SPORTS QUIZ

The Bombay Open Quiz

SPORTS QUIZ

Preliminary Round

Preliminary Round

Teams of 3 – please let us know if you need partners.30 questions

Please answer legibly – if we can’t read it, it’s wrong. This isn’t a spelling bee, but do try & get as close as possible.

Questions 11-20 are * marked and are tiebreakers.The top 8 teams will qualify for the finals.Please put away your electronic devices.

1. Tennis Soccer Cricket?

David Ferrer Walter Samuel

Rahul Dravid. All nicknamed ‘The Wall’

2. On Feb 10th 2008, Manchester United played Manchester City in the jerseys such as seen in pic to commemorate what?

50 years of The Munich air disaster

3.The X Roosters are a professional rugby club that compete in the National Rugby League in this country. X is the city in which the franchise is based. X?

Sydney Roosters

4. In the 2003 Malaysian Grand prix, Rubens Barrichello, standing on the podium in 2nd place, between 1st placed X and 3rd placed Y, had predicted that both X and Y would be future world champions.

That race was the first victory for X and the first pole position for Y.

X? Y?

X - Kimi Raikkonen Y - Fernando Alonso

Major Dhyan Chand

5. One of the theories for this sportsperson’s nickname was that he used to practice a lot in the night after his duty hours, and hence had to wait for the field to be moonlit so that there would be visibility.

Who?

6. X is a former right arm fast bowler who played for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket in the 90s and early 2000s. He has also represented Middlesex and the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Who is this former under-cover cop who was in the news in February 2012?

Joe Dawes – India’s new bowling coach

7. What is the name given to the apparel worn by AFL players?

Guernseys (Jumpers are also acceptable)

8. What term that literally means ‘to fish up again’ in French is the term given to a heat of a competition where contestants eliminated by a narrow margin have another chance at qualifying for the next round or the finals?

Repechage

9. In pic, is the Upper Arlington High School’s (Ohio) athletics mascot. Hence the athletic teams of the school are called _____, and this nickname is shared by one of its famous alumnus.Who is the alumnus we are talking about?

Jack Nicklaus – dubbed the ‘Golden Bear’

10. This tennis tournament is the fifth largest in the world behind the four grand slams. It is also the only one to feature hawkeye on all its courts.The Suns and the Nuggets played the first outdoor game in modern NBA in this tennis centre in 2008The person in the picture is a regular at the tennis here – purchased the tournament in December 2009. Name the tourney

Indian Wells

11. Wycynanky is an art form that is popular in Central Europe. It is a form of paper cutting that is said to have originated with shepherds cutting designs out of tree bark and leather. What in the world of sports in 2012 is supposed to take its visual identity from this art form?

*

Euro 2012 logo

12. Armenia and Azerbaijan have an intense rivalry in this particular sport and take pride in their rich tradition of producing champions .

Particularly in the case of world champion X, both countries have tried to claim ownership. Armenians take pride in the fact that his mother was from their country. Azerbaijanis gloat about the fact that he was born in Baku and that his dad was Azerbaijani.

Id this champion.

Garry Kasparov

13. Deccan chargers played some of their IPL home games at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA stadium in Visakhapatnam. One of the ends at the stadium is named after Lieutenant Colonel Sir Vijayananda Gajapathi Raju. Name the end.

Vizzy End named after Maharajkumar of Vizianagaram

14. Logo for what?

Mediterranean Games. The rings are borrowed from the Olympic logo, which represent Europe, Africa and Asia ( select countries from these continents paricipate). The reflection represents the Mediterranean sea

15. ESPN editor Anthony Fredrico ran a controversial headline on a phenomenon that was sweeping the U.S.A in February 2012. The headline ultimately led to his sacking, and he came out and apologised that it was an honest mistake.

What was the headline he ran?

Chink in the armor – Referring to Jeremy Lin

16. In the picture, is the Chinese character Shang, which means ‘above’ or ‘ascend’. What in the world of sport bases its design on this alphabet?

Shanghai International Racing Circuit/ Chinese Grand Prix circuit

17. There are three South African batsmen with a test average higher than 50 ( minimum of 20 innings). Two of them are Graeme Pollock and Jacques Kallis. Who’s the third?

Dudley Nourse

18. Which sport are these used in?

Robotic jockeys in camel racing. Introduced because of the ban on the use of children as jockeys

19. Chad Bradford (in pic) featured prominently in the book and the movie ‘Moneyball’. What is his unconventional style of pitching called?

Submarine Pitching

20. What is the trophy awarded to the winners of bilateral cricket test series between England and South Africa?

Basil d’Oliviera Trophy

21. The term X which owes its origin to old French, was the name popularly given to chivalrous competitions or mock fights of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

What’s X, that has been adopted in the world of sport?

Tournament

22. What was this the last instance of?

Last ever Silver Goal scored by Traianos Dellas at Euro 2004

23. This country’s soccer team is nicknamed the ‘Copper Bullets’ as copper is one of its main exports. In 1993, the team lost 18 national players to an air disaster when they were travelling to play a World Cup qualification game.

When the team won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012, many players dedicated it to the memory of the dead.

Which country?

Zambia

24. During the 1956 Olympics, equestrian events were held in Stockholm while all others were in Melbourne. This was because of Australian quarantine regulations.

The only other time in the Olympics where equestrian was held in another city was because of high levels of equine disease in the host city.

Name the city in which equestrian was held in that year.

Hong Kong, 2008 Olympics

25. Stats for which tournament?

Thomas Cup

26. This sportsperson, considered to be one of the greatest ever, is a legend in his native country and China, where he was known as ‘Lao Wa’ (meaning old wa) or ‘Chang Qing Shu’ (meaning evergreen).

It was purported that in the 90s he was more recognized in China than Bill Clinton.

Id the legend.

Jan Ove Waldner

27. The sportsperson in picture, Kevin Molina plays in the MLS for Orlando City. He is also headed to the London Olympics as a part of Trinidad & Tobago’s soccer team. Indians are more familiar with his brother. ID his brother.

Kevon Cooper

28. Song by Golf Boys – Band formed by four PGA players. 3 of them are Ben Crane, Rickie Fowler and Hunter Mahan. Who is the fourth?

Bubba Watson

29. What is the formula Eduardo and Mark are talking about?

Elo Rating

30. What is inspired by the colour of the pages of the sports newspaper ‘La Gazetta Dello Sporto’?

Pink Jersey (Leader’s jersey of the Giro d’Italia)