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Arena Sports Quiz Finals V.S.Sudharsan

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Sports quiz that I conducted on Feb 1st at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

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Arena Sports Quiz Finals

V.S.Sudharsan

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Before We Start

A big thanks to L Madhav Krishnan for helping out with the

framing of questions and also for conducting the prelims.

A bigger thanks to all the guys and girls who turned up for the

quiz.

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Rounds

• List It ( Written)

• Dry- Bounce/Pounce

• Stamps (Written)

• Dry-Bounce/Pounce

• The End

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List It

There have been 11 players with the surname Sharma who have played

ODI cricket for Indian Mens Cricket team ( excluding U-19, India-A and

other such teams).

(2 points each)

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ParthasarthiSharma = Right handed batsman

YashpalSharma = Right handed batsman

ChetanSharma =Allrounder, right arm medium

GopalSharma =Offspinner.

Ajay Sharma = Right handed batsman

SanjeevSharma = Right arm medium fast bowler

JoginderSharma =Allrounder, right hand bat.

RohitSharma = right handed batsman

IshantSharma = Right arm medium fast bowler

Rahul Sharma = Leg spinner.

MohitSharma = Right arm medium fast bowler

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Dry 1

• 10 Questions on the bounce/pounce

• +10/0 for bounce

• +10/-5 on the pounce

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Q1

X on how Y was signed after his trial with Z:

"Y took the ball, man, everything. The ball soared into the air and was falling just out of play when the coach trotted after it and snaked out a leg to control it. Y was still running furiously and as the boss trapped the ball, he hit him as hard as he’d hit me. The coach went head over heels. We all stopped and gaped. Then the coach got up. He had this great big grin on his face. ‘Yes,’ he said. ‘I think we can go to war with this one.’

And Y joined us.

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The Answer is

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• X- Thierry Henry

• Y-KoloToure

• Z- Arsenal

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Q2

Until 2013 the winners of X was decided solely based on the outcomes of

the format that is used to decide the winners on the more famous variant

of X, Y. Starting 2013 thewinnesare decided on a points system while also

including two moreformats.Thename X has been used since 1998 even

though this was not first time this event took place.

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The Answer is

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TheWomensAshes

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Q3

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The Answer is

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Q4

CoolRunningsis a 1993 film loosely based on the X teams debut in the Y competition of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada. This team has also qualified for the Sochi Olympics after a 12 year absence and are being funded by among other thingsdogecoinsand virtual currency.

Which team ?

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The Answer is

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Jamaican Bobsled Team

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Q5

The man in the pic is AndyGanteaumeformer cricketer from Trinidad and

as of writing the oldest surviving West Indies test cricketer. Apart from that

fact what other record does he hold in test cricket that some of us would

erroneously attribute to Y ?

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The Answer is

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Highest test batting average

He scored 112 in his only test (innings) against England in 1948.

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Q6

The man in the photo is BorisMelnikov(next slide) who is a Russian fencer and was part of the gold medal winning sabre team in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

The name BorisMelnikovalso appears in the world of literature in a 1985 crime fiction novel by an American author along with aPietrNegulesco, albeit in a different sport.

What sport/book/context ?

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The Answer is

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They are the two chess players in Sidney Sheldon’s If Tomorrow

Comes.

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Q7

Which competition, that was aired in 2013 saw the two contestants (Say X

and Y) outdo each other in what was termed “The ______ Shootout” across

various locations in Russia,China,Maldives,CapeTown, Tanzania, LA and

finally ending in Istanbul.

FITB, X,Y

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The Answer is

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SelfieShootout

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Q8

The ____ GP was part of the F1 World Championship between 1973 and 1978. Though a race was scheduled for the 1979 season it was cancelled due to the lack of interest following the deaths of Ronnie Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson the prev season. There has not been another GP there, per se.

Things could change given that a certain Marcus will be racing for Caterham in the 2014.

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The Answer is

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Anderstop/Scandinavian RacewaySwedish GP

Marcus Ericsson from Sweden will be racing forCaterhamthis season.

Sweden's last Formula One driver, Stefan "Lill-Lövis" Johansson, drove in 79

races between 1980 and 1991.

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The Answer is

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Q9

X told reporters from her home country that she had an IQ of 175*, a score that's 40 points higher than the MENSA cut-off and better than some of the greatest thinkers in history, like Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Thomas Edison.

Following X’s maiden Grand Slam victory last year, BBC commentator JohnInverdalecaused a stir by asking BBC Radio 5 Live listeners, "Do you think X’s dad told her when she was little 'You're never going to be a looker? You'll never be aSharapova, so you have to be scrappy and fight"

Who is X?

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The Answer is

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MarionBartoli

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Q10

The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of track and field meetings

held from 2010 onwards, beginning with the 2010 IAAF Diamond League. It

was designed to replace the IAAF Golden League, which was held annually

since 1998.

How are the two leagues different?

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The Diamond League's aim is to "enhance the worldwide appeal of athletics

by going outside Europe for the first time." In addition to the original Golden

League members (except Berlin) and other traditional European meetings,

the series includes events in China, Qatar, the United States.

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Stamps

• 5 stamps – identify the person/team

• +5 for each

• +10 if you get all of them

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Q1

• Considered one of the most

versatile athletes of modern

sports, he won Olympic gold

medals for the 1912 pentathlon

and decathlon.

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Q2

• Something that was used to

describeseven relatively

successful leagues beginning

in 1920.

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Q3

• Nicknamed the "Czech

Locomotive“

• Czech long-distance runner best

known for winning three gold

medals at the 1952 Summer

Olympics in Helsinki.

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Q4

• Somebody who shares his name

with a recurring driver in a series

which is a never ending quest for

meeting somebody.

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Q5

• Boat Club

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Exchange Please

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Q1

• Considered one of the most

versatile athletes of modern

sports, he won Olympic gold

medals for the 1912 pentathlon

and decathlon.

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Jim Thorpe

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Q2

• Something that was used to

describe seven relatively

successful leagues beginning

in 1920.

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Negro Leagues Baseball

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Q3

• Nicknamed the "Czech

Locomotive“

• Czech long-distance runner best

known for winning three gold

medals at the 1952 Summer

Olympics in Helsinki.

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Emil Zatopek

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Q4

• Somebody who shares his name

with a recurring driver in a series

which is a never ending quest for

meeting somebody.

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Ranjithsinghji

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Q5

• Boat Club

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Mohan Bagan Centenary

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Mohan Bagan Centenary

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Dry 2

• 10 Questions on the bounce/pounce

• +10/0 for bounce

• +10/-5 on the pounce

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Q1

The ___ ___ first became part of the official program for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, following the huge success of unofficial Public Viewing events in South Korea during the 2002 tournament. It was a great success, leading FIFA to expand it to include several cities worldwide for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The locations are large enough to fit many thousands of people, and have gigantic LED displays which broadcast the matches live.

The 2006 FIFA ___ ___was started up to allow people who couldn't either afford, or buy tickets in time for the World Cup to cheer on their national teams, with other supporters. It created a carnival like atmosphere and was a raging success as thousands of supporters flocked to the sites to watch all the games, which were broadcast live.

FITB. Very specific.

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The Answer is

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FIFA Fan Fest

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Q2

XY is a themed amusement park in Abu Dhabi. At 2000,000sqm it is also the largest and is home to the worlds fastest roller coaster ____ Rossa. The roof of the amusement park is modelled after the side profile of one of X’s products.

There are many attractions that showcase the history and achievements of the X team. Image on next slide.

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The Answer is

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Ferrari World

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Q3

Fox Sports had the following headline after HamidSoryanwon a gold medal in

the Greco-Roman wrestling event at the 2012 London Olympics.

Why did it attract reactions from various sections of the media ?

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The Answer is

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Baghdad is the capital of Iraq whereas Soryan is from Iran.

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Q4

This technique, used to maximize the speed at the start and after the turns was first used by David Berkoff at the 1988 Olympics. It takes its name from the way a certain ‘Non-Human Person’ moves about.

Under current rules,use of this techniques past the 15 m mark will lead to disqualification.

What are we talking about ?

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The Answer is

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The Dolphin Kick in swimming

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Q5

The central boss depicts the figure of Sophrosyne,the personification of

temperance and moderation, seated on a chest with a lamp in her right hand and a

jug in her left, with various attributes such as a sickle, fork and caduceus around

her. The four reserves on the boss of the dish each contain a classical god,

together with elements.

The reserves around the rim show Minerva presiding over the seven liberal arts:

astronomy, geometry, arithmetic, music, rhetoric, dialectic and grammar, each with

relevant attribute. The remainder of the surface is decorated with gilt renaissance

strap work and foliate motifs against a rigid silver ground.

Where would you find this decoration?

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The Answer is

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Venus Rosewater Dish – Ladies Championship at Wimbledon

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Q6

What is this a list of?

• Pete Sampras 1995–2002

• TimHenman2003–2007

• Great Britain Davis Cup team 2008–2010

• Roger Federer 2010–2013

• Sloane Stephens 2013–

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The Answer is

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Coaching career of PaulAnnacone

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Q7

X imagined that the Lord one day gathered together a heap of Yorkshire clay, and breathed into it, saying, "Emmott Robinson, go on and bowl at the pavilion end for Yorkshire". Robinson himself had a different take on his spawning: "I reckon Mr. X invented me".

X is regarded as the father of modern cricket writing. X wrote under the by-line “Cricketer” for the Manchester Guardian. X adopted the initials "N.C." for his music reviews to distinguish from his “Cricketer” persona.

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The Answer is

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Neville Cardus

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Q8

What does the table represent?

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The Answer is

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Squash balls.

Small colored dots on the ball indicate its dynamic level (bounciness), and

thus the standard of play for which it is suited.

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Q9

In 1918 _______ chose the shamrock – or trifylli as it's known in Greece - as

their emblem on the suggestion of an athlete from Constantinople who

played for Chalkidona, a team which had the same symbol. The idea was

accepted by ________ council and confirmed as the team's official badge.

As for the colour of the kit, again there's no overtly Irish connection. Green

being the colour of the trifylli no doubt had something to do with it, but the

choice of kit seems to be partly a practical one too. Until green became the

team's official colour, most players turned up and played in different coloured

outfits.

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The Answer is

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Panathinaikos

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X was allowed for the last time in the 2008 Olympics. It is banned from the 2012 Olympics onwards partially because of unfairness and partially because X may be a carcinogen.Its discovery was an accident when a player used the bicylce puncture variant before a match. Dragutin Surbek of Yugoslavia is given the major credit for popularising this use of X between 1979 and 1983

Q10

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The Answer is

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Speed Glue

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Thank You !