1. When was the opening ceremony of London Olympics 2012?
a) 27 July 2012
b) 5 May 2012
c) 6 June 2012
d) 8 February 2012
2. Who declared London Olympics 2012 open?
a) Boris Johnson
b) Catherine Middleton
c) David Cameron
d) Elizabeth II
3. Who won the first gold medal in London Olympics 2012?
a) Sylwia Bogacka
b) Yi Siling
c) Yu Dan
d) Marco Galiazzo
1. How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win in Berlin Olympics 1936?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
2. Where was Jesse Owens born?
a) Atlanta
b) Oakville
c) Munich
d) San Francisco
3. What was Jesse Owens’ name at the time of his birth?
a) Roger King
b) John Christopher Owens
c) Samuel Morse
d) James Cleveland Owens
1. Who won ICC Award for emerging player of the year 2010?
a) Ryan Harris
b) Suresh Raina
c) Steven Finn
d) Nathan Hauritz
2. Who won ICC Award for associate and affiliate player of the year 2010?
a) Douglas Bollinger
b) Ryan ten Doeschate
c) Marcus North
d) Pragyan Ojha
3. Who won ICC Award for T20 international performance of the year 2010?
a) Brendon McCullum
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Andrew Flintoff
d) Kevin Pietersen
(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)
1) Which was the opening date of Berlin Olympics 1936?
a) 4 January 1936
b) 14 February 1936
c) 16 June 1936
d) 1 August 1936
2) Who declared the opening of Berlin Olympics 1936?
a) Adolf Hitler
b) Benito Mussolini
c) Francisco Franco
d) Joseph Stalin
3) How many countries participated in Berlin Olympics 1936?
a) 56
b) 49
c) 29
d) 36
(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official. Turin is known as Torino in Italian)
1) Who declared the opening of Turin Olympics 2006?
a) Silvio Berlusconi
b) Roberto Baggio
c) Carlo Azaglio Ciampi
d) Ban Ki Moon
2) Who won the gold medal in women’s figure skating in Turin Olympics 2006?
a) Irina Slutskaya
b) Sasha Cohen
c) Shizuka Arakawa
d) Tatiana Navka
3) Who won the gold medal in men’s curling in Turin Olympics 2006?
a) Italy
b) Canada
c) Finland
d) USA
1) Where was Cricket World Cup 1987 held?
a) England
b) India, Pakistan
c) Australia, New Zealand
d) West Indies
2) How many teams participated in Cricket World Cup 1987?
a) 12
b) 9
c) 10
d) 8
3) Who said about winning Cricket World Cup 1987 “India and Pakistan are favourites. We are the dark horses.”
a) Arjuna Ranatunga
b) Allan Border
c) John Traicos
d) Michael Gatting
Everton Weekes Quiz Questions
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1. When was Everton Weekes born?
a) 26 February 1925
b) 8 April 1920
c) 20 August 1929
d) 6 October 1916
2. Where did Everton Weekes make his Test debut?
a) Adelaide
b) Bridgetown
c) Calcutta
d) Delhi
3. Where did Everton Weekes hit two centuries in a Test?
a) Port of Spain
b) Bridgetown
c) Calcutta
d) Delhi
1. When was Chetan Chauhan born?
a) 16 March 1949
b) 27 April 1948
c) 21 July 1947
d) 12 October 1950
2. Where was Chetan Chauhan born?
a) Allahabad
b) Bareilly
c) Calcutta
d) Poona
3. From which college did Chetan Chauhan graduate?
a) Woodrow Degree College
b) St. Gonsalo Garcia College
c) K. C. College
d) Wadia College
Paris Olympics 1900 Quiz
(There is difference of opinion as to the number of participating countries, events, athletes and women athletes in Paris Olympics 1900. Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)
1) Which was the opening date of Paris Olympics 1900?
a) 14 May 1900
b) 1 January 1900
c) 14 June 1900
d) 12 October 1900
2) Who was the female tennis champion in Paris Olympics 1900?
a) Helen Wills
b) Charlotte Cooper
c) Billie Jean King
d) Christine Evert
3) Who won four athletics events in four days in Paris Olympics 1900?
a) Jesse Owens
b) Alvin Kraenzlein
c) Meyer Prinstein
d) Frantz Reichel