Commonwealth games quiz

19th Commonwealth games are scheduled to be held from October 3-14 in Delhi. 71 countries will participate in the 17 sports events. Just like Olympics and Asian games, commonwealth games also held once in 4 years. 2006 Commonwealth games were held in Melbourne (Australia).

2010 Delhi commonwealth games mascot: Shera (tiger)

How name is changed:

1930-50: British Empire games

1954-66: British Empire and Commonwealth games

1970-74: British Commonwealth games

From 1978: Commonwealth games (From Edmonton games)

12 quiz questions on Commonwealth games:

1. Which Asian city hosted the Commonwealth games before Delhi?

Answer: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia in 1998). First Asian country to host the commonwealth games.

2. Which City will host the 2014 Commonwealth games?

Answer: Glasgow (Scotland). 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth games were also held in Scotland.

3. Which city hosted the first Commonwealth games?

Answer: Hamilton (Canada)

4. Cricket included only in one commonwealth games?

Answer: Kuala Lumpur (1998)

5. Which cities are in contention to host the 2018 commonwealth games?

Answer: Gold Coast (Australia) & Hambantota (Sri Lanka)

6. Which nation was suspended from Commonwealth in 2009?

Answer: Fiji Islands

7. Total number of commonwealth nations?

Answer: 54 (Fiji is under suspension)

8. Commonwealth nation with lowest population?

Answer: Nauru

9. Only two commonwealth nations were never under British rule. What are they?

Answer: Mozambique (Under Portugal) and Rwanda (under Belgium & Germany)

10. Arrange the following four commonwealth nations in the ascending order of population?

Nigeria, Pakistan, United Kingdom and Bangladesh

Answer: United Kingdom, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan. India is the most populated Commonwealth nation followed by Pakistan.

 11. India participated for the first time in?

Answer: 1934 commonwealth games

12. Who won the highest number of gold medals at single games?

Answer: Ian Thorpe and Susie O’Neill

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