Sports GK MCQs
Sports GK (General Knowledge) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on different sports and games for competitive examinations. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App
31. What is Chen Meng famous for?
[A] As a Chinese tennis player
[B] As a Chinese polo player
[C] As a Chinese badminton player
[D] As a Chinese table tennis player
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Correct Answer: D [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
Chen Meng is a Chinese table tennis player. She is the women’s singles champion of the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She is also the silver medalist of women’s singles in the 2019 World Championships.
32. Which sport’s competition is the “China Vs World Challenge”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Squash
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Correct Answer: C [Table Tennis]
Notes:
The “China Vs World Challenge” is a table tennis competition. The China vs. World Challenge was an international table tennis competition organised by the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA), the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and Volkswagen. Each “China vs. World Challenge” consist of a two-day team competition in Shanghai between a China and a World all-star teams.
33. Who won the gold medal in women’s singles in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships?
[A] Ding Ning
[B] Chen Meng
[C] Liu Shiwen
[D] Wang Manyu
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Correct Answer: C [Liu Shiwen]
Notes:
Liu Shiwen won the gold medal in women’s singles in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships. The 2019 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 21 to 28 April 2019. It was the 55th edition of the championships and the fourth time that they were held in Budapest.
34. What is Jean-Philippe Gatien famous for?
[A] As a French table tennis player
[B] As a French tennis player
[C] As a French badminton player
[D] As a French football player
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Correct Answer: A [As a French table tennis player]
Notes:
Jean-Philippe Gatien is a French table tennis player. He competed at four Olympics from 1988 to 2000, winning silver in the singles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and bronze in doubles (with Patrick Chila) at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He won the World Table Tennis Championships in 1993, the Table Tennis World Cup in 1994, and was 13-time “champion de France”. His long list of victories makes him the greatest French table tennis player of all time.
35. Which sport’s competition is known as the “PGA Championship”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Golf
[C] Badminton
[D] Polo
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Correct Answer: B [Golf]
Notes:
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers’ Association of America. It is one of the four major championships in professional golf.
36. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Big Easy Tour”?
[A] Cricket
[B] Basketball
[C] Golf
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: C [Golf]
Notes:
The Big Easy Tour is a golf tour based in Southern Africa, founded in 2011. It is a developmental tour for the Sunshine Tour. The top five players earn Sunshine Tour cards, with those 6th–30th earning entry into the final stage of Sunshine Tour qualifying school. The tour is named after the nickname of South African golfer Ernie Els.
37. Which golf player is nicknamed “The Big Fijian”?
[A] Ben Hogan
[B] Vijay Singh
[C] Luka Modric
[D] Dustin Johnson
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Correct Answer: B [Vijay Singh]
Notes:
Vijay Singh nicknamed “The Big Fijian”, is a Fijian professional golfer. He has won 34 events on the PGA Tour, including three major championships: one Masters title (2000) and two PGA Championships (1998, 2004). He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2006.
38. What is the “Royal Birkdale Club” famous for?
[A] As a golf club
[B] As a tennis club
[C] As a football club
[D] As a table tennis club
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Correct Answer: A [As a golf club]
Notes:
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom in North West England, located in Southport, Merseyside. It is one of the clubs in the rotation for both the Open Championship and Women’s British Open and has hosted the Open Championship ten times from 1954 through 2017.
39. Since which Summer Olympics, wrestling has been introduced in the official events program?
[A] 1904 Summer Olympics
[B] 1908 Summer Olympics
[C] 1912 Summer Olympics
[D] 1916 Summer Olympics
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Correct Answer: A [1904 Summer Olympics]
Notes:
Wrestling has been an event at every modern Olympic Games since the 1904 games in St. Louis, Missouri (a demonstration had been performed at the first modern Olympics).
40. Which is the country of origin of the “Lucha Libre” wrestling?
[A] Argentina
[B] Brazil
[C] Mexico
[D] Chile
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Correct Answer: C [Mexico]
Notes:
Lucha libre is the term used in Mexico for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form of the genre, characterized by colourful masks, rapid sequences of holds and manoeuvres, as well as “high-flying” manoeuvres, some of which have been adopted in the United States and elsewhere.