Sports Quiz - '18

1
X is the third album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1983. It reached
number one on the Billboard 200 on June 30, 1984, and catapulted the band to international fame.
The album has been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA. X was ranked number 2 on the Billboard
year-end album chart for 1984. The album spawned four top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and
a fifth went top 20. X did very well internationally where most of its singles charted in the top 40 or
above in multiple countries. In May 2013, a two-disc 30th Anniversary Edition album of X was
released. The album is now approaching 10 million sales in the U.S. according to the liner notes by
Gary Graff and the press release issued prior to release.

2
This cricket stadium is assumed to be the largest roundabout in the southern hemisphere. Name it

3
The modern game of X is derived from Manipur, India, where the game was known as 'Sagol Kangjei', 'Kanjai-bazee‘. It was the
anglicized form of the last, referring to the wooden ball that was used, which was adopted by the sport in its slow spread to the
west. The first X club was established in the town of Silchar in Assam, India, in 1833.
The origins of the game in Manipur are traced to early precursors of Sagol Kangjei. This was one of three forms of hockey in
Manipur, the other ones being field hockey (called Khong Kangjei) and wrestling-hockey (called Mukna Kangjei). Local rituals such
as those connected to the Marjing, the Winged-Pony God of X and the creation-ritual episodes of the Lai Haraoba festival
enacting the life of his son, Khori-Phaba, the X-playing god of sports. These may indicate an origin earlier than the historical
records of Manipur. Later, according to Chaitharol-Kumbaba, a Royal Chronicle of Manipur King Kangba who ruled Manipur much
earlier than Nongda Lairen Pakhangba (33 AD) introduced Sagol Kangjei (Kangjei on horse back). Further regular playing of this
game commenced in 1605 during the reign of King Khagemba under newly framed rules of the game. However it was the first
Mughal emperor, Babur, who popularised the sport in India and ultimately made a significant influence on England.
The oldest X ground in the world is the Imphal X Ground in Manipur State. The history of this ground is contained in the royal
chronicle "Cheitharol Kumbaba" starting from AD 33. Lieutenant (later Major General) Joseph Ford Sherer, the father of modern X
visited the state and played on this ground in the 1850s. Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India visited the state in 1901 and measured
the ground as "225 yards long and 110 yards wide" 225 by 110 yards (206 by 101 m)

4
X was created by Octavio de Moraes in 1965 in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach. X started in Rio
de Janeiro; however cities like Recife, Salvador, Brasília, Goiânia, Santos and Florianópolis have
players who have been playing X since the 1970s.
Teams of X had five a side at first. Due to the skill level of the X athletes (nearly all were
professional Y players), the ball would rarely drop. The players began lowering the number of
players on each side, eventually settling on 2 versus 2, which is still in use today.
In recent years, professional Y players have taken up X in both promotional events and celebrity
matches. The first International X event to occur outside of Brazil was in 2003 by the United States
X Association on Miami Beach at the 2003 Fitness Festival. This event led to international players
and teams in pursuit of federation statuses.

5
At times when galleries didn’t exist in football fields, the spectators would gather around the
playing area, which gave them the chance to cheer and jeer with the same intensity. In case a
striker hits a wayward shot, the common gesture from the crowd was X. What did this gesture
supposedly inspire, in a different sport?

7
Fast-paced and exhilarating to watch, it has all kinds of Olympic potential – X’s All-Ireland Senior
Championship Final was named number two on CNN’s list of ’10 Sporting Events You Have To See
Live.’ In fact, X already made its Olympic debut, as an unofficial sport at the 1904 Summer
Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, but it hasn’t appeared again since.

8
The Asian Football Confederation in a press release made it clear that both the leagues in India,
the Indian Super League and the I-League should be merged from next season. AFC General
Secretary Dato Windsor John on Wednesday said that the simultaneous running of ISL and I-
League this season is a temporary adjustment and both the leagues will be merged together from
next season.
"It's not a question of what we are favouring or not. It's in the AFC Constitution that ___ _______
______ ____ ___ ______. We just gave provision for a transition period. That's all," said Windsor at
Kolkata from the sidelines of the Brazil-England game.
Why

9
 X ended his exile from ______ ___________ after the official broadcasters of the Y hinted that the
renowned ___________ could be seen in action in the 10th edition of the T20 tournament. “It’s
our intention to get him back in the studio. However we have some paperwork formalities left
but in all likelihood, we may see him doing commentary in the upcoming Y” Prasana Krishnan,
EVP and business head of Y.

10
1 August 1714 – accession of George I of the House of Hanover to the throne
1715 – There is a myth that X fell into the Thames, and was saved by Watermen
1 August 1715 – the first _________ ____ ___ ____ ___
1721 – X dies, will leaves specific instructions for race to continue
1730 – race was won by Jack Broughton, a champion pugilist
1769 – Fishmongers' Company established strict regulations to ensure fair competition
1873 – race run with the incoming tide from this year onward
1880 – race was won by William J. Cobb who was so proud of his victory he became known as ‘X Cobb'
1887 – race was won by William Giles East who went on to win the Sculling Championship of England in 1891,
became a Queen's Watermen in 1898, and Barge Master to the King in 1906.
1973 – The fastest race yet, won by Bobby Prentice in 23 minutes 22 seconds.
1988 – race opened to unsuccessful prior competitors to row in their 2nd and 3rd years of freedom
1992 – Claire Burran was the first woman to compete. Sister of 1988 winner Glen Hayes, she came third in rough
conditions.
2005 – 291st race was the closest in recent memory, with first place winning by only a few lengths, and 2nd and 3rd
places were given a dead heat.

11
Fly The Movie: Journey To Frankfurt is set to go into production after Triple Hoops Films reached
their fundraising target. The documentary followed professional X players of Team UK as they
prepared for the X World Cup in Germany last summer (2016). Caroline Taylor and Jennie Grimes
of Triple Hoops Films: ‘I was speechless when we reached our target – I’m so proud to be a part of
a community that can come together to support something like this. ‘Hopefully our film can
inspire everyone to get active and get involved in X. We can’t wait to get stuck into making the
bulk of the film in the coming months, especially in Frankfurt in July.’

12
Federer: "After all these years I actually get a chance to support his forehand, his aggressive play, his fighting
spirit, his everything. He's been a wonderful champion for our sport.
"I think Rafa brought something to the game that we really haven't seen that much before, or not at all. The
amount of spin he was able to bring to the game or the physicality and his movement on clay."
Borg: "Doubles is going to be very important. I think everybody wants to see, of course, Federer and Nadal play
doubles,” he said.
"It’s very important to choose who is going to play (and) how many matches when they’re going to play.“
McEnroe: "If I start yelling and screaming, and that makes the player that’s playing play worse then that’s a bad
idea."
"Obviously it’s mainly up to the player but hopefully as a coach (if I) can help maybe a little bit at the right moment
then you feel like you did your job.“
Where

13
Speaking to PTI, Ceman (Vice Presidetn of X) said:
“I was happy to meet with him. This clearly is a guy who commands respect. He is a national icon. But it was hard for us to
convince him, from being a national icon of India to come to America where there are no guarantees that he is going to
make it through this very competitive system.
Ceman went on to say that both parties were eager to complete the deal and then explained why it didn’t work out:
“So it was hard for us to tell him that ‘you leave this amazing life in India and come and risk it all in America where we are
not sure of anything’. The conversation was definitely of mutual interest but it did not work out eventually”
What is being talked about

14
X was established in 1978. The magazine covers of international sports, including the FIFA World
Cup, UEFA Euro and the Olympics. It covers sports in India, including coverage of cricket, the
unofficial national sport of India. Additional coverage of sports includes football, tennis and
Formula One Grand Prix.
From the 28 January 2006 issue, the magazine changed its name from ‘The X’ to ‘X’ and moved
from magazine to tabloid format. In 2012 the magazine was redesigned.
The new online avatar of X was launched on 26 October 2015 amidst much fanfare at the Madras
Cricket Club. The portal, a one-stop destination for multiple sports, offers the Indian audience a
platform to follow their favourite sports and sporting personalities. X is a weekly sports magazine
published in India by the publishers of The Hindu.

15
New Zealand adopted a temporary change during their tour of Africa (2015), playing under the
name X for the first ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare on August 2. The one-off move helped
celebrate_____ ________ ____; X was emblazoned on the front of the team's playing shirts during the
match.
"New Zealand Cricket want to extend cricket's reach and make it more welcoming to communities
not always closely aligned with the game," NZC chief executive David White said. "It's something
we haven't done particularly well in the past.
"We've been too one dimensional in our approach and especially in regard to addressing under-
representation in certain communities. But we have to start somewhere."
White said NZC would also soon be launching a range of new cricket-playing programmes aimed
at helping spread the game in various communities.
"Cricket is a wonderful game that anyone can play, irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity or
culture," he said. "We just need to make sure everyone feels it's accessible and welcoming - which
is part of the reason for reaching out this week."

16
X (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer who is a twelve-time Olympic
medalist and former world record-holder in three events. X is the first swimmer to represent the
United States in five Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008), and, at age 41, the oldest
swimmer to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed
in the 50-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and
won silver medals in all three events.
X has won twelve Olympic medals (four gold, four silver, four bronze), one of three women with
the most Olympic women's swimming medals. The others are fellow Americans Jenny
Thompson and Natalie Coughlin. X won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics when, at age
33, she was the oldest member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Swim Team. She has also won at least one
medal in each of the five Olympics in which she has competed, making her one of only a handful
of Olympians to earn medals in five different Games.

17
Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho became the first player in English football to have a goal
awarded by the X on Tuesday.
The much-debated __________, which has been tested at FIFA events and used in Serie A and the
Bundesliga this season, made its English debut through trials in the FA Cup and EFL Cup semi-
finals this month.
Former Manchester City youngster Iheanacho had already given Leicester the lead in their third-
round replay against League One Fleetwood Town and had a second disallowed for offside.
X

18
Andy Lewis spelled out his approach to life – dubbed “X-life" – in a November 2010 interview with
Brenden Gebhart. X-life is:
“A concept adopted by X-line who live a life consistently and continually inspired by X-lining. X-lining is
not considered a sport by society. There is no X-line magazine. There are no set rules. No set definitions.
No standardized equipment. No statistics. Most importantly, there are no true professionals. In fact there
is pretty much no reason to X-line except for the sake of X-lining itself. That is the X-life. Rules and
regulations involved in the habitual and ridiculous effort to remove RISK entirely from society has made
living the X-life inside of society damn near impossible. Liability and insurance are the two words crippling
the sport of X-lining today. “X-ers,” living the “X-life,” instead; travel the globe in search of the most
inspiring places to practice X-lining. _____lining, ____lining, ____lining, and free solo are all separate facets
of X-lining. Training all of these facets is an incredibly positive way to stay physically and mentally fit. This
training is becoming a pseudo-religion amongst the community of X-liners; otherwise called the “X-life.”
Living in the moment, being immersed in the wilderness, challenging your body, developing your mind,
confronting, controlling, and conquering one’s fear of death, and pursuing the pure, true, and honest
unbridled feeling of freedom to do what you want is the foundation supporting the X-life.”

Answer Slide
The Mendoza Line is an expression in baseball in the United States, deriving from the name of
shortstop Mario Mendoza, whose poor batting average is taken to define the threshold of
incompetent hitting.

ONE COUNTRY SHOULD HAVE ONE
LEAGUE

DOGGETT’S COAT AND BADGE RACE

SUSHIL KUMAR REFUSING TO
WRESTLE IN WWE

Aotearoa. To celebrate Maori
Language Week.

ROUND 1 (CLOCKWISE)
+10/0 Bounce
+15/-10 Pounce

1
X (28 January 1918 – 13 September 1998) was an Indian footballer and physician. He was born on 28 January 1918
in Assam, Naga hills to the Rev. Subongwati Ningdangri __ and his wife Maongsangla Changkilari, in the village of
Changki, in the then Naga Hills District of Assam.
In 1943 X joined Mohun Bagan, who were then in the Calcutta Football League. He captained the Maroon and
Green in 1948 and 1949, taking over from Sarat Das. Sarat Das was X’s senior in Cotton College, Guwahati, and
both of them had played for the Maharana Club of Guwahati. X was a striker in the Maharana Club but on joining
Mohun Bagan he was positioned in the defense. In Mohun Bagan, X was Centre-Half and along with his two Backs,
they were popularly known as "the Great Wall of China". In 1950 Ao captained Bagan in the Durand Cup but lost to
Hyderabad Police in the final 1-0.
In 1948, a year after India won its independence, X was the captain of the India national football team in the 1948
Summer Olympics, in the team's first official game and was the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent. The Indian
team's first match was against Burma, but the game was a walkover. In India's second match, against France, the
team lost 2–1, with the India goal coming from Y. X played five more matches for India before retiring.
Give X. Bonus 5 for Y

TALIMERAN AO, SARANGAPANI RAMAN

2
X was an amateur cricket team founded by author Y, and was active from 1890 to 1913. The team
was named by Y, both after himself and in the mistaken belief that X meant 'Heaven help us' in
Arabic. This amateur cricket team included the likes of A A Milne, Aurther C Doyle, H G Wells,
Rudyard Kipling and other contemporaries.
Peter Pan's First XI, a book on the exploits of the X, was published in 2011.
X & Y

ALLAHAKBARRIES, JAMES MATTHEW
BARRIE

4
Wife carrying(eukonkanto) is a sport in which male competitors race while each carrying a female
teammate. The objective is for the male to carry the female through a special obstacle track in the
fastest time. This sport was first introduced at Sonkajärvi, Finland.
What is so unique about the prizes given at the Wife Carrying World Championships in Finland?

The prize depends on the wife's weight
in beer

5
ID the ground, the name also has a historical connect with India.

PIETERMARITZBURG, ST LAWRENCE
GROUND

6
As per the available data of the opening 2 weeks, Star Sports X viewership on TV increased by
nearly 56% from the 2014 year’s viewership. During the inaugural season tournament viewership
was 43.5 crore(435 million) viewers, which was the second in India after the 56 crore(560 million)
of IPL viewership. The online viewership also increased 1.3 crore unique visitors, which is 18.5 times
than of last year’s 7 lakh unique visitors. The third season which was flagged off on 30 January,
recorded a surge in viewership with the opening week ratings 36 per cent higher than the week
one viewership for its last season.

7
X jokingly challenged Y to a match after the renowned actor commented he could see himself compete in
badminton at the Olympic Games.
Y made the remark during a recent Gold Meets Golden event, where Hollywood entertainers and professional
athletes were brought together to support sports-related causes.
“You know what I’d like to do? Badminton!,” he told EW at the short film festival Tropfest earlier this summer. “I
mean, I’m not that talented a player, and — I don’t want to be disparaging — but the amount of people who are
really talented who go into badminton is a small number. I’d say 90 percent go into tennis. So I figure my chance of
actually making it in badminton is higher.”
In response, the Danish shuttler offered to take on Y with a handicap.
"I would be confident to give Y a 18-0 lead and I bet I would still win," X told the Olympic Channel.
"Badminton would be an awesome way to get a really good workout because the speed of the game is really fast," X
added.
"You take lunges, you jump a lot, and your heart rate is really up there.
"We would welcome him in Denmark if he wants to try out badminton; I am sure that he will find that it's pretty
brutal training.“
Y has yet to respond to his invitation.

8
What is it that they are trying to show

NEW BADMINTON SERVICE RULE, THE
FRONT SHAFT OF THE RACKET SHOULD
BE BELOW 1.15M FROM GROUND

9 You know ______ ___ ____!
During the second day of the seventh and final Ashes Test between Australia and England at the
Sydney Cricket Ground, beer bottles and cans were thrown onto the outfield and English fast
bowler X was loudly booed and manhandled by a drunk and drug-affected fan on the boundary
when Australian Terry Jenner was forced to retire hurt after having accidentally ducked into a
bouncer from X. English captain Ray Illingworth pulled his team from the field in disgust, but
England returned seven minutes later after umpires Tom Brooks and Lou Rowan warned
Illingworth that the match and the Ashes would be awarded to Australia. During a further seven-
minute delay to clear the field, a sight-screen attendant was hit by a beer can thrown from the
crowd, leaving him unconscious and having to be carried from the field on a stretcher. 14 fans
were arrested for offensive behaviour and a further 190 were ejected.

10
X remembers walking into a restaurant, where he's introduced to Y, and "we immediately fell into
conversation about the only subject we had in common."
"What I don't understand," Y said, "is why you ask where I've gone. I just did a Mr. Coffee
commercial, I'm a spokesman for the Bowery Savings Bank and I haven't gone anywhere!"
I've always wondered about that. But it turns out X finally explained his lyrics about Y from the
song "Mrs. Robinson" - in a 1999 article he wrote the day Y died.
I said that I didn't mean the lines literally, that I thought of him as an American hero and that
genuine heroes were in short supply. He accepted the explanation and thanked me. We shook
hands and said good night.
Now, in the shadow of his passing, I find myself wondering about that explanation. Yes, he was a
cultural icon, a hero if you will, but not of my generation. He belonged to my father's youth: he
was a World War II guy whose career began in the days of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig and ended
with the arrival of the youthful Mickey Mantle.

Answer slide
X-Paul Simon, Y-Joe Dimaggio
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio
Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you
Wu wu wu
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson
Jolting Joe has left and gone away
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

11
“Run for the roses" is a song on the album The Innocent Age, written and recorded by
singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg in 1981. Released as a single the following year, it peaked at
number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has since been used as an unofficial theme for the X. The
chorus mentions "the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance" at once describing the
experience of _____ ______ and life itself.
The song was commissioned by the ABC television network for the 106th running of the X in 1980.
It premiered on the network's X night special the night before. Fogelberg stated that it was written
in two days.
(Hint next slide)

Clipper round the world yacht race

14 What was unique about this game

Crossbow bolt was fired into the ground

DISAMBIGUATION
Written Round
+5/0
+5/-5 at stake
+10 if all correct

ROUND 2 (ANTICLOCKWISE)
+10/0 on Bounce
+15/-10 on Pounce

1
During a Test at the WACA Ground in December 1979 between Australia and England, X went to
the crease with an Y bat manufactured by a company owned by a friend. There were no rules
against using such a bat, but trouble began when X hit a ball that went for three runs. Australian
captain Greg Chappell thought that the ball should have gone for a four, and instructed Rodney
Hogg to deliver a conventional bat to X. As this was happening, English captain Mike
Brearley complained to the umpires that using such a bat was against the spirit of the game and
that it was damaging the ball.
But X refused to change the bat. Brearley, X, and the umpires held an animated discussion for
almost ten minutes, before Chappell insisted that X should change bats. In a fit of pique, X threw
"the offending lump of metal fully 40 yards towards the pavilion", and grudgingly took the
conventional bat. He was not disciplined by the ACB for this incident. After the game, sales of the
bat skyrocketed for a few months, before the laws of the game were amended.

2
X, a football club was founded in 1984 in the state of Mizoram and have since participated in
various amateur tournaments.
In January 2012 they were officially certified by the All India Football Federation to participate in
the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of football in India. In September 2012 they participated
in 2012 Indian Federation Cup Qualifiers. Finally, the team qualified for I League 2nd Division after
its second attempt. In 2015, they won 2015 I-League 2nd Division. On 20 December 2016, Y
(current manager of East Bengal, highest paid Indian coach) was announced as the head coach of
the first team for 2016-17 I-League. On 30 April 2017, X won the 2016–17 I-League and became
the first team from North-East India to win the league.
X & Y

3
X was, on Wednesday, named the new title sponsor of the Y for a three-year term, replacing Z.
The announcement was made after X’s Board cleared the decks for the project entailing Rs 14.73
crore as sponsorship payment. The sponsorship fee for 2017 and 2018 will be Rs. 14 crore and Rs.
15 crore respectively. The first ‘X-Y’ commenced on January 18, 2016, and ended on February 21.
Labelling it a “big ticket event”, X chairman Sutirtha Bhattacharya said: “W has always been popular
in the country, and we were once at the pinnacle of the game globally.
“We want to encourage sports, especially ______, and stoke the interest for the cause of the youth.”
X came on board after Z’s three-year contract with Y expired after the 2015 season.

4
Muhammad Ali fought three professional boxing matches against X between 1973 and 1976. Ali won the series 2–1.
First match
Still rebuilding a winning record after Ali’s first professional loss to Joe Frazier, Ali sought to defend his heavyweight championship when he
faced X on March 31, 1973, at the Sports Arena, San Diego, California. The fight against X started a years-long rivalry. Ali was outmaneuvered
by X's unorthodox fighting style, which involved jabbing from below and crossing his hands for defence. As the final bell rang, X won on a
split decision, igniting a controversy in the boxing world. Soon after the fight, Ali was treated in hospital for a broken jaw, an injury sustained
in the last round of the fight.
Second match
On September 10, 1973, Ali and X met at the Forum, Inglewood, California, USA, for their highly anticipated rematch. X was in superb shape
going into the second fight while Ali took to training at his training camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, where he "sought to whip his once
Adonis-like physique back into shape.“
As the fight began, both Ali and X appeared in shape and energetic. However, Ali demonstrated his physical stamina by skipping without
pause and standing between rounds. X came out aggressively in the beginning of the fifth round, leading with a barrage of jabs and pushing
Ali to a more defensive posture.
In the final round, Ali dominated with a series of combinations. Though the match was close, Ali ended up winning the split with 2 votes to 1.
Although had Ali demonstrated the physical stamina for which he had become known, he admitted, "I'm tireder than usual, because of my
age."
Third match
Ali and X met for the third and last time on September 28, 1976, at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, USA, completing their trilogy. This
time, 34-year-old Ali entered the ring as Heavyweight Champion. Both fighters showed their strengths, but neither established themselves as
the obvious winner. Ultimately, Ali won by a unanimous decision, thereby retaining his title.

5
X is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected to start for the Western Conference in
the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. At the time of his final season, he was
the tallest active player in the NBA, at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in). He is the only player outside of the United States to lead the NBA in All-Star
voting.
X, who was born in Shanghai, China, started playing for the Shanghai Sharks as a teenager, and played on their senior team for five
years in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), winning a championship in his final year. After negotiating with the CBA and the
Sharks to secure his release, X was selected by the Houston Rockets as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. He reached
the NBA Playoffs four times, and the Rockets won a first-round series in the 2009 postseason, their first playoff series victory since
1997. In July 2011, Yao announced his retirement from professional basketball because of a series of foot and ankle injuries which
forced him to miss 250 games in his last six seasons. In eight seasons with the Rockets, X ranks sixth among franchise leaders in
total points and total rebounds, and second in total blocks.
X is one of China's best-known athletes, with sponsorships with several major companies. His rookie year in the NBA was the
subject of a documentary film, The Year of the X, and he co-wrote, along with NBA analyst Ric Bucher, an autobiography titled X: A
Life in Two Worlds.
In April 2016, X was elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, alongside Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson.
X is famous in the internet world for an entire different reason

6
X as it was originally called was the name given to the sport founded by William G Morgan that
later became Y. The sport roots can be traced back to Holyoke, Massachusetts when William the
director at the local YMCA created the sport as an alternative to the more physical basketball.
Basketball was becoming popular at the time but Morgan wanted to create a sport at his
physicality where his members did not have to run.
The sports orgins of X are rooted in the fact that the original sport was much like badminton so
“minton” to “X” The court was 25 by 50 feet originally and the net 6 feet 6 inches high. In attempt
to bring in other sports the game originally was mimicked after baseball with 9 innings and
3 servers per inning. Also originally there were unlimited number of players on each side.
William G Morgan died On December 27th 1942. He was inducted in the Y hall of fame in 1985 at
its inauguration by another future hall of famer Doug Beal.

7
"I whipped off that shirt and I kind of whipped it around in the air over my head and dropped to
my knees as a 'Yes!' moment that we had done what we set out to do.
"I had no idea that would be my reaction - it was truly genuine and it was insane and it was a relief
and it was joy and it was gratitude all wrapped into one," she says.
Photographs of X kneeling on the pitch in her _____ ______ ___ swept around the world. It became
an iconic image and three major magazines - Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and Time Magazine -
splashed it on their front covers with the headlines Girls Rule! Yes! What a Kick!

8
Growing up in a wrestling family as the nephew of Stampede Wrestling legend Gama Singh, _____ began
his professional wrestling career at the Martial Arts Fitness Center in Calgary, Alberta, training with Rick
Bognar.
______ debuted in Premier Martial Arts Wrestling (PMW) as Raj _____ and then went on to train with Bad
News Allen and Gerry Morrow, wrestling in a revived Stampede Wrestling alongside fellow future WWE
wrestlers Natalya, Tyson Kidd and Viktor. As Tiger Raj Singh, _____ also won various tag team
championships in Stampede and in Prairie Wrestling Alliance (PWA), spending much of his early career
teaming with his cousin Gama Singh Jr., with whom they were known as The New Karachi Vice and also
as Sikh & Destroy, winning the PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship.
In PWA, he was the PWA Heavyweight Champion from 2008 until January 2010 and also spent time in
Great North Wrestling (GNW), where he feuded with wrestlers such as Hannibal and Samoa Joe.
At the tryout, _____ believed that his Punjabigimmick and promos made him stand out, stating that he
"came out wearing a turban and had [his] full outfit on" and that "they like guys who speak different
languages and have different looks". In early 2010, he signed to a developmental contract with FCW and
wrestled there for a year.

9
In 1968-69, English Cricket team had scheduled a tour to apartheid era South Africa. However the
inclusion of X in the English team led to a lot of controversy. The then South African prime
minister B. J. Vorster had already made it clear that X's inclusion was not acceptable, and despite
many negotiations the tour was cancelled. This was seen as a watershed in the sporting boycott of
apartheid South Africa . Identify X.

10
In South Africa today, township taxis are
nicknamed “X" for their speed. These are
footprints on the cab. X's career was
unusual in that she mainly trained and
raced barefoot.

Answer Slide
Adam Voges, 2nd highest test batting average next to Don Bradman (99.94)

AUDIO
ID the vocalist (Written)
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+5/0 for funda or name of the song
+5/-5 at stake
+10 if all correct

1. ROGER FEDERER (WE ARE SWISS)

2. MANNY PACQUIAO (LALABAN AKO)

3. HENRY OLANGA (OUR ZIMBABWE)
Became famous once again after Robert Mugabe was sacked

ROUND 3
+10/0 on Bounce
+15/-10 on Pounce

1
Natural tracks are adapted from existing mountain roads and paths. Artificially banked curves are
not permitted. The track's surface should be horizontal. They are naturally iced. Tracks can get
rough from the braking and steering action. Athletes use a steering rein and drag their hands and
use their legs in order to drive around the tight flat corners. Braking is often required in front of
curves and is accomplished by the use of spikes built on the bottom of the shoes.
Most of the tracks are situated in Austria and Italy, with others in Germany, Poland, Russia,
Slovenia, Canada, Switzerland, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Turkia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Bulgaria,
Romania, New Zealand and the United States. The Upper Peninsula X Club in Negaunee, Michigan,
is home to one of only five lighted natural track X runs in the world, and the only natural track in
the United States. The over 800 meter (half-mile) track features 29 curves along its 88-meter
(289 ft) vertical drop. The club hosts international X events and offers X instruction to the public
during the winter months.
World championships have been held since 1979 while European championships have been held
since 1970.

2
Muhammad Ali’s famous “X” against Y in February 1964 was a pivotal and controversial moment in
boxing history. Ali (then Cassius Clay) hit the then-heavyweight champion with a seemingly light
counterpunch that sent Y to the mat in the first round. Y was unable to recover from the blow, and
Ali was awarded the TKO. The manner in which Y went down has drawn speculation about the
fight, with some believing Y fixed the fight in order to pay off debts with the mob.

3
Bronte EcKermann, the inventor of X, had said he would not mind giving Mahendra Singh Dhoni
one as a souvenir if India, which had made it to the semi-finals, wins the ongoing ICC tournament.
'Well, this is a very costly system. The entire set-up during a match costs US$ 40,000 (Rs 25 lakh
approx), so I don't allow the players to ______ it during any celebrations. But I know Dhoni loves
keeping a souvenir X. If India can win the final, I might get into some arrangement with Dhoni,'
EcKermann said.
Each ____ costs as much as an iPhone.
X

4
Michael Phelps had a horrible start to the beginning of the 100-meter butterfly at the 2008 Beijing
Games, but he managed to put together a miraculous finish to take gold.
The replay isn’t conclusive, but appears to show Serbia’s Milorad Cavic narrowly defeating Phelps.
Phelps was given the win according to his electronic touch pad, which registered the American
coming in one one-hundredth of a second before Cavic.
What was the conspiracy theory

Answer Slide
The possible conspiracy theory here is that Phelps’ electronic touch pad was rigged to be extra
sensitive, and that the swimmer had actually triggered the pad with the force of the water his
hands moved in their downstroke toward the wall.

5
X was a British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British Chess Champion and a 21-
time All-England Badminton champion. He also reached the quarterfinals of the singles and the
semifinals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon in 1911. Badminton's world men's team
championships cup, equivalent to tennis' Davis Cup, is named X Cup after him.

Asnwer Slide
Sir George Alan Thomas, 7th Baronet, Thomas Cup

6
West Indies debutant X had carved himself an unwanted slice of history amidst the carnage of the
tourists' first innings in Wellington.
X was capped by West Indies icon Joel Garner before New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the
toss and opted to bowl.
After a 59-run opening partnership, Neil Wagner carved his way through the top order with three quick
wickets before lunch. That 3-79 quickly became 5-80 with a double strike in the first over after the main
break that created history.
Shai Hope strangled one down the leg side to bring X to the crease for his maiden Test innings, but it
lasted just a single ball.
X is also just the sixth batsman overall to be out ___ ______ ___ _ ______ ____ in a Test innings.
There have been 63 players to make a ______ ____ on Test debut, including X, with 25 caught, 19 bowled,
16 leg before, one run out, one stumped and, now, one ___ ______.
X's exit came amid a collapse of 8-30 for the West Indies in the opening Test match against New
Zealand.
X and what is his claim to disgrace?

Answer Slide
He became the very first batsman in the history of Test cricket to be out hit wicket for a golden
duck on Test debut
Sunil Ambris

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