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Hockey Quiz

This document contains a hockey quiz divided into three sections - Rules and knowledge, India in hockey, and Hockey in world. The quiz includes multiple choice questions to test knowledge in these areas such as identifying legendary Indian hockey players, rules of the game, international tournaments, and historical achievements of India and other top hockey playing nations.

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Hockey Quiz

Today’s specimen quiz is on the sport of hockey and is divided into three subsequent categories.

 Rules and knowledge.


 India in hockey
 Hockey in world

Quiz-1: Rules and knowledge.


1. Who is known as the wizard of hockey?

a) Dhyan Chand
b) Roop Singh
c) Dhanraj Pillay
d) Balbir Singh
Hint: During his time, India has won the gold medal three times in Olympics game.
Did you know? The Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior, named after Singh, was
originally a hockey stadium before it was converted into a cricket venue in 1988.

2. Which country’s national game is hockey?

a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Sir Lanka
d) Bangladesh
Hint: This country is the most successful one in Hockey so far.
Did you know? National Game of China is Table tennis.

3. What does the green card signify in the game of hockey?

a) warning with 2 minutes of suspension


b) warning with 5 minutes of suspension
c) suspension of 10 minutes
d) duration of suspension is decided by umpire issuing the card
Hint: This one is the first and least warning.
Did you know? The shape of cards shown in hockey is fixed. Green cards are normally
triangular, yellow cards rectangular and red cards circular.

4. When National Sports day in India is celebrated?

a) 24th April
b) 29th August
c) 14th November
d) 6th June
Hint: This day is celebrated on account of great Hockey player, Dhyan Chand.
Did you know? On National Sports day, the president of India gives away all the sports award.

5. Which country has the most titles of men’s hockey world cup?

a) India
b) Australia
c) Pakistan
d) Netherland
Hint: Hockey is the national game of this country too.
Did you know? India has won the eight gold and two silver medals for hockey in Olympics
games.

6. Where the next hockey world cup will be held?

a) India
b) Netherland
c) Pakistan
d) Malaysia
Hint: This country hosted in 1982 and 2010.
Did you know? The first hockey world cup held in Barcelona, Spain. India got the third rank
in first hockey world cup.

Quiz-2: India in hockey


1. In which year, India won the Hockey world cup?

a) 1971
b) 1973
c) 1975
d) 1982
Hint: That year, Hockey world cup held in Malaysia.
Did you know? India reached the finals two times but, finished a lone cup.

2. In which year, India won the gold medal for the first time for hockey in Olympics Games?

a) 1920
b) 1928
c) 1932
d) 1948
Hint: That year, Amsterdam hosted the Olympics games.
Did you know? India men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals
in a row.

3. What is the current ranking of India in Hockey?

a) Fourth
b) Fifth
c) Sixth
d) Eighth
Hint: India is at this ranking for so long time.
Did you know? India has 1461 current points and comes before England having 1357 points.

4. In which year, India won the gold medal in Asian games for the first time?

a) 1966
b) 1982
c) 1998
d) 2014
Hint: That year, Asian games was held in Thailand
Did you know? Women’s hockey in Asian games came in 1982.

5. Who became the first ever hockey player to receive the Padma Shree award?

a) Dhyan Chand
b) Balbir Singh
c) Dhanraj Pillay
d) Sardar Singh
Hint: He was the captain of team India during Olympics game, 1956.
Did you know? Padma Shree is the fourth highest civilian award in republic of India, after the
Bharat ratna, the Padma vibhusan, and the Padma bhusan.

6. Which one is the highest award in lifetime achievement in sports and games, given by
government of India?

a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award


b) Arjuna award
c) Dronacharya award
d) Dhyan Chand award
Hint: In 2016, Sylvanus Dung Dung received this award.
Did you know? Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award carries the highest amount of Rs 7.5 Lakhs.

Quiz-3: Hockey in world


1. Which one is the acronym of international governing body of Hockey?

e) IHF
f) FIH
g) FHI
h) IFH
Hint: The acronym is not according to English name.
Did you know? The international governing body of hockey was founded on 7 January 1924
in Paris by Paul Léautey.

2. In which year, the hockey champions trophy started?

a) 1971
b) 1978
c) 1987
d) 1989
Hint: Pakistan was the winner that year.
Did you know? The Hockey champions trophy was founded by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur
Khan and the Pakistan Hockey Federation.

3. When women’s field hockey was introduced in Summer Olympics games?

a) 1980
b) 1982
c) 1985
d) 1987
Hint: That year, Indian men’s team won the gold medal in Olympics games.
Did you know? Indian women’s team managed the fourth place in their very first summer
Olympics games.

4. Who is the defending hockey world champion?

a) India
b) Australia
c) Netherland
d) Germany
Hint: This country has the most titles of world champion after Pakistan.
Did you know? Nine nations have been hosted the hockey world cup and only Netherland and
Germany has won the tournament as host.

5. In which commonwealth games, India won the gold medal for hockey?

a) 2002 commonwealth games


b) 2006 commonwealth games
c) 2010 commonwealth games
d) 2014 commonwealth games
Hint: India’s women hockey team has won that gold medal in commonwealth games.
Did you know? Australia is unbeaten champion in commonwealth games having five gold
medals.

6. In which year, hockey was introduced in commonwealth games?

e) 1994
f) 1998
g) 2002
h) 2006
Hint: That year, Commonwealth games held in Malaysia.
Did you know? India reached the finals in 2010 and 2014 commonwealth games but, lost by
Australia.

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