Moneyball - Sports Quiz | QM: Amit Kuvelker, Pranav Deshpande & Savya | Spree 2023 | BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus

BITS Goa Quiz Club, as part of Spree'23 , brings to you-

Moneyball : A sports based quiz.

Date: 15 April
Venue: DLT7
Time: 2 pm

Prizes up for grabs, Siuuu there!!

1. MONEYBALL
A SPORTS QUIZ
BITS GOA
QUIZ CLUB
MONEYBALL

2. Rules
15 Q's
Last 5 Q's star marked
Quiz masters decision is final and binding
in all cases.
Do not use mobile phones/mechanisms
to gain advantage over others

3. Let's begin!

4. Q1
The movie X was directed by Benett Miller tells a very real
story of an incident in the 1990s concerning the Oakland
Athletics, a baseball team in the US. During this period, they
say that Y, a term describing the analysis of in-game activity in
baseball, helped Oakland Athletics achieve a lot of success. ID
X(2) and Y(8).

5. Q2
This was the playing XIs for an exhibition match of sorts.
ID the cause for which the match was being played
between these two teams.

6. Q3
This team which was until recent history, down-and-
out languishuing in the 5th tier of English Footballing
system comes in the news for its very well known
owner often, but more importantly from the sporting
side they made promising jump to get promoted into
the 4th tier of the English footballing system. ID this
owner and the team.(5+5).

7. Q4
Connect

8. Q5
In the popular American sports comedy-drama television series
Ted Lasso, an American college football coach, is unexpectedly
recruited to coach a fictional English Premier League soccer
team, AFC Richmond. Nelson Road, their home stadium is
actually a real football stadium used by a Premier League side
based in London. It is rumoured that this team was also an actual
inspiration for AFC Richmond, with their kit colours matching and
also, AFC richmond playing this team as Ted Lasso's first game in
charge. ID the team
ID the team

9. Q6
This former tennis player was world no. 1 in women's
singles.She decided to take a hiatus from the sport of
tennis and switched to cricket. She signed with the
Brisbane Heat for the inaugural Women's Big Bash
League (WBBL) Twenty20 season. She made her debut
in December and hit 39 off 27 balls with one six in a
match against the Melbourne Stars, the second highest
score on her team. ID the player

10. Q7
This tweet by Oreo went
very viral in the aftermath
of an event. What was this
event and what was so
special about the tweet?

11. Q8
Connect.

12. Q9
Very often during international breaks or during the
World Cups, due to their national teams missing out on
qualification, big stars miss out.
Non league side Ashton United FC made a cheeky
attempt during the world Cup 2022.
What did they exactly do?

13. Q10
ID this team.

14. Q11
Tackling a raider and stopping him from escaping to the
midline amounts to one point in kabaddi.However, The
Pro Kabaddi League introduced a special type of tackle
called ‘Super Tackle’ where the defending team is
awarded two points for the tackle.When is this
awarded?

15. Q12
What connects these Formula1 World Champions?

16. Q13
Which cricketer holds an honorary rank of Lieutenant
Colonel in the Parachute Regiment of the Indian
Territorial Army. The honorary rank was presented to
him by the Indian Army in 2011 for his service to the
nation as a cricketer.After completing five parachute
training jumps from Indian Army aircraft in the Agra
training camp, he became a qualified paratrooper in
2015.

17. Q14
This is the logo of a sports bar & lounge opened by a
retired athlete. Who is the athlete?

18. Q15
ID this very iconic
Qatar Football WC
venue, and give its
significance.

19. Answer ➡

20. Q1
The movie X was directed by Benett Miller tells a very real story of
an incident in the 1990s concerning the Oakland Athletics, a
baseball team in the US. During this period, they say that Y, a term
describing the analysis of in-game activity in baseball, helped
Oakland Athletics achieve a lot of success. ID X(2) and Y(8).

21. Answer ➡

22. Answer
X: Moneyball(2011)
Y: Sabermetrics(originally
SABRmetrics where SABR
stood for Society of
American Baseball Research
)

23. Q2
This was the playing XIs for an exhibition match of sorts. ID
the cause for which the match was being played between
these two teams.

24. Answer ➡

25. Answer
The Bushfire Relief Match

26. Q3
This team which was until recent history, down-and-out
languishuing in the 5th tier of English Footballing system
comes in the news for its very well known owner often, but
more importantly from the sporting side they made promising
jump to get promoted into the 4th tier of the English
footballing system. ID this owner and the team.(5+5).

27. Answer ➡

28. Answer
Ryan Reynolds
AFC Wrexham

29. Q4
Connect

30. Answer ➡

31. Answer
All are orange cap winners

32. Q5
In the popular American sports comedy-drama television series Ted
Lasso, an American college football coach, is unexpectedly recruited to
coach a fictional English Premier League soccer team, AFC Richmond.
Nelson Road, their home stadium is actually a real football stadium used
by a Premier League side based in London. It is rumoured that this team
was also an actual inspiration for AFC Richmond, with their kit colours
matching and also, AFC richmond playing this team as Ted Lasso's first
game in charge. ID the team

33. Answer ➡

34. Answer
Crystal Palace

35. Q6
This former tennis player was world no. 1 in women's
singles.She decided to take a hiatus from the sport of tennis
and switched to cricket. She signed with the Brisbane Heat for
the inaugural Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) Twenty20
season. She made her debut in December and hit 39 off 27
balls with one six in a match against the Melbourne Stars, the
second highest score on her team. ID the player

36. Answer ➡

37. Answer
Ashleigh Barty

38. Q7
This tweet by Oreo went very viral
in the aftermath of an event.
What was this event and what was
so special about the tweet?

39. Answer ➡

40. Answer
This tweet came right during the
blackout that took place in the
2013 super bowl.
This was hailed as one of the
great examples of real time
advertising as the team tweeted
a creative tweet just minutes
within the blackout.

41. Q8
Connect.

42. Answer ➡

43. Answer
2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix

44. Q9
Very often during international breaks or during the World
Cups, due to their national teams missing out on
qualification, big stars miss out.
Non league side Ashton United FC made a cheeky attempt
during the world Cup 2022.
what did they exactly do?

45. Answer ➡

46. Answer
They made an attempt to sign Erling Haaland.

47. Q10
ID this team.

48. Answer ➡

49. Answer
Catalan national team

50. Q11
Tackling a raider and stopping him from escaping to the
midline amounts to one point in kabaddi.However, The Pro
Kabaddi League introduced a special type of tackle called
‘Super Tackle’ where the defending team is awarded two
points for the tackle.When is this awarded?

51. Answer ➡

52. Answer
When a team manages to tackle the raider with three or
fewer players

53. Q12
What connects these Formula1 World Champions?

54. Answer
They have won only one championships,
i.e., they failed to defend their title.

55. Answer ➡

56. Q13
Which cricketer holds an honorary rank of Lieutenant
Colonel in the Parachute Regiment of the Indian Territorial
Army. The honorary rank was presented to him by the Indian
Army in 2011 for his service to the nation as a cricketer.After
completing five parachute training jumps from Indian Army
aircraft in the Agra training camp, he became a qualified
paratrooper in 2015.

57. Answer ➡

58. Answer
M. S. DHONI

59. Q14
This is the logo of a sports bar & lounge opened by a
retired athlete. Who is the athlete?

60. Answer ➡

61. Answer
Usain Bolt

62. Q15
ID this very iconic
Qatar Football WC
venue, and give its
significance.

63. Answer ➡

64. Answer
STADIUM 974
974 shipping containers were used
in the making of this stdium and
this is a completely transferable
stadium.

65. Thank you!!