(c) Anannya Deb and Shubhankar Gokhale for the Bombay Quiz Club

1. The MC BC Cup
Bombay Quiz Club
1st May 2013

2. SHUBHANKAR ANANNYA

3. 30+ different sporting disciplines
50+ nations
100+ sporting heroes (including women!!! –
never before have so many women featured in a
sports quiz)

4. MCBC CUP CHAMPION = ATUL MATHEW
The format for the live quiz was:
Written qualifiers: 30 questions
Stage 1 with Top 12 qualifiers: 24 questions
Stage 2 with Top 6 from previous stage: 18 questions
Stage 3 with the top 4 from previous stage: 12 questions
For easy online viewing / self-testing, the 84 questions have been laid out in
single stream. A/V questions have been suitably modified as dry questions..
The first 30 questions are 1 point of each (except where specified). (Top 12
scores ranged from 16 to 12)
The balance 54 questions are 2 points each

5. Qualifiers 1
Which country's national football team is nicknamed
the Blue Tigers? Who is the captain of this team?

6. Qualifiers 1
The Indian Football
Team captained by
Sunil Chhetri

7. Qualifiers 2
Vijay Amritraj was on his way to an important Davis
Cup tie. He was stuck in traffic.
Kapil Dev had to fly out for a cricket match but his
taxi broke down.
What did they take to reach their respective
destinations?

8. Qualifiers 2
They borrowed a
BSA SLR bicycle
from a young fan

9. Qualifiers 3
Which modern day legend’s left side profile is
influenced by his school years where he carried his
school bag on his left hand while running 10kms
everyday to school and back?

10. Qualifiers 3
Haile Gebreselassie
of Ethiopia

11. Qualifiers 4
The 100th edition of the Tour de France (though it
started in 1903, a number of races were cancelled due
to the world wars) will begin in Corsica for the first
time. There will also be very few past champions (for
various reasons). With respect to the finale, what
first is being planned for this edition?

12. Qualifiers 4
It will finish in the
evening, under
street lights.

13. Qualifiers 5
Fill in the blanks with the same two words
______ Vartanovich _________ (1929 – 1984), 2645
______ L _________ (1984 – present), 2663

14. Qualifiers 5
Tigran Petrosyan
The young
Armenian whizkid
was named after the
legendary
compatriot.

15. Qualifiers 6
Who is the subject of this 1999 biography – a
bowler whose test career spans just 5 test
matches, the Ashes series of 1950-51?

17. Qualifiers 6
Jack Iverson, who
bowled what Sri
Lankans now call
carom ball

18. Qualifiers 7
Varzesh-e-Bastani is a traditional sport in Iran. These
practitioners go through both a mental and physical
training program that is drawn from Sufism and
battlefield skills. There are ranks and the highest is
“World Champion” in Persian. Gholamreza
Takhti, Iran’s greatest sporting hero and Olympic
gold medalist in 1960, was one. What is the Persian
word that typically gets translated as “champion”
though there are deeper philosophical meanings
attached to the word?

19. Qualifiers 7
Pahlavan
Iran is leading a
team of countries to
campaign for
wrestling to stay in
2020 Olympics
Gholamreza was
Jahan Pahlavan

20. Qualifiers 8
Name this Olympic champion, who contributed
1/5th of the gold medals (and all medals) won by his
country in their Olympic debut?

22. Qualifiers 8
Li Ning who won 3
gold medals (and 6
overall) out of the
15 gold medals (and
32 overall) that
China won in 1984.

23. Qualifiers 9
In 2008, the team in red presented its present
generation of footballers considered to be one of the
finest crop ever to emerge from the country (though
one must thank racial integration as a major
contributor). Name the player (red shirt, no 6) and
the country he is representing.

25. Qualifiers 9
This is Belgium at
the 2008 Olympics
(they finished 4th)
and the hairstyle
will tell you it is
Marouane Fellaini.

26. Qualifiers 10
Two Pointer question.
What are these sets of races collectively called?
(a) Indy 500, Pocono 500, California 500
(b) Daytona 500, Aaron’s Talladega 499, Coca Cola
Charleston 600

27. Qualifiers 10
(a) Indyar Triple
Crown
(b) NASCAR
Triple Crown
Answers have to be
exact

28. Qualifiers 11
Outside the Olympic Museum in Lausanne is this
statue of which great marathoner whose victories in
three different distances is unlikely to be ever
equalled?

30. Qualifiers 11
Emil Zatopek who
won the
5000m, 10000m and
the marathon in the
SAME Olympic
Games (1952)

31. Qualifiers 12
After turning pro in 2009, she was ranked no. 1 in
India in her sport for two seasons. She is currently the
no 3 player in the Order of Merit for this season and
is a crowd puller. Name her.

33. Qualifiers 12
Sharmila Nicollet,
22 year old of Indo-
French parentage, is
currently 3rd highest
ranked lady
professional golfer
in the Hero order of
merit

34. Qualifiers 13
This is a map that I have made. It links up 10 stops on
which sport’s world championship tour?

38. Qualifiers 13
The 2013 ASP
Surfing World
Championship

39. Qualifiers 14
Just 17 years old, who published her memoir
“Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith”
recounting her 2 years of competing in the sport –
from the 2010 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup in
Worcester, Mass to the London Olympics 2012.

40. Qualifiers 14
Gabby Douglas

41. Qualifiers 15
Ekiden Relay is a long distance relay race which
originated in Japan. The distances and runners
involved in a team can vary. The standard
competition for Japan’s colleges is a 2 day race over
219 kms from Tokyo to Hakone with each relay team
comprising of 10 students. The name was coined by
in 1917 by poet Zemmaro who organized the first
such race. Ekiden is written with two characters
which mean “station” and “send”. He named it after
what system or service prevalent in the Edo period
of Japan?

42. Qualifiers 15
Communication &
Transportation
System – where
couriers hand over
messages at
terminals set up at
regular intervals

43. Qualifiers 16
With Hamilton Masakadza, Elton
Chigumbura, Charles Coventry, Sean
Ervine, Brendan Taylor, Mohammad Nabi, Shapoor
Zadran and Samiullah Shenwari playing for the
teams, which franchise based T20 tournament has
helped players from the lower teams to make some
money?

44. Qualifiers 15
The Bangladesh
Premier League

45. Qualifiers 17
Tofiri Kibuuka, who was one of the first blind
persons to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro in 1968, has an
interesting CV. In 1972, he escaped the dictator in his
country and settled in Norway. Between 1976 and
1980, he did cross country skiing at the Winter
Paralympics representing his country of birth. In
1984, as a naturalized citizen of Norway, he did track
and long distance running at the Summer Paralympics
from 1984 till 2000. He remains the only Winter
Paralympian from which type of (geographic
feature) countries?

46. Qualifiers 17
Tropical countries
Tofiri Kibuuka was
originally from
Uganda

47. Qualifiers 18
11 years after the death of Bill Masterton, the only
case of its kind in NHL history, as a culmination of
the debate that began with the incident, what did the
NHL make mandatory?

48. Qualifiers 18
Wearing helmets
There have been
cases of death on ice
(as recent as March
2013) but not in the
NHL

49. Qualifiers 19
Henry Yule of Hobson-Jobson provides many stories
to origins of words. This particular sporting concept
ostensibly is a French loan word (meaning to prevent
justice) in the English language. But Yule adds his
two-bits by saying that it possibly originated from the
Persian name for horse-golf (the predecessor to polo)
which was played in a large four side area
(quadrangle) with raised walls to slow down the
horses. What concept from motor sports is this?

50. Qualifiers 19
Chicane – objects
placed on the road /
race track to slow
down the cars for
safety

51. Qualifiers 20
It is India’s oldest competition of its kind. Though
started in 1946, it became an annual affair from 1980
onwards. Originally, it was 200 km long but after
1971, it became 152 km long. In the 52nd edition held
this year in January, Omkar Jadhav of Mumbai won.
(a) Which competition?
(b) What caused the change in the distance from
200 km to 152 km?

52. Qualifiers 20
The Mumbai –
Pune Cycle Race –
from Gateway to
Sambhaji Park along
NH4
The Vashi Bridge
reduced the race
distance

53. Qualifiers 21
Give the name of a person who connects the three
elements (note the years inscribed below each image)

54. 1995 1998 2003, 2007

55. Qualifiers 21
Clarence Seedorf
who has won four
Champions League
titles with three
different clubs
(Ajax, Real Madrid
and twice with AC
Milan)

56. Qualifiers 22
Name the young swimmer, named in honour of a
tennis legend, who provided a moment of drama at
the London Olympics 2012 when in the 4x100m
relay, as the anchor, he pulled back a deficit of 0.55
and outswam Ryan Lochte over the last 50m. His split
time of 46.74 is 0.18 seconds better than the official
world record in the 100m freestyle.

57. Qualifiers 22
Yannick Agnel

58. Qualifiers 23
This is a very common fielding drill used in most cricket
academies. This was the way a particular player trained
himself and the drill is named after him. Who?
Two stumps are placed between two teams. Each team
is about 20ms from the stumps. The coach rolls the ball
out to one side. The fielder standing there picks up and
throws at one of the stumps (called by the coach). If it
hits 5 points. If it misses, the fielders in the other team
have to field the throw and make a shy at the stumps.
Misfields lead to a deduction of 1 point. The fielder is
rated on %age of misfields and %age of throws hitting
the stumps.

59. Qualifiers 23
The Colin Bland
fielding drill

60. Qualifiers 24
Carlos Reutemann of Argentina was the first person
to score championship points in both F1 Driver’s
Championships and World Rally Championships in
the 1980s. About 30 years later, after finishing 8th in
2010 Jordan Rally, who was the second to score
points in both the motorsports formats?

61. Qualifiers 24
Please leave Kimi
alone. He knows
what he is doing.

62. Qualifiers 25
Dementia Pugilistica also called Boxer’s
encephalopathy is a syndrome observed in 15%-20%
of professional boxers. According to McGraw-Hill
Dictionary of Modern Medicine, it is the result of
recurrent brain damage caused by repeated
concussions and sub-concussion knocks on the head.
The effects are many including unsteadiness of
gait, slowness of muscular movements, mental
dullness, slowness of speech, etc. What is the more
common term used by sports writers, commonly
used in their reporting of post-fight behavior of the
fighters?

63. Qualifiers 25
Punch drunk
(syndrome)

64. Qualifiers 26
Which champion team is this?
(I want specific descriptors e.g. Barcelona Dream
Team / 1992 Olympic Champions - USA basketball
team / first ever winners of X)

66. Qualifiers 26
1963 US Federation
Cup Champions –
The first Fed Cup
winners is also
acceptable
Billie Jean King,
Carole Graebner,
Darlene Hard
(The inaugural Fed
Cup)

67. Qualifiers 27
Who is this four time World and reigning Olympic
champion, the most successful woman in her
country’s history?

69. Qualifiers 27
Lindsey Vonn

70. Qualifiers 28
The British newspapers are on the war path again.
Last week, the headlines across the media went like
this:
“If you thought vuvuzelas were bad, wait until you
hear the ________ – small a yellow and green piece
of recycled plastic brought to us by the Brazilian
Ministry of Sport” (Guardian)
“If you thought vuvuzelas were bad, wait until you
hear 80,000 Brazilians shaking their ________s”
(Independent)

71. Qualifiers 29
The Caxirola,
designed by
Grammy nominee
Carlinhos Brown

72. Qualifiers 29
What is the Latin name of Prussia? (Spelling is
critical)

73. Qualifiers 29
Borussia

74. Qualifiers 30
Li Yongbo opened an academy in Dongguan on
11/11/11. He hosted an exhibition tournament called
“The Battle of the Four Heavenly Kings”. Four
players who were no. 1 ranked players in recent years
were invited. Each one came from a different country
including one from China. Name all the non-
Chinese “kings”.

75. Qualifiers 30
Lin Dan won the
tournament
featuring Lee
Chong We
(Malaysia, current
#1), Peter Gade
(Denmark) and
Taufik Hidayat
(Indonesia)

76. Stage 1:
All scores reset to 0
24 questions
Bottom 6 drop out
Top 6 through to Stage 2

77. Stage 1: #1
A 2003 documentary film was conceived as a match
between Bhutan and Montserrat as a contrast to
another more high profile event that was scheduled
on the same day. Name the film / the match and the
other sporting event.
(Modified A/V question)

78. Answer 1
The Other Final
between Bhutan and
Montserrat (the two
lowest ranked
countries). On the
same day, Germany
lost to Brazil in the
2002 FIFA World
Cup final in
Yokohama

79. Stage 1: #2
Tokyo Olympiad directed by Ichigawa features in
1001 Movies to See Before You Die. In the film, he
spends over 18 seconds worth of footage on
someone’s legs and specifically the shoes. It is not
just an advertisement for one brand, it is also a slap in
the face of the brand’s rival. Explain with reference
to context.
(Modified A/V question)
(still photo on the next slide)

81. Answer 2
Abebe Bikila at the
1964 Olympic Games
running with Puma
shoes. In
1960, Adidas, the
official sponsor, gave
Bikila a pair of ill-
fitting shoes & he got
blisters. He ran
barefoot. This time
Puma gave him the
right pair of shoes.

82. Stage 1: #3
According to Brent Kelley in Golf.About.Com, there
are three options. This video clip features the only
two occasions in professional golf when the third
option has been exercised. What are the other two
options and name the two golfers.
(Modified A/V question)
(still photo on the next slide)

84. Answer 3
Bernhard Langer (in
1981) and Sergio Garcia
(in 2013).
Option 1– declare the ball
as Unplayable (one-stroke
penalty, re-start at two-
club lengths)
Option 2 – declare the ball
Lost (one-stroke
penalty, re-start at previous
position).
Bernhard
Langer
Sergio Garcia

85. Stage 1: #4
This is a data chart of the top women chess players in
the last 13 years. Till 2005, apart from Judith
Polgar, no one even crossed the 2600 mark. Since
then two players have come within 100 points of her.
In a very apt sort of way (since Judith stays away), in
Nov 2011, these two players came face to face in
Tirana. Name these two players and who won?

86. 2350
2400
2450
2500
2550
2600
2650
2700
2750
2800
Year 2000 Oct-01 Oct-02 Oct-03 Oct-04 Oct-05 Oct-06 Oct-07 Oct-08 Oct-09 Nov-10 Nov-11 Dec-12 Apr-13
Judith Polgar
#2 Ranked Woman Player
Player 2, Rating
2617, just 79 points
off Judith
Player 1, Current
Rating 2597, was at
2618 in Oct
2008, 93 points
away

87. Answer 4
Yifan Hou v
Koneru Humpy in
the final of the 2011
Women’s World
Championship.
Hou, defending
champion, won 5.5-
2.5 to retain the title

88. Stage 1: #5
When this cricketer, a victorious captain of the
Hindus and employed at the Great Indian Peninsular
Railway Company, died at the age of 83 in November
1971, Vijay Merchant led the tributes. “Very few of
his generation, with the handicap that he suffered
from would have risen to such heights but for great
determination and outstanding talent.” Name the
cricketer and what is the “handicap” that Vijay
Merchant was referring to.

89. Answer 5
Palwankar Vithal
with the handicap of
being Dalit / low
caste

90. Stage 1: #6
Cameron van der Burgh, the 100m breaststroke
winner at London 2012, admitted that he committed
the offence three times. While the officials
themselves did not bother checking on it, fans were
quick to post the footage from the underwater
cameras. To be fair, this is an issue with the stroke
itself and Cameron was simply doing what all breast
stroke swimmers do. The permissible limit is once.
Watch the video and explain the controversy.(Modified A/V question)
(still photo on the next slide)

92. Answer 6
The dolphin
kick, used in the
butterfly stroke, is
not allowed in the
breast stroke.
However, swimmers
make use of the
splash to hide it
from the above
water officials

93. Stage 1: #7
The Rolex Rankings are the official world rankings
for women golfers. It is sanctioned by eight different
tours. The LPGA (US), LGU (UK & Ireland), LET
(Europe) & LET Access (Europe development) and
ALPGA (Australia) are five tours. Name the other
three which contribute 7 out of the top 10 women
golfers.

94. Answer 7
Japan
LPGA, Korea
LPGA and China
LPGA. Na Yeon Choi
KOR
#3
Shanshan Feng
CHN
#5
Ai Miyazata
JPN
#6

95. Stage 1: #8
In 2012, she was the “most tactically sound, subtle
player at Wimbledon” which more than makes up for
a weak service. Her hardest serve is 106 mph. She has
this shot.
“I can hear the people are excited about it, when I
play so low”, she says. Name the player and the
name she has given to her first shot.
(Modified A/V question)
(still photo on the next slide)

97. Answer 8
Agnieszka
Radwanska, World
no 4, 2012
Wimbledon finalist.
The shot is called
“squat shot”.
Tom Perrotta in WSJ writes “As a line drive
approaches, she bends low as if she's about to sit on
the court, absorbs her opponent's power and returns it
with remarkable accuracy.”

98. Stage 1: #9
This was a rivalry that never really took off. At the
1991 WC, when his ward won the All-Round
event, Bela Karolyi promptly said that the era of the
loser (who was 17 at that time) was over. The
loser, known as the Belarusian Swan, shrugged it off.
Next year, at Barcelona, people expected them to
dominate the games. But they didn’t. One finished 5th
and the other finished 12th . Name the two.

100. Answer 9
Svetlana
Boginskaya & Kim
Zmeskal. They
were overshadowed
by Tatiana
Gutsu, Shannon
Miller and Lavinia
Milosovici

101. Stage 1: #10
On June 20, 1968, at the USA Outdoor Track and
Field Championships, an unusual event happened
later called the Night of Speed. However, this has led
to an anomaly in the records compounded by events a
few months later. Explain what happened.

102. Answer 10
Over two semi-finals, Jim
Hines, Ronnie Ray Smith and
Charlie Greene both ran a
hand-timed 9.9. This was the
first time the 10s barrier
was broken. Further three
athletes were credited with
the world record
simultaneously. Because
IAAF accepted fully
automated timing
records, these were held as
“unofficial” records. The first
official sub-10 seconds record
was 9.95 at Mexico City
Olympiad. (9.95 is
technically slower than 9.9)

103. Stage 1: #11
This is a commemorative stamp issued by San
Marino to celebrate the victory of their neighbours in
the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The person depicted is a
92-year-old lady named “Granny Isetta”, a character
created by the artists. What “achievement” did the
creators give to this character, reflected in her glee at
seeing the four stars?

105. Answer 11
At 92 years old, she
has seen and
clearly remembers
each of the four
victories (a span of
72 years)

106. Stage1: #12
Ramzan Irbaikhanov, originally from Dagestan in
Russia, in 2005 emigrated to Turkey where his uncle
was the coach of their national team. He changed his
name, adopting that of the Turkish Minister of Sport
who was his patron. What is his new name and why
will Indians always remember (or try to remember)
him?

107. Stage 1: 12
Ramazan Sahin of
Turkey won the gold in
the 66kg Freestyle
Wrestling in Beijing
2008. He was Sushil
Kumar’s opponent in
the first round in
London 2012 (Thanks
to Sushil reaching the
final, Sahin got a chance
to take the bronze
through repechage. He
missed out)

108. Stage 1: #13
When she won a gold medal in Seoul’88 in sprint
cycling, it was a first for the Soviet Union. In
1992, as an individual, she represented her newly
independent nation and fulfilled her promise to win a
gold. Voted Female Sportsperson of the Year 9 times
in her country, name the person who is the subject
of this video?
(Modified A/V question)

109. Answer 13
Erika Salumae of
Estonia

110. Stage 1: #14
Charles Barkley on national television made “The
Bet” that he would kiss Kenny Smith’s ass if a certain
event (specific to an individual) happened. That event
happened. Kenny Smith brought a donkey (ass) on
the show and Barkley, “a man of his word” kissed the
ass. What did Barkley bet against?
(Modified A/V question)
(still photo on the next slide)

112. Answer 14
The Bet where
Charles Barkley said
if Yao Ming scores
20 in a game, he
would kiss Kenny
Smith’s ass.

113. Stage 1: #15
The Skovshoved Idraetsforening, a sports club, in
1925 bought a facility with the purpose of playing
tennis. However, they found that the hall that they
had was too small. They decided to look for a new
sport to play within that hall. During this time, a club
member who also had a sports goods business came
across an item which he had never seen before. A
customer brought an unusual implement for repair.
What began thus?

114. Answer #15
The history of
badminton in
Denmark. One of
the five (four
presently) most
successful nations in
the sport.

115. Stage 1: #16
This is from a television show where two leading
sportspersons of the country are chatting with each
other
“This is a tribute to the _________ people, who know
that you deserve to have stayed with the gold. This is
the medal you deserve. I feel extremely moved
because I know how hard it is for an athlete to reach
the Olympics”
(Crying) “I cannot take the medal from you, _______.
I'm happy with mine, which is bronze but it is like
gold to me.”

116. Answer 16
Beach volleyball
gold medalist
Emanuel Rego
offered his medal to
marathoner
Vanderlei Lima.
Lima politely
refused.

117. Stage 1: #17
Saidur Rahman Dawn “Don” runs a restaurant called
Café Mozart in Mamaroneck, just north of New York
City. 18 years in operation, some reviews on Yelp
suggest that they have a rude waitress. In the
restaurant, there is this poster featuring the owner-
founder. What’s the story?

120. Answer 17
Saidur Rahman
Dawn was
Bangladesh’s first
Olympian, particip
ating in the 1984
LA Games on an
IOC wildcard. He
was the only
participant from
Bangladesh.

121. Stage 1: #18
In a 2002 TV interview, a former world champion was
remembering something that happened 31 years ago
“The trip on the bus took 15 minutes, and I hesitated for
10 minutes. I grew up with the slogan 'Down with the
American imperialism! […]
I looked at him, thinking, 'he is not the one who makes
national policies, he is just an athlete, an ordinary
American’.”
In the context of post-WW2 international politics, this
triggered which set of events?
BONUS POINTS (open to all – write it down): Name
the former world champion (5 points) and the
“ordinary American” (5 points)

122. Answer 18
The China-US Ping
Pong diplomacy of
1972 which included
Nixon traveling to
China. Zhuang
Zedong and Glenn
Cowan exchanged
gifts when Cowan
hitched a ride in the
Chinese team bus

123. Stage 1: #19
These names and an 18th century legend. Connect.
Certify, Desert Blossom, Fair
Hill, Ghostflower, Orkney Island, Sweet Rose, Valley
of Queens, Opinion Poll, Artigiano, Bathrat
Amal, Restraint of Trade

124. Answer 19
The 11 horses of the
Sheikh of Dubai’s
Godolphin stable
found contaminated
with anabolic
steroids. The stable is
named after
Godolphin
Arabian, the
progenitor of the
modern thoroughbred

125. Stage 1: #20
When she made her first appearance at the
international stage in 1987, she missed out on the
medals. Next year, she became an Olympic champion
and would go on to win a total of 5 gold medals.
Back home in Hungary, commentator Tamas Vitray’s
phrase “Come on Little Mouse! Come on little girl!”
became part of the culture there. Who is this “Little
Mouse” and why was she called “Little Mouse”?

126. Answer 20
Kristina Egerszegi.
Eger means mouse
in Hungarian and
she was 14 years old
in 1988, a little
mouse against the
rest of the world.

127. Stage 1: 21
This picture is a still from a movie that recreates a
near fatal incident from the 1976 German Grand Prix.
The person in the picture (point of view) had to be
rushed to the hospital as his car was enveloped in
flames. The other car behind him managed to go past
him and went on to win this particular race. Name
the film / the two drivers. Also, what happened for
the last time in the German Grand Prix?

129. Answer 21
This is Ron Howard’s
forthcoming film
Rush based on the
fight between Niki
Lauda and James
Hunt.
After the
accident, there were
no more F1 races at
the old Nurburgring

130. Stage 1: #22
There was Abdelfattah Amr in the 1930s and Mohammad
Karim in the late 1940s. Then there was a period of
wilderness. In 1996, a revival of this sport and the classic
“nicks and flicks” style of play happened in the country
when 19 year old Ahmed Barada reached the final of a
brand new tournament played in a glass cage placed
outdoors. Even though he eventually lost to the then
world number 1, he inspired a whole generation of
players in his country. As of April 2013, 5 of the top 10
men and 2 of the top 10 women are from this country.
Name the country / sport. And what do the “nicks and
flicks” refer to.

131. Answer 22
Egypt and Squash
As opposed to the
classic English style of
hitting down the line
and waiting for the other
person to tire herself
out, Egyptians preferred
to use their wrists to
drop the ball into the
corners, the edges, etc
thus forcing the errors

132. Stage 1: 23
The rivalry between which two champions is
summarized here? And how did Match IV in 2012 end?
Match I, 2004, ended in a draw but revealed that one of
the judges made a mistake totaling up.
Match II, 2008, called “Unfinished Business”, split
decision against the defending champion. Winner & new
champ said “No more, this business is over”.
Match III, 2011, public counted a win for the
contender, judges gave to defending champion who was
booed out of the venue.

133. Answer 23
Manny Pacquiao v
Juan Manuel
Marquez.
In Match
IV, Marquez
knocked out
Pacquiao in the 6th
round.

134. Stage 1: #24
In 1912, pure solid gold was used for the medals
(today it is gold plated). To keep expenses under
control, only the individual winners were awarded as
such. There were three exceptions – mainly because
these sports were part of the history of Sweden. One
was tennis where the doubles team got pure solid
gold. Which were the other two sports?

135. Answer 24
Equestrian and
Sailing

136. End of stage 1
To the bottom four, we say thank you for participating

137. Stage 2

138. Stage 2
Top 6
18 questions
All questions on pounce
+2 points direct / pass
+2 / -1 on the pounce
If you get part of the answer on the pounce, no
negatives but you lose your turn

139. Stage 2: #1
Within a month of each other, this goalkeeper made
two crucial saves in two big games. Watch the video
clips and identify the goal keeper and the two
games.
(Modified A/V question)
(still photo on the next slide)

141. Answer 1
Hans van
Breukelen kept goal
for PSV v Benfica
in the 1988
European Cup
final and then for
Netherlands v
USSR in the 1988
Euro

142. Stage 2: #2
There are 17 of them. The four people shown are the
only non-American and non-European in the list.
What is the list and who is the missing fourth
man?
Note: Ignore the trophies in their hands.

143. ?

144. Answer 2
Vijay Singh of Fiji.
These are 17 golfers
who have been
World No. 1 ever
since the World Golf
Rankings were
introduced in 1986

145. Stage 2: #3
In London 2012, Ranomi Kromowidjojo of
Netherlands recreated the achievement of her
compatriot Inge de Bruijn. Ranomi comes from an
interesting ethnic background which links her, at least
in name, to Sanskrit. What is her background &
origin of her family name and what was the
achievement that she recreated.

146. Answer 3
Surinamese-Javanese
Kromowidjojo is a
Javanese name
derived from the
Sanskrit word
“karmayoddha”
In London, she won
the sprint double –
50m and 100m
freestyle

147. Stage 2: #4
Name this personality, a connoisseur of both cycling
and motorsports.
Started sponsoring the Tour De France in
1948, organized a TDF truck painted in his company
colours displaying his various alcohol products, built
his own Formula 1 circuit named after him, inspired
the colourful run off areas on a F1 track.

149. Answer 4
Paul Ricard

150. Stage 2: #5
At the end of WW2, as the Soviets marched into
Germany, this German soldier managed to escape
because one of the Hungarian prisoners told the
Soviets that he was Austrian, not German. In
1956, when Hungary was overrun by the
Soviets, their football team needed help and this
German, now called Ehrenspielfuhrer and Honorary
Captain of the German football team managed them
for 2 years, even providing financial assistance.
Name the German and what was the
meteorological legend associated with him.

151. Answer 5
Fritz Walter, German
captain in 1954 which
beat Hungary 3-2 in
the finals in heavy
rain.
It was said that when
Walter played well, it
always rained. Fritz
Walter Weather now
means rainy weather
conditions.

152. Stage 2: #6
In 2010, ten years later, FIG stripped China of their
bronze medal in the women’s team all-round event
citing violation of an eligibility rule which was
amended in 1997. The person involved was Dong
Fanxiao. What was the reason for the decision?

153. Answer 6
Age restriction –
only girls above the
age of 16 are
allowed. The
Chinese showed
Dong Fanxiao to be
17 when she was
actually 14. The
FIG rule is 16 and
above.

154. Stage 2: #7
The Tiberias Marathon runs along the coast of the Sea
of Galilee. In 2007, a bit of controversy happened
when Mushir Salem Jawher of Bahrain won the
marathon. In an interesting twist, in 2008, Leonard
Mucheru Maina of Kenya won the race. Here are two
pictures of the winners. What’s the story?

155. Mushir Salem Jawher, 2007 Leonard Mucheru
Maina, 2008

156. Answer 7
Mushir Salem Jawher
and Leonard Mucheru
are the same person.
Bahrain revoked their
citizenship of Jawher
(who was originally
Kenyan) because he
raced in Israel. Jawher
went back to Kenya to
his original identity of
Maina.

157. Stage 2: #8
Two men and one lady. Same sport
The men - Both most successful medalists for their
country with 7
The woman – most successful paralympian for the
same country
All there awarded the highest civilian honour for their
country given to sportspersons.
Name all of them.

158. Answer 8
Sir Chris Hoy
Sir Bradley
Wiggins
Dame Sarah Storey

159. Stage 2: #9
As Jean Alesi drove his Ferrari home past the
chequered flag at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix, the
only win of his career, the Canadian fans went
berserk as they ran on to the track. Officials had to
black flag the race and the other drivers were forced
to finish in the pit lane. What was it about Alesi
finishing the race that made the fans react in this
fashion?

161. Answer 9
Alesi’s Ferrari with
car number 27
reminded the
Canadians of Gilles
Villeneuve who also
drove a Ferrari with
car number 27. And
this was the Gilles
Villeneuve Circuit in
Canada

162. Stage 2: #10
While the world watched Mo Farah win the 10,000m
and make the British happy, there was interesting
contest for the bronze medal between two brothers. It
was the younger, lesser known brother who finally
won the bronze, coming out of the shadow so to
speak. Name both the brothers (first names
required).

163. Answer 10
Tariku and
Kenenisa Bekele
Tariku
Kenenisa

164. Stage 2: #11
Explain this connection

166. Answer 11
Viriginia Wade, last
Britisher to win All-
England tennis singles
(1977)
Gillian Gilks, last
Britisher to win the
All-England
Badminton (1978)
The search for the
great British hope is
still on

167. Stage 2: #12
Shigenobu Murofushi was one of Japan’s greatest
athletes. He represented them in three Olympics.
However, what he could not achieve, it was done by
his son. Bryan Walsh, in an essay before the Athens
Games, writes: “Take Your Child to Work Day is a
little different if you're an Olympic athlete. Shigenobu
used to bring his young son along to practices and
meets when he was still competing; ____ literally
learned the art of the ______ at the feet of his father”.
Name the son.

168. Answer 12
Koji
Murofushi, who
won the gold in
Athens and the
bronze in London.
Koji’s mother is a
Hungarian javelin
thrower and his
sister is both a
discuss and hammer
thrower.

169. Stage 2: #13
The boxer, heavyweight champion of the
world, smiled on February 15th 1978. But he
immediately lost his smile on two counts – one
outside the ring and one inside the ring. Explain.

171. Answer 13
After winning against
Muhammad Ali, Leon
Spinks agreed to a
rematch. The WBC
stripped him of his
title as they wanted
him to play Ken
Norton. Later, in the
rematch Ali beat
Spinks.

172. Stage 2: #14
Nicknamed the Gazelle, name the great Kenyan
sprinter whose family is originally from Goa and
who in 1962 won the sprint double at the Perth
Commonwealth Games, the first major victory for
Kenya in international multi-discipline events. In
1964, he was their flag bearer when they debuted at
the Olympic Games.

173. Answer 14
Seraphino Antao

174. Stage 2: #15
Who is this lady and why is she a source of
inspiration?

176. Answer 15
Anne
Williams, mother of
Kevin, 15, one of
the 96. Her
campaign for 23
years led to the truth
behind
Hillsborough.

177. Stage 2: #16
While Carl Lewis kept winning the Olympic gold, in
the 1990s, the “grasshopper” was winning at the
World Championships. In 2000, even with Carl Lewis
retired, it looked like the grasshopper would choke –
fouls in the first jump and less than PB jumps after
that. One jump to go, the Sydney crowd had started
celebrating victory for Jumping Jai. Who won and
by how much?

178. Answer 16
Jumping Jai Taurima
had 8.49m. Ivan
“the Grasshopper”
Pedroso “stretched
like a grasshopper”
to land at 8.55m and
win the gold.

179. Stage 2: #17
Two pairs of sisters, all of them in the top 25 in the
world. In the first pair, the older one had to leave her
home country and shift to Slovenia so that she could
get more opportunities, especially in the Olympiads.
The second pair, on the other hand, have quit their
country’s Olympiad team due to issues with the
coaches and are, according to some reports, looking
to change their federations. Name the two pairs.

182. Answer 17
Muzychuk (Anna
and Mariya) sisters
from Ukraine (Anna
has moved to
Slovenia)
Kosintseva
(Nadezhda and
Tatiana) from Russia

183. Stage 2: #18
Till February 2013, only two people had done it.
Then this third man turned up. The record is now 38-
6. Who is the third man and what is this exhaustive
list.

184. Has
done it
three
times

185. Has done
it two
times
(ignore
the
trophy
shown)

186. ?
Once, ju
st
recently
Feb
2013

187. Answer 18
Horacio Zeballos
(1) – the three men
who have defeated
Nadal in a final on
clay court.

188. End of stage 2
Top 4 will continue, the others we thank you for coming

189. Stage 3

190. rules
 Top 4
 4 topics
 Each participant chooses 1 topic (in ascending order of
scores)
 3 questions per topic
 +2 per correct answer, +4 bonus for getting all three
correct
 Other participants can pounce by writing down
 +2 for correct answer, -2 for a wrong answer
 In case of multi-part questions, no negatives if only
part answers are given

191. ENDURANCE TEAMWORK
FORCE FINESSE

192. Endurance 1
The distance between the Cathedral of San Francisco
in Quito to the UNESCO World Heritage town of
Cuenca is 459 kms. Cuenca is located 2500m above
sea level and the road to the town, at times, touches
an altitude of 4000m. Why were Ecuadoreans lining
up this road in July 1996?

193. Endurance 1
Jefferson Perez, the
first Ecuadorean to
win an Olympic
gold, walked / jogged
/ ran on a pilgrimage
from Quito to his
hometown Cuenca to
celebrate the 20km
speedwalking gold
medal he won at
Atlanta.

194. Endurance 2
From swimming 1500m in the pool (and winning at
the Olympics) to swimming 10km in the open
water, this Tunisian young man made a successful
transition. However, it almost never happened. In
2007, he tested positive to a form of amphetamine.
He was at that time at USC and was participating at
the US Swimming Championships. He was banned
for 18 months. Fortunately, CAS set it retroactively
and he was left with a couple of months to prepare for
Beijing. Name the swimmer. And what was his
reason for doping.

195. Endurance 2
Oussama Mellouli.
He had taken
Adderall, an ADD
medication, commo
n with many college
students. He claimed
he had to cram and
work on a term
paper.

196. Endurance 3
There were these two Italians whose fans were
divided into two fierce gangs. It started when one of
them, ostensibly a domestique for the other, rebelled
and won the Giro d’Italia. In the 1948 World
Championships, while racing together for Italy, their
internal rivalry made them break away from their
own team leaving their chances in disarray. They
were later suspended. Name both.

197. Endurance 3
Fausto Coppi and
Gino Bartali

198. Force 1
Jesus Esteve said of him: “He is a killer. He is lazy, he
doesn't want to participate. He does his own
thing, waiting for somebody to make a mistake. And
then when he gets you, he wallops you, and he doesn't
let up.” Named “mouse” because he
was, umm, small, he charged 15,000 Euros per
appearance. Name this superstar who died in March
this year at the age of 12.

199. Force 1
Ratón the bull

200. Force 2
The incident shown here led to the loss of a man’s life
– Paolo Ghislimberti, a race marshal. What
regulation did FIA introduce as a result of this?
(Modified A/V question)
(still photo on the next slide)

202. Force 2
FIA introduced
wheel tethers to
prevent wheels
flying off in all
directions.
Paolo Ghislimberti
was hit by one of
those tyres flying
around

203. Force 3
Even as Alexander Karelin reigned supreme, another
Russian wrestler began a decade of domination in the
74kg - 76kg category with 3 Olympics and 6 World
Championship gold medals. Originating for
Dagestan, he trained in Siberia and later with the
Russian national team. One of his quirks has been to
read a verse from a poem My Sister – Life’s
Overflowing today (next slide). Name the pahalwan
and the poet.

204. Using Google Translate
To be famous is unattractive,
One will never grow up,
Don’t bother making a memoir of your
life,
Don’t bother with keeping your
manuscripts safe
If the purpose of creation is self-
offering
It is but cheap success and mere hype
If is a shame. It will only mean

205. Force 3
Buvaisar Saitiev
who loves to read
Boris Pasternak
before and after
every bout.

206. Teamwork 1
What is this list? And complete this list.
Fereti, centre / half
Henry, back row
Olotuli, cross dresser, does not play
Alesana Tiafau, winger
Anitelea, centre
Vavae, winger
____ _____, winger

207. Teamwork 1
The most famous
band of brothers in
rugby – the seven
Tuilagi brothers of
Samoa. The
youngest one, who
plays for England, is
Manu Samoa
Tuilagi

208. Teamwork 2
The team was unbeatable in volleyball in the 1990s.
Their star player was a 6’ 3’’ brunette who has been
recognized as the Best Player of the 20th Century. She
has since been appointed as the face of the country’s
premier cigar festival on a permanent basis. Name
her and the team.

209. Teamwork 2
Regla Torres
Herrera of Cuba

210. Teamwork 3
What is the common word for these statements
below and in the sporting world, who does this word
refer to?
The epitome of pure, feminine beauty
The flower Dianthus superbus (visual)
Women of good traits rarely seen today

212. Teamwork 3
Yamato Nadeshiko
– The Japanese
women’s football
team (and current
FIFA World
Champions and
Olympic silver
medalist)

213. Finesse 1
This is one of those classic moments of sport. What
little subterfuge did this legendary duo use in order
to get their full routine of 4 minutes 28 seconds done
in this performance that made them famous?
(Modified A/V question)
(still photo on the next slide)

215. Finesse 1
In figure
skating, you have
4:10 seconds time
limit for a routine.
But time starts when
your skates touch the
ice. For 18
seconds, they were
on their knees with
feet raised up.

216. Finesse 2
The Living Sword is the autobiography, published 30
years after his death, of which three time Olympic
champion, considered to be the greatest in his sport
and who made a living training Hollywood actors for
period films?

217. Finesse 2
Aldo Nadi of the
Nadi family

218. Finesse 3
Which elegant person’s career, called
“Michelangelo amongst house painters” by over-
effusive writers, began with 110 in the first test and
ended with 102 in the last test?

219. Finesse 3
Azhar Bhai Jaan

220. Special thanks to
Without you BCs, we
couldn’t have been
MCs
Mother of all sports
quizzes – BC cup –
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