SS Super Sunday #1: Cricket Bonanza

Identify A to Y. Each correct identification is worth 2 points. If all the letters are correct, you get an additional 20 points.

A was the highest wicket taker in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. His son, B also plays for the state C just like his father. B’s wife D is a TV sports journalist who used to work with Zee Sports but currently works with E. F is a former wicketkeeper- batsman who was first selected as a replacement for Nayan Mongia in the Standard Bank Series in South Africa in 1996-97. He took to commentary after an unsuccessful career that was ended by an injury. The injury was similar to that of the legendary Indian captain G. H coached Kenya to an unlikely semi-final berth in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

I is the state cricket association of C. It manages a stadium named after J. J was a former president of BCCI and of I.  K is also a former president of I, a former Indian captain and India’s highest wicket taker in Tests.

K and G are both recipients of the “L Cricketer of the Year” award. The sports news website M was acquired by L in 2002. E later acquired M in 2007. The current editor of M is N.

B currently plays for O in the Indian Premier League. P played for O in the 2008 and 2009 IPL seasons and fetched the highest bid at the 2012 IPL auction. P’s current team in the IPL is Q. P and Q’s captain are both managed by the sports management company R.

While O was the champion of IPL 2008, S finished last in the same season. S was re-incarnated as T for IPL 2013 after a change of owners. U and V are the mentors of T. U’s son also plays for T. V was the captain of S for IPL 2008. W is the head coach of T and has previously coached X to the 2007 cricket World Cup final.

A coached the India Under-19 team to victory in the 2000 World Cup held in X. Y was the captain of that victorious team.

Bonus Question (This question is worth an additional 10 points)- What are A, F and H together a part of?

P.S.- Please provide your entire answer in a single comment. Since this is a Super Sunday question, the marking is not time-bound. You get all the points irrespective of whether you answer first or last. So keep calm and get it right. 80 points are up for grabs!!!

Daily Trivia #550 Ice Ice Baby

Connect Laterally:

DAILY TRIVIA # 514 The Three Q-BITyears

Remember, remember the 5th of November. Happy Birthday Q-BIT. This blog has now quenched the quriosities of the junta for 3 whooping years with an average of ~1 daily trivia every 2 days. So, here I have a fiver for the 5th of November.
You may click on the images to have a better view.

1. The movie Delhi Belly featured a song with the following lyrics:
   "Bhaag Bhaag D K Bose,D K Bose,....Aandhi Aayi Hai"
   Though it seemed like using a certain name in its lyrics, it turned into a profane word while singing.
   Which english term describes this condition where you misinterpret a phrase to a totally different
   meaning. Even this term came out of mishearing a particular phrase.

2. Connect.

3. Didn't know earlier that this behemoth corporation also made cars. Identify the logo.
   (The company I am referring to is a minority partner in this car venture).

4. Blame it on the internet, it does not have images of Nylon Nandini,Polyester Padmini and Cotton Kamini.It only has that of Silk Smitha. You get the connect :) So, here is an another connect ques. A tougher one though.

5. This Googler suggested the use of a particular symbol to be used for creating a group discussing something on twitter. What is that?

Daily Trivia #485 De ghuma ke!

Connect ze cricketers!
Question courtesy: Debjit Roy

Daily Trivia #480 The Nice Guy Who Finished First

Whom is this tribute for, and where will you find it?

Daily Trivia #461: The English One

Connect the following:

Qricket - The Cricket Quiz PPTs on Slideshare

Qricket's presentations for both prelims and stage rounds has been shared on our Slideshare page:
www.slideshare.net/qbitmesra
Individual Links:
Prelim: http://www.slideshare.net/qbitmesra/prelim-questions
Stage Rounds:

• http://www.slideshare.net/qbitmesra/the-jonty-rhodes-round
• http://www.slideshare.net/qbitmesra/straight-drive
• http://www.slideshare.net/qbitmesra/slog-overs
• http://www.slideshare.net/qbitmesra/hawk-eye-visual-connect
• http://www.slideshare.net/qbitmesra/duckworth-lewis-7303125

Qricket Review

For some reason, this review seems hard to write. Not that I don't remember the details, coz
believe me, this quiz will be embedded deep in my memory. Why?

1. I remember Debjit and Pranshumaan giving us the idea about this quiz few weeks back and I liked the idea at first. But, somehow it seemed "un-do-able". Then, seeing their enthusiasm, I got excited too and we ended up making 5 rounds! Everyday, they came to my room where we made the ppts, just sat behind me while I dragged the pics around and the discussions turned from minutes to hours, going past dinners. It was unbelievable.
2. The amount of hassle in getting the permissions for organising will not be forgotten. To sum it up, here's a message I had sent to Debjit when I was on the verge breakdown:
"There needs to be a bloody guidebook for permissions in this college.
I just got a permission to get a permission!
INCEPTION!"

3. Qricket was planned to be the last quiz in CAT by us this semester. ANd we wanted to end it on a high. So, we hiked the prize money from 3 to 5k and changed a few questions. This quiz was not going to be a publicity stunt or "just another quiz".

4. All this paid off when I took the mic to address the crowd of around 150-160, all huddled up together in the audi, missing their evening snacks after a gruelling day of classes and labs. And all this for a quiz? In our college, where till last year, if you said "I quiz", you'd get shunned as if you're supporting England?! Believe it or not, I will upload some hazy pics from Debjit's cellphone when the internet allows me to do so here.

5. It was a cricket quiz! We love cricket! Even more so at the moment. So, the "chance pe dance" had to pay off. And it did! I found it a great way to celebrate the World Cup in India! As for the quiz, it went smoothly. I had gotten a spare projector in case the one in the audi gave up on us like last time. But, we didnt need it. No errors in timing, buzzer, scoring or the presentation. Smooth as it could have been!

Prelim cutoff went up to 11 with highest score being 14. The stage consisted of 3 2k7 teams, 2 from 2k8 and 1 from 2k9.
Results:
1. Kunal & Nikhil by a good margin of 55 points.
2. Saptarishi & Pushkar
3. Varun & Akshay
All from 2k7. Congratulations guys! I hope you remember this quiz after you pass out. :)

The teams that didnt make it to the top 3 to get the cash prizes were
Sparsh & Vivek (2k8), Vinit & Ankit(2k8) and Rahul & Vivek (2k9). Well done to them for being such great sports and giving us a splendid show!

The slideshare links to the ppts will be posted soon. As per last count, the ppts have been download 41 times from DC. I wish those 40 were there in the quiz instead!

We're really honoured to have gotten so far in 1 year. A lot has changed for QBIT and I think it mostly has been good. 6 total quizzes with around 380 questions asked, a steady group of quizzers following us and an increasing number of participation makes it evident. But, our job isn't even  half done. A lot to do over the next two semesters and a lot to expect from the 2k11 batch. I sign off here with immense satisfaction and hope we can get even better next time around! Thank you!

Qricket - The Cricket Quiz coming this March!

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Because I had a day off between the exam schedule and am still heartbroken from the tie!
The quiz shall be in CAT, Main Building with on the spot cash prizes as usual. Hopefully, given the intime is 7PM now, we wont have to have special permission for the "gini chuni" girls that do show up there. [I swear I feel its like Mech branch all over again!]
Cya!

Daily Trivia #425 God-smack!

Connect these cricketers to a common event :
Question Courtesy : Debjit Roy (2k9)

And QBIT finally crossed the 400 mark on Facebook! So, yay to that! 

Daily Trivia #385 Spin Up 3D! Question 11 of Quiz-a-day

I am terribly sorry I didnt post the question again! You see, Mumbai's amazing female population have kept my eyes busy. :P
Anyway, here it is :
Connect the 4 images to a famous person.

Daily Trivia # 249

IDENTIFY THE THE THREE GENTLEMEN and CONNECT wid the ONE ON THE BOTTOM

DAILY TRIVIA # 242 Qurious Five!!!

Fivey returns after a long time on a lazy Sunday.And this time its an auto special.Vrooooooom.GO!!!

1.Erstwhile logo of which company?

Answer: Proton,Malaysia.
2.An ad for which company?

Answer: BMW(the famous double kidney grille)
3.Identify the guy & what is he doing?

Answer: Michael Vaughan creating the the world’s biggest “artballing” painting – a 16 by five foot image of a Chevrolet Cruze.
4.Which famous cosmetics tycoon X is she portraying here and why is X figured here in an auto special?(hint: d Colour says it all.)

Answer: Mary Kay Ash & the Pink Cadillac.

5.How is the light signal meant to start the race shown in this pic known as?

Answer: Christmas Tree as used in Drag Racing.

Daily Trivia #230

Connect...

Daily Trivia # 167 Ab Main Bhi Khelunga!!!

Tum Bhi Khelo .Just Connect these 4 personalities. 


Answer: T-10 Gully Cricket. Ritesh Deshmukh is the brand ambassador of t10 gully cricket this season while Ishant Sharma was its brand ambassador last season.Rajpal Yadav & Divya Dutta recently bought teams in the T-10 Gully Cricket.

Daily Trivia #101

Put Funda...

DAILY TRIVIA # 47

PUT FUNDAES... What are these?