the asap spent quiz 2009 - prelims
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The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
The Prelims 40 questions worth 1 point each Questions 11-20 are tie-breakers Top 8 teams qualify for the finals
Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
‘AFI’s 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains’ was a list of the 100 greatest film heroes and villains (50 each) as chosen by the American Film Institute in 2003. This table shows the top 25 heroes. Which name is missing?
11Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009# Character
1 Atticus Finch
2 Indiana Jones
3 James Bond
4 Rick Blaine
5 Will Kane
6 Clarice Starling
7 Rocky Balboa
8 Ellen Ripley
9 George Bailey
10 T. E. Lawrence
11 Jefferson Smith
12 Tom Joad
13 Oskar Schindler
14 Han Solo
15 Norma Rae Webster
16 Shane
17 Harry Callahan
18 Robin Hood
19 Virgil Tibbs
20 Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
21
22 Spartacus
23 Terry Malloy
24 Thelma Dickinson & Louise Sawyer
25 Lou Gehrig
1Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Swimming events at the Summer Olympics were held in a man-made venue for the first time in 1904, when an artificial lake in St. Louis was used for the purpose. Which two natural water bodies hosted the swimming events in the first two editions, in 1896 and 1900 respectively?
2Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Which form of entertainment gets its name from the Greek term for “imitating all”?
3Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Yas Island is a 25 sq. km. island located in the Persian Gulf. Which event will take place there for the first time on November 1st?
4Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
In Filmfare Awards history, the most awards ever received by a single movie is 11. Which film holds this record?
5Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Sheffield Theatres is a theatre complex in South Yorkshire comprising three auditoria: the Lyceum, the Crucible, and the Studio. It is the largest theatre complex in Britain and shows a wide variety of in-house and touring productions. The 980-seat Crucible Theatre is more famous for hosting the annual world championship in which sport?
6Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
P. A. Sangma, the former speaker of the Lok Sabha and Chief Minister of Meghalaya, has named both his daughters after his favourite writer. What are their names?
7Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
The painting shows a famous Bengali poet, also considered the father of Bangla Drama. His great-grandson is one of India’s most famous sportsmen. Name both men.
8Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Which name of Lord Krishna comes because he plays the flute, as a combination of the Sanskrit words for ‘flute’ and ‘cowherd’?
9Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Since the FIFA World Footballer Of The Year award was introduced in 1991, who is the only winner of the award not to have played in a FIFA World Cup?
10Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Anand Mehta is a seven-time national bridge champion of India, and has also represented the country at international tournaments. His wife, Annabelle, is British and they met each other while students at the London School of Economics. Who is their famous daughter, born in 1967?
11Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
During the annual Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Boat Race, which runs from Putney Bridge to Chiswick Bridge in London, one of the traditional landmarks the boats have to pass by is a famous football stadium. Which one?
12Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Which team event has witnessed the longest winning streak in sporting history?
Eg: If you feel the answer is Australia’s three consecutive cricket world cups, write “ICC Cricket World Cup”.
13Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
a) ______, meaning ‘strong man’, is the most common term for a professional sumo wrestler, although sumotori is used some times.
b) _______, meaning ‘top rope’, refers to the highest rank in sumo wrestling. The name comes from the rope the champion wears.
What are the two words?
15Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Which batsman currently holds the One Day International record for the highest individual score in a losing cause?
16Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
On whose best-selling series of books is this 2009 film based?
18Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are the only pair in figure skating history to achieve a perfect score of 6.0 from all the judges (at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics). Which famous musical piece are they performing to?
19Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
One of the most emotional moments in the history of the Olympics, what is the name of this athlete?
20Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
For the Archery events at the 2012 London Olympics, a certain venue has been chosen for its rich sporting history and iconic status. A temporary archery range will be set up on the hallowed turf and seating arranged for about 6,500 spectators. The premises also house the world’s oldest sporting museum. Which venue are we talking about?
21Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Only one marathon in the world requires the athletes to run in two different hemispheres. Which city hosts it?
22Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Benjamin Tennyson finds a watch-like device called the ‘Omnitrix’ which gives him the ability to transform into a variety of alien life-forms, each with a unique power. Along with his cousin Gwen and their grand-father Max, he embarks on an journey to fight evil, both extra-terrestrial and earthly.
This is the plot of which children’s animated series?
23Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
In 1969, a benevolent Malayalee named K.K. Sivadasan founded the Olympic Recreation Club in T. Nagar to encourage indoor games. This tiny club has created and nurtured five world champions in which sport?
24Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This book inspired and lent its name to a popular television show. Which one?
25Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Arm-Wrestling tournaments the world over feature different competitions into which the players are grouped based on their age, gender, weight class and which other unique criterion?
26Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This video shows the Red Capped Manakin bird doing its mating dance. What nickname does it get because of it?
27Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
From the early 1100s, the hunting of this bird had been very popular in Northern Europe. They were small in size, but their speed, agility in the air and talent at avoiding predators made them a prized catch. Now, the bird is a protected species. Which sporting object was supposedly inspired by it?
28Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
In 1976, Bob Gurnsey and Charles Gaines were chatting about the latter’s recent trip to Africa and his experiences hunting buffalo while there. Eager to recreate the adrenaline rush that came with the thrill of the hunt, the two friends came up with the idea to create which popular sport?
29Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
“___ ___ ___ is a phrase that belongs to our film and musical culture. For us Indians, cinema is the biggest cultural entity. We often borrow illustrations and speech patterns from our films. ___ ___ ___ is used during bedtime stories for dramatic effect.
Whenever I used to tell my son Aasman stories, I’d go ‘____ ____ ____’ to create drama. So the phrase remained with me.”
Fill in the blanks.
30Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
With permanent seats for around 257,000 people, and further infield seating for about 140,000 more, it is the largest and highest-capacity sporting facility in the world. Which famous venue are we talking about?
32Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Activision had sought to gain permission to use this artist’s image in Guitar Hero for the last three years, and finally achieved it with ‘Guitar Hero 5’, released last month. This is the official trailer for the game, featuring him. Who is it?
33Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This clip is from a three-day music festival held in September 1974 and now termed the ‘Black Woodstock’. It was intended to be a promotional event for which famous sporting contest?
34Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
The 2008 Davis Cup semi-final tie between Spain and the U.S.A was held in a temporary tennis court erected inside an arena known as ‘Las Ventas’. What spectacle would you usually see there?
35Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This cockerel was the mascot for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. It was named in the style of a famous fictional series originating from the host country. What name? Which series?
36Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This video features Kseniya Simonova, who won ‘Ukraine’s Got Talent’ in 2009. What raw material does she use for her art?
37Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Last month, on the 11th of September, San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson was inducted into the Basketball Hall Of Fame along with Michael Jordan & John Stockton. What nickname was given to the powerful pairing of David Robinson and Tim Duncan while at the Spurs?
38Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This scene shows one side of a telephone conversation. Which actress is on the other end of the line?
39Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Time!
Please give your answer sheets to the volunteers!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
‘AFI’s 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains’ was a list of the 100 greatest film heroes and villains (50 each) as chosen by the American Film Institute in 2003. This table shows the top 25 heroes. Which name is missing?
11Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009# Character
1 Atticus Finch
2 Indiana Jones
3 James Bond
4 Rick Blaine
5 Will Kane
6 Clarice Starling
7 Rocky Balboa
8 Ellen Ripley
9 George Bailey
10 T. E. Lawrence
11 Jefferson Smith
12 Tom Joad
13 Oskar Schindler
14 Han Solo
15 Norma Rae Webster
16 Shane
17 Harry Callahan
18 Robin Hood
19 Virgil Tibbs
20 Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
21
22 Spartacus
23 Terry Malloy
24 Thelma Dickinson & Louise Sawyer
25 Lou Gehrig
1Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Swimming events at the Summer Olympics were held in a man-made venue for the first time in 1904, when an artificial lake in St. Louis was used for the purpose. Which two natural water bodies hosted the swimming events in the first two editions, in 1896 and 1900 respectively?
2Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Which form of entertainment gets its name from the Greek term for “imitating all”?
3Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Yas Island is a 25 sq. km. island located in the Persian Gulf. Which event will take place there for the first time on November 1st?
4Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
In Filmfare Awards history, the most awards ever received by a single movie is 11. Which film holds this record?
5Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Sheffield Theatres is a theatre complex in South Yorkshire comprising three auditoria: the Lyceum, the Crucible, and the Studio. It is the largest theatre complex in Britain and shows a wide variety of in-house and touring productions. The 980-seat Crucible Theatre is more famous for hosting the annual world championship in which sport?
6Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
P. A. Sangma, the former speaker of the Lok Sabha and Chief Minister of Meghalaya, has named both his daughters after his favourite author. What are their names?
7Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
The painting shows a famous Bengali poet, also considered the father of Bangla Drama. His great-grandson is one of India’s most famous sportsmen. Name both men.
8Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Which name of Lord Krishna comes because he plays the flute, as a combination of the Sanskrit words for ‘flute’ and ‘cowherd’?
9Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Since the FIFA World Footballer Of The Year award was introduced in 1991, who is the only winner of the award not to have played in a FIFA World Cup?
10Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Anand Mehta is a seven-time national bridge champion of India, and has also represented the country at international tournaments. His wife, Annabelle, is British and they met each other while students at the London School of Economics. Who is their famous daughter, born in 1967?
11Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
During the annual Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Boat Race, which runs from Putney Bridge to Chiswick Bridge in London, one of the traditional landmarks the boats have to pass by is a famous football stadium. Which one?
12Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Which team event has witnessed the longest winning streak in sporting history?
Eg: If you feel the answer is Australia’s three consecutive cricket world cups, write “ICC Cricket World Cup”.
13Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
a) ______, meaning ‘strong man’, is the most common term for a professional sumo wrestler, although sumotori is used at times.
b) _______, meaning ‘top rope’, refers to the highest rank in sumo wrestling. The name comes from the rope the champion wears.
What are the two words?
15Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Which batsman currently holds the One Day International record for the highest individual score in a losing cause?
16Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
On whose best-selling series of books is this 2009 film based?
18Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are the only pair in figure skating history to achieve a perfect score of 6.0 from all the judges (at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics). Which famous musical piece are they performing to?
19Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
One of the most emotional moments in the history of the Olympics, what is the name of this athlete?
20Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
For the Archery events at the 2012 London Olympics, a certain venue has been chosen for its rich sporting history and iconic status. A temporary archery range will be set up on the hallowed turf and seating arranged for about 6,500 spectators. The premises also house the world’s oldest sporting museum. Which venue are we talking about?
21Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Only one marathon in the world requires the athletes to run in two different hemispheres. Which city hosts it?
22Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Benjamin Tennyson finds a watch-like device called the ‘Omnitrix’ which gives him the ability to transform into a variety of alien life-forms, each with a unique power. Along with his cousin Gwen and their grand-father Max, he embarks on an journey to fight evil, both extra-terrestrial and earthly.
This is the plot of which children’s animated series?
23Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
In 1969, a benevolent Malayalee named K.K. Sivadasan founded the Olympic Recreation Club in T. Nagar to encourage indoor games. This tiny club has created and nurtured five world champions in which sport?
24Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This book inspired and lent its name to a popular television show. Which one?
25Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Arm-Wrestling tournaments the world over feature different competitions into which the players are grouped based on their age, gender, weight class and which other unique criterion?
26Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This video shows the Red Capped Manakin bird doing its mating dance. What nickname does it get because of it?
27Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
From the early 1100s, the hunting of this bird had been very popular in Northern Europe. They were diminutive in size, but their speed, agility in the air and talent at avoiding predators made them a prized catch. Now, the bird is a protected species. Which sporting object was inspired by it?
28Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
In 1976, Bob Gurnsey and Charles Gaines were chatting about the latter’s recent trip to Africa and his experiences hunting buffalo while there. Eager to recreate the adrenaline rush that came with the thrill of the hunt, the two friends came up with the idea to create which popular sport?
29Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
“___ ___ ___ is a phrase that belongs to our film and musical culture. For us Indians, cinema is the biggest cultural entity. We often borrow illustrations and speech patterns from our films. ___ ___ ___ is used during bedtime stories for dramatic effect.
Whenever I used to tell my son Aasman stories, I’d go ‘____ ____ ____’ to create drama. So the phrase remained with me.”
Fill in the blanks.
30Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
With permanent seats for around 257,000 people, and further infield seating for about 140,000 more, it is the largest and highest-capacity sporting facility in the world. Which famous venue are we talking about?
32Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Activision had sought to gain permission to use this artist’s image in Guitar Hero for the last three years, and finally achieved it with ‘Guitar Hero 5’, released last month. This is the official trailer for the game, featuring him. Who is it?
33Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This clip is from a three-day music festival held in September 1974 and now termed the ‘Black Woodstock’. It was intended to be a promotional event for which famous sporting contest?
34Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
The 2008 Davis Cup semi-final tie between Spain and the U.S.A was held in a temporary tennis court erected inside an arena known as ‘Las Ventas’. What spectacle would you usually see there?
35Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This cockerel was the mascot for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. It was named in the style of a famous fictional series originating from the host nation. What name? Which series?
36Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This video features Kseniya Simonova, who won ‘Ukraine’s Got Talent’ in 2009. What raw material does she use for her art?
37Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
Last month, on the 11th of September, San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson was inducted into the Basketball Hall Of Fame along with Michael Jordan & John Stockton. What nickname was given to the powerful pairing of David Robinson and Tim Duncan while at the Spurs?
38Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz 2009
This scene shows one side of a telephone conversation. Which actress is on the other end of the line?
39Saturday, October 3, 2009