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. The “FIBA Hall of Fame” honours players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators of which sport?
[A] Baseball
[B] Rugby
[C] Basketball
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: C [Basketball]
Notes:
The “FIBA Hall of Fame” honours players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators of basketball sport. The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honours players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA, in 1991. The FIBA Hall of Fame building is a basketball museum built-in Community of Madrid, Spain, by the Pedro Ferrandiz Foundation.
32. Which country’s basketball governing body is the “Hellenic Basketball Federation”?
[A] Greece
[B] Spain
[C] Italy
[D] Sweden
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Correct Answer: A [Greece]
Notes:
Greece’s basketball governing body is the “Hellenic Basketball Federation”. The Hellenic Basketball Federation is the main basketball governing body for the sport in Greece. It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Greece, including both the junior and senior national teams, of both men and women.
33. Which country became the champion of the first FIBA World Basketball Championship held in 1950?
[A] Argentina
[B] United States of America
[C] Chile
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: A [Argentina]
Notes:
Argentina became the champion of the first FIBA World Basketball Championship held in 1950. The 1950 FIBA World Championship, also called the 1st World Basketball Championship – 1950, was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 22 October to 3 November 1950.
34. Which sport is also known as “ping-pong”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Table Tennis
[C] Ludo
[D] Karate
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Correct Answer: B [Table Tennis]
Notes:
Table Tennis sport is also known as “ping-pong”. Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net.
35. What is “Fan Zhendong” famous for?
[A] As a Chinese table tennis player
[B] As a Chinese tennis player
[C] As a Chinese badminton player
[D] As a Chinese polo player
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Correct Answer: A [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
“Fan Zhendong” is a Chinese table tennis player. Fan Zhendong is a Chinese professional table tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 for men’s singles by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). After joining the Chinese National Table Tennis Team in 2012 as the youngest member of the team, he went on to become the youngest ITTF World Tour Champion and the youngest World Table Tennis Champion.
36. What is “Headis” sport?
[A] A mix of table tennis and association football
[B] A mix of tennis and association football
[C] A mix of badminton and association football
[D] A mix of squash and association football
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Correct Answer: A [A mix of table tennis and association football]
Notes:
Headis is a mix of table tennis and the heading of association football. It is played at a regular table tennis table so it combines tactical elements of table tennis and the legwork of tennis. Two players play at a regular table tennis table and the ball must only make contact with the head. The table, however, can be touched by any part of your body. Playing a volley is allowed as well. After every ball played you have to touch the ground before heading the next ball.
37. 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.
38. Which sport’s professional tour is “Symetra Tour”?
[A] Cricket
[B] Polo
[C] Golf
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: C [Golf ]
Notes:
The Symetra Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour. Tour membership is open to professional women golfers and to qualified amateurs.
39. Which two sports combine to form the game called “Sholf”?
[A] Table Shuffleboard and polo
[B] Table Shuffleboard and golf
[C] Table Shuffleboard and tennis
[D] Table Shuffleboard and table tennis
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Correct Answer: B [Table Shuffleboard and golf ]
Notes:
Sholf is a lawn game that is a cross between table shuffleboard and golf. Players take turns putting golf balls into scoring zones printed on a putting green. Players take turns putting golf balls, trying to score points, bump opposing golf balls off the green, and/or protect their own golf ball from bump-offs. Each player or team of two players is assigned a golf ball colour.
40. Which sport’s three main play styles are “outside fighter”, “brawler”, and “inside fighter”?
[A] Wrestling
[B] Boxing
[C] Weightlifting
[D] Archery
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Correct Answer: B [Boxing]
Notes:
“Outside fighter”, “brawler”, and “inside fighter” are three main play styles of boxing. “Style” is often defined as the strategic approach a fighter takes during a bout. No two fighters’ styles are alike, as each is determined by that individual’s physical and mental attributes. Three main styles exist in boxing: outside fighter (“boxer”), brawler (or “slugger”), and Inside fighter (“swarmer”).