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Pounce-Anticlockwise(6 questions) List it-1 Pounce-Clockwise(6 questions) Cricket, Football and Olympics Round(12

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Born Lawrence Peter _______, he earned his famous nickname from his friend Bobby Hofman who found him resembling something whenever he sat around with arms and legs crossed waiting to bat or while looking sad after a losing game. He sued Hanna-Barbara for defamation, but later withdrew his suit. Who?

Yogi Berra

Karsten Braasch, then ranked 203rd, playing one of the only games he is known for, won 6-1 followed by a 6-2. He then stated "500 and above, no chance", adding that he had played like someone ranked 600th in order to keep the game "fun." This result was quite the opposite of the most famous instance that happened on September 20, 1973. What event?

Battle of the Sexes

What is the only occasion the Formula one World Championship was presented to a female? Give surname of female or funda.

1970, Nina Rindt (on behalf of Jochen Rindt who had already died)

What started with Glenn Cowan getting on the wrong team bus and receiving a handshake from the best Chinese player Zhuang Zedong, went on to become a crucial diplomatic success. What term was it referred to as?

Ping Pong Diplomacy

Winning gold medals at 2004,2008 and 2012 Olympics, what sport do the duo Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May Treanor, also known as “The Turtle” and “Six Feet of Sunshine” play?

Beach Volley-Ball

The Dallas Cowboys drafted X in the seventh round of the 1964 NFL Draft taking a chance that even with unrefined football skills, he could excel as a wide receiver. Often credited with forcing the NFL to develop a zone defense and the bump and run to attempt to contain him, who?

Bob Hayes, 1964 Olympics 100m gold medal. Also the first person to beat 10 seconds barrier.

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List all the individual Olympic medal winners from India

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Norman Pritchard(1900) K D Jadhav(1952) Leander Paes(1996) Karnam

Malleswari(2000) Rajyavardhan Singh

Rathore(2004) Abhinav Bindra(2008) Vijender Singh(2008) Sushil Kumar(2008,2012)

Vijay Kumar(2012) Saina Nehwal(2012) Mary Kom(2012) Gagan Narang(2012) Yogeshwar Dutt(2012)

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The match was played on June 5, 1989, just one day after the height of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, allowing X to put a smile on Chinese people's faces around the world at a time when there wasn't much to smile about. Who, beating Ivan Lendl with tactics like moon balls and an underarm serve?

Michael Chang

Among other famous names, what term connects Jarkko Nieminen, Shefki Kuqi, Mika Salo, Ville Ritola and Lasse Viren?

Flying Finn

Lesser known activities have been - hijacking of a Belgian aircraft, Sabena Flight 572, flying from Vienna to Lod and attack on the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum. Which organization?

Black September

Ernie Terell was at the receiving end of what quote, owing to the fact that prior to the match he used his opponent’s pre-conversion name rather than his current one?

‘What’s my name?’ Mohammad Ali

Connect Rory McIllroy (2014), Nick Matthew (2012), Andy Murray (2013) and Ralph Nichols (1938)

Last home winners/Last British winners (of major in respective sports-golf, squash, tennis, badminton)

The Acorn Stakes, The Coaching Club American Oaks, and The Alabama Stakes are collectively called what as being a filly analogoue of the Belmont Stakes, Preakness Stakes and Kentucky Derby?

Triple Tiarra

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4 questions from each topic Team with the lowest score picks first Inability to answer on direct question will

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Cricket 1 Cricket 2 Cricket 3 Cricket 4

Football 1 Football 2 Football 3 Football 4

Olympics 1 Olympics 2 Olympics 3 Olympics 4

Connect Ian Redpath, Sikandar Bakht, Derek

Randall, Brian Luckhurst, Grant Flower, Peter Kirsten and Jos Buttler to an event that happened on 13 December 1947 at Sydney.

Mankading

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Achieved by Jacob Oram, Ajit Agarkar, Angelo Matthews, Sidney Barnes and Ray Illingworth and even Bob Woolmer among many others, what feat that has eluded many a genius in cricket?

Century at Lords

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Previous man of the tournaments have been Umar Akmal(twice), Glenn Maxwell, Craig McMillan, Wasim Akram(twice), Jonty Rhodes and others. The only Indian has been Reetinder Sodhi. Which tournament?

Hong Kong Cricket Sixes

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The woman in the picture(next slide) is a renowned journalist, covering mainly football events including ISL.

In a recent post match show, she said something to make amends after she called Mark Waugh, Damien Fleming. This caused furore on the social media as she was on the receiving end of a similar much publicized event just a few days ago.

What incident I am talking about?

Mel McLaughlin From the recent Chris Gayle’s sexism controversy

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This coining of this phrase is credited to then X’s manager A who after a frustrating result had to say this in the post match conference.

"We wanted to play. They didn't. We wanted to score. They didn't. Every time they just kicked the ball away. It is frustrating for me, my players, for every X supporter and for every football supporter. Because people don't pay to see one team play and the other team falling down, demanding to see the medical department.”

“Y might as well have ___________in front of their goal“

The Phrase and A?

‘Parking the bus’ Jose Mourinho

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While he was playing non-league football for £30 a game with Stocksbridge Steels, he had to be substituted before the 60th minute so that he could be back in his town before a 6-pm curfew imposed because of an assault case.

6 years on, he has made dramatic improvements and now is rumoured to be sought after by some of the biggest club in Europe. This season has been the breakthrough season for him at the highest level, having broken an amazing premier league record in the process.

Id

Jamie Vardy

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Previous winners have been Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Javier Saviola, Robert Prosinecki, Seydou Keita, Sergio Aguero and Paul Pogba among others. What did they win?

FIFA U-20 (Youth) Golden Ball

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X is to the 1966 FIFA world cup in many ways

as Y is to the 1998 edition. Both won the Golden boot, both led their teams to third place finishes. Y is the only player from his country in the FIFA 100, while X is also a part of the same list with 2 other members from his country. Identify both.

X-Eusebio Y-Davor Suker

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Daniel Baumat, director of Swiss Timing,

now a part of the Swatch Group recollected a technical error they committed about 40 years ago. Whose act led to their technical supply being deemed erroneous?

Nadia Comaneci

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Who is the only person to win an Olympic gold at the same games where he/she was the torchbearer?

She was also a certain first from her ‘community’ to win an Olympics medal. In a highlight of that Olympics, she celebrated by displaying a certain object.

Hint in the next slide.

Cathy Freeman, the first aboriginal woman to win an Olympics medal.

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Fanny Blankers-Koen was a Dutch athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She accomplished this as a 30-year-old mother of two, during a time when many disregarded women's athletics. Her background and performances earned her what two-word nickname?

The Flying Housewife

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Eddie Eagan(USA), Jacob Tullin Thams(Norway), Christina Ludin-Rothenburger(East Germany) and Clara Hughes(Canada) are the only ones to achieve this feat. Christina achieved it in the same year, which is no more possible. What feat?

Medals at both Summer and Winter Olympics

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List all the countries that has won the FIFA Confederations Cup.

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Brazil(1997, 2005, 2009, 2013) France(2001, 2003) Argentina(1992) Denmark(1995) Mexico(1999)