Barefoot Quiz FestivalSports Quiz (U25)

Sreshth ShahJune 11, 2016

Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata

Acknowledgments:Divyanshu GandhiRithwik KAbhi Bhattacharjee

Rules1. Remember the eligibility criteria!2. 25 Questions, 5 thru 14 are starred3. Highest 8 scores qualify to the

finals

1It was known by its 3 word name, before one word was added as a prefix to its name when King George V and Queen Mary conferred the title _____ to it during their visit here in 1911. Its current location is actually its third location since its inception and is their website calls themselves the home of a particular sport in India. What am I talking about?

2The Telluride Foundation, based out of Colorado is a multi-venture organization which has come under the sporting radar in the recent past, due to what reason?

31998–00: 0 wins, 6 losses, 0 jigos2000–02: 55 wins, 29 losses, 0 jigos2002–04: 67 wins, 32 losses, 0 jigos2004–06: 64 wins, 23 losses, 0 jigos2006–08: 122 wins, 52 losses, 0 jigos2008–09: 72 wins, 23 losses, 0 jigos2009–10: 74 wins, 14 losses, 0 jigos2010–11: 18 wins, 5 losses, 0 jigos2014-16: 67 wins, 4 losses, o jigosa)Who’s career record is this? b)Who did he lose to in the highlighted portion?

4The earliest recorded reference to this sport was found in Someshvara Chalukya's classic Manasollasa.Although known to have been practiced in medieval Maharashtra and Hyderabad, the sport didn't become visible in practice and in record until the 18th century when it was revived by Balambhatdada Deodhar, the fitness instructor of Peshwa Baji Rao II during the reign of the Peshwas.Identify the sport.

5The ______ ____ is an important feature in John Bunyan's 17th century novel The Pilgrim's Progress. As the first stage of the journey of Christian to the Celestial City, it is the entrance to the King's Highway. What one word term owes its origin to this feature?

6After whom are the following moves named in the following three categories:

- Uneven bars: Uprise/clear hip to handstand, half turn to L or mixed L grip- Balance beam: Jump forward with 1/2 twist to back pike salto- Floor exercise: Split leap with a full turn to land in a split

7The team’s weird spelling comes from the fact that it is spelt like that in French. It is the longest continuously operating professional team worldwide in this sport. It is also the most successful team in the history of the sport. Which team is this?

8Identify the 1938 film & its director.

9He was once ranked among the world's top 50 contract bridge players, and played in an exhibition match before the Shah of Iran. With Charles Goren, he co-wrote a syndicated newspaper bridge column for the Chicago Tribune. He was also both author and co-author of several books on bridge and licensed his name to a bridge video game; initially released in an MS-DOS version and Amiga version in 1992, the game is still sold in Windows and mobile platform versions.Who?

10David Attenborough was a top official in the BBC in the 1960s. He was looking to start a new show to demonstrate the superior aspects of color TV technology. He found a particular sport ideal for this purpose. This sport was languishing in obscurity at that point, but with the launch of this show, its popularity exploded. By 1985, it had the biggest TV audience for a sporting event in Britain. Which sport did he choose?

11She won a bronze medal in the French National Aquatic Championships when she was just 15-years-old, in 1971. “Synchronized swimming might also have more in common with politics than you think. It was synchronized swimming that taught me: Grit your teeth and smile” – she said. Rare pictures in the next slide, who is this person?

12City of London Police has dominated this sport in the Olympics – having won gold in 1908 (London), silver in 1912 (Stockholm) and regaining gold in 1920 (Antwerp), when the GB team in this sport comprised only of members from the force. In 1908 – when they first took part and won, GB team 2 (Liverpool Police) got silver and GB team 3 (Metropolitan Police) got bronze. Which sport?

13In which sport do teams have to try and come close to the house? The sport gets its name from a particular equipment’s motion.

14In which olympic sport (one accepted answer) would you use the terms – reefing and furling?

15 - Connect

16Which two football teams play in the Tyne-Wear derby?

17The finals of this Olympic event saw the top 4 participants shatter the previous olympic record. It needed the help of the automatic timing imager to decide the winner (one of the earliest example of using a photo finish technology to decide a result). The photo finish was iconic and featured on the cover of Life Magazine few months later. Name any of the participants in the event.

18The 2017 edition of which sports tournament will be held at Maputo, Mozambique? The first edition was held in Macau.

19In his spare time he is an avid polo player and owns the VR Polo Club in Bangkok. He was also the president of Ham PoloClub in London between 2008 and 2012. Till 2013 his last name was Raksriaksorn before the King of his country bestowed him with the honorary title, seventeen letters long, which means light of progressive glory. Presence of his company can be seen in airports around the world. What’s his sporting connection?

20Who?

21The person in the picture bowled for hours to Sachin in the nets when Sachin played for Yorkshire. Since then he has always maintained a close friendship with Sachin. Identify him.

22Post the shifting of the location of the US open from Forrest Hill to Flushing Meadows, there was another change involved which gave Jimmy Connors, a rather peculiar yet amazing achievement, post him winning the title in 1978. Chris Evert only got a partial achievement after she won in 1978. What achievement is this, something on the lines of a career grand slam?

23List of most successful countries in which event?The event now acts as a precursor- it was named in honour of someone who led his country to 15 wins in his sport between 1938 to 1969.

24According to the WSJ, “the most misspelt name in sports is this guy. In fact his name isn’t very complicated. It’s just that the "y" goes before the "a” in his first name and people get that bit messed up. Ever since articles started appearing about a high-scoring kid from Illinois's Richards High School, there have been 6,480 stories that erroneously spelled his first name wrong. That represents 4.3% of all the articles on Factiva that have mentioned the star—the highest percentage in our sample.”Who is this now fading, once superstar?

25The word X comes from the French word meaning 'a unit', from the name of a small roman coin. It originally meant the side of dice with only one mark. Since this was the lowest roll of the die, it traditionally meant 'bad luck' . But X was often used in a different context and slowly its meaning has since changed to mean 'high-quality, excellence'. This connotation has seen the word applied more generally as a person proficient in their field, especially a sporting field. Whats the good word?

Answers!

1It was known by its 3 word name, before one word was added as a prefix to its name when King George V and Queen Mary conferred the title _____ to it during their visit here in 1911. Its current location is actually its third location since its inception and is their website calls themselves the home of a particular sport in India. What am I talking about?

Answer 1Royal Calcutta Golf Club

2The Telluride Foundation, based out of Colorado is a multi-venture organization which has come under the sporting radar in the recent past, due to what reason?

Answer 2Similarity to Rio Olympics logo

31998–00: 0 wins, 6 losses, 0 jigos2000–02: 55 wins, 29 losses, 0 jigos2002–04: 67 wins, 32 losses, 0 jigos2004–06: 64 wins, 23 losses, 0 jigos2006–08: 122 wins, 52 losses, 0 jigos2008–09: 72 wins, 23 losses, 0 jigos2009–10: 74 wins, 14 losses, 0 jigos2010–11: 18 wins, 5 losses, 0 jigos2014-16: 67 wins, 4 losses, o jigosa)Who’s career record is this? b)Who did he lose to in the highlighted portion?

Answer 3Lee Sedol

AlphaGo

4The earliest recorded reference to this sport was found in Someshvara Chalukya's classic Manasollasa.Although known to have been practiced in medieval Maharashtra and Hyderabad, the sport didn't become visible in practice and in record until the 18th century when it was revived by Balambhatdada Deodhar, the fitness instructor of Peshwa Baji Rao II during the reign of the Peshwas.Identify the sport.

Answer 4Mallakhamba

5The ______ ____ is an important feature in John Bunyan's 17th century novel The Pilgrim's Progress. As the first stage of the journey of Christian to the Celestial City, it is the entrance to the King's Highway. What one word term owes its origin to this feature?

Answer 5Wicket, from Wicked Gate

6After whom are the following moves named in the following three categories:

- Uneven bars: Uprise/clear hip to handstand, half turn to L or mixed L grip- Balance beam: Jump forward with 1/2 twist to back pike salto- Floor exercise: Split leap with a full turn to land in a split

Answer 6Produnova

7The team’s weird spelling comes from the fact that it is spelt like that in French. It is the longest continuously operating professional team worldwide in this sport. It is also the most successful team in the history of the sport. Which team is this?

Answer 7Montreal Canadiens

8Identify the 1938 film & its director.

AnswerOlympia I & Leni Riefenstahl

9He was once ranked among the world's top 50 contract bridge players, and played in an exhibition match before the Shah of Iran. With Charles Goren, he co-wrote a syndicated newspaper bridge column for the Chicago Tribune. He was also both author and co-author of several books on bridge and licensed his name to a bridge video game; initially released in an MS-DOS version and Amiga version in 1992, the game is still sold in Windows and mobile platform versions.Who?

Answer 9Omar Sharif

10David Attenborough was a top official in the BBC in the 1960s. He was looking to start a new show to demonstrate the superior aspects of color TV technology. He found a particular sport ideal for this purpose. This sport was languishing in obscurity at that point, but with the launch of this show, its popularity exploded. By 1985, it had the biggest TV audience for a sporting event in Britain. Which sport did he choose?

Answer 10Snooker

11She won a bronze medal in the French National Aquatic Championships when she was just 15-years-old, in 1971. “Synchronized swimming might also have more in common with politics than you think. It was synchronized swimming that taught me: Grit your teeth and smile” – she said. Rare pictures in the next slide, who is this person?

Answer 11Christine Lagarde

12City of London Police has dominated this sport in the Olympics – having won gold in 1908 (London), silver in 1912 (Stockholm) and regaining gold in 1920 (Antwerp), when the GB team in this sport comprised only of members from the force. In 1908 – when they first took part and won, GB team 2 (Liverpool Police) got silver and GB team 3 (Metropolitan Police) got bronze. Which sport?

Answer 12Tug of War

13In which sport do teams have to try and come close to the house? The sport gets its name from a particular equipment’s motion.

Answer 13Curling

14In which olympic sport (one accepted answer) would you use the terms – reefing and furling?

Answer 14Sailing (do not accept yachting)

15 - Connect

Answer555 – Streak of Jahangir Khan in squash as well as opening partnership of Sutcliffe and Holmes

16Which two football teams play in the Tyne-Wear derby?

AnswerNewcastle United & Sunderland FC

17The finals of this Olympic event saw the top 4 participants shatter the previous olympic record. It needed the help of the automatic timing imager to decide the winner (one of the earliest example of using a photo finish technology to decide a result). The photo finish was iconic and featured on the cover of Life Magazine few months later. Name any of the participants in the event.

Answer 17Otis DavisMilkha Singh

18The 2017 edition of which sports tournament will be held at Maputo, Mozambique? The first edition was held in Macau.

Answer 18Lusophonic Games

19In his spare time he is an avid polo player and owns the VR Polo Club in Bangkok. He was also the president of Ham PoloClub in London between 2008 and 2012. Till 2013 his last name was Raksriaksorn before the King of his country bestowed him with the honorary title, seventeen letters long, which means light of progressive glory. Presence of his company can be seen in airports around the world. What’s his sporting connection?

Answer 19Owner of Leicester City

20Who?

Answer 20Tom Brady

21The person in the picture bowled for hours to Sachin in the nets when Sachin played for Yorkshire. Since then he has always maintained a close friendship with Sachin. Identify him.

Answer 21Richard Kettleborough – Umpire of the year for last 2 years

22Post the shifting of the location of the US open from Forrest Hill to Flushing Meadows, there was another change involved which gave Jimmy Connors, a rather peculiar yet amazing achievement, post him winning the title in 1978. Chris Evert only got a partial achievement after she won in 1978. What achievement is this, something on the lines of a career grand slam?

Answer 22Holding Grand Slam wins in all 3

surfaces

23List of most successful countries in which event?The event now acts as a precursor- it was named in honour of someone who led his country to 15 wins in his sport between 1938 to 1969.

Answer 23Hopman Cup, named after Aussie Harry Hopman

24According to the WSJ, “the most misspelt name in sports is this guy. In fact his name isn’t very complicated. It’s just that the "y" goes before the "a” in his first name and people get that bit messed up. Ever since articles started appearing about a high-scoring kid from Illinois's Richards High School, there have been 6,480 stories that erroneously spelled his first name wrong. That represents 4.3% of all the articles on Factiva that have mentioned the star—the highest percentage in our sample.”Who is this now fading, once superstar?

Answer 24Dwyane Wade

25The word X comes from the French word meaning 'a unit', from the name of a small roman coin. It originally meant the side of dice with only one mark. Since this was the lowest roll of the die, it traditionally meant 'bad luck' . But X was often used in a different context and slowly its meaning has since changed to mean 'high-quality, excellence'. This connotation has seen the word applied more generally as a person proficient in their field, especially a sporting field. What’s the good word?

Answer 25Ace

Finals!42 Questions (21 clockwise + 21 anticlockwise, +10)

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1This is Geoffrey Greenidge – he played 5 tests for West Indies and First Class cricket for Barbados and Sussex.With respect to Test Match cricket, what distinction of lasts does he have to his credit?

AnswerLast fair skinned cricketer to play for West Indies

2Reflecting on the incident later in life, he said, “I played 18 years in top football and seventeen times for Sweden but that moment against him was the proudest moment of my career. I thought I'd win the ball for sure, but he tricked me. I was not humiliated. I had no chance. He was a genius”

a)Who’s the speaker?b) What is he talking about?

Answera) Jan Ollson (Sweden)b) The Cryuff Turn

3This city has become a hotspot for those inclined towards the arts, thanks to a 1997 structure. Seven years later, to celebrate the local football team’s centenary year, artist Dario Urzay was asked to design the team jersey. It wasn’t liked by most, some calling it the ugliest jersey at the time. Artist Urzay deflected the blame saying he was inspired by the creator of that same 1997 structure. Whose works was Urzay inspired from, also the creator of the 1997 structure and identify the team.

AnswerFrank Gehry (designer of the Guggenheim, Bilbao in 1997) and Atletico Bilbao

4On the following slide, you will find examples of some of his work.

a) Who is he?b) Why have we heard of him in the past few months?

AnswerJames Erskine

Director of “Sachin: A billion dreams”

5Viktor Chizhikov, accused the designer of the polar bear mascot for the 2014 Sochi Olympics of plagiarism. Chizhikov noted that it’s facial features were all taken from his creation, saying "they just pumped him up and made him fatter". It was claimed to be the grand son of Chizhikov’s creation.

What was Chizhikov ‘s creation?

AnswerMisha/Mishka.Mascot of 1980 Moscow Olympics.

6Along with Ice Hockey, members of the Armed Forces in Kashmir are also part of which sport? Although similar to ice hockey, it does not use a puck, but instead a ball. The goal size has dimensions similar to a field hockey goal and has some other minor differences. India took part in this sport in the 2011 Asian Games.

AnswerBandy

7“Being plagued with injury, and after undergoing seven surgeries from 1992-1994, he was forced to retire from his sport. However, he isn’t the type of man to give in and, in a resolute response to his specialist saying that he’d never represent his country again, he went on to play basketball for England and just missed out on an England Rugby 7s cap – yet more evidence of his ability to excel at almost any discipline!”

Excerpt from the ABOUT section of whose webpage? He is now a motivational speaker.

AnswerDerek Redmond (famous for injuring himself in the sprint and later having his father carry him to finish line)

8On January 12th 1967, West Indies led by Gary Sobers came to Chennai to play India led by Pataudi. The start of the much anticipated match though, was delayed due to a crisis that didn't involve cricket. The match was allowed to continue only after an announcement was relayed across the city and the stadium. What announcement/What happened?

AnswerMGR was shot – and announcement was that he was still alive

9The Nazis believed that classical Greece was the forerunner to the modern German Reich movement and wanted to emphasise their links together. Also wanting to expand their influence in south and central Europe, what tradition did they start?

AnswerThey started the Olympic Torch Relay. Hence, the route started in Greece, and passed through Austria and Hungary, before entering Germany

10 Around 1650, Charles Kirby, a

needle maker by profession, invented what is now known as the Kirby bent. This invention, is still used today in both sporting as well as non-sporting versions of this activity. What did he invent?

AnswerImproved version of the fishing hook. His was a distinctive shape of hook with the offset point. This is widely used even today and is called the Kirby bent

11Probably non exhaustive - Connect

AnswerOlympians whose children are Pro Tennis players(Bubka Jr, Paes, Agassi)

12In what large sporting equipment / contraption / device/ structure would you find a table, a vert, a transition, a flat, a coping and an extension?

AnswerHalf Pipe (used in X Games)

13He was the first Indian to score a Test century overseas, with 112 at Old Trafford in 1936. He had a long career, starting in 1930 and continuing until 1963-64. In between there were numerous Ranji Trophy finals for Holkar, but just 11 Test appearances. These were spread over almost 20 years and finished with India's first victory, by an innings, over England at Madras in 1951-52.

Identify this cricketer and how is he immortalized by BCCI?

AnswerSyed Mushtaq Ali, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy - Domestic Twenty20 cricket championship

14There’s been a shocking increase in patient deaths simply because empty hospital beds cannot be found in time, or if found, the patient can’t be located. To solve this program through efficient tracking and matching, a GE Healthcare team worked with Mount Sinai hospital in New York on a pilot programme called AutoBed, which sought to solve this problem by better managing Mount Sinai's beds. The result was a research paper titled “Automated Bed Assignments in a Complex and Dynamic Hospital Environment”. Co-author of the paper, Dave Toledano’s words, "In a typical hospital room - if you put a male in bed, you need to put a male in a second bed, and it eventually becomes a game of ______.

What is Dave comparing the problem to?

AnswerTetris

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AnswerHome stadiums are all named after owners of the team

Turner Field (Atlanta Braves), Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs), Jacobs Field (Cleveland Indians), Busch Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals), Kauffmann Stadium (Kansas City Royals) , Pune Warriors ( Subrato Roy stadium )

16The Billie Awards, named after legendary tennis player Billie Jean King, honours media excellence in the portrayal of girls and women in sports and physical activity. It is given in four categories - breakthrough and innovation, entertainment, journalism and outstanding journalist. What won the award in the entertainment category in 2008?

AnswerChak de! India

17One major theory that these are present was due to the geography and topography in Scotland. The landscape was desolate for large parts, and low-lying holes would form. These were sheltered from the other windswept areas and sheep would often go to them, enlarging the size and robbing them of grass.What is this the explanation for?

AnswerBunkers in Golf Courses

18American bantamweight weightlifter Charles Vinci set a world record and won the gold during the 1956 Games. With around fifteen minutes to go before the final weigh-in, he found himself overweight about 200 grams over the weight limit. What did he do next, that allowed him to qualify to participate in time?

AnswerHe cut off his hair, and reached the correct weight!

19At the Chicago Century of Progress fair in 1933-34, Katharine Curtis’s team, called The Modern Mermaids, gave a much heralded display to the audience. What term was coined by Olympic gold winner Norman Ross, to describe their performance?

AnswerSynchronized Swimming

20Jarno Sarinen was another famous Flying Finn, known however in the field of motorcycle racing and Moto GP. He died racing at Monza along with Renzo Passolini in 1973 and the crash coupled with a few others over the next year led to a complete ban of motorcycle racing at Monza till 1981. His popularity can be seen with the number of kids named Jarno in the 70s and 80's (Jarno Trulli comes to mind) . what was his everlasting legacy, something he developed - that most of you would have seen?

Answerhe was the first person to use the hang off style of racing/riding, with the knees close to the ground while turning.

21According to folklore, the city got its name from a legend involving a mythical giant who lived near the river Scheldt. He exacted a toll from those crossing the river, and for those who refused, he severed one of their hands and threw it into the river. Eventually, the giant was slain by a young hero named Brabo, who cut off the giant's own hand and flung it into the river. This legend was immortalized in the medal given to athletes for the Olympic Games. Which city is this? (images next slide)

AnswerAntwerp. Its name comes from Ant Werpen which means Hand throw in Dutch.

REVERSE

22Aussie Trenton Oldfield was allowed to stay in UK in 2013 after spending six months in jail for a 2012 incident and after his appeal against deportation back to Australia was won by him in the courts. Which annual event did he famously dangerously disrupt in 2012, to bring to light the problems associated with “elitism” and his protests against it?

AnswerOxford – Cambridge Boat Race

23Whose (first blank) website would you be visiting if you read the following lines on one of their pages? ID the second blank as well.

“The partnership between _____ and _________ dates back to 1978. This date

marks the beginning of a privileged association between two partners driven

by the same pursuit of excellence and upholding tradition.”

AnswerRolex, Wimbledon

24"To do a X" is a modern metaphor now sometimes used in sports and otherwise to explain a sudden, last-minute failure of teams or a sportsperson to complete an expected victory. Its rise is from a 1956 event in horse racing. For example: “Manchester city won't do a X and lose the title after beating Man Utd” or “Lewis Hamilton surrendering the championship having led Kimi Raikonnen by 17 points with just two races remaining was a X calamity” . Another example occurred ahead of the 2011 Irish election when Sean Gallagher’s campaign came undone in the final television debate, his fall from grace was another X moment.

AnswerDevon Loch: Devon Loch (was a racehorse that is

probably best remembered for his involvement in the 1956 Grand National, when owned by Queen Elizabeth. Having won two races already that year and finishing a good third-place at Cheltenham that season, Devon Loch was well-fancied for the Grand National, and his progress was helped when the favourite and a previous winner fell early on. At the race climax, with only ten horses still running, Devon Loch was on the final stretch, in front of the royal box just 40 yards from the winning post and with a five-length lead, when he suddenly, and inexplicably, jumped into the air and landed on his stomach, allowing E.S.B.to overtake and win.

25Connect the following four American Football teams: Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars & Detroit Lions

AnswerOnly teams to never make it to the SUPER BOWL

26JW Foster invented running spikes in 1895 and founded JW Fosters & Sons. His grandsons, Joe and Jeff Foster, renamed it with a name in a African dictionary; hence the spelling. Which company, and where was it founded in England?

AnswerReebok, Bolton (therefore Bolton’s stadium was called the REEBOK STADIUM)

27In 1976, Formula 1 came up with new regulations to have a smaller frontal area, which would reduce drag. Derek Gardner, Tyrell's chief designer, developed the Tyrell P34 as a result. It has become arguably one of the most recognized designs in Formula 1 history. It first ran in the Spanish Grand Prix, and had its first major triumph when Jody Scheckter won the Stockholm Grand Prix. After design flaws were noticed, it was phased out after the next seasons. What was unique about its design?

AnswerIt had six wheels!

28What distinction do the following three racers share?

AnswerOnly 3 people revealed as STIG in Top

Gear

1 – Ben Collins2 – Perry McCarthy3 – Michael Schumacher

29This expression meaning “to make the grade” has a sporting origin. It originated in the London Prize Ring Rules of 1839, under which a round of a prize fight ended when a fighter was knocked down. After a 30-second interval, he would be given eight seconds to get to a mark in the middle of the ring. If he failed he had not _______ and was beaten. Fill in the blank. (Not a one-word answer.)

AnswerMade the scratch

30Whose name have I blanked out? (owner from 1984-85)

AnswerDonald Trump

31Matt X was born on October 20, 1971 in Tallangatta, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for Ghost Rider (2007),Salute(2008) and The Writer (2005). He has been married to Rebecca X, who has also acted in these movies. However, he is also famous for being the nephew of an famous Australian sportsperson, after whom he made on of his movies. Who/last name?

AnswerPeter Norman - Salute is based on the Black Power Salute of 1968

32Between which two teams is the trophy named after India's first bowler to take 5 wickets in a test innings played between? And name the bowler while you’re at it.

Answer  The trophy named after Mohammad

Nissar is a 1 match First Class game played between the winners of Ranji Trophy and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the premier FC tournaments in India and Pakistan.

33 - Connect

AnswerWW II ace Erwin Rommel and Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar – both nicknamed Desert Fox

34X played in the capacity of vice-captain in the 1948 Olympic Games. He was the captain of the Indian team at 1952 Helsinki Olympics Games. The Indian team won a gold medal on both occasions. X was a member of numerous organizations that include All India Council of Sports, Railway Board, Rifle Association of India and Wild Life Protection Committee of Uttar Pradesh. On March 27, 1978, he died of a gunshot wound from his own weapon. He had committed suicide owing to being plagued by personal problems.Who is this sporting legend?

AnswerKD Singh Babu

35Last year, it shot in to controversy with the National Geophysical Research Institute stating that what was valued at close to Rs 3 lakh in 1988 was now worth just Rs 70000, suggesting that someone had swapped the original and replaced it with an inferior trophy. The cup was given to the winner of one of India’s oldest tournaments and was donated in the 1930s. The tournament though was first held in 1911. The trophy itself was a valued possession(made of 24 carat gold). Which trophy?

AnswerMoin ud Dowla trophy

36Vic Darchinyan is an Armenian Australian professional boxer and former three-division world champion, having won eight titles in three different weight classes.Another Australian has taken on world flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan in a promotional bout in Sydney back in 2006.About the bout, Darchinyan said “He can hold a punch. I did not go very hard because he is not a boxer, but he is fit, I can see.”Whom did he fight?

AnswerJustin Langer

37This phrase appears frequently in drama/literature and is as much a stock device of a stage highwayman, as a parrot and peg leg are for a stage pirate.It isn't an invention of literature though and has a basis in historical fact. It must have been well-established in the language by 1714, as Alexander Smith included it then in his reference work “The history of the lives of the most noted highwaymen” for a kind of action that doesn’t involve much movement, yet achieved the desired result. What three word phrase, a commentators favorite to sometimes help describe a way a batsman plays?

AnswerStand and deliver

38John Andrew Henderson & Co.is credited with the first succesful attempt of the flower Clematis hybridising in 1835. As it produced some of the best pineapples in the land, the company was renamed to Pine Apple Place Nursery. A three and a half acre plot, it also produced some of the best tulips in England. How has it been immortalized?

AnswerMCC bought this place in 1887 and

this is why Nursery End at Lord’s is named so.

39It makes a biblical appearance in the Gospel of St Matthew. The parable goes –A man sows his field with good wheat. In the night, the man’s enemy sows the field with darnel, a variety of the plant, which attacks wheat like a weed.We however see it as a blend of two varieties Aberelf and Aberimp. Where do we see this member of the plant kingdom and identify the specific plant?

AnswerGrass at wimbledon, Ryegrass

40The 2011 Canadian GP, which took place on June 12th, created 3 notable records, at the end of which Jenson Button won the race. One of the records was Button taking six pit stops to win the race (the most by any F1 race winner). What were the other two records broken during the course of the GP?

AnswerMost number of times Safety car deployed (six times)

Longest race – 4 hours and 4 minutes

41This person was the first to achieve something, in 1930. Nobody else has managed to do it (the achievements’ constituents have changed since then), though a few have done it in another sport. Who? What achievement?

AnswerThis is Bobby Jones, who won a “Grand Slam” for the first time, in golf, by winning all the 4 major trophies at that time : The US Open, British Open, the US Amateur and the British Amateur championships. Today of course its the US Open, British Open, Augusta Masters and the PGA Championship. Nobody else has achieved it in golf.

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42In ice hockey, what two-word term is used to describe the situation where one team gets a player sent off for a foul, and the other team holds a numerical advantage? The term is used in cricket as well, in the post 2000s era.

AnswerPower Play