QUIZ - 122

Just as The Championships is about to wind up, here are 10 questions about Wimbledon

1)      What important change did Wimbledon introduce in 1986 for the sake of television?  

2)      Name the winner of the first Ladies Single Championship in 1884

3)      Who won the first Golden Set at Wimbledon and when?

4)      What is the Billy Goat used for at Wimbledon?

5)      What did Gertrude Morgan do to shock the spectators at Wimbledon in 1949?

6)      What is the height of the grass at Wimbledon?

7)      What is the dubious distinction of Tim Henman at Wimbledon?

8)      What is People’s Monday at Wimbledon?

9)  Name the player who got down on his hands and knees to talk to the Cyclops in the 1980 tournament?

10)  Who at age of 41 was the oldest seeded player in 1969?

Answers to Quiz - 23

1) What is the nickname given to Court No. 2 at Wimbledon because many seeded players have been defeated here?

The Graveyard

2) How is the starting date of Wimbledon determined?

The sixth Monday before the first Monday in August

3) Starting from 1902 and continuing for 105 years to the present year, which brand of tennis ball is used at Wimbledon, making it the longest partnership in sporting goods history?

Slazenger

4) Who are the only two unseeded players to have won the men’s title at Wimbledon?

Boris Becker (1985) and Goran Ivanisevic (2001)

5) What is Crow’s Nest on the Wimbledon grounds?

An elevated building housing the scoreboards of Court No.1 and 2 and which affords views of most of the outside courts.

6) What is the silver salver presented to the Women’s champion known as?

Venus Rosewater Dish

7) What is People’s Sunday at Wimbledon?

The middle Sunday is traditionally a day of rest, but when rain badly affects the schedule they have matches with unreserved seating and concessional tickets. This has happened only 3 times - 1991, 1997 and 2004.

8) Which famous American designer is currently contracted for a three year period to outfit the ball boys and ball girls?

Ralph Lauren

9) Which famous player refused to play at the Wimbledon in the early 90’s because of the ‘predominantly white’ dress code?

Andre Agassi

10) Who directed the 2004 film Wimbledon?

Richard Loncraine

QUIZ - 23

Today is the Middle Sunday at Wimbledon. So this set of questions has be about The Championships.

1) What is the nickname given to Court No. 2 at Wimbledon because many seeded players have been defeated here?

2) How is the starting date of Wimbledon determined?

3) Starting from 1902 and continuing for 105 years to the present year, which brand of tennis ball is used at Wimbledon, making it the longest partnership in sporting goods history?

4) Who are the only two unseeded players to have won the men’s title at Wimbledon?

5) What is Crow’s Nest on the Wimbledon grounds?

6) What is the silver salver presented to the Women’s champion known as?

7) What is People’s Sunday at Wimbledon?

8) Which famous American designer is currently contracted for a three year period to outfit the ball boys and ball girls?

9) Which famous player refused to play at the Wimbledon in the early 90’s because of the ‘predominantly white’ dress code?

10) Who directed the 2004 film Wimbledon?