Cricket quiz finals
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The document provides instructions for a pounce round of a quiz competition. It states that each team gets one direct question to answer, with points awarded for correct pounces and bounces. Pounces involve directly answering a panelist on WhatsApp, while bounces allow partial points. The format, timing, and rules for pouncing are provided.
Cricket quiz finals
- 2. Pounce
- 3. ● Each team gets one direct question. ● +10/-5 on pounce, +10/0 on bounce. ● Pounce to your respective panelists in Whatsapp. ● Pounce format: @Your panelist <Your answer> Example: @Kapil SRH ● Pounce will be open for 30-45 seconds after the question is read out. ● Part points are applicable only for bounce. ● Don’t google. Third umpire is watching:)
- 4. In 2018, due to a political issue, a certain change was made which made it difficult for the fans of that franchise to watch the match live. Hence, the management had decided to make special arrangements for its fans as a good gesture and introduced a X among other things like free tickets for one match. Over a 1000 people were selected carefully giving preference to those who have taken part in gatherings and events conducted by the fan club and those who haven’t got a chance to watch a match live. Since A is something that was introduced over a decade back and is now very ubiquitous with the team, everyone started popularising it as AX. ID AX and the issue. 1
- 6. ANSWER AX - Whistle Podu Express from Chennai to Pune Issue- Kaveri river problem between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
- 7. India’s tour of South Africa in 1992-93 was significant for several reasons. Dubbed the “Friendship Series” the series saw the re-entry of SA, post the Apartheid era. The series also saw debuts of Ajay Jadeja and Jonty Rhodes, heralding a new wave of athleticism in the field. Yet 2 incidents became huge talking points in cricket thereafter. One involving Kapil Dev when he mankaded Peter Kirsten. The other involving Sachin and Jonty Rhodes, remembering which Sachin remarked in 2019, “I still have not forgiven him”. What was the landmark event involving Sachin, Jonty Rhodes and a certain gentleman called Karl Liebenberg? 2
- 9. ANSWER First run out given by the third umpire
- 10. In a Natwest T20 Blast game, during the 16th over of the 2nd innings, Moeen Ali was bowling. The batsmen were on a rampage. As an attempt to stop leaking runs, the bowling team employed a tactic. The umpires allowed it as there was nothing in the rule books against it. What unique thing happened during that over? 3
- 12. ANSWER No wicketkeeper. The bowling captain Daryl Mitchell asked the wicketkeeper Ben Cox to remove his gloves and pads in order to field instead of keeping wickets.
- 13. Cricket is by far the most watched sport in our country. It is also a huge marketing opportunity for brands. To benefit from the millions of eyeballs glued to the TV screens during a cricket match, an Indian brand has been using an alternative advertising strategy which helps them getting attention of Indian fans with a relatively cheap marketing budget. Identify the company (which is a household name in India). What do they do for marketing, which increases their brand visibility among Indians and cricket fans in general (notably fans from Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Afghanistan)? 4
- 15. ANSWER Amul. They sponsor other countries since sponsoring Indian team is quite expensive.
- 16. Australian Syd Gregory, Englishman Wilfred Rhodes and Indian Vinoo Mankad are the three players who feature in this list. A number of traits are needed in someone who wants to feature in this list. They should be able to take control of the match situation in different circumstances as per the team's needs, and should have a lot of patience. There can be many reasons for someone achieving this feat - the depth of the team's batting, the playing conditions in different matches, etc. Which distinction do these players hold in Test Cricket? 5
- 18. ANSWER Batted at all positions from 1 to 11
- 19. Mohammad Sami was one of the fastest bowlers in the world during his prime. He burst on the international scene during Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand in 2001. He has unofficially bowled the fastest delivery in cricket when he clocked at 164 km/h (101.9 mph) during a One Day International match. On a clumsier note, Sami is the holder of an unwanted record in cricket. Sami achieved this feat against Bangladesh at the 2004 Asia cup conceding 22 runs in the process. ID the record? 6
- 21. ANSWER Longest over in international cricket 17 balls( 7 wides and 4 no balls)
- 22. In 2019, ICC objected to a symbol under its regulations "The ICC equipment and clothing regulations do not permit the display of messages that relate to political, religious or racial activities or causes during an international match." Consequently, the party objected to had to remove the symbol. In 2020, ICC was called out for hypocrisy when it allowed a certain nation X to wear a symbol during a test series. The symbol was a protest against a certain event that happened in the neighbourhood of X and gained popularity worldwide. ID the two symbols. 7
- 24. ANSWER Dhoni’s Balidan Badge insignia Black Lives Matter
- 25. "It wasn’t a big deal to me. It was just media hype, an international cricket gimmick. I wasn’t getting paid for this." "I just thought: 'For heaven’s sake, I need to finish this and just do it.' So I planned it all out. I started training for it." "I planned to do it against Nick Knight. I said to him: ‘I am going to hurt you, so make sure you stay out of the way.’ And at that very instant, I did it." ID the speaker. Which feat that he achieved is he describing? 8
- 27. ANSWER Shoaib Akhtar, fastest bowl
- 28. Audio/Video
- 29. ● There are 5 questions of A/V. ● Each question carries 10 points. (Additional 10 points if all of your answers are right) ● Write down all your answers and send them to your respective panelist after the round is over.
- 31. An incident that happened a few decades ago drew the attention of world towards an error.What was the error which was later recognized by ICC? 1
- 32. Whose heroic did the batter wish to recreate but he failed badly? 2
- 33. An event happened 6 months after this match(next slide). Id the iconic event? 3
- 35. Which special feat is being talked about that never occurred again? 4
- 36. To whom was the tribute done? 5
- 38. Answers
- 39. An incident that happened a few decades ago drew the attention of world towards an error.What was the error which was later recognized by ICC? 1
- 41. ANSWER Dennis Lillee used a bat made of Aluminium which damaged the ball. ICC later recognized this as an error and specified the material of the bat.
- 42. Whose heroic did the batter wish to recreate but he failed badly? 2
- 43. ANSWER Adam Gilchrist’s squash ball century at WC Final 2007
- 44. An event happened 6 months after this match(next slide). Id the iconic event? 3
- 46. ANSWER Saurav Ganguly waving his shirt in the balcony of Lords after India won the Natwest series final.
- 47. Which special feat is being talked about that never occurred again? 4
- 48. ANSWER Brad Hogg’s one and only wicket of Sachin Tendulkar
- 49. To whom was the tribute done? 5
- 52. Buzzer
- 53. ● There are 10 questions of buzzer. ● Each question carries 10 points. ● You will be allowed to buzz anytime after the question is shown. ● First team to buzz gets to answer it first. ● If any team answers wrong they get -5 and the question passes on to the team that buzzed next. ● Once the question is answered right, the buzzer is reset and we move on to the next question.
- 54. Connect this into something that happened recently 1. Nottingham 2. Southampton 3. Leeds 4. South London 5. North London 6. Manchester 7. Birmingham 8. Cardiff 1
- 56. ANSWER These cities have teams playing in “The Hundred”.
- 57. Put funda/ Id what is being talked about? 2
- 59. ANSWER Sri Lanka were awarded a win at the 1996 World Cup semifinal owing to the unruly behaviour by the crowds at the Eden Gardens, Calcutta.
- 60. ID what this tweet is trying to imply funnily. 3
- 62. ANSWER It shows why Virat Kohli is the brand ambassador for Puma.
- 63. RCB leads the century tally in IPL with 16 out of 62 scored in IPL coming from RCB batter. X on the other hand is the team having only one century to their name , making it the team with least amount of centurions. ID when that only century was scored. 4
- 65. ANSWER 1st match of IPL Brendon McCullum’s 158
- 66. Though this wasn’t the first time something like this had happened, it has a funny story with it. Umpire Billy Bowden unaware of X, said “Come on guys.. you can’t sleep on the pitch.. I know the paratha’s for lunch were good.. but we still have a cricket match to play… ”. After a while, he comprehended the situation and joined them in the party. ID what is being talked about here. 5
- 69. When India won the world cup of April 2, 2011 they became the first team to achieve a record with regards to all limited overs World Cup. The only other team that can achieve this record is West Indies if they win another ODI world cup. What record is this? 6
- 71. ANSWER Win the world cup in 60 overs, 50 overs and 20 overs. West Indies have won the 60 overs and the 20 overs world cups
- 72. The image shows the playing XI of a Delhi Daredevils match in 2016 edition of the IPL. What has been blanked out? 7
- 75. Identify this person who holds record of playing the most number of ODI innings before being dismissed for a duck (72 innings). 8
- 78. ''_________ to Jack Leach, 1 run, and it's a tie. At least. Leach seals himself into future textbooks, with perhaps the most important single he'd ever take - jabbing it into square leg .'' These are commentary lines of one test thriller . ID what made the match special . 9
- 80. ANSWER 2019 ashes 3d test in headingley . Ben stokes 135 not out
- 81. BCCI’s former president Anurag Thakur had stated earlier that "Time and again women have proved their mettle and history has been the witness of their greatness”. With this initiative, they collaborated with Star India’s ‘Nayi Soch’ to honour each and every woman by doing something. ID what they did which can be seen on certain ads as well. 10
- 83. ANSWER Cricketer’s wore jerseys with their mother’s name on it.
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