The Sports Quiz (Finals)- NSIT Quiz Fest 2015

The Sports Quiz:Finals
NSIT Quiz Fest’15

Round One
Pounce and Bounce
Clockwise
Scoring: +10/-10

Q1.
• Urban dictionary defines X as
"doing something completely unexpected and being
completely amazing coming out of no where with great excellence involved.“
• The word X was born as a result of the exploits of Y, who won gold in long jump
at the 1968 Olympics. When his teammate and coach Ralph Boston told him that
he had broken the world record by nearly 2 feet, his legs gave way and an
astonished and overwhelmed Y suffered a brief cataplexy attack brought on by
the emotional shock, and collapsed to his knees, his body unable to support
itself, placing his hands over his face. In one of the more enduring images of the
Games, his competitors then helped him to his feet. The defending Olympic
champion Lynn Davies told Y, "You have destroyed this event."
• What word?

Nothing to See Here, Move Along!

Answer
• Beamonesque
• Y-Bob Beamon

Q2
• After his demise in late 2012,
long time friend Bill Lawry
paid tribute to this person by
placing his hat atop the
stump in a test match at the
SCG in Jan 2013.
• Who is he paying tribute to?

Q3.
• X is an Italian word meaning "free".
• In volleyball the X is a player specialized in defensive skills: the X must wear a contrasting
jersey color from his or her teammates and cannot block or attack the ball when it is
entirely above net height. When the ball is not in play, the X can replace any back-row
player, without prior notice to the officials. This replacement does not count against the
substitution limit each team is allowed per set, although the X may be replaced only by
the player whom he or she replaced. The X is, generally, the most skilled defensive player
on the team.
• In football, the X (aka sweeper) is a more versatile centre-back who "sweeps up" the ball
if an opponent manages to breach the defensive line. This position is rather more fluid
than that of other defenders who man-mark their designated opponents Though Xs may be
expected to build counter-attacking moves, and as such require better ball control and
passing ability than typical centre-backs, their talents are often confined to the defensive
realm.
• What is X?

Q4. What Did This Result in?
• "What got me most of all was that it wasn't just a scattered bunch of boos. It wasn't
coming from just one section. It was like the whole crowd got together and decided
to boo all at once. The ugliness was just raining down on me, hard. I didn't know
what to do. Nothing like this had ever happened to me. What was most surprising
about this uproar was the fact that tennis fans are typically a well-mannered
bunch. They're respectful. They sit still. And in Palm Springs, especially, they
tended to be pretty well-heeled, too. But I looked up and all I could see was a sea
of rich people—mostly older, mostly white—standing and booing lustily, like some
kind of genteel lynch mob.”
• “There was no mistaking that all of this was meant for me. I heard the word ____ a
couple times, and I knew. I couldn't believe it. That's just not something you hear in
polite society on that stadium court. Just before the start of play, my dad and
_____ started walking down the aisle to the players' box by the side of the court,
and everybody turned and started to point and boo at them. ... It was mostly just a
chorus of boos, but I could still hear shouts of ‘_____!'

Answer
• Williams sisters boycott
of the Indian Wells tennis
tournament since 2001,
after the crowd allegedly
racially abused the
sisters and their father
and booed them while
Serena was playing in the
final.
•
Serena returned to take
part in the tournament
this year.

• To mark the release of The Dark Knight, the X team raced with Batman-inspired colours
over the 2008 British Grand Prix weekend. The F1 car completed a lap of the track
alongside the Batmobile before stopping on the pit straight as the drivers posed for
pictures with the car and the "Batpod," Batman's two-wheeled machine.
• X's mechanics also got in on the action, servicing the Batmobile in a mock pit stop.
• Id X, which, despite being a well funded team, could never achieve consistently strong
results in F1.
(Images on next slide)
Q5

Answer
• Officials are trying to evict Katherine Switzer, the first woman to
run the Boston Marathon as a registered entry, from the race track
in 1967. Her boyfriend, Tom Miller, is seen pushing race director
Jock Semple off her back.

Q7.
• Amid notable controversy, X was invited to play in the Bank of America Colonial
golf tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, beginning 22 May 2003, making her the first
woman to play in a PGA Tour event since Babe Zaharias, who qualified for the
1945 Los Angeles Open.
• PGA Tour player Vijay Singh was particularly critical of her presence; he was
quoted saying she had no business playing and he hoped she missed the cut.
• Cheered through each hole, she shot five over par, tying for 96th out of the 111
who finished the first two rounds, missing the cut. After shooting 1-over-par 71 in
the first round, finishing in 73rd and she was on pace to challenge for a weekend
spot. Through the first round she led the field in driving accuracy, was in the top
20 in greens in regulation, and was 84th out of 111 in driving distance.
• Unfortunately, poor putting (last in the field, averaging over a two-putt) cost her
a spot on the first page of the first round leader board and ultimately caused her
to miss the cut

Q8.
• He is the only Test cricketer to have been born in Afghanistan.
• He has the distinction of being the only cricketer that would respond to a
demand from the crowd to hit a six. The crowd would cheer "We want a sixer"
and he would hit one. He had a special rapport with the spectators, who were
once severly agitated, when he was inexplicably dropped from the team for
Kanpur Test in 1973 with placards and slogans such as "NO X , NO Test".
• He appeared in a film, Charitra, with Parveen Babi in 1973.
• He was the first cricketer to win an Arjuna Award. He was awarded the C.K.
Nayadu Lifetime Achievement Award by the BCCI in 2011.
Identify X.

Q9.
• Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played together for the New York Yankees from 1960-66.
During this time, there was a fierce and friendly competition between them to overtake
Babe Ruth’s record of 60 home run, which was broken by Maris in 1961.
• Mantle was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974 on his first ballot appearance. On the
other hand, Maris never met the 75% threshold required for induction into the Hall and
was eliminated from future BBWAA voting in 1988. Nevertheless, the Yankees honored both
Mantle and Maris by retiring their numbers and presenting them with plaques that hang
in Monument Park.
• The two were given a sobriquet, one which was taken from the world of confectionery.
• What sobriquet?

Q10.
• It is the World’s longest established and oldest recorded sporting event, dating back
to 1673 and first shot for in Scorton Village, North Yorkshire. Twenty-two archers
competed in the first event for the prize of a X.
• The event proved so successful that a new organization, the Society of Archers, was
formed to hold the event on an annual basis. The competition has continued
annually since 1673 (except in periods of various Wars) and celebrated its tri-
centenary shoot in 2008.
• In the competition, participants shoot at four-foot (122 cm) five-color face, targets
at a range of 100 yards. The first person to hit the three-inch black spot at the
center is declared the winner. The winner is appointed Captain of the X. The first
person to hit the red zone is appointed Lieutenant of the X.
• The winner is presented with a replica of the original X, which he keeps for a year.
The original X is held at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.

Answer
• Scorton Silver Arrow

Q11.
• X(16 January 1935 – 31 January 2015)was a legendary German football coach, best
remembered for his two stints at Bayern Munich, during which he guided the club to
their first European Cup triumph in 1974.
• He was also part of the coaching set-up that took West Germany to the final of the
1966 World Cup, where they were beaten by England at Wembley.
• X, alongside Giovanni Trapattoni, achieved the rare distinction of coaching clubs to all
three major European titles, winning the Uefa Cup with Monchengladbach in 1979 and
the Cup Winners' Cup with Barcelona in 1982.
• He also had spells in charge of Borussia Dortmund, Cologne and Schalke.

Q12.
• X is a Spanish former footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder for Deportivo de La
Coruña, CD España Industrial, FC Barcelona, Internazionale, Sampdoria and Spain.
• X is regarded as one of Spain's greatest players; he was noted for his elegant, fluid, graceful
style of play. Nicknamed El Arquitecto (The Architect) he was noted for his perceptive
passing and explosive shot and in 1960 he became the first Spanish-born player to be voted
Ballon d'Or. In 1964 he helped Spain win the European Championship.
• X originally achieved prominence as a creative inside forward or attacking midfielder for the
great FC Barcelona team of the 1950s before he joined Inter where he reached his prime as
deep lying playmaker for the legendary Grande Inter team of the 1960s. He played a pivotal
role in the success Helenio Herrera's Inter side, and was one of the primary creative forces
in the squad, due to his ball skills, vision, and passing.
• <Hint, if no one objects>

Round Two: Sporting Rivalries
Differential Scoring: 3n+5
Where n is the number of teams not getting it right

Q1.
• On sheer volume alone there might not be an individual rivalry as prolific
as X and Y, who played each other 80 times between 1973 and 1988. Of
the 80 matches, 60 of them came in tournament finals. They met in 14
Grand Slam finals over a 12-year span, with X winning 10.
• The two were considered complete opposites. Y dated famous athletes
off the court and was patient and precise on the court. X, in contrast ,
was shy and reticent by nature, and quite emotional on court, often
gambling around the net.
• Despite the on-court rivalry, the two became great friends and even
teamed up to win the 1975 French Open and 1976 Wimbledon as doubles
partners.

Q2
• This derby is often pitched as the tale of two cities, the aristocratic X
from the north against the people's team, Y, in the south. Both clubs
chose to have some English in their name to add some perceived glamour
to their club. X fans wear red and white while the fans of Y wear blue
and yellow.
• Coca-Cola had to agree to their logo being painted in black and white
rather than red and white if they wanted to keep a sponsorship deal
with Y. LG Electronics also faced similar problems.
• Y fans have labeled X “las gallinas” - the chickens - for choking at big
games. X fans labeled Y “los bosteros” - the pieces of shit. Both teams
have embraced the nicknames.
Id X and Y.

Q3
• In the early '60s X was on top of the golfing world, the most popular and most
successful player on tour. But Y, then a young player, came out of nowhere and
challenged X at the 1962 U.S. Open, changing the game of golf forever. Y
overcame a three-shot deficit on the final day to force an 18-hole playoff,
which he would go on to win by three strokes despite a large vocal presence
from X’s supporters.
• From that point on the two men dominated golf over the next decade. For five
consecutive years, from 1962-1966, they were the only two men to don the
green jacket at Augusta. Even as X was on his way down and Y was beginning his
rise the two engaged in many memorable battles. Five times they finished 1-2
at a major with Y taking three and X winning two.
• Their rivalry is often credited with popularizing golf on television and bringing
the sport into the modern era.

Q4.
• X vs Y, dubbed as the Match of the Century, is an iconic match for the World Chess
Championship that took place during the time of cold war at Reykjavík, Iceland in
1972 between X and defending champion Y.
• Coming into the contest , X had played five games against Y, with two draws and Y
winning expectations on X and Y were enormous because of the political
significance attached to this match .
• During the entire series of games, X attracted attention for his unusually narrow
opening moves. He surprised Y by repeatedly switching openings, and by playing
openings that he had never, or only rarely, played before. Even in openings that X
had played before in the match, he continually deviated from the variations he had
previously played, almost never repeating the same line twice in the match.
• X win, at 12½–8½, ended, for a short time, 24 years of__________ domination of
the World Championship.
• Identify X and Y.

Q5.
• On Jan. 6, 1994, US Figure skater X was attacked by a metal-baton-wielding assailant
as she left the ice after a practice session in Detroit.Originally favored to win the 1994
U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the now-injured X was forced to the sidelines.In
her absence, 1991 champion Y captured the spotlight, the U.S. title, and a spot on the
U.S. Olympic team for the following month's Winter Games in Lillehammer.
• It didn't take long for the mystery to unravel. An sssault accomplice caved and told the
FBI about the plot that was hatched with Y's ex-husband to get X out of the way.
Eventually Y admitted that she knew about the attack after the fact but failed to
come forward. The United States Olympic Committee was about to kick Y off the team
when a $25 million lawsuit filed by Y’s lawyers changed its mind.
• X recovered in time to compete in Lillehammer, and the stage was set for the ultimate
showdown. The suffocating media coverage gave the entire proceedings an electric
atmosphere. It was good versus evil on the world's biggest stage.
• In the finals, a controversial 5–4 split among the judges gave the gold to Ukrainian
Oksana Baiul by the slimmest of margins. X got silver, while Y ended up finishing a
distant 10th.

Q6.
• The A-B rivalry involves the two most storied franchises in the NBA. A and B have met
a record twelve times in the NBA Finals, with A winning 9 and B 3.
• After a lull in the 70s, the A-B rivalry was renewed in the 1980s, in large part due to
the personal rivalry between X (played for A) and Y(played for B). Y said of the games
against A, "when the new schedule would come out each year, I'd grab it and circle the
A games. To me, it was The Two and the other 80." Similarly, X said that, "the first
thing I would do every morning was look at the box scores to see what Y did. I didn't
care about anything else.”
• In fact, it’s said that the X-Y rivalry is what made the NBA popular on TV after it had
been facing faltering national interest.
• The X-Y rivalry was so appealing because it represented many other contrasts, such as
the clash between A and B, between blue collar grit and flashiness, and between
whites and blacks. A 1984 Converse commercial for its "Weapon" line of basketball
shoes (endorsed by both X and Y) reflected the perceived dichotomy between the two
players. In the commercial, X is practicing alone on a rural basketball court when Y
pulls up in a sleek limousine and challenges him to a one-on-one match. Despite their
on the court rivalry, the two became friends after filming the commercial together.

Q7
• X and Y were both titans of middle-distance running.
• Both had different styles of running, Y was a more aggressive runner who used all of
his body while X was smaller and ran from the front a lot to gain control.
• X was better at the 800m while Y specialised in the 1,500m. They were so focused
on these respective events that they were instant favourites in each. So when they
faced each other at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in both categories, their first
Games, people assumed a predictable outcome. However, the result was the exact
opposite.
• Y was well behind midway through the 800m final with X leading, but he forced his
way into contention and hit another gear going into the final lap to take the gold
with X behind him.
• This made X all the more determined to beat his rival and win the 1,500m — an
event that Y hadn’t lost in for more than two years. X won in spectacular fashion
with Y coming third- the image of the race as X clears the finish line is one of the
most iconic images in sporting history.

• X - Martina Navratilova
• Y - Chris Evert
Answer

X - River Plate
Y - Boca Juniors
Answer

Answer
X - Arnold Palmer
Y - Jack Nicklaus

Answer
• X-Bobby Fischer
• Y- Boris Spassky

Answer
• X-Nancy Kerrigan, Y-
Tonya Harding

Answer
• X,Y-Larry Bird, Magic Johnson
• A,B- Boston Celtics, LA Lakers

Answer
• X- Sebastien Coe
• Y-Steve Ovett

Answer
• Warne-Muralidaran Trophy

Round Three
Pounce and Bounce
Anti-Clockwise
Scoring: +10/-10

Q1.
• In the early 1990s, X and Y, two German tennis players, developed a fierce
rivalry which the media billed as the ultimate clash of styles at the time-
comparing a passionate X to a more stoic Y.
• X was ranked world no. 2 during Wimbledon in 1991 and reached his fourth
consecutive final there. However, he lost in straight sets to the then world no.
7,Y. However, in 1993, X beat Y in straight sets at the Wimbeldon quarter finals
to avenge the 1991 loss. After congratulating the victor on reaching the semi-
finals, Y left the arena without waiting for X to accompany him.
• However, In August 1992, X and Y had much to celebrate as the duo became the
first German tennis team to win Olympic gold - beating South Africa to claim the
men's doubles title in Spain. Though, the bitter nature of their relationship
resurfaced when X had arranged a dinner that night for Y and a couple of other
German athletes, but his partner preferred to take the first plane out of
Barcelona rather than to toast their success.
• Id X and Y.

Answer
• X-Boris Becker, Y-
Michael Stich

Q2.
• With her father, ex-driver Jose Miguel __________, as a role model X fell in love with
motor racing from a very early age.
• X’s first contact with professional competition was during the Valencian Community’s
Championship in 2001, when she was 12 where she achieved third position in the
Championship and one year later, seventh in the Spanish National Championship.
• After four years competing in karting whilst living in the United Kingdom X began
competing in the European Formula 3 Open series category and achieved three podium
finishes and finished 4th in her second year.
• In early 2012 she became the first women to sustain at this level for 3 years in a row
when she got the opportunity to sign with the Ocean Racing Technology team in the F1
feeder category GP3 Series.
• She is only the second driver on the roster of an F1 team after she was snapped by
Lotus as a development driver for 2015 season.
• Id X?

Q3.
• ‘X’ is the name given to the 39th edition of the Ryder Cup, held from September 28–30,
2012 at the ______ Country Club, Illinois, USA.
• At the start of the final day's play, the U.S. led 10–6 and required 4½ points to win;
Europe required 8 points to retain the cup and 8½ to win it outright. Europe achieved
one of the greatest comebacks in Ryder Cup history by winning eight and tying one of
the 12 singles matches. Martin Kaymer's five-foot putt on the 18th hole to defeat Steve
Stricker took the score to 14–13, allowing Europe to retain the cup with one match still
in progress. Tiger Woods missed a putt on the final green and conceded the hole to
Francesco Molinari, halving the final point and securing outright victory for the
European team, 14½–13½.
• The victory was Europe's fifth in the last six contests. The European captain Jose Maria
Olazábal dedicated the victory to the late Seve Ballesteros.

Answer
• The Miracle of Medinah

Q4.
• X played as a defensive midfielder with Juventus amongst other teams and the Italian national
team. A World Cup winner, he also enjoyed a highly successful career at club level, winning
multiple league and cup titles and four major UEFA competitions (European Cup, Cup Winner's
Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup).
• During an era when Italy was known for its defensive prowess, X made his name as a hard-
tackling yet technically-skillful midfielder and is regarded as one of the finest midfielders in the
world during the early 1980s.
• He performed especially well during Italy's 1982 World Cup-winning campaign, scoring twice.
His memorable second goal of the tournament was scored in the final against West Germany,
with a left footed strike from outside the area. He is particularly remembered for his famous
goal celebration in the final. With tears in his eyes, he sprinted towards the Italian bench, fists
clenched in front of his chest, screaming "Gol! Gol!" as he shook his head wildly. This
celebration would become known as the “X’s cry", and was one of the defining images of Italy's
1982 World Cup triumph.

Q5.
• X is a former Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion, who won five
consecutive 500 cc World Championships with three Honda teams from 1994 to 1998.
• Only Giacomo Agostini with eight (seven consecutive) and Valentino Rossi with seven (five
consecutive) have won more premier class titles. These are remarkable given that X lost
most function in and nearly had his right leg amputated after a horrific crash in 1992.
• Despite up to eight rivals also on Honda motorcycles, X’s margin of superiority over them
was such that in many races X would build a comfortable lead and then ride well within his
limits to cruise to victory.
• X did particularly well in the 1997, his most successful year, when he won a record 12 out of
15 races, finished second in another two, and crashed out of the final race of the season at
his home GP while leading by more than six seconds. This record was finally broken last
year by Marc Marquez, who won 13/18 races in 2014.

Q6.
• A X is a metal grate with parallel bars typically used for grilling meat, fish,
vegetables, or combinations of such foods. It may also be two such grids, hinged
to fold together, to hold food securely while grilling over an open flame.
• The word X has numerous other uses- most of the other usages derive from the
object due to their fancied resemblance to it.
• The term X originated as a description of American football and other similar
sports due to their then-characteristic playing field, which, until the late
1910s–early 1920s, was marked with a series of parallel lines in a checkerboard
pattern, resembling a X. The grid system was abandoned in favor of the system
of yard lines and hash marks used today, but the term ‘X’ has survived.
• The word X features in the name of a 2006 American sports drama film directed
by Phil Joanou.

Q7.
• What do the
two bars
indicate?

Answer
Test averages of the top
Australian batsmen during the
bodyline line series, as
compared to that with during
non body line series.

Q8.
• X vs. Y, also known as the No Más Fight, is one of the most famous fights in boxing history. It
took place on November 25, 1980 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, United States
and was the second of three bouts between the pair.
• Y had a bad time, with X using his superior speed and movement to outbox and befuddle
him. The match gained its famous appellation from the moment at the end of the eighth
round when Y turned away from X towards the referee and quit by saying, "No más" (Spanish
for "No more").
• Y claimed that he quit because of stomach cramps, which started to bother him in the fifth
round. He said the cramps occurred because he took off weight too quickly, then ate too
much after the morning weigh-in, but his manager, Carlos Eleta, said Y always ate that way
before a fight. “Y didn't quit because of stomach cramps," Eleta said. "He quit because he
was embarrassed."
• Y's stature in his home country, Panama, took a dramatic dive after the fight. The
immediate reaction was shock, followed by anger. Within hours, commercials featuring Y (in
both Panama and the United States) were ordered off the air. It took almost three years
before people started to forgive him.
Id X and Y

Answer
• Sugar Ray Leonard
vs Roberto Duran

• A ____________ is usually a fighter with a poor record, whose skills are substandard or
who lacks toughness. Sometimes a formerly successful boxer who is past his prime and
who has seen his skills diminish is considered a ____________ if he can no longer
compete at a high level. When referring to a distinguished fighter, opponents with
passable careers who simply aren't at the same level can also be considered
__________. Such an individual is an attractive opponent if his name still carries
prestige but his diminished skills make him an easy conquest.
• One characteristic which may account for the use of the ____________ metaphor for a
bad boxer is the tendency to leak "juice" when battered.
FITB.
Q9.

• Gustav Sebes’ political ideology not only affected the administration of football in
the country, but it also bore upon his footballing tactics with the national team. He
was a tactician who believed in ‘X’ – where every player has equal responsibilities
both in attack and defence and everyone can play in any position across the field.
That essentially took out any form of rigidity in a formation. It enhanced the
movements of the midfielders and attackers as they interchanged their roles on the
pitch.
• Sebes's side have come to be regarded as a precursor for the most skilled and
intelligent teams in the sport's subsequent history. As his team’s inspirational captain
Y once said: "When we attacked, everyone attacked, and in defence it was the same.
We were the prototype for Total Football."
Id X.
Q10.

X - Socialist Football
Y – Ferenc Puskas
Answer

Question 11
• X was an Indian cricketer, cricket administrator and politician. He excelled at
tennis & cricket
• X organised his cricket team in 1926 and constructed a ground in his palace
compounds. He recruited players from India and abroad. When MCC cancelled
the tour of India in 1930–31 owing to political problems, he organised a team
of his own and toured India and Ceylon. He succeeded in drafting Jack Hobbs
and Herbert Sutcliffe for the team, a considerable feat as Hobbs had
previously refused offers for five such tours.
• X was the only Indian cricketer to be knighted
• Id X.

Answer
The MaharajKumar of Vizianagram, Vijay
Ananda Gajapathi Raju, also known as Vizzy

Q12
• The build up to the Asian Games last year included the prospect of fierce competition in
the pool between China's golden boy, X, South Korea's Y (after whom the Aquatic Centre
for the Asian Games is named) and Japan's emerging talent, Z, in the men’s freestyle
200m.
• X and Y have shared a healthy rivalry over the years. At the 2010 Guangzhou Asian
Games, Y defended his title he won in 2006 Doha, while X finished behind him. Two
years later at the London Olympics, both clocked 1:44.93 and shared the silver medal.
• X, a controversial character, threw down the gauntlet to his rival Y before the event. In
a TV commercial, X says, "Mr Y, you broke the Asian record (400 freestyle) at the last
Asian Games, but, so what? That record has been broken by me. Win it back if you can!"
• However, It was Z who won eventually, with X in second and Y in third.
Id X,Y and Z.

Answer
• X- Sun Yang
• Y-Park Tae-Hwan
• Z-Kosuke Hagino

Round Four: LVC
Scoring mentioned on each slide.
Write down individual answers, +5 for each.

First centurions for their respective centuries
in the World Cup
1. Glenn Turner- New Zealand
2. Arvavinda de Silva- Sri Lanka
3. Clive Llyod- West Indies
4. Kapil Dev- India
5. Deniss Amiss- England
6. Alan Turner-Australia
7. Imran Khan-Pakistan
8. David Houghton-Zimbabwe
9. Mahmudullah Riyadh- Bangladesh
10. Shaiman Anwar-UAE

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