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Sportomaniacs Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by murty2good. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
murty2good

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
135,990

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
361

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the Badminton Gold Medal at 1996 Atlanta Olympics? Hint

Hendrawan

Jiang Dang

Paul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen

Rashid Sidek

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which team scored a mammoth 440 runs for the loss of just two wickets in 50 overs in a ACC Trophy Cricket Tournament match against Thailand? Hint

Singapore

Pakistan

Nepal

None listed

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where were the first ever Winter Olympics held? Hint

Chamonix (France)

Lake Placid (U.S.A.)

St. Moritz (Switzerland)

Oslo (Norway)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first President of the International Olympic Committee? Hint

Sigfrid Egstrom

Lord Killanin

Avery Brundage

Dimitrias Vikelas

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who won the tennis gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics? Hint

Pete Sampras

Boris Becker

Goran Ivanisevic

Andre Agassi

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which venue hosted the Asian Games in 1954? Hint

New Delhi

Tokyo

Jakarta

Manila

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the score at the end of the final of the first-ever Football World Cup in Uruguay? Hint

Uruguay 4- Argentina-2

Uruguay 1- Argentina-0

Uruguay 2- Argentina-1

Uruguay 3- Argentina-2

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which team won the Hero Cricket Cup in 1993? Hint

Australia

India

Pakistan

West Indies

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which 2 players had the second-highest individual score in One Day International Cricket with 189? Hint

Vivian Richards and Sanath Jayasuriya

Gary Kirsten and Sachin Tendulkar

Sanath Jayasuriya and Gary Kirsten

Only Jayasuriya holds the record.

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Question 10 of 10

10. At which venue did Martina Navratilova, become the oldest player to win a title on the WTA circuit on May 26, 2002? Hint

Rome

Paris

Madrid

Hamburg

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the Badminton Gold Medal at 1996 Atlanta Olympics?

Answer: Paul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen

Paul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen of Denmark won the gold, Jiang Dang of China the silver and Rashid Sidek annexed the bronze.

2. Which team scored a mammoth 440 runs for the loss of just two wickets in 50 overs in a ACC Trophy Cricket Tournament match against Thailand?

Answer: Singapore

Well, it is possible. Singapore's captain Zubin Shroff made a merry 159 from 127 balls with 16 fours and five sixes. Man-Of-The-Match Kapila Mendis blazed his way to 191 of 139 balls, including 15 fours and nine sixes.

3. Where were the first ever Winter Olympics held?

Answer: Chamonix (France)

Chamonix hosted the first, St. Moritz the second, Lake Placid the third and Oslo the sixth.

4. Who was the first President of the International Olympic Committee?

Answer: Dimitrias Vikelas

Dimitrias Vikelas of Greece was President from 1894 to 1896. Sigfrid Egstrom was from Sweden. Avery Brundage was from USA while Lord Killanin was from Ireland.

5. Who won the tennis gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?

Answer: Andre Agassi

He defeated Sergei Bruguera of Spain 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Leander Paes of India won the bronze.

6. Which venue hosted the Asian Games in 1954?

Answer: Manila

Manila hosted the Games from May 9-11. These games had 18 nations taking part in 8 events.

7. What was the score at the end of the final of the first-ever Football World Cup in Uruguay?

Answer: Uruguay 4- Argentina-2

Uruguay won the the first-ever Football World Cup. In this tournament, 13 teams together played 18 matches. Argentina's Stabile emerged as the top-scorer with 8 goals.

8. Which team won the Hero Cricket Cup in 1993?

Answer: India

India won the 5-nation tournament by defeating West Indies in the final at Eden Gardens, Calcutta. Sorry, Kolkata. India were captained by Mohammed Azharuddin.

9. Which 2 players had the second-highest individual score in One Day International Cricket with 189?

Answer: Vivian Richards and Sanath Jayasuriya

Vivian Richards of West Indies scored 189 against England at Manchester in 1984. Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka scored 189* against India at Sharjah in 2000. Gary Kirsten's highest is 188* against United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi in the 1996 World Cup while Sachin Tendulkar's highest score is 186* against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999.

10. At which venue did Martina Navratilova, become the oldest player to win a title on the WTA circuit on May 26, 2002?

Answer: Madrid

The veteran American, born on November 18, 1956, won the title alongside Natasha Zvereva of Russia at the age of 45 by defeating Spain's Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario of Spain, and Rossana Neffa Del los Rios of Paraguay 6-2, 6-3.

Source: Author murty2good

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