Sports Quiz by Titash Banerjea

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2. One of the special people who wanted Sachin’s 32nd
century was the tennis legend Martina Navratilova.
Talking about the innings she said - “Sachin was so
focused. He never looked like getting out. He was
batting with single-minded devotion. It was truly
remarkable. It was a lesson”. This innings came
after a lean patch of 0, 1, 37, 0 and 44 in his
previous 5 innings. Simply name the venue where
Sachin played this memorable knock.

3. Sydney Cricket Ground
This was the famous 241* at Sydney, where Sachin resolved not
to play a single cover drive
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4. In a certain list of 31, with regards to
a legendary tennis player, if Mark
Phillippoussis is No. 1, Marat Safin is
No.2 and Andy Roddick is No. 3,
who is No.31?

5. Novak Djokovic
In chronological order, these are Roger Federer’s opponents in
his 31 Grand Slam finals
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6. This famous basketball player who
wears No. 30, is the first unanimous
MVP in the history of the NBA. Name
this 3 time NBA champion, whose
father, brother and brother in law
have all played in the NBA.

7. Steph Curry
In 2016 he became the first unanimous MVP. His father Dell, his
brother Seth and brother in law Damion Lee have all played in
the NBA
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8. Sir Donald Bradman’s 29th and final
century fittingly came at Headingley
where he had scored 2 triple
hundreds. During his 29th century, the
Australian team set a record which
was broken by India, close to 28 years
later. What was the record?

9. Highest score in 4th innings to win a
Test (broken by India in 1976)
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10. From 1912-1948 there were art
competitions in the Olympics. One of
the categories was architecture. The
gold medal for the architecture
category in the 1928 Olympics was
awarded for what?

11. The Olympic Stadium at Amsterdam
used during the 1928 Olympics itself
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12. Virat Kohli’s 27th and as on date, latest
Test century was a first for India in Test
cricket. In what way was it a first?
(Hint:- If I was to ask a question on
similar lines for Pakistan and West
Indies, the players I would mention
would be Azhar Ali and Darren Bravo)

13. First Indian to score a hundred in
Day/ Night (Pink Ball) Test
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14. One of the first medals for India at the world
stage, was in the team event held at the 1926
world championships, where India won
bronze. Two brothers Athar Ali and Hassan
Ali were part of the team. Name the sport
(Hint:- India surprised many by winning 2
medals in this sport at the 2018 Asian Games)

15. Table Tennis
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16. A total of 25 players have achieved the
landmark of 100 first class centuries. Among
them who is the only one to have never played
county cricket in England?

17. Sir Donald Bradman
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18. In the 1932 Olympics, a certain country won
bronze in the Men’s Field Hockey event
despite conceding 33 goals in 2 matches,
including 24 in a match against the eventual
champions. Just name the country which won
the bronze medal

19. USA
India famously beat them 24-1. The tournament that year
was reduced to only 3 teams- India, Japan and the USA
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20. LeBron James and Jimmy Butler have both
been known to sport jersey No. 23 during
their careers. However, when they played for
the Miami Heat, LeBron (2010-2014) wore
No. 6, while Jimmy Butler in his first season
with the Heat wore No. 22. Why could they
not wear their usual No. 23? (Need the name
of a person in the answer)

21. Miami Heat retired their jersey No.23 in
honour of Michael Jordan
(even though Jordan never played for the Heat)

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22. The first came in 1987, and the 22nd came in
1999. On both occasions the opponent had
the same first name. Whose Grand Slam
triumphs are we talking about?

23. Steffi Graf
Beat Martina Navratilova at
the 1987 French Open to win
her first Grand Slam and
Martina Hingis in 1999 at the
French to win her 22nd and
last singles Grand Slam
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24. Tiger Woods won his first major at the age of
21 years 3 months and 14 days. Interestingly,
the co-designer of the course where he won
his first major, himself won his first major
championship at the age of 21 years 3 months
and 28 days (as per the PGA website). Which
golf legend are we talking about?

25. Bobby Jones
His first major was the 1923
US Open. He co-designed the
Augusta National course with
Alister MacKenzie. Tiger
Woods of course won his first
major at the Augusta Masters
in 1997.
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26. The first time these two teams faced off in Test
cricket, 20 wickets fell on the first day. In this
match played at an iconic ground, a medium
pacer playing only his 3rd Test took 5/13 on
the first day and said- “To be honest I didn’t
think I would be on the away board when I
first started playing”. Just name the two teams

27. England & Ireland
The match was at Lord’s and
the medium pacer being talked
about is Tim Murtagh who had
played county cricket for
many years, with one of his
teams being Middlesex whose
home ground is Lord’s
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28. The autobiography of this famous No. 19 who
made a huge impact in the English Premier
League is titled ‘Born to Score’. A stadium in
Bacolet constructed for the 2001 FIFA U17
World Cup was named after him. Identify this
famous striker who helped his country qualify
for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in
2006.

29. Dwight Yorke
Captain of Trinidad & Tobago
at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
He played for Manchester
United from 1998-2002,
scoring 48 goals in 96
matches and was named
Premier League Player of the
Season for 1998-99.
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30. Johnette Howard wrote a famous book about
these two legends titled ‘Rivals’- the story of
their epic duels and extraordinary friendship.
Name these two rivals who each won 18
Grand Slam singles titles.

31. Chris Evert and
Martina Navratilova

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32. He hails from the Haokha Mamang Village.
He joined Indian Arrows on loan during the
2017-18 I-league season. He made his ISL
debut for the Kerala Blasters in 2019-20 and
played 13 matches for them. What first in
Indian football history is this 19 year old
midfielder credited with?

33. First goal for India at
the FIFA U17 World
Cup- this is Jeakson
Singh

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34. This sportsperson has engaged in multiple
sporting disciplines including boxing, skating
tennis and Thang Ta- a Manipuri martial art, a
sport in which she has won medals at national
level. However, it was not long before she attained
international glory in her chosen sport, winning 2
golds in a World Cup event in Guadalajara as a 16
year old. Name this sporting sensation

35. Manu Bhaker
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36. In the thrilling 3rd Test of the 2001 Border
Gavaskar Trophy, Harbhajan Singh picked up 15
of the 20 Australian wickets to fall, 2 were picked
up by Sairaj Bahutule, 1 was picked by Nilesh
Kulkarni, and 1 was picked up by Zaheer Khan.
The remaining wicket to fall for Australia in the
match, fell by which mode?

37. Handled the Ball
Steve Waugh was out
handled the ball in the
first innings
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39. "I like two numbers, nine and seven, but he
[Lacazette] has the number nine and the seven
was Mkhi," This was a player explaining his
jersey number choice at an English club. This
jersey number has been sported by the likes of
Theo Walcott and Martin Keown. Identify the
player being talked about

40. Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang
Explaining the choice of
jersey no 14, of course
made famous at Arsenal
by Thierry Henry
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41. In 2013, the British Open Golf Championshop
was won by a golfer who has won 5 majors
till date. In 2013, he became the first golfer in
50 years to achieve what distinction in the
Open Championship?

42. First left handed
Open golf
champion since
1963
The man in question of
course is Phil Mickelson,
Bob Charles won in 1963
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43. This Argentinian became the 1st in a historic
list of 13. Shortly after perhaps the greatest
fortnight of his sporting career, he tested
positive for etilefrine and was given an 8 year
ban. Who is this Argentinian, and what list of
13 is being talked about?
(The list of 13 may feature some people
multiple times)

44. Mariano Puerta
Rafael Nadal’s opponent
during his 1st French
Open final victory
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45. In this famous World Cup match, Laszlo Kiss
scored a hat trick, the first ever by a
substitute. All three goals were within a space
of 7 minutes. What was the famous scoreline
of this encounter, where Laszlo set the record
of the fastest ever World Cup hat trick?

46. 10-1
11 goals were scored as
Hungary beat El
Salvador. though they
still crashed out of the
1982 World Cup at the
group stage
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47. 2 time champion, Bernhard Langer recently
became the oldest to make the cut at the
Augusta Masters. Langer is also a 10 time
winner of the Arnold Palmer award, with his
latest award coming in 2018. For what is the
Arnold Palmer award given?

48. Topping the money
list on the PGA
Champions Tour
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49. Who is missing in this very exclusive list- Lev
Yashin, Cafu, Franz Beckenbauer, Paolo
Maldini, Lothar Matthaus, Xavi, Pele, Diego
Maradona, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo

50. Ronaldo
This is the Ballon d’Or
Dream Team brought
out recently
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51. Connect Dion Ebrahim, Grant Flower, Stuart
Carlisle, Andy Flower, Craig Wishart,
Tatenda Taibu, Heath Streak and Mluleki
Nkala to a certain achievement

52. Chaminda Vaas’
haul of 8/19
Best figures in ODI
history. These were
the batsmen who he
dismissed
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53. This 7 time Major winner’s silhouette adorned
the branding of the European Tour since
2008. The old logo was retired in the latter
half of 2019. Identify this legendary golfer
whose role was played by Stephen Dillane in
an acclaimed movie.

54. Harry Vardon
The movie being
referenced was The
Greatest Game Ever
Played
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55. In February 2019, Michael Jordan was asked
by the media- which one was tougher to
achieve- James Harden’s 30 straight 30
point games or Russell Westbrook’s 10
straight triple doubles. What was Michael
Jordan’s witty reply?

56. 6 championships!

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57. Zhang Ning of China has won 2 consecutive
Olympic gold medals in 2004 and 2008. In
world championships in her sport she won
gold in 2003, silver in 2005 and 2006, and
bronze in 2001 and 2007. With respect to
the world championships, she shares a
record with which famous Indian?

58. PV Sindhu
Most world
championship
medals in women’s
singles with 5

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