National Sports Day is celebrated every year on August 29 to honor the legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand (this is a major hint for a few questions).
To mark the occasion as well as encourage students to learn more about India’s sporting heritage, we have curated a 15-question quiz challenge. The quiz covers Indian sports legends, Olympic achievements, famous tournaments, and national awards.
Q1. National Sports Day in India is celebrated on which date?
a) August 15
b) August 29
c) September 5
d) October 2
Q2. National Sports Day is observed to mark the birth anniversary of which legendary sportsperson?
a) P.T. Usha
b) Dhyan Chand
c) Kapil Dev
d) Milkha Singh
Q3. Dhyan Chand, in whose honor Sports Day is celebrated, was associated with which sport?
a) Football
b) Cricket
c) Hockey
d) Athletics
Q4. Which award is given annually on National Sports Day by the President of India?
a) Bharat Ratna
b) National Sports Awards
c) Padma Bhushan
d) Arjuna Fellowship
Q5. Who is known as the “Flying Sikh” of India?
a) Sunil Gavaskar
b) Milkha Singh
c) Dhyan Chand
d) Baichung Bhutia
Q6. In which Olympics did India win its first gold medal in hockey?
a) 1928, Amsterdam
b) 1936, Berlin
c) 1948, London
d) 1952, Helsinki
Q7. Which Indian woman athlete is popularly known as the “Payyoli Express”?
a) P.V. Sindhu
b) P.T. Usha
c) Mary Kom
d) Saina Nehwal
Q8. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?
a) Leander Paes
b) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
c) Abhinav Bindra
d) Neeraj Chopra
Q9. Who won India’s first-ever Olympic medal in athletics (Track & Field)?
a) P.T. Usha
b) Neeraj Chopra
c) Milkha Singh
d) Anju Bobby George
Q10. Which sport is associated with Vishwanathan Anand?
a) Badminton
b) Chess
c) Tennis
d) Shooting
Q11. The Durand Cup is associated with which sport?
a) Hockey
b) Football
c) Cricket
d) Wrestling
Q12. Who is the first Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal?
a) P.T. Usha
b) M.C. Mary Kom
c) Lovlina Borgohain
d) Sakshi Malik
Q13. Which Indian cricketer is also called the “Little Master”?
a) Sunil Gavaskar
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Virat Kohli
d) Kapil Dev
Q14. Who became the first Indian woman to win silver at the Olympics in Badminton?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) P.V. Sindhu
c) Jwala Gutta
d) Aparna Popat
Q15. Who was India’s flag bearer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony?
a) Neeraj Chopra
b) Mary Kom
c) Abhinav Bindra
d) Bajrang Punia
Answers:
1 – b) August 29
2 – b) Dhyan Chand
3 – c) Hockey
4 – b) National Sports Awards
5 – b) Milkha Singh
6 – a) 1928, Amsterdam
7 – b) P.T. Usha
8 – c) Abhinav Bindra
9 – b) Neeraj Chopra
10 – b) Chess
11 – b) Football
12 – b) M.C. Mary Kom
13 – a) Sunil Gavaskar
14 – b) P.V. Sindhu
15 – b) Mary Kom