Sunday Quiz

1.Name the dope tainted cyclist who was stripped of his 2006 tour de France title for using synthetic testosterone to fuel his spectacular comeback win.
Ans : Floyd Landis.

2. Who was the only golfer in PGA history to make a hole-in-one on a Par-4 when he did it in 2001?
Ans : Andrew Magee.

3. Name the first cricketer who bagged 10 wickets in a Test innings.
Ans : Jim Laker.

4. Who was tennis star Monica Seles playing in the 1993 Citizen’s Cup Tournament in Hamburg, Germany, when she was stabbed in the back by a spectator?
Ans : Magdalena Maleeva

5. Who was the first NBA player to score 2,000 points in a season?
Ans : George Yardley

6. How many cows does it take to supply the NFL with enough leather to make one years’ worth of footballs?
Ans : 3000.

7. Name the two American swimmers who registered the first official tie in Olympic history in the 100-meter freestyle at the 1984 Olympics. Both recorded a time of
55.92.
Ans : Nancy Hogshead and Carie Steinseifer

8. Terrell Owens was involved in a controversialcommercial that aired as an opening segment for a Monday Night Football game. The commercial had Owens and which “Desperate Housewives” star in a sexually suggestive situation?
Ans : Nicolette Sheridan

9. This cricketer (in the pic) played for South Africa when Rhodesia was still playing in the SA domestic competition. He played in England after South Africa was exiled from International Cricket. He actually qualified to play for England in the '80s, but was not chosen. Who is he?                                                                                                                                   Ans: Mike Procter

10.Name the US athlete who was “about a week” pregnant when she broke the world 200-meter record at the 1984 Olympics?
Ans : Valerie Brisco-Hooks

Sunday Quiz

1. Name the player who won the mens singles badminton gold at the Beijing Olympics.
Ans: Lin Dan

2. What was the amount offered by Manchester City when they bid for AC Milan's Kaka ?
Ans: £243 million

3. Name the Indian who won the junior titles at Wimbledon and French Open in 1970.
Ans: Ramesh Krishnan

4. Which Indian batswoman is currently ranked no. 3 by ICC?
Ans: Mithali Raj

5. Michael Jordan played a total of 15 NBA seasons. How many times did his regular season scoring average dip below 20 point per game (ppg)?
Ans: Never

6.Name the English cricketer who has scored a century in each innigs of a Duleep Trophy game ?
Ans: Kevin Peterson

7. Who was the first sportswoman to win a Padma Shri Award?
Ans: Arati Saha

8.Name the Manipuri woman-boxer who has won four AIBA World Championships.
Ans: Mary Kom

9. During the closing parade of the olympics in what order to the athletes enter the stadium?
Ans: There is no order at the closing ceremony. The flag bearers and country name board bearers enter first in single file. Then the athletes enter, en masse, without distinction of country.

10.Name Yuki Bhambri's sisters who are well-known tennis players.
Ans: Ankita and Sanaa Bhambri

World Cup Quiz #3

1. Who has the highest individual score ever in the final of the World Cup?
ans. Adam Gilchrist

2. When was the neutral umpires first used in WC?
ans. 1987

3. Sunil Gavaskar was critisised for his slow batting in the first match in world cup. what was his score ?
ans. 36*

4. Who is the Eldest player to play at the World Cup?
ans. NE Clarke

5. Australia has record of winning final by narrowest margin. It is?
ans. 7 runs

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6. Name the company that has designed and produced the Current World Cup trophy.
ans. Garrard & co

7. Name first country to ever to give walkover in world cup.
ans. Australia

8. Name the Mascot of the 2003 World Cup.
ans. Dazzler

9. 1979 World cup had least no of centuries scored, How many?
ans. 2

10. The East African cricket team a participant at the 1975 world cup was comprised of which three african nations?
ans. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

World Cup Quiz #2

1. Zimbabwe won their debut world cup match against which team?
ans. Australia

2. Which team lost maximum no of finals?
ans. England

3. Last time Australia lost in a WC match was against?
ans. Pakistan

4. Name the cricketer who played in 1975 WC at the age of 18 and later went on to play till 1996 to become the only player in history to play in 6 world cups.
ans. Javed Miandad

5. Who was sent back home after positive drug Test in 2003 World Cup?
ans. Shane Warne

6. 1987 Final was held at this city?
ans. Kolkata

7. Who was the player of the tournament in 1992 ?
ans. Martin Crowe

8. Coloured clothing with the player's name was introduced in ?
ans. 1992

9. _____ became the first side batting second to win the World Cup?
ans. Srilanka

10. Name the Cricketer who took highest wickets at the 1983 world cup?
ans. Roger Binny

World Cup Quiz #1

1. Which country has won the world cup maximum times?
ans. Australia

2. Who has scored highest runs in world cups?
ans. Sachin Tendulkar

3. Who was man of the match in 2003 world cup final?
ans. Ricky Ponting

4. Who scored the first century in World Cup?
ans. Denis Amiss

5. Which country holds the record of lowest score in WCs?
ans. Zimbabwe

6. The no of overs per innings in the first three world cup was?
ans. 60 overs

7. Which company was the official sponsors of the 1992 world cup ?
ans. Benson & Hedges

8. Who was the first captain to win man of the match in world cup final ?
ans. Clive Lyod

9. Where was the 2003 final played?
ans. Johannesburg

10. Who was the first Indian to score a world cup century?
ans. Kapil Dev