GK : Sports

[Raman K]

No.	Question	Answer
01	The country that first played chess was	India
02	Prakash Padukone was a famous player of	Badminton
03	"Black Pearl" was the name given to	Pele
04	Nehru Mountaineering Institute is located at	Mahidanda,200 kms from Dalhousie
05	The oldest game in the world is	Polo
06	The biggest stadium in the world is	Strahov stadium at Prague
07	The YMCA Coach who originated volley ball was	A.T.Hallsted of America
08	Bobby Fischer was known as the	Chess king
09	The National game of America is	Baseball
10	The oldest football tournament is the	Durand Cup tournament
11	Major Dhyanchand was a famous name in	Hockey
12	The first olympic games were held in	Athens
13	The first men to climb Mount everest were	Tensing and Hillary
14	The first Asian to win the Hong Kong seiko Super Tennis Title was	Ramesh Krishnan
15	Football was first included in the Olympic games in	1900
16	The term `Knock Out' is associated with	Boxing
17	Wimbledon trophy is associated with	Lawn Tennis
18	The full name of the great footballer Pele is	Edmond Arantos Nessimente De Pele
19	The first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest was	Bachendri Pal
20	The first batsman to score 10,000 runs in test cricket was	Sunil Gavaskar
21	The youngest player to score a century in the test Cricket is	Mushtaq Muhammad of Pakistan
22	The length of a cricket pitch is	22 yards
23	Major Dhyan Chand is also known as	Wizard of Hockey
24	`Clean and Jerk' is associated with	Weight lifting
25	Agakhan Gold Cup is associated with	Hockey
26	Indira Gandhi Gold Cup is awarded for	Women's Hockey
27	The game in which the referee is called the President is	Fencing
28	Zafar Iqbal was associated with	Hockey
29	In Basket ball,each team consists of how many players	Five
30	The first Grand Slam in tennis was won by	Donald Budge
31	Basket ball was included in the Olympics in the year	1936
32	Indian Golf Union was established in the year	1955
33	Milkha Singh won the prestigious Helms trophy in the year	1953
34	IFA stands for	Indian Football Association
35	Donald Bradman was associated with	Cricket
36	Milkha singh was popularly known as the	Flying sikh
37	The first Indian to secure a Grandmaster norm in chess is	Vishwanathan Anand
38	Geet Sethi received his first professional title in the year	1991
39	The first boxer to receive Arjuna Award was	Buddy De'suza
40	The first Indian woman National Snooker champion was	Judi Walia
41	The first Indian Chess player who defeated the world champion was	Sultan Khan
42	The men's singles Wimbledon championship of 1997 was won by	Pete Sampras
43	The 12th Asian Games were hosted by	Japan
44	The 8th Asian Games were held in	Bankok
45	In cricket,LBW stands for	Leg Before Wicket
46	The overall length of a Badminton court is	44 feet
47	The Indian hockey player who has scored the maximum goals in olympics is	Surinder Singh Sodhi
48	Joe Louis is associated with	Boxing
49	Prudential world cup was awarded for	Cricket
50	`To hell with hockey' was written by	Aslam Sher Khan
51	The sport also known as Toxophily is	Archery
52	The height of the cricket stumps is	71.12 cms
53	The name of the cricket test venue at Leads is	Headingley
54	The first Indian woman powerlifter to set a world record was	Sumita Latha
55	The name of the cricket test venue at Birmingham is	Edgbaston
56	The first Indian to score a double hundred against the West Indies was	Dilip Sardesai
57	The diameter of the Tennis ball is	63.5 to 67 mm
58	Divyendu Barua is associated with	Chess
59	The youngest player to lead a country in test cricket was	Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
60	The first Test Cricket player of India was	K.S. Ranjit Singh
61	The youngest player to play cricket for England was	D.B.Close
62	The cricketer A.L.Thomson was nicknamed	Froggy
63	`Story of a Cricket Person' was written by	E.W.swanton
64	Two well known bowlers who were killed in the world war II were	Ken Farmers and Hedley Verity
65	The term `Crowning' is used in	Checkers
66	The number of players in a baseball team is	Nine
67	Table Tennis Federation of India was established in	1937
68	Diana Eduljee is associated with	Cricket
69	A shuttle cock has how many feathers	Sixteen
70	`By God's Grace' was written by	Kapil Dev
71	The term `Faugio' is associated with	Motor Racing
72	The old name of table tennis was	Ping Pong
73	The duration of an international football match is	90 minutes
74	Saly Joseph excelled in	Volleyball
75	S.Prakash is associated with	Kho Kho
76	The first kho kho player to receive Arjuna Award was	Sudhir Bhaskar Rao
77	Stefi Graff is a citizen of	West Germany
78	`The Gold Hattrick' was written by	Balbir Singh
79	Mohammed Ali Clay was associated with	Boxing
80	Richard Hadlee was a cricketer from	New zealand
81	the first woman to win six gold medals in swimming in one Olympic (1998) was	Kristin Otto
82	The length of a Badminton racket is	26 inches
83	Golf originated in	Scotland
84	The award given to persons who excel in the field of coaching is	Dronacharya Award
85	The national sport of Japan is	Judo
86	The first Himalayan car rally was won by	Shekar Mehla of Kenya
87	Foot ball legend Pele belonged to	Brazil
88	Karate originated in	Japan
89	The word `karate' means	Bare hands
90	The term `Jockey' is associated with	Horse racing
91	The term `Niblick' is associated with	Golf
92	Holkar Trophy is associated with	Bridge
93	Gary Kasparov is associated with	Chess
94	The commonwealth games were earlier known as	British Empire Games
95	The commonwealth games are held once in	Four years
96	The 15th Commonwealth games were held at	Victoria (Canada)
97	The 1996 Olympic games were held at	Atlanta
98	The Swaythling cup is associated with	Table Tennis
99	The West Chester cup is associated with	Polo
100	Asian Games are held once in	Four years
101	The first Asian Games weld in 1951 at	New Delhi
102	In 1954,the Asian Games were held at	Manila
103	The 1928 Olympic games were held at	Amsterdam
104	The 2000 olympic games are scheduled to be held at	Sydney
105	The 2004 Olympic games are scheduled to be held at	Athens
106	The 1992 Olympic games were held at	Barcelona
107	The terms `Mallet' is associated with	Polo
108	The terms `Breast stroke' is associated with	Swimming
109	The term `Tobogganing' is associated with	Skiing
110	`Davis Cup' is associated with	Tennis
111	World Cup 1996 for cricket was won by	Srilanka
112	The 1997 French Open women's title was won by	Iva Majoli
113	The 1997 French Open men's title was won by	Gustavo Kurten
114	The 1997 Wimbledon Open women's title was won by	Martina Hingis
115	The 1997 US Open men's title was won by	Petr Corda
116	The 1997 US Open women's title was won by	Martina Hingis
117	The 1998 Australian Open men's title was won by	Patrick Rafter
118	The 1998 Australian Open women's title was won by	Martina Hingis
119	The only cricketer to win four consecutive `Man of the Match' awards is	Saurav Ganguly
120	The fastest century in one day international cricket was scored by	Shahid Afridi
121	The cricketer who has scored the highest number of centuries in one day cricket is	Sachin Tendulkar
122	Leander Paes won the Bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics beating	Fernando Melizeni
123	In the Wills World Cup 1996 for cricket,the Man-of-the Series Award was won by	Sanath Jayasuriya
124	In the wills world Cup Cricket Tournament 1996,Srilanka won the final defeating	Australia
125	Evander Holyfield is associated with	Boxing
126	Michael Jordan is associated with	Basketball
127	In the 1997 Wimbledon championship men's final, Pete Sampras defeated	Cedric Pioline
128	In the 1997 Wimbledon championship women's final,Martina Hingis defeated	Jana Novotna
129	Martina Hingis,the famous tennis player,hails from	Switzerland
130	In the 1997 french open men's final,Gustavo Kuerten defeated	Serji Bruguera
131	Gustavo Kuerten hails from	Brazil
132	In the 1997 French Open women's final,Iva Majoli defeated	Martina Hingis
133	Iva Majoli hails from	Croatia
134	In the 1997 US open men's final,Patrick Rafter defeated	Greg Rusedki
135	Patrick Rafter hails from	Australia
136	In the 1997 US open women's final,Martina hingis defeated	Venus Williams
137	In the 1997 Australian open men's final,Pete Sampras defeated	Carlos Moya
138	In the 1997 Australian open women's final,Martina hingis defeated	Mary Pierce
139	The 1996 Olympics gold medal for Tennis(Men's) was won by	Andre Agassi
140	The 1996 Olympics gold medal for Tennis(Women's) was won by	Lindsay Davenport
141	Meherwan Daruwala is associated with	Squash
142	P.Ganesan is associated with	Kabaddi
143	P.Ganesan won the Arjuna award in the year	1995
144	Dhanraj pillay is associated with	Hockey
145	Dhanraj Pillay won the Arjuna Award in the year	1995
146	Batista is associated with	football
147	Batista hails from	Brazil
148	Andy Flower is associated with	Cricket
149	Andy Flower hails from	Zimbabwe
150	The first Winter Olympic Games were held at	Chamonix,France
151	The five rings of the Olympic symbol represent	Five continents
152	The Olympic flag was first raised in 1920 at the	Antwerp Games
153	The term `Deuce' is associated with	Lawn Tennis
154	The Ezar Cup is associated with	Polo
155	The Football World Cup 1930 was held at	Uruguay
156	The 1934 Football world Cup was held at	Italy
157	The Worldcup Football 1998 was held at	France
158	The Worldcup Football 1998 was won by	France
159	In the Worldcup Football 1998,the losing finalists were	Brazil
160	The Worldcup Football 2002 is scheduled to be held at	Japan & South Korea
161	The Worldcup Football 1986 was won by	Argentina
162	The Worldcup Football 1990 was won by	W.Germany
163	The Worldcup Football 1994 was won by	Brazil
164	In the Worldcup Football 1982,Italy won the final defeating	W.Germany
165	The Worldcup Football 1982 was held at	Spain
166	The Worldcup Football 1986 was held at	Mexico
167	The Worldcup Football 1990 was held at	Italy
168	The Worldcup Football 1994 was held at	USA
169	The terms `off-break' is used in	Cricket
170	The term `Rubber' is used in	Cricket
171	The term `Smash' is used in	Lawn Tennis
172	The term `Free kick' is used in	Football
173	The term `Castle' is used in	Chess
174	The term `Jab' is used in	Boxing
175	The term `Bunting' is used in	Baseball
176	The length of the Derby Course is	2.4 km
177	The weight of the Hockey ball is	5 3/4 ounces
178	The length of the Football field is	100 yds to 130 yds
179	The Cricket ground at Colombo is	Khettarama Stadium
180	The Arthur Walker trophy is associated with	Billiards
181	The 50th Common Wealth Games were held in Victoria (Canada) in the year	1994
182	In the 15th Common Wealth Wealth Games,the highest number of Gold medals were won by	Australia
183	The 2002 common Wealth Games are scheduled to be held at	Manchester
184	The 1990 common Wealth Games were held at	Auckland

 

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