DRIES - 1

RULES

• 10 questions.• Infinite bounce and pounce.• +10/0 on direct or pass.• +10/-10 on pounce.

Q1. The definition of X-ing is: 'emulating a classic XY goalkeeping save in any random location'. A tumblr account was opened to anybody to send in their photos of themselves re-enacting classic XY saves in their homes, workplaces and anywhere else they fancy. And the country Z included the word in a poll to find out the best new sports word of the year 2013. The way it is pronounced is after the craze started in honor of Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. Give me XY.

ANSWER

Thibaut Courtois

Q2. The X affair refers to the events that surrounded several doping scandals, doping investigations and confessions by riders to doping that occurred during and after the 1998 Tour de France. The affair began when a large haul of doping products was found in a car of the X cycling team just before the start of the race. An investigation was followed by the opening of a separate case into the TVM team and the subsequent searching of many teams during the race. The investigation revealed systematic doping, and suspicion was raised that there may have been a widespread network of doping involving many teams of the Tour de France. Hotels were searched by police, and a spate of confessions were made by retired and current riders. Many team personnel were arrested or detained, and protests were made by riders in the race. Several teams withdrew from the race. X yenu?

ANSWER

Festina

Q3. In June, David Nalbandian reached the final of the Aegon Championships at the Queen's Club in England for the first time. The match, against Marin Cilic, became "one of the most infamous matches in recent years. He led Cilic by a set but, having been broken to trail 3–4 in the second, was disqualified to the end of the match after he did something. It was captured live on BBC television and the video [went] viral on YouTube. What did he do? Put funda.

ANSWER

He kicked an on-court advertising board bordering a line judge's chair. The board flew off its hinges and struck the judge on the shin, causing blood to pour from a nasty gash.

Q4. Sachin Tendulkar played only the fifth ODI of the 1998 Sahara Cup. He was not even a part of the Indian squad for the first four ODIs of the tournament. What was the reason for his absence?

ANSWER

SRT represented the Indian team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.

Q5. The stadium of the Spanish club X has only three stands as the fourth stand would encroach into an apartment block which starts right behind the goal. As a result, the people in the apartments get to watch football live for free from their homes.ID X. (Picture on next slide)

ANSWER

Rayo Vallecano

Q6. X, one of the most decorated players in his sport, is nicknamed ‘Foetus’. Since the international body of the sport started handing out ‘Player of the Year’ awards in 1998, he has won it four times, a record among men. In addition to that, he has an Olympic Gold to go with his two bronzes. Two silvers and a gold from the World Cups if he gets tired of his Olympic medals. Who is this legend of sport?

ANSWER

Jamie Dwyer

Q7. John Kinley Tener was a Major League Baseball player and executive and, from 1911 to 1915, served as the 25th Governor of Pennsylvania. He started the tradition of a Congressional Baseball Game, which is organized each summer and raises a lot of money that is donated to charity. The game began as a casual event among colleagues in 1909 and eventually evolved into one of Washington D.C.'s most anticipated annual pastimes. What are teams that contest in this game?

ANSWER

Republicans vs. Democrats

Q8. These are the ten commandments of a religion called the ‘Church of Y’ created by XY’s fans who consider him to be the greatest player of all time:1. The ball must not be stained, as ____ has proclaimed;2. Love football over all things;3. Declare your unconditional love of football;4. Defend the colors of Z;5. Preach the words of "XY" all over the world;6. Pray in the temples where he preached, and to his sacred mantles;7. Do not proclaim the name of X in the name of a single club;8. Follow the teachings of the Yian Church;9. Let X be your second name, and that of your children;10. "No ser cabeza de termo y que no se te escape la tortuga." (Meaning "don't be a hothead and don't let the turtle escape you")XY yaaru?

ANSWER

Diego Maradona

Q9. The 2007 Formula One espionage controversy, also known as "Spygate" or "Stepneygate", was one the most controversial incidents in the history of motorsport. It subjected of legal action in Italy and an FIA investigation. An FIA hearing into the matter took place on 26 July 2007 but did not result in any penalty for X, however a second hearing took place on 13 September 2007, and by then in receipt of compelling evidence resulted in several penalties for the team. The most important of these were the team's exclusion from the 2007 Constructors' Championship and a record-breaking fine of $100 million (USD).Following information from X allegations were subsequently made during November 2007 by the FIA against the Y F1 team . These allegations were also the subject of an FIA investigation, with an FIA hearing taking place 6 December 2007. Y were found guilty of breaching the same regulation as X, but were not punished.Give me X, Y and put funda.

ANSWER

X – McLarenY – Renault

The original case involved allegations made by the Ferrari F1 team against a former employee, Nigel Stepney, concerning the theft of technical

information. Renault F1 team were summoned to answer a

charge of possession of confidential information relating to the 2006 and 2007 McLaren F1 cars.

Q10. This is a list of Indianapolis 500 drivers and their preferences. Put funda.

ANSWER

A long-standing tradition of the Indianapolis 500 is for the victor to drink a bottle of milk immediately after the race. And these are the fat content preferences given by the drivers.

A-Z

• +2 for every right answer.• +20 bonus if you get more than 23 right.

A is a footballer who played for club B and got transferred to club C for a record price of 24mn pounds in 2007. B won their first European cup in 1971 playing against C at Athens. In 2013 B also replaced D as the best club in the world according to IFFHS ranking. B's rival E is owned by a Pakistani named Shahid Khan. Surprisingly E has a statue of F outside its stadium who has no relation with the club or the sport. A currently plays for club G whose unbeaten league run of 53 games came to an end with a loss against H. An Ex-player I from A's country is currently the coach of the Indian National Football team. An IPL style football league is being organized in India by J where a former Indian Cricket team captain K is set to own a team along with a famous European football club L. K belongs to the city M where a former Australian cricket captain N runs a rehabilitation centre for children afflicted by leprosy or whose parents are victims of leprosy.

Another Australian O, has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics held at city P where Q was the Indian flag bearer. Q regarded as one the best of his generation also made his film debut in 2013 Ashok Kohli's R, a socio-political thriller. Q and S were the only two sportspersons who was awarded with 2014 Padma Bhushan by Indian government. S coaches T who lost in quarterfinals of 2010 Asian games at Guangzhou where Indian swimmer U won a medal after 24 years for India in swimming in the 50m butterfly category. A premier Hockey league (now defunct) team V based in U's state had W has their captain. W one of the iconic Indian Hockey player, is right now the manager of Indian National Hockey team. W returned to play for X in the world series hockey played in India. X is owned by Bollywood hero Y, who shares his surname with a prominent quizzer Z in quizzing circuit.

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW

A- Arjen RobbenB- ChelseaC- Real MadridD- BarcelonaE- FulhamF- Micheal JacksonG- Bayern MunichH- AugsbergI- Wim KovermansJ- IMG-RelianceK- Saurav GangulyL- Atletico MadridM- KolkataN- Steve WaughO- Ian ThorpeP- SydneyQ- Leander PaesR- Rajdhani ExpressS- Pullella GopichandT- Saina NehwalU- Virdhawal KhadeV- Maratha WarriorsW- Dhanraj PillayX- Karnataka LionsY- Sunil shettyZ- Abhin Shetty

DRIES - 2

RULES

• 11 questions• +10/0 on direct and pass.• +10/0 on pounce.• 3 strikes throughout the round.

Q1. X is a former Australian tennis player. He had a minor career in modeling and starred in American reality show ‘Age of love’. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 8. Being ranked above 150, he reached 2003 Wimbledon final and eventually losing to Roger Federer. In May 2009, X declared that all his money was gone and that he will lose his home of residence. In a writ lodged with the Supreme Court on 15 May 2009, it is alleged X took out a loan through his company Mergis Pty Ltd which he personally guaranteed. X yaaru?

ANSWER

Mark Philippoussis

Q2. A X is a sports player who loses a match in the qualifying round of a knockout tournament, but who then enters the main draw when another player withdraws after the tournament has started because of illness, injury or other reason. The X then enters the main draw, normally in place of the withdrawn player. This can only happen before all players in the main draw have started their first match in the tournament. It is rare for a X to win an Association of Tennis Professionals tournament; Francisco Clavet did it in 1990 in Hilversum, Christian Miniussi in 1991 in São Paulo, Sergiy Stakhovsky in 2008 in Zagreb and Rajeev Ram in 2009 in Newport. In total, seven men have done it from 1978 through 2010.

ANSWER

Lucky Loser

Q3. X played in the Bombay Triangular in 1911.Bill Ashdown played in 1914 for Gerry Weigall's XI against Oxford University.X played in the Ranji Trophy in 1946.Bill Ashdown played for Maurice Leyland's XI against the Rest of England at Harrogate in 1947. X and Bill Ashdown are the only known people to have achieved this “feat”. ID X and give me “feat”.

ANSWER

Prof DB DeodharOnly people to play first class cricket before the First World

War and after the second world war.

Q4. X’s Magic Football is a series written by the player blanked out in the picture. He cited Roald Dahl’s BFG as his inspiration to write a book for young readers. The series follows X, who’s the leader of his gang and is also the captain of his football team. He’s written three books so far – X vs the Pirate Pillagers, X vs the Rowdy Romans and X vs the Cowboy’s Crew 1. ID X. (Picture in the next slide)

ANSWER

Frank Lampard

Q5. At the 1998 Canadian Open, during an interview, Monica Seles was asked if she could speak French. Seles said she had been trying to but hadn’t found the time. The interviewer then suggested that maybe Monica should find herself a nice, French boyfriend to teach her. Seles smiled and replied, “Yeah, like X”. This was a reference to the French Open final where X famously gave his victory speech in French – “Excusez-moi, je parle francais comme une vache espagnole” (which means “I’m sorry, I speak French like a spanish cow”), Give X.

ANSWER

Jim Courier

Q6. Only two instances of what?(pictures in the next slides)

ANSWER

Only two matches where teams lost despite scoring more than opposition, thanks to D/L method.

Q7. Wolves boss McCarthy said: "They are outrageous comments from X. I would expect better from a man heading that organisation, that's for sure.”

Lord Herman Ouseley, chairman of football's equality group said "To say X's comments are unhelpful is an understatement. They're disbelieving."

Tony Pulis said: "I'm amazed that he has come out with the comments, but the big question is who is actually going to take him to task.“X yaaru? What are these people talking about?

ANSWER

Sepp Blatter’s comment on racism, where he said it can be

avoided by shaking hands.

Q8. X and Sampras are the only men to have won Grand Slam singles titles as a teenager, in their 20s, and in their 30s. Sampras throughout his career modeled himself after "those classy Aussies". Identify which one “among those classy Aussies” shares this record with Sampras?

ANSWER

Ken Roswell

Q9. In 1903 - Ville-d'Avray. From 1904 to 1967 - Parc des Princes. From 1968 to 1974 - Vélodrome de Vincennes. Every year since 1975 - X.Give X and put funda.

ANSWER

Champs-Élysées.Last stage in the Tour de France.

Q10. The X Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine, commonly known as the X Grill, is an indoor, electrically-heated grill manufactured by Spectrum Brands. It is promoted by former boxing champion X. Since its introduction in 1994, over 100 million X grills have been sold worldwide. The connection between the boxer and the grill came about soon after X's comeback in 1994 at the age of 45 when he regained the heavyweight world championship. He was well known for eating two reduced-fat hamburgers before every match, which made him a good candidate for spokesperson for the fat-reducing grill. X yaaru?

ANSWER

George Foreman

Q11. Put funda.

ANSWER

Hillsborough disaster

FOOTBALLERS vs. ZOMBIES

ID all the footballers. Zombies yen bekaagilla.+5 per footballer.

ANSWERS

LIST IT

LIST IT WITH A TWIST

• +5 for every right answer and -2 for every wrong one.

• +20 bonus for getting all right.• Five minutes time.

Male tennis players to have won more than 5 grand slams in the Open Era(1968-present).

• Roger Federer _/\_• Pete Sampras• Rafael Nadal• Bjorn Borg• Jimmy Connors• Ivan Lendl• Andre Agassi• John McEnroe• Mats Wilander• Stefan Edberg• Boris Becker• Novak Djokovic

LIST IT

• +5 for every correct answer.• No negatives.• +20 bonus for getting more than 10 right.• Five minutes time.

Clubs to have completed the continental treble(Their country's top tier league and a major secondary competition and the continental championship, all within a single season).

• Santos• Ajax• Celtic• PSV• Barcelona• Inter Milan• Manchester United• Bayern Munich• Cruz Azul• Defence Force• Englebert• Vita Club• MC Algiers• Hearts of Oak• Al-Ahly• Espérance• Auckland City• Waitakere United

STAGE 2

+30/-15

Q1. X is a former professional American football player. He was a notable college football player for The Pennsylvania State University who earned a retrospective place in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 100th anniversary list of 100 most influential student athletes. As a professional player, X was a member of the New York Giants and the original Fearsome Foursome of the Los Angeles Rams. He played in the Pro Bowl twice. X yaaru?

+25/-12

Q2. X is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the American Football League(AFL) and National Football League(NFL) during the 1960s and 1970s. X was an American Football League icon. He played for that league's New York Jets for most of his professional football career, and finished his career with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985. Give me X.

+20/-10

Q3. Shortly after his departure from X, Y became captain of the ______ national beach football team. Y has continued his interest in beach football games in southern Asia and at the Inaugural Kronenbourg Beach Soccer in 2002, in the city of Brighton. He managed the _____ team which won the inaugural FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2005 in Rio de Janeiro. He also coached the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup _____ national team, which finished in third place. In the 2007 World Cup, X was again successful, taking _____ to fourth place. The Cup was held in _____ for the first time in the 2008 World Cup; however, X was unable to make the top four after losing to Italy in the quarter finals. Give me X and Y.

+15/-7

Q4. X left Leeds United early in the 1990–91 season after losing his first-team place to youngsters David Batty and Gary Speed, as well as new signing Gary McAllister – much to the disappointment of the Leeds fans – in order to seek regular first-team football. To this day, he remains a hugely popular figure with the Leeds fans; X has a Leeds United badge tattooed on his leg (after having helped them to the 1989–90 Second Division championship). X also showed his passion for the club when he returned to Leeds fo Lucas Radebe's testimonial in 2006.His former Wimbledon manager Dave Bassett signed him for Sheffield United on his exit from Elland Road, before selling him to Chelsea a year later. After just one year at Stamford Bridge, he was on his way back to Wimbledon in the early stages of the 1992-93 season, when the FA Premier League had just been formed. He helped Wimbledon equal their best ever league finish in 1993-94, when they finished sixth the Premier League. Three seasons later, he contributed to another strong season for the club, who reached the semi-finals of both cups and finished eighth in the league.Who’s X?

+10/-5

Q5. X played football as a linebacker both in college and professionally. He started his college career in 1966 at Long Beach City College, where he did not play in 1966 due to an ankle injury suffered when he tripped over a curb surrounding the running track while warming up for practice with another linebacker, Paul Snow. He then transferred and played for San Diego State University, becoming a letterman in 1968 and 1969. This led to a brief professional career with the Oakland Raiders, where he played 7 games in 1970 and one game in 1971. He joined the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in 1971 and played until 1973, 18 games in total. He retired in 1974. ID X.

+5/0

Q6. X was a regular in the Indian cricket team between 1992 and 2000, playing 15 Test matches and 196 One Day Internationals. He was regarded as one of the best fielders in the Indian team in his time. One of his most memorable innings was his cameo in the 1996 Cricket World Cup quarter-final against arch rivals Pakistan when he blasted 45 off 25 balls, including 40 from the final two overs by Waqar Younis. X, along with Mohammed Azharuddin, holds the record for the highest one day partnership record for the 4th and 5th wicket, set against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka respectively.X's cricketing achievements were later overshadowed by a 5-year ban for match-fixing. The ban was later quashed by the Delhi High Court on 27 January 2003, making X eligible to play domestic and international cricket.X yaaru?

ANSWER

Sportsmen turned actors

MAXIMISERS

1. Rosey Grier2. Joe Namath3. Eric Cantona4. Vinnie Jones5. Carl Weathers6. Ajay Jadeja

Short Visual Connect

+30/-15

+25/-12

+20/-10

+15/-7

+10/-5

+5/0

ANSWER

Athletes who failed the gender verification test