Answers to Shovon's Sports Misc. 3 of 16th Aug 2005

Hi,

Prateek with a perfect ten is the winner of this one and Debasish Choudhury closely follows him. Congrats to both of them!

And here are the answers -

1. Which West Indian cricketer scored centuries in four consecutive innings against India?
Ans: Everton Weekes in 1948-49 series

2. Identify the umpire. In excitement, he called of play an over and a ball before the scheduled close of play thus depriving India the chance of a possible victory in the 1948-49 Bombay Test.
Ans: A.R. Joshi

3. Whom did Vijay Manjrekar replace as wicket keeper during the 1952-53 Kingston test?
Ans: Padmanabh Joshi

4. 1958-59 India-West Indies test series. Complete the following - Polly Umrigar, Ghulam Ahmed, Vinoo Mankad, ____ .
Ans: Hemu Adhikari (All captained India in the Test Series)

5. Who is the only other bowler to take a wicket during Subhash Gupte's 9-102 in the first innings of 1958-59 Kanpur test?
Ans: VB Ranjane

6. Which selector's vote proved to be decisive in making Ajit Wadekar the captain in place of M.A.K. Pataudi for the 1971 tour of West Indies?
Ans: Vijay Merchant

7. The calypso song "We couldn't out him at all" was composed on which Indian cricketer?
Ans: Sunil Gavaskar

8. Who was dropped from the first test in the 1974-75 series for appearing in a television interview?
Ans: Bishen Singh Bedi

9. Narendra Hirwani was on the verge of bettering the world record for most number of wickets in the debut test match. A part time spinner was called on to bowl to help him achieve the feat by taking 17 wickets. But this person took one wicket and Hirwani had to be content with a match haul of 16-136, thereby equalling the record. Who was the part time spinner?
Ans: W.V. Raman

10. During the 1983-84 test series, the spectators of which city had raised the slogan "No Kapil, No Test"?
Ans: Calcutta

Answers & Scores of Dry round of 16th Aug 2005

Hi,

Not a very encouraging response to this one. However, Jairaj P got the most points, 8 out of possible 10. Congratulations Jairaj!

1. How can you link Burn, Full Throttle and Shock?
Ans: Health drinks by Coca Cola

2. Link the following - Distance, Bitter Morsel, Crossroads, Blind Alley and Tale of A Naughty Girl.
Ans: Films by Buddhadeb Dasgupta. These are the names of international releases of the following - Duratwa, Neem Annapurna, Grihajuddha, Andhi Gali & Mando Meyer Upakhyan resp.

3. This Chennai based company, in partnership with Bartholomeu Digital Cinema of portugal, is changing the way fims are distributed in Portugal. Identify the company.
Ans: Real Images Media Technologies

4. A sitter. "I'm in the mood for mischief". Which brand is associated with the tagline?
Ans: White Mischief

5. Dateline 15th August 1975. It's a very significant day for the Indian fim industry. Why?
Ans: Sholay was released on this day.

6. Another Sitter. Fill in the blank. "The best-run businesses run ____."
Ans: SAP

7. Which hindi film was released internationally as "God is My Witness"?
Ans: Khuda Gawah

8. Identify the company associated with the following tagline, "The Power of We".
Ans: Bosch

9. What is packed word over in the following formation - "7-6-7"?
Ans: Cigarettes in a pack of 20.

10. This famous actor read for the parts of both Sonny and Michael Corleone for Godfather Part I. Coppola decided that he wasn't right for the role of Sonny, and already had Pacino in mind for Michael. Then he was almost cast in the role of Carlo, the husband of Connie as well. Ultimately he actually featured in Part II. Who is the actor?
Ans: Robert DeNiro

SHOVON's Sports Misc. 3 of 17th Aug 2005

Hi,

Here are the questions. It's a special on India - West Indies Cricket Series. Send in your answers to shovon76@gmail.com. Answers with scores will be published on Sunday, 21st Aug 2005.

1. Which West Indian cricketer scored centuries in four consecutive innings against India?
Ans:

2. Identify the umpire. In excitement, he called of play an over and a ball before the scheduled close of play thus depriving India the chance of a possible victory in the 1948-49 Bombay Test.
Ans:

3. Whom did Vijay Manjrekar replace as wicket keeper during the 1952-53 Kingston test?
Ans:

4. 1958-59 India-West Indies test series. Complete the following - Polly Umrigar, Ghulam Ahmed, Vinoo Mankad, ____ .
Ans:

5. Who is the only other bowler to take a wicket during Subhash Gupte's 9-102 in the first innings of 1958-59 Kanpur test?
Ans:

6. Which selector's vote proved to be decisive in making Ajit Wadekar the captain in place of M.A.K. Pataudi for the 1971 tour of West Indies?
Ans:

7. The calypso song "We couldn't out him at all" was composed on which Indian cricketer?
Ans:

8. Who was dropped from the first test in the 1974-75 series for appearing in a television interview?
Ans:

9. Narendra Hirwani was on the verge of bettering the world record for most number of wickets in the debut test match. A part time spinner was called on to bowl to help him achieve the feat by taking 17 wickets. But this person took one wicket and Hirwani had to be content with a match haul of 16-136, thereby equalling the record. Who was the part time spinner?
Ans:

10. During the 1983-84 test series, the spectators of which city had raised the slogan "No Kapil, No Test"?
Ans:

Dry Round of 16th Aug 2005

Hi all,

I'm back after a few days lay-off. But due to time constraints, I'm not being able to put any audio or visual questions this time. From next time onwards it will have both the formats.

Here are the questions -

1. How can you link Burn, Full Throttle and Shock?
Ans:

2. Link the following - Distance, Bitter Morsel, Crossroads, Blind Alley and Tale of A Naughty Girl.
Ans:

3. This Chennai based company, in partnership with Bartholomeu Digital Cinema of portugal, is changing the way fims are distributed in Portugal. Identify the company.
Ans:

4. A sitter. "I'm in the mood for mischief". Which brand is associated with the tagline?
Ans:

5. Dateline 15th August 1975. It's a very significant day for the Indian fim industry. Why?
Ans:

6. Another Sitter. Fill in the blank. "The best-run businesses run ____."
Ans:

7. Which hindi film was released internationally as "God is My Witness"?
Ans:

8. Identify the company associated with the following tagline, "The Power of We".
Ans:

9. What is packed word over in the following formation - "7-6-7"?
Ans:

10. This famous actor read for the parts of both Sonny and Michael Corleone for Godfather Part I. Coppola decided that he wasn't right for the role of Sonny, and already had Pacino in mind for Michael. Then he was almost cast in the role of Carlo, the husband of Connie as well. Ultimately he actually featured in Part II. Who is the actor?
Ans: