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Sorry guys : Couldn’t access the internet yesterday. Posting two questions today.

The popular theory regarding how X acquired his nickname is that he did so in his youth, perhaps due to his dark complexion and hair which bore a resemblance to people from the Southern United States. However Tranmere Rovers historian Gilbert Upton uncovered evidence that the name is a corruption of his childhood nickname – a name acquired from his approach to the children’s game of tag, where he would dig his fist into the girls’ back. X?

X =

Answer = William Ralph “Dixie” Dean, the legendary Everton player and the second highest goal-scorer in English football history, after Arthur Rowley. He also holds the record for scoring the most number of hat tricks in English football. Original nickname being “Digsy”

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This is a 17-year-old English footballer, who played only one match for Welling United. He was transferred to Inter Milan in the January transfer window of this year.

Two parts to this question : Id him, and how was his transfer unique?

Answer = This is Ben Greenhalgh, who won a contract with Inter after winning Sky’s reality television programme Football’s Next Star.

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The yacht shown is USA-17, winner of the 33rd America’s Cup earlier this month. Just tell me which team she belongs to and the founder of the team

Answer = BMW Oracle Racing, and its founder being Larry Ellison

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Easy one for today.

What nickname did she get, after hitting five home runs in a baseball game as a child?

Answer = This is Mildred Ella  Didrikson Zaharias, who got the nickname “Babe”, after Babe Ruth

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Own Goal!!! is back after a week’s hiatus.

Whose name literally translates to : “generous  servant of  the mighty one” ?

Answer = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Posting 2 questions today as I wont be home tomorrow. In fact, wont be home the whole of next week. So the next question would be published on Sunday the 14th of February. This week’s winner will be announced then.

Whats the name of the bridge shown?

Clue :

Answer = This the  White Horse Bridge. It is a  footbridge that crosses Wembley Stadium railway station leading up to Wembley Stadium. It is named after a Metropolitan Police horse, named ‘Billie’, that was used to restore order after the huge numbers of spectators who turned up to witness the 1923 FA Cup final (also called the “White Horse” final) spilled onto the pitch before kick off. The game, the first to be held at the old Wembley Stadium was won by Bolton Wanderers, beating West Ham United 2-0.

And this week’s winner is Kaushik, with 5 points! Way to go! 🙂

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Many racing historians consider this to be the most dangerous racing circuit ever devised. It remains the longest circuit in terms of lap distance ever to stage a Formula One Grand Prix. It was the first F1 circuit with an artificial chicane. Id the circuit.

Answer = This is the Pescara Circuit in Italy

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Shown below is the guy after whom a golf tournament is named, which also happens to be the only FedEx Cup tournament that takes place over five rounds and the only tournament in which 3 US presidents played a golf foursome together (the fourth was this guy). Since the 1980s, he began using a golf club as a prop during his TV shows. Who?

Answer = Bob Hope

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Id him. Who was he named after?

Answer = This is the mascot of the Sacramento Kings, called Slamson, who was named after the Biblical character Samson

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A common riddle asked in the UK is : “What is always taken to the FA Cup Final, but never used?”

Now there are two parts to this question :

1) What is the answer to this riddle?

2) Why is it wrong?

Answer = The answer is the “losers’ ribbon”, because the winners’ ribbon is tied around the Cup. This is wrong, because, during the match, both the ribbons are tied around the cup, and after the match is over, the losers’ ribbon is removed.

Nice crack by Rohit, Sandipan Ghosh, Kaushik and Praveen