The document contains rules for a 16 question quiz game that moves clockwise for the first 8 questions and anticlockwise for the remaining questions. Participants will be awarded points for correct answers to questions and bonuses, while incorrect answers receive negative points. Google searching is prohibited and the quizmaster's decision is final. The questions cover topics around famous people and events in sports, films, and literature.
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'Awwal Number' Quiz
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2. Rules
* There are 16 questions in the set. (First 8 will go Clockwise and the rest will move Anti-Clockwise.)
* Lot of clues are given in each question. Key-words are written in bold.
* Googling is strictly not advisable. Detection of any wrong means by the participants will force the
organisers to immediately disqualify the participant from the session.
* Pounce is open in all the questions. But there will be no Infinite Bounce.
* Points – ⃝ For Pounce
+20 : For full correct answer
+10 : For half correct answer
- 10 : For incorrect answer
⃝ For Verbal
+20 : For full correct answer (Direct / Bonus)
+10 : For half correct answer (QM’s discretion)
* Regarding any confusion, QM’s decision will be final and binding.
* All the very best to everyone.
5. During the 69-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the Diamond Jubilee Thames
flotilla celebrations, when she braved the elements in stoic English spirit,
was voted the second best moment of her life, in a twitter poll. It was
followed by the all-star Diamond Jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace
in 2012.
a) Full of action and style, which moment has been voted the best?
For that particular role, she has been honoured by BAFTA as ‘the most
memorable ____ ____ yet.’
b) Fill in the blanks.
Q. 1
6.
7. a) Her Performance with Daniel Craig during the
2012 London Olympics Opening Cermeny
A. 1
9. Q. 2
In his works, Homer mentioned a certain sport being practiced by soldiers
during the Siege of Troy. Since then, it has gone through many changes and
evolved into it’s present form. A part of the Olympic roster since the very
first edition in 1896, Ryan Crouser of USA is presently holding the WRs in
both the indoor and outdoor formats of this discipline.
a) Which sport is this?
In the recent past, Indians became a bit more curious about this sport,
because of a dog-loving gentleman who, according to his school’s games-
teacher, used to be a district level champion. He had the potential to
represent in the National Championships also.
b) Who is being talked about?
12. Q. 3
From a promising swimmer to an
acclaimed filmmaker – his journey is a
very interesting one. As per his own
admission, Satyajit Ray’s ‘Pather
Panchali’ had a great influence on him.
a) Who is this former sports captain
of the Osmania University?
b) Identify his famous cousin,
considered to be a ‘master’ in the
filmworld.
16. Q. 4
Adapted from the novel ‘The Sheep-Pig’, the
Australian comedy-drama film Babe got seven
Oscar nominations, including the Best Picture.
Finally it won only one - beating Apollo 13 for Best
Visual Effects.
Which pet-lover, also an amateur musician and
part-time actor, had his first foray with the movie
world through this highly appreciated 1995 movie?
19. Q. 5
Contrary to popular belief, the sports-ignorant director was
actually inspired by a photo of this Arsenal legend (vis), wearing
the Union Jack at the Euro 96 championship. But, the title of the
movie included the name of a more ‘sellable personality’ who
also had a brief cameo. Moreover, the verb in the title didn’t say
about the Magnus Effect but about tweaking rules to reach
one’s target.
a) Identify this screen-venture that, apart from the viewers, was
also appreciated by the highest governing body of that sport.
b) Also, identify this footballer-turned-commentator.
23. Q. 6
During the filming of a high-octane
action sequence in the 3rd movie of a
popular action-series, X got stuck in a
truck. The vehicle crashed through a
barrier and then plunged into the water,
where it sunk almost 30 feet. X’s
familiarity with water helped him to
act promptly and come out of water.
Who is this one-time Olympic aspirant?
26. Q. 7
Daughter of Jorge and Ana, she grew up wanting to be a policewoman due
to the influence of her favourite tv series. Her dalliance with modeling
started quite dramatically when an unknown lady approached her on the
road and offered to sign her to a modeling agency. So far, this popular lady
with more than 23 million Insta-followers, has appeared in magazines such
as LOVE, Harper’s Bazaar, Nova Gente and many more projects.
A pretty regular face in the sporting arena, what’s her most famous
connection to the world of sports?
30. Q. 8
Annually, the small Finnish town of Sonkajarvi draws thousands of
visitors because of a ‘sporting’ event that has gained followers across the
world. Inspired by the 19th century legend of Ronkainen the Robber, who
used to test aspiring members of his gang by a certain task, the event
today has it’s official qualifying competitions being staged in several
countries including the USA, UK, Sweden and Estonia.
a) Testing ones strength and endurance, which ‘sport’ is that?
b) Which nostalgia-filled Indian movie of the last decade was
supposedly inspired from that annual spectacle?
35. Q. 9
A cricketer since his childhood, X never thought
of becoming an actor. After representing J&K in
the early stages, he had a short stint for Delhi.
His closeness to Virat Kohli, helped him
greatly during one of his dhamakedaar ventures.
a) Identify this cricketer-turned actor who is
going to portray an world champion in one of
his eagerly-awaited movies.
b) Who is this world-champion who shares his
nickname with Mithun Chakraborty?
38. Q. 10
The Keystone Cops were a group of humorously incompetent
policemen featured in slapstick comedies produced in the early part of
20th century. Russian-born David Lieberman, better known as Hank
Mann (vis), was one of the well known members of that group. For his
contribution, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
His most notable movie-role was that of a prizefighter where his
opponent hogged all the limelight despite having no prior experience of
the sport.
Who was his opponent in that fight?
42. Q. 11
Four feet and five inches tall, one of the tallest in his
clan, Bandobras was mostly known for his exploits in
the Battle of Greenfields. He beheaded the rival
leader Golfimbul with a club. According to legend,
that severed head flew through the air for 100 yards
and finally settled in a rabbit hole.
a) How is the above description connected to sports?
b) In which movie series, based on a work of
literature, would one come across Bandobras and his
clan?
45. Primarily a doubles player, Kaitlyn
Christian has a career-high
doubles ranking of world No. 38,
achieved in February 2019.
Vince Spadea is one of the five
players to defeat Federer 6–0 in a
set in an ATP tournament, which
he did at 1999 Monte Carlo.
Their tennis skills were put to good use during which ‘battle’ in 2017?
Q. 12
48. Battle of the Sexes
For the tennis match scenes in that 2017 movie, Kaitlyn Christian and Vince
Spadea were the body doubles of Emma Stone and Steve Carell, respectively.
Q. 12
49. Q. 13
As reminiscent of the movie ‘Dangal’, this Copenhagen-born lady had
to live her father’s dream during her childhood. Under her father’s
supervision, her daily grind used to start every morning at 4. But at the
age of 16, she decided to go after her own dream. As confessed
recently, sports also helped her greatly to fight against depression and
related issues.
a) Who is being talked about?
b) She is the ‘chosen one’ to play which Olympic-medallist on screen,
if at all the intended biopic is getting made in near future?
52. Q. 14
The photograph in the next slide shows a teenage wrestler who
fought some of the most violent bouts during his years at the Glen
Ridge High School, New Jersey. When an injury cut short his senior
season, he tried out for the school musical and the rest is history. His
high school athletic pursuits later helped him immensely to make
possible some of the very tough and risky missions on screen.
Who is this superstar?
57. Q. 15
On the night of March 24, 1975, a struggling actor and scriptwriter
checked into a Los Angeles theater to watch a closed-circuit broadcast of a
contest. Defying expectations, the ‘underdog’ (vis) started to punch above
his weight and literally became a crowd favourite during the contest.
Though he was knocked out in the end, his courage and rock-solid
determination forced that scriptwriter to pick up his pen.
a) Who is that scriptwriter?
b) What came out as a result of that experience?
61. Q. 16
X, a top-ranking performer in his field, whose alleged love affairs with
several Bollywood actresses used to be a topic of hot discussion during
the 70’s & 80’s, was once approached for a hindi sports-movie. The
celebrated director even went to London to have a discussion with him.
Though X kept harping on his political ambition, the adamant director left
the script of the film at his flat. X, declining that offer, returned it the very
next evening.
a) Identify this film which contrary to it’s title, came last at the box-office.
b) Who is that playboy, who refused the offer?