1.The person on the left, Harry Frazee wanted to finance the production of a Broadway musical. So he sold one 2.He was born in 1900 in Bombay.He played 22 test matches for England,captaining the side in 15 of them.A lawyer by qualification,he was also a member of the Territorial Army in the Second World War. He palyed his last test match against his country of birth and retired from cricket in 1934.Identify.
Ans. Douglas Jardine
2. While the world salutes Murali for 800 test wickets, who was his first victim in test cricket way back in 1992?
Ans. Craig McDermott
3. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup,Switzerland topped their group ahead of France and reached the pre-quarter final stage.They eventually lost (0-3) to Ukraine on penalties.What unique World Cup record was created by the Swiss football team at the 2006 edition.
Ans. Switzerland did not concede a single goal in regular or extra time at the 2006 edition.
4. In 1999 , he coached the New York Red Bulls to worst record in MLS (Major League Soccer) history.Alan Rothenberg,the US Soccer administrator who was instrumental in starting the MLS ,once called him the "Miracle Worker".Can you identify the gentleman and why does he feature in a FIFA World Cup quiz ?
Ans.Bora Milutinovic.
He is one of the only two persons to have coached five different teams at the World Cup: Mexico (1986), Costa Rica (1990), the United States (1994), Nigeria (1998), and China (2002).
5. This Brazilian player Manuel Francisco dos Santos was born with severe physical disabilities but grew up to become part of one of the finest Brazilian teams to ever play football.He was known by his nickname_____ which means wren,a little bird.Can you identify the player ?
6. At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Lothar Matthaeus of Germany created the record of playing in the most number of matches (25) in the World Cup.He also equaled the record of playing in 5 different World Cups from 1982-1998.He shares this record of playing in 5 World Cups with another player who played 11 matches from 1950-1966.Can you identify this player shown on the left,on the right is of course Lothar Matthaeus
Ans.Antonio Carbajal of Mexico.
7. In a 1986 World Cup match between Paraguay and Belgium,what unique first did Cayetano Re of Paraguay achieve.
Ans.Cayetano Re was the first coach to be sent off.
8. Can you recall this talented South American footballer,whose career was cut short during FIFA 1994 World Cup, due to his tragic death at the age of 27.
Ans. Andreas Escobar of Colombia.
He was shot dead outside a night club in Colombia,allegedly for scoring an own goal in a match against host nation USA at the FIFA 1994 World Cup.
9. On the same day when the two strongest teams in the world played in the 2002 Final in Japan, a specially-arranged match between the two weakest teams in the world was played in Bhutan called "The Other Final". Which was the other weakest team besides Bhutan?.The flag of the country is shown below.
Ans.Montserrat. Currently ranked 202 in the world.
10. This player was accused of stealing a bracelet and jailed in Colombia on his way to attending the 1970 World Cup Identify this famous footballer.
Ans.Bobby Moore.
11. The gentleman holding the FIFA World Cup trophy aloft,once described it using these words.
"The lines spring out from the base, rising in spirals, stretching out to receive the world. From the remarkable dynamic tensions of the compact body of the sculpture rise the figures of two athletes at the stirring moment of victory"
Identify the person.
Ans: Silvio Gazzaniga. The sculptor of the FIFA World Cup trophy.
12. It literally means 'be happy'. It is made by a technology called GripnGroove. It has four triangular design elements on a white background. Eleven different colours are used in it. On 11th July 2010, a golden version of it will also be seen. What are we describing?
Ans.Jabulani. The official ball for the FIFA 2010 World Cup
13. In 1989 during a FIFA World Cup qualifying match,the goal keeper of this national squad fell down on the ground,with an apparent injury on his forehead.The injury was said to have been caused by a firework thrown by a rival fan.The side refused to carry on with the game,as the playing conditions were not safe.Video footage of the match,showed the claim to be false and the country was banned from playing the qualifiers for the 1994 World Cup.The country in question has played in seven World Cups till now,starting from 1930 with a best finish of third position.The national side is nicknamed "La Roja" or "The Red One".Identify.The visual below may serve as a clue.
The incident described above occured in a World Cup qualifying match between Brazil and Chile,when the Chilean goal keeper Roberto Rojas attained infamy by feigning the injury and later receiving a life ban.
Incidentally the Spanish national football team is also known as "La Roja".
14. The "All Whites" made their only previous appearance in FIFA World Cup back in 1982,when they lost all 3 of their first round matches.They are making a comeback in the 2010 edition,having topped the regional qualification round.The visual shows perhaps the most well known footballer from the country,who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers.Identify the team.
Ans-New Zealand.The player shown in the visual is NZ captain Ryan Nelsen
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