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SPORTS & BRANDS

Quizmaster – Aditya VoraDate – 16th October, 2016

“Let your fingers do the walking ” – Identify the brand.

AND THE CORRECT ANSWER IS…

Athens – September 2004. Vanderlei de Lima was abruptly pulled out of his track by a spectator until the authorities intervened and normalcy was restored. However, de Lima had lost all his momentum by then, conceding his lead to two others. He finished in third place, but was awarded a rare medal for his spirited display of sportsmanship as he chose to finish the race in spite of the incident. What is the medal called?


The Pierre de Coubertin Medal

The Pierre de Coubertin medal (also known as the De Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal) is a special decoration awarded by the International Olympic Committee to those athletes, former athletes, sports promoters, sporting officials and others who exemplify the spirit of sportsmanship in Olympic events or through exceptional service to the Olympic movement.

The medal was inaugurated in 1964 and named in honour of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee. According to the Olympic Museum, it "is one of the noblest honours that can be bestowed upon an Olympic athlete.

New Zealand vs Australia (27-29 November, 2015) – the 3rd Test of the Trans-Tasman Trophy 2015 was played at Adelaide with a staggering 33,000 people watching from the stands. The match ended in 3 days and Josh Hazlewood was named the Man of the Match. What was special about this fixture?


THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL DAY/NIGHT TEST MATCH

Day/Night Test matches, the supposed revolution Test Cricket needed, became a reality in late 2015. The matches are played under floodlights with a pink cricket ball, attracting huge crowds.

Surfing apparel giant Quiksilver launched an apparel brand for young women. What’s it called?


ROXY

The company also produces a line of apparel for young women, under the brand Roxy. The Roxy logo consists of two copies of the Quiksilver logo, one reflected, forming a heart.

GUESS THE SPORT•Double Yellow – Extra Super Slow•Single Yellow – Super Slow •Red – Slow•Blue - Fast


SQUASH

Squash balls for senior players come in six varieties, each with different levels of ‘bounce’. The level of bounce is denoted by coloured dots on the ball. The standard ball for professional competitions is the double yellow according to the World Squash Federation. This has been the case since 2001. The bounce of a squash ball also varies as a function of temperature, which is why it is recommended that a squash ball is warmed up before use.

Before 2001, the single yellow dot ball was the competition standard..

•Which franchise did PV Sindhu turn out for in the 2016 edition of the Indian Badminton League?


CHENNAI SMASHERS

It is awarded to the winner of Women’s Singles Tournament at Wimbledon. What’s the prize called?


The Venus Rosewater DishThe Venus Rosewater Dish is the Ladies' Singles Trophy awarded at The Championships, Wimbledon, and was first presented to the Champion in 1886.

A Rosewater dish is a ceremonial platter or basin used after eating to catch rosewater poured from warm or cold ewers over the hands to wash them, which was a daily ceremony in England. Later, such dishes were used for display only. This one includes an image of the goddess Venus. A salver was originally used by food tasters who tested food for poison. A rosewater dish was considered a salver by extension. These dishes were made of pewter, silver, or gold.

What’s the brand?• Kevin Plank founded the company “X” in 1996 and offered his first product to the

football team of the University of Maryland. As a fullback at the University of Maryland, Plank got tired of having to change out of the sweat-soaked T-shirts worn under his jersey; however, he noticed that his compression shorts worn during practice stayed dry. This inspired him to make a T-shirt using moisture-wicking synthetic fabric. After graduating from the University of Maryland, Plank developed his first prototype of the shirt, which he gave to his Maryland teammates and friends who had gone on to play in the NFL. Plank soon perfected the design creating a new T-shirt built from microfibers that wicked moisture and kept athletes cool, dry, and light. Major competing brands including Nike, Adidas and Reebok would soon follow in Plank's footsteps with their own moisture-wicking apparel. Plank opted to use a British spelling in the company name because the toll-free vanity number was still available for that version. Which is the brand in question?


UNDER ARMOUR

•Medium is white, intermediate is green, hard is orange. When it pours, only the usage of blue is permitted. What are we talking about?


FORMULA ONE

Name the fixture


The Natwest Series Final 2002, Lords

Name the brand

An extremely popular cricket documentary released in 2010, directed by Steven Riley. Can you name it?

• *“X” was an American baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1923 through 1939. He was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, a trait that earned him his nickname "The Iron Horse". He was an All-Star seven consecutive times, a Triple Crown winner once, an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player twice, and a member of six World Series champion teams. He had a career .340 batting average, .632 slugging average, and a .447 on base average. He hit 493 home runs and had 1,995 runs batted in (RBI). In 1939, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and was the first MLB player to have his uniform number (4) retired by a team.

• In 1939, he was diagnosed with “Y”. The disease forced him to retire and was also the cause of his death two years later. The “Z” challenge to spread awareness about “Y” was trending on social media a few years ago, leading to several celebrities taking up the cause and nominating others in turn. Name X, Y and Z.


X – Lou GehrigY – Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisZ – ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

The man behind one of today’s hottest trends. Who is he and what did he popularize?

Where will you find this pattern?

•WSC Australia XI•WSC West Indies XI•WSC Rest of the World XI

•Name the tournament and its founder.


WORLD SERIES CRICKET BY KERRY PACKER

The score line of which sport are the terms “Bagel” and “Breadsticks” associated with?


TENNIS

Who recently became the first American manager in the history of the Premier League?


BOB BRADLEY

What does this stand for?

Who bowled the last ball ever faced by the late

Australian batsman Phil Hughes?


SEAN ABBOTT

The number 147 is distinctly associated to a sport because of it being the highest score one can make. Name the sport.


SNOOKER

•Name the brand behind the tagline “The energy bar nature intended”.

If a series is named as the Sunfoil Test Series, which country am I likely to be playing in?

This chant became a cult classic after a fan sang it from the stands in praise of the Wigan Athletic striker who scored 28 goals in a single season to ensure his side’s promotion to Championship Football. What is the chant called?

What’s the brand called?

• The breakup, being together, it was all really hard,” she said of the three-year relationship, “It was essentially being in a fish bowl. Everyone’s looking at you and judging you and commenting on what they think is right or wrong.” • This ski racing champion separated from a sporting superstar in 2015

and until the split, they were tagged as the most high profile sports couple. • Donald Trump once said that he wanted to sponsor their

‘magnificent’ future kids but like other promises by him, this one couldn’t go through either. Which couple am I talking about?


LINDSEY VONN AND TIGER WOODS

•“Unflinchingly, unapologetically, YOU”. Endorsed by the inimitable Harvey Specter, which brand is this the tagline of?

•Who became the first Indian player to sign a professional contract with a club in the La Liga? Which club did sign for?

Sports fans are known to do bizarre things that remain memorable long after the matches are over. They go to great extents to get under the

skin of the opposition, but are rarely successful. Who, then, is Matthew Simmons?

AND THE CORRECT ANSWER IS…The fan at the receiving end of Eric Cantona’s

Kung Fu kick

WHAT’S THE EVENT?• A medal-round game during the men's ice hockey tournament at the

1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, played between the hosting United States, and the defending gold medalists, the Soviet Union goes down in history as one of the most iconic triumphs of the underdog. What is it remembered as?


MIRACLE ON ICE

Identify the brand from this advertisement campaign.


KFC

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS EVENT?


THE BITE FIGHT

BBVA, a multinational Spanish banking group, recently ended its association with the La Liga as its title sponsor. The league went on to establish ties with another Spanish banking group that is extensively featured in a certain F1 team’s promotional spaces. What is it called?


Santander

• The Heysel Stadium Disaster The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred on 29 May 1985 when escaping fans were pressed against a collapsing wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, before the start of the 1985 European Cup Final between X of Italy and Y of England. 39 people—mostly Italians—were killed and 600 were injured in the confrontation. • Name teams X & Y


Juventus and Liverpool

A period of play is referred to as a quarter in Basketball. Which sport is the word ‘chukker’ used for?


Polo

In the 1920s, German brothers Adolf and Rudolf Dassler launched a shoe company together in their mother's laundry room. Their business boomed after Dassler shoes adorned the feet of gold-medal-winning Olympians in the 1930s. But as their sales spiked, so did the tension between the two brothers. By the war's end, the brothers had split the company and waged a war of their own — in the business arena. Two extremely popular brands emerged out of the feud. Can you name them?


Adidas and Puma

• X, one of Switzerland’s leading tennis stars, partnered Y to lift the Mixed Doubles Championship at SW19 in 2015. • X then partnered Z, a compatriot of Y, to lift the Women’s Doubles

Championship at the same tournament. • Who are X, Y and Z.


X – Martina Hingis Y – Leander PaesZ – Sania Mirza

The logo of this courier delivery giant has amassed several accolades for the innovation that went behind it. Can you point out the most distinct innovation that signifies the speed and accuracy of its services?


The rightward moving arrow

• Originally established as an aircraft manufacturer, this German giant supplied to the German army in times of need during WWI. Soon after, it was forced to cease its production of aircrafts by virtue of the Versailles Armistice Treaty. The aviation industry’s loss would go on to be another’s gain. It’s logo, till date, is believed to be a display of an aircraft engine propeller against the clear blue sky. Which brand is this?


BMW (Bavarian Motor Works)

• 4, Pennsylvania Plaza, New York City is the location of the ‘most famous arena in the world’. Named after a former US president, its list of tenants is extremely celebrated. What arena are we talking about?


MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Endorsed by one of the fittest men in India, this P&G product launched an advertising campaign that reiterated the need to smell manly. What’s the product and who is its ambassador in India?


Old Spice – endorsed by Milind Soman

WHOM IS THE TWEET BY?


DONALD TRUMP

What are we talking about?• Donald Bradman, Peter May, At The Oval, Final Day,

Little Urn, Bob's perm, Double U G Grace

Walter Hammond, Mitchell Johnson, At The Gabba, Big DecisionChris Broad, Pons-ford, Riiiiiiiiiichie Benaud

Larwood's Bodyline, Athers slips on 99Laker, Jones' dive, Gower flying in the sky

Baggy Greens, swing/seam, Warnie's ball in '93Ricky Ponting, Pratty gets him, Freddie makes the bails fly!


THE ASHES 2015 THEME SONG BY SKY SPORTS – WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE

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