IPL Pop Quiz 4: The Proverbial Edition!

PROVERBS, they say, distill wisdom into a few easy words. If that’s the case, then we here at Get Sporty have combined the best of two worlds – the proverbs and our easy to understand pop quiz format to test you on some simple life truths at the Indian Proverb..er..Premier League! Get yer pencils out because IPL Pop Quiz 4 is here and as you know the only thing that I dislike more than Income Tax raiders returning empty handed is lack of preparation for a quiz. To the questions!

1. 'A stitch in time saves nine' is a proverb most befitting
A. Lalit Modi and his taxation documentation status
B. Shashi Tharoor (please replace 'stitch' with 'tweet')
C. The injured players at the IPL
D. Hapless viewers addicted to the IPL who should have cancelled their Set Max subscriptions in the first place!
2. Pick out the right proverb in context of KKR
A. 'One swallow doesnt a summer make'
B. 'Two wins in the first two games doesnt an IPL season make'
C. 'Only 5 wins over 12 games doesnt an IPL semi final spot make'
D. 'Just marketing doesn't a cricket franchise make'
E. 'Only an angry outburst doesnt a captain make'
3. Gautam Gambhir has discovered that
A. He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones
B. Only the one who has not sinned should cast the first stone
C. Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me
D. Enough with the stone themed proverbs already!!
4. 'It is the darkest before dawn' is something
A. The Kings XI Punjab would like to believe in
B. Maybe even the Knight Riders would like to believe in
C. SRK knows for sure, since he tweets exactly at that hour!
D. Rubbish! It is darkest during 'Earth Hour'!
5. 2011 and IPL 4..two new franchises...yay..that means
A. The more, the merrier
B. The more, the harrier
C. The more, the scarier
D. The more, the barrier (to eclipse the preeminence of the IPL rises higher)
6. In case of different IPL franchises, which of these holds most true?
A. For the Royals, it ain't over till the fat boy has spun (ref the match between DC v RR)
B. For the RCB, it ain't over till Robbie has had his run (ref the match between RCB v KKR at Bangalore)
C. For the KXIP, it ain't over till CSK is choked and done (ref the match between KXIP v CSK)
D. For KKR, it ain't over till its over, so says the Khan (ref to any of @iamsrk’s tweets)
7. Explain through a 200 essay as to why unsuccessful bidders for the new IPL teams have learnt the significance of the saying 'It is better to have a minority stake of an existing franchise in hand than bid for two entangled in the bush of dodgy paperwork and shady terms and conditions.'

Answers

1. D

2. All of the above!

3. He’s basically discovered that in the IPL everyone is entitled to an opinion, as long as it is the BCCI’s

4. D; ask me, I have bruised my knee on our tea cozy during both ‘Earth Hour’ dates!

5. Oh! The agony of an (seemingly) interminable IPL season

6. Especially and amazingly, A!

7. Anything that contains a comparative trending analysis of @lalitkmodi and @ShashiTharoor’s tweeting patterns is acceptable.