THE “ SUKOMAL CHAKLADAR” MEMORIAL SPORTS QUIZ.

25-07-2009

• FINALS

• MIXED BAG -I

Q-1 WHEN X WAS ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE ABILITIES OF

“ Y” AND “ Z” , HAD SAID “THAT WITH “Y”, YOU AT THE MOST EXPECT

A CATCH IN THE SLIPS OR IN THE SHORT-LEGS , BUT “ Z “ HAS A

VARIETY OF WAYS OF GETTING HIS MAN ‘.

IDENTIFY X , Y , AND Z.

A-1. X- MANSUR ALI KHAN PATAUDI. Y – S. VENKATRAGHABAN. Z- E.A.S. PRASANNA.

Q-2. BORN IN 1949 IN INDONESIA- HE IS CONSIDERED TO BE POSSIBLY

THE GREATEST DOUBLES EXPONENT IN THE HISTORY OF BADMINTON.

HE WON ALMOST ALL DOUBLES TITLES IN THE 1970s , AND HELPED

INDONESIA TO WIN MULTIPLE THOMAS CUP TITLES. HE HAD A HIGHLY

EFFECTIVE DOUBLES PARTENERSHIP WITH - ADE CHANDRA- AND

TOGETHER THEY DECIMATED THEIR OPPONENTS. IDENTIFY THIS

BADMINTON HALL OF FAMER.

A-2 --- CHRISTIAN HADINATA.

Q-3 FILL IN THE BLANKS-- SCHIAVIO – GHIGGIA – HELMUT RAHN-

-------------------------, ------------------------ , -----------------------.

A-3 GERD MULLER , JORGE BURRACHAGA , ANDREAS BREHME.

ALL ARE THE SCORERS OF THE WINNING GOALS, IN THE FINALS,

WHEN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WINNERS AND THE

RUNNERS WAS OF ONLY A GOAL. 1934- 2-1. 1950- 2-1, 1954- 3-2,

1974- 2-1, 1986- 3-2, 1990- 1-0.

Q-4. “ THE FOX AND HIS CUBS DEFEAT U.S.A. IN THE DAVIS CUP “

RAN THE HEADLINES OF THE NEWSPAPERS IN 1950. IDENTIFY

THE FOX AND HIS CUBS IN THE DAVIS CUP FINAL OF 1950.

A-4. THE FOX- HARRY HOPMAN. THE CUBS- FRANK SEDGEMAN

AND ELLEN MCGREGOR- WHO AT THE TIME OF THE DAVIS CUP

TRIUMPH – WERE IN THEIR TEENS.

Q-5. A BIZZAIRE INCIDENT IN THE 1972- SUMMER OLYMPICS-

PREVENTED- EDDIE HART AND RAY ROBINSON THE TOP

U.S. SPRINTERS OF THE TIME , FROM TAKING

PART IN THE 100 METRES SPRINT FINAL, THUS HANDING

OVER TO VALERI BOROZOV THE RACE ON A PLATTER.

CAN YOU NAME THE BIZZAIRE INCIDENT ?

A-5 THE COACH OF THE SPRINTERS HAD WITH HIM AN OLD

SCHEDULE- WHICH SHOWED THE STARTING TIME OF THEIR

SECOND ROUND HEATS – AS 7 P.M. INSTEAD OF THE

REVISED TIME- WHICH WAS 4-15 P.M.- AS A RESULT HART

AND ROBINSON MISSED THEIR HEATS AND WERE ,

DISQUALIFIED. ---- BIZZAIRE INCIDENT INDEED.

Q-6 SHE FIRST BURST INTO THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS

CIRCUIT – AS A BUBBLY TEENAGER – COMPLETE WITH

PONY – TAILS AND TEETH BRACES. ONE OF THE

YOUNGEST WINNER OF THE U.S. OPEN IN 1979 – AT THE

TENDER AGE OF 16 YEARS & 9 MONTHS- SHE WON AGAIN

IN 1981. SHE HAD SCALPED BOTH CHRIS EVERT &

NAVRATILOVA – ON HER WAY TO THE CANADIAN OPEN &

TOYOTA SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES IN 1981 &

1982 RESPECTIVELY . INCIDENTALLY SHE WAS THE FIRST

OPPONENT OF 13-YEAR OLD STEFFI GRAFF- AND AFTER –

DEMOLISHING GRAFF HAD COMMENTED “ THERE ARE

HUNDREDS OF GIRLS LIKE HER IN AMERICA “. WINNER OF

THE MIXED DOUBLES AT WIMBLEDON IN 1980 WITH HER BROTHER- ACUTE SIATICA EFFECTIVELY ENDED HER CAREER BEFORE HER 21 st BIRTHDAY. - TALK OF “ BURN OUT “- IDENTIFY.

A-6 TRACY AUSTIN.

Q.7-- BORN IN 1939 IN DALLAS TEXAS- THIS GOLFING GREAT

IN HIS PLAYING DAYS WAS RANKED ONLY BEHIND

- JACK NICKLAUS IN THE P.G.A. CAREER MONEY LIST.

THIS SELF TAUGHT GOLFER WAS THE WINNER OF

MULTIPLE GOLFING TITLES INCLUDING MAJORS- WAS

ONE OF THE CHARISMATIC PERSONALITIES WHO WERE

THE ARCHITECTS OF THE SENIOR P.G.A. TOUR – WHERE

HE WON FOUR TITLES. WINNER OF HIS LAST REGULAR

P.G.A. CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE AGE OF 44 IN THE EARLY

EIGHTIES- THIS GOLFING HALL OF FAMER HAS A STREET

NAMED AFTER HIM IN EL-PASO, TEXAS. WHO ARE WE

TALKING ABOUT?

A-7. LEE TREVINO.

Q-8. WHILE DESCRIBING A GOAL, SCORED AGAINST ENGLAND-

DURING THE LESSON AT WEMBLEY- HUNGARY- 6 –ENG-3---

GEOFFREY GREEN OF THE TIMES WROTE-

“ X “ RECEIVED THE BALL AT THE EDGE OF THE AREA-

INSTEAD OF GOING INSIDE DRAGGED THE BALL BACK

WITH THE STUDS OF HIS LEFT BOOT AND SHOT PAST THE

GOALKEEPER IN ONE FLUID MOTION- THUS SENDING “ Y “-

ONE OF THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED DEFENDERS , TO RUSH

PAST “ X “ INTO EMPTY SPACE- LIKE A FIRE ENGINE

RUSHING TO THE WRONG FIRE. “ – MEMORABLE LINES

INDEED- IDENTIFY- “ X “ AND “ Y “.

A-8 “ X “ – FERENC PUSKAS, “ Y “ – BILLY WRIGHT.

CONNECTION -I

Q-1C-I BORN IN 1951, THIS LEGENDARY HOCKEY PLAYER MADE

HIS INTERNATIONAL DEBUT FOR INDIA IN 1973- IN THE SECOND

WORLD CUP IN AMSTERDAM. UNFORTUNATELY HIS TWO GOALS

IN THE FINAL WAS NOT ENOUGH TO GIVE INDIA THE TROPHY.

HOWEVER HE AND THE TEAM MADE AMMENDS BY WINNING

THE THIRD VERSION IN KUALAMPUR IN 1975, WITH HIMSELF

SCORING THE EQUALISING GOAL AGAINST PAKISTAN IN THE

FINAL. CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE BEST DEFENDERS

AND PENALTY- CORNER EXPERT THE GAME HAS EVER SEEN-

HE TRAGICALLY DIED YOUNG IN A CAR CRASH. HE WAS

AWARDED THE ARJUNA AWARD POSTHUMOUSLY- 16 YEARS

AFTER HIS DEATH. WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ?

12/-6

Q2C-I BORN IN 1960 IN BOMBAY , HE ARGUABLY WAS THE

GREATEST TABLE-TENNIS PLAYER THE COUNTRY HAS

PRODUCED. HE HAS SET AN ENVIABLE RECORD OF PLAYING

IN 11 NATIONAL FINALS BETWEEN 1981-1994, WINNING EIGHT

OF THEM. HE WON FOUR SILVER AND FOUR BRONZE MEDALS

IN COMMONWEALTH GAMES , THE HIGHEST EVER BY AN INDIAN.

HE CAPTAINED INDIA FROM 1982-1989 & WAS NAMED THE

NATIONAL COACH IN 1998. PLEASE IDENTIFY.

10/-5

Q3C-I BORN IN 1966 – HE WAS A CHILD PRODIGY- WHO

DEFEATED VICTOR KORCHONOI- IN 1982 AT THE TENDER AGE OF

16. AT THE AGE OF 12, HE WAS THE YOUNGEST PARTICIPANT

IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. HE WON THE NATIONALS AT

THE YOUNG AGE OF 17, IN THE YEAR 1983. THE 2nd

GRANDMASTER FROM INDIA AFTER VISWANATHAN ANAND-

HE NOW RUNS HIS OWN CHESS ACADEMY. IDENTIFY.

8/-4

Q4C-I HE WAS ARGUABLY THE TOP INDIAN SWIMMER IN THE MID & LATE

EIGHTIES. WINNER OF NUMEROUS NATIONAL TITLES AND THE

RECIPIENT OF THE ARJUNA AWARD IN 1988 – HE PROBABLY WILL

BE BEST REMEMBERED FOR THE NATIONAL RECORD HE SET IN 1986

-IN 200M BACKSTROKE- WHICH STOOD FOR NEARLY 21 YEARS

-BEFORE REHAN PONCHA FINALLY BROKE IT IN 2007. – THE NAME

-PLEASE.

- 6/-3

Q5C-1 BORN IN 1946 IN BOMBAY- HE PLAYED 22 TESTS FOR INDIA

-WITH A RATHER MODEST BATTING AVERAGE & A HIGHEST SCORE

-OF 97 AGAINST THE AUSSIES UNDER BILL LAWRY-IN NEW DELHI-

-IN THE 1969 SERIES. HOWEVER HE WAS A COLLOSUS IN DOMESTIC

-CRICKET. HAD A BATTING AVERAGE OF 76 & 22 CENTURIES- THUS

-EQUALLED THE RECORD OF VIJAY HAZARE. HE WAS A AVID

-THINKER AND ONE OF THE SHRWEDEST TACTICIAN OF THE GAME.

-HE LED BOMBAY TO TWO RANJI TROPHY CHAMPIONSHIPS-

-IN 1974-75 & 1975-76. WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT.

- 4/-2

Q6C-I A DOCTOR BY PROFESSION – HE WAS ONE OF THE

ACCOMPLISHED PLAYERS TO PLAY FOR INDIA-

REPRESENTED INDIA AS A MID-FIELDER IN THE 1972

OLYMPICS- HE WAS A VERY EFFECTIVE PLAYER IN THE

KOLKATA LEAGUE AND BEIGHTON CUP IN THE LATE

SIXTIES AND EARLY SEVENTIES- LATER WAS NAMED THE

TEAM DOCTOR OF THE INDIAN OLYMPIC TEAM IN THE

SYDNEY OLYMPICS. ATTATCHED TO THE DOPE

MONITORING AGENCY OF INDIAN SPORTS – HAD

SUGGESTED RANDOM DOPE TESTING IN THE NATIONAL

FOOTBALL LEAGUE. IDENTIFY.

2/-1

AND THE ANSWERS ARE- 1) LATE SURJIT SINGH- 2) KAMALESH

MEHETA. 3) DIBYENDU BARUA- 4) WILSON CHERIAN-

5) LATE ASHOK MANKAD- 6) Dr VAES PAES.

AND THE CONNECTION IS- THE WOMAN BEHIND THE SUCCESSFUL

MAN- ALL THEM ARE / WERE MARRIED TO LADIES WHO WERE

NATIONAL-LEVEL SPORTSPERSONS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.

LATE SURJIT SINGH- CHANCHAL RANDHAWA ( HOCKEY)– KAMALESH

MEHETA- MONALISA BARUA ( TABLE TENNIS )- DIBYENDU BARUA-

SAHELI DHAR ( CHESS )– WILSON CHERIAN- SHINY ABRAHAM

( ATHELETICS )- LATE ASHOK MANKAD- NIRUPAMA BASANT ( LAWN-

TENNIS )- Dr VAES PAES– JENNIFER PAES ( BASKETBALL ).

TOPICAL

THE TOPICS.

1- THE ALL- ROUNDERS.

2.- GOAL-KEEPERS ARE A LITTLE CRAZY.

3. THOSE HUMAN LOCOMOTIVES.

4. ACES & FAULTS.

5. THE SOCCER BOSSES.

6. WIZARDS WITH THE STICK.

7. THE MAGNIFICENT PADDLERS.

8. THE FISTS OF FURY.

9. EAGLES AND BIRDIES.

10. THE AQUATICA.

THE SUKOMAL CHAKLADAR MEMORIAL SPORTS QUIZ

• TOPICAL ROUND

Q1T-1 “ X” WAS THE FIRST TEST VICTIM OF “Y “ ON APRIL FOOL,S

DAY 1954. “ X “ WAS ONE OF THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED

ALL- ROUNDER ENGLAND HAD EVER PRODUCED- A FAST

MEDIUM BOWLER- HE DECIMATED THE POWERFUL

WEST INDIAN BATTING LINE UP WITH -7/34- IN KINGSTON

JAMAICA.- IN 1954- HELPING ENGLAND TO WIN THE TEST-

“ X “ ALSO FRUSTRATED THE AUSSIES BY BATTING FOR

FOUR HOURS AT LORDS IN 1953- THUS HELPING TO

DRAW THE TEST. “ X “ ALWAYS HELD “ Y “ – AN ALL

TIME GREAT, IN A VERY HIGH ESTEEM & BECAME THE

OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHER OF “ Y “ IN THE LATE SEVENTIES.

IDENTIFY- “ X “ & ‘Y “.

A1T-I “ X “ – TREVOR BAILEY. “ Y “ – SIR GARFIELD SOBERS.

Q2T- BORN IN 1954, HE MADE HIS DEBUT IN 1973, WITH REAL SOCIODAD,

AND STAYED THERE TILL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1989. REACHED THE

EUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINAL IN 1983. HE REACHED THE PINNACLE OF

HIS CAREER WHEN HE LED SPAIN TO THE FINAL OF THE EUROPEAN

NATIONS’ CUP IN 1984. THOUGH CONSIDERED TO BE THE GREATEST

GOAL-KEEPER OF THAT TIME- IN THE FINAL HE LET A MICHEL PLATINI

FREEKICK SLIP UNDER HIS BODY AND INTO THE NET- A LA OLIVER

KAHN- HE LOST HIS PLACE IN THE SPANISH NATIONAL SIDE AFTER THIS-

AND WAS REPLACED BY ANDONI ZUBIZARETTA- AFTER THE FINAL OF

THE 1984 EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP- HE STILL IS REMEMBERED AS

ONE OF THE GREATS IN HIS FIELD- WAS AFFECTIONATELY- CALLED AS

‘ EL PULPO “ – THE OCTOPUS- WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ?

A2T- LOUIS MIGUEL ARCONADA

Q3T- BORN IN 1949- THIS LEGENDARY RUNNER HAD AN

UNCANNY ABILITY TO PEAK AT THE TIME OF THE OLYMPICS.

WON THE 5000M AT THE MUNICH OLYMPICS, EVEN AFTER

FALLING DOWN . WON THE 10000M TOO IN THE SAME

OLYMPICS. CONTRARY TO THE POPULAR EXPECTATIONS

-HE REPEATED THE DOUBLE WINNING PERFORMANCE OF-

-5000M & 10000M, IN THE 1976 MONTREAL OLYMPICS. THUS

-BECOMING THE FIRST PERSON TO DEFEND THE 5000M

-TITLE AND REPEAT THE DOUBLE. THOUGH ACCUSED

-OF BLOOD DOPING- NOTHING WAS PROVED. THIS FORMER

-POLICEMAN IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE PARLIAMENT

-OF HIS COUNTRY- WHO IS HE ?

A3T-- LASSE VIREN.

Q4T-- BORN IN 1934 THIS TENNIS ACE WAS RANKED BY

JACK KRAMER AS ONE OF THE 21 GREAT PLAYERS

OF ALL TIMES. HE WAS RANKED AMONG THE TOP

TEN AMATEURS FOR FIVE CONSEQUETIVE YEARS

FROM 1952- REACHING NO 1 IN 1956. HE NEARLY

WON THE GRAND SLAM IN 1956- BUT WAS BEATEN

- AT FORREST HILLS- BY ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN

GREAT. HE WON FOUR DAVIS CUP TITLES WITH

AUSTRALIA- WITH HIS MATCH AGAINST TONY

TRABERT OF U.S.A. IN THE 1953 FINAL , RANKED AS

ONE OF THE GREATEST IN THE HISTORY OF DAVIS

CUP. BLESSED WITH GOOD LOOKS, POWERFUL

PHYSIQUE AND CHARISMA- HE WAS A TENNIS

ICON- EVEN PANCHO GONZALES LOVED HIM.

HE DIED OF LUKEMIA IN 1994. -WHO IS THIS ACE?

A4T- LEW HOAD

Q5T BORN IN 1910- IN BUENOS AIRES- HE PLAYED HIS FOOTBALL IN FRANCE. WITH A MODEST RECORD.

BUT HIS CAREER SWUNG UPWARDS- WHEN HE BECAME A COACH. HE COACHED BARCELONA IN THE EARLY SIXTIES BUT LEFT AFTER DIFFERENCES WITH- - LADISLO KUBALA- AND JOINED INTER MILAN. HERE WITH PLAYERS LIKE FACHETTI, MAZZOLA, RIVERA & OTHERS- HE REALLY FLOURISHED. WON NUMEROUS SIERE A- TITLES- TWO EUROPEAN CUPS & ONE INTER- CONTINENTAL CUP. HE REVOLUTIONISED THE VERROU SYSTEM ( 5-3-2, FORMATION ) ,AND USING WING- BACKS AND LIBERO, CREATED THE “ CATANECCIO “. HE HAD SO MUCH INFLUENCE, ON THE CLUB ,THAT THE TEAM OF THAT PERIOD IS STILL KNOWN AS ------------ INTER. –

NAME THE BOSS- PLEASE.

A5T- HELENIO HERRARA

Q6T- BORN IN DERA-ISMAIL- HE MADE HIS INTERNATIONAL

DEBUT IN 1971. THOUGH HE COULD NOT WIN AN OLYMPIC

GOLD MEDAL , LIKE HIS YOUNGER BROTHER- HE WON

2- WORLD CUP GOLDS- IN 1978 & 1982 AND WON A SILVER

IN 1975. WON THE WINNERS MEDAL OF THE INNAGURAL

CHAMPIONS TROPHY- HE POSSESSED SUPREME STICK-

WORK , EXCELLENT BALL CONTROL , AND A DAZZLING

RUN DOWN THE LEFT FLANK. NICKNAMED THE “ FLYING

HORSE “ – HE RANG RINGS AROUND THE INDIANS- IN

ASIAD FINAL OF 1974. THE ONLY PLAYER TO SCORE

IN FOUR CONSEQUETIVE WORLD CUPS- HE WAS

INDEED A WIZARD WITH THE STICK.

IDENTIFY THIS SUPREMO.

A6T- SAMIULLAH

Q7T- BORN IN ANDHRA PRADESH IN 1949- HE IS AN ALL

TIME INDIAN GREAT. HE WAS THE NATIONAL

CHAMPION IN 1968 & 1969- HE LED ANDHRA-

PRADESH TO 9 NATIONAL FINALS- WINNING ONE OF

THEM- WITH GRACEFUL LOOKS AND FLAMBOYANT

STYLE- HE WAS A NATIONAL HEART- THROB.

HE WAS THE ONLY INDIAN PLAYER TO BE PRESENT

DURING THE PING-PONG DIPLOMACY MATCHES-

BETWEEN CHINA AND U.S.A.- WHERE HE MET ZOU-

- EN- LAI.

IDENTIFY.

A7T- MIR KASHEM ALI

Q8T- THIS MAN WAS BORN IN 1954 IN NEWYARK,

NEW JERSEY IN 1954. HE WAS THE

UNDISPUTED MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF

THE WORLD IN EARLY AND MID-EIGHTIES.

A NATURAL SOUTH- PAW , HE HAD

MEMORABLE FIGHTS WITH- TOMMY HEARNS-

JOHN MUGABI- ALAN MINTER- SUGAR RAY

LEONARD & OTHERS. HE CHEEKILY ADDED

“ MARVELOUS” AS A PRE- FIX TO HIS NAME-

AND WAS CALLED “ CAPTAIN MARVEL “

AFTER THE COMIC STRIP HERO- BY THE

PRESS. IN HIS LATER LIFE APPEARED

IN COMMERCIALS FOR – “ PIZZA HUT “

& “ GILLETTE “- THE REAL NAME OF “

CAPTAIN MARVEL “- PLEASE.

A8T- MARVIN HAGLER

Q9T- THIS GOLFING GREAT IS ALSO A RENOWNED – GOLF

COURSE ARCHITECT.- BORN IN 1935- HE IS THE

BROTHER OF THE RENOWNED WILD- LIFE

CONSERVATIONIST Dr IAN-------------, WHO SAVED

THE WHITE RHINO FROM EXTINCTION. HE WAS

AMONG THE GREATEST GOLFERS OF THE 50S , 60S

& EARLY SEVENTIES.

HE IS IN THE ELITE GROUP OF ONLY FIVE PLAYERS-

TO WIN A CAREER GRAND SLAM. HE IS ALSO THE

ONLY GOLFER IN THE 20TH CENTURY TO WIN THE

BRITISH OPEN IN THREE DIFFERENT DECADES.

NICKNAMED “ THE BLACK KNIGHT “ – HE HAS BEEN

RANKED AS ONE OF THE EIGHT GREATEST GOLFERS

OF ALL TIMES- BY THE GOLF DIGEST MAGAZINE.

IDENTIFY HIM.

A9T- GARY PLAYER

Q10T- HE WAS KNOWN AS “ THE ROLLS-ROYCE OF SWIMMING “- BORN IN 1950 IN EAST GERMANY- HE WON BOTH THE

100M & 200M BACKSTROKES IN THE MUNICH & MONTREAL

OLYMPICS. IN ADDITION TO THIS HE WON 2-SILVER , &

2-BRONZE MEDALS AT THE OLYMPICS. HE ALSO WON 3-

WORLD & 4- EUROPEAN TITLES. CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF

THE GREATEST BACKSTROKE SPECIALISTS OF ALL TIMES- HE

MARRIED ANOTHER SWIMMING GREAT IN 1978.

PLEASE IDENTIFY THE “ MAESTRO “

A10T- ROLAND MATTHES.

SUKOMAL CHAKLADAR MEMORIAL SPORTS QUIZ.

• MIXED BAG- II

Q1 MB-II - CONNECT – ASHANTA DE MEL- KABULIWALA ( THE BENGALI

MOVIE ) – MACKENNA ‘S GOLD – SACHIN TENDULKAR- DENG XIAOPING.

WITH EXPLANATION- 5+5

A1- MB-II - CONTRACT BRIDGE – ASHANTA DE MEL APART FROM

BEING A FAST BOWLER FOR SRI LANKA ALSO

REPRESENTS HIS COUNTRY IN CONTRACT BRIDGE.

TINKU THAKUR- YOUNGER SISTER OF SHARMILA

TAGORE- WHO POTRAYED THE LITTLE GIRL MINI IN

THE MOVIE KABULIWALA- WAS A BRIDGE PLAYER OF

NATIONAL RANK- OMAR SHARIFF- WHO POTRAYED

“ COLARADO JONES “ IN THE MOVIE MACKENNA’S

GOLD WAS A BRIDGE PLAYER OF INTERNATIONAL

REPUTE.- THE FATHER- IN LAW OF SACHIN

TENDULKAR IS A NATIONAL RANKING BRIDGE

PLAYER- DENG XIAOPING WAS HIMSELF

AN INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS BRIDGE PLAYER.

Q2-MB-II WHEN “ X “ WAS ON HIS WAY TO A CLASSIC DOUBLE

CENTURY AT TRENT BRIDGE AGAINST ENGLAND

IN THE ASHES SERIES OF THE MID- THIRTIES- “Y “

CALLED HIS TEAM- MATES TO THE DRESING

ROOM BALCONY WITH THE WORDS- “ DO NOT MISS

A BALL, YOU WILL NEVER SEE ANYTHING LIKE

THIS AGAIN “. – A TRIBUTE TO ONE GREAT FROM

ANOTHER. – THIS INNINGS IS CONSIDERED TO

BE THE GREATEST TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED AT

TRENT BRIDGE & ONE OF THE GREATEST TO

HAVE BEEN PLAYED IN ENGLAND.

IDENTIFY “ X “ & “ Y “.

A2MB-II- “ X “ – STAN McCABE - “ Y “ – SIR DONALD BRADMAN.

THE INNINGS 232 IN 235 MINS BY STAN McCABE.

Q3MB-II- ARGUABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST BOXERS OF ALL

TIMES HE WAS KNOWN AS “ MANOS DEL PIEDRA “ –

i.e. – “ HANDS OF STONE “. BORN IN 1951 IN CENTRAL

AMERICA , AT ONE TIME HE HELD WORLD TITLES

IN FOUR DIFFERENT WEIGHT CATEGORIES-

LIGHTWEIGHT- WELTERWEIGHT- JUNIOR

MIDDLEWEIGHT & MIDDLEWEIGHT. IN SPITE OF BEING

A LEGENDARY BOXER- HE ,VERY UNFORTUNATELY,

WILL POSSIBLY BE BEST REMBERED, BY HIS

SHOCKING QUITTING, FROM A WELTERWEIGHT WORLD

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WITH ANOTHER GREAT, WITH

THIS INFAMOUS WORDS- “ NO MAS , NO-MAS “-

LITERALLY MEANING- “ NO MORE, NO-MORE “,

AFTER HE TOOK A POUNDING FROM HIS OPPONENT.

WHO IS THIS MAN TO CHICKEN OUT ?

A3MB-II – ROBERTO DURAN OF PANAMA. – HE QUIT THE MATCH

AGAINST- SUGAR RAY LEONARD.

Q4- MB-II. EQUALLY ADEPT IN BOTH SPORTS & F-1 CARS- HE WON HIS FIRST “ MILLIE MIGLIA “- THE ITALIAN 1597 KM LONG OPEN ROAD ENDURANCE TEST, IN 1955 , DRIVING A MERCEDES BENZ SLR // 722 , AND HIS FIRST GRAND PRIX, THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX, AT AINTREE ,DRIVING A MERCEDES BENZ W196 MONOPOSTO. IN A RACING CAREER SPANNING FROM 1948-1962, HE WON 194 OF THE 497 RACES HE ENTERED. HE ALSO WON 16 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX TITLES. INJURED GREVIOUSLY IN A CRASH AT “ GOODWOOD “- HE WAS PARTIALLY PARALYSED , RECOVERING , HE RETIRED IN 1962. CONSIDERED TO BE “ THE GREATEST DRIVER NOT TO WIN A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP “ HE WAS AWARDED THE SEAGRAVE TROPHY & THE FIA GOLD MEDAL IN 2005 & 2006 RESPECTIVELY. –

THE LEGEND AT THE WHEELS PLEASE.

A4-MB-II- STERLING MOSS.

Q5-MB-II- A RHODES SCHOLAR- A N.B.A HALL OF FAMER- A U.S. SENATOR. HE BACAME THE FIRST BASKETBALLER TO BE THE RECIPIENT OF THE “JAMES E SULLIVAN “ TROPHY, THE AWARD FOR THE TOP AMATUER ATHELETE OF THE U.S.A. WON THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS CUP WITH “ “OLYMPIA MILANO “. HE BEGAN HIS PRO CAREER WITH “NEW YORK KNICKS” AND HELPED THEM TO WIN THE N.B.A. TITLE IN THE 1972-73 SEASON. HE THUS BECAMETHE FIRST HOOPSTAR TO WIN AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL- THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS CUP & THE N.B.A. TITLE.

HE RETIRED IN 1977 - BECAME AN U.S. SENATOR IN 1978- AND RAN UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR THE PRESIDENT, OF THEUNITED STATES IN THE 2000 PRSEDENTIAL ELECTIONS.-

IDENTIFY THIS MULTI-FACETED MAN.

A5-MB-II- WILLIAM WARREN “ DOLLAR BILL “

BRADLEY.

Q6- MB-II BOB SEAGREN- WAS THE TOP VAULTER IN THE

LATE 60s & THE EARLY 70s. WINNER OF THE GOLD

MEDAL IN THE 1968 OLYMPICS- HE WAS THE

OVERWHELMING FAVOURITE TO WIN THE GOLD

IN 1972 TOO. HOWEVER A DRACONIAN RULING

BY THE I.O.C. JUST PRIOR TO THE POLE VAULT

EVENT – PREVENTED SEAGREN FROM GIVING

HIS BEST & HE ENDED UP WITH THE SILVER

MEDAL.

WHAT WAS THIS HIGH- HANDED RULING ?

A6-MB-II – JUST PRIOR TO THE POLE VAULT EVENT- BASED ON AN

EAST GERMAN PROTEST- THE I.O.C. ON 30th AUGUST, 1972,

BANNED THE USE OF “ THE CATAPOLE “, THE MODERN

POLE – SEAGREN & HOST OF OTHERS WERE USING.

THIS FORCED SEAGREN TO USE AN EARLIER VERSION

OF THE POLE- WHICH DEFINITELY AFFECTED HIS

PERFORMANCE. - DRACONIAN RULING INDEED.

Q7- MB –II. VALERY BRUMMEL OF THE ERSTWHILE SOVIET UNION-

WON THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE HIGH JUMP OF THE

1964- TOKYO – OLYMPICS. HOWEVER IN COURSE OF

THIS ACHIEVEMENT- BRUMMEL WAS LINKED WITH

TWO THINGS - UNIQUE .- NAME THEM - 5 + 5

A7 MB-II THE HIGH JUMP EVENT IN THE 1964- OLYMPICS WAS

THE LONGEST EVER- RUNNING FOR MORE THAN- 5

HRS- BEFORE BRUMMEL DEFEATED JOHN THOMAS

- OF THE U.S.A ON COUNTBACK.

AT THE SAME TIME BRUMMEL IS THE LAST MAN TO

WIN THE OLYMPIC HIGH JUMP GOLD MEDAL,

EMPLOYING ,THE STRADDLING TECNIQUE,- BEFORE

DICK FROSBURY TOOK OVER WITH HIS “ FLIP “ IN 1968.

Q8- MB-II OF SLENDER BUILD AND POOR EYE-SIGHT HE WAS

THE LEAST LIKELY PERSON TO BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL

FOOTBALLER. BUT HE DID. WON NATIONAL & EUROPEAN TITLES

WITH MAN-U & MATT BUSBY- HE WAS A VITAL INGREDIENT-

OF SIR ALF RAMSAY’S SCHEME OF THINGS. HE EFFECTIVELY

MARKED THE GREAT EUSEBIO OUT OF THE 1966 WORLD CUP

- SEMIFINAL- WAS THE LEAST CAPPED MEMBER OF THE

ENGLAND TEAM OF 1966- .

THE MID-FIELD SUPREMO PLEASE.

A8-MB-II- NOBBY STILES- OF THE TOOTHLESS GRIN.

VISUAL ROUND

Q1-VIS- THE COMMON THREAD ?

A1-VIS PERCY CHAPMAN – DOUGLAS JARDINE – LEN HUTTON –

RAY ILLINGWORTH – MIKE GATTING-

THE ONLY ENGLISH CAPTAINS TO WIN THE ASHES IN

AUSTRALIAN SOIL – POST WORLD WAR –I.

Q2-VIS- THE UNIQUE BOND LINKING THESE

GENTLEMEN PLEASE.

A2-VIS- AS THE ADAGE GOES- LEFT IS RIGHT.

THE ONLY SOUTH-PAWS TO WIN THE MEN’S

TITLE AT WIMBLEDON- IN THE OPEN ERA.-

ROD LAVER – JIMMY CONNORS – JOHN MCENROE-

GORAN IVANESOVICH – RAFAEL NADAL.

Q3VIS- THEY ALL CONTRIBUTED

TO “ THAT” - WHAT ?

A3VIS- “ THAT “- WAS THE FIRST TIE- BREAKER IN

THE HISTORY OF WORLD CUP. THE SCORERS IN

THE FULL & EXTRA TIME- IN THE W.GERMANY VS

FRANCE, WORLD- CUP SEMI- FINAL – 1982- WITH

THE SCORE 3-3 AFTER EXTRA TIME- THE FIRST TIE-

BREAKER TOOK PLACE. - THE NAMES- PIERRE

LITTBARSKI- MICHEL PLATINI- MARIUS TRESSOR-

ALAIN GIRESE- KARL HEINZ RUMMENIGGE-

& - KLAUS FISHER.

Q4 VIS- WHO IS THE ODD MAN OUT?

A4- VIS.- SIR GARFIELD SOBERS- AS THE OTHERS- LEN HUTTON

-RICHIE BENAUD- IAN CHAPPEL- & VIV RICHARDS- NEVER

-LOST A FULL OFFICIAL TEST SERIES- A SAD BLOTCH ON

-THE CAREER OF THE GREATEST.

Q5-VIS- WHO IS

THE-

LONE RANGER

& WHY ? - 5+5

A5-VIS- CARLOS ALBERTO TORRES- HE SO FAR IS THE ONLY

CAPTAIN OF A WORLD- CUP WINNING TEAM, TO

SCORE A GOAL IN THE FINAL.

+= ?

Q6- VIS-

A6-VIS- SHANKAR LAXMAN & DHANRAJ PILLAY – ONLY

TWO MEN TO LEAD THE COUNTRY TO ASIAD

GOLDS- 1966 & 1998- BOTH TIMES AT

BANGKOK.

Q7-VIS- THEIR CLAIM

TO FAME ?

A7-VIS- AFRICA DOMINATES THE MIDDLE & LONG DISTANCE

RUNNING - & THESE GENTLEMEN WERE THE FIRST

IN RESPECTIVE DISCIPLINES TO START THE GREAT

AFRICAN JOURNEY- IN THE OLYMPICS.

1) KIP KEINO- 1500M – MEXICO-1968. - 2 ) AMOS BIWOTT-

3000M STEEPLECHASE- MEXICO-1968 -

3) MOHAMMED GAMMODI – 5000M – MEXICO -1968-

4) NAFTALI TEMU – 10000M – MEXICO – 1968.

& THE LEGEND WHO STARTED IT ALL – 5) ABBE BIKILA-

MARATHON – 1960 ROME & 1964- TOKYO.

Q8- VIS- HOW ARE THESE

LUCKY GENTLEMEN

LINKED ?

A8-VIS- THEY THEMSELVES AND THEIR WIVES ARE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLISTS-

1) ANDRE AGASSI- TENNIS- ATLANTA-1996 & STEFFI GRAF – TENNIS –SEOUL - 1988.

2) HAROLD CONNOLY- HAMMER- 1956.& OLGA CONOLLY – DISCUSS-1956.

3 ) VALERI BORZOV- 100M & 200M - 1972 & LUDMILA TOURISHEVA - GYMNASTICS-1972.

4) ALAN BUDI KUSUMA & SUSI SUSANTI-

BADMINTON – 1992.

TALK ABOUT GOLDEN COUPLES.

CONNECT-II

Q1-CONN-II- HE MADE HIS DEBUT AGAINST WEST GERMANY IN 1987- WHEN HIS COUNTRY LOST 1-0.

HE BEGUN HIS CLUB CAREER IN FIORENTINA- BUT WAS NOT ALL THAT SUCCESSFUL – HOWEVER AFTER MOVING OVER TO GLASGOW RANGERS – HE REALLY FLOURISHED – HELPING HIS CLUB TO WIN 9 SCOTTISH LEAGUE TITLES IN A ROW.

HE REACHED THE PINNACLE OF HIS INTERNATIONAL CAREER – WHEN HIS COUNTRY- EVEN THOUGH RANK OUTSIDERS – WON THE- EUROPEAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 1992. HE WAS ALSO AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF THE SQUAD THAT REACHED THE Q/FIN OF THE 1998 WORLD CUP.

BORN IN 1969 – THIS DANE IS NOW AN EXPERT COMMENTATOR.-

ALONG WITH PETER SCHIMECHEL & PREBEN ELKAJER LARSEN-

IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE.- IDENTIFY.

12 / - 6

Q2- CONN-II HE WAS A VITAL PART OF THE CONCEPT OF-

“ TOTAL FOOTBALL “ – ENVISAGED BY RINUS MICHEL .

THIS MID-FIELDER WITH THE LUNGS OF A HORSE WAS AN

ESSENTIAL MAN OF THE GREAT DUTCH TEAMS OF

1974 & 1978 WORLD CUPS. HE ALONG WITH RUDI KROLL,

WERE THE ONLY PLAYERS TO PLAY ALL THE MINUTES OF

THE 1978 WORLD CUP. HE WAS RATED BY PELE AS ONE

OF THE TOP 125 PLAYERS OF THE 20th CENTURY.

NICKNAMED “ THE VACUAM CLEANER “ THIS P.S.V.

PLAYER IN HIS LATER YEARS HAVE BUILT UP A BUSINESS

EMPIRE.- IDENTIFY-- 10/-5

Q3-CONN-II HE MADE HIS SERIE A DEBUT WITH PARMA.

BUT IT WAS ,JUVENTUS WITH WHICH HE WON HIS

FIRST- SCUDETTO – IN 1997-98. BUT LOST THE

CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE TO REAL MADRID 1-0.

AFTER MOVING TO MILAN HE REALLY FLOURISHED –

WHERE HE WON THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWICE-

IN 2003-04 & 2007-08. AFTER SCORING TWICE AGAINST-

BOCA – JUNIORS- IN THE INTER-CONTINENTAL, CUP-

HE BECAME THE FIRST PLAYER TO SCORE IN ALL CLUB

CHAMPIONSHIPS. WINNER OF THE WORLD CUP GOLD-

& EURO SILVER MEDALS IN 2006 & 2000- HIS ABILITY-

TO PLAY OF THE SHOULDER OF THE LAST DEFENDER-

PROMPTED ALEC FERGUSSON TO REMARK- “ -------,WAS

BORN IN AN OFF-SIDE POSITION “. –WHO ? 8/-4

Q4- CONN-II ARGUABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST

DEFENDERS OF HIS GENERATION- HE STARTED HIS

CAREER WITH AJAX- WITH WHOM HE WON BOTH THE UEFA-

CUP & THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE- MOVED TO –

BARCELONA WHERE DID NOT TASTE MUCH SUCCESS-

WHERE IN FACT HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR “ NANDROLONE”-

HE MOVED TO GALATASSARY IN 2003. PLAYED IN THE 1994&

1998 WORLD CUPS- REACHING THE Q/FIN & S/FIN

RESPECTIVELYC. ONCE HAD THE MORTIFICATION OF

SEEING HIS SPOT- KICK SAVED IN THE SEMI- FINALS OF THE

EUROPEAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS OF 2000. HE ENDED

HIS CAREER PLAYING CLUB FOOTBALL IN QATAR.

IDENTIFY. 6/-3

Q5- CONN – II HE IS THE MOST CAPPED RIGHT BACK OF HIS

COUNTRY – AND IS ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING THE MOST

CAPPED FULL BACK OF HIS COUNTRY BY BEATING KENNY

SAMSONS RECORD. HAS WON THE PREMIER LEAGUE A NO

OF TIMES WITH “ MAN U “ – WAS ALSO THE MEMBER OF THE

CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE WINNING SQUADS OF 1999 & 2007.

REPRESENTED HIS COUNTRY IN THE 1998 , 2002 & 2006 –

WORLD CUPS & THE 1996 , 2000 & 2004 – EUROS.

HOWEVER- IT WAS HIS OWN GOAL AGAINST CROATIA-

THAT PUT PAID TO ENGLISH HOPES OF QUALIFYING FOR-

EURO – 2008.- THUS LEAVING HIM WITH THE DUBIOUS

DISTINCTION OF SCORING TWICE AGAINST HIS OWN

COUNTRY – WITHOUT ONCE SCORING FOR IT. IDENTIFY.

4/-2

Q6- CONN –II BORN IN 1935- HE JOINED LEEDS UNITED AS A

PROFESSIONAL IN 1952.- HE HAD AN UNDISTINGUISHED

CAREER- UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF DON REVIE AS A COACH-

AND WITH TEAM MATES LIKE- BILLY BREMNER- PETER

LORRIMER- NORMAN HUNTER – HIS CAREER FLOURISHED-

AS LEEDS UNITED WERE PROMOTED TO FIRST DIVISION –

IN 1964 & WERE RUNNERS IN BOTH THE LEAGUE & F.A. CUP-

IN 1965. A IMPORTANT MEMBER OF ALF RAMSAY’S WORLD

CUP WINNING SQUAD OF 1966- HE PLAYED A STELLAR ROLE-

IN THE ENGLISH DEFENCE – EVEN NEUTRALISING THE

DANGEROUS TORRES IN THE SEMI- FINALS. IN LATER YEARS

HE BECAME A VERY SUCCESSFUL COACH OF THE REPUBLIC

OF IRELAND & TOOK THEM TO THE FINAL ROUNDS OFTHE1988 EURO & THE 1990 & 1994 WORLD CUPS. –WHO ?

2/-1

ANS- CONN -II 1) BRIAN LAUDRUP- 2) WILLY VAN DE

KARKOFF - 3) FILLIPO INZAGHI – 4 ) FRANK DE BOER-

5) GARY NEVILLE – 6) JACKIE CHARLTON.

ANS – CONN-II-1 - SIBLINGS IN INTERNATIONAL

FOOTBALL- 1) BRIAN & MIACHEL LAUDRUP –

2) WILLY & RENE VAN DE KARKOFF –

3) FILLIPO & SIMONE INZAGHI-

4) GARY & PHILIP NEVILLE-

5) FRANK & ROLAND DE BOER

6) AND OF COURSE- JACKIE & BOBBY CHARLTON.

MIXED BAG -III

Q1-MB-III - THE SCORE CARD READ – “ Y “ -1 – “X” -3. WITH

VASQUES AYALA ( 45 MIN ) – SCORING THROUGH A PENALTY FOR

“ Y “ – AND ALI KASABI ( 55 MIN ) , NEJIB GHOMMIDH ( 70 MIN ) ,

& MOKHTAR DHOUIB ( 87 MIN ) – SCORING FOR “ X “ – IN A WORLD

CUP MATCH IN- ROSARIO – ARGENTINA- IN A GROUP -2 MATCH

OF THE WORLD CUP OF 1978. THOUGH NEITHER “ X “ NOR “ Y “

QUALIFIED FROM THEIR GROUP ( POLAND & WEST GERMANY DID )

THIS MATCH PLAYED ON THE 2nD OF JUNE 1978 – IS HISTORICALLY

SIGNIFICANT.

A) WHY IS THE MATCH SIGNIFICANT ?

B) IDENTIFY “ X “ & “ Y “

5 + 5

ANS- 1-MB-III - A) THIS WAS THE FIRST VICTORY FOR AN

AFRICAN NATION IN THE WORLD CUP.

B) – “ X “ – TUNISIA & “ Y “ – MEXICO.

Q2-MB-III THIS LEGENDARY SPORTS JOURNALIST ONCE WROTE TO PLUM WARNER OF “ THE CRICKETER “ MAGAZINE ABOUT THE POOR COVERAGE OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

AS A RESULT HE WAS INVITED BY WARNER TO BECOME THE AUSTRALIAN CORRESPONDENT OF “ THE CRICKETER “ – MAGAZINE, A POST HE HELD TILL 1980.

HIS FIRST BOOK – “ BETWEEN WICKETS “-

WAS RECOMMENDED TO THE PUBLISHERS M/S “ WILLIAM

COLLINS “ – BY CARDUS HIMSELF. AFTER RETIRING IN 1970-

HIS CELEBRATED BOOK “ WILDEST TESTS “ & HIS MAGNUM

OPUS “ ON TOP DOWN UNDER “ – WERE PUBLISHED. RECIPIENT

OF THE ENGLISH CRICKET SOCIETY”S LITERARY AWARD IN

1976, HE WROTE REGULARLY FOR “ TIMES OF INDIA “ &

“ SPORTSWEEK “. THIS CELEBRATED JOURNALIST BORN IN

1905- PASSED AWAY IN 1982. -WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ?-

A2-MB-III - RAY ROBINSON

Q3- MB-III – “ X “ & “ Y “ FIRST TEAMED TOGETHER IN 1966,

AND IMMEDIATELY WON THEIR FIRST WIMBLEDON DOUBLES

TITLE IN 1967, WITHOUT DROPPING A SET. OVER THE YEARS,

THEY BECOME ONE OF THE GREATEST DOUBLES TEAM

EVER, WINNING TWO MORE WIMBLEDON TITLES IN 1972 &

1977 , ONE FRENCH OPEN IN 1972- AND THE U.S. OPEN- 1977,

THUS MAKING “ X “ WHO HAD EARLIER WON THE AUSTRALIAN

OPEN WITH FRED STOLLE- A CAREER GRAND SLAM HOLDER-

IN DOUBLES- IN ADDITION “ Y “ ALSO WON THE WIMBLEDON &

U.S. OPEN MIXED DOUBLES & “ X “ IS A CAREER GRAND SLAM

WINNER IN MIXED DOUBLES TOO. THEIR CAREER RECORD

57 TITLES, WHICH THEY SHARE WITH MCENROE & FLEMING,

WAS BETTERED BY THE “ WOODIES “ ONLY IN 2001. THEY

ALSO TOOK THEIR COUNTRY TO THE DAVIS CUP FINAL OF

1974. IDENTIFY – “ X “ & “ Y “.

A3-MB-III - “ X “ – BOB HEWITT & “ Y “ – FRED MCMILLAN

Q4- MB-III- HE WAS THE FIRST COLOURED MAN TO BREAK THE

WHITE SUPREMACY IN THE OLYMPIC SWIMMING POOL- WHEN

HE PIPPED THE FAVOURITE – MATT BIONDI- TO THE POST-

IN THE 100 M BUTTERFLY, - IN THE SEOUL OLYMPICS – 1988.

HE WAS THE FIRST OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST FROM HIS

COUNTRY AND THE GREATFUL NATION COMMEMORATED THE

EVENT IN POSTAGE STAMPS & GOLD AND SILVER COINS.

WINNER OF A BRONZE MEDAL IN THE 1992 OLYMPICS- HE IS THE

-COMPATRIOT OF TWO MEMBERS OF THE GREAT DUTCH –

-SOCCER QUATRET OF THE LATE EIGHTIES & EARLY NINETIES.

-WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ?

A4- MB – III- ANTON CONRAD NESTY.

Q5-MB-III- UNTIL STEPHEN HENDRY WON THE WORLD

PROFESSIONAL TITLE IN 1990 – AT THE AGE OF 21- HE WAS

THE YOUNGEST CHAMPION- WINNING THE TITLE IN 1972-

AT AN AGE OF 22- WHEN HE DEFEATED JOHN SPENCER IN THE

FINAL – HE WON THE TITLE AGAIN IN 1982- DEFEATING A GREAT

-OF THE GAME – RAY REARDON. HIS UNCONVENTIONAL &

BRISK STYLE OF PLAY EARNED HIM THE TITLE ----------- -----------,

HIS MEMORABLE PLAY WITH A “ BREAK “ OF 69 , AFTER BEING

0-59 DOWN IN THE SEMI FINAL OF “ THE WORLD PROFESSIONAL

CHAMPIONSHIP “ – AGAINST JIMMY WHITE IN 1982- IS A PART

OF THE FOLKLORE OF THE GAME. UNFORTUNATELY HIS FIERY,

TEMPER OFTEN GOT BETTER OF HIM & HE HEAD BUTTED AN

OFFICIAL IN 1982 & PUNCHED ANOTHER ON THE NOSE & AND

ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT IN 1992.- IDENTIFY THIS

LEGENDARY CUIST- WITH A FIERY TEMPER.

A5-MB-III- ALEC “ HURRICANE “ HIGGINS.

Q6 – MB –III – LONG CONSIDERED TO BE THE “WOODEN SPOONERS “ OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET- NEW ZEALAND SHOT INTO PROMINENCE IN 1972- WHEN THEY DREW ALL THE TESTS IN THE WEST INDIES. HOWEVER IT IS THE TOUR OF ENGLAND IN 1973- MORE SPECIFICALLY A PARTNERSHIP IN THE FIRST TEST AT TRENT-BRIDGE- WHICH ESTABLISHED THE KIWIS AS A CRICKETING NATION. THIS PARTNERSHIP OF

-177 RUNS FOR THE FIFTH WICKET AFTER N.Z.

-WERE DOWN 130 FOR 4- BETWEEN “ X “ & “ Y “-

-WHERE BOTH SCORED CENTURIES IS THE

-WATER – SHED IN KIWI CRICKET. N.Z. CHASING

-479 – ENDED AT 440. HENCEFORTH THE KIWIS

-WERE RESPECTED WHENEVER THEY PLAYED.

-“ X “ ALSO SCORE 175 IN THE NEXT TEST AT LORDS WHICH WAS DRAWN. - IDENTIFY “ X “

-& “ Y “.

ANS -6 – MB-III. “ X “ – BEVAN CONGDON – “ Y “ – VIC

POLLARD.

Q7-MB-III. WITH HIS BIOGRAPHY APPROPRIATELY TITLED –

“ THE GOLDEN MILE “ – THIS GOLDEN MILER NEVER LOST A

RACE OVER THE MILE OR 1500M, & BROKE THE FOUR MINUTE-

BARRIER FOR THE MILE 17 TIMES. HE WON THE OLYMPIC

GOLD IN 1500M IN THE THEN WORLD RECORD TIME OF –

3 : 35 : O6 , IN ROME 1960. HE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE TORCH-

BEARERS OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SYDNEY

OLYMPICS. IN LATER YEARS – FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WAS

THE C.E.O. OF PUMA , NORTH AMERICA.-

IDENTIFY THE LEGENDARY AUSSIE.

ANS7-MB-III- HERB ELLIOT.

Q8- MB-III. THE RULES OF ------------- , STATES- 7 SUBS PER

TEAM- 2X20 MIN PLAY DIVIDED INTO TWO HALVES--- PENALTY

& SECOND PENALTY & OTHERS. ---------------- , SO FAR HAS AN

AVERAGE OF 6.81 GOALS PER MATCH.

THE RESULT OF THE WORLD CUP OF -------------, LAST HELD

IN 2008- WAS WON BY BRAZIL , WITH SPAIN FINISHIG SECOND.

-------------- , IS A GAME WHICH REQUIRES HIGH DEGREE OF

SKILL , QUICK SILVER REFLEXES , AND PRECISION,

-------------------, IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GAMES

OF THE WORLD. WHICH SPORTS/ GAME FILLS IN THE

BLANKS ?

ANS-8-MB-III - FUTSAL / INDOOR FOOTBALL.

A-3-