Sports - MCQs with answers - Part VII

Sports - MCQs with answers - Part VII


1. Who won the 1993 "King of the Ring"?

a) Bret Hart
b) Owen Hart
c) Randy Savage
d) Shawn Michaels

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ANSWER: a) Bret Hart

Hart was the first man to win both the WWF and WCW Triple Crown Championships. He is the only two-time King of the Ring, winning the 1991 tournament and the first King of the Ring pay-per-view in 1993.



2. What was the name of the first World Cup trophy?

a) Jules Rimes trophy
b) Rodolphe Seeldrayers trophy
c) Daniel Burley Woolfall trophy
d) Arthur Drewry trophy

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ANSWER: a) Jules Rimes trophy

Jules Rimes is considered as the creator of Football World Cup.



3. When was the Football Association established?

a) 1853
b) 1863
c) 1873
d) 1883

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ANSWER: b) 1863

The Football Association was formed on October 26, 1863. The purpose of the organization was to formulate official football rules.



4. Against which country England played history's first international football fixture?

a) Belgium
b) France
c) Italy
d) Scotland

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ANSWER: d) Scotland

History's first international football fixture was played between Scotland and England on November 30, 1872 in Glasgow, Scotland.



5. Against which team Uruguay won the first World Cup final in 1930?

a) Argentina
b) Brazil
c) USA
d) Yugoslavia

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ANSWER: a) Argentina

The first World Cup final was played on July 30, 1930 at Centenario Stadium in Uruguay.



6. What was history's first official World Cup soccer ball called?

a) Azteca
b) Jabulani
c) Tango
d) Telstar

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ANSWER: d) Telstar

Telstar became the first official soccer ball of a World Cup in 1970. It has 32 black-and-white panels and has since become an icon of the game. It was manufactured by giant football brand Adidas and got its name from a communication satellite which has a similar geometry to it.



7. Which country won the first European football championship?

a) Soviet Union
b) Spain
c) West Germany
d) Yugoslavia

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ANSWER: a) Soviet Union

The Euro 1960 is the first European Nations Football Championship. The final tournament of 1960 was played in France and won after extra time by USSR over Yugoslavia in a 2-1 score.



8. Which football player was dubbed as "The Fifth Beatle"?

a) Bobby Charlton
b) Bobby Moore
c) Duncan Edwards
d) George Best

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ANSWER: d) George Best

George Best earned the nickname “The Fifth Beatle” in the mid-1960s. The tag was popularized by British press who saw him both as a sporting and style icon.



9. Where was the first World Cup Football held?

a) Brazil
b) Canada
c) France
d) Uruguay

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ANSWER: d) Uruguay

The world cup was first held in 1930.



10. Where was the 1998 World Cup Football held?

a) Canada
b) France
c) England
d) South Korea

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ANSWER: b) France

The 1998 World Cup had an expanded format featuring 32 teams.


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