2014 06 askqance sports and travel finals for upload

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asKQAnce 2014

FLYING DUTCHMEN

Sports and Travel Quiz Finals

The Sports and Travel Quiz – asKQANCE 2014

5 rounds

3 Written Theme Rounds

18 questions each Clock and

Anti-Clock on Infinite Bounce/Pounce

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avoid negatives on pounce

All the best!

About the Quiz


4 questions (on cities), all written

+5 for each correct answer, no negatives

+10 for the theme (write it as answer 5), no

negatives

The theme is from the world of Sports and is

exhaustive (as it stands now)

Theme Time – 1

The Sports and Travel Quiz – asKQAnce 2014

1.

• First built in 1872 out of wood, it was rebuilt in the

early 20th century and is the first steel bridge in the

country. Rumoured to be designed by Gustav Eiffel,

in which city will you find the Ayala Bridge?


2.

• Lying on a creek called Khor ______, also called

the River Zara by ancient Greeks, a dredging

scheme in the 1950s dramatically improved

the economic development and prosperity in

this city.

• Which city that became an independent

political entity in 1833, when 800 men of the

Bu Flasa tribe settled here?


3.

• Red symbolises universal brotherhood and

equality of man, while white signifies purity

and virtue. The crescent moon represents a

young nation on the rise and the five stars

signify the ideals of democracy, peace,

progress, justice and equality.

• Description of the flag of?


4.

• Currently called CSMVS, what is the earlier

(more famous) name of this building and

where will you find it?


5. Theme?

Exchange Sheets

Answers Follow


1.

• First built in 1872 out of wood, it was rebuilt in the

early 20th century and is the first steel bridge in the

country. Rumoured to be designed by Gustav Eiffel,

in which city will you find the Ayala Bridge?

ANSWER…



Manila


2.

• Lying on a creek called Khor ______, also called

the River Zara by ancient Greeks, a dredging

scheme in the 1950s dramatically improved

the economic development and prosperity in

this city.

• Which city that became an independent

political entity in 1833, when 800 men of the

Bu Flasa tribe settled here?

ANSWER…



Dubai


3.

• Red symbolises universal brotherhood and

equality of man, while white signifies purity

and virtue. The crescent moon represents a

young nation on the rise and the five stars

signify the ideals of democracy, peace,

progress, justice and equality.

• Description of the flag of?

ANSWER…



Singapore


4.

• Currently called CSMVS, what is the earlier

(more famous) name of this building and

where will you find it?

ANSWER…



Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai


Theme?


International Premier Tennis League


18 questions

Infinite Bounce with no negatives

+10, -10 on Infinite Pounce

+15, -10 on some questions, when indicated

Lifelines for no negs, as per prelims scores

Clockwise


1.

• In the history of the FIFA World Cup, only one

defending champion team did not turn up to

defend their title in the subsequent edition.

• Which team, which year, and why?

ANSWER…



Uruguay in 1934

In protest at the refusal of several

European countries to travel to South

America for the previous World Cup


2.

• Identify the lead actor in this film (Jason Statham’s

co-star)

• While adapting the story of this film from a 1974

film, what key change was made?

ANSWER…



Vinnie Jones

Adapted from The Longest Yard – the change

was that the prison inmates play soccer

instead of American Football


3.

• Connect with explanations for each visual

15 pointer

ANSWER…



Place de la Concorde

The public square where Louis the XVI was

executed (earlier called Place de la

Revolution) also lends its name to the

agreement (Concorde Agreement) between

the FIA and the F1 teams that governs the

sport; the painting is by Edgar Degas and is

called Place de la Concorde


4.

• This is a 1949 photo of Bradman, while on tour, with

an opposing captain, who many, including Sobers,

considered the best batsman in the world at that time.

• The player in question was charged with his wife’s

murder and after a sensational trial, was acquitted. He

subsequently went abroad, continued his cricketing

prowess and set a world record.

• Identify the player and the record.

ANSWER…



Mahadevan Sathasivam

Captained three countries – Ceylon, Malaysia

and Singapore


5.

• A joint venture between the state government and a

French firm, this is Asia’s highest and longest cable

car, and one of the main attractions of this city,

termed by CNN as the “best ski resort in Asia”.

Identify this meadow of flowers.

ANSWER…



Gulmarg


6.

• Identify the strait that separates mainland England

from its largest island – name the island also.

• Why do sports buffs turn their attention to this

place for an hour each year?

15 pointer

ANSWER…



Solent

Isle of Wight

Annual Brambles cricket match on the

sandbank, between members of The Royal

Southern Yacht Club and the Island Sailing

Club, when low tide happens


7.

• What is common to the Indian National Record

times in the following events?

– Women’s Long Jump

– Women’s 400m Hurdles

– Men’s 800m

– Women’s 4*400m Relay

– Men’s 400m

• How are the two highlighted records different

from the others?

ANSWER…



Achieved at the Summer Olympic Games

The first three records were achieved in

the finals of the events

KM Binu’s 400m record and the 4*400m

relay record of Rajwinder Kaur, K. M.

Beenamol, Chitra K. Soman and Manjit Kaur

were achieved in the heats of the 2004

Games


8.

• This is a tennis arena in Australia. It is shaped in the

form of a famous tiling puzzle launched by the Ertl

Company (an American toy co.) in 1999.

• An annual event happens in this arena, having

moved here in Jan 2013.

• Name any two – the arena, the puzzle, the event.

ANSWER…



Perth Arena

Hopman Cup

The puzzle on which its design is based is

called the Eternity Puzzle


9.

• This book’s plot is essentially

centred around an adolescent girl

in 1930s Manchuria, who plays a

strategy game with strangers in a

public square, and ends up falling

in love with an enemy Japanese

soldier.

• Which 2500 year-old game fills

up the name of this book?

• What familiar system is followed

to rank players in this game

today?

ANSWER…



Go

ELO Rating System


4 questions (on sports teams/venues), all

written

+5 for each correct answer, no negatives

+10 for the theme (write it as answer 5), no

negatives

The theme is based on ‘travel’

Theme Time – 2


1.

• With their home ground at The Stoop, in

the western suburbs of London, identify

this Rugby team.


2.

• In the annals of ODI cricket, what was unique

about this match, played in Melbourne in the

year 2000?

Australia 295 for 5 in 50 overs (Michael Bevan

106, Steve Waugh 114*) beat South Africa 201

for 7 in 50 overs (Gary Kirsten 43, Jacques Kallis

42; Ian Harvey 3 for 41) by 94 runs.


3.

• This is a large outdoor entertainment venue.

On either side of it are two iconic locations –

one a sporting venue, the other a sports

themed park. Name either.


4.

• Where will you find three diagonal stripes

representing the Irwell, the Irk and the

Medlock rivers, and a motto that means

“Pride in Battle”?


5. Theme?

Exchange Sheets

Answers Follow


1.

• With their home ground at The Stoop, in

the western suburbs of London, identify

this Rugby team.

ANSWER…



Harlequins


2.

• In the annals of ODI cricket, what was unique

about this match, played in Melbourne in the

year 2000?

Australia 295 for 5 in 50 overs (Michael Bevan

106, Steve Waugh 114*) beat South Africa 201

for 7 in 50 overs (Gary Kirsten 43, Jacques Kallis

42; Ian Harvey 3 for 41) by 94 runs.

ANSWER…



First indoor ODI match

Held at the Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

(also called the Telstra Dome earlier)


3.

• This is a large outdoor entertainment venue.

On either side of it are two iconic locations –

one a sporting venue, the other a sports

themed park. Name either.

ANSWER…



Yas Marina Grand Prix circuit

Ferrari World


4.

• Where will you find three diagonal stripes

representing the Irwell, the Irk and the

Medlock rivers, and a motto that means

“Pride in Battle”?

ANSWER…



Manchester City FC


Theme?


Sponsorships by Etihad Airways


10.

• Connect the two visuals and explain.

1842

2014

ANSWER…



Nanking/Nanjing

The painting shows the Treaty of Nanking

that ended the first Opium War in Aug 1842

The mascot is that of the Nanjing Youth

Olympic Games scheduled in Aug 2014


11.

• Karel Van Wijnendaele, co-founder of the sports

paper 'Sportwereld‘, conceived this race called the

Ronde Van Vlaanderen in 1913. Prior to WWII, the

race was usually held on the same day as the

Milan–San Remo competition in Italy. For the first 30

years, the route was a loop starting and ending in

city X.

• City X is also well-known as the birthplace of the

person you see here.

• Name the race (English name), the city and the

person.

15 pointer

ANSWER…



Tour of Flanders cycling race

Ghent in Belgium

Jacques Rogge


12.

• In the year 1891, this trophy was unveiled by the

British football enthusiasts in Bombay under the

umbrella of the ______ Club. The chief venue was the

Cooperage Ground in Bombay. The tournament has

attracted international teams like Corinthians in the

past. Defunct since 2000-01, there is an attempt to

revive this tournament.

• The tournament also holds special significance for

Bangalore, since a civilian team from here became the

first Indian to win the trophy in 1937.

• Name the trophy and the team.

ANSWER…



Rovers Cup

Bangalore Muslims


13.

• Along with announcing the Indian team for an upcoming

tournament, these 13 people were felicitated in May 2014.

Who are they?

1. Ajit Pal Singh

2. Ashok Kumar

3. Mohd. Aslam Sher Khan

4. Brig. Harcharan Singh

5. Leslie Fernandez

6. Varinder Singh

7. Ashok Diwan

8. Michael Kindo

9. B.P. Govinda

10. Brig. HJS Chimni

11. V J Phillips

12. Onkar Singh

13. Kaliah P.E.

ANSWER…



The living members of the only Indian team to

have won the Hockey World Cup in 1975

The Indian team for the 2014 Hockey World Cup

was announced on the same day.


14.

• The motto of this territory is Quocunque jeceris

stabit, which appears as part of the island's coat of

arms. The motto translates into English as

"whichever way you throw, it will stand“. This is

probably a reference to the distinctive symbol of this

territory, which appears on its flag and its coat of

arms – this motif is also the symbol of Sicily.

• Identify this Celtic Nation and the associated

symbol.

ANSWER…



Isle of Man

Triskelion


15.

• Two Scotsmen, Tom Chalmers and Willie Cross

had to take a crucial decision – whether to

represent the largest city in their country in a

match against the second largest city on 23-Nov

1872 at the Accies ground, or to represent their

country in a match in a different sport on

30-Nov 1872 at Hamilton Crescent in Partick.

They chose the former.

• What is the significance of these two

matches?

• How is the former commemorated till today?

ANSWER…



Glasgow vs Edinburgh was the first

inter-district (‘Derby’) Rugby Match

Scotland vs England was the

first international soccer match

Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh still play

for the 1872 Cup


16.

• In the early part of IPL 2014, the KXIP openers

had unusual numbers on their jerseys.

• Virender Sehwag sported number X and player Y

sported 266.

• Both were different references to a format far

removed from the one their franchise is a part of.

• What is X (the number) and Y (the player)?

• What were the references to?

ANSWER…



X – 319

Y – Cheteshwar Pujara

Sehwag's best Test score is 319, and

Pujara was India's 266th Test player.


17.

• Golden Cage Events led by Prince Amir has been

bringing the best boxers/kick-boxers in the world for

a series of events in Dubai, Turkey, Holland, and

Morocco.

• Prince Amir made this recent comment about getting

two of the best in the world today for a fight, “Both of

them know that the whole world wants to see them fight. And

which fighter does not want to give what the world wants?” he

said. “I know many people have failed to bring them to the

ring, for many reasons, but I believe that we have the formula

to make it happen. And then the whole scene will explode.”

• Name the two fighters.

ANSWER…



Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather


18.

• Identify the player and the iconic location in

Paris. (video removed)

ANSWER…



Gustavo Kuerten

ENSBA – École Nationale Supérieure des

Beaux-Arts / distinguished National

School of Fine Arts


18 questions

Infinite Bounce with no negatives

+10, -10 on Infinite Pounce

+15, -10 on some questions, when indicated

Lifelines for no negs, as per prelims scores

Anti-Clockwise


19.

• What gaffe (that happened just before the clip

starts) did Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan beautilfully

cover up? (video removed)

ANSWER…



Referred to the WWE as WWF.

Hence the mentions of all the wrestlers with

the animal names.


20.

• Identify the two players and tell us what’s happening.

• The infamous incident took place in 1999 and the

footballer in the foreground apologized for this earlier

this year.

ANSWER…



Robbie Fowler taunting Greame Le Saux

with gay slurs

“I looked at Robbie. He started bending over and pointing his

backside in my direction. He looked over his shoulder and

started yelling at me. He was smirking. “Come and give me

one up the a***,” he said, repeating it three or four times.”


21.

• Canadian Speedskater Gilmore Junio received

this medal earlier this year even though he did

not complete. He also recevied a hero’s welcome

once he returned home after Sochi ’14.

• What is so special about the medal?

ANSWER…



Junio stepped aside from the men's 1000 metres at the

2014 Sochi Olympics, so Canadian teammate Denny

Morrison, who fell during an earlier qualifying round, could

compete. Morrison went on to win the silver!

Thus a bunch of Canadians gave him a special

crowd-funded medal


22.

• His statue in his hometown of Barnsley, South

Yorkshire had be raised by five feet to stop

people from hanging condoms and knickers

from his iconic digit.

• He saw the humour in it and said “I do not

mind them doing it at all. They can take as

many photographs as they like but they're

climbing on to it and they might fall off.”

• Who?

ANSWER…



Dickie Bird


23.

• On May 10, 1970, X scored one of the most famous goals in

hockey history – it gave Boston their first Stanley Cup since

1941. It came at the 40-second mark of the first overtime

period in the fourth game, helping to complete a sweep of

the St. Louis Blues. According to X:

"If it had gone by me, it's a two-on-one. So I got a little lucky

there, but Derek gave me a great pass and when I got the pass

I was moving across. As I skated across, Glenn had to move

across the crease and had to open his pads a little. I was really

trying to get the puck on net, and I did. As I went across,

Glenn's legs opened. I looked back, and I saw it go in, so I

jumped.”

• The subsequent photograph by Ray Lussier has become one

of the most famous and recognized hockey images of all time.

• Who is X ?

ANSWER…



Bobby Orr scoring ‘The Goal’


24.

• Explain what is happening in this Carling

Cup tie from 2007 between Nottingham

Forest and Leicester City. The pic is a clue.

(video removed)

ANSWER…



Nottingham Forest were given a 'free goal' in their replayed Carling Cup tie with Leicester.

The original game between the two sides was abandoned with Forest leading 1-0 at half-time after

City's Clive Clarke suffered heart failure and the match was abandoned.

Sportingly, City allowed Forest keeper Paul Smith to score straight from the kick-off to replicate the

scoreline.


25.

• Watch this clip from the 1980 film called

Can’t Stop the Music, which features the film

debut of X.

• X was known as the ‘World’s Greatest Athlete’

in 1976, and in 1977 he was a seventh-round

draft pick for the Kansas City Kings although

he never did play a game.

• Identify X and the reason for the 1976

moniker. (no part points) (video removed)

ANSWER…



Bruce Jenner

Won the Decathlon at the 1976 Montreal

Olympics.


26.

• José Craveirinha, born in capital city X and considered

the greatest poet of his country, spotted Y playing at

a male soccer match in X. Admiring the way she ran

with the ball, he convinced her to take up athletics

and introduced her to his son, an athletics coach with

whom she started training.

• Y won a bronze in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and

won her first Olympic Gold in 2000 – the only two

medals won by this country at the Summer Olympics.

• Called the “X Express”, identify Y and the city X.

ANSWER…



Y – Maria Mutola

X – Maputo

(Capital of Mozambique)


27.

• Quote by X from a 1984 Test at Lord’s: "Y was friendly with

my older brother Sunil, and his support was one of the most

special things I experienced. I still remember him ringing me

before the match in the dressing room. He said, "Hello, I'm Y,

I'm calling from Manchester. You're going to get runs, and I'll

call you at lunch." And he kept calling me at every break,

saying, "I'm going to talk to you at tea, and I'm going to talk

to you at stumps, and you had better be there." I thought that

was very, very sweet of him, basically telling me, "I got a

double there and I want you to get a double there."

• X went on to make 190 in a match that ended in a draw. Y's

200 two-years prior had lead to his side winning the test by

10 wickets.

• Identify X and Y.

ANSWER…



X – Sidath Wettimuny

Y – Mohsin Khan


AUDIENCE

• During the 1956 Summer Olympics at Melbourne, the

Olympic committee received an anonymous letter. This letter

encouraged the Olympics to do something they have never

done before. The suggestion was adopted and the tradition

has continued ever since.

• Thirty years later, a Chinese individual named John Ian Wing

revealed himself to the world as having written the letter . At

the time of the letter, Wing was a 17-yr. old apprentice

carpenter. He did not state who he was because he did not

want his family to know he had written such a letter and he

was also worried that the officials would think it was a "dumb

idea".

• What was his suggestion?

ANSWER…



He suggested that the athletes from all

countries mingle during the closing

parade as a symbol of global unity.


Written Round with 6 questions, +10 each, no negatives

Raise your hands and write down the theme at any time

Theme points:

1-2 -> +20, -10

3-4 -> +15, -8

5-6 -> +10, -5

Theme Time – 3


1.

• Photos from which museum?

+20, -10


2.

• He was a first generation Irish-

American who saw combat in

the Spanish–American War. He

also a military leader, civic

leader and municipal judge

and has an important airport in

the US named after him.

• Identify him or give the

name of the airport.

+20, -10


3.

• The first edition of this music festival was in 2006, when it was

called ‘X Calling’ – X was the venue where it was held.

• The name was changed in 2008 (although the location

remained the same) to ‘Y Calling’ where Y was the name of a

famous brand sponsoring the festival.

• In 2013, Y announced that they’d rename the 2014 version to

‘Calling Festival’.

• Its primarily a rock music festival, and various performers,

including The Killers, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, The Who,

Bon Jovi, Roger Waters, Aerosmith, Neil Young and Bruce

Springsteen have played at the event.

• Name the venue X and the brand Y.

+15, -8


4.

• The multi-purpose arena is one of this city’s biggest

indoor arenas, and is named after the person on the

right in the photograph.

• The person on the left acts as a clue to identify the

person on the right.

• Name the venue / person.

+15, -8


5.

• Originally called The Sun, the

Moon and One Star, this

sculpture by a surrealist

painter/sculptor X, is now

called X’s Y.

• Y is the city that the

sculpture is located in.

• Name the sculpture.

+10, -5


6.

• The building is one of the most distinctive and

imposing ones in the city’s skyline, thanks to a 45°

angled top, and a unique stilt-style base.

• It was designed by architect Hugh Stubbins in 1977.

• It houses the headquarters of which multi-national

company?

+10, -5


Last chance for the theme….

Exchange Sheets

Answers Follow


1.

• Photos from which museum?

ANSWER…



Ghibli Musuem in Tokyo, Japan


2.

• He was a first generation Irish-

American who saw combat in

the Spanish–American War. He

also a military leader, civic

leader and municipal judge

and has an important airport in

the US named after him.

• Identify him or give the

name of the airport.

ANSWER…



Edward Logan after whom Logan Airport in

Boston is named.


3.

• The first edition of this music festival was in 2006, when it was

called ‘X Calling’ – X was the venue where it was held.

• The name was changed in 2008 (although the location

remained the same) to ‘Y Calling’ where Y was the name of a

famous brand sponsoring the festival.

• In 2013, Y announced that they’d rename the 2014 version to

‘Calling Festival’.

• Its primarily a rock music festival, and various performers,

including The Killers, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, The Who,

Bon Jovi, Roger Waters, Aerosmith, Neil Young and Bruce

Springsteen have played at the event.

• Name the venue X and the brand Y.

ANSWER…



X – Hyde Park

Y – Hard Rock

London, England


4.

• The multi-purpose arena is one of this city’s biggest

indoor arenas, and is named after the person on the

right in the photograph.

• The person on the left acts as a clue to identify the

person on the right.

• Name the venue / person.

ANSWER…



Max-Schmeling-Halle

in Berlin, Germany


5.

• Originally called The Sun, the

Moon and One Star, this

sculpture by a surrealist

painter/sculptor X, is now

called X’s Y.

• Y is the city that the

sculpture is located in.

• Name the sculpture.

ANSWER…



Miro’s Chicago


6.

• The building is one of the most distinctive and

imposing ones in the city’s skyline, thanks to a 45°

angled top, and a unique stilt-style base.

• It was designed by architect Hugh Stubbins in 1977.

• It houses the headquarters of which multi-national

company?

ANSWER…



Citibank / Citigroup in New York


Theme?


The World Marathon Majors


28.

• Once, a man named Raz Reid pulled his wife Kerry off the

court when she was two games away from defeat against

this player; in the previous match, JoAnne Russell had

flipped her the middle finger. An Australian, Dianne

Fromholtz, dismissed her as a “sideshow” who defied human

nature. At one point, she turned down a quarter of a million

dollars to play a challenge match against Bobby Riggs in Las

Vegas, fearing it would be perceived as pure sensationalism;

two years later, she agreed to play Riggs at a fairground in

London, Ontario for a couple thousand dollars.

• X is mostly remembered for events surrounding the 1977 US

Open.

• What happened? Who is this?

ANSWER…



Renee Richards

Richards underwent sex reassignment surgery. She was denied entry into the 1976

US Open by the United States Tennis Association. She disputed the ban, and the New York Supreme Court ruled in her favor

in 1977 and she played the tournament. This was a landmark decision in favor of

transsexual rights.


29.

• There are many myths surrounding this person’s

meeting with Princess Margaret.

• Some said that he had told the princess that “Strength

is in the mind.” Others said that the king, George VI,

had made him roll up his trousers to see if his legs

were made of steel.

• His obituary in The Economist read thus: “The game of

football regularly produces playboys, celebrities, racists,

billionaires, fashion models and spoilt brats. What it

does not produce is saints; with one exception.”

• In his 20-year career he was never booked.

• Who is this?

ANSWER…



Sailen Manna


30.

• On some occasions in 1997, the sponsor

name was substituted with "Bitten & Hisses".

From '98 to '00, "Buzzing Hornets" was seen.

During 2001, it was "Bitten Heroes" and from

2002 onwards it was ‘’Be On Edge”.

• Which team? Why these changes?

ANSWER…



Jordan GP

Circumventing tobacco sponsorship ban –

the sponsor is Benson & Hedges


31.

• Seen in the picture is a large cutting tool of Filipino

origin similar to the machete, used particularly in the

jungles of Indonesia, the Philippines, and in the sugar

fields of Cuba. The primary use of this is to clear

vegetation – for agriculture or during trail blazing.

• This is also a punch used in martial arts popularized

by boxers like Caferino Garcia, Kid Gavilan and Sugar

Ray Leonard. Gavilan claimed to have perfected the

motion cutting sugar cane in the fields of Cuba, and

brought it into the ring with him.

• Name the tool/the punch.

ANSWER…



Bolo Punch


32.

• The name of this place relates to “birth”. There

are two places with the same name in two

different continents, both named for more or

less the same reason – that they were

founded on Christmas Day.

• One is a state capital city in a South American

country, while the other is the old name of a

region/province in an African country, whose

first class cricket team is called the Dolphins.

• What’s the name, and which are the two

countries?

ANSWER…



Natal

Brazil (one of the FIFA 2014 venues)

South Africa (the new name is KwaZulu-

Natal)


33.

• There's an old Morecambe and Wise (a Brit

comic duo) joke that goes: "I always know it's

summer when I hear the sound of leather on

X”.

• “How can the ball hurt you? It's only on you

for a second,” he has told teammates.

• Coincidentally, his autobiography was titled

I Don’t Bruise Easily.

• Who and what record does he hold in

English Test cricket?

ANSWER…



Brian Close

Youngest player to be capped for England

in Tests


34.

• This is a November 6, 1993 boxing match between

Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe at Caesars

Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. What happens next?

It was even parodied in The Simpsons.

(video removed)

ANSWER…



James Miller aka FanMan parachutes into

the arena!


35.

• Between 1997-2001, this event was held at Big Bear

Lake – California, Crested Butte – Colorado and

Mount Snow – Vermont. From 2002, it has been held

at the Buttermilk Mountain in this location.

• The location, a booming silver mining town, fell into

disarray, before a Chicago industrialist called Walter

Paepcke revived it in the 1930s. Today, it boasts

among other things, a Music Festival and School

that has been around since 1949-50.

• Identify the event, the organiser/owner and the

location.

15 pointer

ANSWER…



Winter X Games

ESPN

Aspen, Colorado


36.

• This designer's daring yet abrasive masterpiece made for

player Y would not ever be seen, since she rejected it on

the grounds of discomfort. Instead, she chose to wear

the designer's backup option—a menthol green and sky

blue nylon number.

• The night before this iconic 1973 match, the designer

actually visited the location of the match, worried that

his creation might get lost in the glare of stadium

spotlights. On the morning of the match, the designer

holed up in his Houston hotel room, sat stitching

rhinestones and sequins on the dress.

• Identify the designer and the player.

ANSWER…



Ted Tinling

Billie Jean King

This was her match against Bobby Riggs.

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