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
Highest career batting average (minimum 20 innings): 99.94
Highest series batting average (5 Test series): 201.50 (1931–32)
Highest ratio of centuries per innings played: 36.25% (29 centuries from 80 innings)
Highest 5th wicket partnership: 405 (with Sid Barnes, 1946–47)
Highest 6th wicket partnership: 346 (with Jack Fingleton, 1936–37)
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
1. When was Brian Close born?
a) 24 February 1931
b) 31 May 1940
c) 15 September 1935
d) 18 December 1928
2. Where was Brian Close born?
a) Guiseley
b) Rawdon
c) Yeadon
d) Bradford
3. Where did Brian Close make his Test debut?
a) Lord’s
b) Edgbaston
c) Old Trafford
d) Headingley
(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)
1) Which was the opening date of the Athens Olympics 2004?
a) 14 July 2004
b) 15 May 2004
c) 15 September 2004
d) 13 August 2004
2) How many countries participated in the Athens Olympics 2004?
a) 197
b) 159
c) 199
d) 201
3) Which country led the parade and was also last in the parade in the Athens Olympics 2004?
a) France
b) Italy
c) Greece
d) Turkey
1. When was Anthony William Greig born?
a) 9 February 1944
b) 8 April 1940
c) 7 August 1949
d) 6 October 1946
2. Where was Anthony William Greig born?
a) Durban
b) Pretoria
c) Queenstown
d) Cape Town
3. Which college did Anthony William Greig attend?
a) Queen’s College
b) St. Paul’s College
c) Sacred Heart College
d) Government College
1) Which was the opening date of Munich Olympics 1972?
a) 4 July 1972
b) 22 May 1972
c) 26 August 1972
d) 12 December 1972
2) Who took the Official Oath, first time in Olympics, in Munich Olympics 1972?
a) Heidi Schuller
b) Heinz Pollay
c) Willy Brandt
d) Gustave Heinemann
3) How many Israeli athletes were killed during Munich Olympics 1972?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 14
d) 16
(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)
1) Which was the opening date of Albertville Olympics 1992?
a) 26 January 1992
b) 27 April 1992
c) 25 March 1992
d) 8 February 1992
2) Who declared the opening of Albertville Olympics 1992?
a) Nicolas Sarkozy
b) Jaques Chirac
c) Francois Mitterand
d) Charles De Gaulle
3) Who won the gold medal in women’s 7.5km biathlon in Albertville Olympics 1992?
a) Donna Weinbrecht
b) Anfisa Reztsova
c) Marina Klimova
d) Kristi Yamaguchi
1) Which was the opening date of Barcelona Olympics 1992?
a) 16 January 1992
b) 19 November 1992
c) 25 July 1992
d) 14 March 1992
2) How many countries participated in Barcelona Olympics 1992?
a) 120
b) 159
c) 169
d) 140
3) Which region of Spain through advertisements in Time magazine claimed it was the country in which Barcelona was situated?
a) Basque
b) Balearic Islands
c) Catalonia
d) Galicia