Sports GK Quiz:
Ques. Lionel Messi is related to which sport ?
(a) Cricket
(b) Tennis
(c) Football
(d) Car Race
Ques. The ball used in which of the games is usually oval in shape?
(a) Rugby
(b) Golf
(c) Polo
(d) Volleyball
Ques. Who had his first prize fight in 1914, became world heavyweight champion at 1919 and was champion until defeated in 1926?
(a) Jess Willard
(b) Jack Dempsey
(c) Cassius Clay
(d) Joe Louis
Ques. What sport does Jo-Wilfried Tsonga specialise in?
(a) Water polo
(b) Soccer (football)
(c) Handball
(d) Tennis
Ques. Double fault is related to—
(a) Football
(b) Rugby
(c) Tennis
(d) None of these
Ques. The term, L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games?
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Polo
Ques. In what sport do the tests include an “away drive”, “shedding”, “singling”, a “cross drive” and a “double lift”?
(a) Bungee jumping
(b) Weightlifting
(c) Golf
(d) Sheepdog trialing
Ques. Target is related to
(a) Swimming
(b) Shooting
(c) Polo
(d) Chess
Ques. The invention of what sport is credited to Dr. S. A. Naismith in Massachusetts, USA
(a) Basketball
(b) Soccer
(c) Bowls
(d) Cricket
Ques. The Olympic games are normally held at an interval of
(a) 2 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 5 years
Ques. Vittal Trophy is associated with the game of
(a) Badminton
(b) Hockey
(c) Cricket
(d) Football
Ques. Bull’s eye is associated with which
(a) sports
(b) Baseball
(c) Badminton
(d) Shooting
Ques. The Team sprint track cycling event is, in the men’s event, a three-man team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. What makes up the women’s event?
(a) Three women over three laps
(b) Three women over two laps
(c) Two women over three laps
(d) Two women over two laps
Ques. ‘Ring’ is the place where is played
(a) Boxing
(b) Cricket
(c) Football
(d) Skating
Ques. The World Flying Disc Federation, formed in 1984, governs what?
(a) Helicopters Race
(b) Finding Talented people to compete in olympics
(c) Plates and Disc shooting competition
(d) International Ultimate Frisbee Championships
Ques. What is the regulation space in a croquet hoop?
(a) 1/32” (0.8mm) wider than the largest ball used in a game
(b) 1/32” (0.8mm) on each side of the largest ball used in a game
(c) 2mm wider than the average size of used in a game
(d) 3mm wider than the average size of used in a game
Ques. A board marked in the appropriate pattern is needed for which of these games?
(a) Whist
(b) Pinochle
(c) Chinese Checkers
(d) Quoits
Ques. Which is the only sport where chanting / speaking is mandatory?
(a) Kabbadi
(b) Cricket
(c) Hockey
(d) Wrestling
Ques. Which sports personality is known as “Thunder Bolt” and Lighting Bolt?”
(a) Karl Lewis
(b) Yuvaraj Singh
(c) Mike Tyson
(d) Usain Bolt
Ques. The Asian Games were held in Delhi for the first time in…?
(a) 1951
(b) 1963
(c) 1971
(d) 1982
Ques. Krishna Poonia is related to
(a) Short Put
(b) Disc Throw
(c) Badminton
(d) Hockey
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Ques. The term “rope-a-dope” is from what sport?
(a) Boxing
(b) Rodeo
(c) Bungee jumping
(d) American football
Ques. Holkar Trophy is associated with ____
(a) Billiards
(b) Badminton
(c) Basketball
(d) Cricket
Ques. What game is played on a table 9 feet (2.64 m) by 5 feet (1.525 m), 2 foot 6 inches (76 cm) above the floor, divided by a net 6 ¾ inches (15.25 cm) high?
(a) Petanque
(b) Quoits
(c) Roulette
(d) Table tennis
Ques. Yuki Bhambri is related to ___
(a) Tennis
(b) Badminton
(c) Table Tennis
(d) Chess
Ques. According to Forbes survey, Who is the Highest Paid Athlete of All Time?
(a) Cristiano Ronaldo
(b) Michael Jordan
(c) Lionel Messi
(d) Andrew Luck
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Ques. Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with the game of Lawn Tennis ?
(a) Bombay Gold Cup
(b) Davis Cup
(c) Ranji Trophy
(d) Nehru Trophy
Ques. The term ‘knock out’ is associated with which of the following games?
(a) Football
(b) Basketball
(c) Cricket
(d) Boxing
Ques. “Goal attack” and ” “wing defence” are positions in which sport?
(a) Cricket
(b) Netball
(c) Baseball
(d) Soccer
Ques. The international venue Roland Garros hosts tournaments in what sport?
(a) Curling
(b) Football (soccer)
(c) Swimming
(d) Tennis
Ques. The term ”Grand Slam” was first applied to whose achievement of winning the 4 major golf events of 1930?
(a) Bobby Cruickshank
(b) J. Douglas Edgar
(c) Harry Vardon
(d) Bobby Jones
Ques. Cheteshwar Pujara is related to __.
(a) Cricket
(b) Football
(c) Badminton
(d) Tennis
Ques. Which of these is a wrestling hold?
(a) New York oyster
(b) Cincinnati lobster
(c) Boston crab
(d) Las Vegas squid
Ques. Which sport is correctly paired with its other name?
(a) Cricket-Baseball
(b) Golf-Polo
(c) Tennis-Squash
(d) Football-Soccer
Ques. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Badminton?
(a) Double Fault
(b) Punch
(c) Follow on
(d) Tee
Ques. Davis Cup is associated with ___
(a) Lawn Tennis
(b) Polo
(c) Table Tennis
(d) Volleyball
Ques. Which of these is traditionally played as a card game?
(a) Dungeons and Dragons
(b) Quadrille
(c) Battleships
(d) Noughts and Crosses, or Tic Tac Toe
Ques. Beresford Cup, Blue Riband, Derby tournaments are associated with ___
(a) Horse Racing
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Yatch Racing
Ques. Ma Long is related to ___.
(a) Chess
(b) Tennis
(c) Table Tennis
(d) Badminton
Ques. Except for 1978, which team won every World Lacrosse Championship between 1967 and 2002?
(a) England
(b) Canada
(c) Australia
(d) USA
Ques. Grigor Dimitrov is associated with the game of __
(a) Basket Ball
(b) Tennis
(c) Cricket
(d) Formula One
Ques. How many intertwined rings are shown in the Olympic Flag used these days in the games?
(a) Five
(b) Six
(c) Seven
(d) Three
Ques. In 1966, Germany and England played in the World Cup final for which sport?
(a) Baseball
(b) Ice Hockey
(c) Squash
(d) Soccer
Ques. With which one of the following sports, Lewis Hamilton is connected ?
(a) Formula One
(b) Tennis
(c) Badminton
(d) Table Tennis
Ques. Akhil Kumar is related to_.
(a) Shooting
(b) Archery
(c) Boxing
(d) Kabaddi
Ques. Sometimes called elephant or chinese chess, what is this game known as in the Asian Games?
(a) Xiangqi
(b) Go
(c) Weiqi
(d) Checkers
Ques. Russian Player Nikita Khakimov is related to_.
(a) Tennis
(b) Badminton
(c) Ice Hockey
(d) Football
Ques. ‘Durand Cup’ is associated with the game of ___.
(a) Football
(b) Cricket
(c) Rugby
(d) Hockey
Ques. Erling Haaland and Karim Benzema are releted to __ .
(a) Shooting
(b) Hockey
(c) Cricket
(d) Football
Ques. From which sport do we get the expression “selling a dummy”?
(a) Rugby Union
(b) Baseball
(c) Golf
(d) Polo
Ques. Braden Gellenthien is related to__ .
(a) Archery
(b) Shooting
(c) Chess
(d) Hockey
Ques. Titan cup is given to
(a) Tennis
(b) Cricket
(c) Football
(d) Badminton
Ques. The French horse race called the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is run at which race course?
(a) Nevers Magny-Cours
(b) Deauville
(c) Chantilly
(d) Longchamp
Ques. In what sport would one use a jigger board?
(a) Travelling chess
(b) Surfing
(c) Darts
(d) Wood chopping
Ques. Who won the Tennis Grand Slam title four times successively?
(a) Mortina Navratilova
(b) Steffi Graf
(c) Jennifer Capriati
(d) Monica Seles
Ques. Which of these has the largest playing surface?
(a) Ice hockey
(b) Polo
(c) Squash
(d) Table tennis
Ques. The head office of International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is in
(a) France
(b) USA
(c) Switzerland
(d) UK
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Ques. The international venue Roland Garros hosts tournaments in what sport?
(a) Curling
(b) Football (soccer)
(c) Swimming
(d) Tennis
Ques. Uber Cup is connected with
(a) Tennis
(b) Badminton
(c) Hockey
(d) Table Tennis
Ques. Since 2011 who is the sole supplier of tyres to Formula One racing?
(a) Pirelli
(b) Michelin
(c) Goodyear
(d) Firestone
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Ques. Early in 2010, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, at 19 years old, became the youngest person to top the world ranking in what?
(a) Gymnastics
(b) Tennis
(c) Chess
(d) Darts
Ques. What sport is played with mallets with handles 52 in long, on a field measuring 300 x 160 yards?
(a) Quoits
(b) Croquet
(c) Softball
(d) Polo
Ques. The first recorded mention of the sport is in a proclamation forbidding it. Which of these is it?
(a) Tennis
(b) Hockey
(c) Bare knuckle boxing
(d) Tiddlywinks
Ques. With which sport is ‘wide ball’ associated?
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Table Tennis
Ques. With which sport is Novak Djokovic associated?
(a) Football
(b) Golf
(c) Tennis
(d) Baseball
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Ques. “Hitting below the belt” is a phrase associated with which sports.
(a) Boxing
(b) Cricket
(c) Hockey
(d) Baseball
Ques. Maradona a famous player is associated with
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Golf
Ques. The term ‘double fault’ is associated with
(a) Baseball
(b) Golf
(c) Tennis
(d) Bridge
Ques. ‘Ashes’ is a term associated with which of the following sports?
(a) Football
(b) Cricket
(c) Hockey
(d) Basketball Ans. (2) Cricket
Question: What color is the bull on an archery target?
(a) Green
(b) Purple
(c) Red
(d) Gold
