Finals

Finals

Prelims

1.

Much to the loud chagrin and intense displeasure of old school fans, NFL players have taken to a ritual that has been around in football for long. If the Guardian is to be believed then the first instance of the tradition occurred at the Colombes Stadium in Paris in May 1931 when the French National team gave England a sound thrashing, 5-2. The victory was epochal because Les Blues  had been on the wrong end of 4-1, 3-1, 3-2, 6-0, 5-1 and 4-1 scorelines in the past. So, what tradition was born at full time in Paris that day?

X had begun shooting at the age of 14. Having left school at 15, X continued skeet shooting till he was 23. On his 21st birthday, X stepped up to compete in Scotland’s Skeet Shooting team for the 1960 Olympics. Eventually, he missed the team by a point. The world of ____ would have lost a legend had X hit that clay pigeon that day. If nothing else, X’s mother would have been rather happy had he qualified because he went on to survive one of the deadliest eras of the sport, and how!

2.

3.

In a furious outburst after the final MotoGP race of the season in Valencia, Valentino Rossi accused Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, 2nd and 3rd respectively, of bringing the sport into disrepute by effectively allowing a ‘biscotto situation’ by not attempting to overtake race leader Jorge Lorenzo thereby allowing him to clinch the world championship. Unfortunately, Rossi only had himself to blame by letting the situation get to this. He had finished the race in 4th position having clawed his way back from a starting position of last place on the grid. This was because of a penalty imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for an incident he was involved in with Marquez in the Sepang GP. What was this incident in Sepang?

4.

Although the country’s ‘golden generation’ is creating waves in another sport, it is in sport X where they have caused major waves. With only one player in the top 50 of the world, the country reached the final of a tournament for the first time, in 2015, since the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1904. Incidentally, the winners on both occasions was Great Britain.

5.

Pictured alongside is the 93:20 bar in the South Stand of which sporting venue?

6.

From 1978 to 1983 this competition was won by the same team and Boris Rankov was a member in all those years. Although Rankov was a bona fide student, this led to the establishment of the "Rankov Rule“ in this competition, to which the teams have adhered ever since, that no one may compete more than four times as an undergraduate, and four times as a graduate.

Which competition?

7. What achievement?Joe Davis. First official recorded instance Steve Davis. First instance in professional

competitionAditya Mehta. Only Indian in 116 instances in pro competition

8.

The ‘practice’ started when John Kirwan was appointed head coach in October 2006 much to the annoyance of the general public. Under Kirwan, its most notable proponents were James Arlidge, Bryce Robins, Shaun Webb, Ryan Nicholas and Luke Thompson. The ‘practice’ continued even after Kirwan left his post in 2011. It was the act of one Karne Hesketh that brought worldwide attention to this practice when he crossed a line in Brighton in 2015.

9.

When Dame Frances Dove returned from her voyage of America in 1890, the women's campaigner and head teacher of St Leonard's School at St Andrews introduced lacrosse to her pupils, giving us the beginnings of the women's game. At the time of institution, the women’s game had rules slightly differing from the men’s. It was only in 2014, for example, that the lawmakers decided to unify the field size for men and women. What is the primary difference between the two genders’ games, one which allows the women’s teams to, perhaps, be more frugal with their spending on equipment?

10.

Popular legend traces the origin of this tradition to a shotputter, Ralph Rose in the 1908 Olympics. Legend attributes a famous quote to him and identifies it as the genesis of the practice. The truth, however, is much less romantic according to Penn State professor, Mark Dyreson. Dyreson claims that it was on the insistence of Rose’s fellow Irish origin teammates to rebel against the treatment of their Irish brethren at the hands of the British that he betrayed from tradition thereby starting one of his own.

In 1968 when hammer thrower Harold Connolly threatened to break away from Rose’s tradition the authorities ensured that the decision was taken out of his hands.

11.

Who is the current head consultant of the Golden State Warriors, nicknamed Mr Clutch in his playing days? What sporting venue is this statue outside?

12.

The word___ comes from the evolution of the Latin words for ‘together’ and ‘garden’. Thus, ___ is an enclosed garden where young boys of noble birth learned proper social conduct.

13.

The event ____ is a precursor to the more famous Running of the Bulls. The event occurs two days before its more famous cousin, just before the start of the festival at San Fermin. The event was started in 2002 and is supported by animal welfare groups who object to the more famous race which they believe glorifies bullfighting. Participants of the event wear plastic horns and red scarves and run through the streets of the town. So what is this more spectator friendly event called?

14.

The ___ Games is a multinational sporting event organised by the ACOLOP similar in concept to the Commonwealth Games. The first edition of the event was held in Macau in October 2006. Due to the high expenses, some of the participating NOCs received financial support from the Olympic federation of a particular country.

15.

Pictured alongside is a now discontinued sport being played in the 1904 St Louis Olympics. The sport is a variant of another sport _____. Even the name is derived by dropping letters from _____. ____ is credited to be the first Olympic event in which women participated. However, its tenure was restricted to a single appearance in Paris. This is because an official report of the Games declared that it was a game with “hardly any pretensions to athleticism.”

16.

Pictured alongside is American Hall of Famer and two time Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner, Bart Conner. He first met his bride in the 1976 American Cup International Meet where they both won titles. It took 14 years a harrowing escape for them to meet again and start dating.

17.

The two yellow paddles are used by judges in a certain sport to caution the participants. The red is used to disqualify. What are the two yellow paddles used to signify?

18.

What change did the ITF implement in 1972 following the advent of colour television? Although the change is now ubiquitous, it took Wimbledon until 1986 to implement it.

19. Bob Charles, Mike Weir, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson are the only people to do what in golf history?

20.

An article about this lady in the Daily Mail in 1950 inspired someone to embark on a journey from Dover to Calais in 1958. Who?

21. What is unique about Dr Satyapal Singh and Naval Singh’s Dronacharya Awards?

22.

Although the recently concluded Test series between West Indies and Australia was as lopsided as contests go, the second innings West Indian innings caused a bit of a flutter on Twitter. With WI being asked to follow on, opener Kraig Brathwaite got a lot of people excited with his innings which ultimately ended on 94. For a large part of the knock, he looked set to break a Test record that has stood 138 years. Eventually, Brathwaite’s knock saw him end up fourth on the all time list, just behind VVS Laxman.

23.

The word has its origins in an Italian wrestling phrase which was used to describe the act of tripping someone to gain an advantage. Its usage was adapted to describe an act in another sport by a Spanish priest in 1561. Today, the word has come to mean “an opening move meant to gain an advantage.” What’s the good word?

24.

Julius Yego wrote himself into the history books by winning gold in the men’s javelin throw in the IAAF World Championships held in Beijing in August 2015. In doing so, he became the first Kenyan to win a gold medal in a field event at a major championship. When asked about his training back home he spoke about a dearth of coaches in his home town of Rift Valley. He spoke about seeking inspiration in two time Olympic gold medallist Norwegian Andreas Thorkildsen’s technique. What nickname did Yego earn for his bizarre choice of coach?

25.

Who at his training ground?

26.

During February 2013, this sportsman wrote an open letter congratulating someone on his decision which “also couldn't come at a more poignant time because of what is happening in Russia”.

He wrote, “I love you as my little brother and always will. Actually, I just realized I'm old enough that I could be your father! But no one can take that place. You may have broken some young ladies' hearts, but time mends all wounds, and if your journey mirrors mine in at all, those broken hearts will become you greatest allies!”

Who addressing whom?

27.

The rules of which Olympic discipline do not permit the use of flash photography, cell phones and smoking in its playing arena?

Answers

1.

Much to the loud chagrin and intense displeasure of old school fans, NFL players have taken to a ritual that has been around in football for long. If the Guardian is to be believed then the first instance of the tradition occurred at the Colombes Stadium in Paris in May 1931 when the French National team gave England a sound thrashing, 5-2. The victory was epochal because Les Blues  had been on the wrong end of 4-1, 3-1, 3-2, 6-0, 5-1 and 4-1 scorelines in the past. So, what tradition was born at full time in Paris that day?

Shirt swapping

X had begun shooting at the age of 14. Having left school at 15, X continued skeet shooting till he was 23. On his 21st birthday, X stepped up to compete in Scotland’s Skeet Shooting team for the 1960 Olympics. Eventually, he missed the team by a point. The world of ____ would have lost a legend had X hit that clay pigeon that day. If nothing else, X’s mother would have been rather happy had he qualified because he went on to survive one of the deadliest eras of the sport, and how!

2.

Sir Jackie Stewart

3.

In a furious outburst after the final MotoGP race of the season in Valencia, Valentino Rossi accused Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, 2nd and 3rd respectively, of bringing the sport into disrepute by effectively allowing a ‘biscotto situation’ by not attempting to overtake race leader Jorge Lorenzo thereby allowing him to clinch the world championship. Unfortunately, Rossi only had himself to blame by letting the situation get to this. He had finished the race in 4th position having clawed his way back from a starting position of last place on the grid. This was because of a penalty imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for an incident he was involved in with Marquez in the Sepang GP. What was this incident in Sepang?

He kicked him

4.

Although the country’s ‘golden generation’ is creating waves in another sport, it is in sport X where they have caused major waves. With only one player in the top 50 of the world, the country reached the final of a tournament for the first time, in 2015, since the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1904. Incidentally, the winners on both occasions was Great Britain.

Belgium; Davis Cup

5.

Pictured alongside is the 93:20 bar in the South Stand of which sporting venue?

Etihad Stadium

6.

From 1978 to 1983 this competition was won by the same team and Boris Rankov was a member in all those years. Although Rankov was a bona fide student, this led to the establishment of the "Rankov Rule“ in this competition, to which the teams have adhered ever since, that no one may compete more than four times as an undergraduate, and four times as a graduate.

Which competition?

Oxbridge Boat Race

7. What achievement?Joe Davis. First official recorded instance Steve Davis. First instance in professional

competitionAditya Mehta. Only Indian in 116 instances in pro competition

147 break

8.

The ‘practice’ started when John Kirwan was appointed head coach in October 2006 much to the annoyance of the general public. Under Kirwan, its most notable proponents were James Arlidge, Bryce Robins, Shaun Webb, Ryan Nicholas and Luke Thompson. The ‘practice’ continued even after Kirwan left his post in 2011. It was the act of one Karne Hesketh that brought worldwide attention to this practice when he crossed a line in Brighton in 2015.

NZ born rugby players emigrating to Japan

9.

When Dame Frances Dove returned from her voyage of America in 1890, the women's campaigner and head teacher of St Leonard's School at St Andrews introduced lacrosse to her pupils, giving us the beginnings of the women's game. At the time of institution, the women’s game had rules slightly differing from the men’s. It was only in 2014, for example, that the lawmakers decided to unify the field size for men and women. What is the primary difference between the two genders’ games, one which allows the women’s teams to, perhaps, be more frugal with their spending on equipment?

No physical contact allowed in women’s lacrosse

10.

Popular legend traces the origin of this tradition to a shotputter, Ralph Rose in the 1908 Olympics. Legend attributes a famous quote to him and identifies it as the genesis of the practice. The truth, however, is much less romantic according to Penn State professor, Mark Dyreson. Dyreson claims that it was on the insistence of Rose’s fellow Irish origin teammates to rebel against the treatment of their Irish brethren at the hands of the British that he betrayed from tradition thereby starting one of his own.

In 1968 when hammer thrower Harold Connolly threatened to break away from Rose’s tradition the authorities ensured that the decision was taken out of his hands.

USA never dip their flag during Olympic march past

11.

Who is the current head consultant of the Golden State Warriors, nicknamed Mr Clutch in his playing days? What sporting venue is this statue outside?

Jerry West

12.

The word___ comes from the evolution of the Latin words for ‘together’ and ‘garden’. Thus, ___ is an enclosed garden where young boys of noble birth learned proper social conduct.

Court

13.

The event ____ is a precursor to the more famous Running of the Bulls. The event occurs two days before its more famous cousin, just before the start of the festival at San Fermin. The event was started in 2002 and is supported by animal welfare groups who object to the more famous race which they believe glorifies bullfighting. Participants of the event wear plastic horns and red scarves and run through the streets of the town. So what is this more spectator friendly event called?

Running of the Nudes

14.

The ___ Games is a multinational sporting event organised by the ACOLOP similar in concept to the Commonwealth Games. The first edition of the event was held in Macau in October 2006. Due to the high expenses, some of the participating NOCs received financial support from the Olympic federation of a particular country.

Lusophony Games for Portuguese speaking nations

15.

Pictured alongside is a now discontinued sport being played in the 1904 St Louis Olympics. The sport is a variant of another sport _____. Even the name is derived by dropping letters from _____. ____ is credited to be the first Olympic event in which women participated. However, its tenure was restricted to a single appearance in Paris. This is because an official report of the Games declared that it was a game with “hardly any pretensions to athleticism.”

Roque

16.

Pictured alongside is American Hall of Famer and two time Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner, Bart Conner. He first met his bride in the 1976 American Cup International Meet where they both won titles. It took 14 years a harrowing escape for them to meet again and start dating.

Nadia Comaneci

17.

The two yellow paddles are used by judges in a certain sport to caution the participants. The red is used to disqualify. What are the two yellow paddles used to signify?

Racewalking

18.

What change did the ITF implement in 1972 following the advent of colour television? Although the change is now ubiquitous, it took Wimbledon until 1986 to implement it.

Switched to yellow balls

19. Bob Charles, Mike Weir, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson are the only people to do what in golf history?

Only lefties to win majors in golf

20.

An article about this lady in the Daily Mail in 1950 inspired someone to embark on a journey from Dover to Calais in 1958. Who?

Mihir Sen became the first Indian to swim across the English Chanel

21. What is unique about Dr Satyapal Singh and Naval Singh’s Dronacharya Awards?

Only Drona Awards for para sports

22.

Although the recently concluded Test series between West Indies and Australia was as lopsided as contests go, the second innings West Indian innings caused a bit of a flutter on Twitter. With WI being asked to follow on, opener Kraig Brathwaite got a lot of people excited with his innings which ultimately ended on 94. For a large part of the knock, he looked set to break a Test record that has stood 138 years. Eventually, Brathwaite’s knock saw him end up fourth on the all time list, just behind VVS Laxman.

Charles Bannerman’s record for highest %age of runs scored in a Test innings

23.

The word has its origins in an Italian wrestling phrase which was used to describe the act of tripping someone to gain an advantage. Its usage was adapted to describe an act in another sport by a Spanish priest in 1561. Today, the word has come to mean “an opening move meant to gain an advantage.” What’s the good word?

Gambit

24.

Julius Yego wrote himself into the history books by winning gold in the men’s javelin throw in the IAAF World Championships held in Beijing in August 2015. In doing so, he became the first Kenyan to win a gold medal in a field event at a major championship. When asked about his training back home he spoke about a dearth of coaches in his home town of Rift Valley. He spoke about seeking inspiration in two time Olympic gold medallist Norwegian Andreas Thorkildsen’s technique. What nickname did Yego earn for his bizarre choice of coach?

“YouTube Man”

25.

Who at his training ground?

CS Santhosh; First Indian to compete in the Dakar Rally

26.

During February 2013, this sportsman wrote an open letter congratulating someone on his decision which “also couldn't come at a more poignant time because of what is happening in Russia”.

He wrote, “I love you as my little brother and always will. Actually, I just realized I'm old enough that I could be your father! But no one can take that place. You may have broken some young ladies' hearts, but time mends all wounds, and if your journey mirrors mine in at all, those broken hearts will become you greatest allies!”

Who addressing whom?

Greg Louganis on Tom Daley

27.

The rules of which Olympic discipline do not permit the use of flash photography, cell phones and smoking in its playing arena?

Shooting

FINALS

1. What’s the good word?

The word used for a cyclist who decides to break away from the peloton in order to attack comes from the Arabic word for ‘dynamite’. The French have modified the word to identify the person who “puts a bomb under the race to go off on attack” or the adventurer of the race.

Baroudeur

2.

In the semifinals of the 1980 Olympics, a Hungarian boxer, Istvan Levai, ran around the ring for three rounds. He was awarded a bronze medal for his track and field efforts. So what first did he achieve in the process?

First boxer to last three rounds against Teo Stevenson in the Olympics

3.

The team’s nickname comes from the phrase les habitants, a term that was once used to describe the early settlers of seventeenth century and eighteenth century New France, the predecessor of what eventually became the province of ____. In fact, the team was specifically instituted in December 1909 as an alternative to the predominant English clubs in the area, such as the Shamrocks, the Wanderers and the Victorias.

Montreal Canadiens

4.

The term ‘___drome’ was coined by a Russian journalist Alexey Popov to describe the characteristic ennui of someone’s works. Since getting into the game in the 1990s, ____’s works have generated great debate amongst people in the field. People like Anthony Davidson and Clive Bowen have repeatedly defended ___ by saying that he understands the modern needs of the sport better than anyone else. Others like Popov have accused him of blandness and killing the excitement in a sport that has seen a definite wane in its popularity in the past few years.

Hermann Tilke

5. What first did he ‘achieve’?

The Piano Cemetery is a book by Portuguese author José Luís Peixoto. Set in the working-class district of Benfica in Lisbon, The Piano Cemetery tells the story of a family, and especially of the hopes and fears of the fathers who pass the baton of the generations on to their sons. The Lazaro family are cabinet-makers who would rather be piano-makers. They have a carpentry shop in the Benfica district of Lisbon and there at the back is the 'piano cemetery‘, piled high with broken-down pianos that provide the spare parts needed for repairing pianos all over the city. The true story of one of the two narrators, a father and son duo name Francisco Lazaro, is woven into a rich narrative of love and dashed hopes. A part of the narrative of the younger Fransico happens while he struggles in competition during his event in the 1908 Stockholm Olympics.

First person to die during/as a consequence of Olympic competition

6. What are these objects?

The picture shown alongside is from an auction in Sotheby’s in December 2010. The two framed pieces of paper, drafted on Dec 21 1891, were purchased for $4.3m by a David Booth, a businessman based in Texas. Booth decided to put the objects on display in a museum in his alma mater, Kansas University. A more fitting resting place there could not be.

“Original” rules of basketball handwritten by James Naismith

7.

The ____ method is a system used in a sport since the 1980s. Prior to its development, one of the legs of the sport used a time trial system. The advent of the _____ method enabled the leg to switch to a pursuit race system in which the first person to cross the line would be declared the winner. The switch to a pursuit race made the event more viewer friendly. The method is named after a Norwegian who finished with a couple of medals in World Championships in 1954 and 1958. His best finish in the Olympics was in the 1960 Games where he ended up 11th.

Gundersen Method in Nordic Combined

8.

When a company called Sofil was brought on board as a sponsor of the event in 1947, it greatly displeased a 22 year old called Louis Bobet. Sofil was a company that made artificial yarn for clothing. Think of it as a forerunner of Lycra. Their sponsorship of the event resulted in Sofil’s product being mixed with the traditional wool. Bobet, being an idealist, absolutely refused to entertain this deviation from tradition. He argued that the new ‘product’ was unnatural and would cause distress to him, especially in hilly and dusty areas. What sacrilegious act did Bobet commit?

Refused to wear the Yellow Jersey

9.

In July 2015, the CEO of Burger King announced a steep growth in sales for Q2 of the year. He attributed the growth to the focus on new items on the menu, speeding up of remodels of restaurants and bold new marketing strategies. One of these marketing strategies was the presence of the company’s mascot, The King, in a high profile event in May for which they dished out close to $1m.

Part of Mayweather entourage in Pacquiao

10.

Although racing fans believe the superstition to be dating back to before the 1910s, most are unable to offer a plausible theory for it. In 1910, Lee Oldfield drove his car off the track in the New York State Fair killing several bystanders in the process. A decade later, Gaston Chevrolet was killed in a race in Beverly Hills, California. The two events gave birth to a Nascar superstition that reached its peak between the 1920s and 1950s. Drivers today, however, have their hands tied by sponsorship deals and are forced to break away from the tradition. Darrel Waltrip, for example, successfully drove for teams sponsored by Mountain Dew and Gatorade. Dale Earnhardt Jr drove for Amp Energy. Most famously, Danica Patrick spoke out against the superstition and drove for GoDaddy. What superstition?

Green cars are unlucky in the Nascar

11.

Four miles into a race in 1967, KV Switzer noticed a “a big, huge man with bared teeth all set to pounce.” The man kept trying to rip the bib Switzer was wearing and asking Switzer to get out of the race. Fortunately for Switzer the man, Jock Semple, was promptly barged out of the way by one Arnie Briggs, a hammer thrower weighing 235 pounds. So what was Jock Semple’s cause for grief?

First woman to compete in the Boston Marathon

12.

On 9th September 1945, French driver Maurice Trintignant sat in his Bugatti T35C on the start line at the Bois de Boulogne circuit for the first post war race in Europe. Trintignant had carved out a handy reputation in the late 1930s by winning the 1939 Grand Prix des Frontières in Chimay, Belgium, in the very same car in which he sat on the grid in Paris six years later. After that win, Trintignant had hidden the car in order to keep it away from Nazi hands, Midway through the race, however, he was forced to retire from the race. On hearing the reason for Trintignant’s demise, race winner Jean Pierre Wimille nicknamed Trintignant Le Pétoulet. So what was the reason for Trintignant’s retirement?

Rat droppings

– Pictured alongside is X receiving the 2015 edition of the ‘Beauty of Football’ award presented by Gazzetta Della Sporto, an Italian newspaper. The award, named after Y, was presented to X for “investing so much into ___ and acting with dignity even as the club collapsed.” Given the nomenclature of the award it was perhaps a little controversial of X to be displaying his allegiance to the Rossoneri at such a public event.

13.

Roberto Donadoni; Giacinto Fachetti

14.

In 2000, the UWW instituted a rule that required participants to engage in a minute long clinch at the end of a scoreless first period. Participants are required to either execute a scoring move in the stipulated minute. In case a move is not made, participants are required to keep the clinch unbroken for the whole minute. What unthinkable event did a violation of this newly instituted rule lead to?

Aleksander Karelin’s first Olympic loss

15.

It is wrongly believed that the hour long public display of emotion on show from the vanquished in Britta Heidemann’s semi final in the London 2012 Olympics was a sign of protest, or as BuzzFeed’s Kevin Lincoln described it, “the filibuster of ____.” The truth of the matter is that the vanquished was merely following one of the more archaic bylaws of the sport which states that a participant leaving the field of play implies acceptance of the judges’ decision.

Shin a Lam

The flag pictured alongside has mainly been used in sporting events. It was first used in the World TT Championships in Japan and the World Youth Football Championship in Portugal in 1991. In the Olympics, the flag made its debut in the opening ceremony in Sydney in 2000. The organising committees of Beijing and London, however, played spoilsport and banned the flag from their ceremonies.

16.

Korean Unification Flag

Special Round

Sporting Equipment

1.

The company X was founded by a Scotsman named Alexander MacRae who emigrated from Scotland to Australia in 1910. MacRae originally named his company Fortitude and produced socks for the Australian army for the First World War.

Its products made their debut in the 1932 Olympics when Australian Clare Dennis set a World Record in the Women’s 200m event despite almost getting disqualified for “showing too much shoulder.”

True to its roots, the company’s logo incorporates a boomerang in its logo to pay homage to its Aussie roots.

2.

“I looked at the box scores from the games I enjoyed, games where they didn't screw around and stall. I noticed each team took about 60 shots. That meant 120 shots per game. So I took 48 minutes – 2,880 seconds – and divided that by 120 shots. The result was _____”

What resulted from Syracuse Nationals owner, Danny Biasone’s research?

3. In which sport is this used?

4.

Although the term ___ ___ is commonly used as a generic descriptor for this type of device, the name is actually a registered trademark of a company called Nielsen Kellerman. Before the advent of technology, people had to rely on megaphones to fulfill the purpose these devices now do. What are these devices called?

5.

After the Champions League final in 2011, the New York Times ran a piece about a tradition that Gerard Pique apparently started that day. They argued that the tradition has long been around in basketball. Specifically, the winners of the NCAA Basketball Championships always follow the tradition.

It has to be stated that when Everett Case, coach of North Carolina State University, did it for the first time, sitting on the shoulders of his players, he didn’t intend to start a tradition that is almost ceremonious in the NCAA finals today. He was simply ecstatic that the Wolfpack had won the Southern Conference tournament in 1947.

ANSWERS

1.

The company X was founded by a Scotsman named Alexander MacRae who emigrated from Scotland to Australia in 1910. MacRae originally named his company Fortitude and produced socks for the Australian army for the First World War.

Its products made their debut in the 1932 Olympics when Australian Clare Dennis set a World Record in the Women’s 200m event despite almost getting disqualified for “showing too much shoulder.”

True to its roots, the company’s logo incorporates a boomerang in its logo to pay homage to its Aussie roots.

Speedo

2.

“I looked at the box scores from the games I enjoyed, games where they didn't screw around and stall. I noticed each team took about 60 shots. That meant 120 shots per game. So I took 48 minutes – 2,880 seconds – and divided that by 120 shots. The result was _____”

What resulted from Syracuse Nationals owner, Danny Biasone’s research?

Shot Clock

3. In which sport is this used?

Fencing

4.

Although the term ___ ___ is commonly used as a generic descriptor for this type of device, the name is actually a registered trademark of a company called Nielsen Kellerman. Before the advent of technology, people had to rely on megaphones to fulfill the purpose these devices now do. What are these devices called?

Cox Box

5.

After the Champions League final in 2011, the New York Times ran a piece about a tradition that Gerard Pique apparently started that day. They argued that the tradition has long been around in basketball. Specifically, the winners of the NCAA Basketball Championships always follow the tradition.

It has to be stated that when Everett Case, coach of North Carolina State University, did it for the first time, sitting on the shoulders of his players, he didn’t intend to start a tradition that is almost ceremonious in the NCAA finals today. He was simply ecstatic that the Wolfpack had won the Southern Conference tournament in 1947.

Cutting the net

17.

Pictured alongside is AP McCoy, twenty time world champion jockey, dishing out advice to a lady who made her debut on the turf at Newbury Racecourse in July 2015. She had started riding only in March after taking up a challenge by betting company, Betfair, to become an amateur jockey. Who is this two time Olympic gold medallist who hopes to feature in the Cheltenham Festival this year.

Victoria Pendleton

18.

Henry V Porter first used the phrase back in 1939 during his time writing for the Illinois High School Association. It was in 1942 that the term gained statewide popularity when he penned a poem with a name that might belong in a Shakespeare play:

With war nerves tense, the final defenseIs the courage, strength and willIn a million lives where freedom thrivesAnd liberty lingers still.Now eagles fly and heroes dieBeneath some foreign archLet their sons tread where hate is deadIn a happy ___________.

March Madness

19.

An investigation into the incident found that the accident had been caused by an illegal fuel valve that Benetton had used had no filter. What resulted in the 1994 German GP at Hockenheim, was the driver, pit crew and driver getting liberally soaked in fuel. The heat from the exhaust or brakes ended up causing a massive fire. Luckily, of those involved, only the driver was hurt but only with only minor facial injuries.

Description of which famous photograph?

Joe Vertsappen

20.

The ‘______ Eight’ was the name given to seven amateur and one professional tennis player who signed on to a newly formed professional tour, World Championship Tennis in 1967-68. The tour was bankrolled by a wealthy Texan, Lamar Hunt and included within its ranks, John Newcombe.

The inclusion of X in the group caused a lot of members in the media to have a right chuckle. They mischievously decided to rechristen the group, the ‘_______ Seven and X’

The Handsome Eight; Tony Roche

21.

The man pictured alongside is considered to be one of the greatest weightlifters of all time. Of Japanese descent, he was born in an internment camp in Tule Lake during the WW-II. His family was later relocated to a camp in California. It was in California that he was introduced to weightlifting. Humble beginnings of a man who went on to become the only man to break world records in four different weight classes.

Tommy Kono

22.

Colin Brown, from Curtin University, argues in his paper Sports, Politics and Ethnicity that a big factor in the sports’ popularity is its inclusivity towards ethnic minorities, notably Chinese. The key, Brown argues, to the introduction of the sport lies in Medan since prior to independence, Chinese were the largest ethnic group in the area. The remarkable influence of the Chinese, who have long faced abuse at the hands of the locals, was possible only because the sport wasn’t as closely correlated to nationalism and its movement as, say, football. Since their European colonisers had little interest in the sport, the locals found little symbolism in beating their masters in the game. The lack of politicization allowed non indigenous people to get more integrated in the game.

Popularity of badminton in Indonesia

23. Phil Hill, Jochen Rindt, Mike Hawthorn and ____ are the only drivers to do what?

Only people to win F1 Championship and Le Mans

24.

Bennie Osler, a Springbok fly half, was the first to use this tactic. He developed it as a wet weather ruse by punting the ball to the ground with his instep. The ball would roll unpredictably and cause the defenders to knock-on.

One of the first instances of this kick being used in international games was in the 1928 series between the All Blacks and South Africa. Heavy rains had caused the pitch to become unplayable for open play. While trailing 3-0, Osler received the ball deep in NZ territory and aimed the punt through a gap. He outpaced the full back and ended up scoring a try.

Grubber Kick

25.

It was 1981 and a greeter at the MGM was seriously contemplating whether to spend $20,000 to kill the man who had just entered the casino or just do it himself. His reasoning was that killing him off made more sense than allowing him to continue his relationship with his daughter, Rita. And yet it was the casino greeter who had introduced the two of them when he’d taken her in to one of his coaching clinics. But there was more to it. 17 years earlier in Chicago, the casino greeter had worked as a line judge in a match between Ken Rosewall and his potential victim. His victim had harangued him so viciously all night that he walked off his chair and refused to work another point.

Mike Agassi; Pancho Gonzalez

26.

Pictured alongside is David ____, an American pole vaulter who finished fifth in the 1992 Olympics.

In the 1980s, he managed to perfect a technique that allowed him to become the American champion five times, breaking the national record twice in the process. The technique required incredible skill which few could emulate, perhaps even adding a new dimension to the sport. Most opponents, though, thought that the gymnastics of the act ‘ruined’ the sport. Eventually, the authorities concurred with his opponents and decided to ban the move.

Volzing

27.

When Graeme Obree was banned by the UCI in 1994 under mysterious circumstances his fans wondered whether he would ever return. He returned with a new bike and a new position tailored for the bike. His arms were stretched out, his hands about 30cm before the front hub. The position was quickly adapted by riders in time for the 1996 Olympics. Both 4000m Single Pursuit Golds were won by riders in this position. Soon after the Olympics, the UCI banned the position by limiting the extension of the rider’s arms to only 15cm.

What was this position nicknamed due to its likeness to someone else?

Superman Position

28.

Middlesex and Arsenal have always been happy bedfellows. The Compton brothers had both played for Arsenal in the summer and Middlesex in the winter of 1952. A 13-a-side benefit match between the two sides was organised in Aug 1952 at Highbury. The match was telecasted live on BBC in prime time attracting an audience of several million. At the start of the game, the announcer at the venue assured the spectators present that the batsmen would try to keep the ball down but “they can’t promise.”

Why did this benefit match generate such interest?

First Day/Night match

29.

NY Giants’ inside linebacker for the 1985 season, Harry Carson, says that their coach Bill Parcells had been winding up nose guard Jim Burt in the week leading up to the crunch game against the Redskins. A 17-3 win over the Redskins led to a spontaneous reaction by Burt which shocked Carson and his other teammates. The next week, Burt let Carson in on the act and a tradition was born. Burt soon stepped away from what he had started leaving Carson to lap up the fame.

A suit named Bill Schmidt eventually awarded Carson and Parcells with $20,000 and $120,000 contracts by way of thanks for their efforts.

Gatorade Shower

30.

The Challenge Belt is a Moroccan leather belt embellished with a silver buckle and emblems. The belt was donated by the Earl of Eglinton who stipulated that no winner of tournament would be allowed to take it home unless he/she won it three times in a row. In 1870, Tom Morris won a hattrick of titles and took the belt home. The authorities had no money to replace the belt.

So, with the help of a few friends, what did they decide to replace the belt with?

Claret Jug

31.

Pictured alongside(top image) is a famous chess game between Danish GM Bent Larsen and Armenian GM Tigran Petrosian in Santa Monica, 1966. Larsen ended up winning the game by memorably sacrificing his queen to defeat erstwhile World Champion, Petrosian.

Adam Raoof was inspired by this game as it appeared in one of his favourite tournament books and was played in the year of his birth. He decided to pay tribute to it by including a version of it in a 2011 project he was the technical advisor for.

Unlike the game in the project, Larsen did not say “Check, and incidentally, mate” after winning. Unfortunately.

Final scene of Sherlock Holmes and the Game of Shadows

32. Exhaustive list of?

– Wilfried Dietrich in 1960

– Nikolaus Hirschl in 1932

– Ivar Johansson in 1932

– Jan Karlsson in 1972

– August Neo in 1936

– Kristjan Palusalu in 1936

– Daniel Robin in 1968

– Rudolf Svensson in 1924

Wrestlers to win medals in Freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling events at the same Olympics

SPECIAL ROUND

MELA

1.

X’s involvement on a show began when he refused to make a cameo appearance and permit a pennant of his team to appear. The show, nonetheless, went ahead and used the pennant much to X’s dismay.

Much like the real X, the fictional X talked endlessly, regardless of whether people were listening. On the episode titled ‘The Wink’, the fictional X mentions a list of people he’s fired, mentioning Billy Martin four times and erstwhile manager Buck Showalter. The sketch turned out to be prophetic because a few weeks after the episode X went on to replace Showalter with Joe Torre.

2.

Slaying the Badger is a book by Richard Moore that is about the 1986 Tour de France. It chronicles the Tour as it ascends into the mountains. Challenging The Badger, five time Tour champion, is his teammate, X. Over the course of the race, a rivalry develops between the two teammates. The Badger even attacks X during the race. When asked why he attacked his own teammate he replies in almost George Mallory fashion saying “Because he was there.”

Despite his paranoia, X goes on to ride like a champion. In the process, he becomes the first American to become a Tour de France champion.

3.

Seen on Jesus Quintana’s left hand are three rings. These rings are given out by the USBC for a special accomplishment.

Fill up the blank.

4.

Duel in the Sun is a book that tells the story of two American distance runners, X and Y. It is centered around the story of the two runners leading up to, and during, the 1982 Boston Marathon.

X, the son of a Cuban expat who fought alongside Castro in the coup against Batista, is the one who ends up winning the race. After the race, X becomes clinically depressed and has a telling decline in his immune system. He manages to recover from his ailments to become a serious figure in the world of coaching.

Y loses the race to X in a sprint finish. He never managed to recapture the glories of the 1982 race in subsequent seasons. He ends up injuring himself in a farm accident and is prescribed medication for the pain. Eventually, he become addicted to this medication.

5.

This team began their NHL life as the Kansas City Scouts. Their tenure in Kansas City lasted till 1982 when they moved to _____. After a fan vote, the new team was given its new name.

The name of this team comes from the legend of a lady called Deborah Leeds. While giving birth to her 13th child, Leeds experienced a very painful labour in which she invoked Satan. The child was born with a defect and, thus, the legend was born.

In the episode titled ‘Facepainter’ on Seinfeld, Elaine’s boyfriend, David Puddy claims to be a big fan of the team. He freaks everyone out with his tribalism and his face painting. When goaltender Scott Wedgewood signed for the team, he even paid tribute to the episode by making a customized helmet of it.

ANSWERS

1.

X’s involvement on a show began when he refused to make a cameo appearance and permit a pennant of his team to appear. The show, nonetheless, went ahead and used the pennant much to X’s dismay.

Much like the real X, the fictional X talked endlessly, regardless of whether people were listening. On the episode titled ‘The Wink’, the fictional X mentions a list of people he’s fired, mentioning Billy Martin four times and erstwhile manager Buck Showalter. The sketch turned out to be prophetic because a few weeks after the episode X went on to replace Showalter with Joe Torre.

George Steinbrenner on Seinfeld

2.

Slaying the Badger is a book by Richard Moore that is about the 1986 Tour de France. It chronicles the Tour as it ascends into the mountains. Challenging The Badger, five time Tour champion, is his teammate, X. Over the course of the race, a rivalry develops between the two teammates. The Badger even attacks X during the race. When asked why he attacked his own teammate he replies in almost George Mallory fashion saying “Because he was there.”

Despite his paranoia, X goes on to ride like a champion. In the process, he becomes the first American to become a Tour de France champion.

Greg LeMond; Bernard Hinault

3.

Seen on Jesus Quintana’s left hand are three rings. These rings are given out by the USBC for a special accomplishment.

Fill up the blank.

300; Perfect score in bowling

4.

Duel in the Sun is a book that tells the story of two American distance runners, X and Y. It is centered around the story of the two runners leading up to, and during, the 1982 Boston Marathon.

X, the son of a Cuban expat who fought alongside Castro in the coup against Batista, is the one who ends up winning the race. After the race, X becomes clinically depressed and has a telling decline in his immune system. He manages to recover from his ailments to become a serious figure in the world of coaching.

Y loses the race to X in a sprint finish. He never managed to recapture the glories of the 1982 race in subsequent seasons. He ends up injuring himself in a farm accident and is prescribed medication for the pain. Eventually, he become addicted to this medication.

Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley

5.

This team began their NHL life as the Kansas City Scouts. Their tenure in Kansas City lasted till 1982 when they moved to _____. After a fan vote, the new team was given its new name.

The name of this team comes from the legend of a lady called Deborah Leeds. While giving birth to her 13th child, Leeds experienced a very painful labour in which she invoked Satan. The child was born with a defect and, thus, the legend was born.

In the episode titled ‘Facepainter’ on Seinfeld, Elaine’s boyfriend, David Puddy claims to be a big fan of the team. He freaks everyone out with his tribalism and his face painting. When goaltender Scott Wedgewood signed for the team, he even paid tribute to the episode by making a customized helmet of it.

NJ Devils