Cricket World Cup and Records Quiz

The 'Swiss master' refers to Roger Federer, one of tennis's greatest players, who was born in Basel, Switzerland. Geneva and Zurich are major Swiss cities but not his birthplace. Bottmingen is a municipality near Basel but not the birthplace.

Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981. This date is well-documented in tennis history as the birthday of the Swiss tennis legend.

Sri Lanka won the 1996 Cricket World Cup while hosting it (co-hosts with India and Pakistan), becoming the first host nation to win the World Cup. They defeated Australia in the final.

Australia had won 34 consecutive World Cup matches from 1999 to 2011 (two World Cup winning streaks: 1999-2003 and 2007-2011) until Pakistan defeated them in the 2011 World Cup. This is a well-documented cricket record.

The 1992 Cricket World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand, was the first to feature day/night matches played under floodlights. It also introduced white balls and colored clothing to the tournament for the first time.

Sourav Ganguly is the only player to have won 4 consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODI cricket, achieved in 1998 against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This remains a unique record in international cricket.

Herschelle Gibbs hit 6 sixes in an over against the Netherlands (Holland) in the 2007 World Cup at St. Kitts. He became the first player to achieve this feat in ODI cricket, scoring 36 runs off Daan van Bunge's over.

Herschelle Gibbs hit 6 sixes in an over against the Netherlands (Holland) in the 2007 World Cup at St. Kitts. He became the first player to achieve this feat in ODI cricket, scoring 36 runs off Daan van Bunge's over.

In the record-breaking 1996-97 Test match between Sri Lanka and India at Colombo (RPS), Sanath Jayasuriya scored 340 and Roshan Mahanama scored 225. Their partnership of 576 runs remains the highest in Test cricket history. Option D correctly identifies Mahanama's individual score.

Sir Donald Bradman's Test batting average is 99.94, widely regarded as the greatest statistical achievement in any sport. He scored 6996 runs in 52 Tests (80 innings) with 29 centuries. Had he scored just 4 more runs in his final innings, his average would have been 100. Option A is correct.

Brian Lara is the only player to score a quintuple century (500+ runs) in any form of cricket. He scored 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994, setting a first-class cricket record. This remains the highest individual score in top-level cricket. Option B is correct. Neither Tendulkar, Bradman, nor Richards have achieved a quintuple century.

Andre Russell is known for his aggressive batting and has hit among the most sixes in T20 cricket globally. Lendl Simmons, Rohit Sharma, and Praveen Kumar are not in the same category for six-hitting records.