Games and Sports Quiz

Pugilist is a fancy word for boxer, one who indulges in the noble art of pugilism, or fighting with one's fists.

Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion.

The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles 385 yards). The Marathon race was in the memory of a Greek soldier Pheidippides who run 26.219 miles from the Battle of Marathon to Athens, to report the victory of his country in the war.

Tiger Woods is an American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and one of the most famous athletes in history.

The maximum permitted length of a cricket bat is 38 inches (965 mm) and the maximum permitted width is 4.25 inches (108 mm).

Pete Sampras was sometimes called 'Dennis the Menace' to the game because he was boring and too dominating. He won 14 Grand Slam single titles and had seven Wimbledon and five U.S. open wins in a storied 15-year career.

India's best medals standing in Asiad (Asian Games) was in the '18th Asian Games 2018' at Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. In these Asian Games, India's final tally was 70 medals – 16 gold, 23 silver and 31 bronze.

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.

Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata. Established in 1864, it is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India after the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The Narendra Modi Stadium, commonly known as the Motera Stadium, is the largest stadium in the world.

Putting is a golf stroke used with a club called a putter when you are on or just off the green.