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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - 29

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who has scored the most runs in a single First-class inning?

a)

Sir Donald Bradman

b)

Sachin Tendulkar

c)

Hanif Mohammad

d)

Brian Lara

2.

Dizzy' is the nickname of which Australian player?

a)

Brett Lee

b)

Jason Gillespie

c)

Adam Gilchrist

d)

Glenn McGrath

3.

Who is the leading wicket-taker in the history of Test cricket?

a)

Shane Warne

b)

Muttiah Muralitharan

c)

Brian Lara

d)

Courtney Walsh

4.

Where did the 1st ODI match was played in India?

a)

Kolkata

b)

New Delhi

c)

Ahmedabad

d)

Mumbai

5.

Who was the 1st ODI captain for India?

a)

Bishen Singh Bedi

b)

Nawab Pataudi

c)

Vinoo Mankad

d)

Ajit Wadekar

6.

The nickname of Glenn McGrath is what?

a)

Ooh Ahh

b)

Big Bird

c)

Pigeon

d)

Penguin

7.

The 2015 Cricket World Cup was jointly hosted by

a)

Australia and New Zealand

b)

India and Pakistan

c)

England and Scotland

d)

India and Sri Lanka

8.

Which team lifted the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

India

d)

South Africa

9.

What is Brian Lara's highest one-day score and against which team did he make it?

a)

171 against Sri Lanka

b)

169 against Sri Lanka

c)

169 against England

d)

155 against India

10.

Which team did Sri Lanka dismiss for the lowest one-day total ever?

a)

Canada

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Ireland

d)

Pakistan

11.

How old was Imran Khan when Pakistan won the World Cup?

a)

39

b)

40

c)

35

d)

42

12.

Who was the first bowler to pick a one-day hat-trick?

a)

Chetan Sharma

b)

Jalaluddin

c)

Bruce Reid

d)

Wasim Akram

13.

Sachin Tendulkar has a record for the highest One Day International Man of the Match awards. How many times he has won it?

a)

59

b)

64

c)

62

d)

52

14.

Who holds the record for most One Day International wickets?

a)

Shane Warne

b)

Kapil Dev

c)

Wasim Akram

d)

Muttiah Muralitharan

15.

Who holds the record for most dismissals?

a)

Ian Healy

b)

Kumar Sangakkara

c)

Adam Gilchrist

d)

M V Boucher

16.

Who holds the record for most nineties in career?

a)

Aravinda de Silva

b)

Nathan Astle

c)

Sachin Tendulkar

d)

Mohammad Azharuddin

17.

Who holds the record for most catches in a career (non-wicket keeper)?

a)

Mohammad Azharuddin

b)

Allan Border

c)

Rahul Dravid

d)

Mahela Jayawardene

18.

Which was the 1st non Test playing country to beat India in an international match?

a)

East Africa

b)

Canada

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Zimbabwe

19.

Against which team did India win its first One Day International match?

a)

England

b)

Pakistan

c)

South Africa

d)

East Africa

20.

Name the umpire who has officiated in both the cricket and football World Cups?

a)

Steve Bucknor

b)

Steve Jarman

c)

David Sheppard

d)

Kevin Jackson

21.

Who holds the record for most goals scored in a Single World Cup?

a)

Gerd Muller (Germany)

b)

Just Fontaine (France)

c)

Pele (Brazil)

d)

Sandor Kocsis (Hungary)

22.

Which player scored the last goal during the 1998 World Cup Final?

a)

Zinedine Zidane

b)

Emmanuel Petit

c)

Youri Djorkaeff

d)

The Brazilian Cafu via auto-goal

23.

How many countries participated in the first Football World Cup?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

13

24.

Pele said the following about whom?

"He was a phenomenal player. Without him, by my side, I would never have won three World Cups"

a)

Vava

b)

Garrincha

c)

Gilmar

d)

Zito

25.

Who is the only goalkeeper who received the Golden Ball (Best player of the World Cup in 2002)?

a)

Gordon Banks (England)

b)

Dino Zoff (Italy)

c)

Oliver Kahn (Germany)

d)

Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)

26.

What object did the archers hit during the competition before the target board was introduced?

a)

Fish

b)

Ball

c)

Bird

d)

Cylinder

27.

Which country's team always marches last in the March Past at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics?

a)

Greece

b)

USA

c)

Host country

d)

France

28.

What do the rings on the Olympic Games flag represent?

a)

Continents of the World

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Oceans of the World

d)

Nations of the World

29.

In which city were the first Modern Olympics held?

a)

Munich

b)

Athens

c)

Barcelona

d)

Olympia

30.

Which country wasn't able to watch the opening ceremony of Olympics 2012 live on TV?

a)

USA

b)

France

c)

India

d)

China