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Sports Q&A – One-liners

September 8, 2025
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Q: Which country is known as the birthplace of the Olympic Games?
A: Greece

Q: Who is the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?
A: Abhinav Bindra

Q: What is the national sport of India?
A: Hockey

Q: Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?
A: Brazil

Q: Who is known as the Flying Sikh of India?
A: Milkha Singh

Q: Who won India’s first Olympic medal in badminton?
A: Saina Nehwal

Q: Which cricketer is called the Little Master?
A: Sunil Gavaskar

Q: Which is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee?
A: Lausanne, Switzerland

Q: Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
A: Karnam Malleswari

Q: In which sport is the Davis Cup awarded?
A: Tennis

Q: Who is the only athlete to win gold in both 100m and 200m in three consecutive Olympics?
A: Usain Bolt

Q: Which Indian cricketer is known as Captain Cool?
A: MS Dhoni

Q: Which Indian state is famous for Polo?
A: Manipur

Q: The term Grand Slam is associated with which sport?
A: Tennis

Q: Who is the first Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal?
A: Mary Kom

Q: The Ashes Trophy is contested between which countries?
A: England and Australia

Q: Which Indian athlete is known as the Golden Girl?
A: PT Usha

Q: Who is the first Indian chess Grandmaster?
A: Viswanathan Anand

Q: Which cricketer is called the God of Cricket?
A: Sachin Tendulkar

Q: In which sport is the Ryder Cup contested?
A: Golf

Q: Who is the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal?
A: Sakshi Malik

Q: Which footballer is known as the King of Football?
A: Pele

Q: Who won India’s first Olympic medal in athletics?
A: Neeraj Chopra

Q: In which sport is the Uber Cup awarded?
A: Badminton

Q: Which Indian shooter is known as the Prince of Pistols?
A: Vijay Kumar

Q: Who is the first Indian to win the Wimbledon Junior title?
A: Ramanathan Krishnan

Q: What is the national game of Japan?
A: Sumo wrestling

Q: Who is the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic medal?
A: Deepa Malik

Q: Which cricketer is known as the Wall?
A: Rahul Dravid

Q: In which sport is the Thomas Cup associated?
A: Badminton

Q: Which country is called the home of cricket?
A: England

Q: Who is the first Indian to participate in the Winter Olympics?
A: Shiva Keshavan

Q: Which Indian tennis player won the US Open mixed doubles with Martina Hingis?
A: Sania Mirza

Q: Which sport uses the term hat-trick?
A: Cricket

Q: Which trophy is associated with Indian football?
A: Santosh Trophy

Q: Which country won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?
A: West Indies

Q: Who is known as the Dhing Express of India?
A: Hima Das

Q: Which hockey player is called the Wizard of Hockey?
A: Dhyan Chand

Q: Who is the first Indian gymnast to qualify for the Olympics?
A: Dipa Karmakar

Q: In which sport is the term checkmate used?
A: Chess

Q: Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
A: Brazil

Q: Who is the first Indian Formula One driver?
A: Narain Karthikeyan

Q: In which sport is the Ranji Trophy awarded?
A: Cricket

Q: Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal?
A: PV Sindhu

Q: In which sport is the term slalom used?
A: Skiing

Q: Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2022?
A: Argentina

Q: Who is India’s first individual Olympic medalist?
A: KD Jadhav

Q: Which sport uses the term googly?
A: Cricket

Q: Which Indian shooter won gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics?
A: Avani Lekhara

Q: What is the national sport of Canada?
A: Ice Hockey

Q: Which cricketer is called the Sultan of Multan?
A: Virender Sehwag

Q: Which sport is associated with the Grand Prix?
A: Formula One racing

Q: Which Indian city hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games?
A: New Delhi

Q: Who is the only Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championship?
A: Prakash Padukone

Q: Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
A: Bachendri Pal

Q: What does Love mean in tennis scoring?
A: Zero points

Q: What is a Deuce?
A: A tie at 40–40 in tennis

Q: What is a Grand Slam?
A: Winning all four major tennis tournaments in a year

Q: What is a Marathon?
A: A 42.195 km long-distance race

Q: Durand Cup is associated with which sport?
A: Football

Q: Davis Cup is related to which sport?
A: Tennis

Q: Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related to which sport?
A: Hockey