SPORTS & GAMES

HOCKEY

HOCKEY
*Hockey is the national game of
Ans : India and Pakistan
*Number of players in a Hockey team including one goal keeper
Ans : 11
*Normal duration of a Hockey game
Ans : 70 minutes (From 2014 60 min)
*International Hockey tournaments are regulated by
Ans : FIH (International Hockey Federation)
*The headquarters of FIH is situated at
Ans : Lausanne (Switzerland)
*FIH was formed in
Ans : 1924
*1st President of FIH
Ans : Paul Leautey
*Hockey World Cups were started in
Ans : 1971 (at Barcelona, Spain)
*1st champion of Hockey World Cup
Ans : Pakistan
*Hockey World Cup trophy was designed by
Ans : Bashir Moojid
*The country became the most successful team in Hockey world cup
Ans : Pakistan
*Hockey World Cups are held in every
Ans : Four years
*First Asian city to host world cup in 1975..................

CURRENT AFFAIRS ON SPORTS

CURRENT AFFAIRS ON SPORTS

FIFA WORLD CUP(20TH) - 2014
*Host country - Brazil
*Number of Teams - 12
*Official logo - All in one rhythm
*Matches played - 64
*Venues - 12
*Champions - Germany (4th title)
*Runner-Up - Argentina
*Third Place - Netherlands
*Fourth Place - Brazil
*Goal Scored - 171
*Top scorer - James Rodriguez (Colombia)
*Best player - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
*Best young player - Paul Pogba (France)
*Best goalkeeper - Manuel Neuer (Germany)
*Fair play award - Colombia

FIFA WORLD CUP
YEAR HOST COUNTRY
2014 Brazil
2018 Russia
2022 Qatar

SANTOSH TROPHY 2017
*71st edition of Santosh Trophy was..................

OLYMPICS

OLYMPICS
Olympics games was originated in
Ans : Greece
*First Olympic games was held in
Ans : BC776
*The prize for the winner at the ancient Olympic games
Ans : Kotinos (Olive wreath)
*Ancient Olympics was held in the honour of the
Ans : Greek God Zeus
*The Roman emperor who banned Olympics in AD 393
Ans : Theodosius
*First winner of ancient Olympics was
Ans : Koroibos
*Father of modern Olympics
Ans : Baron Pierre de Coubertin The
*International Olympics Committee (IOC) was founded by
Ans : Baron Pierre de Coubertin
*The International Olympics Committee was founded on
Ans : June 23,1894 at Lausanne (Switzerland)
*The Motto of IOC
Ans : Citius, Aldus, Fortius (Latin words)
which mean faster, higher, stronger
*First modern Olympics was held in
Ans : 1896 at Athens
*First winner of Mo..................

COMMON WEALTH GAMES

COMMON WEALTH GAMES
*International Commonwealth sport event which is attended by member “Countries ”
Ans : Commonwealth Games
*Father of Commonwealth Games
Ans : Ashley Cooper.
*Motto of Commonwealth Games
Ans : Humanity, Equality, Destiny
*First Commonwealth Games was held in
Ans : Hamilton (Canada; 1730)
*Number of member countries participated in the first Commonwealth games
Ans : 11

2014 COMMON WEALTH GAMES - 20TH
COMMON WEALTH GAMES
*Host City
Ans : Glasgow, Scotland
*Motto
Ans : People, Place, Passion
*Nation participating
Ans : 71
*Officially opened by
Ans : Elizabeth II
*Main venue
Ans : Celtic park (Opening ceremony) Hampden park (Closing Ceremony)
*Mascot
Ans : Clyde
*The official song of 20th common..................

FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL
*The most popular game in the world
Ans : Football
*The national game of most number of countries
Ans : Football
*The birth place of modern football Ans:England
*Other name of Football
Ans : Soccer
*International Governing Body of football
Ans : FIFA (Federation Internationalede Football Association)
*FIFA was established in
Ans : 1904
*Headquarters of FIFA
Ans: Zurich (Switzerland)
*Motto of FIFA
Ans : For the game for the world
*Designer of FIFA World Cup Trophy
Ans : Silvio Gazzaniga
*FIFA world cup trophy presented for the first time in
Ans : 1974
*First player to score a goal in FIFA world cup
Ans : Lucien Laurent
Ans : 90 minutes
*Weight of a football
Ans : 410 -415 gm
*Number of players in a football team
Ans : 11
*The height of a football post
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BADMINTON

BADMINTON
*Badminton was originated in 19th century in
Ans : British India
*In India, badminton is known as
Ans : Poona game
*Badminton is the national game of Indonesia and Malaysia Badminton has been a Summer Olympic sports with five events since
Ans : 1992
*The equipments used for playing badminton are
Ans : Racquet and shuttlecock
*The place where badminton is played
Ans : Court
*Number of feathers in a shuttle cock
Ans : 16
*Highest governing body of badminton all over the world
Ans : Badminton World Federation
*BWF was founded in
Ans : 1934
*India joined BWF in
Ans : 1936
*First Badminton World Federation World Championship was held in
Ans : 1977
*Badminton World Federation super series were Introduced in
Ans : 2007
*First country to win the world cup
Ans : Uruguay
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CRICKET

CRICKET
*Cricket was originated in
Ans : England
Ans : The country known as the 'Home of Cricket'
Ans : England
*Cricket is also known as
Ans : Gentlemen's game
*Maximum days of a Test Cricket
Ans : 5 (five)
*First Test match and first One-day matches were played between
Ans : Australia and England
*First recognised test match was commenced in March 1877 at
Ans : Melbourne Stadium (Australia won by 45 runs)
*India got its ICC membership in
Ans : 1926
*The government body of cricket in the world
Ans : International Cricket Council (ICC)
*The headquarters of ICC
Ans : Dubai
*ICC was formed on
Ans : June 15,1909
*Number of members in ICC
Ans : 105 members
*The oldest from of ICC
Ans : Imperial Cricket Conference
*First Indian to become the Chariman of ICC
Ans : N.Sreeniva..................

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