Sports Quiz #4 Results
This one was quite tough. Thank you for participating and congratulations to the top three finishers. Thank you to Nirav for hosting the quiz as well.
The results of Sports Quiz 4:
Top 3 (Prize Winners) (scores out of 9)
Srinath Sridharan 8
Ravi Gurnani 7
Vijay Jeedigunta 7
Four people including Minhaj Alam and Sridharan Ramaswamy finished with 7. In case of ties, the earliest sent entries get the prizes.. Thus, Minhaj and Sridharan miss out on the prizes.
Other top finishers
Mihaj Alam 7
Sridharam Ramaswamy 7
Arnab da 6
Ganesh Mantra 5.5
Anshuman Hazra 5
S. Jagadish 4
Jose Cyriac 4
Chandramohan V 4
The Answers
1. All called by umpires for throwing or chucking
2. Most number of consecutive innings without scoring a duck
3. Last Test Match with a rest day. Other answers like a fourth umpire officiating are also accepted.
4. Douglas Jardine; connection – both born in Mumbai.
5. Sir Isaac Vivian Richards (represented Antigua in the 1974 Football World Cup qualifiers)
6. Jimmy Cook; was out for duck on the first ball of the test match on his debut – A diamond duck on debut
7. They hold the record for the highest number of each individual method of dismissal credited to the bowler.
Warne has most ‘caught’, ‘LBW’ and ‘stumped’ dismissals
Murali has most ‘bowled’s
Kumble has most ‘caught & bowled’s
McKenzie has most ‘hit-wickets’
8. Harbhajan Singh. (Bowlers to take the first wicket to fall in the World Cup Finals)
9. Question cancelled due to a flaw in the question.
10. Marvan Atapattu.
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PS - Sports Quiz takes a break and is off to a much deserved vacation.
Tags: Quiz.
August 2nd, 2006 at 2:12 pm
Replying to this quiz was both great education and fun. I am sure all others will share this view. 3 cheers to Nirav and Pratyush for that one.
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:12 pm
Thanks Angshu.. :)
August 15th, 2006 at 11:01 pm
Hi dude
When will the prizes come?
August 16th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Hi Srinath
I have contacted the person concerned and will let you know as soon as possible.
August 16th, 2006 at 6:03 pm
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August 17th, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Thanks a lot man
October 14th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
Hi Pratyush, I would like to know when you would send the prizes over.
If you cant get the Black Panther Tracksuits, I wouldn’t mind a sports book or a poster in lieu :)
October 14th, 2006 at 2:26 pm
Yes sorry Srinath. I am contacting Black Panther and will let you know as soon as possible.
October 16th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
and i am waiting as well
October 16th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
Yes none of the prizes of this quiz have been despatched yet. I have got in touch with Black Panther and they have said the prizes will be sent tomorrow. So you guys can expect them within the next 7-10 days or 2 weeks max.
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