Sports GK MCQs

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Switzerland houses the headquarters of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). International Basketball Federation is the highest governing body of the basketball game. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, organises international competitions, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees.

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The United States of America is the birthplace of the basketball game. James Naismith invented the game of basketball. Invented in 1891 by Canadian-American gym teacher James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, basketball has evolved to become one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports.

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The “Turkish Airlines EuroLeague” is a basketball competition. The EuroLeague, known as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, is the top-tier European professional basketball club competition, organized by Euroleague Basketball since 2000.

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United States of America’s professional basketball league is “National Basketball Association”. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is an American men’s professional basketball league. It is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It is the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world.

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The “Liga Nationala” is a basketball professional league. The Liga Na?ionala is the top-tier professional basketball league of Romania. Founded in 1950, the winner of the league is crowned the Romanian national champion.

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Australia became the runners-up of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. The 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, the 18th edition of FIBA’s premier international tournament for women’s national basketball teams, was held in Canary Islands, Spain from 22 to 30 September 2018. This was the first edition to use the name of FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.

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Bobby Jones was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport. Jones founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club, and co-founded the Master’s Tournament. The innovations that he introduced at the Masters have been copied by virtually every professional golf tournament in the world. Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete at a national and international level. During his peak from 1923 to 1930, he dominated the top-level amateur competition and competed very successfully against the world’s best professional golfers.

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“Bingo Bango Bongo” is the playing format of golf. Bingo Bango Bongo is a points-based game that can be played by two or more players or teams. In Bingo Bango Bongo, three types of achievements are rewarded with a point: the first player to get their ball on the green (bingo), closest to the hole once all balls are on the green (bango), first to hole out (bongo).

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South Korea won the most number of medals in golf at the Asian Games.

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Greece is the birthplace of boxing. The earliest evidence of boxing rules dates back to Ancient Greece, where boxing was established as an Olympic game in 688 BC. Boxing evolved from 16th- and 18th-century prizefights, largely in Great Britain, to the forerunner of modern boxing in the mid-19th century with the 1867 introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules.