IIT Bombay Sports Quiz

Sports Quiz (Elims+Finals) set as a part of their internal quizzing track
Winners: Sandeep Mathias and Soham Dibyachintan
Runners Up: Nadeem Ansari, Adway Gupta and Rishwin Jackson
3rd Place: Tejas Srinivasan and Rishi V

1. CREDITS Jibitesh Behera , for being chill enough to trust me to do this Abhinav Dhar , for inputs The Bombay Quiz Club , for inspiring as always

2. ELIMS FOLLOW 25 Questions, 30 Points Questions 21-25 are two pointers, Multiples of 5 are starred No negs . Thus, Please feel free to guess.

3. ' Bhaiti ' was the first ever mascot to be introduced in the history of the Inter IIT Sports Meet at the 49 th edition hosted by IIT Guwahati . As per the description, Bhaiti is young, energetic and jovial and is ever ready to play along any game and enjoys them. Bhaiti is wearing a Dhoti, Gomocha (Towel) and Shirt traditional to the Assamese men during the Bihu Celebrations. The word is Assamese for 'Younger Brother' or 'Loving Brother‘ and is even used to address strangers whom one meet for the first time especially among peers and start a conversation . What is the real life inspiration for the mascot? ( 0.5 ) Who acted as the guide for Thomas G. Manih , a student of IIT Guwahati, who designed the mascot? ( 0.5 ) 4 1

4. The Battle of Santiago , is a term associated with   the  1962 FIFA World Cup played between host  Chile  and  Italy  on 2 June 1962 in Santiago .   It gained its nickname from the level of violence seen in the game, in which two players were sent off, numerous punches were thrown and police intervention was required. With Italians Ferrini and David being sent off and with the police having to intervene three times, this is regarded as one of the dirtiest matches ever. Who was the referee for this particular match and what followed quite appropriately, courtesy the person in question? 2

5. Rameshchandra Gangaram was known for his perfection on the pitch, however the fact that he wore loincloths or langots   instead of underwear, often caused amusement in the dressing-room . This practice led to a certain moniker being attached to his name, which is how he is known popularly. Who are we talking about? 3

6. During the 1970s , Andrew Lloyd Webber planned a musical adaptation of Rev W . Awdry's Railway Series books, featuring  Thomas the Tank Engine . However, Awdry refused to give Lloyd Webber permission to use his characters. Following this, Lloyd Webber re-conceived the idea as "a  Cinderella   story“, calling it the Starlight Express in which Rusty stands for Cinderella; Greaseball and Electra become the stepsisters; with the titular character being the fairy godmother . Looking at the fact the play features humanoids with train like behavior , with over 1.4 Billion made in ticket sales since it’s inception in 1988 while running through 10,000+ knee pads , how does the play function ? 4

7. If you hear this being shouted on a golf course, you immediately know it's time to duck . One of the origins of the word - meaning "watch out ahead!" - could be from the military phrase " beware ______ ," called by artillerymen to alert infantry of impending fire . According to the British Golf Museum the term comes from “____caddie " - a person the museum says " was employed to go ahead of players to mark the lie of balls in play ." Shouting “____!" alerted the _____caddie a shot was on its way - and to keep an eye out for it . What commonplace Golfing term is this? 5*

8. On being asked if his blustery presence had afforded X the opportunity to blossom in the middle of the park, Y snapped at journalists stating that it was like comparing “ Nutella with shit ”, underlining the difference in technical ability in his own words. Teammates for over 20 years, starting off from the U-15 national team, they were yin and yang on the pitch, combining remarkably well. Which duo ? 6

9. In the 2000 Olympics, Tatyana Kotova had initially finished fourth. She was promoted to the bronze medal nine years later, after original bronze medal winner  Marion Jones  admitted usage of performance-enhancing drugs during the Olympics. In what ultimately turned out to be a case of what comes around goes around, in 2013, samples from the 2005 World Championships were retested and Kotova was found to have been doping and she was stripped of her silver medal at the World Championships and Gold at another event. This discard resulted a landmark achievement for one of our own . What modification took place courtesy the aforementioned events, post ratification by the IAAF? 7

10. Carmen , Georges Bizet Swan Lake , Pyotr Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet , Pyotr Tchaikovsky Moonlight Sonata , Beethoven Scheherazade , Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Phantom of the Opera , Andrew Lloyd Webber Tosca , Giacomo Puccini The aforementioned pieces are a list of the most popular ones used in a particular context. Where would you usually observe them being blasted out at? The list will change extensively courtesy certain modifications made in 2018 8

11. From the 1948–49 series against West Indies, the person in question became a radio commentator and was the guest commentator for BBC during the Indian tour of England in 1959. He was not a particularly good commentator. As per cricket historians,  when he had just finished describing how he had hunted tigers,  Rohan Kanhai  responded :   Really? I thought you just left a transistor radio on when you were commentating and bored them to death . Who are we talking about, still the only Indian to be knighted for his services to cricket? 9

12. Notable examples to throw the man off his trademark move include: against  Hull City on 29 November 2008; goalkeeper Boaz Myhill   kicking the ball out for a corner instead into touch when under pressure . Unused Tigers substitute Dean Windass  received a yellow card for unsporting behaviour after warming up too close  On 27 March 2010, West Ham United erected an extra set of hoardings considerably close to the touchline to hamper his run-up , but he was still capable to do so in spite of the limited space. What were these evasive measures undertaken for, in the aim to shake off a former schoolboy Javelin champion ? 10*

13. Just  day after the legend died, the Smithsonian Channel on Sunday aired its season finale of  “Sports Detectives ” . Kevin Barrows , a former FBI agent and now a security expert, he and co-host Lauren Gardner just viewed it as another fascinating tale worth investigating, “ because of the whole buildup of the legend over the years .’’ “It’s a town divided over the story , so it’s not that it’s just one of those urban legends people shrug about. They feel very strongly about it, and they’re very split depending on who you are. It touches on a lot of the history and the deeply held feelings and divisions in his hometown .’’ says Barrows as he investigates he mystery from over 5 decades ago. Which legendary sports artifact were the detectives looking for in the finale? 11

14. “In this one-of-a-kind collection, the world's top players and coaches share their secrets, guidance and advice on every aspect of the game. From batting to bowling and fielding to coaching,  Cricket: ____ Tips to Improve Your Game  covers it all. With contributions from Merv Hughes, Brad Hodge, Cameron White, David Hussey, Belinda Clark and a host of others, you will learn something new on every page. Best of all, you'll learn to develop the special skills and qualities to achieve greatness in today's game. Whether you're still learning the game, polishing your skills or coaching your team to another championship,  Cricket: ____ Tips to Improve Your Game  is the practical guide you should not be without .” This is the Google Books description for Ken Davis and  Neil Buszard’s book on cricket. How many tips do they hand out? 12

15. I’ve never admitted to it, but it’s true ,’ said the person in question, finally confirming the speculations. ‘It was a World Cup game. It’s filmed, I’ve seen it but unless you know (what was happening) you wouldn’t know.’ The game against Ireland was the first of England’s tournament in Italy, and the former striker said ‘I was not very well, I was poorly at half time but I carried on,’ he said. ‘The ball went down the left hand side, I did try to tackle someone, I stretched and then I ‘ relaxed myself ’. What happened exactly ? Something that came into public consciousness yet again courtesy Sergio Ramos going off the pitch against Getafe for similar reasons. 13

16. For many years Leigh Steinberg and Jeff Moorad  had a sports agency partnership (Steinberg, Moorad & Dunn or "SMD"). They sold that firm in October 1999 to Assante Sports Management Group, a Canadian financial-management firm, for a reported $120 million . Steinberg has been shown over $3 billion in contracts for players including Troy Aikman, Steve Young, and Ryan Leaf and has represented the No. 1 pick overall in the NFL draft a record eight times, in addition to representing over 60 other first round draft picks in the NFL. For the easiest points ever, which fictional character did he inspire? 14

17. This variant of the sport has two distinct actions that makes it the daredevil act that it is. One, is to throw the parachute out of the plane and two, jump after it. The goal of the sport is to catch the parachute in enough time to secure the harness, pull the rip cord and glide to the projected landing point. Both will have to be synchronized with diver exit and the projected landing point to ensure there is enough time for proper deployment of the parachute. What is this sport called, reminiscent of a battle cry which actually originated as greetings to the Emperor in the Orient ? 15*

18.  Built in 1939 at an estimated cost of just Rs.25,000, the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur made its first-class debut in December that year, when Bihar hosted a Ranji Trophy match against Bengal. Despite hosting first-class matches and warm-up games for the touring teams quite regularly, the Keenan Stadium got its first international game only in 1983-84, when Clive Lloyd's West Indians were on Mission Revenge after being shocked in the World Cup final. Why was the stadium not operable during the 24-25 th November period in 2015 , with huge crowds teeming in the vicinity despite no sporting activity scheduled during that period? 16

19. If La Masia , the famed Barca Academy is the farmhouse because of its origins, what does La Fabrica , the Real Madrid academy refer to? # notreallykolstylz 17

20. Since 1983, this tournament is used as the selection series in any year where multiple yachting syndicates are vying for the right to become the challenger for the America's Cup . Starting in 2017, a new Challenger’s Trophy was created—it was presented, for the first time, to the winner of the  2017 America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs, the competition held to determine the challenger in that year's America's Cup. New York Yacht Club member Paul Madden was responsible for negotiating the deal with this business house, which sponsors the tournament. Which business house , which specializes in a clothing line specifically for the Americas Cup? 18

21. The current champions for this sport are Australia with the next edition of the world cup to be hosted in Florence in 2018 . Fans of the sport are disappointed that Bulgaria haven’t made their debut yet and Ireland finished 20 th in their solo attempt. With a view at the scoring pattern (or not), which event are we talking about? 19

22. In what is an extensive process including the open audition - " cattle call" , followed by the 5-person audition " cut-down“ and the numerous personal interviews, uniform fittings , BMI testing, physical fitness testing, etiquette training, mock media interviews, and calendar shoots, successful candidates must also complete a knowledge test on various subjects; including, but not limited to: the franchise and their history , the sport in general and the rules of the game, general history, government, and current events. Participants are judged by a hand-picked panel of experts and scoring is based on physical appearance, physical fitness,  dance style, poise, grace , intelligence, and showmanship . What is all the hullabaloo about, the pioneers in the field ? (Requires a proper noun) 20*

23. When he first devised volleyball in 1895, William G. Morgan tried to use a basketball , but found it too heavy for what he had in mind.  What did he use instead, something lighter and easily operable considering what he already possessed? This practice went on till the first customized basketball was created. Who made it? 2 1

24. From March 13, 2015, the tune of this famous song was adopted as the departure melody for trains on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line at  Kōrakuen Station in Tokyo, Japan .   In line with this sport being pretty  popular in Japan , and Korakuen Station is one of the closest stations to the Tokyo Dome. Which song ? Have a look at the shape of the stadium, and tell me what it’s nicknamed as? 2 2

25. 23 The franchise's roots trace back to 1974, when the North American Soccer League  (NASL) awarded an expansion franchise to the area in question The name  originally came from a newspaper contest in the in which fans were encouraged to send in suggestions for the name of the franchise. It was chosen by the team's general manager Dick Berg, but was criticized due to the proximity to the  San Andreas Fault . In what is a amazingly appropriate move, U.S. Geological Survey geophysicists have setup a particular device in the team’s offices at the new stadium. Not the first occurrence of the same, with three being installed at a time in Seattle’s CenturyLink Field to monitor the shaking caused by Seahawks fans . Which MLS franchise? What device has been installed at the stadium?

26. D uring the 1998 Australian Open,   a couple of players  had claimed that they could beat any male player ranked outside the world's top 200 , so Karsten Braasch , then ranked 203rd, challenged them both. Braasch was described by one journalist as "a man whose training regime centered around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple bottles of ice cold lager ".  The matches took place on court number 12 in Melbourne Park , after Braasch had finished a round of golf and two shandies . Brasch won both matches comfortably (6-1 and 6-2) and said afterwards that the the big difference was that men can chase down shots much easier, and that men put spin on the ball that the women can't handle. What was the match titled , quite obviously? Who were the two players in question? 24

27. As per a Lancet j ournal, his research career, documented in his 81 original papers, focused mostly on the autonomic nervous system , cardiovascular physiology, and multisystem atrophy . In 1982, he wrote one of the first textbooks on the autonomic nervous system, and founded and chaired the British Society for Autonomic Research. Together with C J Mathias, a colleague at St Mary's, he edited  Autonomic Failure: A Textbook of Clinical Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System , the 5th edition of which they are currently preparing . On being asked what was the most important achievement of his life, the aforementioned medical excellence and his Olympic performances were ranked higher than what the world knows him best for. Who are we talking about and what is the iconic achievement ? 25*

28. ANSWERS FOLLOW

29. ' Bhaiti ' was the first ever mascot to be introduced in the history of the Inter IIT Sports Meet at the 49 th edition hosted by IIT Guwahati . As per the description, Bhaiti is young, energetic and jovial and is ever ready to play along any game and enjoys them. Bhaiti is wearing a Dhoti, Gomocha (Towel) and Shirt traditional to the Assamese men during the Bihu Celebrations. The word is Assamese for 'Younger Brother' or 'Loving Brother‘ and is even used to address strangers whom one meet for the first time especially among peers and start a conversation . What is the real life inspiration for the mascot? ( 0.5 ) Who acted as the guide for Thomas G. Manih , a student of IIT Guwahati, who designed the mascot? ( 0.5 ) 36 1

30. Bamboo D Udaya Kumar, who designed the Rupee symbol

31. The Battle of Santiago , is a term associated with   the  1962 FIFA World Cup played between host  Chile  and  Italy  on 2 June 1962 in Santiago .   It gained its nickname from the level of violence seen in the game, in which two players were sent off, numerous punches were thrown and police intervention was required. With Italians Ferrini and David being sent off and with the police having to intervene three times, this is regarded as one of the dirtiest matches ever. Who was the referee for this particular match and what followed quite appropriately, courtesy the person in question? 2

32. Ken Aston, who invented red and yellow cards

33. Rameshchandra Gangaram was known for his perfection on the pitch, however the fact that he wore loincloths or langots   instead of underwear, often caused amusement in the dressing-room . This practice led to a certain moniker being attached to his name, which is how he is known popularly. Who are we talking about? 3

34. Bapu Nadkarni

35. During the 1970s , Andrew Lloyd Webber planned a musical adaptation of Rev W . Awdry's Railway Series books, featuring  Thomas the Tank Engine . However, Awdry refused to give Lloyd Webber permission to use his characters. Following this, Lloyd Webber re-conceived the idea as "a  Cinderella   story“, calling it the Starlight Express in which Rusty stands for Cinderella; Greaseball and Electra become the stepsisters; with the titular character being the fairy godmother . Looking at the fact the play features humanoids with train like behavior , with over 1.4 Billion made in ticket sales since it’s inception in 1988 while running through 10,000+ knee pads , how does the play function ? 4

36. Actors use roller skates

37. If you hear this being shouted on a golf course, you immediately know it's time to duck . One of the origins of the word - meaning "watch out ahead!" - could be from the military phrase " beware ______ ," called by artillerymen to alert infantry of impending fire . According to the British Golf Museum the term comes from “____caddie " - a person the museum says " was employed to go ahead of players to mark the lie of balls in play ." Shouting “____!" alerted the _____caddie a shot was on its way - and to keep an eye out for it . What commonplace Golfing term is this? 5*

38. Fore!

39. On being asked if his blustery presence had afforded X the opportunity to blossom in the middle of the park, Y snapped at journalists stating that it was like comparing “ Nutella with shit ”, underlining the difference in technical ability in his own words. Teammates for over 20 years, starting off from the U-15 national team, they were yin and yang on the pitch, combining remarkably well. Which duo ? 6

40. Gattuso and Pirlo

41. In the 2000 Olympics, Tatyana Kotova had initially finished fourth. She was promoted to the bronze medal nine years later, after original bronze medal winner  Marion Jones  admitted usage of performance-enhancing drugs during the Olympics. In what ultimately turned out to be a case of what comes around goes around, in 2013, samples from the 2005 World Championships were retested and Kotova was found to have been doping and she was stripped of her silver medal at the World Championships and Gold at another event. This discard resulted a landmark achievement for one of our own . What modification took place courtesy the aforementioned events, post ratification by the IAAF? 7

42. Anju Bobby George winning Gold at the World Athletics Finals 2005

43. Carmen , Georges Bizet Swan Lake , Pyotr Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet , Pyotr Tchaikovsky Moonlight Sonata , Beethoven Scheherazade , Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Phantom of the Opera , Andrew Lloyd Webber Tosca , Giacomo Puccini The aforementioned pieces are a list of the most popular ones used in a particular context. Where would you usually observe them being blasted out at? The list will change extensively courtesy certain modifications made in 2018. What has been modified? 8

44. Most overused songs in Figure Skating, Lyrics are allowed now

45. From the 1948–49 series against West Indies, the person in question became a radio commentator and was the guest commentator for BBC during the Indian tour of England in 1959. He was not a particularly good commentator. As per cricket historians,  when he had just finished describing how he had hunted tigers,  Rohan Kanhai  responded :   Really? I thought you just left a transistor radio on when you were commentating and bored them to death . Who are we talking about, still the only Indian to be knighted for his services to cricket? 9

46. Maharaja of Vizianagaram

47. Notable examples to throw the man off his trademark move include: against  Hull City on 29 November 2008; goalkeeper Boaz Myhill   kicking the ball out for a corner instead into touch when under pressure . Unused Tigers substitute Dean Windass  received a yellow card for unsporting behaviour after warming up too close  On 27 March 2010, West Ham United erected an extra set of hoardings considerably close to the touchline to hamper his run-up , but he was still capable to do so in spite of the limited space. What were these evasive measures undertaken for, in the aim to shake off a former schoolboy Javelin champion ? 10*

48. Rory Delap’s long throw-ins

49. Just  day after the legend died, the Smithsonian Channel on Sunday aired its season finale of  “Sports Detectives ” . Kevin Barrows , a former FBI agent and now a security expert, he and co-host Lauren Gardner just viewed it as another fascinating tale worth investigating, “ because of the whole buildup of the legend over the years .’’ “It’s a town divided over the story , so it’s not that it’s just one of those urban legends people shrug about. They feel very strongly about it, and they’re very split depending on who you are. It touches on a lot of the history and the deeply held feelings and divisions in his hometown .’’ says Barrows as he investigates he mystery from over 5 decades ago. Which legendary sports artifact were the detectives looking for in the finale? 11

50. Md Ali’s Gold Medal that he chucked into the river at Louisville

51. “In this one-of-a-kind collection, the world's top players and coaches share their secrets, guidance and advice on every aspect of the game. From batting to bowling and fielding to coaching,  Cricket: ____ Tips to Improve Your Game  covers it all. With contributions from Merv Hughes, Brad Hodge, Cameron White, David Hussey, Belinda Clark and a host of others, you will learn something new on every page. Best of all, you'll learn to develop the special skills and qualities to achieve greatness in today's game. Whether you're still learning the game, polishing your skills or coaching your team to another championship,  Cricket: ____ Tips to Improve Your Game  is the practical guide you should not be without .” This is the Google Books description for Ken Davis and  Neil Buszard’s book on cricket. How many tips do they hand out? 12

52. 99.94, of course

53. I’ve never admitted to it, but it’s true ,’ said the person in question, finally confirming the speculations. ‘It was a World Cup game. It’s filmed, I’ve seen it but unless you know (what was happening) you wouldn’t know.’ The game against Ireland was the first of England’s tournament in Italy, and the former striker said ‘I was not very well, I was poorly at half time but I carried on,’ he said. ‘The ball went down the left hand side, I did try to tackle someone, I stretched and then I ‘ relaxed myself ’. What happened exactly ? Something that came into public consciousness yet again courtesy Sergio Ramos going off the pitch against Getafe for similar reasons. 13

54. Gary L ineker shitting his pants

55. For many years Leigh Steinberg and Jeff Moorad  had a sports agency partnership (Steinberg, Moorad & Dunn or "SMD"). They sold that firm in October 1999 to Assante Sports Management Group, a Canadian financial-management firm, for a reported $120 million . Steinberg has been shown over $3 billion in contracts for players including Troy Aikman, Steve Young, and Ryan Leaf and has represented the No. 1 pick overall in the NFL draft a record eight times, in addition to representing over 60 other first round draft picks in the NFL. For the easiest points ever, which fictional character did he inspire? 14

56. Jerry Maguire

57. This variant of the sport has two distinct actions that makes it the daredevil act that it is. One, is to throw the parachute out of the plane and two, jump after it. The goal of the sport is to catch the parachute in enough time to secure the harness, pull the rip cord and glide to the projected landing point. Both will have to be synchronized with diver exit and the projected landing point to ensure there is enough time for proper deployment of the parachute. What is this sport called, reminiscent of a battle cry which actually originated as greetings to the Emperor in the Orient ? 15*

58. Banzai Skydiving

59.  Built in 1939 at an estimated cost of just Rs.25,000, the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur made its first-class debut in December that year, when Bihar hosted a Ranji Trophy match against Bengal. Despite hosting first-class matches and warm-up games for the touring teams quite regularly, the Keenan Stadium got its first international game only in 1983-84, when Clive Lloyd's West Indians were on Mission Revenge after being shocked in the World Cup final. Why was the stadium not operable during the 24-25 th November period in 2015 , with huge crowds teeming in the vicinity despite no sporting activity scheduled during that period? 16

60. Shooting for MS Dhoni : The Untold Story

61. If La Masia , the famed Barca Academy is the farmhouse because of its origins, what does La Fabrica , the Real Madrid academy refer to? # notreallykolstylz 17

62. The Factory

63. Since 1983, this tournament is used as the selection series in any year where multiple yachting syndicates are vying for the right to become the challenger for the America's Cup . Starting in 2017, a new Challenger’s Trophy was created—it was presented, for the first time, to the winner of the  2017 America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs, the competition held to determine the challenger in that year's America's Cup. New York Yacht Club member Paul Madden was responsible for negotiating the deal with this business house, which sponsors the tournament. Which business house , which specializes in a clothing line specifically for the Americas Cup? 18

64. Louis Vuitton

65. The current champions for this sport are Australia with the next edition of the world cup to be hosted in Florence in 2018 . Fans of the sport are disappointed that Bulgaria haven’t made their debut yet and Ireland finished 20 th in their solo attempt. With a view at the scoring pattern (or not), which event are we talking about? 19

66. Quidditch World Cup

67. In what is an extensive process including the open audition - " cattle call" , followed by the 5-person audition " cut-down“ and the numerous personal interviews, uniform fittings , BMI testing, physical fitness testing, etiquette training, mock media interviews, and calendar shoots, successful candidates must also complete a knowledge test on various subjects; including, but not limited to: the franchise and their history , the sport in general and the rules of the game, general history, government, and current events. Participants are judged by a hand-picked panel of experts and scoring is based on physical appearance, physical fitness,  dance style, poise, grace , intelligence, and showmanship . What is all the hullabaloo about, the pioneers in the field ? (Requires a proper noun) 20*

68. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

69. When he first devised volleyball in 1895, William G. Morgan tried to use a basketball , but found it too heavy for what he had in mind.  What did he use instead, something lighter and easily operable considering what he already possessed? This practice went on till the first customized basketball was created. Who made it? 2 1

70. The basketball bladder, AG Spalding

71. From March 13, 2015, the tune of this famous song was adopted as the departure melody for trains on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line at  Kōrakuen Station in Tokyo, Japan .   In line with this sport being pretty  popular in Japan , and Korakuen Station is one of the closest stations to the Tokyo Dome. Which song ? Have a look at the shape of the stadium, and tell me what it’s nicknamed as? 2 2

72. Take me out to the Ball Game The Egg

73. 23 The franchise's roots trace back to 1974, when the North American Soccer League  (NASL) awarded an expansion franchise to the area in question The name  originally came from a newspaper contest in the in which fans were encouraged to send in suggestions for the name of the franchise. It was chosen by the team's general manager Dick Berg, but was criticized due to the proximity to the  San Andreas Fault . In what is a amazingly appropriate move, U.S. Geological Survey geophysicists have setup a particular device in the team’s offices at the new stadium. Not the first occurrence of the same, with three being installed at a time in Seattle’s CenturyLink Field to monitor the shaking caused by Seahawks fans . Which MLS franchise? What device has been installed at the stadium, quite appropriately?

74. San Jose Earthquakes, Seismographs

75. D uring the 1998 Australian Open,   a couple of players  had claimed that they could beat any male player ranked outside the world's top 200 , so Karsten Braasch , then ranked 203rd, challenged them both. Braasch was described by one journalist as "a man whose training regime centered around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple bottles of ice cold lager ".  The matches took place on court number 12 in Melbourne Park , after Braasch had finished a round of golf and two shandies . Brasch won both matches comfortably (6-1 and 6-2) and said afterwards that the the big difference was that men can chase down shots much easier, and that men put spin on the ball that the women can't handle. What was the match titled , quite obviously? Who were the two players in question? 24

76. Battle of the Sexes, The Williams sisters

77. As per a Lancet j ournal, his research career, documented in his 81 original papers, focused mostly on the autonomic nervous system , cardiovascular physiology, and multisystem atrophy . In 1982, he wrote one of the first textbooks on the autonomic nervous system, and founded and chaired the British Society for Autonomic Research. Together with C J Mathias, a colleague at St Mary's, he edited  Autonomic Failure: A Textbook of Clinical Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System , the 5th edition of which they are currently preparing . On being asked what was the most important achievement of his life, the aforementioned medical excellence and his Olympic performances were ranked higher than what the world knows him best for. Who are we talking about and what is the iconic achievement ? 25*

78. Roger Bannister, Sub 4 minute mile

79. FINALS FOLLOW +10/0 on Bounce +10/-10 on Pounce

80. The home of the NHL's Calgary Flames , this stadium was completed in 1983 and hosted ice skating and hockey during the 1988 Winter Olympics.    The shape evokes Calgary's western heritage, which includes the world famous annual rodeo and fair the Calgary Stampede. What is the stadium aptly called? Yet the signature form also serves an important function, as the arena's designers Graham McCourt Architects shaped the concrete roof as an inverse hyperbolic paraboloid for a particular reason, apart from the usual aesthetics. Why is it shaped like this? 1

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82. The Saddledome Its weight would be supported without internal pylons that would block fans' views. 1

83. Kyoei Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Co . came up with this unique insurance policy in 1982. Often the policies also cover liability for accidents, like hitting someone with a ball . Japanese statisticians say there are about 10,000 such occurrences every year, and insurers estimate chances of doing it is one in 10,700 rounds . What is this special insurance policy in place for? Alternatively, how does it save the Japs thousands of dollars every year? 2

84. Hole in One They purchase it because if they get a hole-in-one, they have to buy gifts and drinks for their friends 2

85. According to a study by German sports psychologists at the University of Munster, reported in  New Scientist   magazine , video clips of taekwondo bouts were shown to 42 experienced referees. They then showed them the same clips but after digitally manipulating them. The results from this experiment acts as evidence for a certain belief, as certain fighters were adjudged with 13% more points due to a particular difference. How was the experiment conducted and what belief was circumstantially verified ? 3

86. Teams in red do well in general One combatant wore blue, the other red and even after switching colours , red was accorded more points 3

87. In the opening scene of the eponymous movie , the protagonist of the film, Richard Benjamin as a bookish college professor, explains the history and meaning of the term to a pair of loudly arguing sports fans on a commuter train, and draws an admiring look from an attractive Asian woman who is a fellow passenger. The film concerns the personality change which overcomes the protagonist during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, and the film's title implicitly references the transient nature of the team, existing for only one brief season during a national crisis . What is this term, formed by the combination of two team names? Why did this combination take place ? 4

88. Steagles : formed by the combination ofthe  Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, during the 1943 season The teams were forced to merge because both had lost many players to military service during World War II. 4

89.   Born in  Saradeet   Village on January 30, 1972, h is family belongs to the Ahari  tribe  and because of poverty, he relied on hunting birds like sparrows, partridges as well as other animals in the jungle with his indigenous bamboo  bow and reed arrows. In 1987, one of his Uncles brought news that government would be conducting trials in the nearby village of  Makradeo  to train good archers. At this trial, the 15-year-old and three other boys (among whom was future  Arjuna Award winning Archer  Shyam Lal ) were spotted by selectors of the Sports Authority of India. Thereafter, all four boys were sent to New Delhi for the Special Area Games Programme , a four-month training camp under the coaching of R. S. Sodhi . The  Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram , the RSS-linked organisation that works for tribal welfare , has claimed that it identified through a competitive program, named after someone pretty aptly considering the context of this question. Which Indian legend and who is the program named after? 5

90. Limba Ram Ekalavya Khelkood Pratiyogita

91. Sandra Izbasa pipped her nearest competitor with 15.191 points with Maria Paseka finishing third with 15.050 points. However, the second place finisher could not digest the fact that she had lost out by a difference of .11, and what followed clearly spoke all that was required to be. What followed the event, quite famously? 6

92. Mckayla Maroney is not impressed 6

93. The entire innovative Philips system can be controlled digitally and is capable of reproducing 16 million colors, of which only 3 particular designs are observed popularly. More than 300,000 LED lights – over an impressive surface area of 26,000 square meters − make up the entire surface. Compared to the previous system, the new technology saves more than 60 percent on electricity and approximately 362 tons of CO2 per year . What are we talking about? The project also involved the installation of over 6,500 compact   luminaires – sometimes at vertiginous heights of up to 25 meters. In total more than 45 tons of material were used, including more than 7.5 kilometers of the linear high-tech luminaires, several hundred data enablers and over 5,000 meters of cable for the digital control . Who were brought in for the installation of these lights? 7

94. Allianz Arena Mountaineers who are accustomed to such heights 7

95. Just before the 2000 Sydney Olympics, table tennis players had begun increasing the thickness of the fast sponge layer on their rackets, which made the game excessively fast and difficult to watch on television . The ITF wanted to bring in more spectators and thus initiated several modifications to the rules. What major change did they bring about which effectively slowed down the game and thus transformed the game into an easier spectacle for viewers? 8

96. Decreased the size of the table tennis balls which increased the ball's air resistance 8

97. The person in question was scheduled to test for Formula One team  Honda  in November 2008 ,  but this was called off when the Honda team pulled out of the sport. In late 2009, the American Formula One team  US F1  allegedly considered testing for a potential drive in  2010.But all such rumours were downplayed.  After the announcement of the return of Formula One to the United States in 2012, Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone said that " to have someone like ______ in F1 would be a perfect advert .“ However , in 2015, the sportsperson had no desire to move into Formula One, on counts of being on the wrong side of the 30s and comfort in the chosen format. Who are we talking about and what is the person’s claim to fame? 9

98. Danica Patrick only female to win a  IndyCar Series race 9

99. The first recorded instance was by hard-hitting Sussex batsman Colonel A.C.Watson  It was off the bowling of “ Tich ” Freeman and was the second match of Canterbury Week in 1925. The story goes that, on coming down the ball hit a catering van before apparently landing in bushes on the edge of the ground where it was found the following winter with chippings of china embedded in it. Gerald Brodribb also records the second occasion when the legendry Learie Constantine of the West Indies did so in the 1928 Tourists’ match, which the visitors won by 210 runs, a victory described by  Wisden  as their best performance of the whole tour. Another West Indian, in more recent times, and doubtless still very much in the memory of present-day supporters, was the last player to achieve the feat. In his debut match as Kent’s overseas player Carl Hooper , the distinguished and popular West Indian did so during his undefeated second innings 115 against Durham. What feat is this, which is no longer possible courtesy events in 2013 ? 10

100. Hitting a six over the Ol ’ Lime tree at the Kent Cricket Ground; the tree had to be cut down as it was infected by fungi 10

101. He has spoken of losing his job and becoming estranged from members of his family during the fall-out from the incident. The court was told that he had previous convictions for public order offences, assault and a caution for common assault. He was sentenced to six months in jail, suspended for two years, plus 150 hours of community service . Who are we talking about, someone who was on the receiving end of some chin music close to 23 years ago ? 11

102. Matt Simmons, of the Cantona Kung Fu Kick infamy 11

103. I n 1908, Jim Garside, the landlord of the Adelphi Inn, Leeds, England was called before the local magistrates to answer the charge that he had allowed betting on a game of chance , darts, on his premises. Garside asked for the assistance of local champion William "Bigfoot" Annakin who attended as a witness. Annakin’s assistance ultimately helped Garside defend himself in court. How ? 12

104. Annakin demonstrated that he could hit any number on the board nominated by the court. Garside was discharged as the magistrates found darts to be a game of skill 12

105. The exact origins of the term are disputed. The origin has been attributed to Brazilian footballer  Waldyr Pereira ( Didi )  and the presenter Stuart Hall claimed to have devised it in 1958 .  The English author and football fanatic H. E. Bates used the term earlier, including in a 1952 newspaper piece extolling the virtues of the game entitled " Brains in the Feet ". Earlier writers used the term in 1848 to describe the game of  baaga'adowe , a forerunner of lacrosse as played by  Ojibwe  at Vauxhall Gardens in London ,  and to  tennis  in 1890 . Which term and who made it synonymous with football in the popular context? 13

106. Joga Bonito (The Beautiful Game) Pele 13

107. Don Drysdale was a Major League Baseball player and Hall of Fame pitcher with the LA Dodgers. On his death, among the personal belongings found in Drysdale's hotel room was a cassette tape . The cassette tape contained a speech with a reference to Drysdale having pitched his sixth straight shutout that evening, which was a league record. What was on the cassette tape, something which haunted Drysdale till the end of his days as he carried it around everywhere? 14

108.  Robert F. Kennedy's victory speech after the 1968 California Democratic presidential primary, post which he was shot dead 14

109. WHAT’S THE PUN , DA ? Written round on p unny Sports headlines +10 for each correct answer Bonus of 10 for getting all of them

110. Jeremy Lin of the meme fame, led a winning turnaround with the New York Knicks in 2012, which generated a global craze known as " Linsanity ". During that golden phase for the Knicks and Lin, there was a one-off loss to his current team, the Brooklyn Nets, losing 100-92 despite Anthony Melo’s return. What was the headline, incorporating Lin’s personal off day with a 1932 movie  starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, and Herbert Marshall . Based on the 1931 play  The Honest Finder by Hungarian playwright László Aladár ,  the film is about a gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket who join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner. 1

111. 2 Ryan Giggs , who’s been tearing everyone apart since 1992, found himself in the middle of a controversy in 2011 with a British MP revealing that he had an affair with Imogen Thomas, his brother’s wife, thus inviting a lot of slander. Page 3 journalism hit the roof with this particular headline barring no holds and punning on a 1998 movie and the fact that Giggs was named and shamed . What was the headline?

112. 3 India’s tour of South Africa, despite the epic comeback started of on the usual note, with India slow starters as usual. They were battered by Philander in the first test at Cape Town spurring off an Indian Express headline “__________, same old story”. What was the appropriate pun?

113. Dmitri Kharine is a Russian former professional footballer turned goalkeeping coach and is currently the goalkeeping coach at Hemel Hempstead Town. As a player, he was a goalkeeper from 1982 until 2004, notably in the  Premier League for Chelsea , after playing for Moscow clubs Torpedo, Dynamo and CSKA.  The first Russian to play for the club, he also reached the Cup Winners Cup semi-finals where Kharine was, once again, seen as an influential member of the team. In the earlier rounds of the competition, the Russian saved a penalty against Czechoslovakian outfit Viktoria Zizkov which proved pivotal as Chelsea went onto progress into the next round . This spurred an ironic headline punning on the fact that a Russian goalkeeper saved an English club , contrary to the basis of the pun which features a legendary Englishman’s foreign adventures . What was the headline? 4

114. Two incidents: 16 th June 2010: ITV World Cup pundit Robbie Earle was sacked by the broadcaster for fraud after tickets for his family and friends were passed on to a third party . 27 th June 2010: England were battered 4-1 by the Germans in the Round of 16 as the latter progressed to the QFs Both of these incidents had catchy headlines with a difference of a letter , taking inspiration from a 1985 romantic drama which won 7 Academy Awards. Put fundae . 5

115. An “ it’s so bad, it’s good” headline by the Sun after Jack Wilshere scored a late equalizer for Arsenal against West Brom in the EPL 2013/14 season. This came right after he had been flagged for smoking the previous weekend , before he came up with goods on the pitch. The headline trolled Wilshere’s antics while punning on the name of yet another legendary London boy, whose musical work acted as a predominant theme for the 2012 Olympics . What was the headline? 6

116. Jeremy Lin of the meme fame, led a winning turnaround with the New York Knicks in 2012, which generated a global craze known as " Linsanity ". During that golden phase for the Knicks and Lin, there was a one-off loss to his current team, the Brooklyn Nets, losing 100-92 despite Anthony Melo’s return. What was the headline, incorporating Lin’s personal off day with a 1932 movie  starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, and Herbert Marshall . Based on the 1931 play  The Honest Finder by Hungarian playwright László Aladár ,  the film is about a gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket who join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner. 1

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118. 2 Ryan Giggs , who’s been tearing everyone apart since 1992, found himself in the middle of a controversy in 2011 with a British MP revealing that he had an affair with Imogen Thomas, his brother’s wife, thus inviting a lot of slander. Page 3 journalism hit the roof with this particular headline barring no holds and punning on a 1998 movie and the fact that Giggs was named and shamed . What was the headline?

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120. 3 India’s tour of South Africa, despite the epic comeback started of on the usual note, with India slow starters as usual. They were battered by Philander in the first test at Cape Town spurring off an Indian Express headline “__________, same old story”. What was the appropriate pun?

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122. Dmitri Kharine is a Russian former professional footballer turned goalkeeping coach and is currently the goalkeeping coach at Hemel Hempstead Town. As a player, he was a goalkeeper from 1982 until 2004, notably in the  Premier League for Chelsea , after playing for Moscow clubs Torpedo, Dynamo and CSKA.  The first Russian to play for the club, he also reached the Cup Winners Cup semi-finals where Kharine was, once again, seen as an influential member of the team. In the earlier rounds of the competition, the Russian saved a penalty against Czechoslovakian outfit Viktoria Zizkov which proved pivotal as Chelsea went onto progress into the next round . This spurred an ironic headline punning on the fact that a Russian goalkeeper saved an English club , contrary to the basis of the pun which features a legendary Englishman’s foreign adventures . What was the headline? 4

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124. Two incidents: 16 th June 2010: ITV World Cup pundit Robbie Earle was sacked by the broadcaster for fraud after tickets for his family and friends were passed on to a third party . 27 th June 2010: England were battered 4-1 by the Germans in the Round of 16 as the latter progressed to the QFs Both of these incidents had catchy headlines with a difference of a letter , taking inspiration from a 1985 romantic drama which won 7 Academy Awards. Put fundae . 5

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126. An “ it’s so bad, it’s good” headline by the Sun after Jack Wilshere scored a late equalizer for Arsenal against West Brom in the EPL 2013/14 season. This came right after he had been flagged for smoking the previous weekend , before he came up with goods on the pitch. The headline trolled Wilshere’s antics while punning on the name of yet another legendary London boy, whose musical work acted as a predominant theme for the 2012 Olympics . What was the headline? 6

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128. For over 75 years now, mud from an undisclosed location on the Delaware River is being used for a particular purpose. Aesthetically, this is done in order to take the slick factory sheen off and make the object in question look rugged and “game-ready”. What is the mud used for/What is this an explanation for? What is the practical application of the same? 17

129. 17 Every baseball used in the MLB is dirty Allow pitchers to get a better grip

130. On 19 November 2010, it was announced that she was to be ennobled to sit in as a  Conservative Party peer .  "I was completely taken by surprise when I took the call from the Prime Minister in September," she said. "Obviously I am really thrilled at my appointment but still very humbled at the thought of joining such a historic institution ... My background in sport, journalism, charity and community work will I hope stand me in good stead, and I hope I can make a positive contribution as a working peer. I will certainly look forward to the commute from one ____ to another _____ “  She was subsequently invested as a life peer on 21 January 2011 taking the title   Baroness , of  Wolverhampton  in the County of West Midlands .  The formal designation of her title without a hyphen broke a rule that peerage titles could only have one word, previously observed by the likes of Lord Lloyd-George, Lord Alanbrooke and  Lord Lloyd-Webber . Who are we talking about and what are the blanks (there’s a slight difference between the two if you’re a Grammar Nazi)? 18

131. Rachel Heyhoe -Flint Lord’s to Lords 18

132. A  ____ _________  is a non-eliminating tournament format which features a set number of rounds of competition, but considerably fewer than in a round-robin tournament . E ach competitor (team or individual) does not play every other and meet one-to-one in each round and are paired using a set of rules designed to ensure that each competitor plays opponents with a similar running score, but not the same opponent more than once. The winner is the competitor with the highest aggregate points earned in all rounds. All competitors play in each round unless there is an odd number of players . This format is usually used for a wide variety of sports and its origins lie in it first being used in a chess tournament in Zurich . A variant of this format is used in a non sporting event , popular among the student populace with the rounds being called tabs instead . What is this tournament called and where is it used in a non sporting context? 19

133. Swiss Tournament Debating 19

134. The image was first published as part of a calendar by Athena for the 1977 Silver Jubilee, the same year Virginia Wade achieved the Wimbledon ladies' singles title .  Athena then negotiated a license to distribute the image as a poster ,  where from 1978 it achieved widespread distribution, selling over 2 million copies at £2 per poster . The now iconic dress was hand-made by friend Carol Knotts , from a Simplicity Pattern with added lace trim. Knotts also supplied the operative item, with all of the borrowed items later returned to Knotts after the shoot with a box of chocolates . Parodied by stars such as Kylie Minogue and Jim Carrey while also being used as parody by Mark Hamill on twitter, the image is now a part of sports lore. What am I talking about? 20

135. The Tennis Girl 2

136. In 1902 Nico Broekhuysen , a Dutch school teacher from Amsterdam, was sent to  Nääs , a town in Sweden, to follow an educational course about teaching gymnastics to children. This is where he was introduced to the Swedish game ' ringboll '. In ringboll one could score points by throwing the ball through a ring that was attached to a 3 m pole. Men and women played together, and the field was divided into three zones. Players could not leave their zone . Broekhuysen was inspired and when he returned to Amsterdam he decided to teach his students a similar game. He replaced the ring with a basket , so it was easier to see if a player had scored or not. Broekhuysen also simplified the rules so children could also understand and play it .   Despite the initial objection by journos because both sexes playing it together, it is growing in popularity in the UK and the world. Which sport? 21

137. Korfball 22

138. The term originated in Japan, although this concept is not unique to any country. The first  ekiden  race was sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun in 1917, and was run over three days between the old Japanese capital of Kyoto and the modern capital of Tokyo , a distance of 508 km, to celebrate the anniversary of the moving of the capital to Tokyo. . The original concept of the race hearkens back to Japan's old  Tōkaidō  communication and transportation system in which stations were posted at intervals long the road. What does ekiden involve ? Finding its exact use over a cumulative distance of 60 metres , involving one of the Upsweep, Downsweep and Push techniques, these items are made of materials such as wood, plastic or metal with a length of 25-30 cm and weighing 50 grams . In the case of ekiden , these are sashes instead. What item are we talking about? 23

139. Long distance Relay race Baton 23

140. This South African swimmer created history in the 2002 Manchester CWG when she won both the multi-disability 50 m freestyle and the multi-disability 100m freestyle in world record time. She then went on to qualify for the 800m able bodied freestyle final, the first time that an athlete with disability had qualified for the finals of an able bodied event. She was honored with the first David Dixon Award for the Outstanding Athlete of the Games and in 2008, she was the first person to do something courtesy a decision by the South African Olympics Committee. Who and what record? 2 4

141. Natalie Du Toit They chose her to carry their flag at the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, making her the first athlete to carry a flag in both Olympics and Paralympics in a single year 2 4

142. Delna Avari , head of marketing and communication was in charge of a particular event that happened in 2015. "On that day, the guy actually drove himself, no drama at all," Avari says. "He was practising in the morning , he came from there wearing denim shorts and a white T-shirt. He got a friend along, who thankfully spoke some English and had seen a Bollywood movie. It was a great way to break the ice. The friend asked me if I spoke Spanish . In the little bit Spanish that I speak, I said 'Yes of course', and he smiled." He might not have known much about the company directly, but he already drives a Land Rover . What is Avari talking about, something that seemed quite improbable at that point of time? 25

143. 25 Messi and the # madeofgreat campaign by TATA Motors

144. PNC Park  is a baseball park located on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's  MLB franchise .  It opened during the 2001 MLB season, after the controlled implosion of the Pirates' previous home,  Three Rivers Stadium .  In a construction proposal by the NADCO Engineering Co. back in the '50s, the Pirates' stadium was to get a futuristic makeover . If built, the 70,000 seating capacity structure would have also contained 600 hotel rooms, 4,500 parking stalls and 100 air conditioned bowling lanes. Eventually, the design was shelved in favor of Three Rivers Stadium, which opened in 1970. How was the stadium going to built, apt considering the name of the franchise in question? 26

145. The stadium was to be built on top of the Monongahela River which passes through the city

146. He was eight when his talent for  Wushu  was noticed as he practiced at a school summer course .  He then attended a non-sparring wushu event, followed by joining the  Beijing Wushu Team  which did a martial art display at the All China Games.   As a very young kid, he competed against adults, in the Chinese Wushu Championships and won fifteen gold medals and one silver medal. According to him, once, as a child, when the Chinese National Wushu Team went to perform for President Richard Nixon in the United States, he was asked by Nixon to be his personal bodyguard. He replied, " I don't want to protect any individual. When I grow up, I want to defend my one billion Chinese countrymen !“ Who are we talking about ? Students of wushu will be familiar with Nan Quan or Southern style of   Five Animals-  crane, snake, monkey, mantis, and tiger – that have had their characteristics translated into specific techniques . Where would you see a homage to these styles popularly? 27

147. Jet Li and Kung Fu Panda