Khel Khel MeinResearched and Conducted by:

Souptik Das and Bishanka Dassarma

1. David Breyer Singmaster (born 1939, USA) is a

retired professor of mathematics at London South Bank University, England, UK. A self-described metagrobologist, he is most famous for his ____ notation and his solution to the _______ ______. 

People are generally given time to plan their approach before they have a go at it. Fourteen year old Lucas Elter currently holds the world record at 4.904 seconds, which has been verified by the World____ Association . He broke the record held by Collin Burns in 2015. In 2016, software engineers Jay Flatland and Paul Rose released a video showing a robot they built which achieved it in 1.047 seconds.

Which game am I talking about?

2. Identify the two men speaking in the video.Also identify the actor playing the fairer man.

Hugo Weaving playing Douglas Jardine Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi

3. Obinna Michael Durumchukwa , 34, a Nigerian

international was celebrating his birthday in his rented flat with his friends Nwabu Chukwuma , 22, and John Okoro , 33, with bottles of beer. A certain topic came up during their conversations, and soon, things went out of hand. Durumchukwa flung a glass at Chukwuma – which he dodged – causing it to shatter after hitting a wall. The latter then picked up a shard from the broken glass and proceeded to slash his friend's throat in a fit of uncontrollable rage. 

This incident took place in the outskirts of Mumbai very recently. What was the (not so) trivial reason behind this tragic incident?

Messi v Ronaldo

4.Identify this woman, who is the only woman in the world to hold IBSF World Titles in both Billiards and Snooker. Also, give me the name of the legendary Spanish Tennis player after whom she is named.

Arantxa Sanchis, named after Arantxa Sanchez Vicario

*5. X on Y, in an interview on November 8th, 2015:

“I woke up on Wednesday morning at 5am, switched on the radio and heard the news. It’s the main news story here in South Africa and that just shows the respect that he carries. We toured New Zealand in 1994 but he wasn’t in the team then. We’d heard about this youngster that was playing sevens and was just destroying oppositions.

Then he pitched up in a few tests, and later on, grabbed the imagination of the world. But my greatest moment with Y was having lunch in Paris in 2007 with my two boys, Jean and Stephane.

In their eyes the only important man around the lunch table was Y, not their old dad.

It was such a long, incredible lunch, chatting about sport and about people and that’s why I say he was just as big a giant off the field as he was on it.”

Very simple. X and Y, please.

Francois Pienaar on Jonah Lomu

6. Connect with a 2 word term• Contracts to win all thirteen tricks in

bridge.• One national team defeating all

others in the annual rugby union series now called Six Nations Championship.

• Home run with all three bases occupied, thereby scoring four runs on one play.

Grand Slam

7.

Identify the sportsperson from this recently released Biopic.

Jesse Owens

8. X was born in Calcutta in June 23,1877. He studied

at St.Xavier’s College, and is credited with the first hat trick in an open football tournament in India, for St.Xavier’s against Sovabazar in July 1897.

He served as Secretary of the Indian Football Association from 1900 to 1902. He later migrated to the United States, he acted in movies like Beau Geste and Dancing Mothers.

However, we know him mostly because of his achievement in a different sport. Although there is a debate regarding which country his achievement should be attributed to, the supreme authority for the competition has credited it to India.

Who is X?

Norman Pritchard

9. The plot of most of X's cartoons centered on his antics in the fictional Jellystone Park, a variant of the real Yellowstone National Park. X, accompanied by his constant companion ______, would often try to steal picnic baskets from campers in the park, much to the displeasure of Park Ranger Smith. X's girlfriend, Cindy, sometimes appeared and usually disapproved of X's antics. X's name was similar to that of contemporary American icon Y, who was known for his amusing quotes, such as “Half the lies they tell about me aren't true." Y sued Hanna-Barbera for defamation, but their management claimed that the similarity of the names was just a coincidence. Y withdrew his suit, but the defense was considered implausible and sources now report that Y was the inspiration for the name. At the time X first hit TV screens, Y was a household name.

Give me X and Y.

X- Yogi Bear Y-Yogi Berra

*10. X(pic next slide) is a wrestler who won India’s

first ever gold medal in women’s wrestling in the 55kg freestyle category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

X’s father and coach faced near ostracization from his humble Balali village in Haryana, when he began training his daughters to become female wrestlers. He held on to a steadfast belief that if an Indian woman can become a prime minister, she could become a wrestler too.

Who is X’s father and what would bring her father and their family’s story into the spotlight at the end of 2016?

Mahavir Phogat, Dangal

11. Although textbooks laud the achievements of

Mihir Sen and Arati Saha, a less discussed X is a real life hero. At the age of 10, young X lost both his legs in a train mishap. In 1997, he became the first physically handicapped Asian to successfully cross the English Channel. In the year 2001, he became the world’s first physically handicapped person to cross the Strait of Gibraltar. ID X, who, after his death, found a devotee in Sachin Tendulkar.

Masudur Rahman Baidya

12.Two trophies are named the men shown below, for team tournaments in a particular sport.(No part points)

Samuel X Karslten Y

Ryder Cup Solheim Cup

13. Henry Holroyd was the 3rd Earl of X. In

1891, he made a donation of 150 guineas to New South Wales Cricket Association for promotion of cricket among the states. The donation was used to purchase a plate and establish something which happens till date.

Simply, give me X(one word).

Sheffield Shield

14.

Louis Jordan Playing Baron Pierre De Coubertin

*15.The player on the right is a man named Lew Alcindor who shone brightly in the 1970-71 NBA season as his team, the Milwaukee Bucks won the title. He was also adjudged the NBA finals MVP, that year, the first of his 6 MVP titles. The day after winning the NBA title for the Bucks, Alcindor changed his name to something meaning “Generous servant of God.”How do we know Alcindor better as?

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

16. Anthony Maria Irudayam is a two time world

champion and a 9 time national champion. He has made huge contributions to keeping India at the top in his sport. He is the only Arjuna Awardee from his sport. Which sport is Anthony Maria Irudayam involved with?

Carrom

17. In the next slide, you will see X’s medal record

in equestrianism. At the age of 21, X won the individual title at the European Eventing Championship, and was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1971. X represented her country in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, riding a horse named Goodwill. She was the only female sportsperson in the 1976 Summer Olympics, who did not have to undergo a sex test. Who is X?

18.

X isn’t crazy about the Indian food and doesn’t speak any Indian language, but has become a fan favourite in this country. In a bid to popularize the sport in South Korea, he along with some other compatriots have come to India. X is already seen as one of the rising stars of the game. His fleet-footed skills, ability to hold his breath and grapple has caught the eye of many experts. He also guided his nation to an Asian Games bronze medal in this sport. ID X, who is particularly famous in this part of the country.

Jang Kun Lee,Bengal Warriors

19.An excerpt from an English daily on 20th January, 2015:“Everton fans that attended the Premier League match against West Brom on Monday night are set to feature in the new _____ film ‘Y' alongside Hollywood star X, a lifelong Everton fan.

Evertonian boxer and actor Tony Bellew has landed a major part in the movie and arranged for a camera crew to capture the scenes inside Goodison Park.A message for supporters to stay in their seats at half time appeared on the big screens during the match next to a picture of X holding aloft an Everton scarf. 

'Be sure you make as much noise as possible - go absolutely nuts at half-time - to help us create a brilliant atmosphere. I have seen firsthand what kind of noise Evertonians create – it will be perfect for the scene.'Appearing in a Hollywood blockbuster may serve as some consolation for supporters after they watched their side endure a frustrating 0-0 draw against West Brom.”Give me the film Y and X, who in 2007 wanted to buy a share in his favourite club, Everton.

Sylvester Stallone Creed

*20. Hayden Panettiere is an American actress

who is known for her role as cheerleader Claire Bennet on the NBC series Heroes.

She came out to the public for the first time after her postpartum depression in support of her partner in Germany.

However, things did not turn out so well for her partner, as his 9 year reign came to an end.

Who is Hayden Panettiere’s partner?

21. PSP is an American national tournament series that travels throughout

the United States each year. It is regarded as one of the most popular ______ leagues. The PSP has held five events throughout the United States each year. 

The season generally starts in March and ends with the World Cup in October; the NXL has back-filled where the PSP left off and created its own series and World Cup event under their new format and rules.

As of 2013, a regulation PSP field is 150 feet long by 120 feet wide. Inflatable bunkers of differing shapes and sizes are placed on the field

in mirrored symmetry with a flag in the center. Each end of the field has a start area containing a penalty box. Each team consists of five players.

This sport has been slowly gaining popularity in many Indian states and is now even available in Kolkata.

Just give me the sport(Pic next slide).

Paintball

22.• Give me X. And also, give me why X will be unique

in this list.

Athens Paris London Los Angeles Lake Placid Innsbruck St. Moritz Paris X

X- Beijing Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, thereby becoming the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympics.

23. X(born 27 June, 1992) is a Colombian

professional footballer who plays as a striker. He has represented Colombia at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria and the 2011 South American U-20 championship in Peru. From 2015, he has been a member of Brazilian club Corinthians. Right now, he is on loan to New York City FC, brushing shoulders with the likes of Andrea Pirlo and Frank Lampard.

X is pretty famous in this country because of his exploits here.

ID X.

Jon Stiven Mendoza

24.The various events in women’s heptathlon are as

follows: 1.100 metres hurdles 2.High Jump 3.X 4.200 metres 5.Long Jump 6.Y 7.800 metres Give me the 2 missing events.

Shotput, Javelin Throw

*25.• Although many types have been tried and tested

over the years, competitively, this game has the following 3 variations.

• Fixed- In this variation, a vertical wooden pole is fixed in the ground and the participant performs and poses while hanging on the pole.

• Hanging-The hanging _________ is a wooden pole that is shorter in length than the standard pole and is hung from chain and hooks, leaving a gap between the ground and the bottom of the __________.

• Rope-In this variation, the participant performs while hanging from a rope suspended from a support.

• Which sport am I talking about?

Mallakhamba