Manchester United F.C

Manchester United Logo

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester that plays in the English Premier League. Manchester United was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in1878. The club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910. Manchester United became the first English football club to win the European Cup in 1968. Manchester United is one of the wealthiest and most widely supported football teams in the world. Old Trafford Football Stadium is the home ground of the club with a seat capacity of about 76,000. Old Trafford is the second-largest football stadium in the United Kingdom after Wembley Stadium, London and the ninth-largest in Europe.

1. Harry Stafford was the captain of the club when it changes its name from Newton Heath LYR Football Club to Manchester United in 1902. Who was the Manager?

Ans: James Ernest Mangnall (1903- 1912).

Matt Busby

2.  Matt Busby was the club manager when the Munich air disaster of 6 February 1958 occurred. It claimed 23 lives including 8 players. Matt Busby was one of the survivors.

3. Name the longest serving captain in the clubs history?

Ans: Bryan Robson.

4. Manchester United became the first team to win the Premier League, FA Cup and the UEFA champions League in the same season in the 1998-99 seasons. The then manager of the club Alex Ferguson was knighted in 1999 for his service to football.

5. What is the nickname of the club?

Ans: The Red Devils.

Fred the Red

6. The Mascot of the club is Fred the Red which represents the club’s nickname The Red Devils. The mascot wears a shirt with number 55 on it. Fred the Red was voted the most popular mascot in “Match” magazine in 2011. Glory Glory Manchester United is the chant/anthem of the Club written by  Frank Renshaw.

7. Who was the architecture of Old Trafford stadium?

Ans: Archibald Leitch.

8. Manchester United is bought by the Glazer family in 2005 at £800 million. Malcom Glazer delisted it from the London Stock Exchange in June 2005. However the club made an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in August 2012.

9. When Manchester United won the Club World Cup?

Ans: In December 2008.

The Roses Rivalry

10. By which name the rivalry of Manchester United and Leeds United is known?

Ans: The Roses Rivalry.

11. Manchester United has rivalries with Arsenal F.C, Leeds United, Liverpool, and Manchester City, against whom they contest the Manchester derby. Manchester City is the city rivals

12. When was first floodlight Manchester derby was played between Manchester City and United?

Ans: 26 February 1889.

13. The first match between Manchester United and Manchester City was played on 12 November 1881. Then the Manchester City was known as St. Mark’s (West Gorton) and Manchester United was known as Newton Heath.

14. Manchester United has 200 officially recognized branches of the Mancester United Supporters Club (MUSC) in at least 24 countries. Manchester United has estimated 300 million and above fans worldwide.

Ryan Giggs

15. Name the most decorated player in the club and English football history?

Ans: Ryan Giggs.

16. Ryan Giggs had made most appearances for Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson (1986- 2013) was the longest serving manager of the club history. Alex Ferguson has holds the record for winning Manager of the Year most times in British football history.

17.  Who is the successor of Sir Alex Ferguson?

Ans: David Moyes.

The New Manager David Moyes

18. David William Moyes is a Scottish former footballer and outgoing manager of English Premier League club Everton. He joined Everton in 2002 and helps the team to reach UEFA Champions League in 2005 and reached FA Cup final in 2009. He was the 2003, 2005 and 2009 League Managers Associations Manager of the Year. He was appointed as the successor of Sir Alex Ferguson in May 2013.

19. What is the similarity between Sir Matt Busby, Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes?

Ans: All three managers are from Scotland.

Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid for record  breaking fee of

£80 million.

20. Sir Matt Busby was the longest serving manager of the club history but Sir Alex Ferguson overtook it in 19 December 2010.

F1

Michael Schumacher , world record holder for most driver's championship

Formula One also referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the FIA. The seasons of F1 consist of a series of races known as Grand Prix. The races are held throughout the world on licensed F1 circuits. The Formula One series originated with the European Grand Prix Motor Racing of the 1920s and 1930s. Grand Prix racing began in 1906 and became the popular internationally in the second half of the twentieth century. The results of each race are evaluated using a points system to determine two annual World Champions, one for drivers and other is for constructors. The first driver’s champion was Italian Giuseppe Farina and the first construction champion was Alfa Romeo.

1.Which circuit hosted the first race in Formula One World Championship in 1950?

Ans: Silverstone circuit (The 1950 British Grand Prix).

Silverstone Circuit in 1950

2. The inaugural FIA Formula One World Championship in 1950 was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. But eventually Juan Manuel Fangio won five championships thereafter in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957. Fangio was world record holder for most numbers of driver’s champion for 45 years until German driver Michael Schumacher beat him by winning his sixth title in 2003.

3. Name the first driver to become the Formula One World Driver’s Championship with only one grand prix win in the season.

Ans: John Michael Hawthorn (1958).

4. In August 6, 1967 the German Grand Prix was first race to be televised in color and in 1968 Lotus cars were sponsored for the first time in the history of the F1. They were sponsored by Imperial Tobacco and their logos were printed on the Lotus cars. This was arrival of sponsorship.

Karl Jochen Ridt

5. Who is the first and only driver to date to posthumously win the Formula One World Driver’s Championship?

Ans: Karl Jochen Rindt (1970). He was killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix.

6. Cameron Earl was the first driver to die in 1952 during a test drive and AyrtonSenna was the last driver to die in F1 in 1994. After Senna died it is the longest period in Formula One history without a driver fatality.

7. Which country hosted the first championship grand prix outside Europe?

Ans: Argentina (1953).

8. The first F1 grand prix in Asia was held in Japan in 1976 at the Fuji circuit. The 1976 World Championship was to be decided in the race between Niki Lauda and James Hunt and eventually James Hunt won the Championship by just one point.

9. Which grand prix was the first to feature only turbocharged cars?

Ans: The 1984 Austrian Grand Prix.

10. In 1990 the 500^th World Championship Grand Prix was held in Adelaide Street Circuit, Australia. Nelson Piquet of Benetton-Ford won the race, while Ferrari’s Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost were 2^nd and 3^rd respectively.

Safety Cars in F1

11.  When was the first safety car introduced in F1?

Ans: The 1992 British Grand Prix.

12. Dirty air is the disturbed air left behind an F1 car which negatively affects the aerodynamics of the following car.

13. When was FOTA established?

Ans: 2008 (Formula One Teams Association).

Scuderia Ferrari

14.  Scuderia Ferrari from Italy has competed in every season and holds the record for the most tittles. Michael Schumacher joined Ferrari in 1996 and won his third World Championship in 2000. It was Ferrari’s first World Driver’s Champion in 21 years, since Jody Scheckter in 1979.

Buddh International Circuit

15. Who was the first driver to reach 300 Grand prix entries and 300 starts?

Ans: Rubens Barrichello.

16. Sebastian Vettel from Germany is the youngest driver to become World Champion of F1 in 2010. He won driver’s Championship for consecutive three years 2010, 2011 and 2012. He is the youngest triple time Champion in the history of Formula One.

17. Name the first Indian race circuit to host F1?

Ans: Buddha Inrenational Circuit.

18. Force India is the first Indian F1 team. The team was formed in October 2007 when Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and Dutch businessman Michiel Mol bought the Spyker F1 team.

UEFA Champions League 2011-12

Allianz Arena

The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League was the 57th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organized by UEFA, and the 20th season in its current UEFA Champions League format. A total of 76 teams participated in the 2011–12 Champions League from 52 UEFA associations The final was held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.[2] Chelsea won their first ever title after beating Bayern Munich 4–3 on penalties in the final. They earned a berth at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup and 2012 UEFA Super Cup. Barcelona were the defending champions, but were eliminated by the eventual winners Chelsea in the semi-finals.

The First time Champions Chelsea FC

1. What is the full form of “UEFA”?

• Union of European Football Associations.

2. Which team was Defending Champions?

• FC Barcelona.

3. Numbers of total goals scored during 2011-2012 season of the UEFA Champions League?

• 345 goals, scored in 125 matches.

4. Number of teams those took part in the tournament from Portuguese Primeira Liga?

Didier Drogba

• Top Two (Futebol Clube do Porto, 1^st and Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 2^nd).

5. Which Spanish La Liga team lost their all group matches?

• Villarreal CF (lost all their 6 group matches against  FC Bayern Munich, Manchester City F.C. and S.S.C Napoli)

6. Who was highest African goal scorer of the tournament?

Paul Breitner

• Didier Drogba (6 goals for Chelsea F.C).

7. Who was the ambassador of the Final between FC Bayern Munich and Chelsea F.C. at the Allianz Arena in Munich?

• German footballer Paul Breitner.

8. Who missed the Chelsea’s only goal during the penalty shoot-out in the Final?

• Juan Mata.

9. Which Spanish La Liga team was defeated by Chelsea F.C. in the Semi-finals?

Pedro Proenca

• FC Barcelona (the defending champions).

10. Who was awarded the best player of the tournament?

• Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona).

11. Who was the top assist provider in the tournament in terms of minutes played?

• Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as Kaka (5 assist for Real Madrid C.F. in 441 minutes).

12. Who was the referee in the final match of the tournament?

• Pedro Proença (Portugal).

2012 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES : LONDON

Wenlock and Mandeville

The 2012 Summer Olympics also known as 2012 London Olympic was a major international multi sport event. It took place in London, UK from 27^th July to 12 August 2012. More than 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees participated.

The opening ceremony was directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle which received widespread acclaim throughout the world with particular praise from the British public.

Opening Ceremony

WENLOCK & MANDEVILLE were official mascots of the 2012 Olympics. They are animated depicting two drops of steel from steelworks in Bolton. Wenlock was named after Much Wenlock, town in Shropshire, England and Mandeville was named after Stoke Mandeville, a village and a civil parish within Aylesbury district, England.

Michael Phelps in 2012 Olympics

During the game Michael Phelps of USA became the most decorated athlete of all time by winning his 22^nd medal. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei entered female athletes for the very first time. Women’s boxing was also included for the first time in the history of Olympics.

Here’s some Question and their Answers related to 2012 London Olympics that came to my mind.

1. Football (soccer) is the world’s most popular sport. Do you know which team won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games 2012?

2. Michael Phelps(swimmer), the all time records holder for Olympic gold medals (18), won 4 gold medals and won 2 silver medals in 2012 Summer Olympics. Do you know how many medals did the USA swimming team won in the 2012 Olympics?

3.In the Summer Olympics of 2012 the Netherlands National Women Hockey Team won their third Olympic gold medal, the second was in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Do you know where did they win their first Olympic gold medal?

4.Bryan brothers won the men’s doubles gold medal in Tennis in 2012 Olympics. Mike Bryan also won the bronze medal in Mixed Doubles. Do you know who his partner was?

5.David Rudisha made world record in 800m by completing the race in 1:40:91. Rudisha became the first world record holder of the men’s 800m to have won gold medals at both the World Championship and Olympic Games. Do you know which country he represented?

David Rudisha

6. Which team was the runner up in the women’s basketball in 2012 Olympic Games?

7.Who won the gold medal in women’s High Jump in 2012 Olympic Games?

8.Who were the winners of Marathon of 2012 Olympic Games?

9.Which Asian athletic broke the World record in 20 km race walk in 2012 Olympic Games?

10.Which men Beach Volleyball team won the Gold medal in the 2012 Olympics?

ANSWERS

1. South Korea.

Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond

2. The USA Swimming team won 31 medals in total which includes 16 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 6 bronze.

3. They won their first gold medal in 1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC.

4. Lisa Raymond.

5. Kenya. Kenya came 28 in the medals tally of 2012 Olympic Games with 2 gold; 4 silver and 5 bronze medals.

6. France.

Chen Ding

7.Chicherova Anna of Russia.

8.Women: Gelana Tiki (Ethiopia). Men: Kiprotich Stephen (Uganda).

9.Chen Ding of China (1:18:46).

10. Germany (Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann).