Know Your World - 21


1. In which sports is the participant called pugilist?

Boxing

2. Thomas Cup is associated with ___

Badminton

3. Which of the following International Tennis Tournaments is held on grass court?

Wimbledon

4. When were the Commonwealth Games organized for the first time?

1930

5. Of which country is bull-fighting the national game?

Spain

6. Who was the First Test Centurion in Indian cricket?

Lala Amarnath

7. At which Asian did India reach the best medals standing?

1982 at New Delhi

8. What is the distance between the popping crease and the stumps on a cricket pitch?

4 feet

9. When did India win a gold medal in football in an international tournament last?

1962 Jakarta Asian

10. The distance of marathon race is ___

26 miles 385 yard

11. With which one of the following sports is Fernando Alonso associated?

Ferrari

12. The term ‘Beamer’ is associated with ___

Cricket

13. Indira Gandhi Cup is associated with ___

Boxing

14. With which one of the following games is ‘Tiger Woods associated?

Golf

15. Which of the following terms is used in Cricket?

LBW

16. In which game the term ‘Putting’ is used?

Golf

17. When his father died, this Olympian placed his gold Medal in his father’s coffin and said, “I want you to have this because it was your favorite event”. Seeing his mother’s surprise, he added, “Don’t worry. I will get another one”. He did! Who was this incredible athlete?

Carl Lewis

18. The first commonwealth games were held in the year 1930 at ___

Hamilton (Canada)

19. The number of players side in each side in Water Polo is ___

7

20. The term ‘Pitcher’ is associated with ___

Baseball

21. Narain Karthikeyan is the sports man in the ___

Formula one car racing

22. When were the first recorded Olympics held?

776 BC

23. Ryder Cup is related with which sports?

Golf

24. Eden Garden (Kolkata) is associated with ___

Cricket

25. With which sport do you associate the name of Geet Sethi?

Billiards

26. Free throw’ is associated with ___

Basket Ball

27. Which cricketer holds the record for scoring highest number of runs in a test match innings?

Brian Lara

28. Who won the first silver medal for an individual event at the Olympics for India?

Major R.S. Rathore

29. Which sports person is nick named Dennis the Menace?

Pete Samprass

30. Serena Williams is one of the top ranked sportswomen of ___

Tennis