited to the White House. They invited that Olympic

Russian gymnast - that little Communist, Olga Korbut.”

Who said these?

6.”The cricketer has Test matches through the year, the tennis player has four Grand Slam events in twelve months, the golfer has the

same number of majors annually. Constantly, there is an opportunity for redemption, a

chance to stake a claim for greatness. Not for me. My only chance is seventy shots in 125

minutes every four years “.

Whose words?

Abhinav Bindra

Round 3: HeatsWritten roundIdentify the game from the pictures given.6 QUESTIONSEach correct answer carry 5 marks

Please exchange answer sheets

SCORE PLEASE…..

Round 4: Finals Exclusive Connect

Vadim Devyatovskiy

+25/-12

Ivan Tsikhan+20/-10

Maria Luisa Calle

+15/-7

IngemarJohansson

+10/-5

Jim Thorpe +5/-2

Instances in Summer Olympics where a stripped Olympic

medal was restored to the winners

Round 5Personalities

1st clue-+30/-152nd clue-+20/-103rd clue-+10/-5

He holds a Ph D in economics and his doctoral thesis was about The economic importance of leisure time

in Socialism.


in Socialism.

He became World Champion without having faced the reigning champion.


in Socialism.

He became World Champion without having faced the reigning champion.

in 1993, he reacquired the World Champion title when The existing champion split from the official

organisation

He was born as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr but later got converted to Islam


At the time of his retirement in 1989, he was NBA's all-time leader in points

scored (38,387) and games played (1,560)


At the time of his retirement in 1989, he was NBA's all-time leader in points scored

(38,387) and games played (1,560),

He made his film debut in Bruce Lee's 1972 film Game of Death, in which his

character Hakim fights Billy Lo (played by Lee).

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

He was imprisoned in 1993 after getting involved in a kidnapping and because of the

term in prison he was not fit for the 1994 FIFA World Cup



As a result of eccentric playing style , He was nicknamed El Loco ("The Madman")



As a result of eccentric playing style , He was nicknamed El Loco ("The Madman")

There is a famous Malayalam short story named after him.

Rene Higuita

He was the Best All Round Officer Cadet at the Indian Military Academy

and won the Highest sports award at the National Defence Academy.



He won a Bronze at the World Championship in 2003 for India after a gap of nearly 40 years.



He won a Bronze at the World Championship in 2003 for India after a gap of nearly 40 years.

He was elected as an MP in the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Jaipur Rural constituency

When he went for admission in Delhi University under sports quota, the staff did not understood his

event, eventually refusing him a seat



He is the son of an Indian father from Kerala and an Italian mother;born and brought up in Manali,

Himachal Pradesh



He is the son of an Indian father from Kerala and an Italian mother;born and brought up in Manali,

Himachal Pradesh.

In 2014, he walked as an Independent Olympic Participant at the Winter Olympics opening

ceremony in Sochi due to the suspension of the Indian Olympic Association.

Shiva Keshavan

She is the winner of Grihalakshmi Women mid night half Marathon held in 2016 at

Cochi.


Cochi.

Her favourite events are 800 metres and 1500 metres and In 2009, she received

Arjuna Award


Cochi.

Her favourite events are 800 metres and 1500 metres and In 2009, she received

Arjuna Award

She got married into a family of a Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Winner

Sinimol Paulose/ Sini Ajith Marcos

SCORE PLEASE…..

Round 6Bounce and Pounce+10/-5

1. When Kathy Freeman was chosen to light the Olympic fire in Sydney

2000, there was a suspicion that she may use this to protest against discrimination of aboriginals.

When she was called to light the fire, she done something which confirmed

this suspicion for a second.What did she do?

She put the torch into the water around from where the flames started

lighting up

2. This mascot of 2014 Sochi winter Olympics is said to be the grandson

of _____.The creator of _____accused the

designer of this mascot for plagiarism.

In the closing ceremony this mascot paid tribute to _____.

Fill in the blanks with one word.

MISHA, The mascot of Mosco Olympics 1980.

The Sochi mascot is called Bely Mishka

3. Two persons from India have taken part in this event in 1952 Helsinki

Olympics, three in 1956 Melbourne Olympics and six in 1964 Tokyo

Olympics.Now after 32 years we are having a representative in Olympics in this

game.Identify the person.

DIPA KARMAKAR

4.X turned down offers to play for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL, and Chicago

Bulls in the NBA. He also turned down an endorsement deal with Coca-Cola.

X also turn down an offer to play Y in a Television show but performed something

in Olympics which only Y was able to do before.

X and Y are the only two so far with this achievement.

Identify X and Y

X-Carl Lewis Y- Jesse Owens(Winning 100, 200 Long jump and 4x100 relay gold in

a single Olympics)

5. While playing in the 1990 FIFA World cup as a

substitute for Italy, Roberto Baggio said “ It will be nice if

someone gives me a bike when I score a goal ”. He went on to score a beautiful goal against Czechoslovakia and a company gave him a

mountain bike.What made Baggio say this

comment?

He was referring to the UAE players getting Rolls Royce for their goals

in the same world cup

6. This phrase was first used to describe Garry Lee Madox , a base ball star known for his sparkling defensive

play.Later it was used to describe the amazing fielding by South African

Jonty Rhodes.What is the phrase?

"Two-thirds of the Earth is covered by water, the other one-third is covered

by_____”

7. P R Sreejesh became the first Malayali Captain

of the Indian Hockey team.

However he will not be wearing

the captain’s arm band in the

Olympics. Why?

In Hockey , Captains are responsible for the behaviour

of all players of their team A personal penalty is awarded

if a captain doesnot exercise these

responsibilities.Sreejesh being the Goal

keeper will be difficult to substitute

8. When Zambia won 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final

defeating Côte d'Ivoire,the Zambian Football association President

Kalusha Bwalya dedicated the victory to the 18 non

players whom he believed to have helped the team to

a surprize win .Whom was he referring to?

He was referring to his 18 team mates who died in the 1993 air crash which happened near the place where the

2012 finals was played

9.He concentrated more on accurate placing of

shots than going for high balls and smashes.

When asked about what influenced this playing

style, the legendary Prakash Padukone said that this is because he

started playing badminton in a wedding hall in

Malleswaram, Bangalore.Explain.

He need to avoid hitting the ceiling fans in the hall which will be a foul.

So it added to the accuracy

10. In 2015,reburial of King Richard III , whose remains were discovered by archaeologists under a

car park happened in this particular place.Something happened in 2016 made Wall street

journal mention that King Richard is behind this .What are we talking about?

Leicester city winning the EPL has attributed by Wall street journal to

the fact that Richard 3 was buried in Leicester Cathedral

Thank You

Sports

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