Sports Questions and Answers

Answer: D

M.S. Dhoni made his first two one-day international centuries in India against Sri Lanka and Pakistan - 183 not out at Jaipur in 2005 and 148 at Visakhapatnam earlier that year.

The 183 is still the highest score by a wicketkeeper in a one-day international.

Answer: D

Virender Sehwag was the first Indian to score a Test triple century, making 309 against Pakistan at Multan in March 2004.

He did it again with 319 against South Africa at Chennai in 2008, becoming one of only four batsmen to score two Test triple hundreds.

Answer: A

The 16-yard hit is a hockey restart, awarded to the defending side when an attacker sends the ball over the back line.

It is taken from a point 16 yards out, in line with where the ball crossed the line, and is the hockey equivalent of a goal kick.

Answer: C

The West Indies won the ICC Women's World Twenty20 in April 2016, beating Australia by eight wickets in the final at Kolkata.

Hayley Matthews made 66. The West Indies men won their final on the same day, the only time one country has taken both titles.

Answer: A

ICC stands for the International Cricket Council, the sport's governing body.

Founded in 1909 as the Imperial Cricket Conference and renamed in 1989, it has 108 members and is based in Dubai.

Answer: B

The Topolino Trophy is associated with golf.

It is a junior tournament played in Italy, and is among the events at which young players build an international record before turning professional.

Answer: A

Harbhajan Singh took the first hat-trick by an Indian in Test cricket, dismissing Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne at Eden Gardens in March 2001.

He took 32 wickets in that three-Test series, which India won 2–1 after following on at Kolkata.

Answer: A

The 2011 Cricket World Cup was co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

India won it, beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai - the first host nation to win the tournament.

Answer: C

The 2012 Olympic Games were held in London, England, from 27 July to 12 August.

London became the first city to host the modern Games three times, having also staged them in 1908 and 1948.

Answer: B

Dipa Karmakar is a gymnast, and won bronze in the vault at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - India's first Commonwealth medal in the sport.

She went on to finish fourth at the Rio Olympics and won gold at the 2018 World Challenge Cup.