Who has scored the most Test hundreds ever?
Answer: B
Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most Test centuries, 51 in 200 matches.
Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting follow with 45 and 41. Tendulkar also holds the record for one-day international centuries, with 49.
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Which NBA player scored 8 points in the final 7 seconds of a game to lead his team to victory?
Answer: D
Reggie Miller of the Indiana Pacers scored eight points in the closing seconds of Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semi-final against the New York Knicks, turning a six-point deficit into a win.
A three-pointer, a steal and another three, then two free throws - all in under nine seconds - made it one of the most famous finishes in NBA history.
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Which football hero was nicknamed "The Sundance Kid"?
Answer: A
Jim Kiick, running back for the Miami Dolphins, was nicknamed the Sundance Kid, with his backfield partner Larry Csonka as Butch Cassidy.
The pair were central to Miami's perfect 17–0 season in 1972, still the only unbeaten season in NFL history.
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Former Australian captain Allan Border was sometimes known as "Captain Grumpy". What was his other nickname?
Answer: C
Allan Border's other nickname was simply AB, from his initials.
He captained Australia in a record 93 Tests and was the first player to pass 11,000 Test runs. Captain Grumpy came from the sterner manner he adopted while rebuilding a losing side in the mid-1980s.
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Who was the 1st ODI captain for India?
Answer: A
Ajit Wadekar captained India in its first one-day international, against England at Headingley on 13 July 1974.
The match was of 55 overs a side; England won by four wickets. Wadekar had led India to its famous series wins in the West Indies and England in 1971.
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Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?
Answer: B
Wilson Jones became the first Indian world champion in any sport when he won the World Amateur Billiards title in 1958 at Calcutta. He won it again in 1964.
Michael Ferreira, Geet Sethi and Manoj Kothari all won the title later, building on what he began.
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Which player has scored the most runs in a single Test innings?
Answer: C
Brian Lara holds the record with 400 not out, made for the West Indies against England at Antigua in April 2004.
It was the second time he had held the record: he made 375 on the same ground in 1994, lost the mark to Matthew Hayden's 380 in 2003, and took it back the following year.
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In the match between India and Pakistan at Jaipur on 02-10-1983, Which new rule was introduced?
Answer: D
The India–Pakistan match at Jaipur on 2 October 1983 introduced the rule that no-balls and wides are debited to the bowler's analysis.
Before this the extras were charged to the team but not to the bowler who conceded them, so his figures flattered him.
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Fenway Park is the home field of what Major League Baseball team?
Answer: D
Fenway Park in Boston is the home of the Boston Red Sox. Opened in 1912, it is the oldest ballpark still in use in Major League Baseball.
Its left-field wall, 11 m high and known as the Green Monster, is the most famous feature of any ground in the sport.
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Which cricketer died on the field in Bangladesh while playing for Abahani Club?
Answer: D
Raman Lamba was struck on the head fielding at short leg for Abahani Club in Dhaka in February 1998, and died three days later.
He was fielding without a helmet. The Indian batsman had played four Tests and 32 one-day internationals.
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