Preliminary

Round

Thursday, October 13, 2011

1. Which athlete has appeared for the maximum no. of times on the cover

Sports Illustrated?

2. The football team of which country known as the La Celeste is the smallest country by population to have won the

FIFA World Cup?

3. Identify this famous player.

4. In which stadium would you find this?

5. Identify this great footballer after whom the Golden Glove trophy in FIFA

WORLD CUP is named.

6. Players in which game are known as paddlers?

7. Which former cricketer now seen frequently as a TV commentator was

known as Nashwan?

8. Identify this famous sports personality

9. Which team won the Constructors Championship in F1 in 2010?

10. What was the name given to the third and the most famous match between Joe Frazier and

Muhammad Ali for the Heavyweight Championship of the World fought at Araneta

Coliseum in Quezon City, Manila?

11. Identify this famous event in tennis history.

12. Who defeated Michael Phelps at the recently concluded Swimming

World Championships in the 200 m individual medley event with a world

record time?

13. Identify this great cricketer

14. Which English Premier League side is known as The Latics?

15. Who holds the record for most gold medals earned by a female athlete in a single track meet?

16. Identify this beautiful sportsperson

17. Which La Liga team plays its home matches at the Mestalla?

18. Who is the present captain of the Indian Hockey Team?

19. With which sport would you associate this trophy?

20. Give the name of the movie

Answers• 1. Michael Jordan, famous NBA star

• 2. Uruguay

• 3. Petra Kvitova, the Wimbledon Champion

• 4. Father Time at Lords Cricket Stadium

• 5. Lev Yashin

• 6. Table Tennis

• 7. Nasser Hussain

• 8. Dirk Novitzki, MVP at the NBA finals

• 9. Red Bull Racing

• 10. Thrilla in Manila

• 11. Battle of the Sexes

• 12. Ryan Lochte

• 13. Farookh Engineer

• 14. Wigan Athletic

• 15. P T Usha

• 16. Tania Sachdeva

• 17. Valencia

• 18. Rajpal Singh

• 19. Badminton

• 20. Clip from the movie Escape to Victory starring Pele and Bobby Moore

THE FIRST TOUCH

1. Identify this all time tennis great.

2. Who was posthumously awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz(star of excellence), a high

ranking civil award in Pakistan for his contribution to Pakistani

cricket?

3. Identify the person standing on the left of Tiger Woods

4.Which were the first Olympic Games to have live television

coverage?

5. Identify the logo

6. Which Indian shooter was nicknamed ‘Goldfinger’ by the

volunteers of the 2006 Commonwealth Games for his

standout performance ?

Audience Question

Identify this gorgeous Olympian

Answers

• 1. Rod Laver

• 2. Bob Woolmer

• 3. Jack Nicklaus

• 4. 1936, Berlin Olympics

• 5. Logo of Serie A, the Italian Football League

• 6. Samaresh Jung

• 7. Stephanie Rice, multiple medal winner at the Beijing Olympics

INCIDENTAL

1. Speaking about his most famous race, he says: “Going

into the stadium for the final, I was quite relaxed but when I

saw my rivals, tension mounted. And with each minute it

increased. I drew lane five with the South African Malcolm

Spence to my left and the German Manfred Kinder on my

right. I was going strong till about 250 meters. But then I

slowed down a bit. I thought the pace was very fast and I

would fizzle out in the end if I continued at that speed. At

that point I even looked back or maybe it was just a side-

glance. But that fraction of a second decided my fate. One

by one they all caught up with me…” – Name him.

2. This match was described as the “Miracle on Grass” and was profiled in

the book “The Game of Their Lives” which was later made into a movie.

Identify this match which is considered as one of the greatest upsets in sports

history.

3. Chandu Borde, Polly Umrigar, K.N.Prabhu are

among those who “contributed” in a certain way.

This has led to something being commemorated

on

3rd February annually, particularly at Eden

Gardens

What?

4. An inspiring speech by Obdulio Varela was the

motivation behind the winning team’s stunning

performance. His most memorable line was,

“Muchachos, los de afuera son de palo. Que

comience la función”, which could be translated as

"Boys, outsiders are to be disregarded (literally,

"made of wood"). Let the show begin". This match

has been termed as Maracanazo. What am I

talking about?

5. Barrichello said "To win, it was very, very, very good.... I

got to the last corner, I didn't know what to do and nothing

has been said. Michael was just very kind to, you know, let

us finish equally. I guess I pointed a little bit in front, but,

you know, what can we say?" Schumacher said "The end

of the race was not planned... We tried to cross the line

together but failed by a tiny bit and in fact we did not know

who had won until we got out of the cars. I just felt Rubens

deserved to win this race.”

What controversial rule changes were introduced in F1

following the above mentioned incident?

6. Why did the gold and bronze medal winners, Tommie Smith and John Carlos respectively raise their fists

during the presentation ceremony in the 1968 Olympics at Rome?

Audience

Answers

• 1. Milkha Singh, when he was 4th in the 400m at the 1960 Olympics. He missed out the bronze in a photo finish

• 2. USA beat England 1-0 in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Considered as one of the biggest upsets in sports, the English on reading the newspapers thought that the news had been printed wrongly.

• 3. Nari Contractor was hit by a Charlie Griffith bouncer which ended his career. Cahndu Borde, Polly Umrigar and K N Prabhu donated blood to Nari Contractor after he suffered severe injuries. The WBCA organises a blood donation camp annually in remembrance of the tragic incident.

• 4. Brazil being defeated by Uruguay in 1950 FIFA World Cup final, when a Brazilian win was an almost certainty. The Brazilians had printed gold medals with the names of their players and commemorative stamps and speeches in anticipation of their victory.

• 5.Team Orders were banned in F1 races after the fracas in 2002 Austrian GP. Were illegal till 2010, they have been made legal this year.

• 6. Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in support of the Civil Rights Movement in USA.

• 7. Iconic Photograph of the Bodyline Series

Gear

Up

1. These are excerpts from an article by Sanjay

Manjrekar on Cricinfo. Fill in the blank from the

article.

We cannot under-estimate the massive effect the _______has had

on the game. It has changed the equation between bat and ball

more than pitches have done, for it took away from the fast bowler

his greatest weapon - the ability to induce fear

Ian Chappell related to me how he and Ian Healy once sat down to

debate which was the better Australian side - Chappell's or

Waugh's - by discussing a hypothetical match between the two.

"Is this match going to be played with _______or

without_______?" was the first question Healy raised, because he

felt it would have a great bearing on the contest

2. At the second Wimbledon in 1878,

what innovation- similar to the act of

firing a missile in a high trajectory-

did Frank Hadow employ to beat the

net heavy game of W. Spencer

Gore?

3.Made from fibre glass,

polyurethane, foam rubber and

plastic, this piece of equipment is

commonly used in many sports. Its

main use is to protect the tibia which

is largely exposed along its anterior

medial surface. Identify this vital

piece of equipment.

4. This system raises the vehicle’s centre

of gravity and reduce the amount of

ballast that is available to balance the car

so that it is more predictable while

turning. The technology is based on a

concept postulated by Dr Richard

Feynman which used flywheel energy

storage for transfer of energy. Identify

this technology.

5. The scissors, western roll, and the straddle were the

techniques used in high jump till the 1960s until the game

was brought to the new century by a young innovator from

Oregon State University. Taking advantage of the raised,

softer landing areas by then in use, he added a new twist to

the outmoded Eastern Cut-off. He directed himself over the

bar head and shoulders first, sliding over on his back and

landing in a fashion which would likely have broken his

neck in the old, sawdust landing pits. Identify the technique

named after its innovator who had set the world record with

this technique in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

ANSWERS

• 1. Helmet

• 2. The Lob shot in Tennis

• 3. Shinpads or Shinguards used in Hockey, Soccer, Ice hockey etc

• 4. Kinetic Energy Recovery System

• 5. The Fosbury Flob invented by Dick Fosbury

TIKI TAKA

Answers

• 1. Connect between the four teams.

All four teams have nicknames based on animal and birds

Ivory Coast Football team- The Elephants

South African Rugby Team- The Springboks

New Zealand Cricket Team- The Kiwis

Australian Hockey Team – The Kookaburas

• 2. Walter Samuel, Argentine and Inter Milan defender is known as ‘The Wall’.

Rahul Dravid is also known as ‘The Wall’

Music in the background- Another Brick in the Wall from the Pink Floyd album ‘The Wall’

The connect is ‘The Wall’

• 3. The silhouettes of Stefan Edbarg (tennis player), Harry Valdon (golf player), Jerry West (basketball player) have been used in the logos of Australian Open, European Tour and NBA.

• 4. All given photos are inspirations for the Olympic mascots

Terracotta model –inspiration for Athena, the mascot of 2004 olympics

Abstract fig- 1996 olympics

Platypus, echidna and kookaburra-inspiration for syd, millie, oly

Huwa, the mascot of 2008 Olympics

The Penultimate Test

1. Club Atlético Peñarol is the third most successful club in the history of

Copa Libertadores having won it 5 times. It plays its home matches in the largest stadium of its country. Identify

the nationality of the club.

2. May El-Khalil, the founder of Beirut Marathon won the Laureus Sport for Good Award in 2011. Who won this

award in 2004 along with the Mathare Youth Sport Association?

3. This is the description of the Gold medal match of the 1936 Berlin Olympics

by the Special Correspondent of The Hindu. Fill in the blank.

Every member of the team was feeling the strain of the defeat to the ______ in

the practice match, and no one was in his usual self. I never saw a hockey

team from India, where the game is definitely of a superior standard compared

to the rest of the world, being so obsessed on the eve of the match. The

players were nervous as to what the result of the match would be, which was

heightened by the feeling that the burden of the country's honor was on their

shoulders. The game was played at a fast pace and was packed with thrilling

incidents. The ______ undercut and lifted the ball, but the Indian team

countered with brilliant half-volleying and amazing long shots. Twice Dara

attempted to score but was declared offside. Dhyan Chand discarded his

spiked shoes and stockings and played with bare legs and rubber soles and

became speedier in the second half. The vigorous ______ attacks were

brilliantly saved by Allen and Tapsell. The goal scored by Weiss of ______ was

the only goal scored against the Indians throughout the tournament. The whole

Indian team put up a splendid display. Dhyan Chand and Dara impressed by

their combination, Tapsell by his reliability and Jaffar by his tremendous bursts

of speed.

4. This team competes along with Australia and New Zealand for the

coveted Tri-nations Cup annually. They are currently ranked third in the world.

Percy Montgomery is the highest scorer of all time for this team. Which

super successful team am I talking about?

Answers

• 1. Uruguay

• 2. Indian Cricket Team

• 3. German Hockey Team

• 4. South African Rugby team

Connect between the answers

Uruguay Football Team. Indian Cricket Team, German Hockey Team and South African Rugby Team have won the World Cups of their respective sports in their home