DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL TAPI LEARNING PARTNERSHIP CLASS- III -V

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1 Sports Quiz 1. In which year did Milkha Singh win the first National title in the 400 m race? a) 1955 b) 1957 c) When was Amateur Athletics Federation of India established? a) 1946 b)1936 c) In which Indian state did the game of Polo originate? a) Meghalaya b) Rajasthan c) Manipur 4. The 'Dronacharya Award' is given to...? a) Sportsmen b) Coaches c) Umpires 5. How many gold medals did P.T.Usha win in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games? a) 1 b) 4 c) 2 6. India reached the final of the Davis Cup for the first time in...? a) 1964 b) 1970 c) The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with...? a) Weight Lifting b) Target shooting c) Athletics 8. Who beat Duke in the Great Alaskan Shootout Finals in 1998? a) Syracuse b) University of Cincinnati c)ucla 9. The first hand glider was designed by...? a) Leonardo DaVinci b) The Wright brothers c) Francis Rogallo 10. Which track and field star overcame childhood polio to become one of the greatest athletes of her time? a) Gail Devers b) Wilma Rudolph c) Florence Griffith Joyner 11. Track and field star Carl Lewis won how many gold medals at the 1984 Olympic games? a) Two b) Three c) Four 12. Which one do you need for tennis? a) A helmet b) A racket c) Flippers

2 13. What is the name of the person that controls a football match? a) A referee b) An umpire c) A spectator 14. When was the first cricket Test match played? a) 1873 b) 1877 c) Who won the 1993 "King of the Ring"? a) Owen Hart b) Bret Hart c) Edge 16. Which football hero was nicknamed "The Sundance Kid"? a) Jim Kiick b)troy Aikman c) Brett Favre 17. How long are professional Golf Tour players allotted per shot? a) 45 seconds b) 25 seconds c) 1 minute 18. Fenway Park is the home field of what Major League Baseball team? a) New York Yankees b) Chicago White Sox c) Boston Red Sox 19. Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has had several nicknames over his playing career. Which of the following was NOT one of them?? a) Tubby b) Stumpy c) Helium Bat 20. The nickname of Glenn McGrath is what? a) Pigeon b) Penguin c) Big Bird 21. Mark Waugh is commonly called what? a) Afganistan b) Junior c) Tugga 22. Which team did Sachin Tendulkar play for in the Ranji Trophy when he made his debut in first class cricket? a) Karnataka b) Delhi c) Mumbai 23. Who was named as the ICC Emerging Player of the Year 2004? a) GautamGambhir b) IrfanPathan c)suresh Raina 24. Which county signed Yuvraj Singh to play for them in 2003? a) Lancashire b) Hampshire c) Yorkshire

3 25. In what year was the first international cricket match held? a)1869 between England and Australia b) 1883 between Australia and Wales c) 1844 between Canada and the USA 26. 'Dizzy' is the nickname of what Australian player? a) Adam Gilchrist b) Jason Gillespie c) Glenn McGrath 27. Who had a torrid time with Lancashire in 2000? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) JavagalSrinath c) Saurav Ganguly 29. Who was the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests? a) VirenderSehwag b)sachin Tendulkar c)souravganguly 30. Which cricketer died on the field in Bangladesh while playing for Abahani Club? a)m.l.jaisimha b) LalaAmarnath c) Raman Lamba 31. What kind of animal is Fuleco, the mascot for FIFA World Cup 2014? a) Giant Anteater b) Alpaca c) Armadillo 32. Brazil has the most number of World Cup titles to its credit. How many times has it won the World Cup so far? a)5 b) 4 c) In which year was the football World Cup held for the first time? a) 1928 b)1930 c) Which country won the first football World Cup? a) Brazil b) Germany c)uruguay 36. In which country is FIFA World Cup 2018 scheduled to be played? a) Qatar b) Russia c)south Korea 37. In which country are the headquarters of FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) located? a) Switzerland b) Brazil c) France

4 38. Who scored the winning goal for Germany against Argentina in the finals of World Cup 2014? a) Mario Gotz b)miroslaveklose c)mats Hummels 39. Which trophy was awarded to the winners of World Cup tournament until 1970? a) Arsenal Trophy b) Heisman Trophy c) Jules Rimet Trophy 40. How many teams have won the World Cup since its inception in 1930? a) 8 b)7 c) Which team was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award at the World Cup 2014 tournament? a) Netherlands b) Spain c)columbia 42. Who of the following became the second teenager in the history of World Cup football to score a goal in the finals? a)antoine Griezman b) KylianMbappe c) Paul Pogba 43. How much was the prize money awarded to the World Cup winning team France at the tournament of FIFA World Cup 2018? a) 26 million dollars b) 32 million dollars c)38 million dollars 44. Total number of gold medals won by the Indian Hockey team in Olympics. a) 8 b) 6 c) V. Anand is associated with a)chess b) Tennis c)golf 46. Which country won the first ever Women s Kabaddi World Cup Championship title in 2012? a) India b) Canada c) Japan 47. The International rules for swimming disciplines are laid down by FINA. What does FINA stand for? a) Federation International de Notation b) Football Internal Nations Academy c) None of the above

5 48. How many different standard strokes are there in swimming? a) 3 b) 4 c) What is the order of swim strokes in the Individual Medley? a) Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle b) Backstroke, Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke c) Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Backstroke 50. Which individual diving events were featured in the Olympics? a) 3m spring board, 10m platform b) 10m spring board, 3m platform c) None of the above 51. Which country won the World Cup in 1999? a) Australia b)south Africa c)pakistan 52. Who was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden? a) Anil Kumble b) Sachin Tendulkar c) Kapil Dev 53.Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket? a) Shane Warne b) Brian Lara c) Courtney Walsh 54. First Individual Olympic medal winner from independent India a) KD Jadav b) Pradip Bode c) Harihar Banerjee 55. Asian Games last held in India was in the year a) 1987 b) 1982 c) Who among the following is known as Flying Sikh of India? a) Milka Singh b) PT Usha c) Joginder Singh 57. The only driver in Indian Grand Prix is a) Sarah Fisher b) Alice Powell c) Maria Teresa 58. In which stadium Tendulkar completed his 100 th Century? a) Firoz Shah Kotla Ground b) Shere Bangla Stadium c) None of them 59. Who was India s first football captain? a) P.K Banerjee b) Talimeren Ao c) SC Goswami

6 60. Which one is the oldest football club in India? a) East Bengal FC b) Mohan Bagan A.C c) Mahindra United ********************************************************

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