1) "Ghanti bajao iski." A stump mike moment from August 2011.

Who, about
whom?
Ans) Mahendra Singh Dhoni about Ian Bell
2) This is the Wikipedia entry of a show that started on DD but now airs on TV Asia in the US.
(Not kidding.) "The show is based on the story of 5 fiery women's lives. All of these women
are fighting for different purposes. The first one is an illegitimate child, whose father gets
remarried and ignores her, second is from a broken home, third is a fatherless child, whose
father leaves her mother when she was a child, fourth is a daughter of an educationalist,
who studies really hard to accomplish her dreams and the fifth is an Australian, daughter of
ambitious parents, who is a little cranky. All of these five girls are like five rivers, who are
destined to fall into the Ocean of fire. The question is will they be able to change their
destiny? But they are determined." DD took it off because they weren't able to generate
enough viewership. But the show has seen a spike in viewership lately. What is the title of
the show?
Ans ) Agneepath. The Agneepath India- Australia series.

3) X is a organization, that features models called the "X girls" in their advertisements. The
Chairman and Founder of X refers to their marketing as "fun, edgy, and a bit inappropriate".
Some X girls include NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, Wrestler Candice Michelle, pro golfer
Anna Rawson amongst others. X has been advertising on Super Bowl since 2007, and has
been criticized for the risque content of the ads. X?
 4) This is an excerpt. No such signals emanate from ____A______, who would be a worthy
recipient of a BBC Sports Personality Lifetime Achievement award. Two sets down in the
revenge match, the "Kill or be Killed" US Open semi, "this fucking German starts blowing
kisses to Brooke in B's box. B gets so angry that he loses the next set. But he has a trump up
his sleeve he's worked out A's serve: "Just before he tosses the ball, A sticks out his tongue
and it points like a tiny red arrow to where he's aiming." Where is the stuff in quotes from?
Id A.

Ans) This is an excerpt from a scathing review of Open, Andre Agassi's autobiography, from
where the text in quotes has been taken. A is Boris Becker.
 5) No, I dont really play golf, said X, when asked about his _____, Y. They are just rumours. I
am completely committed. X? Y?

Ans) Craig Bellamy Nutter with a Putter

6) Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, 2009. - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, 2005-06 -
Rajyotsava Award, 2007 - The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2006. - Vision of India's
"International Indian" Award in 2005. - Senior Sportsperson of the Year 2005 - The Hero
India Sports Award (HISA) in 2004 - The Rajeev Gandhi Award in 2004 - The Arjuna Award in
2004 - The Sports Star Sportsperson of the Year 2003. Whose set of awards?

ANS) Pankaj Advani

 7) Significance of this poster tells us about a famous breakup. Name the persons

Ans) Split between Tony Parker and Eva Longoria

 8) Whats been blanked out? Whats the funda of the sign?

Ans ) Bokke. This is a South African supporter at the 2011 Rugby World cup. South Africa won it in
1995 and 2007.
 9) Tell us the significance of this poster at Stamford bridge.

Ans ) Fernando Torres leaving Liverpool

10) X started his career as an interpreter for the legendary Y. X says, I was the only one who
knew both ____ and ____, and so I got the job. X, Y?

Ans) X - Jose Mourinho Y - Sir Bobby Robson

 11) When X accomplished this feat in 2007, statisticians were confused as to whether or not to
add him to a list which consisted then of only Jimmy Matthews. When the rules were
reviewed, however, it was agreed that X should be kept out of this list, as his achievement
did not comply with the requirements for 2 _______s, which states that they must be done
independently of each other. X? Feat?

Ans) Lasith Malinga took 4 wickets in 4 balls against South Africa in the 2007 World Cup,
prompting discussions as to whether it qualified as 2 hat-tricks in the same match, a feat which
has only been achieved by Jimmy Matthews.

12) An on field exchange between whom?- X to Y: " You're not god you're just a cricketer
brother, concentrate on your batting and you might play more. ". Y responded by taking Xs
wicket in the next over. X? Y?

Ans) Yuvraj , KP
 13) The rivalry between X & Y is the longest-standing rivalry in the history of baseball. The feud
between the X and the Y began in the late 19th century when both clubs were based in A,
with the X playing in A1 and the Y playing at the Polo Grounds. After the 1957 season, X
owner Walter O'Malley decided to move the team to B for financial reasons, among others.
He managed to convince Y owner Horace Stoneham to preserve the rivalry by bringing his
team to California as well. Baseball fans in A were stunned and heartbroken by the move.
Given that the cities of B and B1 have long been competitors in economic, cultural, and
political arenas, the new venue in California became fertile ground for its transplantation. X?
Y?

ANS) Los Angeles (Brooklyn) Dodgers and San Francisco (New York) Giants.

14) Graham Corling was an Australian cricketer who played in the 60s and 70s. There was a
rumour going by that his wife was having an affair with another teammate. When he came
in to bat in one game, the opposition started singing a song called "When a man loves a
woman". Corling is supposed to have reacted to the incident like a ___________. Fill in the
blank. What term has this given rise to?

Ans) Sledgehammer Sledging

 15) After a raging controversy, Lord Coe, the chairman of London 2012, dismissed the idea of
returning to the old system warned that the sport will not be pushed into a rapid
turnaround. "The issue is very simple for me. You have to be consistent.... It's not a technical
nicety. It's part of the sport like a knockout punch in boxing. You pay to watch a title fight in
Vegas knowing that a fighter might get knocked down in the first round." President of the
sport Bob Hersh backed Coe's stance. "It would be a mistake to quickly reverse the
decision," Hersh told the BBC. "It's not on any current agenda but I wouldn't be surprised if it
were reviewed. We will have to go back and talk to our stakeholders and discuss further,"
Hersh added. What was the controversy?

Ans) Usain Bolt's false start at the 100m final during the 2011 World Championships in Daegu,
which disqualified him. The changed rule, which came into effect in early 2010, ruled that
one false start would be enough to disqualify a runner, as opposed to the existing rule of 2
false starts. The disqualification of the world record holder threw this into sharp focus
after the games.

16) A believed that the ranking system at the time was flawed, due to a strategy adopted by
players from the country Z to increase their rankings. A was terminally averse to the very
concept, and was known for his fighting spirit. B, from the country Z, was the reigning world
champion at the time when A challenged him in 1972, in a series that came to be known as
the Match of the Century. A, B? What was the strategy?

A- Fischer, B- Spassky. The strategy was that of the unplayed draws. Soviets were known to
play series of very short draws to keep their ratings high, and this irked Fischer.
17) X is an Italian football manager and former player. He played as a centre back and spent the
majority of his career with AC Milan. X also represented Italy at international level in 2 world
cups. He has also coached a number of teams including Italy and Paraguay. Who?

Ans) Cesare Maldini

18) If X were a country, X would have been placed at the 35th position in the all time Olympics
medal list, ahead of 97 other nations. Id X.

Ans) Michael Phelps

19) X is a limited-market pharmaceutical manufactured primarily by Grindeks of Latvia and
several generic manufacturers. It is distributed in Eastern European countries as an
antiischemia medication. Since January 1, 2016, it has been on the World Anti-Doping
Agency (WADA) list of substances banned from use by athletes. However it was reported
that there's not much scientific support for its use as an athletic enhancer. Y has recently
been reported to fail a drug test and to test positive for Y during the Australian Open. Y in
her defence said that she has been using X for 10 years, and that she didt know that X was
banned earlier this year. X and Y please.

X-Meldonium, Y-Maria Sharapova

20) Kayla, an American bald eagle who has been mascot of club Y since 2010 and is welcomed by
the fans and flies around the ground before kick-off and between goals at every match at Y's
home venue. Kayla was in news when a man recently (November 2015) tried to punch it and
was arrested. Identify Y?

Ans) Y-Crystal Palace

 20 ) Name the personality?

Ans) The Mountain in Game of Thrones

21) On 11 March 2010, X launched its range in India with the announcement of Y as the brand
ambassador. Stuart Law, a former Australian Test player, called it "a half-brick on a stick".
Launched with a fanfare of publicity, it shunned defensive cricket and promoted big hitting.
Suresh Raina, Ys teammate in Chennai Super Kings, also used the equipment (manufactured
by X) without much success. However, in current t20 cricket the equipment in question has
completely vanished. Id X and Y.
Ans) X Mongoose, Y Matthew Hayden.
22) On March 15, 1994, Arsenal played Torino in the second leg of their QF match of European
Cup Wiers Cup at Highbury. It is rumoured that X, an Arsenal fan and a supposed striker in
his youth and a great enthusiast of the game, was at Highbury that day. The author of X s
biography has confirmed this fact although Arsenal themselves remain non-committal to this
day. Identify this famous Arsenal fan?
 Ans) Osama Bin Laden

23) Name the sport in which the World Championship categories are as follows: World
Championship Woes World Chapioship Junior World Championship(under 20) Seniors
World Championship(60+ for men and 50+ for women) Computers World Championship

Ans) Chess

24) Only three goalkeepers have won the FIFA World Cup as captain. Iker Casillas was the latest
addition to this list in 2010. The other two are from the same country X. One of these two (Y)
was voted by IFFHS as the third greatest goalkeeper of all time and was also voted as
X s G
olde Player of the last 50 ears in the UEFA Jubilee Poll, 2004. Y is the oldest winner of
the FIFA World Cup and still holds the record for having set the longest stretch of time
without conceding a goal in international football (1142 minutes). ID X and Y.

Ans) X Italy, Y Dino Zoff.

25) X plays for Vidarbha and bowls both right arm off-spin and left arm orthodox comfortably
and has made waves on the subcontinent. X came into the news after the match between
Himachal Pradesh and Vidarbha. Bipul Sharma, the captain of Himachal Pradesh and a left
hander, was facing X, the Vidarbha left-arm spinner, who he dealt with effortlessly. Then X
told the umpire he was switching to right-arm offspin. "Yeh kaise kya ho sakta hai? an
absolutely shocked Bipul questioned. Vidarbha won the match with X finishing the match
with figures oof 1/43 in four overs. X took 16 wickets while debuting for Vidarbha in the
Vijay Hazare trophy at a miserly average of 11.50, the best of any bowler who took at least
15 scalps, as Vidarbha finished top of its group before losing in the quarter-finals. X please.

Ans) X- Akshay Karnewar

26) Melanie McLaughlin is a sport presenter for the Seven Network. McLaughlin previously
worked for Fox Sports where she hosted multiple football shows including Kick Off, Indian
Super League and Fox Sports FC, while also being a regular on Fox Sports News. In 2013 she
joined Network Ten to host match day coverage of the Big Bash League and in 2014 was
involved in their coverage of the 2014 Glasgow Games, 2014 Winter Olympics and 2014 FIFA
World Cup. How do we know her better?

Ans) Chris Gayle asked her out for drinks.