Antaragni '15 at IIT Kanpur

1. Somnath ChandaSomnath Chanda
Sports QuizSports Quiz

2. Rules
* 26 questions.
* Each question carries 1 mark.
* Star-marked questions (all the vowel ones, i.e – A, E,
I, O & U) will be counted to break the ties.
* Every decision of the QM is final.

4. Who is missing
from this elite
group of players?
A
?????

5. Anirban Lahiri
A

6. The gold medal
winner in the 1976
Olympics, came
into news for all
wrong reasons in
the recent times.
I want ‘his’ name.
B

7. Bruce Jenner
B

8. With which 7-letter word would you connect
these sportsmen and the food-joint KFC?
C

9. Colonel
C

10. Italy won it once, in 1976. South Africa did it in
1974. Croatia and Serbia did it for their first and
only time in 2005 and 2010 respectively. Finally,
Switzerland emulated their feat in 2014. India got
the chance to do it also but came 2nd
best in all
three occasions.
What am I talking about?
D

11. Davis Cup
D

12. Nicknamed ‘The Cannibal’, this legend had a
dismal record in Olympics. He competed at the
1964 Tokyo Olympics, and finished in twelfth
position in his event. But otherwise, he had a
glittering sporting career.
Identify this sportsman on whom this particular
character in Asterix in Belgium has been modelled.
(vis – next slide)
E

13. E

14. Eddy Merckx
E

15. Opened on Feb 14th, 2012, the Mob Museum,
officially the National Museum of Organized Crime
and Law Enforcement, is a history museum located
in Downtown Las Vegas.
On Sep 1, 2015, it has unveiled a new set of
photographs, media clippings and expository
narrative to cover a new section.
Who/what is the subject of these new set of exhibits?
F

16. FIFA
F

17. Only team in the four major professional sports
leagues in USA not to be named directly after a
city, state or region, has won its first title in 2015
after a long gap of 40 years.
Which team?
G

18. Golden State Warriors
G

19. A Dental Surgeon by profession, she got into the
sport after getting inspiration from her family. Her
uncle Inderjit is a professional Gun-Smith. Along
with her father Rajbir, her younger brother Karanbir
has also represented India with distinction. Her
husband Ronak is also in the same sport.
Who am I talking about?
(vis – next slide)
H

20. H

21. Heena Sidhu
H

22. The annual sporting event, billed as ‘The Greatest
Spectacle’ of its type, celebrated its 100th
anniversary in 2011. But the 100th
edition is
scheduled to take place on May 29, 2016.
Which event?
I

23. Indianapolis 500 / Indy 500
I

24. “I am not a genius. I am just a normal guy from
the Black Forest, I am the Normal One” – who
uttered these lines very recently while taking up his
latest sporting assignment?
J

25. Jurgen Klopp
J

26. Identify the
movie.
K

27. Khoobsurat
K

28. In this photoshoot for ESPN magazine, who is
enacting the character played by Sharon Stone in
the movie Basic Instinct?
L

29. Lindsay Vonn
L

30. Build on the area where the old Madras Zoo was
located, this stadium hosted nine cricket Test
Matches between 1956 and 1965. In 1998, it hosted
the World Volleyball Grand Prix tournament.
Presently, which 2-word nickname is associated with
this stadium?
M

31. Marina Arena
M

32. This ‘enfant terrible’ continued his
rule-breaking streak at
Wimbledon’15. He was seen
climbing a railing outside Court 14 to
see a match. While told by an official
to get down as he was posing a
‘health and safety risk’, he quickly
obliged, before climbing back up
again after the official had walked
away.
Who?
N

33. Nick Kyrgios
N

34. This is the homepage of the official website of
which legend?
O

35. Olga Korbut
O

36. Daughter of former India
champ PVV Lakshmi, Gayatri is
a ‘chip off the old block’ in
every sense. Just 12 years of age,
she has won the U-13 national
doubles title last year and is
currently the No. 1 seed in her
age-group in both singles and
doubles.
Who is her more well-known
father?
P

37. Pullela Gopichand
P

38. Created in the early 1900s, its an image of the
single-wing formation, a popular and offensive
scheme used in American and Canadian football.
X is the designated leader of the offensive line. He
usually calls the plays in the huddle, yells the signals
at the line of scrimmage, and then receives the ball
from the center.
What is the player marked X called?
(vis – next slide)
Q

39. Q

40. Quarterback
Q

41. Identify the lady in the white gown seen in this
clip from ‘Furious 7’.
R

42. Ronda Roussey
R

43. As suggested by their hordes of fans, some of the
probable ones for the team-name for these ladies
were – Niaina Express, SanMar Express, Mania,
Maria, Mirgis, Hinza or simply M2.
What was ultimately selected?
S

44. Santina (Sania + Martina)
S

45. Widely regarded as one of the nastiest guys to ever
play ‘America’s Pastime’, his signature move was the
way he would slide into bases with his sharp metal
cleats up in the air.
Whose statue is this?
T

46. Ty Cobb
T

47. Someone’s last public
appearance on April 7, 2014,
after getting inducted into
the Hall of Fame just 2 days
earlier.
Who?
(Clue – He died on April 8,
2014)
U

48. Ultimate Warrior
U

49. In this age of SMS, WhatsApp & Facebook, who
has send this hand-written letter?
V

50. Virat Kohli
V

51. Nicknamed ‘The Dragons’, which national team
has recently qualified for the UEFA Euro 2016, their
first major tournament since 1958 FIFA World Cup?
W

52. Wales
W

53. Identify this kid who
has later on played
more than 100
matches, representing
2 national teams (one
of them not
recognised by FIFA).
X

54. Xabi Alonso
X

55. Whose name has been edited out from this list of
Olympic medal-winners in a particular sporting
discipline?
Y

56. Yelena Isinbayeva
Y

57. ‘The Weltklasse’, sometimes referred to as the One
Day Olympics, is one of prestigious one day
athletics meet held annually at the Letzigrund
Stadium. Since it began on 12 August 1928, the
sporting event has witnessed several world records
and national records.
Which city plays host to ‘The Weltklasse’?
Z

58. Zurich
Z