Sportsnob – Critics Corner

The world’s most famous tennis tournament start next week in SW 19 in London. Test your knowledge of Wimbledon.

A big thanks to Meera for helping out with some of the questions. It certainly helped that she has been at Wimbledon and got to do the official tour!
1-pointers

1. How do we know the area officially known as Aorangi Terrace better? If you need a clue, it got its name only during the late 90s after the BBC erected a big video screen for people to watch the matches on.

Henman Hill

2. Another sitter, after years of trying to win Wimbledon, who famously muttered in frustration ‘Grass are for cows’ resulting in one of the most repeated quotes of all time?

Ivan Lendl

3. Obvious question, who partnered Alisa Kleybanova to win the Junior Girls Doubles title at Wimbledon in 2003?

Sania Mirza
4. The 2006 Women’s Double Champions came from the same country. Which one? Bonus points if you can name the players.

China
5. What unique achievement is common to Bjorn Borg, Pat Cash, Stefan Edberg and (obviously) Roger Federer?

Won both Junior and Senior Wimbledon Mens Singles titles

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2-pointers

1. One of the most charismatic champions ever, he had a list of 10 rituals he felt he had to follow before every match in the year he won the title. The oddest among them being watching Teletubbies every morning. His favourite Teletubby being Tinky Winky. Who?

Goran Ivanisevic in 2001- during that magic run which got him the title!
2. One of the most admired Wimbledon Champions of all time, he was arrested outside the White House in 1992 for protesting the U.S. treatment of Haitian refugees. Another clue? He defeated Jimmy Connors to win his only Wimbledon title. Who?

Arthur Ashe
3. This sponsorship deal between the company and the organizers of Wimbledon, dating back to 1902 is the longest ever unbroken sporting sponsorship in the history of sport. Which company?

Slazenger
4. A future Wimbledon champion caused a major stir when he remarked – “Eighty percent of the top 100 women are fat pigs who don’t deserve equal pay.” Later he clarified his comments saying “What I meant to say was that only 75 percent are fat pigs.” Who?

Richard Krajiceck

5. The Rolex watch in the centre court of Wimbledon is very unique. Why?

Only digital Rolex Watch

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3- pointers

1. After a series of disputed calls in a match during the 1995 edition of Wimbledon, this American stormed off the court thereby defaulting the match. Later his wife went up to the umpire and slapped him resulting in the player being suspended the following year. Who?

Jeff Tarrango
2. This Wimbledon Champion and Tennis Legend fainted on hearing that she had (unknowingly) kept the Queen waiting in the royal box for her appearance. She withdrew from the tournament and never played Wimbledon again. Later she died at the very young age of 39. Who? Lesser known facts: She wept openly during matches and also sipped brandy between games to reduce tension.

Suzanne Lenglen
3. According to Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club Museum Curator, Honor Godfrey “It’s very important that when we are collecting from players that we collect for very particular reasons”. What item, in 2005, did he think was “absolutely amazing and that was an item that I was really pleased to get in the collection” because it had not been seen in the tournament since 1927?

Rafael Nadal’s pirate pants
4. This tennis player famously bet $500 on himself winning the men’s singles, men’s doubles and the mixed doubles title in the same year. And he won all three and ended up making more than 100,000 pounds. However, he is more famously known for another match that he played nearly 30 years later. Who is this gambler?

Bobby Riggs
5. This champion tennis player found herself bankrupt in the early 90s and living on welfare. She sent a letter to her doubles partner (and they had won the championship) and friend describing her situation and the fact that she was on the brink of suicide. Her partner arranged for the letter to be published in a tennis magazine without the former’s knowledge. The response was incredible and the tennis player in question ended up getting cash worth more than a million dollars from fans all around the world. Who?

Althea Gibson

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1- pointers:

1. Who is the only Englishman to have won two Champions league titles? ( I don’t mean the European Cup- only Champions league)

Steve Mcmanaman (Real Madrid)
2. The two goal scorers for England in the 1966 final both came from the same club. Which one? (More clues? Prominently appears in a Jeffrey Archer book!)

West Ham United
3. Identify this player and complete this list. -

Watford (Trainee-89)- Liverpool (92-99)- Aston Villa- West Ham United- Manchester City- _______________

David James and Portsmouth
4. Who is the only Englishman on FIFA’s All Star team for the 2006 World Cup?

John Terry

5. Where will this year’s Champions league final be held?

Athens
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2-pointers

1. Footballers are known to be greedy mercenaries (some of them anyway) And then at times chaps like this guy come along: Having suffered a serious injury, he offered his employers (who were severely cash strapped) to sign him at the top-flight pro’s minimum wage amound of $1500 a month during the 2005 season. He even trained with the youth team during his rehabilation period. He came back and made the first team towards the end of the 2005 season. Who?

Damiano Tomassi (Roma)
2. Born in Chingford, England, X had spells with both Milwall and Tottenham. X has also had trials at Bournemouth and Ipswich Town where he won an FA Youth Cup medal as a substitute in 2005. He is now currently playing with Crystal Palace in The Championship and he hopes to impress over the coming season. All of 18, a lot of things are expected from X, his father is a very successful footballer himself and still continues to score goals in the top flight. Identify this
kid.

Charlie Sheringham
3. Born in Morocco, he started his career at USM Casablanca. At the next World Cup, his national team were expected to fare so poorly that all of 200 fans had followed them to the host country. At the team’s final training session, one of his boot’s split open, the team didn’t have a sponsor and he didn’t have an extra pair. He eventually borrowed a pair from one of his teammates, and then went on a scoring spree. Who?

Jus Fontaine (13 goals in the 1958 World Cup)
4. Complete this list : Michel Preud’homme, __________ Oliver Kahn, Gianluigi Buffon ( and don’t Google!)

Fabien Barthez (1998)
5. What is so unique about Cardiff winning the 1927 English FA Cup? A feat which is unlikely to ever be repeated.
Cardiff is a city in Wales.
6. Identify the event: the biggest reason for the Sun selling only 12,000 copies on an average in an English city.

Hilsborough Tragedy
7. Only case of son replacing the father in an international match when the son came on as a substitute in a friendly replacing his dad. The Father was just 17 when the son was born!

Father: played for Anderlecht

Son: Started with PSV Eindhoven in 1994. Who?

Eidur Gudjohnsen and his father
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3-pointers:

1. Little known fact: In 1974, FIFA actually awarded the 1986 World Cup to Colombia, but a number of infrastructure and logistical problems meant that by 1983, FIFA was looking for a new host for the 1986 World Cup. Brazil, United States, Mexico and Canada put in bids to host the World Cup.
Now, the leader of the U.S. bid X was trying his level best to revive the sport in the country, he was vocally supported by both Pele and Franz Beckenbauer in trying to bring the cup to the U.S. , but FIFA decided to award the rights to Mexico instead. It is said that Havelange wanted to teach U.S a lesson because the U.S football association had changed the offside line and also used shoot outs to decide drawn matches. Now, for 3 points tell me who led the U.S. bid – X?

Henry Kisinger
2. 1950 FA Cup Semi-Final - Arsenal Vs Chelsea

Chelsea are up 2-1 and with seconds to go, Arsenal win a corner. X takes the corner and his brother scores the equalizer. Arsenal wins the reply 1-0 and go on to beat Liverpool in the final 2-0. X’s football career was cut short by a knee injury.

X, however was known for his exploits in another sport and also as the brand ambassador for a particular product. After retirement X became a journalist and a commentator for BBC.

Dennis Compton ( and his brother Leslie Compton)