Sportolysis – The World Sports Blog

If you haven’t heard yet, seven blasts have took place in Mumbai. This follows after grenade attacks in Srinagar.

The train network in Mumbai was attacked in the peak hours. Powerful explosives have been used as well as Amit Varma reports:

High-intensity explosives have been used for these attacks; some of the railway carriages have been ripped apart. This is clearly no amateur job, but a well-planned operation by a group with plenty of resources.

A successful attack would be one which causes the maximum shock and fear in the people’s minds with least possible deaths. This seems to have been achieved quite well here. Such attacks have become far too common around the world in the last 4-5 years but they never fail to anger me.

Do keep a track of Mumbai Help. If you aren’t able to get through to your friends or family who might have been travelling by the trains or at the railway station, leave the number and we will try and inform you about them.

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A lot of correct answers! Thank you for participating and congratulations to the top three finishers. Thank you Arnab da as well for hosting this fine quiz (a sentiment expressed by many in the e-mails).

The results of Sports Quiz 3:

Top 3 (Prize Winners) (scores out of 12)

Vinesh Kumar 10
Minhaj Alam 9
Jeevan D 8.5

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I am in mourning after the Brazil loss. That is not the reason for the lack of posting in the last few days. I am in beautiful Jammu on a business trip.

The connection here is not the best and blogging takes a back seat for the next 10 days or so while I am here. With most of my business work to remain in the smaller cities/towns of Indian in the coming months, blogging will be a lot less frequent from now – with regulars like Visitors and Sports Quiz featuring once a month.

I hope I can maintain the quality though the number posts is going to be lower.

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?

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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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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?

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