Sports quiz(answers)

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SPORTS QUIZAHMEDABAD QUIZ CLUB14TH AUGUST’15IIM-AHMEDABAD

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Q1.The club was founded in 1892, whose early number included PG Wodehouse, Arthur Conan Doyle and JM Barrie. The club was revived from a century of oblivion four years(2012) ago by literary agent Charlie Campbell and poet and novelist Nicholas Hogg. In January 2013, they toured India, playing a Rajasthan Royals XI and, on their return they defeated the national team of Japan.Identify the cricket team?

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Ans: Author XI

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Q2. Veteran BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra has approached Ramdev and is now waiting for the spiritual leader to come up with a programme consisting of "mental and physical trainingsessions" for all the national campers. "We have realised that our ____need yoga sessions in order to become mentally strong during intense competitions. This, I feel, will help our _____ win medals at the Rio Olympics next year," Malhotra said .Fill in the blanks?

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Ans: Archery

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Q3. Who became the first player to win the ‘Man of the Match’ award on both Test as well as One Day International debuts?

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Ans: Mustafizur Rahman

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Q4. The third of seven children to a weaver couple from the state of Odisha, X is born on 3 February 1996

Becomes Indian national under-18 champion for 100m when she clocks 11.8 seconds in 2012

Wins a 200m bronze at 2013 Asian Games and is first Indian to reach a global sprint final at the World Youths, coming sixth in 11.62 seconds

Claims 100/200m double at Asian Junior Athletics Championships, prompting the Athletics Federation of India to ask for a gender test in July

Wins a case in July 2015 overturning her ban on competing

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Ans: Dutee Chand

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Q5.Son of a Manchester prostitute,he educated himself in the streets,libraries and sports ground.He found a job on the Manchester Guardian,where he was asked to fill in for the cricket correspondent,who had fallen ill.On his death,Alan Gibson remarked at his memorial service that “all cricket writers of the last century have been influenced by him,whether they admit it or not,whether they have wished it or not,whether they have tried to copy him or tried to avoid copying him”?Who is he?

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Ans: Nevill Cardus

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IDENTIFY THE HIDDEN FACES?

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Q7.WHOSE BRAIN-CHILD?

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ANS: YUVRAJ SINGH

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Q8.Identify the person & Occasion?

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Ans: Gideon Haigh & Bradman Oration