Answers

1. Adriano Panatta, only person to beat Borg at the French Open
2.Andy Lyod
3.PG Woodhouse
4.Lazlo Papp
5.Christopher Martin Jenkins, coined Pyjama Cricket
6.Ali Daie
7.Amarjeet Kaypee
8.Graham Mcenzie of Australia
9.Lords
10.Jo Durie and Jeremy Bates
11. Lacrosse
12.Svend Pri(very well answered Rossenori)
13.Lord Stanley
14.Jude Felix
15. Miguel Angel Nadal and Rafael Nadal

Scores:
Rossenori:10( It would be great if I could know who you are)
Sreekanth:12(great anwering with 100 percent accuracy)

Thanks all...Next set would follow soon.

SPORTS QUIZ

GAME, SET & MATCH
THE SPORTS QUIZ
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On: Sunday, the 21st of June, 2009
At: Space Cirle
Q.M.: Somnath Chanda & Ashoke Sanyal (of "Quizzing Unlimited")
Presented by: Adverb

On 21st June, 2009, Adverb promises Kolkata the ‘mother of all sports quizzes’. The co-captains of the ship will be Somnath Chanda & Ashoke Sanyal - better known as the duo from team "Quizzing Unlimited". Amidst the plethora of Sports Quizzes happening in Kolkata in the recent past, it intends to be different in both spirit and content. True to their passion for sports, the quizmasters will cover a whole gamut of sporting disciplines - popular and the not-so-popular.

Proposed Format
* Teams should have maximum 3 participants.
* Prelims: 30 Questions
(Top 8 teams will qualify for the final)
* Final: Total 8 rounds, including General rounds, Visual rounds, Audio-Video round & couple of Special rounds
* There will be some special questions for audience also.
* There are Prizes for the participants & as well as for the audience.

For any further details please contact -----
Ø Somnath – 9874056162
Ø Ashoke – 9830190982
Ø Biswabijoy – 9831127130
You can mail us at - somnathquiz@gmail.com
ashoke35@yahoo.com


Your whole-hearted participation will make this event a memorable one. Hope to see you on 20th June, ’09.

The June Affair

1.Identify this player who holds a special distinction in the history of the French Open.Also mention the distinction.

2.
One of the shortest Test careers of all time began and ended within half an hour as this cricketer, having made 10 not out, was hit on the helmet by Malcolm Marshall during the West Indies tour of England in 1984. He spent a week in hospital with blurred vision and never played for England again. Who was this unfortunate cricketer?


3. This gentleman wanted to live beside Lords but ended up settling down in the United States of America.

4.Identify this three time Olympic Gold Medallist, the first person do so in his discipline.
5. Who is the gentleman and what contribution does he have in the game of cricket?

6. Who is this soccer legend?



7. This cricketer can be termed as the Rajinder Goel and Padmanath Shivalkar of batting in India. Who is he and how is he famous in the annals of Indian Cricket?


8.Identify the gentleman on the left.
9. Where will the archery competition of the 2012 London Olympics be held?

10. Who were the last British before Jammie Murray to win a title in Wimbledon?

11. This 1834 painting by George Gatlin represents an early presentation of which modern day sport.

12. This former All England Champion commited suicide at a relatively very young age because of financial problems. Identify.


13.Which famous trophy is named after this gentleman.

14. Identify this former hockey great from India.

15.Identify both the young and the old.

Brand Equity KOLKATA round 2009...Finals...

Finals...
1. Garhwal Division in the Himalayas has recently brought out a trademark price of Rs. 30 on which Product?
Gangajal.
2. CERN, the Swiss based organisation has invested 3 million dollars for doing research in what specific field?
Religion
3. Parvati and Ranoka are brands of what product?
Bindi
4.In 2009 a campaign was launched Save your logo...Which was the 1st company to enter this this campaign...
Lacoste
5. Fill up from the choices...in correct order...
A Consumer _________ water, ___________bottled water ___________ bisleri.( demands, needs, wants)
Ans: ( Needs, wants, demands) in that order.
6. Nine stock evaluation in NadSAQ is called what....
Guru Analysis
7. Who sculpted the RBI yakshi?
Ramkinkar Baij
8.Ad of Whopper Burger, Pic of Ram Charan, Pic of a Maxwell House Coffee plant .
9.Connect JRD TATA and Tintin in Tibet.
Indian Airways.
10. Which logo sold trillions of pieces in the 70's on cotton patches to button buddies was deemed by critics to be like a chicken mark on a leg?
Peace Symblol
11. Who started the replacement cost theory in India in the early 90's?
Harshad Mehta
12. Companies like Pand G, PWC , Google and Tennis players used an Energy Pod..What does it do?
Helps u take a power nap.
13.Shombit sengupta used which famous term...
Jalebi Mangement
14. Boiled the ocean in the US means n inefficient worker. Explain etymology.
If u boil the ocean..u will get very little salt..hence an inefficient work...
15.What is brand stretch...
Stretching the brand name to different variants of products....like the brand name remains...but products may be diff..
16.George Vrown superintendintent of Fall Group Railway station in the US laid certain rules for merits and demerits for rail road employee. These were called________ ____________.
Brownie Points.
17.What kind of a buzzwors is a fuzzword...
A buzzword that is confusing...no one understands anything.
18.If you spent money for doing Brahma,daiva,ashura,rakshas and arsha, what activity would you be doing?
Marriage.
19.William Stuart, a doctor in the US started what concept for the first time in the US in the 60's?
Warning in Packaging.
20. In April 2009, thousands in the USA organised TEA parties as protests against the govt..Expand TEA.
TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY....
21.Song of Greenday...
22. Durex Ad.
23. Which is the only entity that comes in the prayer..Our Father.....
Bread.
Guys I dont remember more...
The results-
First- ITC
Second-TCS
Finalists- CTS, IBM, M-JUNCTIONand STANDARD CHARTERED.

Guys ..thats all I remember....It was a wonderfully presented show by Derek as his sense of humour and branding himself is amazing.......But the only thing missing from the whole experience was watching the defending champions Saby and Srikanth in action....All the best to all the finalists from the 10 cities....
Thanks....

Brand Equity 2009 Kolkata Round...

Prelims here....Finals will follow soon....Cut off was 19....

1. Legend has it that potters from Nadia settled in _______________on a 75 acre plot after being evicted from Gobindapur in the 17th century by the East India Company.Which place?
Kumartuli.
2.In Indian army parlance, expand CSD.
Canteen Stores Department.
3.What would you be enjoying in Thailand if you were enjoying" A brahmin who sells his wife"?
- A Mango
- A banana
- A massage
Ans: A mango
4. What concept was started by German Gleitzeit which means sliding time.
Flexitime.
5, The Schweppes tonic was popular during the British rule due to the presence of which substance?
Quinine
6. Kindle 2 digital book has been brought by____________
Amazon
7. In Bengal 720 sq. feet is equal to__________
1 Katha.
8.Only IPL team with 2 proper nouns in their name?
Mubai Indians.
9. In 1921 which company became the first company in India to use gas ovens to manufacture its product?
Britannia.
10.How much does it cost an adult tourist to visit the White House?
Zero Dollars.
11.The West Bengal Govt has applied for a Geographical Indicator patent for which product made from Knakchur?
Joynagar er Moa.
12.What does B stand for in the business acronym PODSCORB where P= PLANNING, O= ORGANISING etc??
Budgeting
13. UK Dress size =4. What does Kareena Kapoor call it?
Size Zero
14.Most popular tatoo in the US-
Harley Davidson( US postal was one of the other choices)
15. Kashmiri Kahwa( tea) is flavoured with what unique item?
Saffron.
16.In 2009 Bharat Electronics spent 1000 crores for manufacturing what?
Electronic Voting machines.
17. The servants were given the bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle , while the guests got the __________ _____________. Fill up.
Upper Crust.
18. Usavu Sarees are used in which dance form?
Mohinattam( Bihu and kathak were the other choices)
19.Philip Crosby said" Get it right the first _____________"Fill up....
Time
20. In 2005, which state was India's least corrupt state...Kerala, WB or Bihar
Kerala
21.Which brand of beer has the highest market share in Australia
Victoria Bitter
22.For whom did the Montgomery Bus Boycott happen in the US?
Rosa Parks.
23.Which Nobel Nominee used to ask for 5 rupees for an autograph?
MK Gandhi
24. PRINCE NUWAEED BIN tALAI OF sAUDI aRABIA WAS THE WORLD'S 1ST PRIVATE CUSTOMER OF -
A-380 Airbus.
25. Which company is the world's largest manufacturer of edible beef?
Mcdonalds.
26- 30
Visuals( Not worth mentioning as some local flavours were there).

Quiz-4

1.The women's One Day cricket series between Australia and New Zealand shares its name with the annual American college football bowl game, which has been played on New Years Day in California for the last 95 years.This is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All" because it is the oldest bowl game. What name is shared by both of these?( Hint: World Cup Football).

2. Identify this NBA Hall of Famer who shares his nickname with a character from the movie "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest".


3.Identify this legendary Lakers player who missed just 3 regular season games in his entire career, playing 82 or more games in all but one season in 1987.

4.Who is she and what world record does she hold in her sport?

5.Who is she?


6.Who is this tennis player and how can he be linked with Indian Tennis.


7. Who is he?


8.Identify the famous trophy.

9. Who is he?

10. Identify this Tennis Player.( She had a famous brother).



11. Identify this Legend.

12. Identify the Asian Games Bronze Medallist.

13.Identify this former cricketer.


14.Logo of which Club.

15.Identify the legendary athlete.

Quiz-3

1. Madhumita Bisht broke which Indian player's record of six successive National singles titles by winning seven between 1985 and 1991?
2.Which legendary Arjuna Awardee was Womens National Squash Champion for 16 years in a row from 1977 to 1992?
3.This player born 1978 in Hitchin in Hertfordshire is a top British tennis player of Indian descent who retired in December 2006. In February 2006 he reached the quarter finals of the Rotterdam Open. He is also known as the "Hitchin Hurricane". Who?


4.Which legend holds the record for the longest playing time without allowing goals in international tournaments (1142 minutes) set between 1972 and 1974?

5.Which Indian Padma Shree winner was known as the "Great Wall of China"?

6.Who was first foreign player to lift the English FA Cup as captain ?

7.Identify the player with Mcenroe.

8.This South African cricketer who played in twenty eight Tests from 1951 to 1958 was a part in two highly unusual Test match dismissals: he was the wicket-keeper whom Len Hutton obstructed leading to Hutton's being given out obstructing the field; and was himself was given out handled the ball.Who?

9.Which Indian holds the world record for opening both the batting and bowling in most consecutive Tests?
10.Which West Indian cricketer was nicknamed TADPOLE?

11.Two cricketers holds the record of scoring the highest runs in his country's first one day international.(the score was 82). One was an Englishman and the other Indian. Identify both.

12.Four men who were born in South Africa have captained England in international matches: Tony Greig and Kevin Peterson are two of them. Who are the other two?

13.Identify this Olympic Gold Medallist.
14.Identify this Brazilian Legend.

15.Ricky Ponting achieved this bittersweet feat in a test against south africa at the MCG, scoring 101 in the first innings and 99 in the second. It has only happened once before in Tests . Which legendary cricketer holds this not so great record?