🏆 100 Sports GK Questions with Answer Key

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📝 Questions

1–20: General Sports

1. Which sport is known as the “king of sports”?
2. How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?
3. Which country hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
4. Where were the ancient Olympic Games held?
5. How often are the Summer Olympic Games normally held?
6. What is the maximum score possible with one dart in a single throw?
7. Which sport uses a shuttlecock?
8. In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?
9. Which sport is played at Wimbledon?
10. What is the term for three consecutive victories in many sports?
11. Which sport uses the terms “birdie,” “eagle,” and “bogey”?
12. How many players are there on a standard basketball team on the court at one time?
13. Which sport features the Tour de France?
14. What color jersey is worn by the overall leader of the Tour de France?
15. Which sport is associated with the Davis Cup?
16. Which sport uses a “puck”?
17. What is the playing surface of a tennis court called?
18. Which sport is traditionally associated with the term “hat-trick”?
19. Which international sporting event is held every four years and includes athletes from around the world?
20. What does FIFA stand for?

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🏏 21–40: Cricket

21. How many players are there in a cricket team?
22. Which country invented modern cricket?
23. How many balls are there in a standard over in international cricket?
24. What is a score of 100 runs by a batter called?
25. What is a score of 50 runs called?
26. Which country won the first men’s Cricket World Cup in 1975?
27. How many stumps are there at each end of a cricket pitch?
28. What is the distance between the two sets of cricket wickets?
29. What is a batter dismissed without scoring called?
30. Which cricket format is generally played over 20 overs per side?
31. What does LBW stand for?
32. Who is known as the “Little Master” in Indian cricket?
33. Which Indian cricketer is known as the “Captain Cool”?
34. How many runs are awarded for a boundary hit over the ground without the ball crossing the boundary in the air?
35. How many runs are normally scored when the ball crosses the boundary without bouncing?
36. What is the highest individual score possible from one delivery without running or overthrows?
37. Which country won the inaugural ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2007?
38. What is the term for a bowler taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries?
39. Which Indian stadium is famous for being one of the world’s largest cricket stadiums?
40. What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winner of the men’s Cricket World Cup?

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⚽ 41–55: Football

41. How many players from each team are normally on the field in association football?
42. Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
43. Where was the 1930 FIFA World Cup held?
44. How often is the FIFA World Cup normally held?
45. What is the maximum number of substitutions permitted under the standard current international football laws in normal circumstances?
46. What is awarded when a defending player commits certain fouls inside their own penalty area?
47. What color card means a player has been sent off?
48. Which country has won the most men’s FIFA World Cup titles?
49. What is the nickname of the Brazilian national football team?
50. Which football club plays its home matches at Camp Nou?
51. Which player is famously known as “The King” of football?
52. What is a score of three goals by one player in a match called?
53. What is the governing body of world football?
54. Which country hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
55. Which country won the 2022 FIFA World Cup?

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🎾 56–70: Tennis & Other Racket Sports

56. Which Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on grass?
57. Which Grand Slam tournament is played on clay?
58. What is the name of the tennis tournament held in Melbourne?
59. Which Grand Slam tournament is played in New York?
60. How many Grand Slam singles tournaments are there each year?
61. What is a score of zero called in tennis?
62. What is the term for a score of 40–40 in tennis?
63. Which country hosts Wimbledon?
64. Which tennis player was nicknamed the “Swiss Maestro”?
65. Which female tennis player has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era?
66. What is a badminton court divided by?
67. What object is hit back and forth in badminton?
68. How many points are normally needed to win a badminton game under modern rally scoring?
69. Which sport uses a table, paddles, and a lightweight ball?
70. What is table tennis commonly called in many countries?

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🏃 71–80: Athletics & Olympics

71. How many meters long is a standard outdoor athletics track lap?
72. What is the shortest standard outdoor sprint event?
73. What is the longest Olympic track race?
74. Which Jamaican sprinter is famous for holding multiple world records and winning numerous Olympic gold medals?
75. What is the Olympic motto traditionally expressed in Latin as “Citius, Altius, Fortius” translated into English?
76. Which country has hosted the most Summer Olympic Games as of 2026?
77. What is the Olympic symbol made up of five interlocking rings?
78. Which athletics event involves throwing a heavy metal ball?
79. Which event combines running, jumping, and throwing disciplines and traditionally has ten events for men?
80. Which event traditionally has seven events for women?

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🥊 81–90: Boxing, Wrestling & Combat Sports

81. How many rounds are there in a standard professional boxing championship bout under the modern maximum?
82. What is a knockout commonly abbreviated as?
83. Which country is widely regarded as the birthplace of modern Olympic-style judo?
84. Which martial art originated in Korea and is known for its powerful kicking techniques?
85. Which martial art is associated with Brazil and combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and combat?
86. What is the fighting area in sumo wrestling called?
87. What is a victory by pinning an opponent’s shoulders to the mat commonly called in wrestling?
88. Which combat sport uses a gi and emphasizes throws and grappling?
89. What does MMA stand for?
90. Which legendary boxer was born Cassius Clay?

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🏎️ 91–100: Motorsport & Other Sports

91. What does F1 stand for in motorsport?
92. Which country hosts the famous Monaco Grand Prix?
93. What is the famous cycling race held annually in France called?
94. Which sport is associated with the Stanley Cup?
95. How many players from one team are on the ice in ice hockey during normal play, including the goaltender?
96. Which sport is associated with the Super Bowl?
97. What is the highest possible break in snooker?
98. Which sport uses the terms “strike,” “spare,” and “turkey”?
99. In golf, what is one stroke under par on a hole called?
100. Which country is famous for originating the modern Olympic Games?

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✅ Answer Key

No.	Answer
1	Football (Association Football/Soccer)
2	Five
3	Greece
4	Olympia, Greece
5	Four years
6	60
7	Badminton
8	Basketball
9	Tennis
10	Hat-trick
11	Golf
12	Five
13	Cycling
14	Yellow
15	Tennis
16	Ice hockey
17	Court
18	Cricket
19	Olympic Games
20	Fédération Internationale de Football Association
21	11
22	England
23	Six
24	Century
25	Half-century
26	West Indies
27	Six
28	22 yards (20.12 meters)
29	Duck
30	Twenty20 (T20)
31	Leg Before Wicket
32	Sachin Tendulkar
33	M. S. Dhoni
34	Four
35	Six
36	Six
37	India
38	Hat-trick
39	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
40	ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy
41	11
42	Uruguay
43	Uruguay
44	Four years
45	Five substitutions in normal circumstances
46	Penalty kick
47	Red
48	Brazil
49	Seleção
50	FC Barcelona
51	Pelé
52	Hat-trick
53	FIFA
54	Russia
55	Argentina
56	Wimbledon
57	French Open (Roland-Garros)
58	Australian Open
59	US Open
60	Four
61	Love
62	Deuce
63	United Kingdom (England)
64	Roger Federer
65	Serena Williams
66	A net
67	Shuttlecock
68	21 points
69	Table tennis
70	Ping-pong
71	400 meters
72	100 meters
73	10,000 meters
74	Usain Bolt
75	Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together
76	United States
77	Olympic rings
78	Shot put
79	Decathlon
80	Heptathlon
81	12 rounds
82	KO
83	Japan
84	Taekwondo
85	Capoeira
86	Dohyo
87	Pin/fall
88	Judo
89	Mixed Martial Arts
90	Muhammad Ali
91	Formula One
92	Monaco
93	Tour de France
94	Ice hockey
95	Six
96	American football
97	147
98	Bowling
99	Birdie
100	Greece

Note: A few answers reflect current rules or terminology, such as football substitutions and the Olympic motto. These can change over time, so they are best checked against the relevant governing body’s current rules if this is used as a formal competition.