Sports and general knowledge quiz

Lasith Malinga cricket hat-trick

 Sports quiz: 1. Who won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award? Answer: Lionel Messi (Barcelona). 2. Which soccer club won the 2011 UEFA Super Cup? Answer: Barcelona (2011). This Spanish football club defeated Porto (Portugal). 3. Who is the only bowler to take hat-trick thrice in International One day cricket?  Answer: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka). He took hat-trick against South Africa in 2007 (4/4), Kenya in 2011 & against Australia in 2011.  General Knowledge questions & answers: 4. 25 paise coin was first introduced in? Answer: 1957. RBI stopped minting of 25 paise coin in 2002. 5. Who was the first sitting Judge to face an impeachment motion in Parliament? Answer: V. Ramaswami. He faced the motion against him in 1991 but it failed. Soumitra Sen is the second Judge to face an impeachment motion against him in Parliament. 6. Brahmagiri & Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuaries are located in which state? Answer: Karnataka (Kodagu district). Kundremukh National park is situated in Chikmagalur district. 7. Name the High court Judge who gave that historical verdict (her Rai Bareilly election is invalid) against Indira Gandhi on June 12, 1975? Answer: Allahabad High Court single bench Judge Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha. 8. Who was the first President of India to die in office? Answer: Zakir Hussain. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed is the second Indian President to die in office. 9. Satyajit Ray's famous movie "Sonar Kella" ((The Golden Fortress) is based on which fort? Answer: Jaisalmer … [Read more...]

10 sports quiz questions

 Kaun Banega crorepati (KBC) quiz contest is famous for asking questions on abbreviations. Amitabh Bachchan asked for full form of abbreviation like SIM and DVD etc in KBC 2010. KCP quiz contestants should work hard on abbreviations. TCP: Transmission Control Protocol & IP: Internet Protocol & UDP: User Datagram Protocol. GDP: Gross Domestic Product & MoU: Memorandum of Understanding. CB-CID: Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department. BSE Sensex: Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index.  Sports quiz questions: 1. First Indian athlete to participate in the Olympic Games? 2. First Asian football team to reach semi-finals in Olympics? 3. Who won bronze medal in 1948 London Olympic games? 4. Who is the second Indian woman to become a Chess grand master? 5. Who is the youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest? 6. Leander Paes wins a bronze medal in which Olympic Games? 7. Name the Indian woman who is 5-time women's world boxing champion? 8. First Indian boxer to win a medal in Olympic Games? 9. Who was the captain of the Indian hockey team that won gold in 1975 world cup? 10. Best bowling performance in T20 cricket?  Sports quiz answers: 1. Norman Gilbert Pritchand. He participated in 1900 Paris Olympic games. He wins a silver medal each in 200 m dash and 200 m hurdles. 2. Indian soccer team in 1956 Melbourne Olympic games. 3. Wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadav in freestyle bantamweight wrestling. 4. Dronavalli Harika. Koneru Hampi is the first woman grand master. 5. … [Read more...]