Sports of the world

01 The country that first played chess was India
02 Prakash Padukone was a famous player of Badminton
03 "Black Pearl" was the name given to Pele
04 Nehru Mountaineering Institute is located at Mahidanda,200 kms from Dalhousie
05 The oldest game in the world is Polo
06 The biggest stadium in the world is Strahov stadium at Prague
07 The YMCA Coach who originated volley ball was A.T.Hallsted of America
08 Bobby Fischer was known as the Chess king
09 The National game of America is Baseball
10 The oldest football tournament is the Durand Cup tournament
11 Major Dhyanchand was a famous name in Hockey
12 The first olympic games were held in Athens
13 The first men to climb Mount everest were Tensing and Hillary
14 The first Asian to win the Hong Kong seiko Super Tennis Title was Ramesh Krishnan
15 Football was first included in the Olympic games in 1900
16 The term `Knock Out' is associated with Boxing
17 Wimbledon trophy is associated with Lawn Tennis
18 The full name of the great footballer Pele is Edmond Arantos Nessimente De Pele
19 The first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest was Bachendri Pal
20 The first batsman to score 10,000 runs in test cricket was Sunil Gavaskar
21 The youngest player to score a century in the test Cricket is Mushtaq Muhammad of Pakistan
22 The length of a cricket pitch is 22 yards
23 Major Dhyan Chand is also known as Wizard of Hockey
24 `Clean and Jerk' is associated with Weight lifting
25 Agakhan Gold Cup is associated with Hockey
26 Indira Gandhi Gold Cup is awarded for Women's Hockey
27 The game in which the referee is called the President is Fencing
28 Zafar Iqbal was associated with Hockey
29 In Basket ball,each team consists of how many players Five
30 The first Grand Slam in tennis was won by Donald Budge
31 Basket ball was included in the Olympics in the year 1936
32 Indian Golf Union was established in the year 1955
33 Milkha Singh won the prestigious Helms trophy in the year 1953
34 IFA stands for Indian Football Association
35 Donald Bradman was associated with Cricket
36 Milkha singh was popularly known as the Flying sikh
37 The first Indian to secure a Grandmaster norm in chess is Vishwanathan Anand
38 Geet Sethi received his first professional title in the year 1991
39 The first boxer to receive Arjuna Award was Buddy De'suza
40 The first Indian woman National Snooker champion was Judi Walia
41 The first Indian Chess player who defeated the world champion was Sultan Khan
42 The men's singles Wimbledon championship of 1997 was won by Pete Sampras
43 The 12th Asian Games were hosted by Japan
44 The 8th Asian Games were held in Bankok
45 In cricket,LBW stands for Leg Before Wicket
46 The overall length of a Badminton court is 44 feet
47 The Indian hockey player who has scored the maximum goals in olympics is Surinder Singh Sodhi
48 Joe Louis is associated with Boxing
49 Prudential world cup was awarded for Cricket
50 `To hell with hockey' was written by Aslam Sher Khan
51 The sport also known as Toxophily is Archery
52 The height of the cricket stumps is 71.12 cms
53 The name of the cricket test venue at Leads is Headingley
54 The first Indian woman powerlifter to set a world record was Sumita Latha
55 The name of the cricket test venue at Birmingham is Edgbaston
56 The first Indian to score a double hundred against the West Indies was Dilip Sardesai
57 The diameter of the Tennis ball is 63.5 to 67 mm
58 Divyendu Barua is associated with Chess
59 The youngest player to lead a country in test cricket was Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
60 The first Test Cricket player of India was K.S. Ranjit Singh
61 The youngest player to play cricket for England was D.B.Close
62 The cricketer A.L.Thomson was nicknamed Froggy
63 `Story of a Cricket Person' was written by E.W.swanton
64 Two well known bowlers who were killed in the world war II were Ken Farmers and Hedley Verity
65 The term `Crowning' is used in Checkers
66 The number of players in a baseball team is Nine
67 Table Tennis Federation of India was established in 1937
68 Diana Eduljee is associated with Cricket
69 A shuttle cock has how many feathers Sixteen
70 `By God's Grace' was written by Kapil Dev
71 The term `Faugio' is associated with Motor Racing
72 The old name of table tennis was Ping Pong
73 The duration of an international football match is 90 minutes
74 Saly Joseph excelled in Volleyball
75 S.Prakash is associated with Kho Kho
76 The first kho kho player to receive Arjuna Award was Sudhir Bhaskar Rao
77 Stefi Graff is a citizen of West Germany
78 `The Gold Hattrick' was written by Balbir Singh
79 Mohammed Ali Clay was associated with Boxing
80 Richard Hadlee was a cricketer from New zealand
81 the first woman to win six gold medals in swimming in one Olympic (1998) was Kristin Otto
82 The length of a Badminton racket is 26 inches
83 Golf originated in Scotland
84 The award given to persons who excel in the field of coaching is Dronacharya Award
85 The national sport of Japan is Judo
86 The first Himalayan car rally was won by Shekar Mehla of Kenya
87 Foot ball legend Pele belonged to Brazil
88 Karate originated in Japan
89 The word `karate' means Bare hands
90 The term `Jockey' is associated with Horse racing
91 The term `Niblick' is associated with Golf
92 Holkar Trophy is associated with Bridge
93 Gary Kasparov is associated with Chess
94 The commonwealth games were earlier known as British Empire Games
95 The commonwealth games are held once in Four years
96 The 15th Commonwealth games were held at Victoria (Canada)
97 The 1996 Olympic games were held at Atlanta
98 The Swaythling cup is associated with Table Tennis
99 The West Chester cup is associated with Polo
100 Asian Games are held once in Four years
101 The first Asian Games weld in 1951 at New Delhi
102 In 1954,the Asian Games were held at Manila
103 The 1928 Olympic games were held at Amsterdam
104 The 2000 olympic games were held at Sydney
105 The 2004 Olympic games were held at Athens
106 The 1992 Olympic games were held at Barcelona
107 The terms `Mallet' is associated with Polo
108 The terms `Breast stroke' is associated with Swimming
109 The term `Tobogganing' is associated with Skiing
110 `Davis Cup' is associated with Tennis
111 World Cup 1996 for cricket was won by Srilanka
112 The 1997 French Open women's title was won by Iva Majoli
113 The 1997 French Open men's title was won by Gustavo Kurten
114 The 1997 Wimbledon Open women's title was won by Martina Hingis
115 The 1997 US Open men's title was won by Petr Corda
116 The 1997 US Open women's title was won by Martina Hingis
117 The 1998 Australian Open men's title was won by Patrick Rafter
118 The 1998 Australian Open women's title was won by Martina Hingis
119 The only cricketer to win four consecutive `Man of the Match' awards is Saurav Ganguly
120 The fastest century in one day international cricket was scored by Shahid Afridi
121 The cricketer who has scored the highest number of centuries in one day cricket is Sachin Tendulkar
122 Leander Paes won the Bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics beating Fernando Melizeni
123 In the Wills World Cup 1996 for cricket,the Man-of-the Series Award was won by Sanath Jayasuriya
124 In the wills world Cup Cricket Tournament 1996,Srilanka won the final defeating Australia
125 Evander Holyfield is associated with Boxing
126 Michael Jordan is associated with Basketball
127 In the 1997 Wimbledon championship men's final, Pete Sampras defeated Cedric Pioline
128 In the 1997 Wimbledon championship women's final,Martina Hingis defeated Jana Novotna
129 Martina Hingis,the famous tennis player,hails from Switzerland
130 In the 1997 french open men's final,Gustavo Kuerten defeated Serji Bruguera
131 Gustavo Kuerten hails from Brazil
132 In the 1997 French Open women's final,Iva Majoli defeated Martina Hingis
133 Iva Majoli hails from Croatia
134 In the 1997 US open men's final,Patrick Rafter defeated Greg Rusedki
135 Patrick Rafter hails from Australia
136 In the 1997 US open women's final,Martina hingis defeated Venus Williams
137 In the 1997 Australian open men's final,Pete Sampras defeated Carlos Moya
138 In the 1997 Australian open women's final,Martina hingis defeated Mary Pierce
139 The 1996 Olympics gold medal for Tennis(Men's) was won by Andre Agassi
140 The 1996 Olympics gold medal for Tennis(Women's) was won by Lindsay Davenport
141 Meherwan Daruwala is associated with Squash
142 P.Ganesan is associated with Kabaddi
143 P.Ganesan won the Arjuna award in the year 1995
144 Dhanraj pillay is associated with Hockey
145 Dhanraj Pillay won the Arjuna Award in the year 1995
146 Batista is associated with football
147 Batista hails from Brazil
148 Andy Flower is associated with Cricket
149 Andy Flower hails from Zimbabwe
150 The first Winter Olympic Games were held at Chamonix,France
151 The five rings of the Olympic symbol represent Five continents
152 The Olympic flag was first raised in 1920 at the Antwerp Games
153 The term `Deuce' is associated with Lawn Tennis
154 The Ezar Cup is associated with Polo
155 The Football World Cup 1930 was held at Uruguay
156 The 1934 Football world Cup was held at Italy
157 The Worldcup Football 1998 was held at France
158 The Worldcup Football 1998 was won by France
159 In the Worldcup Football 1998,the losing finalists were Brazil
160 The Worldcup Football 2002 is scheduled to be held at Japan & South Korea
161 The Worldcup Football 1986 was won by Argentina
162 The Worldcup Football 1990 was won by W.Germany
163 The Worldcup Football 1994 was won by Brazil
164 In the Worldcup Football 1982,Italy won the final defeating W.Germany
165 The Worldcup Football 1982 was held at Spain
166 The Worldcup Football 1986 was held at Mexico
167 The Worldcup Football 1990 was held at Italy
168 The Worldcup Football 1994 was held at USA
169 The terms `off-break' is used in Cricket
170 The term `Rubber' is used in Cricket
171 The term `Smash' is used in Lawn Tennis
172 The term `Free kick' is used in Football
173 The term `Castle' is used in Chess
174 The term `Jab' is used in Boxing
175 The term `Bunting' is used in Baseball
176 The length of the Derby Course is 2.4 km
177 The weight of the Hockey ball is 5 3/4 ounces
178 The length of the Football field is 100 yds to 130 yds
179 The Cricket ground at Colombo is Khettarama Stadium
180 The Arthur Walker trophy is associated with Billiards
181 The 50th Common Wealth Games were held in Victoria (Canada) in the year 1994
182 In the 15th Common Wealth Wealth Games,the highest number of Gold medals were won by Australia
183 The 2002 common Wealth Games are scheduled to be held at Manchester
184 The 1990 common Wealth Games were held at Auckland
185 The Worldcup Football 1998 was won by France
186 The Worldcup Football 2002 was held at South Korea & Japan
187 The Worldcup Football 2002 was won by Brazil
188 The Worldcup Football 2006 was held at Germany
189 The Worldcup Football 2006 was won by Italy
190 The Worldcup Football 2010 was held at South Africa
191 The Worldcup Football 2010 was won by Spain
192 The 2008 olympic games were held at Beijing
193 The First Cricket Worldcup was held in England, 1975
194 The First Cricket Worldcup was won by West Indies
195 The 2nd Cricket Worldcup was held in England, 1979
196 The 2nd Cricket Worldcup was won by West Indies
197 The 3rd Cricket Worldcup was held in England, 1983
198 The 3rd Cricket Worldcup was won by India
199 The 4th Cricket Worldcup was held in India, 1987
200 The 4th Cricket Worldcup was won by Australia
201 The 5th Cricket Worldcup was held in Australia, 1992
202 The 5th Cricket Worldcup was won by Pakistan
203 The 6th Cricket Worldcup was held in Pakistan, 1996
204 The 6th Cricket Worldcup was won by Sri Lanka
205 The 7th Cricket Worldcup was held in England, 1999
206 The 7th Cricket Worldcup was won by Australia
207 The 8th Cricket Worldcup was held in South Africa,2003
208 The 8th Cricket Worldcup was won by Australia
209 The 9th Cricket Worldcup was held in West Indies,2007`
210 The 9th Cricket Worldcup was won by Australia