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 … [Read more...]