Tag: Trivia Quiz Questions

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) 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

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) ... Read more

(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) What was the result of India vs Afghanistan group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2010? a) Afghanistan won by 16 runs. b) Afghanistan won by 2 wickets. c) India won by 8 runs. d) India won by 7 wickets. 2) By how many runs did West Indies defeat Ireland in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2010? a) 90 b) 70 c) 45 d) 36 3) Who scored 101 runs off 60 balls for India against South Africa in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2010? a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni b) Yuvraj Singh c) Suresh Raina d) Gautam Gambhir

1. Who replaced Gautam Gambhir in Bombay Test 2009? a) Murali Kartik b) Robin Uthappa c) Amit Misra d) Murali Vijay 2. Who was run out on 99 in Bombay Test 2009? a) Mahela Jayawardene b) VVS Laxman c) Angel Mathews d) Harbhajan Singh 3. How many runs did Sri Lanka score in first Innings in Bombay Test 2009? a) 124 b) 354 c) 274 d) 393

1) Who scored highest runs in India’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008? a) Virender Sehwag b) Rahul Dravid c) Gautham Gamhbir d) Sachin Tendulkar 2) Who scored 200 not out in India’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008? a) Zaheer Khan b) VVS Laxman c) Gautham Gamhbir d) Mahendra Singh Dhoni 3) Who took five wickets for 104 runs in Australia’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008? a) Virender Sehwag b) Harbhajan Singh c) Ishant Sharma d) Amit Mishra

1) Who made Test debut for India in Kanpur Test 2009? a) Gautam Gambhir b) Rahul Dravid c) Pragyan Ojha d) S. Sreesanth 2) Who was dropped on 0 and hit a century in Kanpur Test 2009? a) Yuvraj Singh b) Zaheer Khan c) Sachin Tendulkar d) Virender Sehwag 3) What was India’s score on the first day of Kanpur Test 2009? a) 375/9 b) 376/8 c) 417/2 d) 494/6

1) Who was out for 0 for the third ball of Bangalore Test October 2008? a) Simon Katich b) Matthew Hayden c) Ricky Ponting d) Michael Clarke 2) Who dropped Michael Hussey off Anil Kumble when he was on 0 on the first day of Bangalore Test October 2008? a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni b) Rahul Dravid c) Sourav Ganguly d) Sachin Tendulkar 3) Who was the top scorer in Australia’s first Innings in Bangalore Test October 2008? (He scored 146.) a) Simon Katich b) Michael Hussey c) Ricky Ponting d) Matthew Hayden