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Tennis and Cricket Trivia Quiz

My two favorite sports, and a lot of questions that you should have no business knowing, unless you are a kook like me! Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by wclasshero. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
wclasshero

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
23,766

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
962

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the last person to defeat Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi in the same tournament, before Gustavo Kuerten did it in Lisbon in December 2000? Hint

Sergei Bruguera

Boris Becker

Michael Chang

Jim Courier

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Indian cricketer was the only member of the 1983 World Cup team who played only in the matches India won, and skipped the two losses? Hint

Madan Lal

Kirti Azad

Sunil Gavaskar

Mohinder Amarnath

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the only Indian bowler to take 5 wickets in an innings three times in ODIs? Hint

Anil Kumble

Kapil Dev

Saurav Ganguly

Javagal Srinath

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which tennis great named his son Noah after the French tennis star Yannick Noah? Hint

John McEnroe

Henri Leconte

Boris Becker

Brad Gilbert

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many wicketkeepers have captained Australia in tests before Adam Gilchrist? Hint

Three

One

Two

Four

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the only Indian to claim a wicket with his first ball in one day internationals? Hint

Sadagoppan Ramesh

Narendra Hirwani

Maninder Singh

Krishnamachari Srikkanth

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which batsman was involved in the record partnership for the first, second and third wickets in LOIs? Hint

Saurav Ganguly

Sachin Tendulkar

Brian Lara

Desmond Haynes

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Question 8 of 10

8. By the end of the 1980s, how many times has India reached the Davis Cup finals? Hint

One

Two

Never

Three

9. Assuming Mohammed Azharuddin's life ban holds, he will end up with the rare distinction of having scored a hundred in his first and last tests. Which other player achieved the same distinction, albeit with less notoriety? Hint

Javed Miandad

Gordon Greenidge

Allan Border

Greg Chappell

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who has succeeded John McEnroe as Davis Cup captain of the United States? Hint

Jim Courier

Jimmy Connors

Patrick McEnroe

Nick Bollitteri

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the last person to defeat Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi in the same tournament, before Gustavo Kuerten did it in Lisbon in December 2000?

Answer: Michael Chang

Chang defeated his two fellow Americans way back in 1990.

2. Which Indian cricketer was the only member of the 1983 World Cup team who played only in the matches India won, and skipped the two losses?

Answer: Sunil Gavaskar

Sunny was effectively India's good luck charm, although he only scored fifty odd runs in the entire tournament.

3. Who is the only Indian bowler to take 5 wickets in an innings three times in ODIs?

Answer: Javagal Srinath

4. Which tennis great named his son Noah after the French tennis star Yannick Noah?

Answer: Boris Becker

5. How many wicketkeepers have captained Australia in tests before Adam Gilchrist?

Answer: Two

Australia have had one wicket keeper captain each century!

6. Who is the only Indian to claim a wicket with his first ball in one day internationals?

Answer: Sadagoppan Ramesh

Ramesh dismissed Nixon Mclean at Singapore in 1999!

7. Which batsman was involved in the record partnership for the first, second and third wickets in LOIs?

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

India holds the record for six different wickets - Tendulkar appears thrice, Dravid, Azhar and Jadeja have been part of two each.

8. By the end of the 1980s, how many times has India reached the Davis Cup finals?

Answer: Three

The first time was against Australia in 1966, where India lost 1-4, the second against South Africa in 1974 where India refused to play, ancd the third was against Sweden in Stockholm 1987, where India lost 5-0.

Answer: Greg Chappell

What a way to court uniqueness, even in his hour of shame!

10. Who has succeeded John McEnroe as Davis Cup captain of the United States?

Answer: Patrick McEnroe

Brother follows brother, hoping for more success. Johnny Mac still feels he can play doubles too!

Source: Author wclasshero

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