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When was the white ball first used in cricket?

posted May 9, 2019 by Abu Anam

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Which Olympic Games were the first to be telecast worldwide? [MCQ]

posted Aug 9, 2018 by Sandeep Otari

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Which major international event prompted the United State to lead a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympic?

posted Sep 21, 2016 by Shantanu Arora

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From which material the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens was built?

posted Sep 7, 2017 by Naveen Kumar

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What sport was introduced to Britain in 1867 by a party of Caughnawaga Indians from Canada?

posted Jun 1, 2017 by Ankana Guchait

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What is the " HISTORY OF BADMINTON " ?

posted Apr 3, 2019 by anonymous

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At the 1968 Olympic Games held at Mexico City, what was the now-universal style introduced to the high jump?

posted Apr 27, 2016 by Karan Joglekar

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How were false starters punished in the ancient Olympic games?

posted Sep 6, 2017 by Ajoy Garang

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What is the lowest innings total in Indian Premier League(IPL) history?

posted Apr 24, 2017 by Tanmay

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Why was the Ice Hockey World Championship at Chamonix in 1930 moved mid-championship to Vienna and Berlin?

posted Apr 21, 2017 by Mohammad

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What was the history behind the "players strike" in Baseball?

posted Feb 23, 2019 by anonymous

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Who was the first General Secretary of the International Olympic Committee and later became its President?

posted Jan 13, 2016 by Sidharth Malhotra

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Why did the name of Danuta Rosani go down in Olympic history in 1976?

posted Aug 29, 2017 by Deepa

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How many Olympic Games have been cancelled due to World Wars?

posted Nov 28, 2016 by Pushpak Chauhan

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What was notable about the embrace on the podium after the medal ceremony for the 10 metre air pistol competition....... [MCQ]

posted Aug 16, 2018 by Atif

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Have two generations of one family ever won a medal at the same Olympics?

posted Aug 12, 2016 by Babita Thawani

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The first Winter Olympic Games were held at which city and country ?

posted Jan 14, 2016 by Ankur Athari

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Daniel Carroll and Akakida Kakhiashvili are unusual in Olympic history for what reason?

posted Feb 25, 2018 by Ruchi Kashyap

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What piece of cricket history was created at the end of the match between Smokers and Non-Smokers at Melbourne in 1877?

posted Aug 22, 2016 by Shubham Rajput

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The first Olympic flag, presented to the IOC at the 1920 Olympics by the city of Antwerp, Belgium, was lost.............

posted Aug 31, 2018 by Nimish

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Where was the French open tennis championship held in 1928?

posted Aug 30, 2016 by Anshika Utadi

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The oldest woman Olympic gold medalist is Queenie Newall, at London in 1908, when 53 years old. In which sport..........

posted Dec 6, 2016 by Varun Kumar

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Who won the gold medal for Cricket, when it was last played at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games?

posted Aug 18, 2016 by anonymous

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The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient Olympic Games occurred about how many years ago ?

posted Dec 9, 2015 by Manish Tiwari

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By the time his Olympic career ended in 1960, who had won more Olympic medals than any other fencer?

posted Aug 11, 2017 by Debolina Charaborthy

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When and where were the first Youth Olympic Games held?

posted Mar 30, 2017 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Which Olympic sport was contested in only 1904 and 1908, by teams from only 3 countries (Canada, USA and Germany).......

posted Jan 4, 2017 by Aman

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The first of what games was played in 1967, when the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League defeated......... [MCQ]

posted Aug 18, 2018 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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When the Badminton World Federation was first formed in 1934 (initially as the International Badminton Federation)......

posted Mar 9, 2017 by Upma

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Which country was represented by Hanni Wenzel, who won the women's giant slalom and slalom at the Lake Placid...........

posted Oct 5, 2016 by Madhavi Latha

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The first World Cup for Football (Soccer) was head in which country?

posted Sep 28, 2016 by Diya Borda

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Which famous trophy was stolen in 1966 and was later found by a dog?

posted Aug 22, 2016 by Rupali Thakur

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The convention of moving the Olympic flame via a relay system from Olympia to the Olympic venue began................... [MCQ]

posted Aug 17, 2018 by Mridul

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What reason did the Republic of Maldives give for withdrawing from the Commonwealth of Nations in 2016?

posted Aug 11, 2017 by Prajwal C.m.

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In which year did India reached the final of the Davis Cup for the very first time?

posted Nov 14, 2016 by Abhishek Maheshwari

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In the 1968 Olympics, what system was introduced into the soccer tournament?

posted Mar 27, 2018 by Vijay

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Which country came first , second and third in the golf teams event at the 1904 Olympic Games at St Louis?

posted Aug 2, 2016 by Swati Arora

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How many Israeli athletes were killed at the Munich Olympics 1972?

posted Jun 28, 2017 by Sumana

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When and where were association football games first played under floodlights?

posted Feb 18, 2016 by Vishal

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Figure skating was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. There were................ [MCQ]

posted Jan 11, 2018 by Ankur Athari

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What tournament was threatened in 1976 because of the shortage of horse chestnut seeds in Northamptonshire, England?

posted Aug 11, 2017 by Debolina Charaborthy

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Which Olympic Games were the first where all continents were represented, with all athletes competing in one stadium?

posted Jul 25, 2016 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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At the 1976 Olympic Games at Montreal, who repeated his double gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres?

posted Sep 20, 2018 by Deepak Chitragar

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Which Olympic Games was the first to be sponsored, by Coca-Cola?

posted Aug 16, 2017 by Mukul Chag

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Which nation is the most successful in Badminton history having won the Thomas Cup nine times?

posted Dec 5, 2016 by Ritika Sharma

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Which was the first year in which the football World Cup final was broadcast on television in colour?

posted May 3, 2016 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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At which Olympic Games were females allowed to compete at track & field athletics for the first time?

posted Jun 23, 2016 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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What did Kōkichi Tsuburaya the (Marathon Runner) did after he failed to win the 1964 Olympic Marathon Gold?

posted Aug 30, 2016 by Shantanu Arora

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Which Olympic Games were the first to be broadcast worldwide on television?

posted Apr 28, 2016 by Saif Khanam

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What happened for the 1992 Olympics skeet shooting?

posted Oct 16, 2017 by Ritika