# ISC X Literati Sports Quiz 2026 - Quiz by: Madhav R Babu (QM Prayag) - Published: 2026-09-30 - Slides: 182 - Event: National Sports Day, IIT Bombay - Topics: Sports - View online: https://prayag-mohanty.github.io/QM/quiz/isc-x-literati/ - Download PDF: https://prayag-mohanty.github.io/QM/files/isc-x-literati/isc-x-literati.pdf ISC X Literati Sports Quiz 2026: a quiz set with questions and answers (182 slides) by Madhav R Babu. View online, download or share. ## Slides ### Slide 1 set and hosted by Madhav ISC X Literati 2.0 ### Slide 2 Follow quizzing_iitb for quiz related updates ### Slide 3 Shoutout for GP-ing ◼Aayush Gahan ◼Anaamika S ◼Ishan Kakodkar ◼Niranjana Anil ### Slide 4 Last edition’s podium 🥇Pranav, Rohan, Shriram 🥈Ishan, Prayag 🥉Abhineet, Niral, Soham ### Slide 5 Rules ◼20 Questions worth 27 points, covering 20 different sports ◼Question 6, 11, 14, 15, 17 are starred, and will be used to break ties if any ◼Questions 14-20 are two pointers ◼Top 8 teams will make it to the finals ### Slide 6 1. ◼Born _____ Singh Bais in Allahabad, he got his nickname by which we know him today due to him practising at night after his duty hours in the British Indian military. ◼ID the athlete who replaced a former Indian prime minister in a sporting context, in 2021. ### Slide 7 2. ◼_______ Rooster is a professional rugby club based in a Southern Hemisphere city, with its logo paying tribute to an architectural marvel from the city. ◼ID the city ### Slide 8 3. ◼At the 2025 Lombardia Trophy she won using ‘This is How It Feels’ by Laufey and D4vd, but decided to replace it after D4vd was implicated in a homicide investigation, and chose ‘MacArthur Park Suite’ by Donna Summer for a 2026 sporting event. However her iconic performance came at the exhibition gala following her win at the 2026 sporting event, using a 2025 song by a British singer. ◼ID the athlete. ### Slide 9 4. ◼Yomif Kejelcha is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who holds the record for the 10K road race. In 2026, he decided to switch to a different sport and ended up beating the world record during his debut at London. However his performance was overshadowed by a Kenyan athlete who became the first to officially break a certain barrier, unofficially broken by Eliud Kipchoge in 2019. ◼ID the barrier & the athlete. ### Slide 10 5. ◼Inspired by watching PV Sindhu play at the Indian Open in Delhi when she was six, she picked up badminton, and ended up winning a few youth level tournaments in Delhi. However she switched to a different sport at the advice of her elder sister, and ended up becoming the youngest Indian medalist at the Asian Games, when she was 15. ◼ID her, who recently became the junior world champion in her sport. ### Slide 11 6. ◼Hailing from the village of Nongpock Kakching, she went to a forest near her village looking for firewood when she was 12 with her elder brother. When it came to lifting the bundle, her brother struggled to lift the heavy stack while she easily hoisted the bundle, put it over her head and walked 2kms through hilly terrain to reach home. ◼ID this Olympic medalist. ### Slide 12 7. ◼Jhostynxon García is a Venezuelan baseball outfielder who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates of MLB. He is known by his nickname ‘The ________’ thanks to his first name serving as a really strong option for a ________ . ◼FITB ### Slide 13 8. ◼Koto Kawaguchi is a Japanese athlete who won a bronze medal in the men’s team event at the 2022 Summer Deaflympics. Due to his expertise in his sport, and resemblance to the Japanese athlete Hiroji Satoh, he was selected to be part of a project a year ago, revolving around Satoh’s opponent in the 1952 world championship in Mumbai. ◼ID the project or Satoh’s opponent. ### Slide 14 9. ◼The most prestigious tournament for women in a certain sport is named after the woman pictured here, and not an American transportation company. ◼ID the tournament. ### Slide 15 10. ◼‘____ means ____ ‘ (different blanks) is a 2017 American documentary film about tennis coach Nick Bollettieri and his troubled relationship with Andre Agassi. The title is appropriate considering it explains the meaning of a term used in tennis and how Bollettieri’s desire to win affected his relationship with people close to him. ◼ID the title of the documentary. ### Slide 16 11. ◼Pictured here are two individuals performing a job in a particular sport that requires walking 5-10 miles carrying a 15-20 kg bag, and deep knowledge of the terrain for selecting the appropriate equipment. ◼What exactly are they doing and for whom ? ### Slide 17 12. ◼To get around F1 regulations around advertising certain products, this brand started using the barcode pictured here, which resembles their logo when cars attain high speed. ◼ID the brand and the team they used to sponsor. ### Slide 18 13. ◼Established as World _________ Federation, the governing body of this South Korean martial art underwent a name change in 2017 to avoid clashing with an internet slang. ◼FITB ### Slide 19 (picture slide) ### Slide 20 14. ◼The two-word name of this sport refers to the athletes participating alone without any equipment for assistance, and lends its name to a 2018 Oscar winning movie. The movie follows an athlete attempting to become the first to tackle a geographic feature in California, located near another landmark that inspired the logo of an American outdoor sporting-equipment brand, that also sponsors the athlete. ◼ID the sport and the brand. ### Slide 21 15. ◼The first champion outside the sport’s country of origin was Akebono Taro from the USA, however a certain landlocked Asian country has dominated the sport since 2003. Athletes from the country include Asashoryu Akinori, Hakuho Sho, Harumafuji Kohei, Kakuryu Rikisaburo, Terunofuji Haruo, all growing up participating in bohk, a sport involving over 300 throwing and kicking techniques. ◼ID the sport and the country. ### Slide 22 16. ◼The 9th highest in this list of 14 gets its name from the Sanskrit words meaning ‘naked’, and refers to its snowy white appearance, while the 12th highest gets its name due to its wide appearance. ID the 9th highest entity. ◼The 12th highest entity was the site of the unfortunate demise of a former member of the ‘Brigade of Gurkhas’, who completed the list in 2019. ID him. ### Slide 23 17. ◼On December 16, 1997, a day before her 18th birthday, Charlotte Edwards led the England team to a win over Ireland with a record-breaking performance. However, the record lasted less than 24hrs, as an Australian broke it in a stadium 150km away, against Denmark, setting a landmark achievement often misattributed to another knock that came 13 years later. ◼ID the landmark achievement. ◼Also ID where the record was set, a place that gets its name from the Persian word for a port or harbor. ### Slide 24 18. ◼ID the beverage that was originally developed by researchers at the University of Florida for the college’s American football teams, to replenish the carbohydrates and electrolytes burned while playing. ◼In 2017, the brand entered a sponsorship deal with a US sports league, thus becoming the first American professional league to be named after an advertiser. ID the league. ### Slide 25 19. ◼Colombia’s jersey for the 2026 FIFA World Cup pays homage to a genre of literature spearheaded by a 1967 work. ID the genre/ work of literature. ◼France’s away jersey for the World Cup is a homage to a 19th century gift from France to the USA. ID the gift. ### Slide 26 (picture slide) ### Slide 27 20. ◼2015-16 Villanova Wildcats entered the NCAA tournament as the No:2 seed and went on to win the championship. 10 years later, three players from the 2015-16 Wildcats made up 60% of another starting five in a historic championship run. ID the team. ◼Second Round Foundation was started by a member of the 2015-16 Wildcats, to ensure that young people who are overlooked and underestimated have the tools to succeed. ID the founder of Second Round Foundation. ### Slide 28 Return your answer sheets ### Slide 29 1. ◼Born _____ Singh Bais in Allahabad, he got his nickname by which we know him today due to him practising at night after his duty hours in the British Indian military. ◼ID the athlete who replaced a former Indian prime minister in a sporting context, in 2021. ### Slide 30 Safety Slide ### Slide 31 Dhyan Chand ### Slide 32 2. ◼_______ Rooster is a professional rugby club based in a Southern Hemisphere city, with its logo paying tribute to an architectural marvel from the city. ◼ID the city ### Slide 33 Safety Slide ### Slide 34 Sydney ### Slide 35 3. ◼At the 2025 Lombardia Trophy she won using ‘This is How It Feels’ by Laufey and D4vd, but decided to replace it after D4vd was implicated in a homicide investigation, and chose ‘MacArthur Park Suite’ by Donna Summer for a 2026 sporting event. However her iconic performance came at the exhibition gala following her win at the 2026 sporting event, using a 2025 song by a British singer. ◼ID the athlete. ### Slide 36 Safety Slide ### Slide 37 Alysa Liu ### Slide 38 4. ◼Yomif Kejelcha is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who holds the record for the 10K road race. In 2026, he decided to switch to a different sport and ended up beating the world record during his debut at London. However his performance was overshadowed by a Kenyan athlete who became the first to officially break a certain barrier, unofficially broken by Eliud Kipchoge in 2019. ◼ID the barrier & the athlete. ### Slide 39 Safety Slide ### Slide 40 Sebastian Sawe completing sub 2 hr marathon ### Slide 41 5. ◼Inspired by watching PV Sindhu play at the Indian Open in Delhi when she was six, she picked up badminton, and ended up winning a few youth level tournaments in Delhi. However she switched to a different sport at the advice of her elder sister, and ended up becoming the youngest Indian medalist at the Asian Games, when she was 15. ◼ID her, who recently became the junior world champion in her sport. ### Slide 42 Safety Slide ### Slide 43 Anahat Singh ### Slide 44 6. ◼Hailing from the village of Nongpock Kakching, she went to a forest near her village looking for firewood when she was 12 with her elder brother. When it came to lifting the bundle, her brother struggled to lift the heavy stack while she easily hoisted the bundle, put it over her head and walked 2kms through hilly terrain to reach home. ◼ID this Olympic medalist. ### Slide 45 Safety Slide ### Slide 46 Mirabai Chanu ### Slide 47 7. ◼Jhostynxon García is a Venezuelan baseball outfielder who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates of MLB. He is known by his nickname ‘The ________’ thanks to his first name serving as a really strong option for a ________ . ◼FITB ### Slide 48 Safety Slide ### Slide 49 Password ### Slide 50 8. ◼Koto Kawaguchi is a Japanese athlete who won a bronze medal in the men’s team event at the 2022 Summer Deaflympics. Due to his expertise in his sport, and resemblance to the Japanese athlete Hiroji Satoh, he was selected to be part of a project a year ago, revolving around Satoh’s opponent in the 1952 world championship in Mumbai. ◼ID the project or Satoh’s opponent. ### Slide 51 Safety Slide ### Slide 52 Marty Supreme / Marty Reisman ### Slide 53 9. ◼The most prestigious tournament for women in a certain sport is named after the woman pictured here, and not an American transportation company. ◼ID the tournament. ### Slide 54 Safety Slide ### Slide 55 Uber Cup ### Slide 56 10. ◼‘____ means ____ ‘ (different blanks) is a 2017 American documentary film about tennis coach Nick Bollettieri and his troubled relationship with Andre Agassi. The title is appropriate considering it explains the meaning of a term used in tennis and how Bollettieri’s desire to win affected his relationship with people close to him. ◼ID the title of the documentary. ### Slide 57 Safety Slide ### Slide 58 Love means Zero ### Slide 59 11. ◼Pictured here are two individuals performing a job in a particular sport that requires walking 5-10 miles carrying a 15-20 kg bag, and deep knowledge of the terrain for selecting the appropriate equipment. ◼What exactly are they doing and for whom ? ### Slide 60 Safety Slide ### Slide 61 Aditi Ashok’s caddie ### Slide 62 12. ◼To get around F1 regulations around advertising certain products, this brand started using the barcode pictured here, which resembles their logo when cars attain high speed. ◼ID the brand and the team they used to sponsor. ### Slide 63 Safety Slide ### Slide 64 Marlboro on Ferrari ### Slide 65 13. ◼Established as World _________ Federation, the governing body of this South Korean martial art underwent a name change in 2017 to avoid clashing with an internet slang. ◼FITB ### Slide 66 (picture slide) ### Slide 67 Safety Slide ### Slide 68 Taekwondo ### Slide 69 14. ◼The two-word name of this sport refers to the athletes participating alone without any equipment for assistance, and lends its name to a 2018 Oscar winning movie. The movie follows an athlete attempting to become the first to tackle a geographic feature in California, located near another landmark that inspired the logo of an American outdoor sporting-equipment brand, that also sponsors the athlete. ◼ID the sport and the brand. ### Slide 70 Safety Slide ### Slide 71 Free Solo Northface ### Slide 72 15. ◼The first champion outside the sport’s country of origin was Akebono Taro from the USA, however a certain landlocked Asian country has dominated the sport since 2003. Athletes from the country include Asashoryu Akinori, Hakuho Sho, Harumafuji Kohei, Kakuryu Rikisaburo, Terunofuji Haruo, all growing up participating in bohk, a sport involving over 300 throwing and kicking techniques. ◼ID the sport and the country. ### Slide 73 Safety Slide ### Slide 74 Sumo Wrestling Mongolia ### Slide 75 16. ◼The 9th highest in this list of 14 gets its name from the Sanskrit words meaning ‘naked’, and refers to its snowy white appearance, while the 12th highest gets its name due to its wide appearance. ID the 9th highest entity. ◼The 12th highest entity was the site of the unfortunate demise of a former member of the ‘Brigade of Gurkhas’, who completed the list in 2019. ID him. ### Slide 76 Safety Slide ### Slide 77 Nanga Parbat Nirmal Purja ### Slide 78 17. ◼On December 16, 1997, a day before her 18th birthday, Charlotte Edwards led the England team to a win over Ireland with a record-breaking performance. However, the record lasted less than 24hrs, as an Australian broke it in a stadium 150km away, against Denmark, setting a landmark achievement often misattributed to another knock that came 13 years later. ◼ID the landmark achievement. ◼Also ID where the record was set, a place that gets its name from the Persian word for a port or harbor. ### Slide 79 Safety Slide ### Slide 80 First ODI double century by Belinda Clarke MIG Ground Bandra ### Slide 81 18. ◼ID the beverage that was originally developed by researchers at the University of Florida for the college’s American football teams, to replenish the carbohydrates and electrolytes burned while playing. ◼In 2017, the brand entered a sponsorship deal with a US sports league, thus becoming the first American professional league to be named after an advertiser. ID the league. ### Slide 82 Safety Slide ### Slide 83 Gatorade NBA G league ### Slide 84 19. ◼Colombia’s jersey for the 2026 FIFA World Cup pays homage to a genre of literature spearheaded by a 1967 work. ID the genre/ work of literature. ◼France’s away jersey for the World Cup is a homage to a 19th century gift from France to the USA. ID the gift. ### Slide 85 (picture slide) ### Slide 86 Safety Slide ### Slide 87 Magical Realism/ 100 years of Solitude Statue of Liberty ### Slide 88 20. ◼2015-16 Villanova Wildcats entered the NCAA tournament as the No:2 seed and went on to win the championship. 10 years later, three players from the 2015-16 Wildcats made up 60% of another starting five in a historic championship run. ID the team. ◼Second Round Foundation was started by a member of the 2015-16 Wildcats, to ensure that young people who are overlooked and underestimated have the tools to succeed. ID the founder of Second Round Foundation. ### Slide 89 Safety Slide ### Slide 90 Knicks in Five Jalen Brunson ### Slide 91 Sports Covered ◼Rugby ◼Sumo Wrestling ◼Hockey ◼Free Solo ◼Cricket ◼Table Tennis ◼Figure Skating ◼Golf ◼Weight Lifting ◼Badminton ◼Mountaineering ◼Tennis ◼Marathon ◼Taekwondo ◼Squash ◼American Football ◼Baseball ◼F1 ◼Football ◼Basketball ### Slide 92 Finals ◼Round 1: Themed Written ◼Round 2: Clockwise Pounce & Bounce ◼Round 3: Themed Written ◼Round 4: Anti-Clockwise Pounce & Bounce ### Slide 93 Round 1 ◼4 Questions ◼Written Round ◼Theme: FIFA World Cup ◼+10/0 ### Slide 94 1. ◼In the 1950 WC final, Uruguay defeated the hosts Brazil in a major upset, in a match now known as the Maracanazo. The Brazil national team faced severe criticism from fans for the loss, including pressure to change something dubbed too unpatriotic for being plain white. A competition was held by the newspaper Correio da Manha to choose the winner, and Aldyr Garcia Schlee ended up winning. What did he design ? ◼ His original design had white as well; however, he dropped it due to its resemblance to the flag of a religious entity. What did his original design resemble ? ### Slide 95 2. ◼ ‘Disgrace of Gijon’ is the name given to the 1982 WC match between West Germany & Austria. Algeria had already played their final group stage game, and if West Germany won by less than 3 goals both Austria & Germany would advance to the next stage. After the first goal, both teams didn’t bother playing, leading to widespread criticism from fans. What rule change did this lead to ? ◼ The match was also called _________, referring to another event involving the two countries that occurred 44 years prior, and gets its name from the German word for joining. FITB ### Slide 96 3. ◼Days before the kickoff of the 2022 WC, an official sponsor received a ban from the host country, prompting them to give away their massive surplus of unsold products to the winning team. ◼ID the company. ### Slide 97 4. ◼Belgium’s jersey for the 2026 WC was inspired by the artwork ‘La Voix Des Airs’ by a Belgian artist, and the collars had the inscription ‘This is not a jersey’. ID the artist. ◼Brazil’s jersey for the 2026 WC paid tribute to a fauna found in the Amazon, and also represented the threat posed by the team towards their opponents. ID the fauna. ### Slide 98 (picture slide) ### Slide 99 Exchange ### Slide 100 1. ◼In the 1950 WC final, Uruguay defeated the hosts Brazil in a major upset, in a match now known as the Maracanazo. The Brazil national team faced severe criticism from fans for the loss, including pressure to change something dubbed too unpatriotic for being plain white. A competition was held by the newspaper Correio da Manha to choose the winner, and Aldyr Garcia Schlee ended up winning. What did he design ? ◼ His original design had white as well; however, he dropped it due to its resemblance to the flag of a religious entity. What did his original design resemble ? ### Slide 101 Safety Slide ### Slide 102 Brazil’s canary yellow jersey Vatican ### Slide 103 2. ◼ ‘Disgrace of Gijon’ is the name given to the 1982 WC match between West Germany & Austria. Algeria had already played their final group stage game, and if West Germany won by less than 3 goals both Austria & Germany would advance to the next stage. After the first goal, both teams didn’t bother playing, leading to widespread criticism from fans. What rule change did this lead to ? ◼ The match was also called _________, referring to another event involving the two countries that occurred 44 years prior, and gets its name from the German word for joining. FITB ### Slide 104 Safety Slide ### Slide 105 All final group stages matches to be played simultaneously Anschluss ### Slide 106 3. ◼Days before the kickoff of the 2022 WC, an official sponsor received a ban from the host country, prompting them to give away their massive surplus of unsold products to the winning team. ◼ID the company. ### Slide 107 Safety Slide ### Slide 108 Budweiser ### Slide 109 4. ◼Belgium’s jersey for the 2026 WC was inspired by the artwork ‘La Voix Des Airs’ by a Belgian artist, and the collars had the inscription ‘This is not a jersey’. ID the artist. ◼Brazil’s jersey for the 2026 WC paid tribute to a fauna found in the Amazon, and also represented the threat posed by the team towards their opponents. ID the fauna. ### Slide 110 (picture slide) ### Slide 111 Safety Slide ### Slide 112 Rene Magritte Poison Dart Frogs ### Slide 113 Round 2 ◼8 Questions ◼Clockwise Pounce n Bounce ◼+10/-5 on Pounce ◼+10/0 on Bounce ### Slide 114 1. ◼In 2011, statistician Rogerio Lopes Zili was in charge of counting something, and he ended up with a figure between 1281 and 1283. The uncertainty arose from a match against Poland in the 1960s, where the fifth one might have been misattributed. Hence the 1969 game against Vasco da Gama might not have been the one that witnessed a historic achievement. ◼ID the achievement. ### Slide 115 Safety Slide ### Slide 116 Pele’s 1000th goal ### Slide 117 2. ◼Adidas started the 321 campaign at the Boston Marathon partnering with Chris Nikic, a neurodivergent athlete to spread awareness about a genetic condition. ID the condition. ◼Bib 261 was retired by the Boston Athletic Association to honor K V Switzer, a historic 1967 contestant who couldn’t complete the race due to intervention from the organisers. What first in Boston Marathon history did Switzer achieve ? ### Slide 118 Safety Slide ### Slide 119 Trisomy 21 aka Down’s syndrome First woman to run the Boston marathon ### Slide 120 3. ◼Deriving from the Andalusian Arabic phrase meaning “the calendar” or “the climate”, it refers to a regularly published guide about a particular subject. Instances of it include a publication by an American founding father, and the most prestigious publication about a certain sport. The publication was first issued in 1864 and contained just raw scores and random trivia like the dates of the Crusades and the death of George Washington. ◼ID the publication. ### Slide 121 Safety Slide ### Slide 122 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac ### Slide 123 4. ◼The 2016 edition of the Super Bowl skipped an NFL tradition because the league designers felt it to be visually unappealing and to have unwanted slang connotations. ID the NFL tradition. ◼Also ID the 2016 NFL MVP, a former No:1 pick who led his team to the Super Bowl, and shares his surname with a European physicist. ### Slide 124 Safety Slide ### Slide 125 Using Roman Numerals on Super Bowl titles Cam Newton ### Slide 126 5. ◼His mom Fang Fengdi was 1.88m tall while his dad was 2.08m tall, and both played professional basketball. Due to this physical advantage, CCP officials tried to get them an exception to a rule enacted in 1979, and ended in 2015. ◼ID the rule and the athlete. ### Slide 127 Safety Slide ### Slide 128 Yao Ming One Child Policy ### Slide 129 6. ◼The All England Club doesn’t permit the use of mobile phones during Wimbledon; however, they’ve made an exception for a German athlete due to a certain health condition. That same condition proved costly during the 2026 Halle Open, when a malfunction in his monitor led him to overdose on a countermeasure, ultimately costing him a place in the finals. ◼ID the German athlete and the health condition. ### Slide 130 Safety Slide ### Slide 131 Alexander Zverev Diabetes ### Slide 132 7. ◼Ian Thorpe is an Australian retired swimmer who specialised in freestyle, and won five Olympic gold medals across the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. As a child, he was sidelined from swimming due to his allergy which forced him to swim with his head out of the water. Despite this ungainly technique, he used to win, primarily because of his significant size advantage. ◼What was he allergic to? ◼Also ID his nickname, a pun on his name and aptly captures his ability to destroy his opponents. ### Slide 133 Safety Slide ### Slide 134 Thorpedo Chlorine ### Slide 135 8. ◼In a recent interview, Clacton by-election candidate Count Binface wanted to point out that this election is not a one-and-done affair, like a certain British sporting event, and as far as he's concerned they'll be back here again soon enough, hence resembling another sporting event, indirectly named after a swamp-type water buffalo from the Philippines. ◼What two entities did Count Binface use to make his point? And in What aspect do they differ ? ### Slide 136 Safety Slide ### Slide 137 FA Cup, Carabao Cup one legged vs two legged ### Slide 138 Round 3 ◼4 Questions ◼Written Round ◼Theme: Quadrennial multi-sport events ◼+10/0 ### Slide 139 1. ◼The first games were held in 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt, while the most recent one was in Oran, Algeria. Participants include Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Greece, Lebanon, and Syria. ◼ID the tournament. ◼Which city that gets its name from Spanish for “White House” hosted the games in 1983? ### Slide 140 2. ◼Named after a biblical priest who was an early leader in the revolt against the Seleucid Empire until his death, the event also has a European edition that started in 1929. The 2015 European edition was held in a stadium originally made for another sporting event 80 years prior, and appropriately Nancy Gilman lit the flame during the opening ceremony. ◼ID the tournament and why was Nancy Gilman lighting the flame quite appropriate ? ### Slide 141 3. ◼Held since 1989, participants include Morocco, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Quebec, Madagascar, Mauritius, Lebanon, Chad, Canada New Brunswick, etc. ID the tournament. ◼The 2023 edition was held in a capital city located on the banks of a river whose other side is another capital city, making them the closest capital cities in the world. ID the city. ### Slide 142 4. ◼Started in 1938 in honor of an individual, participants include Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, etc. The 2009 edition was held in a capital city named after a compatriot of the aforementioned individual. ◼ID the tournament and the capital city. ### Slide 143 Exchange ### Slide 144 1. ◼The first games were held in 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt, while the most recent one was in Oran, Algeria. Participants include Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Greece, Lebanon, and Syria. ◼ID the tournament. ◼Which city that gets its name from Spanish for “White House” hosted the games in 1983? ### Slide 145 Safety Slide ### Slide 146 Mediterranean Games Casablanca ### Slide 147 2. ◼Named after a biblical priest who was an early leader in the revolt against the Seleucid Empire until his death, the event also has a European edition that started in 1929. The 2015 European edition was held in a stadium originally made for another sporting event 80 years prior, and appropriately Nancy Gilman lit the flame during the opening ceremony. ◼ID the tournament and why was Nancy Gilman lighting the flame quite appropriate ? ### Slide 148 Safety Slide ### Slide 149 Maccabiah Games aka Jewish Olympics Her father was a Jewish athlete who wasn’t allowed to take part in the 1936 Berlin Olympics ### Slide 150 3. ◼Held since 1989, participants include Morocco, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Quebec, Madagascar, Mauritius, Lebanon, Chad, Canada New Brunswick, etc. ID the tournament. ◼The 2023 edition was held in a capital city located on the banks of a river whose other side is another capital city, making them the closest capital cities in the world. ID the city. ### Slide 151 Safety Slide ### Slide 152 Francophone Games Kinshasa ### Slide 153 4. ◼Started in 1938 in honor of an individual, participants include Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, etc. The 2009 edition was held in a capital city named after a compatriot of the aforementioned individual. ◼ID the tournament and the capital city. ### Slide 154 Safety Slide ### Slide 155 Bolivarian Games Sucre ### Slide 156 Round 4 ◼8 Questions ◼Anti-Clockwise Pounce n Bounce ◼+10/-5 on Pounce ◼+10/0 on Bounce ### Slide 157 1. ◼During the 2025 ECF against the Knicks, Tyrese Haliburton averaged 21 points, 10.5 assists, and made clutch game winners to help the Pacers advance to the finals. What nickname did he receive thanks to him delivering bad news to the Knicks, a reference to an event 25 years ago ? ◼Dyson Daniels plays as a guard for the Hawks and his nickname is a pun on a natural entity from his home country and refers to his ability to intercept passes, thus dominating a certain stat. ID his nickname. ### Slide 158 Safety Slide ### Slide 159 Haliban Great Barrier Thief ### Slide 160 2. ◼In 2008, statistician Charles Davis wrote in ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’ that during the eight-day fifth test of 1928-29 Aus vs Eng match in Melbourne, four runs scored by Jack Ryder during Maurice Tate’s 35th over seems to have a recording error, and might have been scored by the batter on the other end. This would mean that a perfect statistic was indeed achieved, and not spoiled by Eric Hollies, during a 1948 test at the Oval. ◼ID the statistic. ### Slide 161 Safety Slide ### Slide 162 Bradman averaging 100 runs ### Slide 163 3. ◼The football match feature teams from certain departments of University of Bradford and King’s College London. The Bradford team is represented by teams named D. Lama, M. L. King, and Gandhi, while King’s College is represented by teams named Nelson, Caesar, and Clausewitz. ID the departments. ◼The competition is named after an individual who wrote an appropriate 1869 work. Who is it named after ? OR ID the work. ### Slide 164 Safety Slide ### Slide 165 Dep of War and Peace Tolstoy ### Slide 166 4. ◼Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur served as the site of the Malaysian declaration of independence. In 1975, the stadium hosted a World Cup final, the first and only one so far between two nations who used to dominate the sport, winning 9 out of 12 gold medals between the two, at the Olympics until 1976. ID the sporting rivalry. ◼In 1975, the stadium also witnessed a legendary player defeating Joe Bugner just before his much-anticipated match in another Southeast Asian country. ID the player. ### Slide 167 Safety Slide ### Slide 168 India vs Pakistan Hockey Muhammed Ali ### Slide 169 5. ◼When he was 20 years old playing for Stocksbridge Park Steels, he was forced to wear an equipment due to an event that transpired at a local pub. This also forced him to wear protective gear around the equipment, and he had to be substituted from the field before 6pm. ◼ID the player, part of a historic underdog story a decade back ◼Also ID the equipment. ### Slide 170 Safety Slide ### Slide 171 Jamie Vardy Ankle monitor ### Slide 172 6. ◼Dala Horse is a traditional carved, painted wooden statue of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna. The world’s largest Dala horse is located in Avesta, hometown of a world-record-holding athlete, and there exists a billboard right next to the horse commemorating his record. The billboard’s height keeps increasing every time he sets the record, and currently it’s 6.31 m tall. ◼ID the athlete. ### Slide 173 Safety Slide ### Slide 174 Mondo Duplantis ### Slide 175 7. ◼He appears as a speedy messenger in the comic book ‘________ in Belgium’ created by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, although one might be familiar with his travels around Italy, Spain, and France. ◼ID the athlete & FITB. ### Slide 176 Safety Slide ### Slide 177 Asterix Eddy Merckx ### Slide 178 8. ◼During the Aus vs New Zealand match on 17th Feb 2005, New Zealand needed more than 44 runs to win off the last delivery. Glenn McGrath decided to do something funny by referencing an incident that happened 24 years prior. ◼What did McGrath do ? ◼How did the match umpire Billy Bowden react to it ? ◼What distinction does the match itself hold in cricketing history? ### Slide 179 (picture slide) ### Slide 180 Safety Slide ### Slide 181 First ever T20 International ### Slide 182 Thank You