What do the yellow and blue colours in the CSK logo represent? Name the Super King who speaks Japanese, plays the saxophone and runs a successful ski-travel company. Who are the 4 players that CSK retained in the 2011 auction?
These were just some of the questions that were posed at >Chennai Central at The Hindu 's Twitter quiz on the Chennai Super Kings on Sunday morning. With questions set by The Hindu 's own quiz whiz, V.V. Ramanan, there was a keen contest throughout.
Saravanan. S (@sarwshan) from Chennai won the first place — and two pavillion terrace tickets for the Chennai vs Delhi match on 14 May, 2013 — with 100 points. Anandh Subramanian (@anandhsub) of Bangalore placed second with 80 points; he gets a Landmark gift voucher worth Rs. 1000.
For those who missed out, follow >@ChennaiCentral on Twitter for more fun quizzes and news and entertainment updates on our city.
The questions (answers in brackets) asked during the quiz:
1. What do the yellow and blue colours in the CSK logo represent? [ Yellow stands for the fiery spirit and Blue represents infinity ]
2. Why is the significance of February 18, 2008? [ It was on this day India Cements announced its franchise would be called Chennai Super Kings ]
3. Whose blog is titled ‘5, Victoria Hostel Road’? [ R. Ashwin ]
4. Name the Super King who speaks Japanese, plays the saxophone and runs a successful ski-travel company. [ Dirk Nannes ].
5. Who sports the No.1 jersey in the present CSK team? [ R. Karthikeyan ]
6. Apart from three Indians, name the other members of Team CSK who have a World Cup winners’ medal (50-over format). [ Mike Hussey and Andy Bichel ]
7. Name the three years when CSK has won the Fair Play Award in the IPL? [ 2008, 2010 and 2011 ]
8. Name the three CSK players whose siblings have also sported National colours. [ Australia’s Michael Hussey (brother of David), South Africa’s Albie Morkel (brother of Morne) and West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo (half-brother of Darren) ]
9. Name the popular actor and actress signed up by CSK as Brand Ambassadors when it was launched in 2008. [ ‘Ilayathalapathy’ Vijay and Nayantara ]
10. Name the Man-of-the-match in two finals where CSK reigned supreme. [ Suresh Raina and Murali Vijay ]