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1) Which was the 1st non Test playing country to beat India in an international match?
Sri Lanka
2) Who among the following is NOT associated with billiards in India?
Mihir Sen
3) ‘Dizzy’ is the nickname of what Australian player?
Jason Gillespie
4) What is the length of each stump in the cricket?
28 inches
5)Which batsman started his international cricketing career at the age of 16?
Sachin Tendulkar
6) Who was named as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1980?
Sunil Gavaskar
7) The Olympic museum was opened at which of the following places?
Lausanne
8) Monica Seles is associated with which games?
Tennis
9) Former Australian captain Allan Border was sometimes known as “Captain Grumpy”. What was his other nickname?
AB
10) How long are professional Golf Tour players allotted per shot?
45 seconds
11) Bahadur Singh is famous in which of the following?
Athletics
12) Ajit Agarkar’s first match was against Australia on April 1, 1998 at Kochi. Which Australian batsman was dismissed by Agarkar in that match?
Gilchrist
13) The ‘Agha Khan Cup’ is associated with which game?
Hockey
14) When was Amateur Athletics Federation of India established?
1946
15) Who won the Grand Slam title four times successively?
Steffi Graf
16) Against which team did Rahul Dravid made his ODI debut?
Sri Lanka
17) Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler to reach 500 Test wickets in 2006. How did he get his 500th wicket?
LBW
18) Who had a torrid time with Lancashire in 2000?
Saurav Ganguly
19) Who was the 1st president of BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India )?
R.E. Grant Govan
20) Who among the Indian to win the Athletics Gold in 1998 Asian Games?
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
21) What is the middle name of Ashish Nehra?
Diwansingh
22) Which of the following countries won the final of the triangular cricket series held in durban in februarry 1997?
South Africa
23) Which Indian Criketer was given the title ‘Tiger’?
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
24) What was Yashpal Sharma’s best score in First Class Cricket?
201 not out
25)Who received he Wisden Award for the ‘Indian Cricketer of the Century’ (20th Century)
Kapil Dev
26) What Major League Baseball player holds the record for all-time career high batting average?
Ty Cobb
27) Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has had several nicknames over his playing career. Which of the following was NOT one of them?
Stumpy
28) Which NBA player scored 8 points in the final 7 seconds of a game to lead his team to victory?
Reggie Miller
29) Jaspal Rana is in which of the following games?
Shooting
30) What is the middle name of Rahul Dravid?
Sharad
31) How many centuries in Tests did Sunil Gavaskar bag when he retired?
34
32)Who holds second and third place for most yards rushing in a single season in the NFL?
OJ Simpson
33) What is the name of the person that controls a football match?
A referee
34) Who is the highest wicket taker in Test cricket?
Muttiah Muralitharan
35) Who won the maximum number of gold medals in Hiroshima Asian Games?
China
36) What is the middle name of the world class batsman Sachin Tendulkar?
Ramesh
37) What was the bowling figures (O-M-R-W ) of Anil Kumble in his ODI debut against Sri Lanka?
10-0-42-1
38) First Olympic Games were held in
776 BC
39) Ricky Ponting is also known as what?
Punter
40) What NHL goaltender has the most career wins?
Grant Fuhr
41) Who did Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestle at the 1998 edition of “Over the Edge”?
Dude Love
42) How many players are there in Water Polo team?
7
43) Who made his Test debut alongwith Salil Ankola in the same match?
Sachin Tendulkar
44) How many runs did M.Kaif score in his ODI debut?
DNB
45) Which county did the outspoken Spin great Bishen Singh Bedi play for?
Northamptonshire
46) Who won the 1993 “King of the Ring”?
Bret Hart
47) How many gold medals did P.T.Usha win in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games?
4
48) Which Indian batsman made his ODI debut in the same match in which Kapil Dev did?
Surinder Amarnath
49) S. Vijayalakshmi and Nisha Mohita are associated with
Chess
50) Who has scored the most runs in a single First-class innings?
Brian Lara.
51) Who was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000?
Rahul Dravid
52) Anita Sood is associated with which of the following games/sports?
Swimming
53) Limba Ram is known for his outstanding performance in which of the following?
Archery
54) Which county did Ravi Shastri play for?
Glamorgan
55) The Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics in…?
1948
56) The name of Geoff Bycott is associated with which of the following games?
Cricket
57) What is the middle name of the Ajith Agarkar, a top class all rounder?
Bhalchandra
58) Wankhede Stadium is situated in (India)
Mumbai
59) Which team did Sachin Tendulkar play for in the Ranji Trophy when he made his debut in first class cricket?
Mumbai
60) Which country, which made its debut in the Norwich Union League in 2003, signed Rahul Dravid as their overseas player?
Scotland.