3. Question 1
In 1994-95, the season in which Barcelona suffered an infamous 5-0 drubbing at the hands of
their arch rivals Real Madrid, they also got hammered by the same scoreline by Racing
Santander. After the game, when the pressure was mounting on Johan Cruyff, one of the
scorers for Racing that day came out in support of the under-fire Barcelona manager, saying
he was the one who revolutionized football in Spain.
Who was this ardent Cruyff fan?
This guy was a skillful player, but far more interested in the tactical side of football and
often compared it to another sport. Perhaps, it was no surprise that he would on to play a
series of exhibition matches with someone, who was at the time smarting after an inhuman
defeat.
Who?
6. Question 2
Which event- one that saw the emigration of one million of the island’s
inhabitants to different parts of the world- was blamed on the Whig
government's economic policy of laissez-faire capitalism and single-crop
dependence?
The above event led to one of the cities on the East Coast of the United
States to be heavily dominated by one ethnicity due to migration and that
reflects in the name and mascot of most successful franchise from that
city- one that has won the National Championship in the sport the most
number of times.
Which franchise am I talking about?
9. Question 3
"People would refer to me as an actor and I would be very
angry. Mujhe gussa aata thaa. I did the movie because a lot of
scenes were just about playing. But staying outdoor for four
months hampered my game and I didn't want that to happen
ever again."
Identify the speaker- an alliterative name who is sure to be
victorious and light up the face of the country.
12. Question 4
Ferdinand Marcos was one of the lesser known dictators in history with his
tyrannical policies leading to changing of the constitution of the country,
systematic killing of communists under his regime and the imposition of
martial law in 1972.
3 years after the imposition, when his government were facing the flak
from the United Nations, he decided to divert all attention of the global press
and improve the image of his country.
The two protagonists were against the exciting event taking place in a
hot, humid city but eventually, the paycheck spoke and one of the most
heinous dictators successfully hosted one of the most important sporting
events of the 20th century.
Which event?
15. Question 5
An excellent documentary film by Jason Kohn on the troubled relationship
between Andre Agassi and his childhood coach, Nick Bollettieri and how
their relentless pursuit of excellence distanced the two men.
Simply tell me the 3 word name of the documentary, one that derives its
name because of how the affection between the two reached a new low
and how a term in tennis came about from the French word for egg,
“l’oeuf ”.
In the documentary, Agassi says that his friends and family gave him a
nickname at the start of his career because of his distant nature and his
endeavour to make himself and his opponent suffer in order to win the
game.
Give me the nickname, also the alter ego of a Vietnam veteran who
goes rogue after the death of his family.
18. Question 6
Voted the 3rd Greatest Scot of All
Time after William Wallace and Rabbie
Burns, this is a famous bust of the man
outside a certain establishment in
Madrid, with the sportsmen associated
with these establishments holding him
in high regard for being one who single
handedly extended their careers and
saved them from fatality.
Whose bust outside which
establishment?
21. Question 7
When the Kontinental Hockey League was formed in 2008, they decided
to name the trophy in honour of someone whose otherworldly ascent
has been used as a metaphor for the recent Russian breakthrough in Ice
Hockey.
After whom is the trophy named?
One of the most successful teams in the said tournament, this 2-time
champion team is one owned by a sports and fitness society whose motto
was “Power in Motion”.
Which team be this, far more well known in another sport?
24. Question 8
Like his biblical namesake, he was a saviour and the hero behind the
genesis of a new belief in the country’s sporting identity, captaining them to
multiple Davis Cup triumphs and becoming so far the last person from his
country to win the home Grand Slam.
Name him.
That win vs Mats Wilander also signalled the end of an era as he became
the last player to win a Grand Slam using humble means, now all that had
been made obsolete by the then rule change that reinforced more steel
into the game of tennis.
What am I talking about?
27. Question 9
Which municipality in Norway- once a venue for the Winter Olympics,
gets its name from the fact that it was territorially smaller than the
nearby town of Hamarr and had to be distinguished from it?
In 1973, this unassuming municipality was the setting of a brutal murder-
that of Moroccan waiter Ahmed Bouchikhi, with the killers mistaking him
for one Ali Hasan Salameh.
Simply, tell me who was Ali Hasan Salameh or why were the killers after
him.
30. Question 10
In 1962, at Madison Square Garden, when the two teams faced off
again, the Knicks’ Darrall Imhoff, then a Olympic champion
defensive player, was smarting after the embarrassment of last
time and was out for revenge.
This time, he ended the day with an standing ovation as he did
everything he could- even put in tactical fouls whenever he could to
stop his mighty opponent.
What happened the previous time Imhoff and the Knicks faced the
same opponents?
33. Question 11
San Lorenzo de Almagro, a regional powerhouse in Argentine football, was
established by Lorenzo Massa when he saw young boys were no longer safe
playing out on the streets and offered them the backyard of his
establishment, provided they had to help him and the others at the
establishment on Sundays.
Given all that, tell me who is San Lorenzo’s biggest and most high-profile fan.
They also have an unusual fan in a Danish-American of Argentinian and
Venezuelan descent who would’ve been a fantastic captain had he chosen
football, but even in his chosen career, he has excelled.
Who be this super fan?
36. Question 12
While great technological strides have been made to cater to this
marginalized group, the sport of field hockey has taken a completely
different route and has banned all equipment specifically dedicated to
this demographic. While the origins of hockey date back to the Middle
Ages when this group was seen as evil or sinister, the sport maintains its
ruling is purely for safety reasons, stating the likelihood of getting hit in a
follow-through swing would be considerably higher.
The only solution for people of this ilk who love to play hockey? Get used to
it just as they got used to using scissors, can openers, and computer
mouses.
Which marginalized group is thus affected by the banning of equipment
specific to them?
39. Question 13
When asked about the reason for his instant fame in the
wake of a staggering match, the calm, composed man said:
“It’s probably because I look like a village sportsman out
there in my glasses, the bald head and maybe people think:
‘That could be me!’ All the others look pretty professional.”
Who said these words, famously holding on dear life, not
allowing the opposition to draw blood in the match?
42. Question 14
Louis Chiron, the man after whom the Bugatti Chiron is named, was the most outstanding
race driver before the Second World War started, but by the time the 1st F1 World
Championship had started, his powers had waned, when competing at 55, he finished 3rd in
his iconic home Grand Prix.
Going by that legacy, you’d think that despite being a tiny nation, they would’ve had some
success in F1, but alas, only Andre Testut and Oliver Beretta represented them in F1 in the
ensuing 50 years.
Who is the latest from this country to take part in F1, hoping to make a far more lasting
impression?
He revealed in a recent interview that his literal godfather and his idol was also a terrific
prospect, until that fateful night half a decade ago.
Who was his idol?
45. Question 15
In his yet unreleased film, Brin-Jonathan Butler gives cautionary
examination of Cuban-American relations, and the economic and
cultural paradoxes that have shaped those relations since Fidel
Castro's revolution, through personal stories and interviews.
One of these is an extensive interview of Teofilo Stevenson, arguably
the finest amateur boxer in the history of the sport and how he refused
to turn professional at the cost of millions, to honour the ideals of the
Cuban People.
Because of all these and his looks, what was he popularly referred to
in the States?
Tell me the name of the documentary, also the name of a rather
ambiguous winning criterion in boxing, in which two judges score
the fight in one way, while the other judge scores it the other way.
49. 16.
In a famous nonsensical land, the customs were
really peculiar.
For instance, the king used to advocate gilded
frames for desserts, the queen seldom went to
bed & strapped a pillow round her head, the
courtiers turned cartwheels when they caught
cold.
The king’s old aunt, a cricket-lover by nature
used to play cricket in a strange way.
In stead of cricket ball, which fruitful item was the
main attraction of her game?
52. 17.
While being remembered mostly for the national
anthem controversy,the1500m Final of 1952
Helsinki Games saw one of the most surprising
winners of all time.
Josy Barthel emerged victorious after a photo
finish, making him the first (& till date the only)
OG Gold medallist from his country,
Which small, land-locked country having a
similar-sounding capital was he a citizen of?
Which future neurologist, whose biggest claim to
fame came 2 years later in the campus of a
world-famous university, narrowly missed out on
a podium, losing the 3rd place to Warner Lueg ?
55. 18.
“Peter Pan’s First XI, The Extraordinary Story of X’s
Cricket Team” is a book by Kevin Telfer about a
famous cricket team formed by X in 1887.
The team full of literary stars, took part in a number of
village cricket matches in UK before being defunct in
1913.
The name of the team was an insensitive pun on a
holy phrase that means “God is Greatest”, along with
X’s surname.
Who was X?
What was the name of the team, that might well have
caused several Islamic fundamelists raising their
eyebrows? (Exact spelling required)
59. 19.
This is the poster of a 2006 Thai Sports-
comedy that deals with a small fictional
country Arvee’s road to Football World
Cup.
Directed by Adisorn Tresirikasem , the film
shows how Arvee got a chance to
participate in WC Qualifiers after a
qualified team had to drop out of the
tournament for some reasons.
Gimme the title of the film, that will remind
you of an alliterative sports term, most
recent beneficiary of which is a tall
63. 20. Underwater Hockey is a globally
played limited-contact sport in which
two teams compete to manoeuvre a
puck across the bottom of a swimming
pool into the opposite team’s goal by
propelling it with a hockey stick
(pusher).
Originated in 1954 in UK when it was
meant for teams of 8 , a popular term
was coined to describe the game
which basically was the outcome of the
mixture of two words.
By which name, this game is widely
66. 21.
Shown in the next slide is the baseball
career stats of a 2-time Olympics Gold
Medallist who signed a Minor League
Baseball contract with Chicago White Sox to
pursue his deceased father’s dream.
Name the player.
70. 22. The 2nd leg of UEFA-CONMEBOL play-off for
1974 FIFA World Cup was scheduled to be played on
21st November,1973. The European side, though, was
reluctant to visit citing some serious political issues
related to the venue & demanded to play the match in
some neutral country, which FIFA rejected.
However, FIFA arranged the match in which the only
goal was scored by the skipper of the home side,
Francisco Valdes, that too in a surprising fashion. The
match ended within 30 seconds from the kick-off, just
after the goal was scored.
For which reason did the team from Europe decline to
visit OR, simply name the venue.
What was the uniqueness of the goal scored by
72. ESTADIO NACIONAL(CHILE) WAS
USED AS A DETENTION CAMP
DURING AUGUSTO PINOCHET’S
ERA,
VALDES SCORED IN AN EMPTY
GOAL AS USSR DID NOT TAKE
FIELD
73. 23. Abdul Rashid ______ was a Lahore-
born actor & film director.
Besides directing a number of films including
superhits like ‘Dulari’ and ‘Dil Diya Dard Liya’
,this gentleman set up his own production
house in 1939.
His only sporting connection was his step-
brother, who was one of only 3 from his
concerned sport to perform some cross-
border duties.
Which eponymous production house did he
set up?
OR,
Who was the sportsperson mentioned
76. 24.
It was the year of 1964 when a 16-year old school-
boy surprised many by inventing a new technique.
The Medford Mail-Tribune ran a photo captioned –
“ _______ _____ over the bar”, which eventually
helped the technique gain it’s popular name.
Seeing the unorthodox steps of the teenager , a
few critics jokingly said that the sport started
moving backwards in stead of going forward.
Which world-famous technique is being talked
here?
79. 25.
As part of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, which
two-word name was given to the largely-
planned operation by Pak Army for attacking
the Akhnoor Bridge in Jammu & Kashmir?
From sporting point of view ,this two-word
term was more popularly used as a reference
to the contract to win all 13 tricks in contract
bridge, before being associated with some
other sport.
82. 26.
“The Maccabiah Games” is a multi-sport
event held quadrennialy in Israel.
Initiated in 1932, this event saw many
notable performers taking part over the
years: -
Mark Spitz, Jason Lezak, Lillian
Copeland, Mariya Mazina ,Isaac Berger
are to name a few.
By which alternative name is it more
popular among the sports fans all over
the world?
85. 27.
‘__ Reloaded’ is a historical simulation video
game released on 22nd November, 2004 by
Scotland-based Traffic Games to mark the
anniversary of a widely-known incident.
The game starts just before the limousine SS-
100-X coming into view & ends when the limo
disappears into the tunnel.
This controversial game is designed to recreate
which incident?
OR,
FITB.
89. 28.
Michael Chang took on Ivan Lendl in a 4th round match of
French Open,1989.
Chang was leading 4-3 in the fifth set when he did something
unthinkable. Spectators cheered this time, but when Hingis
repeated the same act against Steffi 10 years later in the
same venue, people booed her.
Which controversial act did they perform?
A similar act in a sport more popular in this part of the world,
created so much criticism that it was banned as immediate
effect.
When a breast cancer activist jokingly recreated that incident
of 1981 by miming similar type of activity against a Kiwi, a
rheumatoid arthritis patient showed him a colourful piece of
paper, the idea for whose invention came from traffic signal,
though on a funny note.
92. 29.
The tweet appeared on KBFC’s
twitter account on 24th August
last year regarding their new
signing, Raphael Eric _____
Bouli of Cameroon.
Despite the fact that he never
had to suffer from Growth
Hormone Deficiency, this not-so-
well-known footballer has started
gaining popularity by which
name?
96. 30.
On 22nd November,2019, something happened for the very
first time in Indian sporting history. Two saree-clad women
also became a part of that as they marked the beginning of
the event by performing a certain ritual that has now turned
into a tradition after Kapil Dev initiated it in 2016.
The duo thus became the first ones outside the sporting
arena to do the honour.
Which ritual ,that has certainly taken inspiration from the most
well-known counterpart ,held regularly in UK?
Which two inspiring females of same vernacular thus became
a part of history?
99. 31.
Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of a cricket club which
used to play their matches on a particular day of the
week, this football club is based in the city where the
oldest existing football club of the world was born a
decade ago.
The footballing side was initially
established to keep the cricketers fit during the winter
season.
They became professionals later & in 1899, shifted
their home venue to a newly-built stadium.
Which stadium, that once caused 96 immortal people
never walk alone?
102. 32.
“Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?” is a
documentary film released in 2009 & is a
part of ESPN’s 30 for 30.
Directed by Mike Tollin, this film deals with
some fresh interviews and archival footages
to track the life & demise of USFL in the
mid-1980s.
Which Greenland-loving business tycoon’s
post interview comments on the league gave
the docu its title?
105. 33.
It was the 3rd of May in 2018. Swedish spectators
were eagerly waiting for a high-profile Quarter
Final encounter between two arch-rivals in World
Team Table Tennis Championships.
Sadly, much to their disappointment, not a single
match of the tie was played.
However, none of the teams gave walkover &
every other match of the tournament was played
according to the schedule, including the semis
and the final.
Which noble act ruined the hopes of the viewers
experiencing an epic battle?
107. NORTH & SOUTH KOREA
DECIDED TO MERGE & TAKE
FIELD AS AN UNIFIED KOREA
TEAM
108. 34.
The trophy shown here was donated by Ardeshir
Dadabhoy of Bombay in memory of his son, for a
tournament played between the Indian Universities.
In a match held at Varanasi on 3-5th January, 1961
between BHU & CU, a guy from CU named
Rukminikumar excelled as he took 4 crucial wickets
in the 2nd innings.
Surprisingly, he shared the same surname with the
most popular Bengali ever to take part in the
tournament. That tall, intelligent person also played
for the same university.
Simply tell their surname.
112. 35.
When SSB Women FC withdrew themselves
from the upcoming Indian Women’s League
citing their problems regarding the fixture ,
which team, with a pledge to turn the football
field into a land of beauty through their passing
skills, got a chance to represent the state of
Bengal, making the pujo pandal hoppers feel
delighted?
115. 36.
It was 28th July,1988. A 8-time national champion
was returning from practice at K.D.Singh Babu
Stadium in Lucknow when some unfortunate
incident happened.
Ameeta, now a politician from UP & her current
husband came under suspicion for obvious
reasons, though they were acquitted later.
Which shocking incident took place on that day,
that cut short the career of that star, who has
absolutely no connection with the most popular
tea-seller of the world?
118. 37.
In Fast Chess (Rapid & Blitz), a __________ is the
rule by which the winner is decided after a draw.
In this controversial method , the two players meet for
the final battle in which the white piece gets more
time than the black one .
This tie-breaking method is aptly named what?
A Grandmaster, initially named after some monetary
location of Karnataka ,recently made a winning
comeback to the international circuit being benefitted
by this process.
Who?
121. 38.
Somnath, a job aspirant was discussing
about the difficulties of getting job in 1970s
with his friend sitting beside a ground.
Besides discussing some probable questions
of interview, they were also throwing a few
questions towards the pedestrians.
When they asked one of the pedestrians
about his qualification, which emotional reply
did he give?
124. 39.
In a conversation with Cricket Writer K.R. Nayar ,
the ever-smiling person told , “ Many call me by
different names, some address me as an
economist and some as miser.”
The gentleman named Rameshchandra
Gangaram was popular by some other name, a
sobriquet that he received because of his attire ,
especially for using langoti under his trousers.
Who was the cricketer whose all other records as
an all-rounder turned pale just because of one
spell against England in 1964?
127. 40.
Hal Prieste, an American diver best known for his
Bronze-winning performance in 1920 Olympics
came under the spotlight for some nefarious
reasons. This one-time Olympian stole a newly
adopted thing, which he returned 77 years later.
When all those matters were proved to be a prank,
people took it as a light-hearted joke.
In 1964, a legendary Aussie emulated the act,
though was caught in the end & faced suspension.
What did they stole?