General Knowledge Questions About Sports

1. Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket —Shane Warne 
2. What can be the maximum length of a cricket bat —32' 
3. What is the distance between popping crease and stumps on cricket pitch —3½ ft 
4. With Which game/sport is 'Popping crease' associated —Cricket 
5.  'Queen's berry Rules' is the name. give to the rules in which game —Boxing 
6. Who was the first Test centurion in Indian Cricket —Lala Amarnath 
7. Which Cricketer has scored the highest total runs in test cricket —Sachin Tendulkar 
8. Wood used in making cricking cricket bats, from which is got —Salix alba / S Purpurea 
9. 'Chinaman' refers to which game —Cricket 
10. Who was the 1st President of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) —R.E. Grant Govan 
11. Bahadur Singh is a distinguished athlete of which game —Athletics 
12. If one wants to throw a cricket ball to the maximum distance, then at which angle should he throw it —45° 
13. Who became the first Indian to take 16 wickets in a single test match —Narendra Hirwani 
14. Where did the 1st ODI match was played in India —Ahmedabad 
15. Which Indian batsman made three consecutive centuries in his first three Test matches —Mohd. Azharuddin 
16. Which was the 1st non Test playing country to befit India in an international match —Sri Lanka 
17. Who is the player to claim 50 ODI wickets in least number of matches —Ajantha Mendis 
18. Who has taken maximum wickets in one-day internationals —Mutthiah Muralitharan 
19. Which Australian player was known as 'Fruitfly' amongst the rest of the team —Merv Hughes 
20. Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa —Boland 
21. In baseball, the two opposing teams consist of how many players —9 players each 
22. What is the name of the person that controls a football match —An umpire 
23. Where did India made her debut in Olympic football —London in 1948 
24. In which Indian state is the game of Polo said to have originated —Manipur 
25. How many players are there on each side in a women's Basketball game —6 
26. How many players are there on each side in a baseball match —5 
27. The famous sportsman Michael Jordan is associated with which game —Basket ball 
28. With Which game is the Double Fault associated —Football 
29. Which cup/trophy is associated with football —Santosh Trophy 
30. Which international tennis event is played on a grass court —Wimbeldon 
31. Famous GOLF player Vijay Singh is from which country —Fiji 
32. Jude Felix has established reputation as an Indian player in which game —Hockey 
33. India won the last Hockey Olympic Gold in which year —1980, Moscow 
34. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which game —Shooting 
35. With which is the 'Tennis court oath' associated –French Revolution 
36. Which game is Davis Cup associated with —Tennis 
37. Who broke Pete Sampras's record of maximum Grand Slams in tennis —Roger Federer 
38. The term 'double fault' is associated with which game —Tennis 
39. Tejaswini Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned World Champion in which sports —Shooting 
40. Misha Grewal is associated with which game/sport —Squash 
41. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in which sports event —Cycling 
42. In which sports Rajjyavardhan Rathore won a Silver medal in the Beijing Olympics —Shooting 
43. For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games —Boxing 
44. Regatta is associated with which sports event —Rowing 
45. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against which country —Bangladesh 
46. S. Vijaya Lakshmi and Nisha Mohita are associated with which game —Chess 
47. The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with which game —Weight lifting 
48. Who has created world record in the men's 100 metres sprint event at 2008 Olympic Games —Usain Bolt 
49. 'Gambit' is the term associated with which game —Chess 
50. Dhyan Chand's name is associated with which game —Badminton