Sports GK Questions - MCQs on Sports General Knowledge
Sports GK (General Knowledge) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on different sports and games for competitive examinations.
31. Who was awarded the “best player” in the 2019 FIFA Women’s Football World Cup?
[A] Megan Rapinoe
[B] Ellen White
[C] Alex Morgan
[D] Giulia Gwinn
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Correct Answer: A [Megan Rapinoe]
Notes:
Megan Rapinoe was awarded the “best player” in the 2019 FIFA Women’s Football World Cup. The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. It took place between 7 June and 7 July 2019, in France. The United States entered the competition as defending champions after winning the 2015 edition in Canada and successfully defended their title with a 2–0 victory over the Netherlands in the final match.
32. Who was “Arthur Ashe”?
[A] An American tennis player
[B] An American football player
[C] An American polo player
[D] An American golf player
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Correct Answer: A [An American tennis player ]
Notes:
Arthur Ashe was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
33. Which country houses the “International Tennis Hall of Fame”?
[A] Canada
[B] England
[C] United States of America
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: C [United States of America]
Notes:
The United States of America houses the “International Tennis Hall of Fame”. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It honours both players and other contributors to the sport of tennis.
34. Who won the gold medal in table tennis women’s singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
[A] Kim Song-i
[B] Li Xiaoxia
[C] Mima Ito
[D] Ding Ning
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Correct Answer: D [Ding Ning]
Notes:
Ding Ning won the gold medal in table tennis women’s singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 17 August 2016. Table tennis had appeared at the Summer Olympics on seven previous occasions beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In addition to men’s and women’s singles, the team events were staged for the third time since replacing doubles events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
35. What is Sharath Kamal famous for?
[A] As an Indian tennis player
[B] As an Indian squash player
[C] As an Indian table tennis player
[D] As an Indian badminton player
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Correct Answer: C [As an Indian table tennis player]
Notes:
Achanta Sharath Kamal is a professional table tennis player from India. He is the first Indian table tennis player ever to become nine times Senior National Champion hence breaking the record of eight times National Champion Kamlesh Mehta. Recently he received the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri.
36. 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.
37. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Sunshine Tour”?
[A] Baseball
[B] Tennis
[C] Polo
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: D [Golf]
Notes:
The Sunshine Tour is a men’s professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its early history, it was known either as the South African Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the Vodacom Tour and the FNB Tour.
38. Which boxing style is in which a boxer seeks to maintain distance between himself and his opponent, fighting with faster, longer range punches, most notably the jab and gradually wearing his opponent down?
[A] Boxer/out-fighter
[B] Boxer-puncher
[C] Counter puncher
[D] Brawler/slugger
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Correct Answer: A [Boxer/out-fighter]
Notes:
A classic “boxer” or stylist (also known as an “out-fighter”) seeks to maintain distance between himself and his opponent, fighting with faster, longer range punches, most notably the jab, and gradually wearing his opponent down.
39. The oldest bows used in archery discovered anywhere in the world “Holmegaard bow” is found in which country?
[A] Norway
[B] Denmark
[C] Sweden
[D] Poland
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Correct Answer: B [Denmark]
40. Which archer ranks first, as of 2020, in compound men individual archery?
[A] Evren Cagiran
[B] Kris Schaff
[C] Mike Schloesser
[D] Braden Gellenthien
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Correct Answer: D [Braden Gellenthien]
