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1. Identify this former Indian cricket team captain.
a. Sourav Ganguly
b. Ajit Wadekar
c. Anil Kumble
d. Mohammed Azharuddin
2. According to the Guinness Book of Records, which place in India holds the largest hockey tournament, where families of a particular community are pitted against each other?
a. Coorg
b. Munnar
c. Mussorie
d. Shimla
3. Which city in India is considered the 'cradle of Indian hockey'?
a. Chandigarh
b. Dehradun
c. Coorg
d. Guwahati
4.Identify this former badminton player who became the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championships.
a. Kidambi Srikanth
b. Prakash Padukone
c. Pulella Gopichand
d. Vimal Kumar
5. Identify this sportsperson who won three world titles in snooker and billiards before turning 20.
a. Pankaj Advani
b. Geet Sethi
c. Michael Ferreira
d. Wilson Jones
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Answers
1. Identify this former Indian cricket team captain.
a. Sourav Ganguly
b. Ajit Wadekar
c. Anil Kumble
d. Mohammed Azharuddin
Did You Know?
It was Mohammed Azharuddin who made Sachin Tendulkar open the innings for India in 1994. Until then, Sachin was batting down the order.
Read more about it in this link.
2. According to the Guinness Book of Records, which place in India holds the largest hockey tournament, where families of a particular community are pitted against each other?
a. Coorg
b. Munnar
c. Mussorie
d. Shimla
Did You Know?
The tournament is called the Kodava Hockey Festival. Coorg is considered to be the cradle of Indian hockey, as over 50 people, including 7 Olympians, have represented the country from here.
Read more about it in this link.
3. Which city in India is considered the 'cradle of Indian hockey'?
a. Chandigarh
b. Dehradun
c. Coorg
d. Guwahati
Did You Know?
Every year, Coorg hosts a family tournament called the Kodava Hockey Festival/Malyenda Festival, which is considered one of the largest hockey tournaments in the world.
Read more about it in this link.
4.Identify this former badminton player who became the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championships.
a. Kidambi Srikanth
b. Prakash Padukone
c. Pulella Gopichand
d. Vimal Kumar
Did You Know? Along with the All England Badminton Championships, he also won the Danish Open in the 1980s and was ranked as the World's No 1 badminton player.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Identify this sportsperson who won three world titles in snooker and billiards before turning 20.
a. Pankaj Advani
b. Geet Sethi
c. Michael Ferreira
d. Wilson Jones
Did You Know? In 2003, Pankaj Advani won the World Snooker Championship in China, becoming the youngest Indian to achieve the feat.
Read more about it in this link.
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