Here are 100 Sports Quiz Questions with Answers — mixed difficulty, suitable for competitive exams, GK posts, and quizzes.
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100 Sports Quiz Questions (With Answers)
1–20: General Sports GK
1. Which country is known as the birthplace of the Olympic Games?
Answer: Greece
2. How many players are there in a cricket team?
Answer: 11
3. What is the national sport of Japan?
Answer: Sumo Wrestling
4. Which sport is Lionel Messi associated with?
Answer: Football
5. How long is an Olympic swimming pool?
Answer: 50 meters
6. Who is known as the “Sprint King”?
Answer: Usain Bolt
7. Which sport uses a shuttlecock?
Answer: Badminton
8. Which country hosts the Wimbledon Championship?
Answer: United Kingdom
9. How many rings are there in the Olympic symbol?
Answer: 5
10. Who is called the “God of Cricket”?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
11. What sport is played at the Super Bowl?
Answer: American Football
12. The term “Love” is used in which sport?
Answer: Tennis
13. Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2022?
Answer: Argentina
14. Which is the national game of India (Traditional)?
Answer: Hockey
15. Who has won the most Olympic medals in history?
Answer: Michael Phelps
16. Which sport features a pommel horse?
Answer: Gymnastics
17. Who is known as the Flying Sikh of India?
Answer: Milkha Singh
18. What does LBW stand for in cricket?
Answer: Leg Before Wicket
19. Which country invented table tennis?
Answer: England
20. Which sport is played at the Ryder Cup?
Answer: Golf
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21–40: Cricket Quiz
21. Who won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011?
Answer: India
22. Where is the Eden Gardens stadium located?
Answer: Kolkata
23. Who is the fastest bowler in cricket history?
Answer: Shoaib Akhtar
24. Which cricketer is known as the “Wall”?
Answer: Rahul Dravid
25. First Indian to hit a triple century in Test cricket?
Answer: Virender Sehwag
26. Who is the first woman to score a double century in ODI cricket?
Answer: Belinda Clark
27. Who won IPL 2024?
Answer: Kolkata Knight Riders
28. What is the maximum number of overs in a T20 match?
Answer: 20 overs per side
29. Which Indian bowler took 10 wickets in an innings?
Answer: Anil Kumble
30. Which country won the first Cricket World Cup (1975)?
Answer: West Indies
31. Who is the highest run-scorer in ODI cricket?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
32. Name the trophy for India–Australia Test series.
Answer: Border–Gavaskar Trophy
33. Who is India’s first World Cup-winning captain?
Answer: Kapil Dev
34. Which cricketer is known as “Captain Cool”?
Answer: MS Dhoni
35. Largest cricket stadium in the world?
Answer: Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad)
36. Which bowler has the most Test wickets?
Answer: Muttiah Muralitharan
37. Which country is called the “Kiwis” in cricket?
Answer: New Zealand
38. Which batsman is known for the ‘Helicopter Shot’?
Answer: MS Dhoni
39. First Indian woman to win ICC Cricketer of the Year?
Answer: Jhulan Goswami
40. What is the diameter of a cricket ball?
Answer: 22.4–22.9 cm (circumference), 7.1–7.3 cm (diameter approx.)
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41–60: Football Quiz
41. Who is known as CR7?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
42. Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?
Answer: Brazil
43. Who scored the “Hand of God” goal?
Answer: Diego Maradona
44. Which club does Erling Haaland play for (2025)?
Answer: Manchester City
45. What is the full form of FIFA?
Answer: Fédération Internationale de Football Association
46. Which country hosted FIFA World Cup 2018?
Answer: Russia
47. Who is known as “The Pharaoh” in football?
Answer: Mohamed Salah
48. Which team won UEFA Euro 2020?
Answer: Italy
49. Which country hosted Copa América 2021?
Answer: Brazil
50. Who is the all-time top scorer in international football?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
51. Which club is known as “The Red Devils”?
Answer: Manchester United
52. Who won the Ballon d’Or 2023?
Answer: Lionel Messi
53. In football, how many minutes are played?
Answer: 90 minutes
54. Which Indian footballer is known as Captain Fantastic?
Answer: Sunil Chhetri
55. Where is the Camp Nou stadium located?
Answer: Barcelona, Spain
56. Which country invented football/soccer?
Answer: England
57. What is the size of a football?
Answer: Size 5 (for adults)
58. Which team won the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019?
Answer: USA
59. Who is known as the “King of Football”?
Answer: Pelé
60. The Indian Super League (ISL) started in which year?
Answer: 2014
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61–80: Olympics & World Sports
61. Who lights the Olympic flame?
Answer: A chosen athlete
62. When were the first modern Olympics held?
Answer: 1896
63. Which city hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Paris
64. What is the marathon distance?
Answer: 42.195 km
65. Which sport is Simone Biles known for?
Answer: Gymnastics
66. Which country dominates table tennis?
Answer: China
67. Which sport uses the terms “pin” and “fall”?
Answer: Wrestling
68. What is the national sport of Canada?
Answer: Ice Hockey & Lacrosse
69. Which sport is Michael Jordan associated with?
Answer: Basketball
70. Who is the fastest woman in the world (current Olympic record)?
Answer: Florence Griffith-Joyner
71. The Ashes series is played between which two countries?
Answer: England and Australia
72. Which sport uses a bat, a ball, and four bases?
Answer: Baseball
73. Which sport has the term “knockout”?
Answer: Boxing
74. How many players in a volleyball team?
Answer: 6
75. Which sport uses the term “checkmate”?
Answer: Chess
76. Which sport awards the Stanley Cup?
Answer: Ice Hockey
77. Where is the headquarters of the IOC?
Answer: Lausanne, Switzerland
78. Which sport is also called Ping Pong?
Answer: Table Tennis
79. What does VAR stand for in football?
Answer: Video Assistant Referee
80. Which country hosts the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix?
Answer: Monaco
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81–100: Mixed Sports Questions
81. Who is known as the Flying Finn?
Answer: Paavo Nurmi
82. What is the national game of Bangladesh?
Answer: Kabaddi
83. How many squares on a chessboard?
Answer: 64
84. Which sport uses “duck” as a term?
Answer: Cricket
85. What is the highest score in a single over in cricket?
Answer: 36 runs
86. Who is the first Indian Olympic medalist (individual)?
Answer: KD Jadhav
87. Which sport uses a bow and arrow?
Answer: Archery
88. Which sport features “slalom”?
Answer: Skiing
89. Which country hosts the La Liga league?
Answer: Spain
90. Who is known as the Brown Bomber?
Answer: Joe Louis (Boxing)
91. Which sport uses the term “birdie”?
Answer: Golf
92. What is the duration of a boxing round?
Answer: 3 minutes
93. National sport of Russia?
Answer: Russian Martial Arts (Sambo)
94. What sport does PV Sindhu play?
Answer: Badminton
95. Which sport awards the Thomas Cup?
Answer: Badminton
96. What is the weight of a cricket ball?
Answer: 155.9–163 grams
97. Which sport is also known as “The Gentlemen’s Game”?
Answer: Cricket
98. Who is the first Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal?
Answer: Mary Kom
99. Which sport uses tees and clubs?
Answer: Golf
100. What is the national game of Bhutan?
Answer: Archery
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