Divine Mercy School

Howrah
Session: 2024-25

Sports: India and abroad

1. Who was the first individual gold medalist from India in the Olympics?
• Abhinav Bindra (2008 Beijing Olympics, shooting)
2. Who was the first Indian gymnast to qualify for the Olympics?
• Dipa Karmakar (2016 Rio Olympics)
3. Who is the only Indian male boxer to win an Olympic medal?
• Vijender Singh (2008 Beijing Olympics)
4. Who is the current captain of Indian men's hockey team?
• Harmanpreet Singh
5. Which country won the first FIFA World Cup?
• Uruguay
6. Which country has won the most number of Olympic medals?
• USA
7. What is the national game of Japan?
• Sumo wrestling
8. Who holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup?
• Just Fontaine (France, 13 goals in 1958 FIFA WC)
9. In which sport is the term "love" used?
• Tennis
10. In which sport is the term "spike" used?
• Volleyball
11. Who was the first Indian women to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth
Games?
• Roopa Unnikrishnan (1998 Commonwealth Games, 50 m rifle prone
shooting)
12. In which sport do players compete in the "tour de France”?
• Cycling
13. Who is the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title?
• Mahesh Bhupathi (1997 French open, mixed doubles)
14. What is the only Grand Slam title to be played on clay court?
• French Open
15. Which Indian athlete came 4th and missed out a medal by a whisker in 400
m sprint category in 1984 Olympics?
• PT Usha
16. Which sport is associated with Ryder Cup?
• Golf
17. What is the national sport of Canada?
• Ice hockey / lacrosse
18. Who was the winner of the World Chess Championship 2000?
• Vishwanathan Anand
19. Shiva Keshavan participates in which sport in the winter Olympics?
• Luge
20. Who was the Indian to win two consecutive medals in two consecutive
editions of the Olympics?
• Sushil Kumar (2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics)
21. Which cricketer holds the record for the highest individual score in ODI
Cricket World Cup?
● Martin Guptill (237 runs*)
22. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold medal in track
and field?
● Kamaljeet Sandhu (1970 Bangkok Asian Games, 400 m)
23. Who was the first Indian to qualify for the final of the Men's 3000m
steeplechase in the Olympics?
● Avinash Sable (2016 Rio Olympics)
24. Which football club has won the most number of UEFA Champions
League titles?
● Real Madrid
25. Which football club has won the most number of UEFA Europa titles?
● Sevilla
26. Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a triple century in test cricket?
● Virender Sehwag
27. When did India win its first Olympic gold medal and in which sport?
● 1928 Olympics, Men's Hockey
28. Which cricketer is known as the “Haryana Hurricane”?
● Kapil Dev
29. Which women's cricketer is known as the “Chakdah Express”?
● Jhulan Goswami
30. Thomas Cup is associated with which sport?
● Badminton
31. Which cricketer holds the record for the 3rd most number of centuries in
international cricket?
● Ricky Ponting
32. Which cricketer holds the record for the best spell in a international
cricket?
● Chaminda Vaas (8 wickets, Sri Lanka)
33. Who is the only cricketer besides Jim Laker and Azaz Patel to scalp 10
wickets in an innings in test cricket?
● Anil Kumble
34. Who won the 1996 ODI Cricket World Cup?
● Sri Lanka
35. Which South African cricket holds the record for hitting 6 sixes in an over
in international cricket along with Yuvraj Singh and Kieron Pollard?
● Herschel Gibbs
36. Who was the coach of Indian men's cricket team in the 2011 ODI Cricket
World Cup?
● Gary Kirsten
37. Which Indian footballer was known as the “Sikkimese sniper”?
● Baichung Bhutia
38. What is the national sport of Bhutan?
● Archery
39. Which women gymnast holds the record for the most number of gold
medals in Olympics?
● Larissa Latynina (erstwhile Soviet Union)
40. Which Olympian holds the record for the most number of Olympic gold
medals?
● Michael Phelps (22 gold medals, swimming, USA)
41. When was the only time when cricket was played at the Olympics?
● 1900 Olympics (only two teams participated, Britain and France)
42. Who was the first Indian to win multiple medals in the Olympics?
● Norman Pritchard (2 silver medals in 1900 Paris Olympics)
43. Who was the first Indian women's boxer to win an Olympic medal?
● Mary Kom (2008 Beijing Olympics)
44. When was the last time India won a gold medal in men's hockey in the
Olympics?
● 1980 Moscow Olympics
45. Who was the first Indian post independence to win an individual medal in
the Olympics?
● KD Jadhav (bronze medal in wrestling, 1956 Helsinki Olympics)
46. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
● Karnam Malleswari (weightlifting, 2000 Sydney Olympics)
47. In which year did Leander Paes won an Olympic bronze medal in men's
singles tennis?
● 1996 Atlanta Olympics
48. Who was known as the “Flying Sikh”?
● Milkha Singh
49. Who was the runner up of the 2007 T20 World Cup?
● Pakistan
50. Chris Carins, one of the finest all-rounders in cricketing history, played for
which country?
● New Zealand
51. Which West Indian cricketer is known as “Universe Boss”?
● Chris Gayle
52. Johann Cryuff, one of the best players world football has ever seen, played
for which country?
● Netherlandnds
53. Who won the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
● Spain
54. Which country has won the most number of FIFA women's World Cup titles?
● USA
55. Who is the only President of a nation, or head of state, to ever win the
Ballon d’or?
● George Weah (Liberia)
56. Sameul Eto’o, one of the best African footballers ever, played for which country?
● Cameroon
57. Who won the best young player award in the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
● Kylian Mbappe
58. Which country hosted the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup?
● India
59. Which country won the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup?
● England
60. ISSF is the apex organization of which sport?
● Sport shooting
61. FIBA is the apex organization of which sport?
● Basketball
62. Which cricketer holds the record for hitting the most number of centuries in
a single edition of the ODI Cricket World Cup?
● Rohit Sharma (2019 cricket World Cup)
63. Which cricketer has played the most number of matches in IPL?
● Mahendra Singh Dhoni
64. Who won the best player of the tournament award in 2011 ODI Cricket
World Cup?
● Yuvraj Singh
65. Which cricketer holds the record for the most runs scored in T20 World
Cups?
● Virat Kohli
66. Australia lost a test in Gabba stadium in Brisbane for the first time in 36
years. Which team defeated Australia?
● India
67. Who is the highest wicket taker of India in test cricket?
● Anil Kumble (619 wickets)
68. Who is the highest wicket taker in test cricket?
● Muttiah Muralidharan (800 wickets)
69. When was the only time bowl out method was used to decide the winner in
a tied match in cricket?
● India vs Pakistan (group stage, 2007 T20 World Cup)
70. Which footballer has the record for the most number of goals in
international football?
● Pele
71. Which footballer was known as the “Black Pearl”?
● Pele
72. Which footballer had scored the controversial “hand of God” goal and “Goal of
the century” in the same match?
● Diego Armando Maradona (vs England, 1982 FIFA World Cup)
73. Which football club is the reigning club world champion in the world?
● Bayern Munich
74. Barcelona striker, Robert Lewandowski, is the highest goalscorer of which
country?
● Poland
75. Antoine Griezmann plays football for which country?
● France
76. Which West Indian cricketer scored the highest individual score in test cricket?
● Brian Lara (400*)
77. What is highest individual score in ODI Cricket and by whom?
● Rohit Sharma, 264* (against Sri Lanka)
78. Which IPL team won the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008?
● Rajasthan Royals (runner up:- Chennai Super Kings)
79. Which is the only country besides UAE and India to host the IPL?
● South Africa
80. When was the inaugural edition of ISL held?
● 2013
81. Who won the inaugural edition of ISL 2013?
● Atletico de Kolkata
82. Which is the only now defunct IPL team that won the IPL?
● Deccan Chargers (won in 2009)
83. Which was the only time when the Indian men's football team reached the
semifinals of the Olympics?
● 1954 Olympics (fourth position, lost bronze medal to Soviet Union)
84. Ali Daei, one of the finest Asian footballers, played for which country?
● Iran
85. Which is the only international tournament Cristiano Ronaldo ever won with his
national team, Portugal?
● Euro Cup 2016
86. Who is the only footballer other than Geoff Hurst (England) to score a hat-trick in
a FIFA World Cup final?
● Kylian Mbappe
87. Which European team did Lionel Messi got signed by at the age of 16 and spend
most of his career in?
● FC Barcelona
88. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who won the first medal of India in 2021 Tokyo
Olympics, participates which sport?
● Weightlifting
89. Gagan Narang, bronze medalist from 2012 Olympics, participates in which sport?
● Sport shooting
90. Who was the captain of the Pakistan team when they won their only ICC ODI
World Cup?
● Imran Khan
91. Which was the only time when a team advanced to the finals of the ODI Cricket
World Cup due to unruly, indisciplined behaviour by the crowd of the opposite team?
● Sri Lanka vs India SF match at 1996 ICC ODI World Cup (India was
disqualified due to unruly behaviour of the crowd at Edens)
92. Who won India's first athletics Olympic medal post independence?
● Neeraj Chopra (Gold medal in javelin throw, 2021 Tokyo Olympics)
93. Which country has won the most number of SAFF Championship titles?
● India
94. Who has won the most number of IHF Hockey World Cup titles?
● Netherlands
95. Which Pakistani cricketer holds the record for the fastest bowl ever bowled in
international cricket?
● Shoaib Akhtar (160 kmph)
96. In which country was “football” invented?
● England
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97. Which country has won the most number of FIFA World Cup titles?
● Brazil (5 titles)
98. Which country has won the most number of ICC ODI Cricket World Cup titles?
● Australia (6 titles)
99. Which was the only ICC tournament South Africa ever won?
● ICC knockout trophy 1998 (ICC Knockout Trophy is now known as ICC
Champions Trophy)
100. Eoin Morgan, World Cup winning captain of England cricket team, has played
international cricket for another country. Which country is it?
● Ireland