Sports Quiz Finals 2012

The BQC Sports Quiz
By
Srinath Bhashyam & Shubhankar
Gokhale

Would not have been possible without you…
 Rajiv Rai
 Anannya Deb
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 Anil Kothuri
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 Sumant Srivathsan
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 Srinath TB
 Atul Mathew
 Prasad Sawant
 Shubhankar Gokhale
 Abhinav Dasgupta

Jimmy Mathews was an Australian leg break bowler.
He is most famous for an achievement in a test
match against South Africa at Old Trafford in 1912,
which is the only instance of this happening. What?
South African wicket-keeper Tommy Ward was an
‘integral’ part of this achievement. In the process, he
also set a dubious distinction which is again an only
instance in test cricket. What?

Matthews – Hat-tricks in both innings of a test
Ward – Only known instance of a king pair on test
debut

Measures to avoid brand conflicts
In 1992 Jordan draped a flag, moved his medal to avoid being
captured in Reebok wear, which was the official sponsor
Iconic photo of Mark Spitz with 7 gold medals. Spitz had a contract
with German swimwear manufacturer Arena at that time and did not
want to be photographed in a Speedo (again official sponsor). Hence
the strategic placement of hands to cover logo

Bonus Question
In what unique way did Linford Christie display the
Puma logo in the press conference preceding the
100m finals at the 1996 Olympics that was deemed
ambush marketing and a breach of Olympic rules, as
Reebok was the official sponsor?

All have origins as works teams – Formed by a business/ manufacturer
with employees forming the team. Sochaux – Peugeot, PSV – Philips,
Wolfburg- Volkswagen

The marathon at the 1972 Olympics was run around
Munich in a specific order. The athletes had to run
through specific streets and take particular turns.
This course was the result of an ingenious idea by
the German Olympic authorities to use a high profile
event like the Marathon to market the games.
What did the course outline?

The course was shaped like Waldi the Daschund – the
mascot of the Munich games

Bonus Question
Famous designer Otl Eicher (who designed the
Lufthansa logo as well) based the colour scheme of
Waldi to match the colour scheme of the Olympic
rings. However he specifically omitted two colours
in the scheme.
What were the two colours excluded?

Red and Black – the Nazi Colours

Goodyear blimps have a sporting connection that
they are used as a television camera platform for
aerial view of sporting events. In 1928, Paul
Litchfield the then CEO of Goodyear started a
tradition with the blimps that continued till as late
as 2005. This tradition owes itself to the fact that
Litchfield considered the blimps to be objects of
luxury floating in the sky.
What is the tradition?

Naming the blimps after America’s cup winning yachts
(American winners)

Bonus Question
In addition to all members of
the crew who have designated
roles, the America’s cup yachts
need to carry a passenger (or
an equivalent weight) on board
who just remains an observer
and is not allowed to
contribute to the team. This is
a highly sought after position ,
often filled by a celebrity or a
representative from one of the
sponsors.
What is this position called?

The A trophy is awarded to
the winner of the test cricket
series between B and C. It
was first awarded in 1963 to
commemorate the 100th
anniversary of D. 5 points for
A/D
Leading wicket taker is
awarded the E award . Player
who receives it also wins
1,360 pounds but if he
surpasses E’s record of 35
wickets set in 1988 he stands
to earn 34,000 pounds.
5 points for E

Wisden Trophy, played between England and West Indies. To commemorate 100th
anniversary of the publication of the Wisden Cricketer’s Almanac.
E = Malcolm Marshall Memorial Trophy

Bonus Question
What nickname was given to the Wisden trophy
series of 1984, in which West Indies drubbed
England 5-0?

A.C Milan was founded in 1899 by
2 Englishmen, lace-maker
Herbert Kilpin and businessman
Alfred Edwards among others. In
fact the original name of the club
was Milan cricket and football
club. In what ubiquitous way does
the club honour the British roots
of the founders?

Club name remains the Anglicised Milan and not the
Italian Milano

Bonus Question
Connect (Not exhaustive)

Played for both A.C and Inter. A.C vs Inter is called the
Derby Della Madonnina

This former Indian
cricketer with a
reputation of being an
aggressive test batsman,
holds the distinction of
scoring the first test
century by any Indian
overseas against England
at Manchester
A major Indian domestic
tournament is also
named after him. Name
him.

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament

The player of the tournament Trophy in the Hong
Kong sixes is named in memory of X, who was the
highest wicket taker in the 1997 edition.
X?
Bonus Question

This stadium was in talks with Company Y before it was
called X stadium (X is another company which operates in
the same field as Y). Talks were called off after protests from
the Jewish community because of Y’s association with the
Nazis.
Interestingly X stadium was inspired to use a particular
technology that originated first in another stadium that bear
Y’s name.
X, Y. What is the technology being referred to?

X – Metlife,Metlife Stadium-NY
Y – Allianz, Allianz Arena – Munich
Technology – Switching illumination colours for different teams that play
at the stadiums
Metlife Stadium hosts the New York Giants and the New York Jets
Allianz hosts Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich

Bonus Question
Before Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich shifted to
playing at the Allianz Arena, which stadium did they
play their home games in?

The 1984 NBA Draft class is considered to be one of the best
in history as it produced four hall of famers and seven All-
Stars. It is also known for a famous bust when the Portland
Trailblazers used the overall second pick to select Sam Bowie
ahead of Michael Jordan, who the Chicago bulls gleefully
chose.
Chicago Bulls also selected X as the overall 208th pick in the
10th round as a marketing gimmick.
This was similar to what the Phoenix Suns did in 1969 by
picking Y in the 15th round.
X and Y?

• X = Carl Lewis Y = Bob Beamon

Bonus Question
No.1 pick – Hakeem Olajuwon
No. 3 pick – Michael Jordan
Name either of the other two hall of famers picked
in the 1984 draft.

Charles Barkley and John Stockton

In modern usage the term X series is generally
applied to series played between the two
current New York baseball teams, the New
York Yankees and the the New York Mets. The
term originates from the location of the
respective stadiums and their accessibility. X?
The 2000 World Series was competed between
the the Yankees and the Mets. Yankees fans
used the specific slogan ‘Yankees in 4 and not
in 7’. What was the significance? (apart from
the obvious reference to a series of 7)

• Subway Series. 4 line led to the Yankees stadium and the 7
line led to the Mets stadium

Bonus Question
Pat Venditte is a minor league baseball player who currently
pitches for the Class-AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in
the International League. His unique abilities require him to
use a custom made glove (in pic). Why does he use such a
glove?

Six fingered glove that can be switched between hands. Pat
Venditte is a very rare ambidextrous pitcher

Gordie Howe, a retired Candian ice
hockey player, is generally regarded
as one of the greatest players of all
time, often referred to as ‘Mr.
Hockey’. Howe was famous for his
scoring prowess, physical strength
and career longevity and is the only
player to have competed in the
NHL in five different decades.
His style of play has given rise to a
term called the ‘Gordie Howe Hat-trick’.
What is a Gordie Howe Hat-trick?

Bonus Question
A line in ice hockey is a term used to describe a group of
forwards that play in a group, or shift, during a game.
Gordie Howe in his playing days for the Detroit Red Wings
combined successfully with Sid Abel and Ted Lindsay, to
form one of the most famous scoring lines in NHL’s history.
What was the line popularly dubbed by the Detroit media?

Production Line – A reference to Detroit, the car-making
capital of the U.S.A

(play video)
The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major
championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by
American singer, actress and television personality X who was a golf
player and enthusiast. The tournament was named after her till
corporate sponsors stepped in, and is still colloquially called the X. X?
The tradition of the winner jumping into
‘Poppie’s pond’ begun in 1988 (often called
the green Jacket of the LPGA). One of the
most memorable jumps was in 1991 when
Amy Alcott won for the third time and
jumped with the then host X. What
significance does Amy Alcott hold w.r.t the
tradition?

X = Dinah Shore
Amy Alcott started the tradition of jumping into the pond in 1988

Bonus Question
Why were the green jacket presentation cermonies for the
years 1966, 1990 and 2002 different from other ceremonies?

Consecutive champions.
1966 – Jack Nicklaus (wore the jacket himself)
1990 – Nick Faldo (Club chairman did the honours)
2002 – Tiger Woods (Club chairman did the honours)
Tradition is that previous year’s winner placed the
jacket on the present winner

Connect
Jan Wils,
1928, Amsterdam
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
1912, Stockholm

Gold Medals at art competitions in Olympic games
Jan Wils designed the Olympic Stadium at Amsterdam – was also his
official entry into the architecture section. Won gold
Coubertin won gold for Literature at the 1912 Olympics for his poem ‘Ode
to Sport’ under the pseudonym “Georges Hohrod and Martin Eschbach”
Art competitions were abandoned in 1954 because artists were
considered to be professional

An aid group called Worldvision makes available merchandise
such as displayed in the picture in impoverished nations such as El
Salvador and earthquake ravaged Haiti. Some clothes have also
been shipped to Zambia, Armenia, Nicaragua and Romania.
What is the source of all their merchandise?

Losing Team’s championship shirts that are printed before
the result is known

Which prized possession is West Indian cricketer
Marlon Samuels talking about
"That _______ is very special to me. It will die with
me. I have it in a glass case inside my house so
when my career is over I will have something to
show the world.................To me, he is one of the
greatest players I have seen. He is a great
Australian icon.”

A piece of Steve Waugh’s Red Rag. A small piece was given
to Samuels after the 2000 Test series

Bonus Question
Why does Marlon Samuels sport the number 730 on
his IPL jersey?

In reference to his 2 year ban from cricket

Olga Rukavishnikova set a world record when she
finished the 800 m in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
However this record was broken after 0.4 seconds.
Explain .

The 800 m was the final event of the women’s
pentathlon.
Rukavishnikova set a new record of 4937 points
when she finished the race. Nadezhda Trachenko
finished second in the race 0.4 seconds behind, but
gathered 5083 points to set a new record.

Bonus Question
What was unique about the gold medals given
away in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics?

Bonus Question
Last gold medals made completely of gold. Gold
medals these days are made of silver and plated
with Gold

Why does the Maracana Stadium in Rio have a
bunch of lightweight & removable 12 feet long Truss
bridges in their possession?

The Maracana has a moat, to prevent fan invasions
and stampedes. The bridges are laid out to enter and
exit the field

Connect the gentlemen in the photo with a 2 word
term (non exhaustive)

Winners of the “triple crown” in their respective sports
A notable addition to the list would be Secretariat

Quarterbacks are the highest paid players in the NFL. The
position that is second highest paid grew in importance in
the 80s largely due to the dominance of the player in pic,
Lawrence Taylor who was considered one of NFL’s
greatest ever defensive players.
ID the position. Why is this player so valuable?

Left Tackle. Protects the ‘Blindside’ of the
quarterback

Bonus Question
Lawrence Taylor’s tackle on this college football hall of
fame quarterback X, ended his career. It was voted NFL’s
‘Most shocking moment in history’ by viewers in an ESPN
poll
X changed the pronunciation of his name in 1970, as
advised by the publicity guru at Notre Dame where he
played, as a marketing gimmick in his bid to win the
trophy awarded to the most outstanding college football
player.
X?

Joe Theismann. Changed the pronunciation of his
name to rhyme with the Heisman Trophy

Each of the three races
in the U.S triple crown
of horse racing is
associated with a
flower, as the winner is
draped with a blanket of
the corresponding
flowers. In line with the
tradition, the Preakness
Stakes is dubbed ‘The
Run for the Black-Eyed
Susans’. Why is the
name a misnomer?

Black-eyed susans were chosen because they are the state flower of
Maryland where Preakness is held.
However since these flowers are not in bloom when the race is held,
daisies/chrysanthemums are painted to pass off as Susans.

Bonus Question
This horse X, considered one the greatest thoroughbreds of all
time was named by August Belmont (whose father the Belmont
Stakes is named after) Jr’s wife after him, while he was serving for
the U.S army.
X sired Hard Tack, who showed considerable promise as a racer,
but his temper prevented him from achieving success on the
track.
Hard tack sired Y, who was named after his sire. Y became an
unlikely champion and was a symbol of hope to many Americans
during the great Depression
Both X and Y for points.

X = Man ‘O War
Y = Sea Biscuit

Lords. Venues for archery at
the respective olympics
2004 : Panathinaiko
stadium – Venue of the first
olympic games
2016 : Sambadrome – Venue
of the Rio Carnivals

Bonus Question
At the 1908 Olympic games in London, Outdoor
tennis was held at Wimbledon like in 2012. Real
Tennis/ Jeu de Paume was also a part of those
games. What was the venue for this indoor variant
of tennis?

Sicilian defense, dragon variation named after the Draco
(Latin for dragon) constellation for similarity between black
pawn structure and star alignment. Named by Fedor Duz-
Khotimirsky who was a Ukrainian chess master and an
amateur astronomer

Bonus Question
The chess opening that you see in the figure is the Amar opening
or the Paris opening, named after the Parisian amateur Charles
Amar who played it in the 1930s. Chess author Tim Harding had
jokingly suggested that Amar is an acronym for ‘Absolutely mad
and ridiculous’ given the nature of the opening. It is also dubbed
the X opening, X being a chemical compound. X?

Ammonia Opening. Chess notation Nh3

This sport which currently goes by the name X was originally called
Y because of its similarity to another sport Z. The name Y derived
from Z because when it was invented in 1895 the inventor had
based it on Z. The name Z itself derives from what you see in the
picture below. X,Y,Z(X – 4 , Y – 4, Z – 2)

X – Volleyball Y – Mintonette Z - Badminton

Bonus Question - Connect with respect to origins (4
letter answer. Or even a one letter answer)

Which sport is compulsorily played right handed
and why?

Polo – due to safety reasons

Bonus Question
What sport that derives its name from the French word for
‘Training’ is defined by the sports’ federation as the “highest
expression in horse training”?

Which footballer’s Google trend graph?

Bonus Question
Ali Bennaceur, blames a hemorrhoid treatment that
affected his vision, as his excuse for the failure to
spot what?

X (in pic) is one of five golfers to win all 4 majors. One of his most
famous wins was at the1935 Masters, where he hit an unbelievable
Albatross in the 15th hole of the final round, to come from 3 strokes
behind and win the tournament in a playoff. At the time of this shot, the
winner’s cheque was already written to Craig Wood who’d finished his
round. What was the term used to describe this famous stroke? Who’s X?
Augusta National named the bridge in picture after X, on the 20th
anniversary of his win.

Gene Sarazen. ‘Shot heard around the world’
Sarazen Bridge in Hole 15

Bonus Question
What golf club is Sarazen credited with inventing?
He debuted the club for the first time at the British
Open in 1932, which he ended up winning. The club
became popular after people began to take note of
his successes in using the club.

"Pulling" is a cycle-racing practice in which one rider
rides inches ahead of another rider, thus reducing the
aerodynamic drag on the trailing rider(s), who
subsequently save energy. The rider who pulls,
expends more energy than the follower(s).
In team cycling events, the position of the pulling
rider keeps rotating within the team.
In this context, what is termed "Death Pulling“?

When a rider pulls his team mates for a long time
and is unable to finish the race due to expending all
his energy.
Only three riders from a team need to finish the race
for the time to be counted.

Bonus Question
If it is the Maglia Nera in the Giro d’Italia, what
is the equivalent in the Tour de France?

Lanterne Rouge : Award given to the person who
finishes last

In picture is a group who were dubbed as the
“original 9”. What are they holding in their hands?
Explain significance.

The 1$ bills from the 1$ contracts offered to them to
form the Virgina Slims Circuit, which has now
evolved into the WTA.

The Borg – Warner trophy is
awarded to the Indy 500
winner in a ceremony held
in the following January of
the Race. Why was Bryan
Herta (2nd from right, in pic)
awarded this trophy in
2012, despite not winning
the race?

In place on Dan Wheldon, who won the race in
Herta’s team “Bryan Herta racing”. Wheldon had
died in a crash at Las Vegas in late 2011.

Bonus Question
This tradition was started by Dale Jarrett after
wining the Indianapolis Brickyard 400 in 1996. It
was later adopted to the Indy 500, beginning with
Gil de Ferran, the winner in 2003, and has been
kept alive every year since.
What is this tradition, performed as a mark of
respect to the race?

For the 2005-06 season, the NHL instituted a new
rule, which came to be known as the “Brodeur Rule”,
and was viewed by many as a ploy to single out
Brodeur and his superior puck handling skills.
Connect the above with a rule instituted after the
incidents pertaining to Pat Bonner in an Ireland Vs
Egypt game in the 1990 World Cup.

Rules made to restrict time wasting by goal keepers

Bonus question
In 1967, the NCAA instituted a rule, popularly
known as the “Lew Alcindor rule” to ban what?

The Slam dunk
To restrict Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul Jabbar)
from overusing the shot)

The person on the left in the pic was
synonymous with pool in North
America for most of the 20th century.
Nicknamed ‘Mr. Pocket Billiards’, he
pioneered trick shots, set numerous
records and helped popularise pool
as a recreational activity. He was also
a technical advisor on the 1961 movie
‘The Hustler’ starring Paul Newman,
which played a major part in the pool
boom in the U.S.
Id

U.S.A v Europe Tournaments
Connect

Ivan Zamorano, while playing for Inter, held the coveted strikers
number 9 jersey. However, when Roberto Baggio returned to
Inter, Zamorano had to give up his number 9 jersey and settle for
another number.
Why did Zamorano have to give up his jersey?
Which number did he settle for?

Baggio wanted his favourite number 10, which
belonged to Ronaldo, and Ronaldo wanted his
number 10 to be replaced by Zamorano’s 9.
Zamorano settled for 18, and added a “+”

Bonus Question
Why does Canadian Hockey player Mario Lemieux
wear the number 66 on his jersey?

To portray himself as the ‘next one’ - a successor to
Wayne Gretzky who was 99

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