QUEST NITJ PRESENTSSports Quiz

QM’s

Ayush Raina(Civil Final yr) Piyush(IPE Final yr)

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• According to Greek mythology Goddess of Victory X has the wings of an angel and rides a chariot. She usually has a golden laurel wreath handy to give to the winners of major battles, sports competitions, and the state lottery. If you ever meet X, you should not say, “Hey, isn’t that a kind of sports shoe?” unless you want to lose every competition for the rest of your life. The goddess does not find it amusing to be confused with footwear.

Q2 ID the sport

• curling

*Q3

• Which sport?

• triathlon

4• The company Taj Entertainment Network was

launched in the UAE as Taj Television.• Following the acquisition of broadcast rights to

the 2002 FIFA World Cup, wrestling, Formula 1, UEFA Champions League football and FIH World hockey.

• This channel operated by Taj Television became established as the most watched sports channel on Indian and Pakistani television. The business was sold to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited in 2010 for a reported figure of 100 million USD.How do we know this as ?

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• When ultra-marathoner Dean Karnaes(almost non stop ) ran across the United States in 2011, in a record breaking attempt,whatcinematic nickname did the media give him?

• Forrest Gump

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• ICC World 11

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• Tony Hawk

• Started skating video game series in his name

8 Who?

Nadia Comanechi

9 FITB

• Team Castrol Vecton's Stuart Oliver won the rain-hit 2015 ____________. He started second on the grid, and went on to clinch the title for the second time in the 16-lap race, thus also helping Team Castrol Vectongrab the team title. Behind Stuart was Steve Thomas (Team Allied Partners), who qualified fastest on Saturday, as the first runner-up, while Steven Powell (Team Tata Technologies) came in third.

• The event witnessed hosted over 45,000 spectators as the ___________ raced around the BuddhInternational Circuit.

*10 Id

Rakesh kumar

• Captain(indian kabaddi team)

• Club- Patna Pirates (Prp Kabaddi League)

• In year 2011 won Arjuna award.

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• X is married to Chitra _______ and the couple have two children: Rupa and Ashwin. X's younger brother, N Ramachandran is also involved in sports administration as the head of the Tamil Nadu Squash Rackets Association, president of the Indian Olympic Association and the chief of World Squash Federation. X has a strained relationship with his homosexual son, Ashwin. In 2012, Ashwin accused X of physically and mentally harassing him and his partner, Avi Mukherjee because of their homosexual orientation. X was also accused of using his immense clout to get Ashwinbeaten up by the police in a Mumbai restaurant in 2012.Id X

• N Srinivasan

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• This European football club gets its name from the Roman Goddess of Youth , who’s Greek equivalent is Hebe. But then again , the irony in the teams name lies in its nickname. Which club?

• Juventus

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• “Aborginal art” includes works in a wide range of media including painting on leaves, wood carving, rock carving, sculpting, ceremonial clothing and sand painting . Where can find this art form used recently in sports?

*18 ID this Logo

• 2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang, South Korea

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• A movie based on rivalry of two sporting legends.

• Name them

• Niki Lauda and James Hunt

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• X is the national game of country Y

Name both X and Y

Half points will be given.

X-Buskashi

Y-Afghanistan