Gautam
Bhimani, presenter, ESPN STAR Sports, and author of
Reverse Sweep rolls
up his sleeves to deliver some
googlies your way
1. Who did the Miami Dolphins defeat in the Superbowl when they pulled off a perfect 17-0 record in 1972?
2. Which of these basketball superstars didn’t win the NBA’s most valuable player award in three consecutive seasons?
3. In which year did the Indian cricket team record its first ever test win against England?
4. Who won the man of the match title at the India-Pakistan quarterfinal in the 1996 World Cup?
5. Group G had two countries that spoke French in the majority of their country. Which were they?
6. Name the teams which played against each other with a history of one being colonised by the other many years ago?
7. Name the tennis player who was stabbed in the back by a crazed Steffi Graf fan?
8. Where was the Australian Open played before it came to Melbourne park?
9. Lewis Hamilton was British Formula Renault champion in 2003 for which team?
10. Which American athlete was the first to win an Olympic Gold Medal in four consecutive summer olympic games?
11. How many Olympic gold medals did Carl Lewis, the greatest track and field star ever to compete in summer olympics, win before he retired?
12. The old name for a wooden club is... ?
13. Who did ODI champions Australia not lose to during the 2007 T20 World Cup?
14. Who was denied Twenty20’s first ever 5-wicket haul after the wicket taking delivery was incorrectly called as a front foot no-ball?
15. Which country during the 2007 20-20 World Cup, held the dubious distinction of winning by the biggest margin in terms of runs and also losing by the biggest margin in terms of wickets?
16. Rafael Nadal was chasing a Borg record in 2007. What record was it?
17. In 2007, Venus Williams became the lowest ranked player to win the Wimbledon title. What was her ranking?
18. Giant pitcher Carl Hubbell was nicknamed “Meal Ticket”, and he played his 16 seasons in New York. In 15 consecutive seasons, he won in double-figures. Which other consecutive record did he set in his career?
19. Which of the following is a popular nickname for Valentino Rossi?
20. The tire pattern on motocross bikes is popularly known as....?
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1. Washington Redskins
2. Michael Jordan
3. 1952
4. Navjot Singh Sidhu
5. France and Togo
6. Portugal and Angolar
7. Monica Seles
8. Kooyong
9. Manor Motorsport
10. Al Oerter
11. Nine
12. Brasseya
13. New Zealand
14. Morne Morkel
15. Sri Lanka
16. Wimbledon and French Open titles in the same year
17. 31
18. He won 24 consecutive games
19. The Doctor
20. Knobbies
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