Sports GK MCQs
Sports GK (General Knowledge) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on different sports and games for competitive examinations. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App
1. Which organization awards the “Pierre de Coubertin Medal”?
[A] The United Nations
[B] The International Monetary Fund
[C] The International Olympic Committee
[D] The International Atomic Energy Agency
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Correct Answer: C [The International Olympic Committee]
Notes:
The International Olympic Committee awards the “Pierre de Coubertin Medal”. The Pierre de Coubertin medal, also known as the Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal, is an award given by the International Olympic Committee to athletes who demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in the Olympic Games. The medal was inaugurated in the year 1964. Pierre de Coubertin is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games.
2. Who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics?
[A] Dorando Pietri
[B] Jim Thorpe
[C] Spyridon Louis
[D] Paavo Nurmi
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Correct Answer: C [Spyridon Louis]
Notes:
Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Spyridon Louis (12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), was a Greek water-carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Following his victory, he was celebrated as a national hero.
3. Which was the target country of the infamous “Munich massacre” in the 1972 Summer Olympics, Munich?
[A] United States of America
[B] South Korea
[C] Israel
[D] Chile
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Correct Answer: C [Israel]
Notes:
Israel was the target country of the infamous “Munich massacre” in the 1972 Summer Olympics, Munich. The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, who took nine members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage, after killing two of them previously, and killing them along with a West German police officer. The motive was Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
4. The “Tlatelolco Massacre” happened as a protest against which Olympic Games?
[A] 1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo
[B] 1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico City
[C] 1972 Summer Olympics, Munich
[D] 1976 Summer Olympics, Montreal
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Correct Answer: B [1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico City]
Notes:
The “Tlatelolco Massacre” happened as a protest against the 1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico City. Following a summer of increasingly large demonstrations protesting the 1968 Olympics held in Mexico City, the Mexican Armed Forces opened fire on 2 October 1968 on unarmed civilians, killing an undetermined number, in the hundreds. It occurred in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in the Tlatelolco section of Mexico City. The events are considered part of the Mexican Dirty War when the US-backed PRI regime violently repressed political and social opposition. The massacre occurred 10 days before the Olympics’ opening ceremony.
5. Which country leads the all-time Olympic Games medal table for Winter Olympic Games?
[A] Canada
[B] United States of America
[C] Germany
[D] Norway
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Correct Answer: D [Norway]
Notes:
Norway leads the all-time Olympic Games medal table for Winter Olympic Games. Six of these countries have won medals at every Winter Olympic Games – Austria, Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. The only country to have won a gold medal at every Winter Olympic Games is the United States.
6. In which year, the first Paralympic Games was held?
[A] 1940
[B] 1944
[C] 1948
[D] 1952
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Correct Answer: C [1948]
Notes:
In the year 1948, the first Paralympic Games was held. The first organized athletic event for disabled athletes that coincided with the Olympic Games took place on the day of the opening of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Jewish-German born Dr Ludwig Guttmann hosted a sports competition for British World War II veteran patients with spinal cord injuries. The first games were called the 1948 International Wheelchair Games and were intended to coincide with the 1948 Olympics.
7. Which country will host the 2022 Asian Games?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Japan
[D] South Korea
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Correct Answer: A [China]
Notes:
China will host the 2022 Asian Games. The 2022 Asian Games, also known as XIX Asiad, will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China from 10 to 25 September 2022. Hangzhou will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.
8. Which was the mascot of the 2018 Asian Games?
[A] Bhin Bhin, Atung, Kaka
[B] Ezonion, the Flying Squirrel
[C] Orry, the Oryx
[D] Duria, the Seagull
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Correct Answer: A [Bhin Bhin, Atung, Kaka]
Notes:
Bhin Bhin, Atung, Kaka was the mascot of the 2018 Asian Games. Since the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India, the Asian Games have had a mascot, usually an animal native to the area or occasionally human figures representing the cultural heritage.
9. Headquarters of the International Cricket Council (ICC) are located in which country?
[A] United Kingdom
[B] Australia
[C] United Arab Emirates
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: C [United Arab Emirates]
Notes:
United Arab Emirates houses the headquarters of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. The ICC has 104 member nations currently: 12 Full Members that play Test matches and 92 Associate Members. The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket’s major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup and ICC T20 World Cup.
10. Which sport’s competition is known as the “T20 Blast”?
[A] Hockey
[B] Cricket
[C] Football
[D] Kabaddi
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Correct Answer: B [Cricket]
Notes:
The “T20 Blast” is a Cricket competition. The Twenty20 Cup, known since 2014 as the T20 Blast, is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Welsh first-class counties. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 as the first professional Twenty20 league in the world. It is the top-level Twenty20 competition in England and Wales. The competition has been known by a variety of names due to commercial sponsorship. From 2010 to 2013 it was known as the Friends Provident t20 and Friends Life t20 and from 2014 to 2017 as the Natwest t20 Blast. From 2018, the competition is sponsored by insurance company Vitality and is known as the Vitality Blast.