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TEAM SPIRITFINALS

ROUND 1Infinite bounce and pounce+15/-10 on the pounce10 on the bounceDiscretion to give part points lies with the quizmaster

Q1.X is considered by many to be the greatest speed skater of all time. In his homeland Norway, he was considered as big icon Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen, the two explorers.Over his entire career he set 14 records and many others which was not considered because the International Skating Union considered him a professional.An award is named after him is given out for the most outstanding skating performance of the season, which consists of a replica of his statue by the Oslo Skating ClubThe Award or his name please.

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ANSWEROSCAR MATHISEN ( SKATING OSCAR)

Q2.The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix involved and incident called Crash Gate, where two drivers were involved. They were teammates, one of them crashed in order to provide sporting advantage to his teammate. The teammate who gained the advantage was Fernando Alonso, name the other teammate, who also happens to be the son of former world champion.

ANSWERNELSON PIQUET Jr.

Q3.This very famous sportsperson is a keen Skier and a football player, though he admits hes lazy and often sleeps till noon.Ive recently started playing for a football team here in X, he says. I play at left back where I can do least damage. I am a Real Madrid fan but little less of one since the signing of Gareth Bale. It was too much money and I dont get it.Identify the sportsperson who can pretty much do as he pleases.

ANSWERMAGNUS CARLSEN

Q4.The top 5 of the list consists of:

X(2013-14)- 7Inter Milan(2006-07)- 5Manchester United(2000-01)- 5Olympique Lyon(2005-06)- 5Barcelona(1997-98)- 4

What is this list about and X?

ANSWERX- BAYERN MUNICHWinning the league with maximum games to spare

Q5.X was born in Port Elizabeth in 1980. He holds the record for highest batting average in ODIs(for player with more than 20 innings) by a huge margin. His average is 62.67 compared to Michael Bevans second best 53.58. His 259* against Canada in 2006 made a particular record. Identify.

ANSWERRYAN TEN DOESCHATE

Q6.In words of Y (in the pic.) "X was well known tennis player in the junior circuit. I was two years junior to him, and we used to play against each other all the time. I remember this one time when he defeated me in straight sets, but I gave him tough competition".Y added Xs best part was his court coverage, he had an amazing backhand as well.Give X and Y?

ANSWERX- AB De Villiers Y- Kevin Anderson

Q7.Nadezhda Ilyina competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Inta Kimovia, Lyudmila Aksyonova and Natalya Sokolova. She died in a car accident in December 2013.Her daughter also won bronze medal in Olympics in another sports in 2012 Olympics. Name Nadezhda Ilyina's daughter?

ANSWERNADIA PETROVA

Q8.Identify the games, first edition of which was held last year?

ANSWERWorld Indigenous Games held in Palmas, BRASIL.

Q9.First time we saw "X" in a movie was in 1997. She acted in few movies down the year. However her big break will be in movie "Y" where she gets to play "Z". Z is one of India's most prominent women athlete and her achievements include a world championship bronze and a commonwealth gold. Identify X,Y and Z?

ANSWERX- Fatima Sana Shaikh, Y- Dangal, Z- Geeta Phogat

Q10.This is a toy used to pacify the crying babies in _____. The sound it makes gives it its name. What is its significance to modern day football?

ANSWERThe sound they make is TIKI-TAKA.

Q11.The Track & Field Athlete of the Year award is given to track and field athletes by Track & Field News magazine, an American sports magazine. A panel of international track and field experts organized by the magazine selects the winners. Only two male won in thrice. Carl Lewis is one of them. Who is the other?

ANSWERDAVID RUDISHA

Q12.He served in Indian Air Force from 1964 to 1974 as a pilot, and participated in the Indo-Pakistan wars of 1965 and 1971. He is associated with SAI SERVICE, one of the largest dealership of Maruti and Bajaj passenger vehicles in India. During the tenure of P.V.Narasimha Rao, he served as the Minister of State for Railways from 1995-96.Who I am talking about?

ANSWERSuresh Kalmadi

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ROUND 2All answers to be written downDifferential scoring5n points for each correct answer, where n= number of teams giving an incorrect answer

Q1.X scored goals for fun for both his country and clubs he played. He scored in all the 6 major tournament he participated for his country. His father was a master baker and he himself completed an apprenticeship in baking. You can find his bakery in his home town. Identify him?

Q2.CONNECT

SANDEEP PATIL(TESTS)SANATH JAYASURIYA(TESTS)TILAKARTNE DILSHAN(ODIS)RAMNARESH SARWAN(TESTS)CHRIS GAYLE(TESTS)

Q3.FITBModern Pentathlon is an Olympic Sport. It includes five events. They arePistol Shooting____ ______200M Freestyle SwimmingShow Jumping3km Cross Country Run

Q4.Steffi Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Her 22 singles titles is second all-time behind Margaret Court (24), and marks the record for most Major wins by a tennis player (male or female) since the introduction of the Open Era in 1968.She also won one doubles grand slam title. Which grand slam and who was her partner?

Q5.X was one of the most gifted Danish badminton players who won numerous major titles in the 1960s and 1970s. His play was marked by great power, tenacity and tactical astuteness. A versatile player, he shone in all 3 formats: mens singles, mens doubles and mixed doubles.The highest point of his career was when he beat Rudy Hartono in the final of the All England championship in 1975, beating his 7 year hold on the title (a period in which X himself lost 2 finals to him).He also won 3 mixed doubles titles at All England.However, he ended his own life in June 1983 at the age of 38, after experiencing personal difficulty in coping with family and financial problems.

Q6.CONNECT

AnswersJurgen KlinsmanSIX Fours in an over in International CricketEpee FencingGabriela Sabatini And Wimbledon 1988Svend PriHighest number of balls faced in an innings across formats: Hutton for tests(847 balls), Sharma for 50 over ODIs (173 balls)and Watson for t20is(71 balls)

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ROUND 3Infinite bounce and pounce+15/-10 on the pounce10 on the bounceDiscretion to give part points lies with the quizmaster

Q1.Trinity Youth were a church-sponsored football club in _______and they played admirably all across Germany. However, the players were annoyed as their games were evaluated and controlled by Parish priests who had no acquaintance with football. Eighteen of those unhappy players decided to break up their association with the church and instituted a new club.Identify the Club.

ANSWERBorussia Dortmund.

Q2.Vishal Ladwa is a 23 year old Indian Origin player at Manchester University. Though the sport is not very popular in England, he managed to form a team at whatever institute he went to. Due to his passionate approach to the sport he is often called David Beckham of X. To sum it all he is also the captain of English X team.Name the sport X.

ANSWERKABADDI

Q3.At the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final held in Monte Carlo, Russias Tatyana Kotova won the gold in the long jump event. In 2013, however, her samples collected during the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki were re-tested and found to contain traces of banned substances.Consequently, the IAAF disqualified her gold medal on account of doping. Whathappened as a result of this?

ANSWERAnju Bobby George (INDIA) won Gold Medal(6.75 metre)

Q4. The setting: Athens 2004, 200m freestyle final The prominent competitor X, Y and Z.

X was desperate to prove his detractors wrong after a shock defeat to Y the last time they met, when he was heavily favoured to win. Y, the sports quiet , unassuming competitor was out to show that his victory over X was not fluke. Despite this not being his favourite event, Z was around.

X came first, Y came second and Z surprisingly came fifth. Thus ended the race of the century. Id

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ANSWERX- IAN THORPEY- PETER VAN DEN HOOGENBANDZ- MICHAEL PHELPS

Q5.On July 2008, a football charity match termed Goal4Africa was played with two all star sides- one named Edu captained by Clarence Seedorf and the other named Cation captained by Michael Ballack- facing each other. Some other prominent players who featured were Dida, Robin Van Persie, Mark Van Bommel and Gennaro Gattuso. Footballing celebrities were not the only big names though as Michael Schumacher also played for Seedorfs side.Among all these stars, a relatively lesser known player playing for Edu scored a brace- goals in the 28th and 68th minute, which included a first time left footed half volley past Dida- and also initiated a move that led to Schumacher scoring a goal in the 64th minute. Who?

ANSWERBhaichung Bhutia

Q6.Id the batsman

ANSWERGREG CHAPELL

Q7.CONNECT

MIROSLAV KLOSEFranz BeckenbauerSepp MaierWolfgang Overath

ANSWERPlayers ever to have won gold, silver and bronze medals in the World Cup

Q8.He appeared for India againstCeylonin an unofficial Test atAhmedabadin 1964-65 where he took 4 for 33 in the second innings. Thereafter, the presence of the "Indian spin quartet", especiallyBishen Bediwho bowled in a similar style, restricted his appearances for India.Holds the record for most wickets in Ranji Trophy, India's premierfirst classcompetition,

ANSWERRAJINDER GOEL

Q9.X is an Australiandiver. He is the 2008 Olympic champion in the10m platform, having received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history. He is the first Australian male to win an Olympic gold medal in diving sinceDick Eveat the1924 Summer Olympics.Either give me that score or X.

ANSWERMATTHEW JOHN MITCHAM112.10 (DIVE SCORE)

Q10.X headed the sporting reforms of his country is difficult to believe. Despite his undeniable brilliance on the field, hes not necessarily considered particularly wise off it. The law, named after X, sought to modernise the countrys sports industry. Salient features include:Forcing professional clubs to observe business laws and pay taxesAllows clubs to organise their own leagues, breaking the monopoly of official organisationApply labour laws to athlete-club relationsWHO?

ANSWERPELE

Q11.#Ashes2015And it turns out the architect of the blow-up between X and Y was none other than Michael Hussey.As Y who was 19 at that time recallsI had a famous incident with him in the Durham nets. I remember Michael Hussey asking me to bounce X to which I wasnt going to say no.I let him have one, hes gloved it, and he didnt give me the best of looks.Next ball, Hussey said: Give it him again, so Ive bumped him again, and this time hes absolutely smoked it, picked up the ball, threw it back down the wicket at me, called me a net hero, and said that he would like to have a go at me.Identify X and Y?

ANSWERX- SHANE WATSONY- MARK WOOD

Q11.Identify the Cricketer and the Record

ANSWERHANIF MOHAMMAD

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