Cricket Quiz 1

This is the first edition of Cricket Quiz. Only Men's Cricket has been reffered to here.

Questions

1. In which year the International Cricket Council was founded ?
2. Who was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in Test Cricket ?
3. Who holds the record for highest individual score in the World Cup ?
4. Who was the first player to be declared out by the third umpire in an international match ?
5. Sunil Gavaskar has taken only one wicket in Test Cricket. Who was his victim ?
6. Which player was known as Black Bradman ?
7. Which player scored century in his debut match, debut match as capain and the final match in Test Cricket ?
8. Who is the only player to have hit 6 sixes in an over in ODI ?
9. 'Straight from the Heart' is the autobiography of which Cricketer ?
10. Which company sponsored the first three world cup trophies ?
11. Who was the Player of the Tournament in 1999 World Cup ?
12. Which is the largest Cricket stadium in the world ?
13. Which Cricketer was called Big Cat ?
14. Which was the first country to win by 10 wickets in a One-day match ?
15. Which English king banned Cricket in 1365 ?
16. Who is the only player to have won 4 consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODIs ?
17. Which country holds the record for highest team total in both Test and ODI Cricket ?
18. Who scored the fastest double hundred in Test Cricket ?
19. Which umpire is known for his 'slow death' style of indicating a batsman is out ?
20. Which stadium hosted the first international Day-Night match ?

Answers

1. 1909
2. S R Spolforth
3. Gary Kirsten, 188* v/s UAE, 1996
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Zaheer Abbas, Pakistan
6. George Headley
7. Greg Chappel
8. Herschelle Gibbs, v/s Netherlands
9. Kapildev
10. Prudential Insurance
11. Lance Klusner, South Africa
12. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia
13. Clive Lloyd
14. India, in 1975 v/s East Africa
15. Edward III
16. Sourav Ganguly
17. Sri Lanka
18. Adam Gilchrist
19. Rudi Koertzen, South Africa
20. Sydney Cricket Ground

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Sports Quiz 1

1. In which sport, the referee is called President ?
2. Which is the national game of Scotland ?
3. Which sport is known as King of Sports ?
4. Who was the first Indian woman to win a gold at Asian Games ?
5. Which country hosted the first Football World Cup ?
6. Who was the first Cricketer to win Arjuna Award ?
7. In which Olympics, 26 world records were broken in Swimming ?
8. Who was the first person to complete a Tennis Grandslam ?
9. Which two nations competed in the first ever International Handball match ?
10. How many times India have won gold in Olympic Hockey ?
11. Which martial art was earlier called Ji-jitsu ?
12. In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in five different weight categories ?
13. Which was the first Asian country to hold a F1 Grand Prix ?
14. Which footballer's autobiography was titled '1966 and All That' ?
15. The Sam McGuire Trophy is awarded in which sport ?

Answers

1. Fencing
2. Rugby
3. Horse Racing
4. Kamaljith Sandhu
5. Uruguay
6. Salim Durani
7. Montreal, 1976
8. Donald Budge, 1938
9. Germany and Belgium, 1925
10. 8 times
11. Judo
12. Sugar Ray Leonard
13. Japan
14. Geoff Hurst
15. Gaelic Football

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General Knowledge Quiz 1

Here are some General Knowledge questions and answers useful for competitions and examinations and of course, for a little fun ! Here we go !

1. Where can you find the Sea of Tranquility ?
2. Who directed the famous film The Godfather ?
3. By what name is the boundary line that separates India and China known as ?
4. Who invented the pendulum clock ?
5. What is Vexilology a study of ?
6. Which animal has the shortest gestation period ?
7. Which river is known as Sorrow of China ?
8. What are the ingredients of Pancha Loha ?
9. How is the International Bank for Re-construction and Development better known as ?
10. Which was the first Asian city to host the Olympics ?
11. Who is known as Nature Poet ?
12. Which element in periodic table is named after the Greek word for Sun ?
13. What does the abbreviation ATM stand for ?
14. Where are the headquarters of World Water Council situated ?
15. Who is the architect of Taajmahal ?

Answers

1. Moon
2. Francis Ford Coppola
3. Mc Mahon Line
4. Christiaan Huygens
5. Flags
6. Opposum (12 days)
7. Huang Ho
8. Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead and Iron
9. World Bank
10. Tokyo, in 1964
11. William Wordsworth
12. Helium, from Helious
13. Automated Teller Machine
14. Marseille, France
15. Ustad Isa

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