Weekly Quiz-1 (Aug 18-25 '09)

So,here is the first set of weekly questions.

1.
Identify this historic venue.It owes its fame to India.(Don't think too hard)











2.

2008-09 : Winners-Arsenal ;Runners-Everton
2007-08 : Winners-Arsenal ;Runners-Everton
2006-07 : Winners-Arsenal ;Runners-Everton
2005-06 : Winners-Arsenal ;Runners-Everton
2004-05 : Winners-Arsenal ;Runners-Charlton Athletic

What competition? Specific answer needed.

Its a genuine question.Don't be fooled by the winners list :-p


3.
Tournament,2000,Prestige,Competition are all types of X.It has a layer which absorbs body shock and reduces muscle fatigue.X made its debut (first use in a major event) in sport in Jan 2008.Apparently, it is very pleasing on the eye! What?


4.
Identify. Looks strong enough to be a hunter :-)













5.
I'll make this list(non-exhaustive,of course) as long as possible,so as to make the question less ambiguous and avoid several possible answers.

Peter Beardsley -4
Trevor Benjamin -4
Leon Constantine -4
Alan Foggon -4
Alan Smith-3
Rio Ferdinand-3
Nicky Butt-2
Mark Viduka-2
Anton Ferdinand -1
Paul Robinson-1
The list goes on and on...

Now tell me what is being listed?

6.
X made his Test debut against India in 1994.He has the distinction of winning a Man-of-the-match award without scoring a run,without taking a wicket ,without taking a catch (He wasn't the captain either).Identify X . Looks can be deceiving .


7.
Connect.


































8.And to round off this week..
Identify the person receiving the award from Vengsarkar




Post answers as comments itself.Cheers all.