Name a Mumbai-based Indian hockey captain of the 1980s who played <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/radhika-fires-as-champions-avm-rally-to-beat-st-xaviers-23368043" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">football</a> at the school level. Merwyn Fernandes (Wrong answer) It is MM Somaiya&nbsp;
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Which sport was the late India actor David Abraham Cheulkar associated with as a referee? Boxing (Right answer)
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Who captained India in the first Test after the memorable 1974-75 home series against the West Indies? Bishan Singh Bedi (Wrong answer) It was <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/not-too-late-for-maha-govt-to-reward-chirag-shettys-role-in-thomas-cup-win-23366106" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sunil Gavaskar</a>. Bedi was the designated captain for the tour but he was injured for the opening Test at Auckland.&nbsp;
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Which coach and student pair opened the innings for India in a home Test? Lala Amarnath and his son Surinder Amarnath. (Wrong answer) It was Vinoo Mankad and Madhav Apte at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai v Pakistan in 1952.
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Which well-known journalist witnessed Garry Sobers hit six sixes in an over in 1968 as well as Ravi Shastri&rsquo;s feat in 1984-85? Rajan Bala (Wrong answer) It was Dicky Rutnagur
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Which computing tabulating company were given the responsibility of feeding athletes and officials information during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics? IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) (Right answer)&nbsp;
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Gundappa Vishwanath&rsquo;s success in the 1981-82 home series against England was also attributed to divine intervention. Details please.&nbsp;
There is a famous story about a divine intervention involving a visit to the deity Venkateswara at Tirupati.
Before the series, Viswanath was going through a lean patch. To seek blessings and regain his form, he visited the Tirupati temple and prayed for success. Following this visit, he scored a century in the first Test in Mumbai (then Bombay), and his performance throughout the series was remarkable. This led to the belief that divine intervention played a role in his success.
Tirupathi is the right answer but Vishwanath did not get a century in the Bombay Test. His three-figures came in the Delhi 107) and Chennai (222) Tests.&nbsp;
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Who was the first black man to captain the West Indies? Frank Worrell (Wrong answer)&nbsp; It was George Headley &mdash; against England in 1947-48.
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Which famous Australian cricketer-turned-writer said this is of their 1992 World Cup team &mdash; &ldquo;Every time we walk on to the field these days, we look like a pack of goats.&rdquo; Allan Border (Wrong Answer) &nbsp; It is Bill OReilly
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Which Indian industrialist decided to name his new horse Bugs Bunny because his racing manager looked like the cartoon character? Vijay Mallya (Right answer)
Final score 3.5/10&nbsp;
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