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
Ans : Kuala Lumpur
*India won the Hockey World Cup for the first time in
Ans : 1975
*Indian Captain when India won the World Cup in 1975
Ans : Ajit pal Singh
*The regulating body of Hockey in India
Ans : Hockey India
*Hockey India was formed in
Ans : 2009
*Headquarters of Hockey India
Ans : New Delhi
*First Indian city to host World cup Hockey (1982)
Ans : Mumbai
*Champions of Mumbai World Cup-1982
Ans : Pakistan
*Hockey was included in Olympics for the first time in
Ans : 1908
*First Gold medal winner of Olympic Hockey
Ans : England
*Most successful team in Olympic Hockey
Ans : India
*India won its first Olympic Gold medal in
Ans : 1928
*First Women's World Cup was held in
Ans : 1974 at France
*1st Champion of Women's World Cup Hockey
Ans : Netherlands
*The most successful women hockey team in World Cup hockey
Ans : Netherlands
*Women's Hockey was included in Olympics for the first time in
Ans : 1980 (Moscow)
*The most successful teams in Olympics Women's Hockey
Ans : Australia & Netherlands
*First Hockey player to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Ans : Dhanraj Pillay
*Indian Hockey player who was nominated in Rajya Sabha in 2012
Ans : Dilip Tirkey
*First hockey player who won Arjuna award
Ans : Prithipal Singh
*The oldest Hockey tournament in India
Ans : Beighton cup (started in 1895)
*Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament is held in every 2 years in
Ans : Malaysia
*Most successful team in Azlan Shah Cup
Ans : Australia
*First Hockey Club in India was formed at
Ans : Calcutta (1885)
*First Malayalee included in Indian Hockey team
Ans : Manuel Frederick
*First Malayan to become the captain of Indian Hockey team 
Ans : Shreejesh

Famous hockey players In India

*Dhyan Chand          *Dhanraj Pillay,
*Balbir Singh            *Dilip Tirkey,
*Sardara Singh        *Shreejesh etc 

2014 MEN'S HOKEY WORLD CUP

*Host Country-Netherlands
*Host city -The Hague
*Teams -12
*Matches played-38

*Champions - Australia (3rd title)
*Runner up - Netherlands
*Top Score - Gonzalo Peillat (10 goal; Argentina)
*Best Player - Mark Knowles (Australia)
*2014 Women's World Cup Champion - Netherlands
*Runner up - Australia


*2018 Men's Hockey world cup will be held in
Ans : India (Hosting City - Bhubaneswar)
*2018 Women's Hockey world cup will be held in
Ans : England

HOCKEY INDIA LEAGUE

*Hockey India League is administered by
Ans : Hockey India
*Hockey India League was founded in
Ans : 2013
*Most successful team in HIL
Ans : Ranchi Rays
*Most Goals were won by
Ans : Ashley Jackson (36)
 

DHYAN CHAND

*The person who is known as the Wizard of India Hockey
Ans : Dhyan Chand  
*Dbyan Chand was born on
Ans : August 29,1905 at Allahabad(UP)
*The birthday (August 29) is celebrated as 
Ans : National Sports day In India
*Dhyan Chand appeared in Olympics for India for the first time in
Ans : 1928 (Amsterdam Olympics)
*1936 Olympic Hockey Team of India was led by
Ans : Dhyan Chand  
*Dhyan Chand died on
Ans : December 3,1979 at Delhi.
*Dhyan Chand sports stadium is situated at 
Ans : Jhansi
*Autobiography of Hockey wizard Dhyan
Ans : Goal
*2015 Champions
Ans : Ranchi Rays
*2016 Champions
Ans : Punjab Warriors
*2017 Champions
Ans : Kalinga Lancers