Welcome to the Sports Quiz

1. Welcome to the Sports Quiz

2. Dhyan Chand Milkha Singh Dhanraj Pillai Pargat Singh 1Who is known as the “hockey wizard”?

3. Diego Maradona PaoloRossi Gary Lineker Mario Kempes 2Never a top scorer in a World Cup Football tournament

4. 18th 17th 19th 20th 3In which century did the game of Golf come to India?

5. Kapil Dev K. Srikanth Dilip Vengsarkar Mohinder Amarnath 4 Man of the Match award winner in both the semifinals and finals of the 1983 World Cup Cricket tournament

6. Viswanathan Anand Dibyendu Barua Praveen M.Thipsay Nassir Wajih 5First Indian chess player to get the Chess Grandmaster title

7. 20 yards 21 yards 22 yards 23 yards 6What is the length of a cricket pitch?

8. England India Thailand Japan 7In which country did the modern form of Badminton originate?

9. Kamaljit Sandhu K. Malleshwari M. L. Valsamma P. T. Usha 8First Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400 m run

10. 1952 1948 1956 1936 9The Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics in

11. Michael Ferreira Manoj Kothari Geet Sethi Wilson Jones 10First Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title

12. Ramanathan Krishnan Ramesh Krishnan Mahesh Bhupati Laender Paes 11The first Indian to reach the semifinal in Wimbledon Tennis Championship

13. 1966 1964 1970 1974 12India reached the final of the Davis Cup for the first time in

14. 1936 1928 1932 1948 13India won its first Olympic hockey gold in

15. Madras New Delhi Calcutta Bombay 14Where was the first Golf Club started in India?

16. Shooting Kabbadi Swimming Rowing 15The name Karni Singh is associated with

17. Lala Amarnath Pankaj Roy Surinder Amarnath Mohender Amarnath 16N. A. Bharadwaj was popularly known in Indian cricket as

18. Mysore Pune Baroda Bangalore 17The 'Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Golf Course' is located at

19. Shooting Badminton Bowling Kho-Kho 18With which sport is the 'Uber Cup' associated?

20. Vijay Hazare C K Nayudu Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Bishen Singh Bedi 19Captain of the Indian cricket team when it won its first ever Test match in 1952

21. Patiala Ambala Dehradun Chandigarh 20The Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports is located at

22. Football Badminton Cricket Hockey 21The 'Beighton Cup' is associated with

23. Chess Kho-Kho Wrestling Kabbadi 22Which game originated from the battlefield of Kurushetra?

24. Narain Karthikeyan Vishwanathan Anand Anand Amritraj Pullela Gopi Chand 23Identify this famous sports person from India

25. DCM Trophy Maharaja Cup Santosh Trophy Durand Cup 24Which is the oldest football tournament in India?

26. Bishen Singh Bedi Gundappa Vishwanath Sunil Gavaskar M. L. Jaisimha 25Captain of the Indian cricket team that won its first One Day Internatinal?

27. Sportsmen Coaches Umpires Sports Editors 26Dronacharya Award is given to

28. Cricket Volleyball Hockey Football 27India's National game

29. Poland Germany Switerland Norway 28Which European country is famous for its winter sports?

30. Chandu Sarwate M. L. Jaisimha Sunil Gavaskar Chandu Borde 29Former Indian test cricketer and selector who is a fingerprint expert?

31. Hou Yifan Koneru Humpy Judit Polgar Wang Yu 30Youngest ever female to qualify for the title of Grandmaster in chess

32. Meghalaya Rajasthan Manipur West Beengal 31In which Indian state did the game of Polo originate?

33. 1974 1964 1966 1970 32India reached the final of the Davis Cup for the first time in

34. Fred Perry; Claptrone Maj.Walter Clopton; Sphairistike S. Neilsen; Balat Mario Filho Wing-field; Tethnis 33Modern tennis is the brainchild of ---and it was first named as---?

35. Polo Hockey Golf Basketball 34What game is played on ground called 'links'?

36. 1896 1900 1904 1908 35When was women's tennis first included in the Olympics?

37. Canoe Kayak Malibu Sculls 36Surfing is a water sport and most surfers make use of a long board (see picture). What is it called?

38. Kung-Fu Judo Karate Swimming 37National sport of Japan

39. 5 6 7 8 38How many players are there in a volleyball team?

40. Khong Kangjei Hiyang Tanaba Yubi Lakpi Yubi-Lakpi 39Which of the following is a Manipuri version of hockey?

41. Weight Lifting Target shooting Athletics Swimming 40What is the name Kunjarani Devi associated with?

42. Subash Agrawal Ashok Shandilya Manoj Kothari Mihir Sen 41Who among the following is NOT associated with billiards in India?

43. Leonardo da Vinci Wright Brothers Issac Newton Galileo Galilei 42Who designed the first hand glider?

44. Wilma Rudolph Gail Devers Florence Griffith Joyner Jackie Robinson 43Which track and field star overcame childhood polio to become one of the greatest athletes of her time?

45. Cue Caddy Golf Stick Putter 44Golfers use special sticks (see the picture) to put the balls in the holes. What is it called?

46. Helmet Racket Basket Casket 45Which one do you need for tennis?

47. Referee Umpire Goalkeeper Coach 46Person who controls a football match

48. Bishen Singh Bedi Maninder Singh Milkha Singh Jeev Milkha Singh 47Identify this famous sports personality of India of yester-years

49. Jimmy George Tinu Yohannan Suresh Babu Sethumadhavan 48A famous volleyball player from Kerala

50. Chetakal Football Club Viva Kerala Football Club Kochin State Bank of Travancore Football Club 49A football club whose name was selected via a contest