Sports Related Questions

1. As per the 2015 ranking by Forbes Magazine, who is the highest paid athlete in the world?
Ans: Floyd Mayweather

2. Where did India play its first ever international test cricket, in 1932?
Ans: Lords

  F G K Nayudu captained India in this test.


3. Who is the first President of the International Olympic Committee?
Ans: Demetrius Vikelas.

4. In which year was the first Asian Games held?
Ans: 1951

5. Who holds the record for the most number of wickets in the Cricket World Cup?
Ans: Glenn McGrath (Australia)

F He has taken 71 wickets.

F Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most number of runs in World Cup Cricket (2278 runs) 


6. Jordan Spieth is currently ranked world No. 1 in the men's category of which sports?
Ans: Golf

7. In which year was the first Women's World Cup Cricket held?
Ans: 1973 (London)

F The first ever Men's Cricket World Cup was held only two years later (1975)

8. How many members are there in a basketball team?
Ans: Five

9. The terms Condor, Albatross, Eagle, Birdie, Bogey etc are associated with which sports?
Ans: Golf

10. Which stadium in Cuttack is the venue of international cricket matches?
Ans: Barabati Stadium

11. The highest ever partnership for India was the 413 run first wicket partnership between which two batsmen?
Ans: Vinoo Mankad & Pankaj Roy (against New Zealand, 1956)

12. Which continents (other than Antarctica) have not hosted Olympic Games so far?
Ans: South America and Africa

F The 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be the first Olympics for a South American country.

13. ‘Pugilism' is a term which denotes which game?
Ans: Boxing

14. Valerie Adams, the four time world champion in shot put, is from which country?
Ans: New Zealand

15. Who won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup held recently?
Ans: Nigeria.

F They beat Mali 2-0

16. Which international cricket reference book is popularly called 'The Bible of Cricket'?
Ans: Wisden Cricketer's Almanack

17. Which game was invented by James Naismith in 1891?
Ans: Basketball

18. How many Associate Nations are there at present in the International Cricket Council?
Ans: Ten

19. Name the two Indian players who won the All England Badminton championship.
Ans: Prakash Padukone (1980) and Pullela Gopichand (2001)

20. Women's boxing was introduced for the first time in which Olympics?
Ans: 2012 London Olympics

21. Who won the 2015 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
Ans: Sania Mirza

22. In which city is Brabourne Stadium located?
Ans: Mumbai  

23. What does PGA, a term used in golf, stand for?
Ans: Professional Golfers Association

24. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located?
Ans: Lausanne, Switzerland 

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