I must say that I was surprised and taken aback by the number of right answers for the quiz. I will keep this in mind and try to outfox you guys with the next quiz!

The results of Sports Quiz 1:

Best Performances (out of 10)

Sreekanth Reddy 10
Rahul Lath 9
Bryan D’Souza 9
Chris Law 9
Scott Fontaine 9
Naveen Juvva 9
Paul Jose 9
Abhishek Jain 9
Siddhartha Narayanan 9

Nirav Mehta 8
Avaksi 8
Great bong 8
Ananthakrishnan Ganapathy 8
R.S.Vivek 8
Mayank Singhania 7

Prize Winners

Prizes can only be sent to Indian addresses by the sponsors as specified earlier. In case of ties, the earliest sent entries get the prize.

Thus, winners are as follows:

First Prize: Sreekanth Reddy

Second Prize: Rahul Lath

Third Prize: Bryan D’Souza

Please email me the addresses where the prizes can be sent.

The Answers

1) Who became the first player to score 50 goals in UEFA Champions League?
A) Raul Gonzalez.

2) What record was broken by Monica Seles when she won the French Open in 1990?
A) She became the youngest women’s French Open champion.

3) Who, after 7 seasons with Boca Juniors, was transferred to FC Barcelona?
A) Juan Roman Riquelme.

4) What is common to David Beckham, Graham Gooch and Talvin Singh?
A) Leytonstone.

5) Who made his international football debut against Scotland in April, 1999 and went on to be awarded three player of the years for his country?
A) Michael Ballack

6) In motor racing, what does the yellow flag with red stripes mean?
A) From Wiki: The yellow and red striped flag is displayed at local flag stations to indicate that there is something on the track which could reduce grip or cause a car to lose control - generally oil, coolant, small pieces of debris or sand. The flag can also be displayed to notify the drivers of rainy conditions - which, again, constitute a surface adhesion hazard.

7) Which basketball player did American political philosopher Robert Nozick use as an example to explain justice and fairness do not necessarily mean the same thing in Economics?
A) Wilt The Stilt Chamberlain.

8) Which chess piece has it’s top in the shape of a battlement?
A) Rook.

9) Boston Celtics hold the record for most NBA playoffs finals series wins. Which team holds the record for most appearances?
A) Los Angeles Lakers.

10) In which sport can teams hit the balls three times before it crosses the net, and only score if they served?
A) This was tricky. The sideout scoring(scoring only while serving) is now obsolete in volleyball though still used in games of beach volleyball. Only Sreekanth Reddy got that one right!

The next sports quiz takes place on Tuesday. This time, it will be a football special. Hope you join in for it!

Prizes sponsored by:

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