Teamsprit; The Sports Quiz by Qnights

1. “TEAMSPIRIT”
Inter-College SportsQuiz

2. RULES

3. Q1.
CONNECT
• ROBBIE FOWLER
• DENNIS BERGKAMP
• CRISTIANO RONALDO
• HARRY KANE
• JARMIE VARDY

4. ANSWER
• Consecutive Player of the Month Award in
EPL

5. Q2.
• In December 1995, at the age of ten, he (X)
approached Y team principal Ron Dennis at
the Autosport Awards ceremony and told him,
"I want to race for you one day ... I want to
race for Y." Less than three years later Y and Z
signed him to their Young Driver Support
Programme.
• Identify X,Y and Z.

6. ANSWER
• X- LEWIS HAMILTON
• Y- McLaren
• Z- MERCEDES BENZ

7. Q3.
• HE is the only player in Test cricket with a career
batting average of less than 20 to reach 200 runs
in an innings. He demonstrated a solid defensive
game, known amongst team-mates as 'The
Walking Forward Defence', and despite not
regularly making big scores, he was a difficult
batsman to dismiss and occupied the crease for
substantial periods of time, allowing his batting
partner time to get a big score.
• Identify the player.

8. ANSWER
• Jason Gillespie

9. Q4.
• "Million Dollar Arm" was a 2008 reality TV
show that sought to discover baseball pitching
talent in India. It was the subject of a 2014
film as well. Sports agent J.B.Bernstein, the
brain behind this show, launched a new show
in 2014, which in some sense is the
geographical and sporting opposite of the
Million Dollar Arm. So what is his new show a
Million Dollar quest for?

10. ANSWER
• It's called "Million Dollar Bat" and it seeks to
find a baseball batter who can play in India's
IPL.

11. Q5*.
• The current record for most runs
conceded in a 10 over spell in an ODI
Innings is held by Mick Lewis when he
conceded 113 against South Africa on 12
March, 2006. From whom did he take
over this dubious record.

12. ANSWER
• MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN

13. Q6.
• The F1 season of 2012 had a remarkable event.
There were seven different winners for the first
seven races. The main reason said was that the
teams were not able to cope up with the new
tyres. Which company was the sole tyre
manufacturer in that season?

14. ANSWER
• PIRELLI

15. Q7.
• This is a native American sport with stciks and
rubber balls. Was also part of 1904 and 1908
Summer Olympics.

16. ANSWER
• LACROSSE

17. Q8.
• Just before the 1958 World Cup began, in the
French training camp, one of the players went
to strike the ball and in the process hit the first
choice French striker Rene Bliard, who was
then injured and walloped out of the camp and
World Cup.
• Who was this player and what was the
consequence?

18. ANSWER
• Just Fontaine, who was the second choice
striker for France National team.
• As a result, he was promoted as a main striker
and he went on to score 13 goals in the
tournament, which is still a world record for a
single tournament.

19. Q9.
• This monument appears in the logo of which
Annual Sports Event?

20. ANSWER

21. Q10*

22. • When asked recently, how he felt about the
recent performances of his team, X said “ It is
a dream I would not like to wake up from.”
• Which team is he currently coaching?

23. ANSWER
• LEICESTER CITY

24. Q11.
• Identify the mascot and it is the mascot of
which games?

25. ANSWER
• TIKHOR
• MASCOT FOR SAF GAMES

26. Q12.
• Plagued by injuries X became a waiter in his
mother’s cafe just to earn a living. But his
family, especially his wife Ludymila and new-
born daughter Marcela, gave him the
encouragement to follow his dreams. Identify
X in the pic who was in news?

28. ANSWER
• Wendell Lira.
• Winner of the Puskas award for the best goal
in 2015

29. Q13.
• San Diego will host the first edition of which
games in 2017?

30. ANSWER
• World first Beach Games

31. Q13.
• X received entry in the 2001 wimbledon as a
wildcard despite being ranked #125 in the
world(not sufficient to gain entry) due to his past
record as a three time runner up.
• He defeated Carlos Moyá, Andy Roddick, Marat
Safin, Fredrik Jonsson, Greg Rusedski, Tim
Henman and Pat Rafter (in that order) to win the
grand slam title.
• To this day, he remains the only male player to
have won the grand slam as a wildcard.
• X?

32. ANSWER
• GORAN IVANISEVIC

33. Q14.
• Identify the Game

34. ANSWER
• CROQUET

35. Q15*.
• Some of her most memorable outfits include
leopard print looks at the 2004 and 2007 US
Open, as well as “soccer theme” at the 2006
Wimbledon Championship. However, nothing can
top the ensemble she wore to the 2011 Pre-
Wimbledon party in London, a fluorescent green
dress by designer Alex Noble that featured tennis
balls and a Mohican-style hat. The look garnered
her the name “Lady Gaga of the tennis world,”
from The Daily Mail. Identify her?

36. ANSWER
• BETHANIE MATTEK SANDS

37. Q16.
• A poem dedicated to Leander Starr Jameson,
leader of the failed Jameson raid against the
Transvaal republic to overthrow the Boer
government, published in 1910 was described by
Khushwant Singh as ” the essence of the message
of The Gita in English”.
One of the most famous poems in the English
language, in 1995 it was voted Britain’s favourite
poem in a BBC poll.
Which poem, and what is it doing in a sports
quiz?

38. ANSWER
• If by Rudyard Kipling; two of its lines are
inscribed on the wall of the players’ entrance
to the Center Court of All England Lawn
Tennis and Croquet Club, where Wimbledon
matches are held.

39. Q17.
CONNECT
• M.S.DHONI
• YUVRAJ SINGH
• GAUTAM GAMBHIR
• VIRENDRA SEHWAG
• S.SHREESANTH
• YUSUF PATHAN
• PIYUSH CHAWLA
• HARBHJAN SINGH

40. ANSWER
• The players to be part of both 2007 t20 and
2011 ODI WORLD CUP winning squads

41. Q18.
• He holds the world record for the highest-ever
score by a player on his first-class debut, despite
his success at domestic level, he was never
selected for the Indian national team.
• He was regarded as one of the country's finest
prospects and was labelled the "new
Tendulkar". He also played for the India A side in
the1994–95 season alongside Rahul
Dravid and Sourav Ganguly.
• WHO?

42. ANSWER
• AMOL MAZUMDAR

43. Q19.
• The Lakers team led by Magic Johnson's
passing skills and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's
scoring, the team relied on fast breaks and won
five NBA championships. This era in LA
history is known as what?

44. ANSWER
• Showtime Era

45. Q20*.
• Shooting, today is a popular Olympic Sport.
Most of the shooting events have not been
changed over time neither have their been any
objections over them. But a certain event
debuted itself in 1900 Olympics has been
discontinued after its maiden appearance. The
officials at Paris stated that it was simply the
messiest event. What was that event?

46. Answer
• Live Pigeon Shooting

47. Q21.
• Guess the Game
This game was much famous amongst noble
families. Men as well as women used to play
this. The reference to this game have been found
in the books of Firdausi. Persian claim to be its
originator because they possess the earliest
possible references to this game. It will be easier
if you have studied the Slave Dynasty, one of the
rulers died playing this game?

48. ANSWER
• POLO

49. Q22.
• Where in the world will you see the following
verse?
“ When Ivo goes back with ___, the___;
Studds, Steel, Read and Tylecote return, return;
The welkin will ring loud,
The great crowd will feel proud,
Seeing Barley and Bates with the ___, the ___;
And rest coming home with the ___.”

50. ANSWER
• The Ashes Urn

51. Q24.
• What method well-known to sports fans was
used first time in Rugby Union match in the
Heineken Cup semi final which saw the
Leicester Tigers beat the Cardiff Blues 27-26
on May 3. 2009.

52. ANSWER
• PENALTY SHOOTOUT

53. Q25*.
• These two players have combined to be part of
an unique achievement. What?

54. ANSWER
• Jonny Bairstow took catch of David Willey's
bowling to replicate the feat performed by
their father David Bairstow and Peter Willey.
Only father and son combo to do so