sports quiz prelims

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1-Easy One to begin with ??Who is the man standing next to Joginder Sharma in the photograph given below.

Shushant Singh Rajput in Dhoni’s Biopic

*2-The Jumpman This logo is owned by Nike to promote a certain series of merchandise including the product X.Give me X and the inspiration behind it.

Air Jordan Shoes

These were inspired by Michael Jordan

Which is the only country to have appeared in 3 or more FIFA World Cup finals and to have never won any.

3-Not Even 3rd time lucky

Netherlands

Astronaut Alan Shepard played Y on the Moon after he smuggled the equipment required for Y on to the NASA Apollo 14 mission to the Moon in 1971.

Identify Y ??

4-Staying on-course

GOLF

5-The new Kid in townWhich team does this logo represent.

RPSG-Rising Pune SuperGiants

6-As good as goldWhich team’s remarkable success was immortalized by this golden trophy and for what achievement.

This special trophy commemorated Arsenal’s incredible feat of finishing the 2003-04 premier league season without a single defeat.The one and only club to do so.

Arsenal FC

If Y were a country, it would be ranked 53rd in the all time Olympic rankings based on medals won(where the gold medal has the highest weightage).Identify Y.

7- Greatest Of Them All !!

Michael Phelps

This popular game(X) was originally invented in India.The original and the early game of X was called “Chaturanga” or “Chaturangam”. What is X?

8-Ever Played This ???

CHESS

This sporting legend was summoned by Hitler. He was promised German citizenship, a high post in the German military and the chance to play for the German national side. He however declined the offer. Who is he ?

*9-The Wizard

Major Dhyan Chand, the wizard of hockey.He was given this offer following Germany’s

embarassing 8-1 defeat to India in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Dhyan Chand

10-Signing Off in Style ??Which infamous incident is immortalized by this statue .Identify the guy on the right.

Zinedine Zidane’s head butt on Marco Materazzi during the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup between France and Italy

Marco Materazzi

*11-Know my Roots !!Who is the fast Bowler represented in the official logo of the 1999 cricket world cup ?

Debashish Mohanty

X is the youngest grandmaster in India and the 2nd youngest grandmaster in the world.

*12-Identify X

Parimarjan Negi

This famous Indian cricketer once took to the field for Pakistan in an exhibition match against India. Identify him.

13-Indo-Pak Stories

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

14-Died Like a Warrior… Qutb-ud-din Aibak died while playing which sport ?

POLO

15-Keep Your Ears OpenWho’s speaking and what is he referring to ??

Boman Irani in Dhan Dhana Dhan GOAL He is referring to the Munich Air Disaster

which took thelives of 7 Man Utd players

STANDINGS TABLE

1.Andre Agassi 2. Sergi Bruguera 3._______________

*16-History in the Making…

The final standings in men’s singles category in the 1996 Olympics.

Leander Paes

Name the sport in which the Indian national men’s and women’s teams have both won all the world cups in the sport.

17- A Clean Sweep

Kabaddi

X is the only Indian cricketer to have won all of the U-19 world cup, The T20 World Cup, The ICC Champions Trophy and The ICC Cricket World Cup.

18-Identify X

Yuvraj Singh

*19-Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde... Anybody ???

Name the Commonwealth Games gold medalist who starred in the hit telugu film “Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde”

Jwala Gutta

X is the only country to have participated in each and every Olympic games and under its own flag.X?

20-Lone Olympian

GREECE