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Muscat Master Minds

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

One of the world's biggest, this city's marathon was first held in 1970 and was held annually without interruption until 2012 on the first Sunday of November. In 2012, the race was controversially cancelled due to a natural disaster. What city is this?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Tokyo

d)

London

2.

Home to one of the most famous marathons in the world, what American city holds a road race that has a standardized qualifying time for all entrants?

a)

San Francisco

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Boston

d)

New York

3.

The Los Angeles Marathon was first run in 1986. What event inspired its creation?

a)

The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the LA Memorial Coliseum.

b)

The bicentennial of the founding of Los Angeles.

c)

The completion of the Century Freeway.

d)

The success of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

4.

The legend of the marathon goes all the way back to 490 BC. Bringing news of Athens' fine success against the Persians, Pheidippides gave the announcement, "We have won". What happened next?

a)

He died

b)

He was made the “Prefect” (a senior officer)

c)

He was decorated as “Aristocrat”

d)

He was jailed

5.

We have heard the story of how the marathon came to be. What is the name of the Greek soldier who first ran the marathon distance to deliver a message?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Pheidippides

c)

Aristotle

d)

Constantine

6.

Who has the fastest marathon time?

a)

Dennis Kimetto (Kenya)… 2:02:57 at Berlin, 2014

b)

Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia)… 2:03:03 at Berlin, 2016

c)

Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)… 2:01:39 at Berlin, 2018

d)

Mosinet Geremew (Ethiopia)… 2:02:55 at London, 2019

7.

We know that the marathon distance is 42.195 km. What is the distance in miles?

a)

25 miles

b)

25.5 miles

c)

26 miles

d)

26.2 miles

8.

Recognize this legendary marathon runner. She is from UK and once held the women’s world record?

a)

Paula Radcliffe

b)

Liz McColgan

c)

Becky Wade

d)

Birhane Dibaba

9.

Which Team won the inaugural IPL (Indian Premier League) Championship?

a)

Chennai Super Kings

b)

Rajasthan Royals

c)

Mumbai Indians

d)

Deccan Chargers

10.

Which batsman holds the record of scoring maximum runs in IPL (Indian Premier League)?

a)

Suresh Raina

b)

Rohit Sharma

c)

Virat Kohli

d)

David Warner

11.

Which bowler holds the record of claiming maximum wickets in IPL (Indian Premier League)?

a)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

b)

Sunil Narine

c)

Jasprit Bumrah

d)

Lasith Malinga

12.

We all know that Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most number of Centuries in Test Cricket (51). Which batsman is second on the list with 45 Centuries?

a)

Jacques Kallis

b)

Ricky Ponting

c)

Kumar Sangakkara

d)

Brian Lara

13.

Who holds the record of scoring maximum number of “Double Hundreds” in Test Cricket?

a)

Sachin Tendulkar

b)

Don Bradman

c)

Brian Lara

d)

Kumar Sangakkara

14.

Who is the first Indian bowler to claim a “Hat-trick” in Test Cricket?

a)

Kapil Dev

b)

Chetan Sharma

c)

Harbhajan Singh

d)

Anil Kumble

15.

Who holds the record of the highest individual score in an innings of One-Day Internationals (ODI’s)?

a)

Sachin Tendulkar

b)

Virat Kohli

c)

Chris Gayle

d)

Rohit Sharma

16.

First batsman ever to score a “Double Hundred” in an inning of One-Day International (ODI)?

a)

Sachin Tendulkar

b)

Virender Sehwag

c)

Rohit Sharma

d)

Chris Gayle

17.

Not many of us know that world’s highest scorer of “International goals” is Ali Daei of Iran with 109 goals of 149 games in a career spanning from 1993 to 2006. Do you know the famous footballer second on this list with 99 goals?

a)

Lionel Messi (Argentina)

b)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

c)

Ferenc Puskás (Hungary)

d)

Pelé (Brazil)

18.

Which Team was crowned the Champions of the English Premier League for the Season 2018-19?

a)

Manchester City

b)

Manchester United

c)

Liverpool

d)

Chelsea

19.

Which footballer has scored maximum number of goals (16 goals across 4 tournaments) in FIFA World Cups?

a)

Pelé (Brazil)

b)

Gerd Müller (West Germany)

c)

Miroslav Klose (Germany)

d)

Ronaldo (Brazil)

20.

Which is the highest grossing “Indian” movie of all time?

a)

Sholay

b)

Dangal

c)

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

d)

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

21.

What is the real name of the famous Tamil movies’ superstar – Rajnikanth?

a)

Shivaji Ganesan

b)

Shivaji Rao Gaekwad

c)

Bhalarao Shivaji

d)

Thalaivan

22.

The Hindi Movie Superstar, Amitabh Bachchan, made his acting debut in 1969 with which movie?

a)

Anand

b)

Sholay

c)

Saat Hindustani

d)

Zanjeer

23.

The Malayalam Film legend, Mammootty, debuted as a junior artist in the film Anubhavangal Paalichakal. State the year of its release?

a)

1968

b)

1969

c)

1970

d)

1971

24.

The famous music composer A.R. Rahman's film-scoring career began during the early 1990s with which Tamil film?

a)

Roja

b)

Nayakan

c)

Gentleman

d)

Bombay

25.

Name the actor who played the character of “Iron Man” in the famous Avengers series of Marvel Studios.

a)

Robert Downey Sr.

b)

Robert Downey Jr.

c)

Chris Pratt

d)

Chris Evans

26.

Name the father of Simba in the movie “The Lion King”.

a)

Rafiki

b)

Scar

c)

Mufasa

d)

Zazu

27.

The Nehru Trophy Boat Race, which is conducted on the 2nd Saturday of August every year and is a famous tourist attraction, is a held in which Lake of Kerala?

a)

Punnamada

b)

Vembanad

c)

Ashtamudi

d)

Kayamakulam

28.

Which Adventure Theme Park has the World’s Fastest Roller Coaster, with the fastest cruising speed up to 240 km/h?

a)

Universal Studios, Sentosa Island, Singapore

b)

Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi, UAE

c)

Walt Disney World, Orlando, USA

d)

Universal Studios, Orlando, USA

29.

What does the underlined “M” stands for in the abbreviation KTMMR?

a)

Marathon

b)

Muscat

c)

Masters

d)

Marvel

30.

Recognize this smiling famous personality?

a)

Sachin Tendulkar

b)

Leander Paes

c)

Aamir Khan

d)

Radhakrishnan