Free Sports MCQs with Answers
383 Sports MCQs from General Knowledge, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Sports covers the rules, playing areas, equipment, scoring systems, competitions, governing bodies and major tournaments of cricket, football, hockey, tennis, athletics, boxing, the Olympic Games and other widely followed sports. Questions also involve famous trophies, records, venues, national teams and terms that differ between sports.
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- A. 1990
- B. 1991
- C. 1992
- D. None of these
Explanation: At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, archer Antonio Rebollo fired a flaming arrow over the cauldron to ignite the Olympic flame.
Correct answer: 1992- A. George Stewart
- B. George Hancock
- C. Robert Lewis
- D. None of these
Explanation: George Hancock developed the modern indoor version of softball in Chicago in 1887, initially using a boxing glove and broomstick.
Correct answer: George Hancock- A. Horse Race
- B. Football
- C. Cricket
- D. Hockey
Explanation: The Rover Cup was a football tournament, particularly associated with Indian football.
Correct answer: Football- A. Five Times
- B. Three Times
- C. Four Times
- D. Two Times
Explanation: Brazil has won the FIFA World Cup five times, more than any other nation: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
Correct answer: Five Times- A. Football
- B. Badminton
- C. Basketball
- D. Boxing
Explanation: A hook pass is a basketball pass made by swinging the ball one-handed around the body, often to pass over a defender.
Correct answer: Basketball- A. 12
- B. 10
- C. 8
- D. 14
Explanation: Pakistan has won 10 Olympic medals: 3 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze, with field hockey accounting for most of them.
Correct answer: 10- A. America
- B. Canada
- C. England
- D. Lithuania
Explanation: Basketball is widely regarded as Lithuania’s national sport and is deeply embedded in its sporting culture.
Correct answer: Lithuania- A. Volleyball
- B. Basketball
- C. Cricket
- D. Football
Explanation: The Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy is awarded to the winner of the National Basketball Association Finals.
Correct answer: Basketball- A. New Zealand
- B. America
- C. England
- D. France
Explanation: The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, where James Naismith invented basketball.
Correct answer: America- A. England
- B. Nigeria
- C. Kenya
- D. America
Explanation: Basketball was created in the United States in 1891, when James Naismith devised the game in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Correct answer: America- A. James Naismith
- B. Christ Lee
- C. James Medison
- D. None of these
Explanation: James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 as an indoor game for students at the YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Correct answer: James Naismith- A. A bad shot
- B. A good shot
- C. Winning shot
- D. None of the above
Explanation: To duff a golf shot means to strike the ground or mishit the ball, usually producing a weak, inaccurate shot.
Correct answer: A bad shot- A. Eagle
- B. Par
- C. Ace
- D. Birdie
Explanation: An ace is a hole-in-one, achieved when the ball reaches the hole in a single stroke.
Correct answer: Ace- A. Basketball
- B. Golf
- C. Football
- D. Cricket
Explanation: Par, birdie, eagle and ace are golf terms describing scores or achievements on a hole.
Correct answer: Golf- A. 40 inches
- B. 44 inches
- C. 48 inches
- D. 52 inches
Explanation: A standard ice-hockey goal is 4 feet high, which equals 48 inches. Its standard width is 6 feet, or 72 inches.
Correct answer: 48 inches- A. 70 inches
- B. 72 inches
- C. 74 inches
- D. 76 inches
Explanation: The standard ice-hockey goal is 6 feet wide, equivalent to 72 inches. The 48-inch measurement is its height, not its width.
Correct answer: 72 inches- A. 60 inches
- B. 63 inches
- C. 65 inches
- D. 70 inches
Explanation: For adult ice hockey, the usual maximum stick length is 63 inches, measured from the heel to the end of the shaft.
Correct answer: 63 inches- A. Six
- B. Seven
- C. Eight
- D. Nine
Explanation: An ice-hockey team has six players on the ice at one time: one goaltender and five skaters.
Correct answer: Six- A. Hockey
- B. Ice Hockey
- C. Football
- D. None of the above
Explanation: The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League, so it belongs specifically to ice hockey.
Correct answer: Ice Hockey- A. Paris
- B. New York
- C. Toronto
- D. Bern
Explanation: The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It preserves the history and honours the major figures of ice hockey.
Correct answer: Toronto