This fortnight’s quiz is conducted by Arnab da, one of the best bloggers from India. Do e-mail the answers at pratyushkhaitan@gmail.com within the next 10 days even if you don’t know most answers as the fun is in the quizzing itself. Results to be announced on 7th July.

1. The story goes that XXX made a bet with his team captain about whether he would win a certain match. If he won, his prize would be a alligator skin suitcase. Who is Mr XXX?

2.

The person? And what is going on here?

3. The movie “Khuda Gawaah” opens with a sequence in which a certain sport is being played. Name the sport.

4. About whom was it said: “A call for a run from him should be considered nothing more than a basis for negotiation”.

5. One of his many claims to fame was taking the wicket of W G Grace—a feat which he commemorated with a poem. Who am I referring to?

6. Who was the first German-born person to win Wimbledon?

7. What connects Indian cricketer Sudhir Naik to Senegalese footballer Khalilou Fadiga
[Note: Earlier this question showed Senhalese instead of Senegalese which was an error. If you have already sent in your answers, you can send in a changed answer if you were misdirected]

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You guys are good! I didn’t expect any one to answer more than 7…

The results of Sports Quiz 2:

Best Performances (out of 10)

Nirav Mehta 9
Rahul Lath 9
Mayank Singhania 8
Atul V.Nath 7

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The Quiz - The Sports Quiz features once every two weeks. Results will be announced in 10 days, next Friday.Please e-mail me the answers at pratyushkhaitan@gmail.com Comments are disabled in the quiz posts to avoid some one leaving the answers here.

Don’t get discouraged to send in the answers if you aren’t based in India or do not know most answers as the real joy is in the quizzing itself!

This edition sees a football special with some real toughies. Let’s see if any one gets even 5 answers right!

1) How long was Alan Shearer’s longest stint in international football without a goal (in terms of matches)?

2) Connect Scunthorpe United and the English cricket team.

3) What is common to Jimmy Baxter, George Best and David Ginola?

4)

What is common to the player seen above in the picture and Jose Antonio Reyes?

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The world cup is not the only sport happening. I won’t blame you if you have failed to notice though!

• Complete Sports: Mavs 2-0 up.

• Cricket: Hunch Captaincy and Problem of Class.

• Great Bong: Project World Cup.

• JABS: On WC Day 3.

• F1 Jam: In a league of their own.

• WC player guide.

• Chess: Topalov, Anand to meet in final.

• BBC: WC quotes of the week.

• Track and Field: Powell equals 100 M WR.

• Sweaty Men: More links!

Is there any thing you would like featured in the Thursday Decalink? Mail me then.

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

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The Quiz - The Sports Quiz will feature once every two weeks. Results will be announced 10 days after the launch of each quiz. Please e-mail me the answers at pratyushkhaitan@gmail.com Comments are disabled in the quiz posts to avoid some one leaving the answers here.

The Prizes - The top 3 finishers living in India (or having an Indian address) will get prizes sponsored by Black Panther. The prizes are as follows:

Third : Pair of Socks + Wristband + Sipper bottle = Rs. 300/-

Don’t get discouraged to send in the answers if you aren’t based in India or do not know most answers as the real joy is in the quizzing itself! The first edition sees more football questions with the World Cup knocking on our doors.

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

2) What record was broken by Monica Seles when she won the French Open in 1990?

3) Who, after 7 seasons with Boca Juniors, was transferred to FC Barcelona?

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

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?

6) In motor racing, what does the yellow flag with red stripes mean?

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?

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

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

10) In which sport can teams hit the balls three times before it crosses the net, and only score if they served?

Prizes sponsored by:

Another weekend sees whole lot of sports action again.

• BBC: Milan eye Ruud.

• Crash.net: Kahn wins on Nascar’s longest night.

• USA Today: Pistons-Heat preview.

• ABC: Troy Bayliss secures Silverstone double.

• Slam: Ricky grabs an oar.

• India Uncut: A hilarious football ad.

• Eurosport: World Cup round up.

• More Eurosport: Gaudio sends warning.

• The Age: Handbags at dawn. [Thanks Salil]

• Hamilton Spectator: Hank Barry babe.

Is there any thing you would like featured in the Thursday Decalink? Mail me then.

Mumbai Mirror has a section called Bloggers Park. It was a nice surprise to see them link to a recent post on Hingis in the latest edition of the newspaper. Check out the online version here. Check out the pdf file (how it appears in print) here.

I was unaware regarding the feature but it does seem a very good section to encourage bloggers.

Kudos to you guys!

Quality Indian Sportswear company Black Panther will be sponsoring prizes for quizes twice a month at Sportolysis. The prizes can only be sent across India but that should not stop you from getting agitated over some awesome quiz questions and finally blowing up your brains with a pistol.

I kid you not. The questions are going to be that good. ;)

The write up of Black Panther reads:

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BLACK PANTHER stands committed to providing ‘Total Sportswear Solutions’. As such, in addition to an extensive range of apparels, we also manufacture a wide range sports accessories, covering the entire spectrum, from sports socks, football stockings, athletic supporters, wristbands, headbands, knee-caps, anklets, etc. Each article is designed, keeping in mind the need to fuse a form & feel that reflects an active lifestyle with the kind of pure performance one would expect from a leading sportswear brand.

I told you it is a high quality brand! I thank Saakshi for taking the effort for striking the deal. Now get ready for some questions in a few days time!

For part 13 of the series, I caught up with Nicklas Andersson from Sweden. Nicke is 27 years old, lives in Sweden and follows the domestic league and the national team closely. He attended his first big championship in 2000 when he went to Euro 2000 in Holland/Belgium. Sweden was a big disappointment but the atmosphere was fantastic and he knew then, when he returned home, that this was just the first of many visits at big championships.

He has followed the World Cup since 1986 when he was seven and then his favourites where West Germany and Denmark, especially Danish midfielder Frank Arnesen. He has watched almost every WC game since that on TV. This summer will be his first live World Cup as Nicklas has the tickets to Swedish games from group stage until the semi-finals!

I thank Nicklas for agreeing to the interview.

Tell us a bit about the Swedish football history and the football culture which exists.

Football is the biggest sport in Sweden and has been so forever even if ice-hockey for some periods has been almost as popular. Sweden has been a strong team in most period with weak phases in between. The biggest successes is the silver medal when we hosted the world cup 1958. Brazil won but the Swedish people became fans of Brazilian football and Pelé. 1950 and 1958, Sweden finished third. The bronze from 1994 is considered one of our biggest sport moments ever and it was the start of a renaissance in football for Sweden. The domestic league has seen spectator rise from 300 in 1994 t0 more then 10000 on an average.

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