Sports Quiz (Part 2) - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

51. Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 1999?

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. Pakistan
4. England

52. Who did The Rock beat to win his first WWE Title?

1. Triple H
2. Stone Cold Steve Austin
3. Mankind
4. Bret Hart

53. The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with...?

1. Weight Lifting
2. Target shooting
3. Athletics
4. Swimming

54. In what year was the first international cricket match held?

1. 1892 between England and India
2. 1869 between England and Australia
3. 1883 between Australia and Wales
4. 1844 between Canada and the USA

55. How many gold medals have been won by India in the Olympics so far?

1. 4
2. 8
3. 9
4. 10

56. Who did The Rock wrestle in the main event at the 1999 edition of "Wrestle Mania"?

1. Stone Cold Steve Austin
2. Triple H
3. Mankind
4. Undertaker

57. Which English county did batting sensation Virender Sehwag join in the 2003 season?

1. Lancashire
2. Leicestershire
3. Yorkshire
4. Middlesex

58. Who has scored the most Test hundreds ever?

1. Steve Waugh
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Shane Warne
4. Sunil Gavaskar

59. When was the first cricket Test match played?

1. 1873
2. 1877
3. 1870
4. 1788

60. Which track and field star overcame childhood polio to become one of the greatest athletes of her time?

1. Wilma Rudolph
2. Gail Devers
3. Florence Griffith Joyner
4. Jackie Robinson

61. Who beat Duke in the Great Alaskan Shootout Finals in 1998?

1. Syracuse
2. University of Cincinnati
3. Notre Dame
4. UCLA

62. 'Dizzy' is the nickname of what Australian player?

1. Adam Gilchrist
2. Jason Gillespie
3. Glenn McGrath
4. Brett Lee

63. Who is the highest wicket taker in Test cricket?

1. Shane Warne
2. Brian Lara
3. Courtney Walsh
4. Muttiah Muralitharan

64. Which country, which made its debut in the Norwich Union League in 2003, signed Rahul Dravid as their overseas player?

1. Holland
2. Ireland
3. Wales
4. Scotland

65. Yuvraj Singh was signed by which county to play for them in 2003?

1. Nottinghamshire
2. Lancashire
3. Hampshire
4. Yorkshire

66. Which county did the outspoken Spin great Bishen Singh Bedi play for?

1. Essex
2. Surrey
3. Northamptonshire
4. Sussex

67. Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?

1. Milkha Singh
2. P.T.Usha
3. Karnam Malleswari
4. K.D.Jadhav

68. Which county did speedster Javagal Srinath play for in 1995?

1. Kent
2. Glamorgan
3. Gloucestershire
4. Leicestershire

69. Stripped of his heavyweight title in 1967 for refusing induction into the U.S. military, Muhammad Ali regained the heavyweight championship on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire with an eighth-round knockout of which prizefighter?

1. George Foreman
2. Joe Frazier
3. Leon Spinks
4. Sputnik

70. Undertaker wrestled Yokozuna at the 1994 "Royal Rumble". This was a Casket Match. Undertaker wrestled in another Casket Match at the 1998 "Royal Rumble". Who did he wrestle?

1. Yokozuna
2. Shawn Michaels
3. Mabel
4. Triple H

71. With which sport is the 'Choudhury Trophy' associated?

1. Golf
2. Circumnavigation of the earth by car
3. Formula One racing
4. Buggy-Jumping

72. The nickname of wicketkeeping great Rod Marsh was what?

1. Billabong
2. Swampy
3. Bacchus
4. Lagoon

73. Who was the 1^st president of BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India )?

1. R.E. Grant Govan
2. Dr. Maharajkumar Sir Vijaya Ananda
3. Sikandar Hayat Khan
4. Anthony S. D'Mello

74. How many gold medals did P.T.Usha win in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

75. Who holds second and third place for most yards rushing in a single season in the NFL?

1. Barry Sanders
2. Jim Brown
3. OJ Simpson
4. Dick Lane

76. Which of the following countries won the final of the triangular cricket series held in durban in february 1997?

1. India
2. New zealand
3. South africa
4. Zimbabwe

77. Who has scored the most runs in a single First-class innings?

1. Hanif Mohammad
2. Brian Lara
3. Sir Donald Bradman
4. Sachin Tendulkar