Sport-O-Mania Sports Quiz
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The document provides details about the finals of a sports quiz competition called SPORT-O-MANIA. It lists 10 blanks related to Olympic sports that need to be filled with letters A-J. The blanks are then revealed with the letters matching famous athletes, countries, and other details related to the Olympics. It also provides the scoring scheme for the quiz rounds.
Sport-O-Mania Sports Quiz
- 2. Round I List it 10 Blanks +5 for each correct answer 100 seconds to list them all down Bonus Points +10 if you get all 10 correct +5 if you get 8 or 9 correct
- 3. This sport has been part of the Olympics programme since 1904. It has been contested in every edition since, except for 1912 when Swedish prohibited it. The most successful athletes, A, B and C have all won 3 gold medals each. B and C are from the same country, D which made its Olympic debut in 1900. E is also from D, and is known for an unique double at the 1976 Olympics. E’s nephew, represented F in Tokyo 2021. F has hosted the Summer Olympics once – the year G’s gold medal winning streak in Hockey was halted at 6 by H. G & H in a unique first had its athletes, I & J finish 1st and 3rd in the qualifying heats of a track and field event in the ongoing Olympics. Give me A-J.
- 4. A - Laszlo Papp B - Teofilo Stevenson C - Felix Savon D - Cuba E - Alberto Junatorena F - Italy G - India H - Pakistan I - Neeraj Chopra J – Arshad Nadeem
- 5. Round II Finite Pounce Pounce shall remain open till one team pounces on a private message or QM announces it to be closed +20/-20 on Pounce +10 on regular passing Questions to pass from team A-H
- 6. 1. This cricketer entered the record books in 1999 when he batted for 1015 minutes in a Ranji Trophy game. It was the longest first-class innings of all time. His presence in a match next year though debunks a popular myth. What are we talking about?
- 7. Anurag Thakur didn’t captain Himachal Pradesh in his only First Class game This is Rajeev Nayyar
- 8. 2. These Olympic medalists have only ever run in a race together once. When/what race was that? Why do none of them have a finish time for that event?
- 9. Ineos 1:59 Challenge They were all pacemakers for Eliud Kipchoge
- 10. 3. Recently, after being criticised for a decision which was most definitely not his, this footballer responded on Twitter saying he did offer to do ‘this’ What could have gone against him though that he wasn’t a regular at ‘this’ for his club either, something that made over 100000 FPL managers transfer him post Game Week 12 last season? Who is the player, and what are we talking about?
- 11. Jack Grealish and he stopped taking penalties for Aston Villa – he was speaking after he wasn’t one of the designated penalty takers in the EURO final
- 12. 4. Riding a ______ would generally stem from a sense of unfulfillment. However, this record-breaking athlete rode ______ to win her first 5 of 12 Olympic medals. Fill in the missing blanks, where in, both words are the same, except in the second case, it’s a proper noun.
- 13. Gigolo; that was the name of Isabelle Werth’s horse from the 1992-2000 Olympics
- 14. 5. Recently Puma informed a national team that they were asked by the Game’s governing body to remove 2 stars from their jersey, causing a major uproar in that country. Which national team is this, and what's the dispute all about?
- 15. Uruguay Football Team The 2 Olympic titles aren’t considered as World Cups and thus FIFA has asked for them to be removed
- 16. 6. British hip hop artist, Craig David was trolled during the 2016 as well as the current Olympics with people making edits to his Wikipedia page – referring to him as part of the Great Britain archery team. The reference here is a set of famous lyrics from one of his hit songs, which sound similar to what is seemingly a non fussy role in that sport. What role is this, that he fictionally undertakes at the Olympics?
- 17. Bow Selector, reference – Bo! Selecta
- 18. 7. This medalist from 1948 Winter Olympics, fed up of his country’s oppressive regime resorted to seeking citizenship elsewhere. He found support in a particular African country which wanted him to play for them. That didn’t happen though, and unfortunately, he realized how grave the situation was when he was asked to report for army conscription. Who is he? And which African country, because of him can boast of a first?
- 19. Jaroslav Drobny; Egyptian (1st African) to win Wimbledon Men’s Singles title
- 20. 8. She recently won a medal in an event, making her the first from her country to do so since this other iconic sportsperson in 1988. What event? And who is the athlete whose feat she emulated?
- 22. Round III Finite Bounce 2 Pounce shall remain open till one team pounces on a private message or QM announces it to be closed +20/-20 on Pounce +10 on regular passing Questions to pass from team H-A
- 23. 1. Picked as the 131st pick of this NBA Draft, he refused to play in the league. He however went on to do decently otherwise, top scoring in 3 Olympic tournaments and eventually receiving the Olympic Order of Merit in 1997. Who is he?
- 24. Oscar Schmidt
- 25. 2. Christian Klien’s contact with the wall on lap one of the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix could possibly be the most expensive crash in F1 history. It wasn’t because of the car though - something was added to the vehicle to promote something fictional, which went missing. Its ironic because the incident is similar to what they were promoting. What work is being talked about here?
- 26. The Jaguar F1 team was running with one- off sponsorship from the Ocean’s 12 film and as part of the deal, the two cars were fitted with stunning £150,000 diamonds The one on Klein’s car was never recovered
- 27. 3. Pyotr Tchaikovsky passed away in November, 1893. However the musician and his works continue to be revered – for what unique one-off would sports fans have heard one of his works repeatedly recently?
- 28. ROC Anthem
- 29. 4. He is the latest entrant in a list which features 5 more sportspersons. The unique entry is of this woman. What list are we talking about? Also what makes her achievement stand out?
- 30. Eddy Alvarez has just won a medal in both summer and winter Olympics Christa Luding-Rothenburger is the only one who achieved this in the same year
- 31. 5. Recently, Ishan Kishan became the first Indian to score a 50 on both his ODI and T20I debut. However, another batsman came very close to achieving this feat – except his T20I debut was washed off. In the next match he played, he scored a 50. His most telling contribution though came in a unique ‘event’ which followed the game – who are we talking about? Also what was this follow up?
- 32. Robin Uthappa The bowl out against Pakistan
- 33. 6. Connect the stadium to the marriage of Olympic champions Olga Fikotova and Harold Connolly.
- 34. Emil Zatopek spoke to the then Czechoslovak president Antonin Zapotocky and helped Olga Fikotova get a permit to marry Harold Connolly He laid the foundation stone of the athletics track at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata
- 35. 7. 40,000 fans were interviewed before the decision was taken – what you see in the picture is what is being cited as the rationale behind the suggestion apart from the votes of the fans. What much talked about change are we talking about here?
- 37. 8. The only other time this happened was in 2002, and the reason cited for the invite to South Korea was the same. What 2nd happened earlier this year, one which made this player the first to achieve a unique double (first part was achieved in Jan-Feb 2019)?
- 38. Qatar played the CONCACAF Gold Cup (only 2nd time an Asian team was invited because they were hosting the WC later) Almoez Ali is the golden boot winner in 2 continental competitions in the same cycle
- 39. Round IV 2 Themed Rounds Three Questions each Each of the three questions are connected by a similar theme 10 Points for each correct answer +10 if you get all 3 correct Answers need to be sent to the QM via personal chat
- 40. 1.1 When this event was introduced in the Olympic programme, the athlete in picture was the first to win gold. Since then, only once has a non-Asian been to the top of the podium. Who(the non-Asian), and in what year?
- 41. 1.2 This venue shares its name with the country’s only gold medallist at the Olympic Game. It’s not named after the sportsperson though – but both proper nouns derive themselves from the same source. What's it called?
- 42. 1.3 This is a picture from the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. The man in frame with a silver medal here has won one more Olympic medal. Who won silver then?
- 43. THEME - Gold Medalists who pipped Indians to silver
- 45. 1.2 Al Maktoum Stadium
- 46. 1.3 Vijay Kumar
- 47. 2.1 Wrought by British silversmiths of the Victorian period, this trophy has been awarded since 1866. If you look up the most successful winners of this, you are likely to come across these athletes, which isn’t true ofcourse. What is it called?
- 48. 2.2 The presentation of this trophy is usually overshadowed by a tradition initiated by this person in 1936. What event is this trophy contested for?
- 49. 2.3 To preserve the name of an entity, secretary GAJ Rothney decided to withdraw all the money they had and re-use it. What was the result? What entity is this?
- 50. THEME – Sporting Trophies
- 51. 2.1 The Wimbledon Cup
- 52. 2.2 Indy 500
- 53. 2.3 Calcutta Cup