THE IPL, AND HENCE THE POP QUIZ, ARE BOTH BACK!!

No sooner did SRK have his last tweet up than we announce the IPL pop quiz has made a triumphant return! Yes, folks sharpen your pencils and get ready for the first pop quiz of IPL 3. Because, as you know, the only thing I hate more than an artist calling herself Lady Gaga are people unprepared for a quiz. To the questions!!

1. What is the most appropriate reaction to this statement from Lalit Modi - “I see the IPL becoming bigger than the NFL, the NBA, the English Premier League.”?

A. Combined?

B. Ha Ha Ha Ha LOL :D

C. You may have to check the Gospels for authenticity, but not this.

D. What? The man’s a prophet. Deal with it!

2. The Telengana issue simmering in Andhra Pradesh is

A. A conspiracy from the Deccan Chargers to move their matches out of Hyderabad, where they have never won.

B. A conspiracy of the MNS and Shiv Sena to move more IPL matches to Maharastra resulting in more revenue for the Marathi manoos

C. A conspiracy of the IPL to try and eke out another IPL franchise from the (divided) state of Andhra Pradesh

D. Hey, the IPL is on! Do you mind not bothering me with trivial issues!

3. Lionel Richie was there at the IPL 3 opening ceremony. His song lyric ‘You’re my angel, my miracle, you’re all I need tonight’ would be an appropriate dedication to the Kolkata Knight Riders on their victory.

A. True

B. False

4. When VVS Laxman tried a slog shot and got out, Harsha Bhogle said it was like Lata Mangeshkar trying her hand at rock n’ roll. In 300 words explain which of these bands Lata Mangeshkar could front if given the chance

A. Queen. ‘Queen’ of melody.. Get it?

B. The All American Rejects. If they were American rejects, most likely to be accepted in India, no?

C. The Clash. Yeah, that’s exactly what you’d expect when Indian classical trained singer meets a bunch of hoodlums with guitars and drums

5. And again a wicket fell off the very first delivery of an IPL match. This is most likely a case of

A. The Law of Averages in operation, whatever that means!

B. A marketing conspiracy

C. Idiocy 101 stuff from the Kolkata Knight Rider’s school of bone headedness

D. What? A wicket fell off the first ball? Damn my internet connection, the YouTube video is still buffering.

6. Rohit Sharma’s strange lob like shot to get out was

A. A leaf taken out of the Cricket Idiocy 101 course from the Kolkata Knight Rider’s school of bone headedness

B. Vindication of how deserving he was of the award for the best under-23 player in the IPL

C. Indication that he had assumed the French Open had started early

D. Ummm…wait…I’m still trying to come up with a name for it

7. Finally an essay question (sort of): In 140 characters or less, explain if it is fair on SRK’s part to spam everyone’s Twitter timeline when KKR matches is on. (Oh, and on a completely unrelated note [trust me!], somebody also please tell me where one can find the ‘Unfollow’ button on Twitter)

Answer Key:

1. Knowing Mr. Modi, in all likelihood, A

2. Could be B, you never know these days!

3. A, VVS Laxman slogging.. Miracle or what!

5. B, I said it last year and I’ll say it again.

6. A, probably… Inspiration comes in mysterious ways

7. Any answer that tells me where the blasted ‘unfollow’ button is will do.