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Trivia Quiz on Sports: Are you ready to dive into the rich tapestry of Indian sports? This quiz is your ultimate playground to showcase your knowledge and passion for the diverse world of sports in India. From the cricket fields that unite the nation to the kabaddi courts that display unmatched vigor, and the hockey pitches where history is painted, this challenge is designed to test your knowledge about Sports.

In this article, we have provided 100 questions on sports including cricket, hockey, tennis, football, etc.

General Sports Trivia

The below quiz is based on general sports, history, and facts:

  1. Who is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the English Premier League?
    • Alan Shearer – 260 goals
  2. Who is the only athlete to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100m and 400m?
    • Michael Johnson (USA)
  3. In which country was the sport of curling invented?
    • Scotland
  4. Which country won the first-ever Cricket World Cup in 1975?
    • West Indies
  5. What is the name of the horse that won the 2018 Triple Crown in the United States?
    • Justify
  6. Who holds the record for the most Grand Slam tennis titles won in the Open Era?
    • Margaret Court – 24 titles
  7. Which team won the 2019 NBA Finals?
    • Toronto Raptors
  8. Who won the men’s marathon at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?
    • Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)
  9. In which city are the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located?
    • Lausanne, Switzerland
  10. Who was the first African American to win the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship?
    • Arthur Ashe
  11. Who is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the NBA?
    • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  12. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the US Open in 2021?
    • Daniil Medvedev
  13. Which team won the UEFA Champions League in 2021?
    • Chelsea FC
  14. Who won the Ballon d’Or award for men’s football in 2021?
    • Lionel Messi
  15. Which country won the Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020?
    • Australia

More Sports Trivia

  1. Who is the all-time leading wicket-taker in men’s Test cricket?
    • Muttiah Muralitharan
  2. Which team won the Stanley Cup in 2021?
    • Tampa Bay Lightning
  3. Who won the women’s singles title at the 2021 French Open?
    • Barbora Krejcikova
  4. In which city were the 2018 Winter Olympics held?
    • Pyeongchang, South Korea
  5. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the Australian Open in 2021?
    • Novak Djokovic
  6. Who holds the record for the most home runs in a single MLB season?
    • Barry Bonds – 73 home runs (2001)
  7. Which team won the NBA Championship in 2021?
    • Milwaukee Bucks
  8. Who won the Ballon d’Or award for women’s football in 2021?
    • Alexia Putellas
  9. In which city were the 2016 Summer Olympics held?
    • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  10. Which team won the World Series in 2021?
    • Atlanta Braves
  11. Who won the FIFA World Cup in 2018?
    • France
  12. Who is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the UEFA Champions League?
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
  13. Who won the gold medal in the men’s 100 meters at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?
    • Andre De Grasse
  14. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the US Open in 2021?
    • Emma Raducanu
  15. Who won the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament?
    • Italy
  16. Who won the men’s singles gold medal in tennis at the 2016 Rio Olympics?
    • Andy Murray
  17. Who won the Super Bowl in 2021?
    • Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  18. Who won the Tour de France in 2021?
    • Tadej Pogacar
  19. Who is the current world heavyweight boxing champion?
    • Oleksandr Usyk
  20. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the Australian Open in 2022?
    • Ashleigh Barty
  21. Who won the men’s singles gold medal in badminton at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?
    • Viktor Axelsen
  22. Who won the Premier League title in the 2020-2021 season?
    • Manchester City
  23. Who holds the record for the most career goals in women’s international football?
    • Christine Sinclair
  24. Who won the 2021 NBA MVP award?
    • Nikola Jokic
  25. Who won the 2021 NBA Finals MVP award?
    • Giannis Antetokounmpo
  26. Who won the men’s singles title at the 2021 Indian Wells Masters tennis tournament?
    • Alexander Zverev
  27. Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals in swimming?
    • Michael Phelps with 23 gold medals
  28. Who won the men’s singles title at the 2021 Miami Open tennis tournament?
    • Hubert Hurkacz
  29. Who won the 2021 Copa America in football (soccer)?
    • Argentina
  30. Who won the 2021 Players Championship in golf?
    • Justin Thomas
  31. Who was the first quarterback to throw for over 500 yards in a Super Bowl?
    • Tom Brady in Super Bowl LII with 505 passing yards
  32. Who is the only player in NBA history to have won both the MVP award and the Defensive Player of the Year award in the same season?
    • Hakeem Olajuwon in the 1993-1994 NBA season
  33. Who was the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl?
    • Tony Dungy with the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLI
  34. Who holds the record for the most points scored in a single NHL season?
    • Wayne Gretzky with 215 points in the 1985-1986 season
  35. Who was the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in the decathlon in three consecutive Olympic Games?
    • Ashton Eaton with gold medals at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympics
  36. Who holds the record for the most wins in NASCAR Cup Series history?
    • Richard Petty with 200 wins in his career
  37. Who was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball?
    • Jackie Robinson, who debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947
  38. Which country has won the most Rugby World Cup tournaments?
    • New Zealand with three titles
  39. Who holds the record for the fastest knockout in UFC history?
    • Duane Ludwig, who knocked out Jonathan Goulet in just six seconds at UFC Fight Night 3 in 2006
  40. Who was the first African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl?
    • Doug Williams, who won Super Bowl XXII with the Washington Redskins in 1988
  41. Which female golfer holds the record for the most LPGA Tour wins in history?
    • Kathy Whitworth with 88 career wins
  42. Who is the only golfer to win a PGA Tour event on every continent where golf is played?
    • Gary Player
  43. Which American football team won the first Super Bowl?
    • Green Bay Packers
  44. Who holds the record for the longest field goal in NFL history?
    • Matt Prater
  45. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in sailing?
    • Great Britain
  46. Who is the only boxer to win world titles in five different weight classes?
    • Floyd Mayweather Jr.
  47. Which MLB team has the most World Series titles?
    • New York Yankees
  48. Who was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
    • Alice Coachman
  49. Who is the only quarterback to win Super Bowls with two different teams?
    • Peyton Manning
  50. Which country has won the most Women’s World Cup titles in soccer?
    • United States
  51. Who was the first openly gay athlete to compete in the Olympic Games?
    • Matthew Mitcham
  52. What basketball player won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2018?
    • Kobe Bryant for “Dear Basketball”
  53. What former NFL player holds a Guinness World Record for the longest paper airplane throw?
    • Joe Ayoob
  54. What country did the first NHL player from Africa come from?
    • Nigeria
  55. Who is the only athlete to win Olympic gold in two different sports in both Summer and Winter Games?
    • Eddie Eagan
  56. What country has won the most World Cup soccer championships?
    • Brazil
  57. What baseball player holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single season?
    • Rickey Henderson
  58. What is the only country to have played in every World Cup soccer tournament?
    • Brazil
  59. Who is the only person to win the Boston Marathon and an Olympic gold medal in the same year?
    • Joan Benoit Samuelson
  60. What professional boxer has the longest unbeaten streak in the history of the sport?
    • Julio César Chávez
  61. What sport did the first ever documented game of in the United States involve kicking a ball across a field?
    • Soccer
  62. What NFL player is known for performing a touchdown dance known as the “Ickey Shuffle” in the late 1980s?
    • Ickey Woods
  63. What is the only country to have played in every single FIFA World Cup since the tournament’s inception in 1930?
    • Brazil
  64. In what sport do players use a “chucker” to hit a ball and try to score goals while riding horses?
    • Polo
  65. What is the oldest sport still played today, dating back to ancient Egypt and Greece?
    • Wrestling
  66. What professional basketball player holds the record for the most consecutive games with at least one three-pointer made?
    • Stephen Curry
  67. In what Olympic sport are athletes required to perform a “suicide” turn while hurtling down an icy track at high speeds?
    • Skeleton
  68. What Major League Baseball player is known for his record-breaking consecutive games played streak, which lasted for over 2,000 games?
    • Cal Ripken Jr.
  69. What is the only country to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times, with the third occasion being in 2021?
    • United States
  70. What NFL team was the first to have an official esports team?
    • Miami Dolphins
  71. What sport did professional golfer Tiger Woods play in high school and considered pursuing professionally before ultimately choosing golf?
    • Basketball
  72. What NFL quarterback has the most career rushing yards?
    • Michael Vick
  73. What former NFL quarterback was also drafted by the Chicago Cubs and played in their minor league system?
    • Russell Wilson
  74. Which NBA team was the first to hire a full-time female assistant coach?
    • San Antonio Spurs
  75. What NHL player is the only player in league history to score a goal in his first game, last game, and 1,000th game?
    • Gordie Howe
  76. Which country has won the most medals in Olympic snowboarding history?
    • United States
  77. In what year was the first World Cup of Softball held?
    • 1993
  78. Who was the first player to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award without making the playoffs?
    • Wes Unseld
  79. What MLB team holds the record for the most consecutive games won in a single season?
    • Cleveland Indians
  80. What former NBA player holds the record for the most steals in a single game?
    • Scottie Pippen
  81. Who is the only athlete to have won a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games?
    • Lauren Woolstencroft
  82. In what year did women’s boxing become an Olympic sport?
    • 2004
  83. What country has won the most Women’s Volleyball World Cup championships?
    • China
  84. Who is the only player to have won the NBA Finals MVP award while playing for the losing team?
    • Jerry West
  85. Home of Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays, the Rogers Centre opened in 1989 as the SkyDome – the world’s first sports arena to feature a fully retractable what?
    • Roof



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