Qfi Open Sports Quiz 2013

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Rules

1.50 questions totaling 60 points

2.No Negative Marking.

3.Questions 16 – 30 are tie breakers

Identify this fashion ‗queen‘

1

Tania Sachdev

2

The man pictured below has acted in multiple movies

including Batwara, Sali Adhi Gharwali, Zakhmi Jagirdar,

Subedar, Kudi Canada Di, West is West and many more.

His most recent and high-profile appearance has been in

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag as Farhan Akhtar (Milkha Singh)‘s

coach.

Identify.

<< Video deleted >>

Yograj Singh, Yuvraj Singh‘s father. Also, one of

the one-test wonders.

3

Which are the three countries to have hosted

the Summer and Winter Olympics in the same

year?

France - 1924 -Winter : Chamonix ; Summer : Paris

United States - 1932 – Winter : Lake Placid ; Summer : Los

Angeles

Germany - 1936 – Winter : Garmisch-Partenkirchen ;

Summer : Berlin

4

Complete this exhaustive list

Jaipal Singh, Lal Shah Bokhari, Dhyan Chand,

Kishan Lal, K. D. Singh "Babu―, Balbir Singh, Sr.,

Charanjit Singh and ________________

Vasudevan Bhaskaran

Captains of Gold medal winning Indian Olympic Hockey

Teams

Offensive

• Vertical Stack

• Horizontal Stack

• Spread

• Hybrid

• Tri-force

• Wildcat Offense

Defensive

• One-on-one

• Zone defense

• Wedge

• Cup

• Wall

• Electric Slide

• Junk Defense

5

The various strategies in this sport include:

Identify the sport.

Ultimate. Also called Ultimate Frisbee, as Frisbee is a

trademark. Both answers accepted.

6

This sports franchise was based out of a city which was

named after the person in the first picture. It took its

name from the nickname of the city, which was derived

from the British commander Lord Cornwallis‘ quote

about the city's fierce resistance to British occupation.

Which franchise?

Charlotte Hornets, Charlotte‘s nickname is The

Hornet's Nest

7

Before the start of the London Olympics 2012, Steve

Redgrave was the most decorated Olympian from Great

Britain in terms of medals won.

Two Olympians overtook him after the London

Olympics. Who are they?

Chris Hoy & Bradley Wiggins

8

The origin of this term is believed to have originated

from the following incident:

During Australia's 1989 Ashes tour, the context of a

conversation was the timing of a declaration on the

final day. When some players urged an early

closure to maximize the chances of a 5-0 result, the

Queenslander Carl Rackemann argued pithily that

‗_______ ________' would only result if Australia

batted longer than England expected forcing them

into the demoralizing state of bowling and fielding in

futility.

FITB.

Mental Disintegration

9

Leander Paes‘ defeat of Pete Sampras in the 3rd

round of the 1997 Pilot Pen International is

something that most of us know. What is lesser

known is Paes‘ 1st and 2nd round opponents

were also big scalps.

His 1st round opponent was an Olympic gold

medalist and the 2nd round opponent a two-time

grand slam winner and an Olympic silver

medalist.

Name both.

9

Marc Rosset. 1992 Olympics Gold Medalist.

Sergei Bruguera. 1996 Olympics Silver Medalist, 1993

and 94 French Open Champion.

10

Peter Thomson, an Australian, was the inspiration behind

this tournament, started in 1964. Thomson used to stop off

at a country whilst travelling worldwide to play the sport

and soon realized its potential and thought the best way to

promote the tournament was to make it an international

one. He himself continued to play in it and won it thrice

(1964, ‗66 and ‗‘76).

The first Indian winner of this tournament was Prem Gopal

Sethi in 1965.

Which tournament?

Indian Open Golf

11

This company was established in 1922 by Lala Arjan

Das Kohli. Their products are used in 148 countries

which include netballs, basketballs, fitness equipment,

gymnastics equipment and so on. Their most famous

equipment is an extremely common sight in the offices

of Indian IT companies.

Peter Karlsson, a doubles world champion and singles

European champion, is their brand ambassador.

Name the company.

Stag

12

This footballer‘s international career lasted from 1989 to 2010, making him the

only footballer to play an international in four different decades . He made his

debut on 22 October 1989 against Trinidad and Tobago and played his last

match on 17 November 2010 against San Marino.

Frank Rijkaard, once said: "Dennis Bergkamp was brilliant for _______ but the

best No.10 we ever had was _______‖. He was referred to as 'The Man of

Glass', because of his proneness to injury which hampered his career. He was

also called as Professor for his incredible knowledge of the game.

He ranks among the all time great footballers not to have played a single World

Cup game. Writing for FourFourTwo.com Paul Simpson aptly summed him up,

―Through all these vicissitudes, ____________ has remained imperturbable,

apparently harbouring fewer regrets than Edith Piaf. But his career has not

been worthy of his talent. ― Who is this legend?

Jari Litmanen

13

Which racquet sports player holds the longest winning

streak by any athlete in top-level professional sports as

recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records?

Jahangir Khan

14

Who/What will complete the analogy?

Commissioner's Trophy

It is the only championship trophy of the four

major sports in the United States that is not

named after a person

15

The stadium hosted its only ODI Match, also the first ever

ODI to be played in India on November 25, 1981 between

India and England. Charles Correa designed both the

stadium and the Club House.

Once a new stadium with the same name came up in the

outskirts of the city, it hasn't been used for international

cricket. But it did host 12 matches during the 2008 season

of the Indian Cricket League(ICL).

Name the stadium.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

*16

The Golden Generation of Portuguese football consisted of players

who graduated to the senior team from the team that won

consecutive FIFA Youth Championships in 1989 and 1991. As a

result, Portugal reached the semi-finals of the 2000 UEFA European

Football Championship and were runners-up four years later. They

were also the 2006 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists after a dominating

run.

Who was the head coach at both the 1989 and 1991 events and is

credited with discovering the Golden Generation? In 1998, he

authored a blueprint to ensure that the United States men's national

team could become a legitimate force to win the FIFA World Cup by

2010 .

Carlos Queiroz

*17

Whose sporting biography?

-- Winner of Britain's Strongest Man competition in 1980

and 1982.

-- Runner up in the 1980 Europe's Strongest Man

competition.

-- 15th in discus throw in the 1984 Olympic Games

-- In 1986 he was also the national discus champion for the

first and only time.

-- His personal best of 65.16m makes him the second best

British thrower .

Richard Slaney

*18

Quite remarkably, Leander Paes and Mahesh

Bhupathi have not lost a single doubles match in

the Davis Cup since April 6, 1996. To add, they

have lost only two matches in the Davis Cup as a

doubles pair.

Name both pairs to whom they have lost. Both of

them belong to European countries.

Jonas Bjorkman / Nicklas Kulti

Paul Haarhuis / Jacco Eltingh

*19

Who was the inspiration behind this song and

which band sung it?

Scott Muller and Brett Lee‘s Six

and Out The incident occurred in a Test match

between Australia and Pakistan at Bellerive

Oval in Hobart in 1999 where Muller‗s

bowling had been below his best. Muller

made an inaccurate throw from the outfield,

and the words "He can't bowl, and he can't

throw― went on air and the finger was

pointed at teammate Shane Warne, who

was fielding close to the stump microphone,

as the source of the comment. Warne

denied it but Muller was unconvinced.

*20

____ ____ Arena, is a hockey arena located in

downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is the home of the Detroit

Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Completed

in 1979 at a cost of $57 million, the venue is named

after a former champion, who grew up in Detroit.

Only two other NHL arenas — Madison Square Garden

in New York City and Nassau Veterans Memorial

Coloseum on Long Island — do not have corporate

sponsorship names.

FITB.

Joe Louis Arena

*21

Scottish author Gordon Lang coined this term. It describes the ―psychic

shock experienced on collision with reality by those whose expectations

are founded on false assumptions".

The origin of this term lies in the 1999 British Open Golf Championship

played in this course, when the world's greatest players failed to play to

theoretical par for the distance. Eventually the winner Paul Lawrie

finished six strokes over par.

Complaints about the difficulty of the ancient course, which is played over

every day by local residents, were loudest from the most fancied

professionals. The phrase is not confined to golf, but can be applied to

any undertaking after being started in expectation of easy victory goes

wrong when unsuspected difficulties are encountered. Which term?

The Carnoustie Effect. The course is also

jocularly referred to as Carnasty.

*22

He coached Brøndby IF to two championships in 1990

and 1991. He saved FC Köln from relegation in 1993 and

guided Ajax to the double of the championship and Dutch

Cup in 1998. In spite of all this, he was fired from all the

clubs he had coached.

He then moved on to coach his national team in 1999 and

startlingly continues to do so. He is the only person ever in

football to achieve the double of 100 appearances for his

country both as a player as well as a coach.

Two of the national team‘s nicknames are named after him.

The first one is based on the name of a film series and the

second one rhymes with a comedy-crime caper movie.

Identify the person or either of the nicknames

Morten Olsen, coach of Denmark

Nicknames: The Olsen Gang or Olsen's Eleven

*23

The longest reigning No 1 in the ATP Rankings

history in terms of total number of weeks spent at

the top is Roger Federer with 302 weeks and in the

WTA Rankings history it is Steffi Graf with 377

weeks.

The question is, who holds the record for the

shortest reign as No. 1 in the ATP tour (1 week) and

in the WTA tour (2 weeks). Incidentally, they belong

to the same country.

Patrick Rafter & Evonne Goolagong

*24

From 1998-2009, the International Amateur Athletics

Federation (IAAF) held the IAAF Golden League. In the

year 2010, they introduced the IAAF Diamond League to

replace the Golden League.

What is the main difference between the IAAF Diamond

and Golden League?

Diamond League events are held across the world while

the Golden league was restricted to Europe alone.

*25

Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is an international

professional ice hockey league based in Russia founded

in 2008. It is commonly considered to be the strongest

hockey league in Eurasia, and the second-best in the

world. The league currently consists of 28 teams, of which

21 are based out of Russia.

What is the name of the trophy that is awarded to the

winner of the 16-team playoff at the end of the regular

season? The Cup was named so because the last

possible game of the inaugural KHL season would take

place on April 12 , the anniversary of a momentous event

in Russia‘s history.

*25

Gagarin Cup, after Yuri Gagarin.

*26

_________ _________ __________ _______ :

A Journey to the heart of cricket's underworld is

a book written by Ed Hawkins and released in

2012. The book is a journey to the core of

India's illegal bookmaking industry and attempts

to expose the scale of corruption and match

fixing that runs rife through world cricket.

The title is inspired by the name of a novel,

which was also made into a successful movie in

2011.

Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy. The movie being

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

*27

The teams were

Triple Espresso - Thierry Henry, Francesco Totti, Hidetoshi Nakata

The Onetouchables - Patrick Viera, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Paul

Scholes

Toros Locos - Fredrick Ljunberg, Javier Saviola, Luis Enrique

Ceterbrus - Edgar Davids, Lilian Thuram, Sylvain Wiltord

Os Tornados - Luis Figo, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo

Funk Seoul Brothers - Denilson, Ronaldinho, Seol Ki-Hyeon

Tutto Bene - Fabio Cannavaro, Tomas Rosicky, Rio Ferdinand

Equip Del Fuego - Claudio Lopez, Gaizka Mendieta, Hernan Crespo.

In which tournament would you have seen this eclectic collection of

footballers?

The Nike Secret Tournament ad also featuring Eric

Cantona.

*28

Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games from

1896 to 1924 but was dropped later due to disputes

between the ITF and the IOC over allowing amateur

players to compete. After two appearances as a

demonstration sport in 1968 and 1984, it returned as a full

medal sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Which person, who was the head of ITF at that time is

widely credited for the return of tennis to the Olympic

Games?

Philippe Chartrier

*29

Whose picture is missing? What is the exhaustive

connection between the three of them?

Dirk Nannes

First cricketers to play for two different countries in Tests,

ODIs and T20Is repectively.

Billy Midwinter – Tests

Kepler Wessels – ODIs

Dirk Nannes – T20Is

*30

This stadium‘s four Grandstands are named

Olympic, Colombes, Amsterdam and America. It

is listed by FIFA as one of the football world's

classic stadiums. On July 18, 1983, it was

declared as a ―World Football Historical

Monument‖ by FIFA and is the only building of

its kind to get the title.

Which stadium is this? Also explain the reason

behind its name.

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

100th anniversary of the swearing in of the first

Constitution of Uruguay

31

Formula Rossa is a roller coaster located at

Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. It is the world's

fastest roller coaster with a top speed of

240 km/hr. The coaster train accelerates to its

top speed in approximately 4.9 seconds. The

giant structure is 2.2 km in length, ranking it 6th

in the world.

What inspired the shape/design of the giant

structure?

The F1 circuit at Monza

32

The three youngest chess grandmasters in the

world are :

• Serjey Karjakin – 12 y 7m 0d

• ____________ - 13y 4m 22d

• Magnus Carlsen – 13y 4m 27d

Who is blanked out?

Parimarjan Negi

33

The name of the mascot chosen for the 2014 FIFA

football world cup is Fuleco. Fuleco basically

represents an animal which has a particular

characteristic which led the organizers to choose it

as the mascot.

Which animal and what characteristic?

Armadillo

Because of the fact that when it wants to defend

itself from predators, it rolls itself up into a ball.

34

A quite interesting LinkedIn profile of an ex-

Zimbabwean cricketer. He is also the first Test

cricketer to play in the Isle Of Man cricket league.

Identify him with the help of the details shown in

the next two slides.

< Pictures follow in next two slides>

Travis Friend

35

In the 2012 London Olympics, two Indian athletes qualified

for the finals of field events in athletics.

(1) was born in Mysore and grew up in Maryland, US and is

a 2006 NCAA national champion.

(2) belongs to a Jat family and hails from Haryana. He/she is

a two-time Asian Games bronze medallist and a

Commonwealth Games gold medalist.

Identify (1) and (2)

1. – Vikas Gowda

2. - Krishna Poonia

36

A B

X

Fill up the blanked out parts of this Adidas print

advertisement.

X -World Record Goals in a Year

A - Gerd Muller ; B - Lionel Messi

37

This character was created as a political cartoon in 1869 and was later

re-invented, as a Second World War action hero in 1942. Dressed as a

habitant, farmer, logger, rancher or soldier, he was characterized as

wholesome and simple-minded and was often depicted resisting the

bullying of John Bull or Uncle Sam.

In the mid-20th century a sporting franchise which shares its name with

the character started using a lumberjack rendition as their logo, which

they later abandoned. But the character has made a comeback in last

decade and has been adopted unofficially, as a second team mascot

and an alternate logo. It is also reference quite regularly in a popular TV

sitcom.

Which sporting franchise is this?

Vancouver Canucks, the character is Johnny

Canuck

38

Who is the only athlete to carry his/her country‘s

flag in both the Olympics and Paralympics in the

same year?

Natalie du Toit, South Africa in 2008

39

The following slide shows the Dutch squad which

won the 1988 UEFA European Football

Championship. Whose name has been blanked

out?

Picture of the player in the slide after that.

Wim Koevermans, Coach of the Indian football team

40

It is one of India‘s oldest tournaments first held in

1911 and was named after the person who

donated the gold cup in the 1930s .The trophy

was valued at close to Rs 3 lakh in 1988 but has

now been declared to be worth just Rs 70,000.

The weight of the cup has also reduced

drastically from 2.75 kilograms in 1988 to 1.86

kilograms. This revelation is following an

evaluation using Electron Probe Micro Analyser

of the quality and quantity of the gold contained

in the cup. Which trophy/tournament is this?

Moin-ud-Dowla Gold Cup

41

On 24 October 1998, New Zealand played

Zimbabwe in an ODI in the Wills Knock Out trophy

/ Mini World Cup. Due to the nature of the

tournament a first of a kind event at that point in

time was introduced.

NZ won this match by 5 wickets and hence the

need for that event to be incorporated was not

required. This could have been the first instance of

what?

Bowl Out

42

The following slide contains a the poster of a

movie released in 2013. What‘s behind the

blanked out area?

42

Based on the Jackie

Robinson Story

43

This chess variant invented in the 1920s by the then reigning champion

incorporates two new pieces and is played on a 10×8 board. He believed

that chess would be played out in a few decades and games between

grandmasters would always end in draws. The threat of "draw death" for

chess was his main motivation for creating a more complex and richer

version of the game.

He therefore created two new pieces –

a)The chancellor - combines powers of a rook and a knight.

B)The archbishop - combines powers of a bishop and a knight. [Picture

next slide]

Who?

• Jose Raul Capablanca

44

Sachin Tendulkar played only the 5th ODI of the

1998 Sahara Cup. He was not a part of the Indian

squad itself for the first four ODI‘s of the

tournament.

What was the reason for his absence?

Represented the Indian team at the 1998 Commonwealth

Games in Kuala Lumpur.

45

The _____ Theory was proposed by Bill Simmons,

"the sports guy" on ESPN. It is based on the time

basketballer _____ _____ spent at Georgetown

Hoyas and later the New York Knicks. Another

example of the theory includes how Seattle

Mariner's fortunes were affected after Alex

Rodriguez's departure.

Closer home, it could also be applied to Mumbai

Indians and Sachin Tendulkar.

FITB.

Patrick Ewing.

The theory being teams are

better off when their greatest

player is not playing for them.

46

This Spanish club has had a cozy relationship with

Disney and have had the pleasure of sporting

superhero monikers on their jerseys.

In the past two years, their jerseys have sported

the moniker of "The Avengers" and "Iron Man 3".

Their young mascots have donned the attires of

Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the

Incredible Hulk. Their jersey can be seen in the

picture in the next slide.

Name the club.

Rayo Vallecano

47

X was a term used in the 1650s for races among

gondoliers held on the Grand Canal in Venice.

It literally means "contention for mastery‖ and is

derived from the Italian word for compete, haggle

or sell at retail .

ID X?

Regatta

48

__________ __________, started by Paul Ford is

a long-suffering Kiwi cricket supporters group who

operate under the motto ―It‘s about passion, not

fashion‖ and divert attention from the current team

by donning the old brown and tan one-day

uniforms from the 1980s.

FITB.

Beige Brigade

49

The Laureus World Sports Awards are awarded

annually to people who have been outstanding in

the previous year in their respective sporting

categories. Previous winners of the action

sportsperson of the year award include Kelly

Slater (surfing), Stephane Gilmore

(surfing),Shaun White

(snowboarding/skateboarding).

Who won the award in this category in the year

2013?

Felix Baumgartner for Skydiving.

50

To whom did Darren Lehmann dedicate his

century after scoring this hundred against Sri

Lanka in 2004. <Video deleted>

David Hookes

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