PRELIMS W/ANSWERS

QM – Shraishth Jain

1.X’s intelligence on the pitch is nearly unrivalled. While not appearing to

excel at any particular part of the game, his forethought and decisiveness elevate his ability manifestly. He has often joked that he has the skinniest legs at his club, and he also attributes the development of his mental game to a lack of great physical ability in his youth. He describes his use of space as instinctive, rather than coached.

Y is a relatively new term, coined by X, to depict his style of play. Its meaning is generally given as “space interpreter” or “space investigator.”

While players such as Cruyff, Sindelar and Xavi have all interpreted the dimensions of the field of play in new fangled and elaborate ways that have changed the way their successors viewed the game, it is fitting of the efficient nature of the Y’s interpretation that he felt the need to categorize those that seek to control the space first and the ball second.

Identify the player X, and the term Y.

Thomas Muller

2.

X, a sportsperson was quite popular in Europe at the peak of his powers, and according to a BBC article and a Government of India press release, X’s statue was indeed built, depicting X in a whole new avatar.

However, some believe the statue is just an urban legend as it is next to impossible to find a single picture of the statue or any concrete information related to it.

However, X’s pictures do feature in the archives of the National Library in the particular city, even if the statue doesn’t.

Who is X? And which city is being talked about?

X - Dhyan Chand, City - Vienna

3. Exhaustive list of?

Victory after being forced to follow on

4.

X outraced his rival Y to the wall in the 100-meter butterfly in this race. Both men went under the record of 50.01 seconds as X touched in 49.82 seconds. Y was next in 49.95.

"You could tell by my celebration how much this meant to me," X said. After he saw the final times on the scoreboard, X defiantly punched the water with both hands, then spit water through his teeth and slapped his own chest in much the same way Y often slaps his own before races.

"I choose never to comment on anything," X said after his victory. "Things motivate me -- sometimes comments, sometimes what people do. That's just how I tick.”

Y was equally resigned and gracious in his post-race press conference. "I never attacked X. I have nothing but respect for the guy," he insisted. "When I race X, I want him at his best.”

Identify X and Y.

X – Michael Phelps, Y – Milorad Cavic

*5.

He is a former West Indian cricketer, who was often likened to Joel Garner and Curtly Ambrose. 6-foot 8 inches tall, he seemed to deliver the ball from the clouds. But there the comparisons ended with his famous predecessors.

He made his Test debut against India in 1994 but was totally ineffective on the slow pitches there. It was a surreal sight watching a giant fast bowler being hit around the park, not being able to make much of an impression on the Indian batsmen. He did however make somewhat of an impression on Sachin Tendulkar, dismissing him 3 times in his Test career.

He has the unique distinction of winning a Man of the Match award in an ODI without scoring a run, taking a wicket or holding a catch. Playing against Zimbabwe at Harare in the opening fixture of a Coca Cola Cup tournament on 23 June 2001, he won the match award for his figures of 10-2-20-0.

Who?

Cameron Cuffy

6.Slap the hands against the thighs!Puff out the chest!Bend the knees!Let the hips follow!Stomp the feet as hard as you can!I die, I die,I live, I live.I die, I die,I live, I live.This is the hairy man..Who caused the sun to shine again for meUp the ladder, up the ladder.Up to the top!The sun shines!Rise!

A translation of what?

Haka

7.

India’s most noteworthy tournament appearance in this sport was at the 1980 Summer Olympics when the team got its chance to represent Asia due to the cancellations of some teams who took part in the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics by some countries.

The Indian team finished last in the tournament after getting knocked out in the Preliminary Round by losing all three of their matches and then losing all five of their matches in the Classification round.

In its last match, India played against the Australian team, one of the world's top teams in the sport. India, which was made up solely of voluntary players competed against the elite team of Australia for almost the whole game until it finally ceded to the Aussies.

Which sport?

Basketball

8.

Simply identify.

Sharmila Nicollet

9. Which sport?

• Video

Darts

*10.

On 24 September 2011, while speaking at the United Russia party congress, X announced that he would recommend the party nominate Vladimir Putin as its presidential candidate and that the two men had long ago cut a deal to allow Mr. Putin to return to the presidency in 2012 after he was forced to stand down in 2008 by term limits.

This switch was termed by many in the media as "rokirovka", the Russian term for ‘_______’.

X is also a recognized chess player and participated in the Russian national championship in 2004. (image next slide)

Identify X and also fill in the blank.

Dmitry Medvedev

11.

• 2007 Laura Granville def. Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-2• 2006 Jelena Jankovic def. Venus Williams 7-6(8) 4-6 6-4• 2005 Jill Craybas def. Serena Williams 6-3, 7-6(4)• 2002 George Bastl def. Pete Sampras 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4.• 1999 Lorenzo Manta def. Richard Krajicek 6-3, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 4-6, 6-4• 1996 Doug Flach def. Andre Agassi 2-6 7-6 6-4 7-6• 1991 Thierry Champion def. Pat Cash 7-5, 6-7 (5), 4-6, 6-1, 12-10• 1988 Patrick Kuhnen def. Jimmy Connors 5-7, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-2), 6-7

(4-7), 6-3• 1984 Carina Karlsson def. Virginia Wade 6-2, 4-6, 11-9• 1983 Kevin Curren def. Jimmy Connors 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6

Simple three-word connect.

Graveyard of Champions

12. Identify this sporting great.

C.B. Fry

13.

In 2014, he won the China Open Super Series Premier after beating the legendary Lin Dan by 21-19 21-17 in the final round, thus becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series Premier Men's title.

He then reached semi finals of Hong Kong Open Super Series after beating in-form Chou Tien Chen in the early rounds. He lost to Chen Long of China in three sets in the semifinals.

With those wins he was qualified for the world super series finals. He defeated Kento Momota (15-21 21-16 21-10) and Tommy Sugiarto (21-18 21-13) in the group stage to reach Semi Finals of the prestigious BWF Super Series Masters Finals where he again lost to Chen Long of China.

Ranked at #4 in the world at the close of 2014, who is this potential badminton star?

Srikanth Kidambi

14.Parliamentary _______ _______ is a phrase used to describe a phenomenon in

the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in which legislation appears to rapidly bounce back and forth between the two chambers.

An example began on the night of 10 March 2005 and ran for thirty hours. The Bill in question was the Prevention of Terrorism Bill 2005, necessary to create the control order so that 10 terrorist suspects imprisoned could be prevented from walking free.

The timetable of this session ran as follows:10 March 2005House of Lords — 11:31am to 3:00pmHouse of Commons — 6:00pm to 7:37pmHouse of Lords — 10:15pm to 11:26pm11 March 2005House of Commons — 1:20am to 2:39amHouse of Lords — 5:00am to 5:56amHouse of Commons — 8:00am to 9:13amHouse of Lords — 11:40am to 1:11pmHouse of Commons — 3:30pm to 4:00pmHouse of Lords — 6:30pm to 7:00pm

The Bill received Royal assent at 7:20pm on 11 March 2005. Fill in the blanks.

Ping Pong

*15.In October 1993, a Hamburg judge gave Gunter Parche a two-year suspended

sentence, saying that the attack was "something that happens every day in St. Pauli," a Hamburg neighborhood known for prostitution and occasional violence.

The 1993 decision sparked outrage across Germany and beyond. "Scandalous Verdict! The Whole World is Shocked!" was the next day's banner headline in Bild, a tabloid that is Germany's largest newspaper.

An appellate judge in 1995 upheld the widely criticized suspended sentence against him.

Judge Gertraut Goring said a harsher sentence was not justified in view of the assailant's full confession, lack of former arrests and "abnormal personality structure."

"Our law does not function on the principle 'an eye for an eye,' " Goring said. A lawyer for ________ had asked Goring to impose a five-year prison term,

and Hamburg prosecutors had sought a 33-month sentence.Parche, who spent five months in prison between the time of his arrest and

sentencing, said he had expected to spend 10 to 15 years in jail.

What had Gunter Parche done?

Stabbed Monica Seles

16.

On the eve of X’s first event of the year — the San Luis Tour in Argentina — a journalist hit him straight up with questions about doping. He asked X if he could be 100 percent sure all professional riders are clean.

X replied, “Can you tell me 100 percent that one of these journalists isn’t f**king your wife? Where there’s money to be gained, there’ll be the odd d***head who cheats but cycling is miles ahead of other sports when it comes to testing. I hope everyone’s correct but with human nature, you can never be certain. But the positive that I can take is that if someone is cheating, he will be caught.”

Identify X.

Mark Cavendish

17.

This country’s record in the Asian Games for this particular event is as follows:

• 1990 - Bronze

• 1994 - Bronze

• 1998 - Silver

• 2002 - Bronze

• 2006 - Silver

• 2010 - Bronze

• 2014 - Bronze

Give the country and the event.

Pakistan, Kabbadi

18.

Said to be the greatest player of his sport of all time, he began his career at the age of 16.

He is renowned for his fast and attacking style of play along with great tactical knowledge of the game.

He is one of the most popular players in the sport, and is noted for being a 'showman', and has helped improve the image of the sport to the general public. He himself has stated his desire for entertaining the watching public, and has said that slow, gritty games put viewers off.

He holds the record for the most ‘centuries’ of all time and is nick-named after his playing style.

Identify him.

Ronnie O’Sullivan

19.This is Wimbledon 2011 :

India faced off against X in the Davis Cup Playoffs in the same year, and the player in question played against India in that tie.

He currently has 7 ATP titles to his name, whereas Somdev, his partner from 2011 has failed to win even one.

Identify him.

Kei Nishikori

*20.

In October 2014, it was elected as the most beautiful stadium in Europe, in an online poll by L'Équipe. It is named in honour of a famous church nearby.

The roof, which is supported by tie-beams of four steel arches, seems to float on the underlying tribunes. The arches measure 43 metres in height and help to define the look of the stadium after having been shaped to be similar to the wavy profile of the three tiers of the stadium.

It was the venue for a memorable match where the winning team was dubbed as "the only underdogs in history that everyone wants to see get beaten".

Give the correct name of this iconic stadium. Give the match described in the above para to gain extra credit in case of star marks.

Estadio da Luz, Greece Euro 2004

21.

X is known for his unique driving style. He was an "oversteering" driver, resulting in driving faster on slippery surfaces and the preference of using "tail-happy" cars. This allowed him to perform better at circuits that have medium-speed corners.

During his karting career, he developed the skill of using the brake pedal with his left-foot. He reverted to using his right-foot when he participated in DTM, later discovering he became uncomfortable with this style and reverted to left-foot braking in mid-2006.

During his Formula One career, he became known as a "taciturn" character—an individual who take lengthy pauses before answering questions placed before him and would give virtually nothing away to the media. This allowed him to prevent problems and potential scandals from within his team becoming public knowledge.

Who?

Mika Hakkinen

22.

Two theories prevail as to why X uses ‘The Y’ as his nickname.

One is that X adopted the nickname upon having earned a degree, which entitles one to use the title ‘Y.’

Another, as spoken by his father himself, “The Y because, I don't think there is a particular reason, but it's beautiful, and is important, The Y. And in our county, The Y is a name you give to someone for respect, it's very important.”

Identify X, and give his nickname, The Y.

Valentino Rossi, The Doctor

23.

This team’s members include:• Henry Kissinger (1976)• Bob Hope (1977)• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1989)• Whoopi Goldberg (1990)• Nelson Mandela (1996)• Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1999)• Pope John Paul II (2000)• Jesse Jackson (2001)In addition, Bill Cosby and Magic Johnson have been signed to $1 a year

lifetime contracts with the them. Cosby's was increased to $1.05 in 1986.

In 2009, the they drafted Tim Howard to be an ambassador for the team.

Which team am I talking about?

24.One word to connect them all. Explain the individual connects as well.

Dynamo(s)

*25.

X recently became first Indian to participate in and complete this gruelling sporting event.

He finished overall 36th among 79 finishers out of 168 who started the race. During the event, he suffered an injured shoulder, a bleeding nose after a fall and a fractured toe as he fought his way through the race and managed to complete it.

The event is notorious for its fatal accidents, and since its inception in 1979, more than 50 competitors and spectators have lost their lives.

"I've shown that it's possible, an Indian can do it too. I hope there will be more of us in the future," X said.

Identify X. Which event did he take part in?

CS Santosh, Dakar Rally

26.

Y: "One of the first Test matches I played against South Africa, there was one fella ... he was the worst I have ever come across - X. He was horrible. I was only young... the words he called me, I didn't even know what they meant. He just went at me and I don't think there's any place for that in any sport or any society."

X: "I think he has embellished the story a bit too much. I think he's typical of a has-been at the moment. He's trying to stay in the limelight, travelling around the world and I think someone should just sit him down and just say to him he's being quite a cricket comic quite frankly. You're asking me about something 19 years ago."

X also famous for a famous sledge against a bowler who regarded X as a bit of a bunny.

"I've been waiting two years for another chance at you," Z said as he came to the crease.

"Looks like you spent it eating," X replied.

Identify X, Y and Z. 0.5 for 2 correct, 1 for all 3.

X - Daryl Cullinan, Y - Flintoff, Z - Warne

27.The X Cup competition was the idea of Sir George Alan X, who

was inspired by the Davis Cup, and the FIFA World Cup. In the same year, Sir George presented the X Cup, produced by AtkinBros of London at a cost of US$40,000. The Cup stands 28 inches high and 16 inches across at its widest, and consists of three parts: a plinth (pedestal), a bowl, and a lid with player figure.

The first tournament was originally planned for 1941–1942 but was delayed when World War II exploded across the continents.

Sir George's dream was finally realized in 1948–1949 when ten national teams participated in the first X Cup competition. Three qualifying zones were established: Pan America, Europe, and the Pacific; though Malaysia was the only Pacific zone participant.

X?

Thomas Cup

28. What unique event took place in this game?

Only occasion where father and son appeared in a match as umpire and

player

28(a) Player and award.

28(b) Player and award.

28(c) Player and award.

• Jan Stohanzl – Fittest Player of the League

• Kostas Kastouranis – Goal of the tournament

• Iain Hume – Hero of the League

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