SPORTS GENERAL QUESTIONS
Q1. How many holes are there in a Chinese Chequer board?
121
Q2. "Tobogganising" is a term associated with ....?
Skiing
Q3. Who or which country invented playing cards?
China
Q4. Who is the first Indian to swim English Channel?
Mihir Sen
Q5. Who invented "Scrabble"?
Alfred Mosher Butts. Published by James Brunot in 1948.
Q6. Who is the first deaf and dumb person to swim across Strait of Gibraltar?
Taranath Shenoy - India. 4th August 1988 - 5 Hrs and 45 minutes.
Q7. "Ferrari" the Formula 1, is the sports car division of which automobile company?
Fiat, Italy
Q8. Jesse Owens was a legendary athlete, what is the sad part of his past life?
Grandson of a slave
Q9. Who is the first woman to swim across English Channel?
Gertrude Ederle of USA - in 1926
Q10. Which place in China is considered to be the home for Kung Fu?
Shaolin Temple
Q11. What unique record Vijaypat Singhania, an industrialist of India holds?
Hot Air Ballooning - 21290 mtrs height - 2005.
Q12. Who is the youngest Formula 1 driver?
Fernando Alonso of Spain. The previous one was Emerson Fittipaldi
Q13. Who is the first Indian woman to cross English Channel?
Arti Saha, West Bengal on 29th September 1959.
Q14. Who is known as the "Flying Sikh" and what was his achievement in sports?
Milka Singh - Placed 4th in the 400 mtrs final at the 1962 Rome Olympics.
Q15. Milka Singh's son is a famous sporting personality. In which sports and what is his name?
Jeev Milka Singh - Golf.
Q16. Who is known as the "Payyoli Express"?
P.T.Usha - also known as the "Golden Girl".
Q17. In which sport and which team is called "Springboks"?
Rugby - South African Team.
Q18. How many colors are there in a "Rubik's Cube"?
six.
Q19. What is the name of the book of Bob Beamon the famous long jumper of 1968 Olympics fame?
"The Perfect Jump"
Q20. Which day is considered as the birth day of all races?
January 1.
Q21. "Bermuda Bowl" is a tournament of which game?
Bridge.
Q22. "Long Jenny" or "Short Jenny" are terms associated with ....?
Billiards.
Q23. In a horse race, the horses are released from a place called?
Stalls.
Q24. "Chequered Flag" is used in which sports and for what?
Grand Prix races of cars & bikes and signifies the end of the race.
Q25. What is the name for the formula 1 cars drive into when is need of fuel or repair?
Pits.
Q26. Where all the pins in a bowling game is knocked by a single bowl, it is called as ?
Strike.
Q27. Who holds the record for highest number of formula 1 races?
Michael Schumacher.
Q28. Who holds the record for the fastest "maximum break of 147" in a snooker game?
Ronnie of Suthvan
Q29. How many "Double Word" spaces are there in a scrabble board?
17
Q30. Jockeys Ride horses. Who grooms the horses?
Syces.
Q31. In a playing card pack, which king does not have moustache?
King of Hearts.
Q32. In a pack of playing cards, which queen is called "Black Lady"?
Queen of Spades
Q33. Who is the first Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest?
Bachendri Pal - 23.05.1984.
Q34. Which is the only game to have been played in the Moon?
Golf - by Alan Shepherd - 06.12.1971.
Q35. Who is the first person to swim English Channel?
Capt. Mathew Webb.
Q36. Which sport was moved out of Beijing City in 2008 olympics for climatic reasons?
Equestrian - 2008 Beijing Olympics - as the climate at Beijing was not suitable for horses.
Q37. Which Iranian sportsperson was awarded US $ 1,20,000 for refusing to fight against an Israeli, by the Iran's sporting body?
Arash Miresmaili - Judo Champion.
Q38. Which legendary athlete ran against horses and dogs to make a living out of it?
Jesse Owens.
Q39. In a game of "Black Gammon" a player begins the game with how many pieces?
Fifteen.
Q40. In which game, a person would meet "Mr. Bun the Baker"?
Happy Families - A card game.
Q41. Atlantic City Marathon is a long distance?
Swimming event.
Q42. What is "Alpenstock"?
A long staff (stick) used by mountain climbers.
Q43. Which game has a start from "South Stake"?
Croquet.
Q44. In which game a player is not allowed to play with left hand?
Polo.
Q45. In a pack of Cards, which king is known as "Suicide King"?
King of Hearts.
Q46. Who invented "Rubik's cube"?
1974.Erno Rubik, Hungary - sculptor and Professor of architecture.
Q47. What is the nickname of Jesse Owens the legendary athlete?
Ebony Express.
Q48. Which game requires the use of a map and compass?
Orienteering.
Q49. Which country's Rugby Team is called "the Eagles"?
American.
Q50. The obedience section of an Equestrian event is called?
Dressage.
Q51. Who is known as the "Flying Finn"?
Paavo Nurmi of Finland.
Q52. A famous foreign athlete participating an event at Lucknow on 10.01.1955, pointed out a mistake in Hindi in the certificate issued to him. Who he is?
Emilo Zatapek, Czechoslovakia.
Q53. Who created the "Snakes and Ladders" game?
Gyandev - a poet saint of 13th century. The game was originally known as "Moksha Path" meaning of "Path to Heavens".
Q54. He is a cancer affected person. But won the Tour-de-France Cycling Race 7 times. Who he is?
Lance Armstrong of USA.
Q55. Which is the oldest known trophy in sports?
America Cup - 1851 - Sailing.
Q56. How many squares are there in a scrabble board?
225
Q57. Who are "Savateurs" and "Savateuses"?
French kick boxing men are called - Savateurs and women are called "Savateuses".
Q58. When from Radio broadcasting of sporting events started?
1898 - Yacht Race in Britain.
Q59. When was the first electronic media of message communicating of a sporting event was made?
1871 - The news of a Derby winner - Horse Race was communicated from London to Kolkata within 5 minutes.
Q60. Everytime a goal is scored, the teams change sides. In which sport?
Polo.
Q61. Who is the first African Black to scale Mt. Everest?
Sibussisso Vilane - 1993.
Q62. Who is that Indian who won two medals at the 1900 Paris Olympics, but not representing India?
Norman Pitchard.
Q63. What is the practice of recording a "forfeited" game in "Base Ball" and "Football"?
Base Ball = 9-0; Football = 1-0.
Q64. What is the award given to the "Best Athlete" in the Commonwealth games?
David Nixon Award.
Q65. What is the width of the goal post in Ice-Hockey?
6 feet.
Q66. How a referee in a Sumo wrestling is called?
Gyogi.
Q67. Who founded the "Laureum World Sports Award"?
Daimler Chrysler and Richmond IN 1999.
Q68. Who is the only Indian jury sportsman in the Laureus World Sports Academy?
Kapil Dev.
Q69. How many horses will be there in a Polo Team?
Four (on each side).
Q70. In which combative sports, the participants are required to perform a ritual dance before the start of the bout?
Muay Thai - Thailand.
Q71. How the area, where the cars are arranged in rows of two, before the commencement of race, is called?
Grid.
Q72. In which the summer and winter Olympics were held in the same year?
1992
Q73. What is Octopush a game of ..?
Underwater Hockey.
Q74. Who was the first to run a mile under 4 minutes?
Roger Banmister of UK in the early 1950s.
Q75. Who was the coach of P.T.Usha the famous athlete?
O.M.Nambiar.
Q76. Who is the first black driver in F1 Race?
Lewis Hamilton of UK.
Q77. How the bull fighters of Spain are called?
Matadors.
Q78. The bull fighters of Spain, before going into the ring, worship a famous scientist. Who he is and for what reason?
They worship the statue of Alexander Fleming for his invention of Penicillin which saved/saves lot of matadors (of course all other people) from infection of their wounds.
Q79. What is the highest rank in Sumo wrestling?
Yokozuna - Grand Champion.
Q80. Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Asian Games?
Kamaljit Singh Sandhu - 400 mtrs, 1970 Bangkok Games.
Q81. Who has won the most Mr. Olympia titles in body building?
Lee Haney of USA.
Q82. Which sporting event trophy has the face of every winner sculptured on it since its inception in 1911?
The Borg - Warner Trophy - Indy 500 - Car race.
Q83. What is unique about the Borg - Warner Trophy of Indy 500?
It has a naked man waving a chequered flag on top.
Q84. This trophy has the image of Goddess Minerva around the rim made of sterling silver and also has the symbols of arithmetic, astrology, geometry, grammar, music and speech engraved on it. What is it?
Venus Rosewater Dish: Wimbledon Ladies Single Champion. The original version is made of Pewter and is kept at Louvre, Paris, France.
Q85. It is a trophy given to the winners between England and Scotland. But has an Indian City name to it. What is the name and what is unique about it?
CALCUTTA CUP: The trophy was made out of the balance amount left over after the closure of the Calcutta Football Club (1873-77). The amount was drawn in silver coins and the trophy made out of it. Given to the winner of annual rugby championship between England and Scotland. It has fine engravings of three king cobras forming the handles and the dome lid is surrounded by an elephant with a Howdah.
Q86. Who founded the sportswear company "Nike" (the greek goddess of victory)?
Phillip Knight and William Bowerman of USA - in 1964. Originally founded as Blue Ribbon Sports. HQ:Oregon, US
Q87. Which cup affectionately called the "Auld Mug", designed in the shape of a bottomless pitcher?
American Cup.
Q88. What is "Bledisloe" Cup?
Awarded to the winners of the Rugby match between Australia - Newzealand since 1934. The cup was donated by Governor General Lord Bledisloe in 1931.
Q89. Who is the highest home-runs maker in Base ball?
Barry Bonds.
Q90. Johnny Weismuller was the first Olympic Gold medalist (Swimming) to act as Tarzan. Who is the second to have similar distinction?
Buster Crabbe.
Q91. She dominated the butterfly event in swimming. Thus named "Madame Butterfly". Who is that?
Mary Beagher of USA won gold medals in 1984 Los Angeles, USA olympics in 100 and 200 meters butterfly event. Her records remained unbeaten for about 18 years.
Q92. Michael Phelpps, by winning a 8 gold medals in swimming in 2008 Beijing Olympics, broke whose record?
Mark Spitz - 7 golds.
Q93. Who is the first black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming?
Anthony Nesty - Suriname. Incidentally it is also the first gold medal for the country in the Olympics - 1988 Seoul, South Korea.
Q94. An Indian designed the 1996 Cricket World Cup outfit (dress) for the players. Who is he?
Sunit Verma.
Q95. He was a chief referee for many years at the Wimbledon. His autobiography is titled "Lifting the Covers". Who is he?
Alan Mills of UK. He was a former tennis player and has the distinction of beating Rod Laver of Australia when he visited England
Q96. Richard Wilhelm, 60 years, died on a tennis court stands, after a ball hit him. Who is the player to play the shot?
Stefan Edburg - US Open Junior Final.
Q97. Dawn Fracer, four times Olympic gold medalist in swimming was forced to retire for what infamous reasons?
She made a futile attempt, along with two team mates, to steal the Olympic flag from the Imperial Palace, during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Q98. What is the name of the dance performed by the New Zealand Rugby team before every match?
Haka - a Maori Tribal dance.
Q99. Which trophy of the most famous game, has gone missing twice and recovered later?
Jules Rimet Trophy - Football World Cup Trophy earlier. It was recoved on 20th March 1966 by a person called David Corbett with his dog called Pickles which smelled it out of a bush in South East London.
Q100. Which circuit hosted the first formula one Grand Prix?
Silver Stone.
Q101. Who patented the Roller Skater?
James L. Plimpton of USA in 1858.
Q102. What is the name for the National Football (American Style) championship of America?
Super Bowl.
Q103. What is the composition of an Australian Football team (Australian Style)?
Eighteen.
Q104. What is the name for the field marked with parallel lines upon which American Football is played?
Grid Iron.
Q105. Who invented Crossword Puzzle?
Arthur Wynne of UK.
Q106. What unique record Valentino Rossi, the famous motor cyclist holds?
At the age of 22, he has won world championship in 125 cc, 250cc, and 500cc motor cycle races and equaled Phil Read's record.
Q107. How many feet away is the first hurdle in the 110 mtrs hurdles in athletics?
45 feet.
Q108. Who are Kolpaks?
Foreign players playing in the domestic cricket and Rugby leagues of England.
Q109. Traditionally how many pullers are allowed in each side of a tug of war?
Eight.
Q110. Which is the only trophy in the world in professional sports that has the name of the players, coaches, management and club members of the winning team engraved on it?
Stanley Cup. National Hockey League. Ice Hockey Club Championship, USA.
Q111. For what reasons we see most sports persons taking a banana in the breaks?
To replenish potassium.
Q112. Which is the largest stadium in the world?
Strahov Stadium, Prague.
Q113. Who are the actual kings assigned to the kings in the playing cards?
Spade- King David; Clubs - Alexander; Hearts - Charlemagne; Diamond - Julius Caesar.
Q114. How many 'O' tiles are there in "Scrabble"?
Eight.
Q115. Which game is played on a board marked with 24 triangular points?
Backgammon.
Q116. In 2007 October, a famous female Olympian sprinter surrendered five Olympic gold medals. Who is that and for what reason?
Marion Jones - USA - accepting use of drugs.
Q117. Who is the first Indian to win a medal at the Asian Games?
Roshan Mistry - 100 mtrs, Silver - 1952 Delhi.
Q118. Who is the oldest woman marathon champion?
Constantina Dita of Romania at the age of 38 years in the 2008 Beijing, China Olympics. She clocked 2 Hrs 26 minutes and 44 Ss.
Q119. Three consecutive strikes (Ten pin) in bowling is called?
Turkey.
Q120. What is the autobiography of George Best the legendary footballer of England?
Blessed.
Q121. Slashing, hooking and boarding are terms in?
Ice Hockey.
Q122. At whose instance the distance of marathon was rearranged to its present distance - 42.195 kms.?
Queen Alexandra - UK - 1908.
Q123. Which sporting event traditionally finishes at the champs Elysee, Paris, France?
Tour-de-France Cycling.
Q124. The winner in a sports championship, traditionally celebrates by taking a glass of milk. Which sports?
Indy 500.
Q125. An expert in Archery is called?
Toxophillite.
Q126. The wooden stick used to hit the striking ball in Billiards and snooker is called?
Cue.
Q127. Competition of each game in Billiards or Snooker is called?
Frame.
Q128. The arrangement of the balls in a game of Snooker is called?
Pyramid.
Q129. The Snooker/Billiards table is covered by a type of wool called?
Baize.
Q130. Which colored ball in the table game of Snooker/Billiards is called the cue ball?
White.
Q131. What is the largest indoor stadium in India?
Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi.
Q132. Which equestrian routine is scheduled first?
Dressage.
Q133. Which is the world's and also India's largest covered stadium?
Yuba Bharati Stadium, Kolkata, capacity of 1,20,000.
Q134. Where is the high altitude training centre for sportspersons, in India?
Shilaroo, Himachal Pradesh.
Q135. What is national sports of Canada?
Lacrosse.
Q136. How the playing field of Skating is called?
Rink.
Q137. What is the French equivalent of Commonwealth Games?
Jeux de la Francophenie.
Q138. When were goal nets first used?
1891
Q139. Sicilian, Reti, Sokdsky are terms related to?
Chess.
Q140. How many "triple word score" squares are there on a normal scrabble board?
Eight.
Q141. Which vowel has the least number of files in scrabble?
U
Q142. Whose quote is "Play the game in the spirit of the game"?
Jawaharlal Nehru.
Q143. Who invented the game "Monopoly"?
Charles Darrow - 1933.
Q144. What was the venue of first South Asian Federation (SAF) Games?
Kathmandu.
Q145. What is the new name for the South Asian Federation Games?
South Asian Games.
Q146. What is "Kendo" in Japan?
A sport of fencing with bamboo swords.
Q147. Yamashita is a term associated with which sports? What does it mean?
Gymnastics.
Q148. What is the oldest tennis tournament?
The Wimbledon. Began in 1877.
Q149. Which mountain in Switzerland is famous for Skiing and snow related sports?
Mount Titlis, Switzerland.
Q150. What is the national sports of Kyrgyzstan?
Kok Boru - horse born riders fighting for the carcass of a goat. Afghanistan also has a similar sports - Buzkazhi.
Q151. Hart Trophy, Lady Ryng Trophy, Memorial Trophy and Stanley Cup are associated with ....?
Ice Hockey.
