Acknowledgements Aryapriya Ganguly

Sreshth Shah

Finals

Format Round 1 – Written Round (8

questions) Round 2 – Infinite Pounce (16

questions) Round 3 – Written Round (8

questions) Round 4 – Infinite Pounce (16

questions)

Round 1

Write bros 8 questions 10 points each Topic :- Stats

1.

1991 World Championships in Athletics, Tokyo

 8.95 m (29 ft 4 1⁄4 in)

His feat earned him the James E. Sullivan Award and BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Award in 1991.

Who?

2. Opponent :- West Indies

Venue :- M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras

Bowling figures :- 8 for 61 and 8 for 75

Who?

3.

Defeated Australia's Geoff Hunt in 1981.

Lost to New Zealand's Ross Norman in 1986.

Who?

4. Defeated Harald Schmid in Düsseldorf in

1977.

Lost to Danny Harris in Madrid on June 1987.

The winning streak lasted for 122 races, set the world record two times, won three World Cup titles, a World Championship gold.

Who?

5.

First instance :-  appears sitting at a desk in the newsroom with his back to the camera.(1927)

Last instance :- In silhouette through the door of the Registrar of Births and Deaths.(1976)

What are these the first and last instances of?

6. First and the last in a certain exhaustive list. What list?

7. Whose Filmography?

He appeared in five films over a period of six years, all of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

8. If they tops a certain list in the Male and

Female category. Who tops the list in the Groups category?

And now the answers…

1.

1991 World Championships in Athletics,Tokyo

 8.95 m (29 ft 4 1⁄4 in)

His feat earned him the James E. Sullivan Award and BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Award in 1991.

Who?

Mike Powell

2. Opponent :- West Indies

Venue :- M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras

Bowling figures :- 8 for 61 and 8 for 75

Who?

Narendra Hirwani

3.

Defeated Australia's Geoff Hunt in 1981.

Lost to New Zealand's Ross Norman in 1986.

Who?

Jahangir Khan

4. Defeated Harald Schmid in Düsseldorf in

1977.

Lost to Danny Harris in Madrid on June 1987.

The winning streak lasted for 122 races, set the world record two times, won three World Cup titles, a World Championship gold.

Who?

Edwin Moses

5.

First instance :-  appears sitting at a desk in the newsroom with his back to the camera.(1927)

Last instance :- In silhouette through the door of the Registrar of Births and Deaths.(1976)

What are these the first and last instances of?

Cameos by Alfred Hitchcock

6. First and the last in a certain exhaustive list. What list?

26 Oscars of Walt Disney

7. Whose Filmography?

He appeared in five films over a period of six years, all of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

John Cazale

8. If they tops a certain list in the Male and

Female category. Who tops the list in the Groups category?

U2

Most number of Grammys won. They are George Solti (31) and Alison

Krauss (27).U2 have 22.

Round 2

Clockwise Round 15 questions Infinite Bounce/Pounce +10/-5

1. Queen Alexandra gave him a gilded silver cup after his

exploits. A famous author was commissioned by the Daily Mail;to write a special report about the race. He was very impressed by the effort of the Italian at the stadium, which he commented with the words:"The Italian's great performance can never be effaced from our record of sport, be the decision of the judges what it may.“

The author proposed the Daily Mail to start a subscription to raise money and help him to open a bakery in his native town.

Identify the athlete (5) & the author (5).

SAFETY SLIDE

Dorando Pietri Arthur Conan Doyle

2. To prevent confusion with the nearby and much larger city

of _________, New Hampshire, the name of the town was officially changed in 1989 following a close town meeting vote that year.

The name change was driven by Edward Corley, a longtime resident of _________, .All town documents, and the town seal, now use the present and as a result of some minor resident activism, so do the majority of public and private lists of Massachusetts cities and towns, including that of the state government.

The question is featured here thanks to a critically acclaimed movie of the same name.

Name the movie/city.

SAFETY SLIDE

Manchester by the Sea

3. He was involved in a car accident that caused his

complete paralysis. He would eventually gain some mobility in his upper body but would never run or even walk again. While receiving treatment in England, he competed in the archery and table tennis competitions in the 1970 Stoke Mandeville Games held in London, an early predecessor of the Paralympic Games. He also competed in the same two sports in the disabled games competition held in Norway in 1971, as well as winning first place in cross-country sleigh-riding.

Who,known to us for his achievements in the previous decade?

SAFETY SLIDE

Abebe Bikila

4. After the band became popular, the band

members denied the connection to the air show disaster and said that their name was inspired by the giant doorstop-type devices found on old gates.

Name the band. The band released a cover of "Stripped“

( in 1998 and the music video for the song incorporated footage from a controversial 1930s film. (Images follows)

Identify the film.

SAFETY SLIDE

Rammstein Olympia

5. Palma Arena is a multisport pavilion of the

city of Palma.

Its main function is hosting indoor track cycling races on a banked track, and it is one of the best equipped in Europe for this purpose.

The arena was widely in the news when they hosted an exhibition match which was held on May 2, 2007.

What was so unique about that match?

SAFETY SLIDE

Battle of the Surfaces

6. Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American science

fiction action horror comedy film written and directed by X.

The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on a short story "Trucks“.

The director himself described the film as a "moron movie" and stated his intention to never direct again soon after and considers the film a learning experience.

Whose only directorial venture?

SAFETY SLIDE

Stephen King

7. The play is named after the positioning of the

quarterback as he hands the ball off. If done correctly, he should have one hand in the air and the other at his side, resembling a world famous attraction.

When executed properly, it is a very deceptive and high-yardage play. However, the coordination of motions required is difficult, and failure may lead to a fumble, sack, or lost yardage.

Name this trick play in American football.

SAFETY SLIDE

Statue of Liberty play

8. The painting used in the film was painted on

commission during the making of the film in 1943-1944 by Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, an American artist who was well known as a painter of the macabre.

Created specifically for use in the film, it is now part of the art collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

For which film was this painting created? [Image follows]

SAFETY SLIDE

The Picture of Dorian Gray

9. Leroy Loggins was an American retired

professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball League from 1981 until 2001. Loggins, originally from the United States, is a naturalised Australian citizen and is widely considered to be the best import to ever play in the NBL and behind only Australian basketball legend Andrew Gaze as the league's best ever player.

Which famous sportperson got his nickname due to his close resemblance with Leroy Loggins?

SAFETY SLIDE

Andrew Symonds who is nicknamed Roy.

10. The album cover features a photo taken by

Associated Press correspondent Malcolm Browne; a similar photograph earned the award of World Press Photo of the Year in 1963.

Most of the songs in this album feature political messages. Activists such as Provisional IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands and Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton are listed in the "Thanks For Inspiration" section.

Name the album/band. What photograph was featured in the album

cover?

SAFETY SLIDE

Rage Against the Machine Self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức

11. The brand was created in 1922, as a result of an accidental

spill of a wheat bran mixture onto a hot stove by a Minnesota clinician working for the Washburn Crosby Company (later General Mills).

Throughout the 1930s, the popularity of the brand was increased with its sponsorship of baseball broadcasting. During these events, athlete testimonials were used to demonstrate that it was indeed the breakfast of champions. In 1934 athletes began to be depicted on the cover, starting with X, and the tradition continues today.

Identify the brand. Who was the ‘luckiest’ athlete to have featured on the

cover for the first time in 1934?

SAFETY SLIDE

WheatiesLou Gehrig

12. Many speculate that a man named Lloyd

Thomas Leech was the original voice behind it. He was an opera singer from the 1940s into the '60s, winning the Chicagoland Music Festival in 1946 and going on to sing throughout the U.S.

This is also heard in the film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and also used to a dubious comic effect in the James Bond film Octopussy.

What am I talking about and to whom is this credited to?

SAFETY SLIDE

Tarzan yell Johnny Weissmuller

13. Mikio Oda was the the first Japanese Olympic

gold medalist. He also became the first Asian Olympic champion in an individual event when he won the triple jump event with a result of 15.21 meters.

He also served as coach for the Japanese athletics team at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki and the 1954 Asian Games in Manila.

How was he honored by the Japanese officials during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics?

SAFETY SLIDE

The Olympic flag was raised to a height of exactly 15.21 meters.

14. She made her Bollywood debut in director K. A.

Abbas's Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein (1967), playing cabaret singer Lily in the film's title track.

She was considered for the title role in the James Bond film Octopussy (but was passed over in favor of Maud Adams.

She was seriously injured in a car crash in Germany in 1980, which left a huge scar on her head. In 1983, she underwent coronary bypass surgery. 

Name the actress and what first was achieved by her in 1980,which has been repeated only once?

SAFETY SLIDE

Persis KhambattaFirst Indian citizen to present an Oscar.

15. He was one of the pioneers of Indian

motorsports. He designed the Formula Maruti open wheeled race car and supported Indian racers, notably Narain Karthikeyan, Karun Chandhok, and Armaan Ebrahim, in their entry into motorsports. He was later killed in an air crash, aged 41.

The race track in Coimbatore is named after him.

Who?

SAFETY SLIDE

Sundaram Karivardhan

16. __________, Cecil Lewis, Ian Dalrymple, and W. P.

Lipscomb won the 1938 Academy Award for Writing (Adapted Screenplay).

__________’s reaction to his award was: "It's an insult for them to offer me any honour, as if they had never heard of me before – and it's very likely they never have. They might as well send some honour to George VI for being King of England.“

Who? What movie? This made him the first person to have achieved a

certain distinction. What?

SAFETY SLIDE

George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion

First person to win an Oscar and a Nobel prize.

Round 3

Written Round 8 questions 10 points per question Topic :- Nicknames

1. James J. Braddock was known for his powerful

right hand, solid chin and comeback from a floundering career. He had lost several bouts due to chronic hand injuries and was forced to work on the docks and collect social assistance to feed his family during the Great Depression. In 1935 he fought Max Baer for the Heavyweight title and won. For this unlikely feat he was given the nickname “_________ ____" by Damon Runyon.

What was his nickname?

2. It was the nickname of a forward line that

played for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League from 1972 until 1979. The line consisted of Hall of Famer Gilbert Perreault at centre and All-Stars Rick Martin and Rene Robert at left wing and right wing, respectively.

The name referred both to the origins of the players and to a 1971 movie.

What nickname? Or name the 1971 movie.

3. This actor acquired his nickname at about 18 months

of age. He told interviewer Fletcher Markle that Harry Houdini was present one day when he took a tumble down a long flight of stairs without injury. After the infant sat up and shook off his experience, Houdini remarked, "That was a real _____!" According to the actor, in those days, the word " _____!" " was used to refer to a spill or a fall that had the potential to produce injury. After this, it was his father who began to use the nickname to refer to the youngster.

Just identify the actor.

4. What nickname is shared by these two

sportsmen?

5.

Who owns this company?

6. That Barbaturex _______ lived during the late

middle Eocene - a time when temperatures across the planet soared.

A team of palaeontologists analysed fossils of the giant reptile and discovered it was the largest plant-eating lizard to have ever existed.

After whom is the 6ft lizard that roamed South East Asia from 36-40 million years ago is named?

7. The _____ was not a title or a nickname, but a given

name. He was named after his father, _____ Halapu, who was christened by Bernice Pauahi Bishop in honor of Prince Alfred, who was visiting Hawaii at the time. His father was a policeman.

Who?

8.  Zhang Jike won the Olympic gold medal in

singles in the 2012 London Olympics,he became the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career Grand Slam.

Zhang won the Grand Slam in only 445 days, that is, he won consecutively first in WTTC 2011, then World Cup 2011, and then London Olympics 2012, which made him the fastest player ever to do so.

He was named in honor of a certain Arthur Antunes Coimbra known to us by what nickname?

And now the answers…

1. James J. Braddock was known for his powerful

right hand, solid chin and comeback from a floundering career. He had lost several bouts due to chronic hand injuries and was forced to work on the docks and collect social assistance to feed his family during the Great Depression. In 1935 he fought Max Baer for the Heavyweight title and won. For this unlikely feat he was given the nickname “_________ ____" by Damon Runyon.

What was his nickname?

Cinderella Man

2. It was the nickname of a forward line that

played for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League from 1972 until 1979. The line consisted of Hall of Famer Gilbert Perreault at centre and All-Stars Rick Martin and Rene Robert at left wing and right wing, respectively.

The name referred both to the origins of the players and to a 1971 movie.

What nickname? Or name the 1971 movie.

The French Connection

3. This actor acquired his nickname at about 18 months

of age. He told interviewer Fletcher Markle that Harry Houdini was present one day when he took a tumble down a long flight of stairs without injury. After the infant sat up and shook off his experience, Houdini remarked, "That was a real _____!" According to the actor, in those days, the word " _____!" " was used to refer to a spill or a fall that had the potential to produce injury. After this, it was his father who began to use the nickname to refer to the youngster.

Just identify the actor.

Buster Keaton

4. What nickname is shared by these two

sportsmen?

Muscles

They are Ken Rosewall and Venkatapathy Raju.

5.

Who owns this company?

Greg Norman

6. That Barbaturex _______ lived during the late

middle Eocene - a time when temperatures across the planet soared.

A team of palaeontologists analysed fossils of the giant reptile and discovered it was the largest plant-eating lizard to have ever existed.

After whom is the 6ft lizard that roamed South East Asia from 36-40 million years ago is named?

Jim Morrison aka Lizard King

7. The _____ was not a title or a nickname, but a given

name. He was named after his father, _____ Halapu, who was christened by Bernice Pauahi Bishop in honor of Prince Alfred, who was visiting Hawaii at the time. His father was a policeman.

Who?

Duke Kahanamoku

8.  Zhang Jike won the Olympic gold medal in

singles in the 2012 London Olympics,he became the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career Grand Slam.

Zhang won the Grand Slam in only 445 days, that is, he won consecutively first in WTTC 2011, then World Cup 2011, and then London Olympics 2012, which made him the fastest player ever to do so.

He was named in honor of a certain Arthur Antunes Coimbra known to us by what nickname?

Zico

Round 4

Anti-Clockwise Round 16 questions Infinite Bounce/Pounce +10/-5

1. On the bonus DVD, it is revealed that the only

professional actor with years of filming experience was Matheus Nachtergaele.

Most of the remaining cast were from non professional actors. According to the director, amateur actors were used for two reasons: the lack of available professional black actors, and the desire for authenticity. 

Name the film. The director of the film was in the news last

year due to a sporting reason. What did he do?

SAFETY SLIDE

City of GodFernando Meirelles directed the

opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

2. _______ is a type of changeup; it closely

resembles a forkball and split-finger fastball. It is a variation of the circle changeup, and when mastered can be extremely effective.

The pitch is uncommon in Major League Baseball. Ian Kennedy throws this style of changeup instead of others because he "found it more comfortable and had more movement".

What’s the name given to this type of changeup?

SAFETY SLIDE

Vulcan Changeup

3. On June 2, 1932, His father Mitchell, a Jewish

immigrant from Lithuania, died during a night-time robbery at his Cleveland second hand clothes store.

The 60-year-old fell to the ground during the robbery. According to the police report, gunshots were heard. His family and the coroner, however, said he died of a heart attack.

This prompted him to came up with the idea of something along with his best friend.

The final result came only in 1938. What did they create?

SAFETY SLIDE

Jerry Siegel (along with Joe Shuster) created Superman.

4. She is one of only three swimmers to have won

the same Olympic event three times – in her case the women's 100-metre freestyle (Krisztina Egerszegi of Hungary and Michael Phelps of the United States being the two others). Who?

During the 1964 Tokyo Olympics,she was accused of doing something and was arrested but released without charge. But the Australian Swimming Union suspended her for 10 years.

What did she do?

SAFETY SLIDE

Dawn FraserShe stole the Olympic Flag

5. It is said to have been based on the

"Kniphausen Hawk",a ceremonial pouring vessel made in 1697 for George William von Kniphausen, Count of the Holy Roman Empire.

It was designed by Fred Saxton made preliminary sketches on a "manila envelope", and then sculpted the model in clay.

It is considered a classic example of a MacGuffin, a plot device that motivates the characters of the story, but otherwise has little relevance.

What is being described here?

SAFETY SLIDE

The Maltese Falcon

5. Ellis Achong was known for his bowling

variations. After bowling a certain variation to have

Walter Robins stumped at Old Trafford in 1933, it is reputed that Robins said to the umpire Joe Hardstaff Sr., "fancy being done by a bloody _______". Learie Constantine is said to have replied: "Do you mean the bowler or the ball?.

What term resulted out of this incident?

SAFETY SLIDE

Chinaman

6. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1970 film

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and sometimes joked about being responsible for the film, which was poorly received on its release yet has become a cult classic.

He also made Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens, Up!, and other films, and were involved in the ill-fated Sex Pistols movie Who Killed Bambi?.

This person is known to us for his contributions in a related field.Who?

SAFETY SLIDE

Roger Ebert

8. The movie is partially based on writer-

director’s diaries on his trips to Las Vegas, his 1996 month-and-a-half long stay at New York City, and a storyline narrated to him by a friend.

He began work on the script in 1998; the relationship of the characters was based on a similar experience of one of his friends.

Other parts of the film were adapted from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

Identify the director and the film.

SAFETY SLIDE

Dil Chahta Hai Farhan Akhtar

9. David Burghley, was an English athlete, sports

official and Conservative Party politician. He won the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

He was the first to run the 367 around the court in the 43.6 seconds that it takes to strike 12 o'clock. Known as the Great Court Run, students traditionally attempt to complete the circuit on the evening of the Matriculation Dinner.

He was also part of an iconic moment which took place several decades later.

What did he do then?

SAFETY SLIDE

He presented the medals to Tommie Smith and John Carlos.

10. A 51 feet long metal sculpture was built by

apprentices from the Cammell Laird shipyard, and was used as part of Liverpool's International Garden Festival in 1984. In 2005 it was placed outside Liverpool's Airport, where it remains.

In 2016, Hot Wheels released a 1:64 scale edition of this, as well as a six-car series with packaging and decorations. In November of 2016 a Lego set was also released based on it.

What 1966 work inspired all these creations?

SAFETY SLIDE

Yellow Submarine

11. Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji was an Indian

nobleman, who was ruler of the princely state of Rajkot from June 1940 until the abolition of princely titles in 1971.

Pradyumansinhji played almost exclusively as a batsman, although he usually batted in the lower order. He made two half-centuries during his career, with his highest score, an innings of 77 runs, achieved against Maharashtra during the 1948–49 Ranji Trophy.

This match was particularly notable for its conclusion, with Pradyumansinhji (as Kathiawar's captain) deciding to concede the match at tea on the third day.

This prevented a player from the Opposition to achieve a certain record.

But he still received a personal note from the player whose record he was chasing.

Identify both the players.

SAFETY SLIDE

BB NimbalkarDon Bradman

12. White Wilderness is an American nature

documentary produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1958 noted for its propagation of a misconception.

The film was directed by James Algar and narrated by Winston Hibler. It was filmed on location in Canada over the course of three years. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

What misconception?

SAFETY SLIDE

Lemmings commiting mass suicide

13. The Battle of the _______ is an informal name given to a

figure skating rivalry between East German Katarina Witt and American Debi Thomas during the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. The competition is so named because both Witt and Thomas independently elected to skate to the music of opera _______ in their respective long programs.

Both skaters had performed very well at the 1987 World Figure Skating Championships (Witt won, with Thomas placing a close second), so it was expected that the duel for Olympic gold in 1988 would constitute a showdown between these two women.

FITB with an opera by the person in the next slide.

SAFETY SLIDE

Carmen by Georges Bizet

14. The Baudot code, invented by Émile Baudot,is

a character set predating ASCII. It was the predecessor to the International Telegraph Alphabet No. 2 (ITA2), the teleprinter code in use until the advent of ASCII.

Each character in the alphabet is represented by a series of bits, sent over a communication channel such as a telegraph wire or a radio signal. The symbol rate measurement is known as baud, and is derived from the same name.

Where was it famously represented in 2005?

SAFETY SLIDE

X&Y by Coldplay

15.What connects?

Sleeping Lady with Black Vase by Robert Bereny

1999 Movie

Fiji crested iguana 1980 film

SAFETY SLIDE

Discovered/Re-discovered after appearing in films

The painting was re-discovered in 2009 by art historian Gergely Barki upon watching the 1999 movie, Stuart Little, with his daughter.

Dr. John Gibbons of the University of the South Pacific was invited to the screening of the movie The Blue Lagoon and saw these species. Gibbons, who had been studying the Fiji banded iguana at the time, travelled to the island and identified it as a distinct species.

16. The term was coined by Jane Erkko, a Finnish figure skating

official who was on the organizing committee for the 1983 World Figure Skating Championships which were held in Helsinki. Erkko came up with the name when visiting television technicians who were mapping the arena prior to the event wanted to know what the area was called.

The term was widely used by the early 1990s, and is now used officially in the International Skating Union Regulations,and showing this likely has helped make figure skating very popular in Olympics on television.

What’s the name give to this area in an ice rink?

SAFETY SLIDE

Kiss and cry

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