THE " SUKOMAL CHAKLADAR

MEMORAL SPORTS QUZ.

25-07-2009
W NALS
W MXED BAG -
Q-1 WHEN X WAS ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE ABLTES O
" Y AND " Z , HAD SAD "THAT WTH "Y, YOU AT THE MOST EXPECT
A CATCH N THE SLPS OR N THE SHORT-LEGS , BUT " Z " HAS A
VARETY O WAYS O GETTNG HS MAN '.
DENTY X , Y , AND Z.
A-1. X- MANSUR AL KHAN PATAUD. Y S. VENKATRAGHABAN. Z-
E.A.S. PRASANNA.
Q-2. BORN N 1949 N NDONESA- HE S CONSDERED TO BE POSSBLY
THE GREATEST DOUBLES EXPONENT N THE HSTORY O BADMNTON.
HE WON ALMOST ALL DOUBLES TTLES N THE 1970s , AND HELPED
NDONESA TO WN MULTPLE THOMAS CUP TTLES. HE HAD A HGHLY
EECTVE DOUBLES PARTENERSHP WTH - ADE CHANDRA- AND
TOGETHER THEY DECMATED THER OPPONENTS. DENTY THS
BADMNTON HALL O AMER.
A-2 --- CHRSTAN HADNATA.
Q-3 LL N THE BLANKS-- SCHAVO GHGGA HELMUT RAHN-
-------------------------, ------------------------ , -----------------------.
A-3 GERD MULLER , JORGE BURRACHAGA , ANDREAS BREHME.
ALL ARE THE SCORERS O THE WNNNG GOALS, N THE NALS,
WHEN THE DERENCE BETWEEN THE WNNERS AND THE
RUNNERS WAS O ONLY A GOAL. 1934- 2-1. 1950- 2-1, 1954- 3-2,
1974- 2-1, 1986- 3-2, 1990- 1-0.
Q-4. " THE OX AND HS CUBS DEEAT U.S.A. N THE DAVS CUP "
RAN THE HEADLNES O THE NEWSPAPERS N 1950. DENTY
THE OX AND HS CUBS N THE DAVS CUP NAL O 1950.
A-4. THE OX- HARRY HOPMAN. THE CUBS- RANK SEDGEMAN
AND ELLEN MCGREGOR- WHO AT THE TME O THE DAVS CUP
TRUMPH WERE N THER TEENS.
Q-5. A BZZARE NCDENT N THE 1972- SUMMER OLYMPCS-
PREVENTED- EDDE HART AND RAY ROBNSON THE TOP
U.S. SPRNTERS O THE TME , ROM TAKNG
PART N THE 100 METRES SPRNT NAL, THUS HANDNG
OVER TO VALER BOROZOV THE RACE ON A PLATTER.
CAN YOU NAME THE BZZARE NCDENT ?
A-5 THE COACH O THE SPRNTERS HAD WTH HM AN OLD
SCHEDULE- WHCH SHOWED THE STARTNG TME O THER
SECOND ROUND HEATS AS 7 P.M. NSTEAD O THE
REVSED TME- WHCH WAS 4-15 P.M.- AS A RESULT HART
AND ROBNSON MSSED THER HEATS AND WERE ,
DSQUALED. ---- BZZARE NCDENT NDEED.
Q-6 SHE RST BURST NTO THE NTERNATONAL TENNS
CRCUT AS A BUBBLY TEENAGER COMPLETE WTH
PONY TALS AND TEETH BRACES. ONE O THE
YOUNGEST WNNER O THE U.S. OPEN N 1979 AT THE
TENDER AGE O 16 YEARS & 9 MONTHS- SHE WON AGAN
N 1981. SHE HAD SCALPED BOTH CHRS EVERT &
NAVRATLOVA ON HER WAY TO THE CANADAN OPEN &
TOYOTA SUPER SERES CHAMPONSHP TTLES N 1981 &
1982 RESPECTVELY . NCDENTALLY SHE WAS THE RST
OPPONENT O 13-YEAR OLD STE GRA- AND ATER
DEMOLSHNG GRA HAD COMMENTED " THERE ARE
HUNDREDS O GRLS LKE HER N AMERCA ". WNNER O
THE MXED DOUBLES AT WMBLEDON N 1980 WTH HER
BROTHER- ACUTE SATCA EECTVELY ENDED HER CAREER
BEORE HER 21 st BRTHDAY. - TALK O " BURN OUT "-
DENTY.
A-6 TRACY AUSTN.
Q.7-- BORN N 1939 N DALLAS TEXAS- THS GOLNG GREAT
N HS PLAYNG DAYS WAS RANKED ONLY BEHND
- JACK NCKLAUS N THE P.G.A. CAREER MONEY LST.
THS SEL TAUGHT GOLER WAS THE WNNER O
MULTPLE GOLNG TTLES NCLUDNG MAJORS- WAS
ONE O THE CHARSMATC PERSONALTES WHO WERE
THE ARCHTECTS O THE SENOR P.G.A. TOUR WHERE
HE WON OUR TTLES. WNNER O HS LAST REGULAR
P.G.A. CHAMPONSHP AT THE AGE O 44 N THE EARLY
EGHTES- THS GOLNG HALL O AMER HAS A STREET
NAMED ATER HM N EL-PASO, TEXAS. WHO ARE WE
TALKNG ABOUT?
A-7. LEE TREVNO.
Q-8. WHLE DESCRBNG A GOAL, SCORED AGANST ENGLAND-
DURNG THE LESSON AT WEMBLEY- HUNGARY- 6 ENG-3---
GEOREY GREEN O THE TMES WROTE-
" X " RECEVED THE BALL AT THE EDGE O THE AREA-
NSTEAD O GONG NSDE DRAGGED THE BALL BACK
WTH THE STUDS O HS LET BOOT AND SHOT PAST THE
GOALKEEPER N ONE LUD MOTON- THUS SENDNG " Y "-
ONE O THE MOST ACCOMPLSHED DEENDERS , TO RUSH
PAST " X " NTO EMPTY SPACE- LKE A RE ENGNE
RUSHNG TO THE WRONG RE. " MEMORABLE LNES
NDEED- DENTY- " X " AND " Y ".
A-8 " X " ERENC PUSKAS, " Y " BLLY WRGHT.
CONNECTON -
Q-1C- BORN N 1951, THS LEGENDARY HOCKEY PLAYER MADE
HS NTERNATONAL DEBUT OR NDA N 1973- N THE SECOND
WORLD CUP N AMSTERDAM. UNORTUNATELY HS TWO GOALS
N THE NAL WAS NOT ENOUGH TO GVE NDA THE TROPHY.
HOWEVER HE AND THE TEAM MADE AMMENDS BY WNNNG
THE THRD VERSON N KUALAMPUR N 1975, WTH HMSEL
SCORNG THE EQUALSNG GOAL AGANST PAKSTAN N THE
NAL. CONSDERED TO BE ONE O THE BEST DEENDERS
AND PENALTY- CORNER EXPERT THE GAME HAS EVER SEEN-
HE TRAGCALLY DED YOUNG N A CAR CRASH. HE WAS
AWARDED THE ARJUNA AWARD POSTHUMOUSLY- 16 YEARS
ATER HS DEATH. WHO ARE WE TALKNG ABOUT ?
12/-6
Q2C- BORN N 1960 N BOMBAY , HE ARGUABLY WAS THE
GREATEST TABLE-TENNS PLAYER THE COUNTRY HAS
PRODUCED. HE HAS SET AN ENVABLE RECORD O PLAYNG
N 11 NATONAL NALS BETWEEN 1981-1994, WNNNG EGHT
O THEM. HE WON OUR SLVER AND OUR BRONZE MEDALS
N COMMONWEALTH GAMES , THE HGHEST EVER BY AN NDAN.
HE CAPTANED NDA ROM 1982-1989 & WAS NAMED THE
NATONAL COACH N 1998. PLEASE DENTY.
10/-5
Q3C- BORN N 1966 HE WAS A CHLD PRODGY- WHO
DEEATED VCTOR KORCHONO- N 1982 AT THE TENDER AGE O
16. AT THE AGE O 12, HE WAS THE YOUNGEST PARTCPANT
N THE NATONAL CHAMPONSHPS. HE WON THE NATONALS AT
THE YOUNG AGE O 17, N THE YEAR 1983. THE 2
nd
GRANDMASTER ROM NDA ATER VSWANATHAN ANAND-
HE NOW RUNS HS OWN CHESS ACADEMY. DENTY.
8/-4
Q4C- HE WAS ARGUABLY THE TOP NDAN SWMMER N THE MD & LATE
EGHTES. WNNER O NUMEROUS NATONAL TTLES AND THE
RECPENT O THE ARJUNA AWARD N 1988 HE PROBABLY WLL
BE BEST REMEMBERED OR THE NATONAL RECORD HE SET N 1986
-N 200M BACKSTROKE- WHCH STOOD OR NEARLY 21 YEARS
-BEORE REHAN PONCHA NALLY BROKE T N 2007. THE NAME
-PLEASE.
- 6/-3
Q5C-1 BORN N 1946 N BOMBAY- HE PLAYED 22 TESTS OR NDA
-WTH A RATHER MODEST BATTNG AVERAGE & A HGHEST SCORE
-O 97 AGANST THE AUSSES UNDER BLL LAWRY-N NEW DELH-
-N THE 1969 SERES. HOWEVER HE WAS A COLLOSUS N DOMESTC
-CRCKET. HAD A BATTNG AVERAGE O 76 & 22 CENTURES- THUS
-EQUALLED THE RECORD O VJAY HAZARE. HE WAS A AVD
-THNKER AND ONE O THE SHRWEDEST TACTCAN O THE GAME.
-HE LED BOMBAY TO TWO RANJ TROPHY CHAMPONSHPS-
-N 1974-75 & 1975-76. WHO ARE WE TALKNG ABOUT.
- 4/-2
Q6C- A DOCTOR BY PROESSON HE WAS ONE O THE
ACCOMPLSHED PLAYERS TO PLAY OR NDA-
REPRESENTED NDA AS A MD-ELDER N THE 1972
OLYMPCS- HE WAS A VERY EECTVE PLAYER N THE
KOLKATA LEAGUE AND BEGHTON CUP N THE LATE
SXTES AND EARLY SEVENTES- LATER WAS NAMED THE
TEAM DOCTOR O THE NDAN OLYMPC TEAM N THE
SYDNEY OLYMPCS. ATTATCHED TO THE DOPE
MONTORNG AGENCY O NDAN SPORTS HAD
SUGGESTED RANDOM DOPE TESTNG N THE NATONAL
OOTBALL LEAGUE. DENTY.
2/-1
AND THE ANSWERS ARE- 1) LATE SURJT SNGH- 2) KAMALESH
MEHETA. 3) DBYENDU BARUA- 4) WLSON CHERAN-
5) LATE ASHOK MANKAD- 6) Dr VAES PAES.
AND THE CONNECTON S- THE WOMAN BEHND THE SUCCESSUL
MAN- ALL THEM ARE / WERE MARRED TO LADES WHO WERE
NATONAL-LEVEL SPORTSPERSONS N THER OWN RGHT.
LATE SURJT SNGH- CHANCHAL RANDHAWA ( HOCKEY) KAMALESH
MEHETA- MONALSA BARUA ( TABLE TENNS )- DBYENDU BARUA-
SAHEL DHAR ( CHESS ) WLSON CHERAN- SHNY ABRAHAM
( ATHELETCS )- LATE ASHOK MANKAD- NRUPAMA BASANT ( LAWN-
TENNS )- Dr VAES PAES JENNER PAES ( BASKETBALL ).
TOPCAL
THE TOPCS.
1- THE ALL- ROUNDERS.
2.- GOAL-KEEPERS ARE A LTTLE CRAZY.
3. THOSE HUMAN LOCOMOTVES.
4. ACES & AULTS.
5. THE SOCCER BOSSES.
6. WZARDS WTH THE STCK.
7. THE MAGNCENT PADDLERS.
8. THE STS O URY.
9. EAGLES AND BRDES.
10. THE AQUATCA.
THE SUKOMAL CHAKLADAR
MEMORAL SPORTS QUZ
W TOPCAL ROUND
Q1T-1 " X WAS THE RST TEST VCTM O "Y " ON APRL OOL,S
DAY 1954. " X " WAS ONE O THE MOST ACCOMPLSHED
ALL- ROUNDER ENGLAND HAD EVER PRODUCED- A AST
MEDUM BOWLER- HE DECMATED THE POWERUL
WEST NDAN BATTNG LNE UP WTH -7/34- N KNGSTON
JAMACA.- N 1954- HELPNG ENGLAND TO WN THE TEST-
" X " ALSO RUSTRATED THE AUSSES BY BATTNG OR
OUR HOURS AT LORDS N 1953- THUS HELPNG TO
DRAW THE TEST. " X " ALWAYS HELD " Y " AN ALL
TME GREAT, N A VERY HGH ESTEEM & BECAME THE
OCAL BOGRAPHER O " Y " N THE LATE SEVENTES.
DENTY- " X " & 'Y ".
A1T- " X " TREVOR BALEY. " Y " SR GARELD SOBERS.
Q2T- BORN N 1954, HE MADE HS DEBUT N 1973, WTH REAL SOCODAD,
AND STAYED THERE TLL HS RETREMENT N 1989. REACHED THE
EUROPEAN CUP SEM-NAL N 1983. HE REACHED THE PNNACLE O
HS CAREER WHEN HE LED SPAN TO THE NAL O THE EUROPEAN
NATONS' CUP N 1984. THOUGH CONSDERED TO BE THE GREATEST
GOAL-KEEPER O THAT TME- N THE NAL HE LET A MCHEL PLATN
REEKCK SLP UNDER HS BODY AND NTO THE NET- A LA OLVER
KAHN- HE LOST HS PLACE N THE SPANSH NATONAL SDE ATER THS-
AND WAS REPLACED BY ANDON ZUBZARETTA- ATER THE NAL O
THE 1984 EUROPEAN NATONS CUP- HE STLL S REMEMBERED AS
ONE O THE GREATS N HS ELD- WAS AECTONATELY- CALLED AS
' EL PULPO " THE OCTOPUS- WHO ARE WE TALKNG ABOUT ?
A2T- LOUS MGUEL ARCONADA
Q3T- BORN N 1949- THS LEGENDARY RUNNER HAD AN
UNCANNY ABLTY TO PEAK AT THE TME O THE OLYMPCS.
WON THE 5000M AT THE MUNCH OLYMPCS, EVEN ATER
ALLNG DOWN . WON THE 10000M TOO N THE SAME
OLYMPCS. CONTRARY TO THE POPULAR EXPECTATONS
-HE REPEATED THE DOUBLE WNNNG PERORMANCE O-
-5000M & 10000M, N THE 1976 MONTREAL OLYMPCS. THUS
-BECOMNG THE RST PERSON TO DEEND THE 5000M
-TTLE AND REPEAT THE DOUBLE. THOUGH ACCUSED
-O BLOOD DOPNG- NOTHNG WAS PROVED. THS ORMER
-POLCEMAN S NOW A MEMBER O THE PARLAMENT
-O HS COUNTRY- WHO S HE ?
A3T-- LASSE VREN.
Q4T-- BORN N 1934 THS TENNS ACE WAS RANKED BY
JACK KRAMER AS ONE O THE 21 GREAT PLAYERS
O ALL TMES. HE WAS RANKED AMONG THE TOP
TEN AMATEURS OR VE CONSEQUETVE YEARS
ROM 1952- REACHNG NO 1 N 1956. HE NEARLY
WON THE GRAND SLAM N 1956- BUT WAS BEATEN
- AT ORREST HLLS- BY ANOTHER AUSTRALAN
GREAT. HE WON OUR DAVS CUP TTLES WTH
AUSTRALA- WTH HS MATCH AGANST TONY
TRABERT O U.S.A. N THE 1953 NAL , RANKED AS
ONE O THE GREATEST N THE HSTORY O DAVS
CUP. BLESSED WTH GOOD LOOKS, POWERUL
PHYSQUE AND CHARSMA- HE WAS A TENNS
CON- EVEN PANCHO GONZALES LOVED HM.
HE DED O LUKEMA N 1994. -WHO S THS ACE?
A4T- LEW HOAD
Q5T BORN N 1910- N BUENOS ARES- HE PLAYED HS
OOTBALL N RANCE. WTH A MODEST RECORD.
BUT HS CAREER SWUNG UPWARDS- WHEN HE BECAME
A COACH. HE COACHED BARCELONA N THE EARLY
SXTES BUT LET ATER DERENCES WTH- -
LADSLO KUBALA- AND JONED NTER MLAN. HERE
WTH PLAYERS LKE ACHETT, MAZZOLA, RVERA &
OTHERS- HE REALLY LOURSHED. WON NUMEROUS
SERE A- TTLES- TWO EUROPEAN CUPS & ONE
NTER- CONTNENTAL CUP. HE REVOLUTONSED
THE VERROU SYSTEM ( 5-3-2, ORMATON ) ,AND
USNG WNG- BACKS AND LBERO, CREATED THE "
CATANECCO ". HE HAD SO MUCH NLUENCE, ON THE CLUB
,THAT THE TEAM O THAT PEROD S STLL KNOWN AS ----------
-- NTER.
NAME THE BOSS- PLEASE.
A5T- HELENO HERRARA
Q6T- BORN N DERA-SMAL- HE MADE HS NTERNATONAL
DEBUT N 1971. THOUGH HE COULD NOT WN AN OLYMPC
GOLD MEDAL , LKE HS YOUNGER BROTHER- HE WON
2- WORLD CUP GOLDS- N 1978 & 1982 AND WON A SLVER
N 1975. WON THE WNNERS MEDAL O THE NNAGURAL
CHAMPONS TROPHY- HE POSSESSED SUPREME STCK-
WORK , EXCELLENT BALL CONTROL , AND A DAZZLNG
RUN DOWN THE LET LANK. NCKNAMED THE " LYNG
HORSE " HE RANG RNGS AROUND THE NDANS- N
ASAD NAL O 1974. THE ONLY PLAYER TO SCORE
N OUR CONSEQUETVE WORLD CUPS- HE WAS
NDEED A WZARD WTH THE STCK.
DENTY THS SUPREMO.
A6T- SAMULLAH
Q7T- BORN N ANDHRA PRADESH N 1949- HE S AN ALL
TME NDAN GREAT. HE WAS THE NATONAL
CHAMPON N 1968 & 1969- HE LED ANDHRA-
PRADESH TO 9 NATONAL NALS- WNNNG ONE O
THEM- WTH GRACEUL LOOKS AND LAMBOYANT
STYLE- HE WAS A NATONAL HEART- THROB.
HE WAS THE ONLY NDAN PLAYER TO BE PRESENT
DURNG THE PNG-PONG DPLOMACY MATCHES-
BETWEEN CHNA AND U.S.A.- WHERE HE MET ZOU-
- EN- LA.
DENTY.
A7T- MR KASHEM AL
Q8T- THS MAN WAS BORN N 1954 N NEWYARK,
NEW JERSEY N 1954. HE WAS THE
UNDSPUTED MDDLEWEGHT CHAMPON O
THE WORLD N EARLY AND MD-EGHTES.
A NATURAL SOUTH- PAW , HE HAD
MEMORABLE GHTS WTH- TOMMY HEARNS-
JOHN MUGAB- ALAN MNTER- SUGAR RAY
LEONARD & OTHERS. HE CHEEKLY ADDED
" MARVELOUS AS A PRE- X TO HS NAME-
AND WAS CALLED " CAPTAN MARVEL "
ATER THE COMC STRP HERO- BY THE
PRESS. N HS LATER LE APPEARED
N COMMERCALS OR " PZZA HUT "
& " GLLETTE "- THE REAL NAME O "
CAPTAN MARVEL "- PLEASE.
A8T- MARVN HAGLER
Q9T- THS GOLNG GREAT S ALSO A RENOWNED GOL
COURSE ARCHTECT.- BORN N 1935- HE S THE
BROTHER O THE RENOWNED WLD- LE
CONSERVATONST Dr AN-------------, WHO SAVED
THE WHTE RHNO ROM EXTNCTON. HE WAS
AMONG THE GREATEST GOLERS O THE 50S , 60S
& EARLY SEVENTES.
HE S N THE ELTE GROUP O ONLY VE PLAYERS-
TO WN A CAREER GRAND SLAM. HE S ALSO THE
ONLY GOLER N THE 20
TH
CENTURY TO WN THE
BRTSH OPEN N THREE DERENT DECADES.
NCKNAMED " THE BLACK KNGHT " HE HAS BEEN
RANKED AS ONE O THE EGHT GREATEST GOLERS
O ALL TMES- BY THE GOL DGEST MAGAZNE.
DENTY HM.
A9T- GARY PLAYER
Q10T- HE WAS KNOWN AS " THE ROLLS-ROYCE O SWMMNG
"- BORN N 1950 N EAST GERMANY- HE WON BOTH THE
100M & 200M BACKSTROKES N THE MUNCH & MONTREAL
OLYMPCS. N ADDTON TO THS HE WON 2-SLVER , &
2-BRONZE MEDALS AT THE OLYMPCS. HE ALSO WON 3-
WORLD & 4- EUROPEAN TTLES. CONSDERED TO BE ONE O
THE GREATEST BACKSTROKE SPECALSTS O ALL TMES- HE
MARRED ANOTHER SWMMNG GREAT N 1978.
PLEASE DENTY THE " MAESTRO "
A10T- ROLAND MATTHES.
SUKOMAL CHAKLADAR
MEMORAL SPORTS QUZ.
W MXED BAG-
Q1 MB- - CONNECT ASHANTA DE MEL- KABULWALA ( THE BENGAL
MOVE ) MACKENNA 'S GOLD SACHN TENDULKAR- DENG XAOPNG.
WTH EXPLANATON- 5+5
A1- MB- - CONTRACT BRDGE ASHANTA DE MEL APART ROM
BENG A AST BOWLER OR SR LANKA ALSO
REPRESENTS HS COUNTRY N CONTRACT BRDGE.
TNKU THAKUR- YOUNGER SSTER O SHARMLA
TAGORE- WHO POTRAYED THE LTTLE GRL MN N
THE MOVE KABULWALA- WAS A BRDGE PLAYER O
NATONAL RANK- OMAR SHAR- WHO POTRAYED
" COLARADO JONES " N THE MOVE MACKENNA'S
GOLD WAS A BRDGE PLAYER O NTERNATONAL
REPUTE.- THE ATHER- N LAW O SACHN
TENDULKAR S A NATONAL RANKNG BRDGE
PLAYER- DENG XAOPNG WAS HMSEL
AN NTERNATONALLY AMOUS BRDGE PLAYER.
Q2-MB- WHEN " X " WAS ON HS WAY TO A CLASSC DOUBLE
CENTURY AT TRENT BRDGE AGANST ENGLAND
N THE ASHES SERES O THE MD- THRTES- "Y "
CALLED HS TEAM- MATES TO THE DRESNG
ROOM BALCONY WTH THE WORDS- " DO NOT MSS
A BALL, YOU WLL NEVER SEE ANYTHNG LKE
THS AGAN ". A TRBUTE TO ONE GREAT ROM
ANOTHER. THS NNNGS S CONSDERED TO
BE THE GREATEST TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED AT
TRENT BRDGE & ONE O THE GREATEST TO
HAVE BEEN PLAYED N ENGLAND.
DENTY " X " & " Y ".
A2MB-- " X " STAN McCABE - " Y " SR DONALD BRADMAN.
THE NNNGS 232 N 235 MNS BY STAN McCABE.
Q3MB-- ARGUABLY ONE O THE GREATEST BOXERS O ALL
TMES HE WAS KNOWN AS " MANOS DEL PEDRA "
i.e. " HANDS O STONE ". BORN N 1951 N CENTRAL
AMERCA , AT ONE TME HE HELD WORLD TTLES
N OUR DERENT WEGHT CATEGORES-
LGHTWEGHT- WELTERWEGHT- JUNOR
MDDLEWEGHT & MDDLEWEGHT. N SPTE O BENG
A LEGENDARY BOXER- HE ,VERY UNORTUNATELY,
WLL POSSBLY BE BEST REMBERED, BY HS
SHOCKNG QUTTNG, ROM A WELTERWEGHT WORLD
CHAMPONSHP MATCH WTH ANOTHER GREAT, WTH
THS NAMOUS WORDS- " NO MAS , NO-MAS "-
LTERALLY MEANNG- " NO MORE, NO-MORE ",
ATER HE TOOK A POUNDNG ROM HS OPPONENT.
WHO S THS MAN TO CHCKEN OUT ?
A3MB- ROBERTO DURAN O PANAMA. HE QUT THE MATCH
AGANST- SUGAR RAY LEONARD.
Q4- MB-. EQUALLY ADEPT N BOTH SPORTS & -1 CARS- HE WON
HS RST " MLLE MGLA "- THE TALAN 1597 KM LONG
OPEN ROAD ENDURANCE TEST, N 1955 , DRVNG A
MERCEDES BENZ SLR // 722 , AND HS RST GRAND
PRX, THE BRTSH GRAND PRX, AT ANTREE ,DRVNG A
MERCEDES BENZ W196 MONOPOSTO. N A RACNG CAREER
SPANNNG ROM 1948-1962, HE WON 194 O THE 497 RACES HE
ENTERED. HE ALSO WON 16 ORMULA 1 GRAND PRX TTLES.
NJURED GREVOUSLY N A CRASH AT " GOODWOOD "- HE WAS
PARTALLY PARALYSED , RECOVERNG , HE RETRED N 1962.
CONSDERED TO BE " THE GREATEST DRVER NOT TO WN A
WORLD CHAMPONSHP " HE WAS AWARDED THE
SEAGRAVE TROPHY & THE A GOLD MEDAL N 2005 & 2006
RESPECTVELY.
THE LEGEND AT THE WHEELS PLEASE.
A4-MB-- STERLNG MOSS.
Q5-MB-- A RHODES SCHOLAR- A N.B.A HALL O AMER- A
U.S. SENATOR. HE BACAME THE RST
BASKETBALLER TO BE THE RECPENT O THE
"JAMES E SULLVAN " TROPHY, THE AWARD OR
THE TOP AMATUER ATHELETE O THE U.S.A.
WON THE EUROPEAN CHAMPONS CUP WTH "
"OLYMPA MLANO ". HE BEGAN HS PRO
CAREER WTH "NEW YORK KNCKS AND
HELPED THEM TO WN THE N.B.A. TTLE N THE 1972-73
SEASON. HE THUS BECAMETHE RST HOOPSTAR TO WN
AN OLYMPC GOLD MEDAL- THE EUROPEAN CHAMPONS
CUP & THE N.B.A. TTLE.
HE RETRED N 1977 - BECAME AN U.S. SENATOR N 1978-
AND RAN UNSUCCESSULLY OR THE PRESDENT, O
THEUNTED STATES N THE 2000 PRSEDENTAL ELECTONS.-
DENTY THS MULT-ACETED MAN.
A5-MB-- WLLAM WARREN " DOLLAR BLL "
BRADLEY.
Q6- MB- BOB SEAGREN- WAS THE TOP VAULTER N THE
LATE 60s & THE EARLY 70s. WNNER O THE GOLD
MEDAL N THE 1968 OLYMPCS- HE WAS THE
OVERWHELMNG AVOURTE TO WN THE GOLD
N 1972 TOO. HOWEVER A DRACONAN RULNG
BY THE .O.C. JUST PROR TO THE POLE VAULT
EVENT PREVENTED SEAGREN ROM GVNG
HS BEST & HE ENDED UP WTH THE SLVER
MEDAL.
WHAT WAS THS HGH- HANDED RULNG ?
A6-MB- JUST PROR TO THE POLE VAULT EVENT- BASED ON AN
EAST GERMAN PROTEST- THE .O.C. ON 30
th
AUGUST, 1972,
BANNED THE USE O " THE CATAPOLE ", THE MODERN
POLE SEAGREN & HOST O OTHERS WERE USNG.
THS ORCED SEAGREN TO USE AN EARLER VERSON
O THE POLE- WHCH DENTELY AECTED HS
PERORMANCE. - DRACONAN RULNG NDEED.
Q7- MB . VALERY BRUMMEL O THE ERSTWHLE SOVET UNON-
WON THE GOLD MEDAL N THE HGH JUMP O THE
1964- TOKYO OLYMPCS. HOWEVER N COURSE O
THS ACHEVEMENT- BRUMMEL WAS LNKED WTH
TWO THNGS - UNQUE .- NAME THEM - 5 + 5
A7 MB- THE HGH JUMP EVENT N THE 1964- OLYMPCS WAS
THE LONGEST EVER- RUNNNG OR MORE THAN- 5
HRS- BEORE BRUMMEL DEEATED JOHN THOMAS
- O THE U.S.A ON COUNTBACK.
AT THE SAME TME BRUMMEL S THE LAST MAN TO
WN THE OLYMPC HGH JUMP GOLD MEDAL,
EMPLOYNG ,THE STRADDLNG TECNQUE,- BEORE
DCK ROSBURY TOOK OVER WTH HS " LP " N 1968.
Q8- MB- O SLENDER BULD AND POOR EYE-SGHT HE WAS
THE LEAST LKELY PERSON TO BECOME AN NTERNATONAL
OOTBALLER. BUT HE DD. WON NATONAL & EUROPEAN TTLES
WTH MAN-U & MATT BUSBY- HE WAS A VTAL NGREDENT-
O SR AL RAMSAY'S SCHEME O THNGS. HE EECTVELY
MARKED THE GREAT EUSEBO OUT O THE 1966 WORLD CUP
- SEMNAL- WAS THE LEAST CAPPED MEMBER O THE
ENGLAND TEAM O 1966- .
THE MD-ELD SUPREMO PLEASE.
A8-MB-- NOBBY STLES- O THE TOOTHLESS GRN.
VSUAL ROUND
Q1-VS- THE
COMMON THREAD ?
A1-VS PERCY CHAPMAN DOUGLAS JARDNE LEN HUTTON
RAY LLNGWORTH MKE GATTNG-
THE ONLY ENGLSH CAPTANS TO WN THE ASHES N
AUSTRALAN SOL POST WORLD WAR .
Q2-VS- THE UNQUE
BOND LNKNG THESE
GENTLEMEN PLEASE.
A2-VS- AS THE ADAGE GOES- LET S RGHT.
THE ONLY SOUTH-PAWS TO WN THE MEN'S
TTLE AT WMBLEDON- N THE OPEN ERA.-
ROD LAVER JMMY CONNORS JOHN MCENROE-
GORAN VANESOVCH RAAEL NADAL.
Q3VS- THEY ALL CONTRBUTED
TO " THAT - WHAT ?
A3VS- " THAT "- WAS THE RST TE- BREAKER N
THE HSTORY O WORLD CUP. THE SCORERS N
THE ULL & EXTRA TME- N THE W.GERMANY VS
RANCE, WORLD- CUP SEM- NAL 1982- WTH
THE SCORE 3-3 ATER EXTRA TME- THE RST TE-
BREAKER TOOK PLACE. - THE NAMES- PERRE
LTTBARSK- MCHEL PLATN- MARUS TRESSOR-
ALAN GRESE- KARL HENZ RUMMENGGE-
& - KLAUS SHER.
Q4 VS- WHO S
THE ODD MAN
OUT?
A4- VS.- SR GARELD SOBERS- AS THE OTHERS- LEN HUTTON
-RCHE BENAUD- AN CHAPPEL- & VV RCHARDS- NEVER
-LOST A ULL OCAL TEST SERES- A SAD BLOTCH ON
-THE CAREER O THE GREATEST.
Q5-VS- WHO S
THE-
LONE RANGER
& WHY ? - 5+5
A5-VS- CARLOS ALBERTO TORRES- HE SO AR S THE ONLY
CAPTAN O A WORLD- CUP WNNNG TEAM, TO
SCORE A GOAL N THE NAL.
+
= ?
Q6- VS-
A6-VS- SHANKAR LAXMAN & DHANRAJ PLLAY ONLY
TWO MEN TO LEAD THE COUNTRY TO ASAD
GOLDS- 1966 & 1998- BOTH TMES AT
BANGKOK.
Q7-VS- THER CLAM
TO AME ?
A7-VS- ARCA DOMNATES THE MDDLE & LONG DSTANCE
RUNNNG - & THESE GENTLEMEN WERE THE RST
N RESPECTVE DSCPLNES TO START THE GREAT
ARCAN JOURNEY- N THE OLYMPCS.
1) KP KENO- 1500M MEXCO-1968. - 2 ) AMOS BWOTT-
3000M STEEPLECHASE- MEXCO-1968 -
3) MOHAMMED GAMMOD 5000M MEXCO -1968-
4) NATAL TEMU 10000M MEXCO 1968.
& THE LEGEND WHO STARTED T ALL 5) ABBE BKLA-
MARATHON 1960 ROME & 1964- TOKYO.
Q8- VS- HOW ARE THESE
LUCKY GENTLEMEN
LNKED ?
A8-VS- THEY THEMSELVES AND THER
WVES ARE OLYMPC GOLD
MEDALLSTS-
1) ANDRE AGASS- TENNS-
ATLANTA-1996 & STE GRA TENNS
SEOUL - 1988.
2) HAROLD CONNOLY- HAMMER- 1956.&
OLGA CONOLLY DSCUSS-1956.
3 ) VALER BORZOV- 100M & 200M - 1972 &
LUDMLA TOURSHEVA - GYMNASTCS-
1972.
4) ALAN BUD KUSUMA & SUS SUSANT-
BADMNTON 1992.
TALK ABOUT GOLDEN COUPLES.
CONNECT-
Q1-CONN-- HE MADE HS DEBUT AGANST WEST GERMANY
N 1987- WHEN HS COUNTRY LOST 1-0.
HE BEGUN HS CLUB CAREER N ORENTNA- BUT WAS NOT
ALL THAT SUCCESSUL HOWEVER ATER MOVNG OVER TO
GLASGOW RANGERS HE REALLY LOURSHED HELPNG HS
CLUB TO WN 9 SCOTTSH LEAGUE TTLES N A ROW.
HE REACHED THE PNNACLE O HS NTERNATONAL CAREER
WHEN HS COUNTRY- EVEN THOUGH RANK OUTSDERS WON
THE- EUROPEAN NATONS CHAMPONSHPS N 1992. HE WAS
ALSO AN MPORTANT MEMBER O THE SQUAD THAT REACHED
THE Q/N O THE 1998 WORLD CUP.
BORN N 1969 THS DANE S NOW AN EXPERT COMMENTATOR.-
ALONG WTH PETER SCHMECHEL & PREBEN ELKAJER LARSEN-
N THE CHAMPONSHP LEAGUE.- DENTY.
12 / - 6
Q2- CONN- HE WAS A VTAL PART O THE CONCEPT O-
" TOTAL OOTBALL " ENVSAGED BY RNUS MCHEL .
THS MD-ELDER WTH THE LUNGS O A HORSE WAS AN
ESSENTAL MAN O THE GREAT DUTCH TEAMS O
1974 & 1978 WORLD CUPS. HE ALONG WTH RUD KROLL,
WERE THE ONLY PLAYERS TO PLAY ALL THE MNUTES O
THE 1978 WORLD CUP. HE WAS RATED BY PELE AS ONE
O THE TOP 125 PLAYERS O THE 20
th
CENTURY.
NCKNAMED " THE VACUAM CLEANER " THS P.S.V.
PLAYER N HS LATER YEARS HAVE BULT UP A BUSNESS
EMPRE.- DENTY-- 10/-5
Q3-CONN- HE MADE HS SERE A DEBUT WTH PARMA.
BUT T WAS ,JUVENTUS WTH WHCH HE WON HS
RST- SCUDETTO N 1997-98. BUT LOST THE
CHAMPONSHP LEAGUE TO REAL MADRD 1-0.
ATER MOVNG TO MLAN HE REALLY LOURSHED
WHERE HE WON THE CHAMPONS LEAGUE TWCE-
N 2003-04 & 2007-08. ATER SCORNG TWCE AGANST-
BOCA JUNORS- N THE NTER-CONTNENTAL, CUP-
HE BECAME THE RST PLAYER TO SCORE N ALL CLUB
CHAMPONSHPS. WNNER O THE WORLD CUP GOLD-
& EURO SLVER MEDALS N 2006 & 2000- HS ABLTY-
TO PLAY O THE SHOULDER O THE LAST DEENDER-
PROMPTED ALEC ERGUSSON TO REMARK- " -------,WAS
BORN N AN O-SDE POSTON ". WHO ? 8/-4
Q4- CONN- ARGUABLY ONE O THE GREATEST
DEENDERS O HS GENERATON- HE STARTED HS
CAREER WTH AJAX- WTH WHOM HE WON BOTH THE UEA-
CUP & THE CHAMPONSHP LEAGUE- MOVED TO
BARCELONA WHERE DD NOT TASTE MUCH SUCCESS-
WHERE N ACT HE TESTED POSTVE OR " NANDROLONE-
HE MOVED TO GALATASSARY N 2003. PLAYED N THE 1994&
1998 WORLD CUPS- REACHNG THE Q/N & S/N
RESPECTVELYC. ONCE HAD THE MORTCATON O
SEENG HS SPOT- KCK SAVED N THE SEM- NALS O THE
EUROPEAN NATONS CHAMPONSHPS O 2000. HE ENDED
HS CAREER PLAYNG CLUB OOTBALL N QATAR.
DENTY. 6/-3
Q5- CONN HE S THE MOST CAPPED RGHT BACK O HS
COUNTRY AND S ON THE VERGE O BECOMNG THE MOST
CAPPED ULL BACK O HS COUNTRY BY BEATNG KENNY
SAMSONS RECORD. HAS WON THE PREMER LEAGUE A NO
O TMES WTH " MAN U " WAS ALSO THE MEMBER O THE
CHAMPONSHP LEAGUE WNNNG SQUADS O 1999 & 2007.
REPRESENTED HS COUNTRY N THE 1998 , 2002 & 2006
WORLD CUPS & THE 1996 , 2000 & 2004 EUROS.
HOWEVER- T WAS HS OWN GOAL AGANST CROATA-
THAT PUT PAD TO ENGLSH HOPES O QUALYNG OR-
EURO 2008.- THUS LEAVNG HM WTH THE DUBOUS
DSTNCTON O SCORNG TWCE AGANST HS OWN
COUNTRY WTHOUT ONCE SCORNG OR T. DENTY.
4/-2
Q6- CONN BORN N 1935- HE JONED LEEDS UNTED AS A
PROESSONAL N 1952.- HE HAD AN UNDSTNGUSHED
CAREER- UNTL THE ARRVAL O DON REVE AS A COACH-
AND WTH TEAM MATES LKE- BLLY BREMNER- PETER
LORRMER- NORMAN HUNTER HS CAREER LOURSHED-
AS LEEDS UNTED WERE PROMOTED TO RST DVSON
N 1964 & WERE RUNNERS N BOTH THE LEAGUE & .A. CUP-
N 1965. A MPORTANT MEMBER O AL RAMSAY'S WORLD
CUP WNNNG SQUAD O 1966- HE PLAYED A STELLAR ROLE-
N THE ENGLSH DEENCE EVEN NEUTRALSNG THE
DANGEROUS TORRES N THE SEM- NALS. N LATER YEARS
HE BECAME A VERY SUCCESSUL COACH O THE REPUBLC
O RELAND & TOOK THEM TO THE NAL ROUNDS
OTHE1988 EURO & THE 1990 & 1994 WORLD CUPS. WHO ?
2/-1
ANS- CONN - 1) BRAN LAUDRUP- 2) WLLY VAN DE
KARKO - 3) LLPO NZAGH 4 ) RANK DE BOER-
5) GARY NEVLLE 6) JACKE CHARLTON.
ANS CONN--1 - SBLNGS N NTERNATONAL
OOTBALL- 1) BRAN & MACHEL LAUDRUP
2) WLLY & RENE VAN DE KARKO
3) LLPO & SMONE NZAGH-
4) GARY & PHLP NEVLLE-
5) RANK & ROLAND DE BOER
6) AND O COURSE- JACKE & BOBBY CHARLTON.
MXED BAG -
Q1-MB- - THE SCORE CARD READ " Y " -1 "X -3. WTH
VASQUES AYALA ( 45 MN ) SCORNG THROUGH A PENALTY OR
" Y " AND AL KASAB ( 55 MN ) , NEJB GHOMMDH ( 70 MN ) ,
& MOKHTAR DHOUB ( 87 MN ) SCORNG OR " X " N A WORLD
CUP MATCH N- ROSARO ARGENTNA- N A GROUP -2 MATCH
O THE WORLD CUP O 1978. THOUGH NETHER " X " NOR " Y "
QUALED ROM THER GROUP ( POLAND & WEST GERMANY DD )
THS MATCH PLAYED ON THE 2
nD
O JUNE 1978 S HSTORCALLY
SGNCANT.
A) WHY S THE MATCH SGNCANT ?
B) DENTY " X " & " Y "
5 + 5
ANS- 1-MB- - A) THS WAS THE RST VCTORY OR AN
ARCAN NATON N THE WORLD CUP.
B) " X " TUNSA & " Y " MEXCO.
Q2-MB- THS LEGENDARY SPORTS JOURNALST ONCE WROTE
TO PLUM WARNER O " THE CRCKETER " MAGAZNE ABOUT
THE POOR COVERAGE O AUSTRALAN CRCKET.
AS A RESULT HE WAS NVTED BY WARNER TO BECOME THE
AUSTRALAN CORRESPONDENT O " THE CRCKETER "
MAGAZNE, A POST HE HELD TLL 1980.
HS RST BOOK " BETWEEN WCKETS "-
WAS RECOMMENDED TO THE PUBLSHERS M/S " WLLAM
COLLNS " BY CARDUS HMSEL. ATER RETRNG N 1970-
HS CELEBRATED BOOK " WLDEST TESTS " & HS MAGNUM
OPUS " ON TOP DOWN UNDER " WERE PUBLSHED. RECPENT
O THE ENGLSH CRCKET SOCETYS LTERARY AWARD N
1976, HE WROTE REGULARLY OR " TMES O NDA " &
" SPORTSWEEK ". THS CELEBRATED JOURNALST BORN N
1905- PASSED AWAY N 1982. -WHO ARE WE TALKNG ABOUT ?-
A2-MB- - RAY ROBNSON
Q3- MB- " X " & " Y " RST TEAMED TOGETHER N 1966,
AND MMEDATELY WON THER RST WMBLEDON DOUBLES
TTLE N 1967, WTHOUT DROPPNG A SET. OVER THE YEARS,
THEY BECOME ONE O THE GREATEST DOUBLES TEAM
EVER, WNNNG TWO MORE WMBLEDON TTLES N 1972 &
1977 , ONE RENCH OPEN N 1972- AND THE U.S. OPEN- 1977,
THUS MAKNG " X " WHO HAD EARLER WON THE AUSTRALAN
OPEN WTH RED STOLLE- A CAREER GRAND SLAM HOLDER-
N DOUBLES- N ADDTON " Y " ALSO WON THE WMBLEDON &
U.S. OPEN MXED DOUBLES & " X " S A CAREER GRAND SLAM
WNNER N MXED DOUBLES TOO. THER CAREER RECORD
57 TTLES, WHCH THEY SHARE WTH MCENROE & LEMNG,
WAS BETTERED BY THE " WOODES " ONLY N 2001. THEY
ALSO TOOK THER COUNTRY TO THE DAVS CUP NAL O
1974. DENTY " X " & " Y ".
A3-MB- - " X " BOB HEWTT & " Y " RED MCMLLAN
Q4- MB-- HE WAS THE RST COLOURED MAN TO BREAK THE
WHTE SUPREMACY N THE OLYMPC SWMMNG POOL- WHEN
HE PPPED THE AVOURTE MATT BOND- TO THE POST-
N THE 100 M BUTTERLY, - N THE SEOUL OLYMPCS 1988.
HE WAS THE RST OLYMPC GOLD MEDALLST ROM HS
COUNTRY AND THE GREATUL NATON COMMEMORATED THE
EVENT N POSTAGE STAMPS & GOLD AND SLVER CONS.
WNNER O A BRONZE MEDAL N THE 1992 OLYMPCS- HE S THE
-COMPATROT O TWO MEMBERS O THE GREAT DUTCH
-SOCCER QUATRET O THE LATE EGHTES & EARLY NNETES.
-WHO ARE WE TALKNG ABOUT ?
A4- MB - ANTON CONRAD NESTY.
Q5-MB-- UNTL STEPHEN HENDRY WON THE WORLD
PROESSONAL TTLE N 1990 AT THE AGE O 21- HE WAS
THE YOUNGEST CHAMPON- WNNNG THE TTLE N 1972-
AT AN AGE O 22- WHEN HE DEEATED JOHN SPENCER N THE
NAL HE WON THE TTLE AGAN N 1982- DEEATNG A GREAT
-O THE GAME RAY REARDON. HS UNCONVENTONAL &
BRSK STYLE O PLAY EARNED HM THE TTLE ----------- -----------,
HS MEMORABLE PLAY WTH A " BREAK " O 69 , ATER BENG
0-59 DOWN N THE SEM NAL O " THE WORLD PROESSONAL
CHAMPONSHP " AGANST JMMY WHTE N 1982- S A PART
O THE OLKLORE O THE GAME. UNORTUNATELY HS ERY,
TEMPER OTEN GOT BETTER O HM & HE HEAD BUTTED AN
OCAL N 1982 & PUNCHED ANOTHER ON THE NOSE & AND
ANNOUNCED HS RETREMENT N 1992.- DENTY THS
LEGENDARY CUST- WTH A ERY TEMPER.
A5-MB-- ALEC " HURRCANE " HGGNS.
Q6 MB LONG CONSDERED TO BE THE
"WOODEN SPOONERS " O NTERNATONAL
CRCKET- NEW ZEALAND SHOT NTO PROMNENCE
N 1972- WHEN THEY DREW ALL THE TESTS N THE
WEST NDES. HOWEVER T S THE TOUR O
ENGLAND N 1973- MORE SPECCALLY A
PARTNERSHP N THE RST TEST AT TRENT-
BRDGE- WHCH ESTABLSHED THE KWS AS A
CRCKETNG NATON. THS PARTNERSHP O
-177 RUNS OR THE TH WCKET ATER N.Z.
-WERE DOWN 130 OR 4- BETWEEN " X " & " Y "-
-WHERE BOTH SCORED CENTURES S THE
-WATER SHED N KW CRCKET. N.Z. CHASNG
-479 ENDED AT 440. HENCEORTH THE KWS
-WERE RESPECTED WHENEVER THEY PLAYED.
-" X " ALSO SCORE 175 N THE NEXT TEST AT
LORDS WHCH WAS DRAWN. - DENTY " X "
-& " Y ".
ANS -6 MB-. " X " BEVAN CONGDON " Y " VC
POLLARD.
Q7-MB-. WTH HS BOGRAPHY APPROPRATELY TTLED
" THE GOLDEN MLE " THS GOLDEN MLER NEVER LOST A
RACE OVER THE MLE OR 1500M, & BROKE THE OUR MNUTE-
BARRER OR THE MLE 17 TMES. HE WON THE OLYMPC
GOLD N 1500M N THE THEN WORLD RECORD TME O
3 : 35 : O6 , N ROME 1960. HE WAS ALSO ONE O THE TORCH-
BEARERS O THE OPENNG CEREMONY O THE SYDNEY
OLYMPCS. N LATER YEARS OR A PEROD O TME WAS
THE C.E.O. O PUMA , NORTH AMERCA.-
DENTY THE LEGENDARY AUSSE.
ANS7-MB-- HERB ELLOT.
Q8- MB-. THE RULES O ------------- , STATES- 7 SUBS PER
TEAM- 2X20 MN PLAY DVDED NTO TWO HALVES--- PENALTY
& SECOND PENALTY & OTHERS. ---------------- , SO AR HAS AN
AVERAGE O 6.81 GOALS PER MATCH.
THE RESULT O THE WORLD CUP O -------------, LAST HELD
N 2008- WAS WON BY BRAZL , WTH SPAN NSHG SECOND.
-------------- , S A GAME WHCH REQURES HGH DEGREE O
SKLL , QUCK SLVER RELEXES , AND PRECSON,
-------------------, S ALSO ONE O THE MOST POPULAR GAMES
O THE WORLD. WHCH SPORTS/ GAME LLS N THE
BLANKS ?
ANS-8-MB- - UTSAL / NDOOR OOTBALL.
A-3-