THE ULTIMATE CRICKET QUIZ - ANSWERS
CUltural & SPorts club and Quizzing Club, IIM Raipur
21-11-2012
THE ULTIMATE CRICKET QUIZ - ANSWERSRULES Teams of two, and
google mustnt be one of them. Quizmasters discretion regarding
clues and part-points is final.WHO AM I?ROUND 11X was aNobel
Prize-winning (2005) English playwright, screenwriter, director and
actor.X was chairman of the Gaieties Cricket Club, a supporter
ofYorkshire Cricket Club,and devoted a section of his official
website to the sport.A very famous quote of X 'I tend to think that
cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth -
certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad eitherHarold
PinterWinner of Nobel Prize in Literaturein 2005.
2X, in his autobiography,Out of My Comfort Zone, states that his
teammate Y had noticed that Z had developed a habit of celebrating
a wicket by throwing the ball in the air prematurely after taking
catches, and instructed his colleagues not to leave the crease too
quickly if they happened to be caught by Z.Id X, Y, Z.X-Steve
WaughY-Shane WarneZ-Herschelle Gibbs
3X was was anAustraliancricketerwho played in 5 Testsfrom 1950
to 1951.He was Nicknamed "Big Jake" and "Wrong-Grip Jake.He is
credited for inventing his unique "bent finger" grip, which we
currently call the carrom ball. Jack Iverson
4While living inSouthsea, X playedfootballas a goalkeeper for
Portsmouth Association Football ClubX was also a keen cricketer,
and between 1899 and 1907 he played 10first-classmatches for
theMarylebone Cricket Club(MCC).He was an occasional bowler who
took just one first-class wicket (that of W. G. Grace).Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle
5X was a formerIndianTest cricketer. He was the onlyGoan-born
cricketer to play forIndia.X was known as the "renaissance man of
Indian cricket after playing a pivotal role in Indias first series
victory in the Caribbean.During that tour, he was asked at the
airport whether he had anything to declare. 'I have come here with
runs', he replied, 'and I'll go back with more'.Dilip Sardesai
Quote UnquoteROUND - 26I hit more sixes than Bradman.Geoffrey
Boycott7"If Tendulkar had found an honest mirror three years ago
and asked the question; 'Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the best
batsman of all?' It would've answered; 'Brian Charles Lara.' If he
asked that same mirror right now; 'Mirror, mirror on the wall
should I retire?' The answer would be; 'Yes.'Ian ChappellAbout
Sachin Tendulkar in 2007, after the latter was struggling with
Tennis Elbow.8X: So what does Brian Lara s dick taste like?Y: I
dont know. Ask your wife.X (losing it): If you ever f**king mention
my wife again, Ill f**king rip your f**king throat out.X Glen
McGrathY Ramnaresh Sarwan9I have seen GOD, he bats at No.4 for
India in tests.Matthew HaydenOn Sachin Tendulkar10X Sledges Y -
"You should be a bus driver, you are to fat to be playing
cricket"Y: "Ticket's Please"
X Javed MiandadY Merv HughesCricket UnpluggedROUND -
311Connect
Etihad StadiumThe first picture is the Telstra Dome in
Melbourne, which is the worlds first cricket stadium with a
retractable roof. It is also called as Etihad Stadium, after its
sponsors.Manchester City FCs home ground is the Etihad
Stadium.12The woman in the picture is an American actress. She
first garnered mainstream attention with her performance in
Scarface(1983).What is her connection to cricket and cricket
commentary?
MichelleA bowlers five-wicket haul, is often referred to as a
five-for, or a fifer.Since it rhymes with the name of the person in
the pic, Michelle Pfeiffer, the commentators often use the phrase
getting a Michelle if a bowler gets a five-wicket haul.13Of all the
106 Test Cricket venues in the world, there is only a single
stadium which has a number in its name.Give the name of the stadium
and the city where it is located.Sector 16 Stadium,
Chandigarh14Dear Mr. X, in India, Y is used for:Dry Extremities,
Hands, Elbows, Cracked Heels, Knees, Chapped lips, Nappy rash,
Post-shaving, Post-waxing, Soothing scabs, .Identify X and Y, put
funda.
X-Michael Vaughan, Y - Vaseline
15Identify the person, and whats his claim to fame?
Anupam Mukherji (Fake IPL Player)
16Connect.
Handling the BallOnly Batsmen to be dismissed handling the ball
in Tests17Id the product in the logo.
The Mongoose Bat
18It was Australia vs England in the third test at Headingley,
played between the 16-21 of July, 1981. Australia was in such a
strong position to win the match, that some bookmakers in the
ground were offering odds of 500-1 for an England victory.This was
flashed on the scoreboard during a break in the game.Two players X
and Y involvedin betting but got away with it.Id them.
Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh19Put funda
Assassination of Indira GandhiDue to assassination of the then
Indian PM, Indira Gandhi, the match was abruptly abandoned and the
team was recalled.Long Visual ConnectROUND - 4+16Arnold Power
Ramesh Powar
+15Badshah DildoShah Rukh Khan
+14Big BrotherRaj Kundra
+13Big MacMatthew Hayden
+12Lady JayaMahela Jayawardene
+11Calypso KingChris Gayle
+10Prince Charles of PatialaYuvraj Singh
+9Kishen KanhaiyaRavi Shastri
+8CastroFidel Edwards
+7Lord AlmightySourav Ganguly
+6Hawai ChappalGreg Chappell
+5RDBRanaDeb Bose
+4Gilli DandaAshok Dinda
+3Bunty, BabliNess Wadia, Preity Zinta
+2Bangla TigerMashrafe Mortaza
+1DeewaarRahul The Wall Dravid
NICKNAMES OF PEOPLE IN FAKE IPL PLAYER BLOG
