Sports Questions and Answers

1. If you scored a cannon, which game would you be playing?
a) football
b) billiards
c) cricket
d) hockey

Answer: b

2. Michael Ferraria is associated with which games/sports?
a) Billiards
b) Karate
c) Hockey
d) tennis

Answer: a

3. The term 'Caddle' is associates with which sports?
a) Golf
b) Billiards
c) Polo
d) Bridge

Answer: a

4. The state which declared 1995-1996 as the hockey year is
a) Punjab
b) Gujarat
c) Tamil Nadu
d) New Delhi

Answer: a

5. Wankhede Stadium is situated in (India)
a) Chennai
b) Delhi
c) Chandigarh
d) Mumbai

Answer: d

6. Vishal Uppal and Harsh Mankad won the Doubles of the ITF Men's Futures Tournament in
a) Badminton
b) Tennis
c) Football
d) Volleyball

Answer: b

7. Who among the following was adjudged the Best Athlete of 14th Asian games held in Busan, South Korea?
a) Kosuke Kitajima
b) Taufik Hidayat
c) Lee Bong - Ju
d) Zaw Min Htwe

Answer: c

8. Major R.S. Brar is associated with
a) Boxing
b) Golf
c) Equestrian
d) Tennis

Answer: c

9. Crame Trophy Tennis final held in May 2003 was played between
a) Leander Paes and David Rickle
b) John McEnore and David Rickle
c) Boris Becker and John McEnroe
d) Boris Becker and Leander Paes

Answer: c

10. Which of the following games is not included in the Olympic Games?
a) Skiing
b) Cycling
c) Cricket
d) Archery

Answer: c

11. Sergei Bubhka, an athlete of international repute, belongs to which of the following countries?
a) Ukraine
b) Brazilt
c) Russia
d) U.S.A

Answer: c

12. Tripping is associates with
a) Snooker
b) Volleyball
c) Football
d) Cricket

Answer: c

13. Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with football?
a) Davis Cup
b) Champions trophy
c) Santosh Trophy
d) Deodhar Trophy

Answer: c

14.Merdeka Cup is associated with
a) Football
b) Tennis
c) Badminton
d) Hockey

Answer: a

15. Olympic Games after 4th century A.D. restarted from
a) 1916
b) 1912
c) 1904
d) 1896

Answer: d

16. Bahadur Singh is famous in which of the following?
a) Athletics
b) Swimming
c) Boxing
d) Weight Lifting

Answer: a

17. Kamlesh Mehta was associated with which games/sports?
a) Hockey
b) Golf
c) Table Tennis
d) Chess

Answer: c

18. First Olympic Games were held in
a) 876 BC
b) 798 BC
c) 776 BC
d) 898 BC

Answer: c

19. Anita Sood is associated with which of the following games/sports?
a) Table Tennis
b) Badminton
c) Hockey
d) Swimming

Answer: d

20. Which Indian batsman made three consecutive centuries in his first three Test matches?
a) Vinoo Mankad
b) Mohd. Azaruddin
c) S.M. Gavaskar
d) G.R. Viswanath

Answer: b

21. 'Popping Crease' is associated with which games?
a) Swimming
b) Cricket
c) Water polo
d) Lawn Tennis

Answer: b

22. Maradona is a famous player associated with
a) Hockey
b) Football
c) Cricket
d) Golf

Answer: b

23.The famous player 'Pele' is associated with which games?
a) Football
b) Hockey
c) volleyball
d) Tennis

Answer: a

24. Ben Johnson, the well known athlete belongs to which of the following countries?
a) South Africa
b) Canada
c) Germany
d) Cuba

Answer: b

25. Limba Ram is known for his outstanding performance in which of the following?
a) Karate
b) Judo
c) Shooting
d) Archery

Answer: d

26. The name of Geoff Bycott is associated with which of the following games?
a) Cricket
b) golf
c) Swimming
d) Boxing

Answer: a

27. What is the length of each stump in the cricket?
a) 35 inches
b) 22 inches
c) 28 inches
d) 33 inches

Answer: c

28. Who received he Wisden Award for the 'Indian Cricketer of the Century' (20th Century)
a) Kapil Dev
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Ajit Wadekar
d) Sunil Gavaskar

Answer: a

29. Who won the Grand Slam title four times successively?
a) Mortina Navratilova
b) Steffi Graf
c) Jennifer Capriati
d) Monica Seles

Answer: b

30. Wimbledon is a place connected with
a) Lawn Tennis
b) Badminton
c) Cricket
d) Table Tennis

Answer: a

31. The name of the Mascot for 1996 Olympics held at Atlanta was
a) Matari
b) APPU
c) WHATZ IT
d) Uncle Sam

Answer: c

32. S. Vijayalakshmi and Nisha Mohita are associated with
a) Badminton
b) Tennis
c) Chess
d) Table Tennis

Answer: c

33. The Olympic museum was opened at which of the following places?
a) Lausanne
b) Istanbul
c) Athens
d) Rome

Answer: a

34. Who among the Indian to win the Athletics Gold in 1998 Asian Games?
a) Kapil Dev
b) Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
c) Sunita Rani
d) P.T. Usha

Answer: b

35. Susi Susanti, held the Grand Slam title in which of the following games?
a) Lawn Tennis
b) Tennis
c) Badminton
d) Volley ball

Answer: c

36. The winter Olympics came into being in
a) 1912
b) 1924
c) 1920
d) 1916

Answer: b

37. Chris Evert's name is associated with which sports?
a) Tennis
b) Swimming
c) Skating
d) Shooting

Answer: a

38. Ali Sher, an Arjuna Award winner, is associated with
a) Golf
b) Football
c) Yatching
d) Hockey

Answer: a

39. Which of the following games originated from England?
a) Baseball
b) Archery
c) Cricket
d) Hockey

Answer: c

40. Jaspal Rana is in which of the following games?
a) Shooting
b) Weight Lifting
c) Swimming
d) Archery

Answer: a

41. How many players are there in Water Polo team?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

Answer: d

42. Monica Seles is associated with which games?
a) Tennis
b) Volley ball
c) Athletics
d) Badminton

Answer: a

43.In which city the Asian Games first took place?
a) Hong kong
b) Tokyo
c) New delhi
d) Kuala Lampur

Answer: c

44.The 13th Asian Games were held in
a) China
b) Bangok
c) Manila
d) Singapore

Answer: b

45. India first won the Olympic Hockey gold at
a) London
b) Rome
c) Berlin
d) Amsterdam

Answer: d

46.Which of the following is correctly matched?
a) Nehru Trophy - Table Tennis
b) B.C. Roy Trophy - Lawn Tennis
c) Holkar Trophy - Bridge
d) Ruia Trophy - Kabbadi

Answer: c

47.Geet Sethi has made a mark in.
a) Billiards
b) Shooting
c) Chess
d) Golf

Answer: a

48. The Rovers Cup is associated with
a) Cricket
b) Mauritius
c) Hockey
d) Football

Answer: d

49.Grand Slam in Tennis means a player has to win.
a) Australian open, French open, U.S. open and Wimbledon
b) Australian open, U.S. Open and Wimbledon
c) Australian open, French open and Wimbledon
d) French open, Wimbledon

Answer: a

50. Misha Grewal is associated with which games/sports?
a) Badminton
b) chess
c) Football
d) Squash

Answer: d

51. Who did The Rock wrestle in the main event at the 1999 edition of "Wrestlemania"?
a) Stone Cold Steve Austin
b) Triple H
c) Mankind
d) Undertaker

Answer: a

52. Which English county did batting sensation Virender Sehwag join in the 2003 season?
a) Lancashire
b) Leicestershire
c) Yorkshire
d) Middlesex

Answer: b

53. Who has scored the most Test hundreds ever?
a) Steve Waugh
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Shane Warne
d) Sunil Gavaskar

Answer: b

54. When was the first cricket Test match played?
a) 1873
b) 1877
c) 1870
d) 1788

Answer: b

55. Which track and field star overcame childhood polio to become one of the greatest athletes of her time?
a) Wilma Rudolph
b) Gail Devers
c) Florence Griffith Joyner
d) Jackie Robinson

Answer: a

56.The nickname of Glenn McGrath is what?
a) Ooh Ahh
b) Penguin
c) Big Bird
d) Pigeon

Answer: d

57. Mark Waugh is commonly called what?
a) Afganistan
b) Junior
c) Tugga
d) Julio

Answer: b

58. India won its first Olympic hockey gold in?
a) 1928
b) 1932
c) 1936
d) 1948

Answer: a

59.How many times did Geet Sethi win the lBSF World Billiards title?.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5

Answer: b

60. In which year did Milkha Singh win the first National title in the 400 m race?
a) 1955
b) 1956
c) 1957
d) 1970

Answer: c

61. Who did Shawn Michaels beat to win his first Intercontinental Title?
a) Bret Hart
b) Marty Jannetty
c) British Bulldog
d) Tito Santana

Answer: c

62. Where did the 1st ODI match was played in India?
a) New Delhi
b) Ahmedabad
c) Kolkata
d) Mumbai

Answer: b

63. Who had a torrid time with Lancashire in 2000?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Nayan Mongia
c) Javagal Srinath
d) Saurav Ganguly

Answer: d

64.What is the name of the person that controls a football match?
a) A referee
b) An umpire
c) A spectator
d) A goalkeeper

Answer: a

65. Former Australian captain Allan Border was sometimes known as "Captain Grumpy". What was his other nickname?
a) Abe
b) Captain Junior
c) AB
d) Groucho

Answer: c

66. Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 1999?
a) Australia
b) South Africa
c) Pakistan
d) England

Answer: a

67. Who did The Rock beat to win his first WWE Title?
a) Triple H
b) Stone Cold Steve Austin
c) Mankind
d) Bret Hart

Answer: c

68. The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with?
a) Weight Lifting
b) Target shooting
c) Athletics
d) Swimming

Answer: a

69. In what year was the first international cricket match held?
a) 1892 between England and India
b) 1869 between England and Australia
c) 1883 between Australia and Wales
d) 1844 between Canada and the USA

Answer: d

70. How many gold medals have been won by India in the Olympics so far?
a) 4
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10

Answer: c

71. Who was the 1st ODI captain for India?
a) Ajit Wadekar
b) Bishen Singh Bedi
c) Nawab Pataudi
d) Vinoo Mankad

Answer: a

72. Where did India play its 1st one day international match?
a) Lords
b) Headingley
c) Taunton
d) The Oval

Answer: b

73. India reached the final of the Davis Cup for the first time in?
a) 1964
b) 1966
c) 1970
d) 1974

Answer: b

74. The Asian Games were held in Delhi for the first time in?
a) 1951
b) 1963
c) 1971
d) 1982

Answer: a

75. What Australian player was known as 'Fruitfly' amongst the rest of the team?
a) Geoff Lawson
b) Merv Hughes
c) Mike Veletta
d) Mike Whitney

Answer: b

76.The Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics in?
a) 1936
b) 1948
c) 1952
d) 1956

Answer:b

77.Who was the first captain of Indian Test team?
a) Vijay Hazare
b) C K Nayudu
c) Lala Amarnath
d) Vijay Merchant

Answer: b

78. Fenway Park is the home field of what Major League Baseball team?
a) New York Yankees
b) Chicago White Sox
c) Montreal Expos
d) Boston Red Sox

Answer: d

79. Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa?
a) Border
b) Boland
c) Griqualand West
d) Gauteng

Answer: b

80. Which football hero was nicknamed "The Sundance Kid"?
a) Jim Kiick
b) Troy Aikman
c) Brett Favre
d) Joe Montana

Answer: a

81. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run ?
a) M.L.Valsamma
b) P.T.Usha
c) Kamaljit Sandhu
d) K.Malleshwari

Answer: c

82. Which two counties did Kapil Dev play?
a) Northamptonshire & Worcestershire
b) Northamptonshire & Warwickshire
c) Nottinghamshire & Worcestershire
d) Nottinghamshire & Warwickshire

Answer: a

83. When was Amateur Athletics Federation of India established?
a) 1936
b) 1946
c) 1956
d) 1966

Answer: b

84.Who did Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestle at the 1998 edition of "Over the Edge"?
a) Cactus Jack
b) Mankind
c) Dude Love
d) Mick Foley

Answer: c

85. Ricky Ponting is also known as what?
a) The Rickster
b) Ponts
c) Ponter
d) Punter

Answer: d

86. Who won the 1993 "King of the Ring"?
a) own Hart
b) Bret Hartr
c) Edge
d) Mabel

Answer: b

87. What NHL goaltender has the most career wins?
a) Grant Fuhr
b) Patrick Roy
c) Chris Osgood
d) Mike Vernon

Answer: b

88. What Major League Baseball player holds the record for all-time career high batting average?
a) Ty Cobb
b) Larry Walker
c) Jeff Bagwell
d) Frank Thomas

Answer: a

89. Who among the following is not associated with billiards in India?
a) Subash Agrawal
b) Ashok Shandilya
c) manoj Kothari
d) Mihir Sen

Answer: d

90. Which player has scored the most runs in a single Test innings?
a) Graham Gooch
b) Matthew Hayden
c) Brian Lara
d) Agarkar

Answer: c

91. Which county did the outspoken Spin great Bishen Singh Bedi play for?
a) Essex
b) Surrey
c) Northamptonshire
d) Sussex

Answer: c

92. Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?
a) Milkha Singh
b) P.T.Usha
c) Karnam Malleshwari
d) K.D.Jadhav

Answer: d

93. Which county did speedster Javagal Srinath play for in 1995?
a) Kent
b) Glamorgan
c) Gloucestershire
d) Leicestershire

Answer: c

94.Stripped of his heavyweight title in 1967 for refusing induction into the U.S. military, Muhammad Ali regained the heavyweight championship on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire with an eighth-round knockout of which prizefighter?
a) George Foreman
b) Joe Frazier
c) Leon Spinks
d) Sputnik

Answer: a

95. Undertaker wrestled Yokozuna at the 1994 "Royal Rumble". This was a Casket Match. Undertaker wrestled in another Casket Match at the 1998 "Royal Rumble". Who did he wrestle?
a) Yokozuna
b) Shawn Michaels
c) Mabel
d) Triple H

Answer: b

96. Which county did Mohammad Azharuddin play for?
a) Yorkshire
b) Hampshire
c) Lancashire
d) Derbyshire

Answer: d

97. The first hand glider was designed by?
a) Leonardo Da Vinci
b) The Wright brothers
c) Francis Rogallo
d) Galileo

Answer: a

98. Which county did Sunil Gavaskar play for?
a) Somerset
b) Worcestershire
c) Warwickshire
d) Glamorgan

Answer: a

99. The 'Dronacharya Award' is given to?
a) Sportsmen
b) Coaches
c) Umpires
d) Sports Editors

Answer: b

100.In which Indian state did the game of Polo originate?
a) Meghalaya
b) Rajasthan
c) Manipur
d) West Bengal

Answer: c