Tennis

Q.  What does the term ‘grand Slam’ mean?A.  Grand Slam is a sports term pertaining to a group of matches, Championships etc. in a particular sports and the winning of all these matches. The best known Grand Slams are those in Tennis [the Australian Open, the French Open, the British Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open], Golf [the US Open, the British Open, the Masters, and the PGA], and Rugby Union [victories against all opposition in the competition between England Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland].Q.  Who won the men's singles title at the World Table Tennis Championship in the year 2003?A.  Werner SchlagerQ.  The winner of the 2003 US Open men's Single Tennis Championship isA.  Andy RoddickQ.  American open is associated withA.  TennisQ....

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Hockey

Q.  In Which sport do players take long and short corners?A.  HockeyQ.  Which country won the 2003 Asia Cup Hockey Championship?A.  IndiaQ.  Hamburg Masters Hockey Trophy 2003 was won byA.  IndiaQ.  What infraction is a hockey referee calling if he clasps his writs?A.  Holding.Q.  Who scored a record 10 hat tricks in an NHL season?A.  Wayne Gretzky.Q.  What coach for St. Louis, Montreal, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Detroit has the NHL's highest career winning percentage?A.  Scotty Bowman.Q.  What NHL team plays in an arena called The Pond?A.  The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim?Q.  Who won the only NHL MVP award not bagged by Wayne Gretzky in the 1980s?A.  Mario Lemieus.Q.  Who was the first defenseman to win the NHL...

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Football

Q.  Durand Cup is associated withA.  FootballQ.  What Steelers quarterback, according to Hollywood Henderson, "couldn't spell cat if you spotted him the' C' and the 'A'"?A.  Terry Bradshaw.Q.  What Ivy League football team once lost an NCAA record 44 straight games?A.  Columbia.Q.  What yard line must a football team drive to, to reach the "red zone"?A.  The twenty.Q.  What budding politician led the AFL in passing yards for the 1960s?A.  Jack Kemp.Q.  What National Football Conference division do the Lions, Bears and Packers play in?A.  The Central DivisionQ.  What Dallas quarterback fumbled a record five times in four Super Bowl games?A.  Roger Staubach.Q.  Whose NFL playing career began in 1949 and ended in 1975?A....

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Cricket

Q.  Who was the first cricketer to claim 500 wickets in test matches?A.  Courtney WalshQ.  What is meant by the term, Chinaman, in cricket?A.  The term, Chinaman, denotes an off break bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman. The expression is said to have derived from the blower Ellis Achong, who although played for the West Indies, was actually Chinese and who practiced this kind of bowling, although he was not the first to do so. This term should not be confused with the other cricket term, Googly.Q.  What is the meaning of ‘Ashes’ in the Cricket world?A.  The term, ‘Ashes’ pertains to the mythical prize contended for in the Cricket Test matches between England and Australia. When England was beaten at the Oval in 1882 a mock obituary of English...

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