Multiple Choice Questions On Games and Sports

1     Which of the following Grand Slam titles is also known as ‘Roland Garros’ title in Tennis:

a)    Australian Open

b)   French Open

c)    Wimbledon

d)   US Open

2     The term “butterfly stroke” is associated with which of the following games?

a)    Gliding

b)   Cricket

c)    Swimming

d)   Football

3     Santosh Trophy is associated with this sport:

a)    Hockey

b)   Cricket

c)    Badminton

d)   Football

4     Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?

a)    Rita Faria

b)   Shanta Rangaswami

c)    Arati Saha

d)   P.T.Usha

5     Arthur Walker Trophy is associated with the sport:

a)    Basketball

b)   Billiards

c)    Boat rowing         

d)   Bridge

6     The term Gambit is associated with the game of:

a)    Golf

b)   Boating

c)    Bridge

d)   Chess

7     Thomas Cup Trophy is associated with which of the following sports?

a)    Chess         

b)   Badminton

c)    Cricket

d)   Hockey

8     Who among the following has become the first woman in the world to swim across seven seas

a)    Shikha Tandon

b)   Bula Chowdhury

c)    Amanda Beard

d)   Arati Saha

9     Which of the following cups is not associated with Hockey?

a)    Agha Khan Cup

b)   Azlan Shah Cup

c)    Singer Cup

d)   Indira Gandhi Gold Cup

10  What is the national sport of Japan?

a)    Karate

b)   Sumo

c)    Ju-Jitsu

d)   Mikado

11  Baron Pierre de Coubertin, father of the modern Olympic Games, belongs to

a)    Greece

b)   USA

c)    France

d)   Italy

12  The Davis Cup is associated with which of the following games?

a)    Tennis

b)   Cricket

c)    Lawn Tennis

d)   Soccer

13  The Olympic Games are held every:

a)    Two years

b)   Four years

c)    Five years

d)   Six years

14  In which of the following years, the Olympic Games were not held:

a)    1916

b)   1940

c)    1944

d)   All of the above

15  The first Modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in which of the following places?

a)    Los Angeles

b)   Paris

c)    Athens

d)   Sarajevo

16  Checkmate is associated with which of the following sports:

a)    Boxing

b)   Bridge

c)    Chess

d)   Golf

17  Eden Gardens is a famous place associated with which of the following games?

a)    Football

b)   Hockey

c)    Lawn Tennis

d)   Cricket

18  The first Asian Games were held in 1951 at:

a)    Tokyo, Japan

b)   Jakarta, Indonesia

c)    Bangkok, Thailand

d)   New Delhi, India

19  The sports day is observed on:

a)    August 27

b)   August 29

c)    October 25

d)   October 27

20  The Hall of Fame tournament is associated with which of the following games:

a)    Cricket

b)   Football

c)    Hockey

d)   Tennis

21  The term Silly Point is associated with the sport:

a)    Billiards

b)   Bridge

c)    Chess         

d)   Cricket

22  The term Bunker is associated with:

a)    Table Tennis

b)   Golf

c)    Basketball

d)   Polo

23  The term “put” is associated with the sport:

a)    Billiards

b)   Golf

c)    Cricket

d)   Baseball

24  Subroto Cup is associated with which of the following games?

a)    Hockey

b)   Football

c)    Basketball

d)   Cricket

25  Deodhar Trophy is associated with which of the following games?

a)    Hockey

b)   Basketball

c)    Football

d)   Cricket

26  Free-throw is given in which of the following sports?

a)    Volleyball

b)   Basketball

c)    Badminton

d)   Cricket

27  How many players participate in a polo team?

a)    4

b)   8

c)    11

d)   7

28  The term “Tricks” is associated with which of the following games?

a)    Polo

b)   Billiards

c)    Bridge

d)   Croquet

29  Who among the following sportsmen is called the “magician of Hockey”?

a)    Baljit Singh Dhillon

b)   Dhanaraj Pillai

c)    Dhyanchand

d)   Pargat Singh

30  In India the game of Polo was introduced by the:

a)    Greeks

b)   Englishmen

c)    Turks

d)   Mughals