Quizz 3- Simply Sportss

1. Who is the only player to have played as well as scored in every season of the Premier League since its inception?

2. The first bowler known to have used this style of delivery was the Australian Jack Iverson from Victoria who used it throughout his Test career in the period after the Second World War. Fellow countryman John Gleeson used a similar grip a decade later. But by the 1970s the method was almost forgotten. However, it has since re-entered cricketing consciousness because of its use during 2007-2008.

Depending on the degree the ball is gripped towards the leg side, X could also travel straight. X can therefore spin to either the off or leg sides or travel straight (as opposed to the popular misconception that it only spins towards the off side).
Identify the sensational ‘X’.

3. Graham Gooch, on the reaction of X: "He looked as though someone had just nicked his lunch." Gooch added "If it had been a cheese roll, it would never have got past him." In 2009 the Irish chamber pop group The Duckworth Lewis Method wrote a song called "Jiggery Pokery" about this incident.

Identify the incident and X.

4. Bobby Charlton (49 goals), Gary Lineker (48) and Jimmy Greaves (44).
Identify the next footballer whose tally is 40 goals and get the link between them.

5. In 1882, X was formed by grammar-school boys from the Bible class at All Hallows Church. They were also members of a Cricket Club, and it is thought  that its present name was associated with Sir Henry Percy, who lived locally during the 14th century and whose descendants owned land in the neighbourhood. The club's Latin motto is Audere est Facere.

6. The company was founded in 1974 by Merrill J. Fernando. It is available in over 92 countries including United Kingdom, Poland, Hungary, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Japan and New Zealand. By 2002 it was the third largest global brand in its field.It has also had cricketing ties (sponsorship) .Which company are we talking about?

7. The tournament was conceived in 1899 by four members of the Harvard University tennis team who wished to challenge the British to a tennis competition. Once their respective lawn tennis associations agreed, one of the four Harvard players, X, designed a tournament format and ordered an appropriate sterling silver trophy from Shreve, Crump & Low, purchasing it from his own funds.

The first match, between the United States and Great Britain was held in Boston, Massachusetts in 1900. The American team surprised the British by winning the first three matches. The following year the two countries did not compete but the US won the next match in 1902. By 1905 the tournament expanded to include Belgium, Austria, France, and Australasia, a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed together until 1914.

The tournament was initially titled the International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Identify X and/or the tournament.

8. What is The Incurza Range of a sporting good? Who uses it?

9. We know your game- whose tagline is it?

10. Although his most famous nickname remains ‘Junior’, this cricketer has had quite a few other nicknames like ‘Audi’ as he scored four consecutive ducks and he just averted the name ‘Olympics’ as he manged to score in the subsequent innings. Identify this famous cricketer.

Answers:

1.Ryan Giggs

2.Carrom Ball

3.X is Mike Gatting.

It was the famous Ball of the Century.The delivery was bowled by Australia's Shane Warne to England's Mike Gatting. The event occurred on day two of the first Test of the 1993 Ashes series, which took place at Old Trafford, Manchester.With his first ball against England, Warne produced a spectacular delivery that bowled Gatting around his legs.

4.Michael Owen.
They are the top four goalscorers of England.

5.Tottenham Hotspurs

6.Dilmah Tea

7.X is Dwight Davis and the tournament is the Davis Cup.

8.It is the new Adidas bat range used by Sachin Tendulkar.

9.STAR Sports

10.Mark Waugh

'COMETH THE HOUR, COMETH THE CHAMPION'

It was one of those days when history was rewritten. Someone great achieved greater heights, with never-captured fortes, with all grit and sheer grace and brilliance oozing out of an old but yet ever-so-young warrior whose presence has sent quivers down the spine of any other warrior around the world.

All of Rome was not built in a day. So is this warrior who has creamed through the most hostile and inclement surroundings over many years and has lasted a couple of decades (still running) as the greatest in his field. Even with many accomplishments, this batsman still has not lost the hunger to learn, achieve, and get better by the day and hates to lose.

Oh…I gave you the hint. Yes, I am talking about Sachin Tendulkar,standing with a head held high on '20 NOT OUT', India’s very own and famous son. This introduction may have bamboozled you about who it was.

Once, Steve Waugh said, “We won Vs. 10 but lost vs. one man – Sachin”. Michael Kasprowicz said once,” Don’t bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours”. Andy Flower said “There are 2 kinds of batsmen in the world. One is Sachin Tendulkar and two, all the others”.Matthew Hayden said"I have seen God. He bats at no.4 for India in Tests".

He not only outscores people but out-quotes them too. Good things come in small packages – these were his own words on air and they are so apt. “People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones “ were his words too after becoming the highest run getter in Tests.

No religious cricket follower can forget his pyrotechnic vs Australia at Sharjah getting back-to-back tons, or his knocks vs. Pakistan at Chennai or his show of form in World Cup ’03.

Who can debate his determination and dedication to the game and India? In 1999, during the World Cup, he lost his father. The next game, India lost. He immediately flew back to England and made sure that India won the game with a ton vs. Kenya.

Look at his disciplined approach to the game. Has he ever been pulled up for on-field misconduct? This is unlike others contemporary greats, who have had on-field spats and have been pulled up. This is far beyond 'commendable' for he has also been the victim of so many bad umpiring decisions.

Stands at the Wankhede in his name, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, a wax statue at Tussauds’ are feathers in his cap. With all this, his nonchalance and humility are the important things that sing laurels about him.

Waqar, Wasim, Warne, Flintoff, Kasprowicz , Pollock, Murali, McGrath, Lee, Gillespie, Vaas, Gough, Vettori, and the loop goes on….still counting. These are big names with the ball and even today he sends a chill down their spine – he just goes amok.

Fine paddle-sweeps, fleet footed Vs Warne (at Sharjah esp.) Wait and Upper cut Vs. Ntini and Lee, glorious straight drives and cover drives are a few leaves out of his guide to batting.

Hybridizing the strength in defence of Gavaskar and the explosiveness of Vivian Richards into one being, is just a far cry but this is the success secret of the ‘small man playing big shots’.

Besides this, he is a favourite ad boy today, featuring in various ads like Pepsi with Big B, SRK, Boost, Reynolds, MRF , Adidas and many more such household hits.

The ‘Bombay Bomber’ who never likes to end up in the losing side, wherever and in whatever he is playing is also a bull in the nets. He has long sessions and very famously in his childhood, the artiste of this fairytale journey, Guru Ramakant Achrekar used to keep a coin on top of the stump. The one who made him out got the coin, else, it belonged to Sachin.

The ‘Bombay cha Raja’ has his favourite hunting ground at Chepauk, Chennai where mostly any bowling attack turns out to be a damp squib.

A trickster with the ball, he has a golden touch of breaking partnerships. He has all deliveries up his sleeve, arm ball, googly, off-break, leg-break, and medium pace. An unventured area is only wicket keeping and very soon one may see him don the keeping gloves.

Finesse and consistency of stroke play have increased with his maturity cropping up and increasing manifold. With the Maestro continuing for two decades, he has also captured hearts worldwide and is an internationally acclaimed and welcome demi-God.

The phenomenon of Halley’s Comet happens every 76 years, but no one knows when the next Sachin phenomenon is going to grip the world.

He has taken brand ‘Cricket’ to new heights and has revived the art of batting when it looked to be on its wane. He is still the same tousle headed chirpy cricketer who looks to learn more despite twenty solid years of experience in the sport.

He is one of the standout performers in the history of sporting and is by far the biggest thing to happen in cricket till date. Even the great Don Bradman has acknowledged Sachin as the best after him and said that their batting styles resembled. Sachin is the only cricketer from the Modern Era to feature in Bradman’s All Time XI.

Dhoni and Sehwag have wished that this fairytale story continues till 2015. All this is not impossible for the Master for he has scaled big daunting opponents and has come through every big challenge thrown across to him, silencing the critics every time, making his bat do the talking.

Let us all wish him for his future. May he go on forever with no troubles and worries.

Quizz 2

1.The company was founded in 1890 as A.G. Thompson Pty Ltd by Alfred Grace Thompson, a migrant harness and saddle maker who turned to manufacturing cricket balls when his livelihood was threatened by the advent of the motor car. In the mid-1980s, the company diversified into manufacturing the full range of cricket equipment. Which company?

2. Obsessed with Quality since 1897—is the tagline of which company?

3. Which Australian cricket player is nicknamed Kid?

4.Imtiaz Ahmed, SM Nurse, Vivian Richards, Ricky Ponting are the only people to have this happy but dubious record in Test History .Which record?

5. dos Santos Aveiro began his career as a youth player at CD Nacional and his successes with the team led to a move to Sporting Club de Portugal two seasons afterwards. Now he is a global icon. Who is he?

6. Which player before Nadal defeated Roger Federer at Wimbledon?

7. The Popularity of this product has given rise to a humongous black marketing network and there have been cases of counterfeit of this product being palmed off as real ones at an exorbitant price. To check that & also to protect the intellectual property on account of its ‘Geographical Indication’, the preparation of this product is going to be patented.

Which product are we talking about??

8. Weave your answer based on these clues:
December-St. Stephen’s Day-bank or public holiday in most of the Commonwealth of Nations-traditions--MCG-EPL…

9. Which company is the official IT service provider to the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups?

10. Connect: Marlon, Jackie, Tito, Michael, and Jermaine.



Answers:

1.Kookaburra Sport

2.Škoda Auto

3.Tim Paine

4.They all have scored a duck as well as a double ton in the same Test.

5.Cristiano Ronaldo

6.Mario Ancic

7.Thirupathi Ladoo

8..Boxing Day, December 26

9.Satyam Inc.

10.The Jackson 5.

First Quizz

These are the first 10 Questions posted on this blog.

1.Connect: ShahRukhKhan, Kumar Sangakkara, Sachin Tendulkar, Mahela Jayawardene, A.R.Rahman.

2.Based in Brentford, UK , formed in 2000, this international giant was formed by _________ Wellcome and ___________ Beecham.It was named one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers in 2007 by Working Mother magazine and was recognized by the International Charter for its efforts.It has been producing various products in India too.Identify the company.

3.Daichii Sankyo recently took over an Indian company.What is it?

4.Which Indian cricketer is the brand ambassador for Band-Aid?

5.Identify the company with its tag-line:Where Do You Want to Go Today ; Your Potential Our Passion.

6.Its name is Oseltamivir Phosphate.It was developed by Roche..It was in news recently and what is its commonly known name?

7.Identify the picture....


















8.What is the film being talked about??(The film is being remade by Rajinikanth in Tamil..His Hindi flick Khoon Ka Karz was in 1991)


















9.Expand ESPN.

10.How is the name NIKE given to this sporting brand?






THE ANSWERS:

1.They are all Airtel's brand ambassadors in their country ...






































                                                                   

2.GlaxoSmithKline
 
3.Ranbaxy Industries Limited

4.Virender Sehwag

5. Microsoft Inc.

6.Tami-flu...

7.April Fools Day ad from Pepsi.....



















8. Arasan-The Superstar's new project!!

9. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network

10. In Greek, Nike was a goddess who personified triumph throughout the ages of the ancient Greek culture.