WORLD CUP CRICKET QUIZ/WORLD CUP CRICKET INTERSTING FACTS

1. The ICC Cricket World Cup is held in every?
Four Years.

2. The first Cricket World Cup contest was organised in?
England in 1975.
The 1975 tournament started on June 7

3. Which country has won the World Cup Cricket title most number of times?
Australia. 4 times.
The West Indies have won twice, while India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have each won once.

4. The 2011 Cricket World Cup is co hosted by?
Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. There are 14 countries that are participating in World Cup 2011.

5. First World Cup Cricket (held in 1975) officially known as?
Prudential Cup.
The sponsor of that tournament was Prudential plc, a global financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

6. How many teams participated in the first World Cup Cricket?
Eight.
Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and the West Indies (the six Test nations at the time), together with Sri Lanka and a composite team from East Africa

7. Which country won the first World Cup Cricket tournament held in England in 1975?
West Indies.
They defeated Australia by 17 runs in the final at Lord's.

8. Fielding circle 30 yards (27 m) away from the stumps is first introduced in which world cup?
1983 World cup
Four fieldsmen needed to be inside this fielding circle at all times.

9. In which World Cup, the matches were reduced from 60 to 50 overs per innings?
Reliance World Cup, 1987.
It was held in India and Pakistan. Because of the shorter daylight hours in the Indian subcontinent compared with England's summer, the overs were reduced to 50.

10. In which World Cup, coloured clothing, white balls, day/night matches, and an alteration to the fielding restrictions were introduced for the first time?
The 1992 World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand.

11. South African cricket team participated in the World Cup event for the first time in?
1992 World Cup

12. In the semi-final against India in the 1996 World Cup, an Asian country was awarded victory by default after riots broke out in protest against the Indian performance. Which is that country?
Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka, heading towards a crushing victory over India at Eden Gardens (Calcutta) after their hosts lost eight wickets while scoring 120 runs in pursuit of 254.

13. India has won just one match in 1975 & 1979 world cups. They registered that victory against which country?
East Africa

14. Which countries hosted the 2003 World Cup?
South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya.

15. Approximate weight and Height of World Cup Trophy is?
11 Kg Weight, 60 cm Height.
The trophy has a golden ball placed above three silver stumps.

16. WINNERS, RUNNERS UP, MAN OF THE MATCH AND MAN OF THE TOURNAMENT OF WORLD CUP CRICKET UPTO 2011.

1975 World Cup held in England:
Winner-West Indies. (Captain -Clive Lloyd.)
Runner-up: Australia (Captain-Ian Chappell)
Result: WI won by 17 runs. West Indies 291/8 (60 overs), Australia 274 all out (58.4 overs).
Man of the Match: Clive Lloyd (West Indies) (102 from 85 balls, 12 fours, 2 sixes).
Man of the Tournament: None awarded.

1979 World Cup held in England:
Winner-West Indies. (Captain -Clive Lloyd.)
Runner-up: England (Captain-John Brearley)
Result: WI won by 92 runs. West Indies 286/9 (60 overs), England 194 all out (51 overs).
Man of the Match: Viv Richards (West Indies) (138 Runs)
Man of the Tournament: None awarded.

1983 World Cup held in England:
Winner-India. (Captain –Kapil Dev.)
Runner-up: West Indies (Captain -Clive Lloyd)
Result: India won by 43 runs. India 183 all out (54.4 overs), West Indies 140 all out (52 overs).
Man of the Match: Mohinder Amarnath (India) (3/12 and 26 runs)
Man of the Tournament: None awarded.

1987 World Cup held in India, Pakistan:
Winner-Australia. (Captain –Alan Border.)
Runner-up: England (Captain -Michael Gatting)
Result: Australia won by 7 runs. Australia 253/5 (50 overs), England 246/8 (50 overs)
Man of the Match: David Boon (Australia) (75 runs)
Man of the Tournament: None awarded.

1992 World Cup held in Australia, New Zealand:
Winner-Pakistan. (Captain –Imran Khan.)
Runner-up: England (Captain -Alec Stewart)
Result: Pakistan won by 22 runs. Pakistan 249/6 (50 overs), England 227 all out (49.2 overs)
Man of the Match: Wasim Akram (Pakistan) (33 and 3/49)
Man of the Tournament: Martin Crowe (New Zealand), 456 runs.

1996 World Cup held in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka:
Winner-Sri Lanka. (Captain –Arjuna Ranatunga.)
Runner-up: Australia (Captain -Mark Taylor)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets. Sri Lanka 245/3 (46.2 overs), Australia 241/7 (50 overs)
Man of the Match: Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) (107* and 3/42)
Man of the Tournament: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), 221 runs and 7 wickets.

1999 World Cup held in England, Wales, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland:
Winner-Australia. (Captain –Steve Waugh.)
Runner-up: Pakistan (Captain –Wasim Akram)
Result: Aus won by 8 wickets. Australia 133/2 (20.1 overs), Pakistan 132 all out (39 overs)
Man of the Match: Shane Warne (Australia) (4/33)
Man of the Tournament: Lance Klusener (South Africa), 281 runs and 17 wickets.

2003 World Cup held in South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe:
Winner-Australia. (Captain –Ricky Ponting.)
Runner-up: India (Captain –Sourav Ganguly)
Result: Aus won by 125 runs. Australia 359/2 (50 overs), India 234 all out (39.2 overs)
Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting (Australia) (140*)
Man of the Tournament: Sachin Tendulkar (India), 673 runs and 2 wickets.)
2007 World Cup held in West Indies:
Winner-Australia. (Captain –Ricky Ponting.)
Runner-up: Sri Lanka (Captain –Mahela Jayawardene)
Result: Aus won by 53 runs. Australia 281/4 (38 overs), Sri Lanka 215/8 (36 overs)
Man of the Match: Adam Gilchrist (Australia) (149)
Man of the Tournament: Glenn McGrath (Australia), 26wickets.)

17. How many matches resulted in tie in the history of World Cup?
Four.
The first was in the 1999 Cricket World Cup semi-final, in which a run out in the final over with only one run required prevented South Africa advancing to the final instead of Australia, who progressed on head-to-head record against South Africa. The second tied match, in the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, was a case in which the Duckworth-Lewis method caused a South African loss against Sri Lanka. The third tie happened in a group match between Ireland and Zimbabwe at Kingston in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The fourth tie happened in a group match between India and England at Bangalore in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

18. Which country made the highest team total in a World Cup?
India.
In the 19th match of the 2007 World Cup, India scored 413 runs against Bermuda (a run rate of 8.26).

19. Who hit the fastest century of World Cup?
Kevin O’Brien (Ireland).
He holds the world record for the fastest ever century scored at a World Cup, coming from 50 balls against England on 2 March 2011.

20. Who hit the fastest fifty of World Cup?
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
He holds the world record for the fastest ever fifty scored at a World Cup, coming from 20 balls against Canada in 2007 World Cup.

21. Who holds the record of hitting most number of centuries in World Cup?

Sachin Tendulkar (India).
Six Centuries.
He also holds the record of most 50 plus runs (17 times).

22. Who hit maximum number of Sixes in World Cup?
Ricky Ponting, Australia (30 Sixes).

23. Who is the only batsman to score three consecutive centuries in a world cup?
Mark Waugh (Australia)

24. Who hit the first century of World Cup Cricket?

Dennis Amiss (England).
He scored 137 runs against India in the first match of the World Cup played at England on 7 June 1975.

25. Who holds the record for the highest World Cup score?
Gary Kirsten (South Africa). He scored 187 not out against the United Arab Emirates during the 1996 World Cup. He was the first Test batsman to make hundreds against each of the other 9 Test nations.

26. Who holds the record of scoring most runs through boundaries in an innings in World Cup?
Sourav Ganguly (India).
In his 183 against Sri Lanka in 1999 World cup, he hit 17 fours and seven sixes during that knock– thus amassing 110 runs from the boundaries alone which remains a record for most runs through boundaries in the World Cup.

27. Who became the first Indian to score a century in a World Cup debut match?
Virat Kohli.
He became the first Indian to score a century in a World Cup debut match as he hit an unbeaten 100 against Bangladesh in 2011 World Cup.

28. First Indian batsman to score four consecutive fifties in a world cup?
Navjot Singh Sidhu


29. Who holds the record of 318 runs partnership for the second wicket which remains the only 300 plus partnership in World Cup?
Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.
Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid of India registered 183 and 145 respectively against Sri Lanka, setting 318 runs partnership for the second wicket.

30. Who is the only person to score a century among all the World Cup encounters between India and Pakistan till 2011?
Saeed Anwar (101 in the 2003 World Cup)

31. World Cup 2015 will be co hosted by?
Australia and New Zealand.

32. World Cup 2019 will be held in?
England.

33. Name of the only host which won the World Cup tournament?
Sri Lanka.

34. Who was the first player in the history of world cup to win Man of the Match awards in both semi-finals and finals?

Mohinder Amarnath (India) He won the award in 1983 world cup.

35. Which is the only non Test nation to have made it to the semi finals of a World Cup tournament?
Kenya. (2003)

36. "Man of the Tournament" is introduced for the first time in which world cup?
1992 World Cup.
Martin Crowe of New Zealand won the ‘Man of the tournament’ award.

37. Which country made the lowest team total in a World Cup?
Canada.
In 2003 World Cup, Sri Lanka restricted Canada to just 36 runs.

38. Which bowler holds the record for most wickets in a World Cup tournament?
Glenn McGrath (Australia).
He took 26 wickets in the 2007 World Cup.

39. Which country conceded maximum number of extras in World Cup?
Scotland
Scotland conceded 59 extras (5 b, 6 lb, 33 w, 15 nb) against Pakistan in 1999 world cup.

40. Who umpired most number of matches in World Cup?
David Shepherd. He umpired 46 matches from 1983-2003 World Cup.

41. Which country made the highest successful run chase in World Cup?
Ireland.
In the match against England in 2011 World Cup, Ireland successfully chased 329 runs.

42. Fielding restrictions were first enforced in which world cup?
1983 world cup

43. Name the only two test nations which never to have made the Semi Finals of World Cup?
Zimbabwe and Bangladesh

44. The prize money for winners of 2011 Cricket World Cup is?
3 million U.S.Dollars.
Runner-up will get 1.5 million U.S.Dollars.

45. Which country holds the record for most consecutive wins in World Cup?
Australia.
25 wins.

46. Which country holds the record for most consecutive defeats in World Cup?
Zimbabwe
18 defeats.

47. Who became the first player to take four wickets in four balls at an international level in the 2007 World Cup, against South Africa?
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka).
Chaminda Vaas took four wickets in five balls against Bangladesh in 2003, including wickets with the first three balls of the match.

48. Who was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in a Cricket World Cup?
Chetan Sharma (India).
In the Reliance World Cup in 1987, Sharma took the first hat-trick in the history of tournament when he clean bowled Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield of New Zealand off consecutive balls. The other bowlers who have got hat-trick are Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan, Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka and Brett Lee of Australia.

49. Who was the first bowler to take 2 hat-tricks during the Cricket World Cup?
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka).

50. Who holds the records for most dismissals overall, in one tournament and in one match of World Cup?
Adam Gil Christ.
Overall, he dismissed 52 players in World Cup.
In 2003 World (One Tournament) he dismissed 21 players.
In the same world cup, he took six catches and dismissed 6 players of Namibia.

51. Which cricket ground has hosted the most World Cup matches?
Headingley, Leeds (England).
12 matches were played in Leeds.

52. Who has umpired in five finals of World Cup?
Steve Bucknor(West Indies)
He has umpired in five finals, from 1992 to 2007, a record in World Cup history.

53. Name the only cricketer to feature in three losing world cup finals?
Graham Gooch (England). He played for England in 1979, 1987 & 1992 world cups.

54. Who became the oldest player to make a debut in World Cup cricket?
Nolan Clarke (Netherlands).
He was 47 years, 257 days while playing in 1996 World cup.

55. Who became the youngest player to make a debut in World Cup cricket?
Nitish Kumar (Canada)
When he played against Zimbabwe on 28 February 2011 at Nagpur, India, he was 16 years and 283 days.

56. Name the umpire who was officiated in both the cricket and football world cup?
Steve Bucknor (West Indies)

57. Third umpire first umpired in which world Cup?
1996 World Cup.

58. Who bowled the first ball in the first World Cup in 1975?
Madan Lal (India).
The first match of first world cup was played between England and India. Dennis Amiss was the first batsman to face the bowling.

59. Who holds the record of highest score by an Indian in World Cup cricket?

Saurav Ganguly.
Ganguly scored 183 from 158 balls, (17 fours and seven sixes) against Sri Lanka at Taunton in the 1999 cricket World Cup.

60. The official Mascot of ICC world Cup 2011 is?

Stumpy, the Elephant.

61. The official theme / song of ICC World Cup 2011 is?
De Ghuma ke (3 Min 56 Sec).
It is composed by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. It is sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Divya Kumar while the lyrics are given by Manoj Yadav.

62. Who is the Official Event Ambassador of ICC World Cup 2011?
Sachin Tendulkar.

ASIAN GAMES QUIZ/ASIAN GAMES STATISTICS/ASIAN GAMES FACTS

1. Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is held in every?
Four Years.

2. The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in?
1951. (From March 4 to March 11)

3. Until the 1982 Asian Games, the games were regulated by?
Asian Games Federation (AGF).
After the 1982 Asian Games, they have been organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

4. How many countries participated in the First Asian Games held in Delhi?
11 countries. (Athletes 489, Events 57, Sports 6)

5. What is the motto of the Asian Games?
“Ever Onward.”

6. How many Nations/Countries taking part in Asian Games 2010?
45 Nations

7. How many Sports include in Asian Games 2010?
42 Sports.

8. Which country hosted 2010 Asian Games (16th Asian Games)?
Guangzhou, China (November 12–27).

9. Which country has hosted Asian Games more than any other nation?
Thailand.(Four times).

10. Name the countries which hosted the Asian games up to 2010?
India, China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Iran, the Philippines and Qatar.

11. Asian Games -2014 will be held in?
Incheon. (South Korea).

12. Badminton made its debut in which Asian Games?
Jakarta Asian Games (Indonesia) in 1962.

13. A country which was barred from the 1948 Summer Olympics
in London was later allowed to compete in the inaugural Asian Games in Delhi. Which is that country?
Japan.

14. Which Asian nation has been officially excluded from the Olympic Council of Asia, and therefore unable to participate in Asiad?
Israel

15. Chess and Triathlon featured in the competition programme for the first time in which Asian games?
Doha Asian Games (2006).

16. Which country bagged maximum number of medals and secured 1st position in the recently concluded Asian Games-2010?
China. (199 Gold, 119 Silver, 98 Bronze Total: 416)
Second Place: South Korea (76 Gold, 65 Silver, 91 Bronze)
Third Place: Japan (48 Gold, 74 Silver, 94 Bronze).

17. Which country clinched the Men’s hockey gold medal of Asian Games-2010?
Pakistan

18. The 4th Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia (1962) witnessed the omission of two countries. Which are they?
Israel and the Republic of China (Taiwan).

19. Which Asian games was the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)?
Delhi Asian Games, 1982

20. The official mascot of Delhi Asian Games -1982?
Appu. A kid elephant.

21. Which country had won the maximum number of medals in the first eight editions of the Asian Games?
Japan.

22. Which country won the maximum number of medals in the 9th Asian Games held in Delhi, 1982?
China.

23. Indian Athlete who won four gold medals (and one silver) in athletics in the Seoul Asiad, 1986?

P.T.Usha.

24. During the 11th Asiad in Beijing, China (1990), the president of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) died due to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Name of that president?
Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah.

25. Which Asian games was the first to be held in a non-capital city?
Hiroshima Asian Games in 1994

26. Which is the only Asian Games to have a male-female pair as a mascot?
Hiroshima Asian Games in 1994.

27. In which Asian games all 44 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia participated for the first time?
Busan Asian Games-2002. (South Korea).

28. Body building made its debut as an event in which Asian games?
Busan Asian Games-2002. (South Korea).

29. In which Asian games all 45 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia participated for the first time?
Doha Asian Games-2006(Qatar).

30. Which is the second city in China to host the Asian Games after Beijing in 1990?
Guangzhou.

31. The official mascot of Asian games-2010?
“Le Yangyang”

32. India is in which position in the rankings table of Asiad-2010?
6th.
India won 14 Gold, 17 silver and 33 Bronze.
33. Who won Gold in women’s 10000m event at the 16th Asian Games 2010?

Preeja Sreedharan (India). She also won a silver medal in women's 5000m race.

34. Who won the gold medal in the men's 400m hurdle event at the 16th Asian Games 2010?

Joseph Abraham (India).

35. Who was awarded the Samsung Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Asian Games-2010?
Lin Dan, Chinese badminton player. He won two gold medals - men's singles and team event - at the Asian Games.
MVP is regarded as the supreme honour for the athletes, recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC).

36. Who won the first gold medal for India in Asian Games 2010?
Pankaj Advani, Billiards champion.

37. Who won the first ever gold in rowing for India in the men’s single sculls event of Asian Games-2010?
Bajrang Lal Thakkar.

38. LIST OF GOLD MEDAL WINNERS FOR INDIA IN THE 16TH ASIANGAMES AT GUANGZHOU,CHINA
1) Pankaj Advani won gold medal in Cue Sports Men's English billiards singles.
2) Ronjan Sodhi won gold medal in Shooting Men's Double Trap.
3) Preeja Sreedharan won gold medal in Athletics Women's 10,000m.
4) Vikas Krishnan won gold medal in Boxing Men's 60kg.
5) Vijender Singh won gold medal in Boxing.
6) Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh won gold medal in Tennis Men's Doubles.
7) Somdev Devvarman won gold medal in Tennis Men's Singles.
8) Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji won gold medal in Athletics Women's 400m Hurdles.
9) Joseph Abraham won gold medal in Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles.
10) Bajrang Lal Takhar won gold medal in Rowing Men's Single Sculls.
11) Indian Women Team won gold medal in Kabaddi.
12) Indian Men Team won gold medal in Kabaddi.
13)Manjeet Kaur,Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji,Sini Jose,Mandeep Kaur won gold medal in Athletics Women's 4 x 400m.
14) Sudha Singh won gold medal in Athletics Women's 3000m Steeplechase.

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FIFA WORLD CUP FOOTBALL- 2010 QUIZ/ WORLD CUP FOOTBALL-2010 STATISITICS

1. Who hit the only hat- trick of World Cup Football-2010?
Gonzalo Higuaín, Argentina against Korea Republic.

2. How many goals are scored in the World Cup Football-2010?
145 including 101 in the group stage.

3. Which team scored maximum number of goals in World Cup Football-2010?
Germany. They scored 16 goals.
Netherlands second with 12 goals.

4. First goal of the tournament is scored by?
Siphiwe Tshabalala for South Africa against Mexico.

5. Youngest goal scorer of World cup football-2010?
Thomas Muller for Germany against Australia. He is 20 years and 273 days old when scoring that goal.

6. Oldest goal scorer of World cup football-2010?
Cuauhtémoc Blanco for Mexico against France.
He is 37 years and 151 days old.

7. Which country conceded most number of goals in World Cup Football-2010?
North Korea. They conceded 12 goals.

8. Which countries conceded least number of goals in World Cup Football-2010?
Portugal, Switzerland. These two teams conceded only 1 goal.

9. Who scored most number of goals in the Football world Cup-2010?
Three players scored 5 goals in this tournament. They are
David Villa (Spain), Wesley Sneijder (Holland), Thomas Muller (Germany), Diego Forlán (Uruguay).

10. Which countries scored fewest goals in World Cup Football-2010
Algeria, Honduras. They have not scored any goals in this tournament.

11. Which country hit maximum number of goals in a single match of World Cup Football-2010?
Portugal. They hit 7 goals against North Korea.

12. Who scored the fastest goal in a match from kickoff?
Thomas Muller for Germany against Argentina.
He hit that goal in the 3rd minute (2:38).

13. Who scored the latest goal in a match without extra time (i.e.90+5 minute)?
Alvaro Pereira for Uruguay against South Africa.

14. Who hit the Latest winning goal in a match without extra time(i.e. 90+1 minute)
Landon Donovan for the United States against Algeria.

15. Two players scored self goals in the Football World Cup 2010?
Park Chu-Young and Daniel Agger.

16. How many penalty kicks awarded in the FIFA World Cup 2010?
15. Out of which 9 penalty kicks converted to goals.

17. Fastest goal in a match by a substitute in World Cup Football 2010 hit by?
Cacau for Germany against Australia, Rodrigo Millar for Chile against Spain, and Kamil Kopunek for Slovakia against Italy.

18. Who hit the Latest winning goal in a match with extra time (i.e. 116 minute)?
Andres Iniesta for Spain against the Netherlands.

19. Most goals scored by one player in a match of FIFA World cup 2010?
3, Gonzalo Higuaín for Argentina against Korea Republic.

20. Awards of FIFA World Cup Football-2010.
The Adidas Golden Shoe Award - Thomas Mueller (Germany)
Adidas Golden Ball Award - Diego Forlan (Uruguay) [The award is given to the Player of the tournament.]
Adidas Golden Glove Award - Iker Casillas (Spain) [The award is given for best goal keeper]
Best Young Player Award - Thomas Mueller (Germany)
The FIFA Fair Play Award – Spain.
Last Man of the Match - Andres Iniesta (Spain)
- Diego Forlan (Uruguay)

21. Which country won the FIFA World Cup Football -2010?
Spain. They beat Netharlands (1-0) in the final.

22. Who scored the deciding goal in the final of World Cup football-2010?
Andres Iniesta. (Spain).

23. Which country conceded most fouls during World Cup Football-2010?
Netherlands. (126 fouls). They also rank as the most handballs committed (10) during the tournament.

24. Which country received most number of yellow cards in World Cup -2010?
Netharlands. (22)
Second -Chile (13 yellow cards)

25. Which country received least number of yellow cards in World Cup -2010?
North Korea. 2 yellow cards.

26. Number of red cards shown in World Cup -2010?
17

FIFA WORLD CUP FOOTBALL QUIZ/WORLD CUP FOOTBALL QUIZ

1. Which country has won the World Cup Football a record five times?

Brazil.(1958,1962,1970, 1994,2002).

Italy, have won four titles, and Germany are next with three titles.

2. The only country in the world to have played in every tournament of World cup Football?

Brazil.

3. First ever World Cup match was played between?

France Vs Mexico.

France defeated Mexico 4–1 in that match. Lucien Laurent of France scored the first goal in World Cup history, while American goalkeeper Jimmy Douglas posted the first official "clean sheet" in the tournament.

4. First World Cup football tournament was held in?

Uruguay. (1930).

Uruguay won the title by beating Argentina in the final (4-2).

5. How many countries participated in the first football world cup?

13.

6. The first goal in World Cup history was scored by?

Lucien Laurent( France).

7. In 1942 and 1946, World Cup Football competitions were cancelled due to?

World War II.

8. Who is the only man to have scored in every match of a World Cup tournament, including the final?

Jairzinho(Brazil).

He managed at least one goal in all six matches Brazil played in the 1970 tournament.

9. From 1930 to 1970, the World Cup Football Trophy was known as?

Jules Rimet Trophy.

From 1930 to 1970, the Jules Rimet Trophy was awarded to the World Cup winner. It was originally simply known as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, but in 1946 it was renamed after the FIFA president Jules Rimet who set up the first tournament. In 1970, Brazil's third victory in the tournament entitled them to keep the trophy permanently. However, the trophy was stolen in 1983, and has never been recovered, apparently melted down by the thieves. 

10. Which country won the FIFA world Cup trophy for the first time?

Germany.

11. Who becomes the first substitute to score in the World Cup finals when he netted against El Salvador in the tournament in 1970 held in Mexico?

Juan Basaguren(Mexico).

12. FIFA World Cup Trophy is designed by?

Silvio Gazzaniga, Italian designer.

The trophy is 36 cm (14.2 in) high, made of solid 18 carat (75%) gold and weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb). The base contains two layers of semi-precious malachite while the bottom side of the trophy bears the engraved year and name of each FIFA World Cup winner since 1974.

13. How many teams participating in the 2010 FIFA world Cup?

32

14. Which award is given for the Best Goalkeeper in World Cup Football tournaments?

The Yashin Award.

The Yashin Award was first awarded in 1994. The award is named in honor of the late goalkeeper Lev Yashin (USSR).

15. Which player has played the most World Cup matches overall, with 25 appearances?

Lothar Matthaus (Germany).

16. Who is the all-time top scorer in the history of the World Cup with 16 goals?
Miroslav Josef Klose (Germany)

17. Who was the oldest referee at the FIFA world cup football finals?

George Reader. He was 53 years and 236 days old when he officiated at the final match of the 1950 world cup between Uruguay and Brazil.

18. Name of the two players who share the record for playing in the most World Cups?

Antonio Carbajal (Mexico) and Lothar Matthaus (Germany).Both played in five tournaments.

19. The first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match was?

Bert Petenaude (United States). He scored hat-trick in the match against Paraguay in 1930.

20. Who is the only player to have won three World Cup winners' medals?

Pele(Brazil).

21. Who is the overall top goalscorer in all the World Cup tournaments?

Miroslav Josef Klose (Germany).He scored 16 goals in three tournaments.

Ronaldo (Brazil)  is second with 15 goals. Gerd Müller( West Germany) is third, with 14 goals.

22. Name the only people to date to win the World Cup as both player and head coach?

Mário Zagallo (Brazil) and Franz Beckenbauer(West Germany).

Zagallo won in 1958 and 1962 as a player and in 1970 as head coach. Beckenbauer won in 1974 as captain and in 1990 as head coach.

23. Who is the oldest man to have represented his country at the World Cup?

Roger Milla. He was 42 years and 49 days old when he appeared for Cameroon against Russia in 1994.

24. The first player to score a hat trick in 2 World Cups?

Gabriel Omar Batistuta(Argentina).

He scored a hat-trick in their opening game against Greece in the 1994 World Cup held in U.S.A. He scored second hat-trick in the game against Jamaica in the 1998 world cup held in France.

25. Name of the footballer who was sent home from the 1994 World Cup in USA for using ephedrine (a sympathomimetic amine commonly used as a stimulant)?

Diego Maradona.

26. World Cup Football held in Asia for the first time in?

2002.(Japan & South Korea).

27. Pele, the legend of World Football, won his first World Cup at the age of?

17.

He is the only footballer to be a part of three World Cup-winning squads. His first match in the World Cup was against USSR in the first round of the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

28. Who scored the fastest goal ever in the history of World Cup, needing only 11 seconds to notch against South Korea in 2002?

Hakan Suker (Turkey)

29. Who becomes the youngest player in World Cup history to score a hat-trick?

Pele. He scored hat-trick in the semi final match against France in World Cup-1958.

During that world cup, he became the youngest player to play in a World Cup final match at 17 years and 249 days.

30. The first self goal in World Cup history was scored by?

Ernst Lotscher of Switzerland against Germany in 1938.

31. What is the minimum rest period between two games for any team at the 2006 World Cup according to FIFA competition rules?

48 hours

32. Who holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup tournament?

Just Fontaine (France).

He scored 13 goals in the world cup -1958. Sandor Kocsis of Hungary is second with 11 goals in only 5 games in 1954.

33. Which country withdrew from the World Cup Football held in Brazil in 1950 because FIFA refused to let their team play barefoot?

India.

34. Players first wore numbered shirts in World Cup finals during which world Cup?

World Cup in 1938 held in France.

35. Who won the Golden Shoe award as top scorer with eight goals in the 2002 World Cup?

Ronaldo(Brazil).

36. In which year the World Cup Football first televised?

1954.

37. How many nations participating in the World Cup Football -2010 tournament in South Africa?

32

38. Name of the Indian who is selected as a member of the Appeals Committee of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)?

P.P. Lakshmanan.

39. Name of the Official Mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

Zakumi, He is an anthropomorphised leopard with green hair, presented on 22 September 2008. His name comes from "ZA", the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for South Africa, and "kumi", a word that means ten in various African languages.

Official Mascot of other World cups:

England-1966: World Cup Willie (A lion, a typical symbol of the United Kingdom, wearing a Union Flag jersey with the words "WORLD CUP".)

Mexico-1970: Juanito (A boy wearing Mexico's kit and a sombrero (with the words "MEXICO 70"). His name is the diminutive of "Juan", a common name in Spanish.)

West Germany-1974:Tip and Tap (Two boys wearing Germany kits, with the letters WM (Weltmeisterschaft, World Cup) and number 74.)

Argentina-1978: Gauchito(A boy wearing Argentina's kit)

Spain-1982: Naranjito (An orange, a typical fruit in Spain, wearing the kit of the host's national team)

Mexico-1986: Pique(A jalapeno pepper, characteristic of Mexican cuisine, with a moustache and wearing a sombrero)

Italy-1990: Ciao (A stick figure player with a football head and an Italian tricolore body)

USA-1994: Striker, the World Cup Pup(A dog, a common US pet animal, wearing a red, white and blue football uniform with the words "USA 94".)

France-1998: Footix(A rooster, one of the national symbols of France, with the words "FRANCE 98" on the chest)

Korea/Japan-2002: Ato, Kaz and Nik (The Spheriks)( Orange, purple and blue (respectively) futuristic, computer-generated creatures.)

Germany-2006: Goleo VI (A lion wearing a Germany shirt with the number 06 and a talking football named Pille.)

40. Who was the oldest player to collect the World Cup Football trophy?

Dino Zoff, captain and goal keeper of Italy collected the World Cup Football trophy in 1982 at the age of 40. Italy beat West Germany in the final of that world cup.

41. Name of the Colombian footballer who was shot and killed due to his own goal in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, which caused gambling losses to several powerful drug lords?

Andres Escobar.

Escobar's infamous own goal occurred in a match against the United States on 22 June during the 1994 World Cup. Stretching to cut out a cross from U.S. midfielder John Harkes, he deflected the ball into his own net in the second match of Group A. The USA won the game 2–1, and as a result, Colombia was eliminated from the tournament in the first round. 

42. An incredible 20 cards (Four Red and 16 Yellow) were issued during the 2006 World Cup finals on 25th June 2006. The match was between?

Portugal and Netharlands.

43. How much prize money will be given for the winners of 2010 World Cup?

$30 million. $24 million for the runners up.

44. The official song of the FIFA world cup-2010 is?

“Waka Waka”.

The song is presented by the Colombian singer Shakira and the band Freshlyground from South Africa, and is sung in both English and Spanish. The song is based upon a traditional African soldiers' song named Zangalewa.

45. The match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, manufactured by Adidas, is named as?

The Jabulani, which means "bringing joy to everyone"

46. How many matches of World Cup 2010 will be captured using 3D Cameras?

25.

Sony technology will be used to film the tournament.

47. Which country will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup?

Brazil.

48. Previous Winners of World CUP Football:

1930, Winner: Uruguay, Runner-up: Argentina Score:4-2 Venue:Uruguay

1934, Winner: Italy, Runner-up: Czechoslovakia Score:2-1 Venue: Italy

1938, Winner: Italy ,Runner-up: Hungary Score:4-2 Venue: France

1942Not held due to World War-II

1946Not held due to World War-II

1950, Winner: Uruguay ,Runner-up: Brazil Score:… Venue: France

There was no official World Cup final match in 1950.The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain). However, Uruguay's 2–1 victory over Brazil was the decisive match (and also coincidentally one of the last two matches of the tournament) which put them ahead on points and ensured that they finished top of the group as world champions. Therefore, this match is often considered the final of the 1950 World Cup.

1954, Winner: West Germany ,Runner-up: Hungary Score:3-2 Venue: Switzerland

1958, Winner: Brazil, Runner-up: Sweden Score:5-2 Venue: Sweden

1962, Winner: Brazil, Runner-up: Czechoslovakia Score:3-1 Venue: Chile

1966, Winner: England, Runner-up: West Germany Score:4-2 Venue: England

1970, Winner: Brazil, Runner-up: ItalyScore:4-1 Venue: Mexico

1974, Winner: West Germany, Runner-up: Holland Score:2-1 Venue: West Germany

1978, Winner: Argentina, Runner-up: Holland (Netherlands) Score: 3-1 Venue: Argentina

1982, Winner: Italy, Runner-up: West Germany Score:3-1 Venue: Spain

1986, Winner: Argentina, Runner-up: West Germany Score:3-2 Venue: Mexico

1990, Winner: West Germany, Runner-up: Argentina Score:1-0 Venue: Italy

1994, Winner: Brazil, Runner-up: Italy Score:0-0(3-2 Penalty Shootout) Venue: USA

1998, Winner: France, Runner-up: Brazil Score:3-0 Venue: France

2002, Winner: Brazil, Runner-up: Germany Score:2-0 Venue: Japan / Korea

2006, Winner: Italy, Runner-up: France Score:1-1(5-3 Penalty Shootout) Venue: Germany

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INDIAN PREMIERE LEAGUE (IPL) QUIZ

INDIAN PREMIERE LEAGUE QUIZ

1. Who hit the first century of IPL?
Brendon Mccullam who scored first century in the first match of IPL against Banglore Royal Challengers. He scored 156 runs from only 73 balls, which included 13 sixes and 10 fours.

2. The first century of second version of IPL at South Africa came from?
Ab Devilliers(Delhi Dare Devils)

3. First Six of IPL-09 by?
Abhishek Nayar of Mumbai Indians

4. First super over to determine the winners is used in the match between?

Kolkatta Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, Rajasthan Royals won that match.

5. First Hatrick of IPL-09 is by?
Yuvraj singh

6. First Four of IPL 2009 is hit by?
Sanath Jayasurya

7. First Man of the match of IPL ?
Brendon Mccullam

8. First Man of the Match of IPL-09?
Sachin Tendulkar

9. First super over of IPL is bowled by?
Kamran Khan, Rajasthan Royals

10. 1000th boundary of IPL 2009 is hit by?
Ab Devilliers against Sreesanth of Mohali Kings IX

11. Only player who took two Hatricks in IPL-2009?
Yuvraj Singh

12. The player other than Yuvraj who made hatrik in IPL-2009?
Rohit Sarma

13. First wicket of IPL 09-Thilan Thushara


14. Orange Cap Holder of DLF IPL 2009(It is given for the player who is the leading run scorer in the match.)?

Mathew Hayden of Chennai Super Kings. He scored 572 runs

15. Orange Cap Holder of DLF IPL 2008?

Shaun Marsh(616 Runs)

16. Purple Cap holder of DLF IPL 2009(It is given for the player who is the leading wicket taker in the match)

R.P.Singh(23 Wickets)

17. Purple Cap holder of DLF IPL 2008?

Sohail Tanvir(22 Wickets)

18. Highest Team Total of IPL 2009?

211 runs by Rajasthan Royals

19. Highest Team Total of IPL-2008?

240 Runs by Chennai Super Kings

20. The only Indian who hit a century in IPL?

Maneesh Pandey (114 Not Out) of Banglore Royal challangers
Only two players have century in IPL-2009, the other is Ab Devilliers(105 Not Out) of Delhi Dare Devils

21. How many players hit century in IPL-2008?

6 Players.
They are
1.Brendon Mccullam(158*)
2.Mike Hussey(116)
3.Andrew Symonds(117*)
4.Shaun Marsh(115)
5.Sanath Jayasurya(114)
6.Adam Gilchrist(109)
22. First match of IPL is between ?

Bangalore Royal Challengers and Kolkata Knight Riders

23. Teams and their Owners:
MUMBAI INDIAN - Mumbai - Mukesh Ambani
ROYAL CHALLANGERS - Bangalore - Vijay Mallya
HYDERABAD DECCAN CHARGERS -Hyderabad - Deccan Chronicle
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Chennai - India Cements
DELHI DAREDEVILS-Delhi - GMR Infrastructure
MOHALI KINGS XI PUNJAB-Mohali - Preity Zinta
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS -Kolkata - Shahrukh Khan
JAIPUR RAJASTHAN ROYALS-Jaipur - Emerging media


24. The team which have come roaring from the bottom of the table in the first season of the Indian Premier League to be crowned champions in IPL-2

Deccan Chargers

25. The player who hit maximum number of sixes in IPL-09?

Adam Gilchrist(29 Sixes)

26. The batsman who hit maximum number of fours in IPL-09?

Mathew Hayden(60 Fours)

27. The player who hit maximum number of sixes in IPL-08?

Sanath Jayasuriya of Mumbai Indians (31 Sixes)

28. The batsman who hit maximum number of fours in IPL-08?

Gambhir with 68 fours


29. First IPL is won by?
Rajasthan Royals (Captain-Shane Warne)
In the final they beat Chennai super kings)

30. IPL-2009 is held in ?

South Africa

31. IPL-2009 is won by ?
Deccan Chargers, they beat Bangalore Royal Challengers in the final.


32. Man of the match in the final of IPL-2009 ?

Anil Kumble(16 /4 in 4 overs)

33. Semi final teams of IPl-2009?

Delhi Dare Devils, Chennai Super Kings, Bangalore Royal Challengers, Deccan Chargers.
34. Who is selected as the Player of the tournament in IPL-09?

Adam Gilchrist

35. Man of the match in the final of IPL-2008 ?
Yusuf Pathan, 56 Runs & 3 Wickets

36. Semi final teams of IPl-2008?

Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Mohali Kings XII Punjab, Delhi Dare Devils

37. Who is selected as the Player of the tournament in IPL-08?

Man of the Series
Shane Watson - 474 Runs & 17 Wickets

38. Kingfisher Fair Play Award of IPL-2008 is won by?

Chennai Super Kings

39. Kingfisher Fair Play Award of IPL-2009 is won by?

Mohali Kings XI Punjab


40. The team which positions the last spot in both Fair play award and winning points standings of IPL-2009?

Kolkata Knight Riders

41. The team that plunged to the lowest Indian Premier League total (i.e 58 runs)?

Rajasthan Royals against Bangalore Royal Challengers


42. The lowest Team total of IPL-2008?

67 Runs,

Kolkata Knight Riders were bundled out for 67 in 15.2 overs against Mumbai Indians.

43. Most number of Man of the Match awards in IPL-2008 won by?

Shaun Marsh, Mohali Kings XI Punjab

44. The three batsmen who aggregated 500 plus runs in the first version of IPL?.

Shaun Marsh (616),
Delhi Daredevils’ Gautam Gambhir (534)
Mumbai Indians’ Sanath Jayasuriya (514)

45. Who holds the record of most number of sixes in an innings in IPL-08?

Brendon Mc Cullum


46. Which team conceded most number of extras in IPL-2008?

Kolkatta Knight Riders , 28 Extras against Deccan Chargers.

47. Highest Partnership for any wicket in IPL is between?

Adam Gilchrist and V.V.S.Laxman, partnership of 155* runs against Mumbai Indians in IPL-08

48. Most catches in an innings of IPL is taken by?
Sachin Tendulkar (4 catches against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL-08)

49. Most number of catches in IPL2008 is taken by?
Suresh Raina (10 Catches)

50. Highest Partnership in IPL-09 is between which players?

NV Ojha, GC Smith, of Rajasthan Royals (135 Runs) against Punjab

51. Which team conceded most number of extras in IPL-2009?
Chennai Super Kings, 26 extras against Mumbai Indians


52. Who became the first player to take a hat-trick in the Indian Premier League?

Laxmipathy Balaji of Chennai Super Kings against Punjab Kings XI in IPL-08

He took 5 wickets for 24 runs in his four over spell.


53. List of Players who took Hat-tricks in IPL.

Laxmipathy Balaji(2008)
Amit Mishra(2008)
Makhaya Ntini((2008)
Yuvraj Singh(2 Hat-tricks in 2009)
Rohit Sarma(2009)

OLYMPIC QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/OLYMPIC SPORTS QUIZ/OLYMPIC QUIZ 2012

1. What is the Slogan of Modern Olympics?

Ans:- “Faster, Higher, Stronger” (In Latin Language, “Citius, Altius, Fortius”)

2. First Modern Olympics held in the year ?

Ans:-1896 in Athens (Greece)

3. How many medals India got in the First Olympic game in 1896?

Ans:- No medal

4. Which country bags the first place in medal list of the first Olympic game in Athens ?

Ans:-U.S.A

5 Only in one Olympics, Cricket was also included as a competition. Which year?

Ans:-In 1900 Olympics held in Paris. In that game England beat France by 156 Runs and won the gold medal.

6. In the last Olympics held in 2004, how many medals have India got?

Ans:-Only one Silver Medal (Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathod got silver for Double Trap Shooting)


7 In which Olympics, India got her first Olympic medal?

Ans:- Olympic Game held in 1900 in Paris , India got 2 Silver medals and bags the 17th spot

8. Who got maximum Olympic medals in the history of Olympics?

Ans:- Larissa Latynina of Soviet Union . She got 18 Medals (9 Golds, 5 siver, 4 Bronze) from three games from 1956 onwards.


9. Which Olympian got maximum Gold medals in the history of Olympic games?

Ans:- Michael Fred Phelps , an American swimmer got 14 gold medals and a total of 16 medals.(2 Bronze) He got 8 gold medals in the recent Beijing olympics in 2008.

9. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in the year ?


Ans:-1894

11. How many events and sports in the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Ans: - 302 events in 28 sports.

12. What is the distance of the marathon race in the Olympics?

Ans: 26 miles 385 yards or 42.19 km.


13. The only olympian who dead because of the side effects of doping ?

Ans: - Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen in 1960 Rome games

14.The Indian Olympic Association was formed in the year ?

Ans: - 1927

15.The current president of Indian Olympic Association ?

Ans: - Suresh Kalmadi

16.In Which Olympics Leander Paes got Bronze medal for Men’s Singles Tennis ?

Ans: - 1996 Atlanta

17. Who has won the maximum number of gold medals at a single Olympic Games in the history of the Olympics?


Ans: - Michael Fred Phelps of the USA won eight swimming gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics


18. The mascots of Beijing Olympics 2008 are?


Ans: - The five Fuwa, each representing both a colour of the Olympic rings and a symbol of Chinese culture.

19. The official logo of Beijing Olympics 2008 is ?

Ans: - "Dancing Beijing," features a stylised calligraphic character jīng, meaning capital, referring to the host city.

20. The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, will be held in ?

Ans: - Beijing, China from September 6 - 17, 2008

21. First Youth Olympic Games will be held in

Ans: -Singapore in 2010

22. What is Olympic cup ?

Ans: - The Olympic Cup is an award given annually by the International Olympic Committee. It was instituted by Pierre de Coubertin in 1906 and is awarded to an institution with a record of merit and integrity in developing the Olympic Movement.

23. Who was disqualified after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs at the men’s 100 meters in 1988?

Ans: -Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis was awarded the gold medal later for the same event.

24. When were the winter and Summer Olympics last held in the same year?

Ans: -1992

25. What was awarded to Olympic champions during ancient times?

Ans: - Crown of wild olives.

25. How often were the ancient Olympic Games held?

Ans: - 4 years

26. In which Olympic the first Olympic Torch was lighted?

Ans: - Amsterdam

27. Who designed the Olympic Flag?

Ans: - Piere de Coubertin

28. Who was the Greek god honored by the Ancient Olympic Games?

Zeus
29. In which Olympic the women first took part?

France in 1900

30. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, the IOC?

Lausanne.

INDIAN CRICKET QUIZ, FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT INDIAN CRICKET.

1. Who is known as the father of Indian Cricket ?
              K.S.Renjith Singji

2. Who was the first Captain of Indian Cricket Team ?
               C.K.Naidu

3. “One More Over is a book” written by
               E.A.S.Prasanna

4. The Captain who lead India to her first test victory?
               Vijay Hazare

5. Where is “Chepauk Ground” situated ?
               Chennai

6. Who was the first batsman to score three centuries at Lord’s?
               Dilip Vengsarkar

7. The only team to be dismissed twice in a single day of test match.
               India

8. Who was the first Indian batsman to hit a century on debut against England in England?
               Abbas Ali Baig

9. The first Indian batsman to bat on all five days of a Test.
               M.L.Jaisimha

10. The only Indian cricketer who have won four successive Man of the Match awards in One-day Internationals.

               Sourav Ganguly

11. The only player in the history of Test cricket to score a century in each of his first three test matches.
               Mohammed Azharruddin

12. Who holds the unique distinction of being the only bowler to dismiss Don Bradman courtesy of a hit-wicket?
               Lala Amarnath

13. Who was sent back home from the tour of England in1936 due to disciplinary reasons.
               Lala Amarnath


14. The Indian Batsman who batted in all positions from 1-11.
               Vinoo Mankad

15. The first batsman declared run out by a third umpire decision in the history of cricket?
 

              Sachin Tendulkar

16. “Straight from the Heart” is a book written by
               Kapil Dev

17. Green Park Cricket Stadium is in
               Kanpur

18. The first Batsman to score a triple century for India ?
               Veerender Sehwag against Pakistan

19. The first Indian bowler to take Hatric in a World Cup Cricket Match ?
               Chethan Chauhan against New Zealand.

20. BCCI formed in the year?
               1928

21. Wankhede stadium is located in?
               Mumbay

22. Sachin played his first One day international against which Country?
               Pakistan on 18 December 1989

23. Which Indian cricketer is known as "Brown Bradman"
               Sunil Gavaskar

24. Who was the first Indian to take 16 wickets in a single test match?
               Narendra Hirwani

25. Who is the first Indian Batsman to cross 10000 runs in Tests?
               Sunil Gavaskar

26. Who was the captain of the Under-19 Cricket team who won the World Cup in March-2008?
               Virat Kohli


27. Yuvraj Singh smashed whom for six sixes in the first Twenty20 world championship?
               Stuart Broad

28. Which English player smashed Yuvraj Singh for 5 sixes in an over in the one day tournament held in England?
            Dimitri Mascarenhas

29. Kapil Dev Played his first test match in the year?
               1978 Against Pakistan at Faisalabad.


30. Against which team did Virender Sehwag make his one day international debut?
               Pakistan on Fool’s Day, 1999 at Chandigarh. He scored only 1 run and Pakistan won the match by 7 wickets.


31. Who was the 1st president of BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India )?
               R.E. Grant Govan was president from 1928-29 to1932-33.

32. Tendulkar made his first One day century against?
      Australia on September 9, 1994 at Colombo in Sri Lanka

33. The 1984-85 seasons, 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot- India were 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*. Match abandoned. Why?
 That match was abandoned after hearing the news of Indira Gandhi being killed

34. The famous spinner who made his test debut against India at Sydney, in 1992 ?
       Shane Warne.

35. India’s Lowest Total in One Day International Cricket was against which country?
               India scored only 54 runs against Sri Lanka in Sharjah on the 29th of Oct 2000.

36. What is India’s highest ODI innings total against Sri Lanka?
               373 for 6 at Tauntan, England, on May 26, 1999.

37. What is Sri Lanka’s lowest ODI innings total against India?
               96 all out at Sharjah on April 8, 1984.

38. Who is the only cricketer to have played for England and India?
               The Nawab Of Pataudi (Senior)

39. The highest number of catches taken by a non-wicketkeeper in an entire Test for India?
               Yajurvindra Singh (India) at Bangalore, 1976-77

40.Which county did Sachin Tendulkar play for?
               Yorkshire

41.Which Indian bowler claimed his 300th one-day international wicket against Netherlands in a pool-a match of the 2003 world cup?
               Javagal Srinath

42.Where did India play its 1st one day international match?
               Headingley on 13/07/1974, India lost the match by four wickets.

43.Who was the 1st ODI captain for India?
               Ajit Wadekar

44.Where did the 1st ODI match was played in India?
               Ahmedabad

45.Who was the first captain of Indian Test team?
               C K Nayudu

46.What is the middle name of Sourav Ganguly?
               Chandidas

47.How many runs did Sachin Tendulkar was scored in his ODI debut?
               Master Blaster is out for a DUCK, against Pakisthan on 18 December 1989.

48.Who was the man of the match of the 1983 World Cup Final ?
               Mohinder Amarnath.

49.Who was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden?
               Kapil Dev

50.Which Indian batsman was the first to hit 44 fours in a test match innings?
               V.V.S.Laxman