The document contains the rules and questions for a quiz competition. The rules specify that there are 20 multiple choice questions, with questions 5, 10, 15 and 20 containing two parts each. Only answering both parts of the starred questions fully will earn a full star, while answering one part will earn half a star. The top 6 scoring teams will qualify for the finals, with ties being broken by number of stars earned. The questions cover a range of topics related to sports, athletes, and sporting terms.

2. Rules
• There are 20 questions in the prelims, worth 24
points
• Question numbers 5,10,15 and 20 are starred and
contain two parts each. Only answering both parts
of these questions will guarantee a full star.
Answering only one part will give you half a star.
• The quiz master’s decision is definite and
unassailable at all points in the quiz
• The six top scoring teams will qualify to the final.
Ties in the prelims will be settled by the number of
stars accrued.
• Give it your best shot and please do not Google.

3. 1
This actress was born in Copenhagen in
1986 during her father’s stint in Denmark
as a coach.
Having been a state level player of the sport,
she is Pusarla Venkata’s choice to play
herself in a biopic.
Identify the actress.

4. ANSWER
Deepika Padukone

5. 2
Essentially volleyball played with a medicine
ball, ------ball was invented as a means of
keeping an alliteratively named US
President fit.
Identify the President for whom this sport is
named, who most famously lends his
name to a water barrier in the state of
Nevada.

6. ANSWER
Hooverball

7. 3
This sporting term first came into use when
the professional cricketer HH Stephenson
performed a rather impressive feat.
Fans held a collection for him in a piece of
headgear which was passed around. This
was later presented to him along with the
proceeds.
Simply identify this term which is used in
many different sports.

8. ANSWER
Hat-trick

9. 4
Identify this Australian athlete from her
WBBL profile.

10. ANSWER
Ashleigh Barty

11. 5*
Earlier this month, an Indian origin13 year old
from New Jersey became the youngest
player to reach 2400 rating points.
Identify this prodigious teenager who shares his
name with a character from Mahabharata
who acquired his military intelligence by
listening to his father from inside his mother’s
womb.
Also mention the title he received in crossing
the 2400 rating mark.

12. ANSWER
Abhimanyu Mishra
Grandmaster

13. 6
Giannis Antetokounmpo, the 2021 NBA
Finals MVP plies his trade for which Mid-
Western franchise? Named after a horned
animal, their name is often used in
colloquial terms to mean cash currency.

14. ANSWER
Milwaukee Bucks

15. 7
Identify this sporting venue which is being
used in Tokyo to host some of the Olympic
football matches.
This stadium takes its name from a
Japanese company that manufactures
seasonings.

16. ANSWER
Ajinomoto Stadium

17. 8
Recently relegated to Serie B, Italian side
Crotone FC derive their nickname from a
philosopher who lived in the city in 6th
century CE.
From his statue identify this man that we are
all familiar with. (IMAGE)

19. ANSWER
Pythagoras, they are called the
Pythagoreans

20. 9
Anders Boesen was shuttler in the 90s who
shared a few feisty battles with Taufik
Hidayat. His older brother Morten, a
badminton player himself studied
medicine.
Called into action on a public stage, Morten
performed defibrillations on which athlete
last month?

21. ANSWER
The doctor who resuscitated Christian
Eriksen

22. 10*
Born in Malabar Hill, this infamous captain
expressed his desire to lead India in its
first ever test match. Instead he led
England against India in this 1932 series.
Few months after this, he led his side down
under in a series that brought his
dangerous tactics under scrutiny.
Identify this skipper and mention the
dangerous tactic that he employed.

23. ANSWER
Douglas Jardine
Bodyline

24. 11
Although this country hosted the first ever
International cricket match, it was only in
2004 when they played their first official
ODI by the virtue of qualifying in the ICC
Champions Trophy.
Which country is being talked about, that
primarily plays a sport that is a derivative
of cricket?

25. ANSWER
United States of America

26. 12
The vaunted defense of Pittsburgh was
called “----- -------”, a barrier that no team
could pass through.
A variation on the name of a barrier that
stood between 1945 and 1991, the name
cleverly changes the metal of the original
barrier with the metal in the name of the
franchise.
FITB

27. ANSWER
Steel Curtain

28. 13
Which Indian sport that literally means
wrestling pole is one of the official
demonstration sports in this year’s Tokyo
Olympics? (IMAGE)

29. ANSWER
Mallakhamb

30. 14
Fly the movie is a documentary about a
sport that has 7 players of both genders
playing on each side.
The reigning world champions, USA
defeated Belgium 120-70 in the 2018
World Cup Final. It has no specific time
limit but ends when the pursuit of a shiny
object is complete.
ID the sport in question.

31. ANSWER
Quidditch

32. 15*
Tejbir Bura, posthumously received a gold
medal in the 1924 Winter Games.
Although his medal was unofficial, it
remains the only medal his country has
ever received.
For undertaking which fatal ascent in 1922,
was he awarded a medal.
Which country did he hail from?

33. ANSWER
Everest Expedition of 1922
Nepal

34. 16
Maria Irudayam, was awarded the Arjuna
Award in which sport?
Played in various cafes and clubs in the
subcontinent, it has a carved out a pocket
of dedicated fans for itself.

35. ANSWER
Carrom

36. 17
Tour de France is famous for awarding the
Yellow Jersey to stage winners.
The second most prestigious cycling race in
the world awards a Pink Jersey to the
stage winners. From the map of this event
identify the country it takes place in.

38. ANSWER
Giro d’Italia

39. 18
In literature, this bird famously signifies a
burden or curse that one has to bear. In
golf, however it is used to mean a round of
three strokes under par.
Identify this sea bird. (IMAGE)

40. ANSWER
Albatross

41. 19
In the 1936 Olympics, Japanese pole
vaulters Shuhei Nishida and Sueo Oe tied
for second place. Even though rules
ensured that only one of them would be
awarded silver, they brought the medals
back home and modified them as a
testament to their friendship.
What did they exactly do?

42. ANSWER
They fused their medals together and had
half-silver, half bronze medals made

43. 20*
A former UFC heavyweight champion and
an NCAA heavyweight champion, this
multitalented athlete also signed for the
Minnesota Vikings before finding fame as
an entertainer.ID this sports entertainer.
What is his famous finishing move, whose
name indicates the hurricane-like force
with which he flings his opponents?

44. ANSWER
Brock Lesnar
F5

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