FUNDAMENTALS

Aizwal FC produced one of the biggest upsets in the history of Indian sports when they won the I-League. Today’s quiz is on upsets across the goal. Go for it if you love the stories of winning underdogs. Write in with your suggestions, questions (with answers) to senjam@gmail.com.

GREATEST UPSETS IN FOOTBALL

1. The Game of Their

Lives, a book by Geoffrey Douglas, has also been made into a film titled

The Miracle Match. Which famous upset does it commemorate? 2. Denmark were the 1992 Euro champions. However, the Danes had not qualified for the finals but only got through on account of a technical point. What geo-political decision enabled Denmark to play the finals? 3. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha owns King Power, one of Thailand’s biggest retailer. What is his connection to the world of sports? 4. What has been forever mourned in the world of football as the Maracanazo? 5. What role did a footballer named Angelos Charisteas play in one of the biggest upsets in football history? 6. The 1966 World Cup saw Italy bite the dust before the quarter-finals when they lost a match to a country that qualified for the first time. Which team caused one of World Cup’s most famous upsets? 7. The TT Royte group has interests in construction and consultancy. It also has interests in football. What? 8. The indomitable Lions won the heart of soccer lovers across the world and their key striker nicknamed ‘The Old Lion’ became the oldest to score a goal at 42 years and 39 days. Name the team and their charismatic striker.

ANYTHING GOES

1. In 1974, the Indian team which entered the final of the Davis Cup were strong favourites to win the tournament. But the opponent team were declared to have won, since India refused to play against them. Which was the team that won the Cup? (Adithya Jeevan, Thiruvananthapuram) 2. What is common to the capital of the following countries — Chad, Yemen, Tonga, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda? (Dee Surendranath, Hyderabad) 3. Chris Gayle from the West Indies is one of four batsmen who have scored two triple centuries in Test cricket. However, Gayle also bagged a pair. He was dismissed without scoring in both the innings of a Test — dismissed by the same bowler. Who? (B.K. Harinath, Mysuru) 4. The BRICS bank launched with great fanfare by heads of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa with K.V. Kamath as its first President, now is called by another name. Name the current name of the bank. (Philip Joshua, Secunderabad) 5. Assam was the first state to ban smokeless tobacco. Which is the first state in India to ban all forms of tobacco? (P.S. Nivritee Sreelekha, Secunderabad) 6. What is common to Aditi, Vishnu, Shiva, Varuna and Abrahmu other than being associated with Hindu mythology? (Cdr G.R. Balakrishnan (Retd), Chennai) 7. India Post issued stamps with sandalwood scent in 2006, rose scent in 2007 and jasmine fragrance in 2008. Stamps with another aroma were recently released in April, 2017. What? (A.S.M. Rao, Vijayawada)