Games and Sports Quiz

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup. It will be jointly hosted by three North American countries– the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations.

That athlete was Carl Lewis. At the funeral for his father in 1987, Lewis took his 1984 Olympic gold medal for the 100 meters and put it in his father's hands. He is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won an Olympic event.

The first recorded Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC, but it is generally accepted that the Olympics were at least 500 years old at that time. The ancient Olympics, held every four years, occurred during a religious festival honouring the Greek god Zeus.

The Thomas Cup is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body.

Geet Sethi is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and is a notable amateur snooker player.

The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. Since then, the Games have been conducted every four years (except for 1942 and 1946 due to World War II).

Lala Amarnath (1911-2000) scored a century in the first-ever Test he played, against England at Mumbai's Gymkhana Ground on 17th December 1933. He is known as the father of Indian Cricket.

The term Penalty Stroke is associated with Hockey, not Football. In field hockey, a penalty stroke is the most severe penalty given.

The biggest score in an international hockey match is the 24-1 victory of India over the USA, played on August 11, 1932. Roop Singh holds the record for the most goals scored in a single hockey game, with ten in a 24-1 defeat of the United States.

India won a gold medal in football in an international tournament last in 1962 Jakarta Asian Games.