Cricket and Football Trivia Quiz

Javier Hernandez is nicknamed 'LITTLE PEA' (Chicharito in Spanish). The nickname comes from his father's nickname 'Chicharo' (pea) and Javier's small stature, with 'ito' meaning 'little' in Spanish.

Before joining Manchester City, Edin Dzeko played for Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga. He was a prolific striker at Wolfsburg, helping them win the 2008-09 Bundesliga title.

Blackpool played in the Barclays Premier League (BPL) for the first time in the 2010-11 season after winning promotion via the Championship play-offs. They had not previously played in the Premier League era.

Jim Laker, an English off-spin bowler, took 19 wickets for 90 runs in the 1956 Ashes Test match against Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester. This remains the best match bowling figures in Test cricket history. In that match, he took 10 wickets in the first innings and 9 wickets in the second innings, totaling 19 wickets. The other options (13, 15, 17) are incorrect.

Kapil Dev scored his famous 175 runs against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup match at Tunbridge Wells, England. This was a crucial innings that helped India recover from a precarious position and eventually win the match. It remained the highest individual score by an Indian in ODIs for many years. England, New Zealand, and UAE were not the opponents in this match.

Zaheer Khan, the Indian left-arm fast bowler, holds the record for the highest score by a batsman at number 11 position in Test cricket. He scored 75 runs against Bangladesh in 2004 at Dhaka. This is the highest individual score ever made by a number 11 batsman in Test cricket history. Jason Gillespie, Anil Kumble, and Curtley Ambrose are not the record holders for this feat.

Sachin Tendulkar recorded his fastest fifty in 26 balls against Bangladesh in the 2012 Asia Cup match at Mirpur. This was one of the fastest fifties in ODI cricket at that time. The innings showcased Sachin's ability to score quickly even late in his career. Options 24, 25, and 27 balls are not the correct number of balls he took for this record.

Geoff Marsh served as the head coach of the Pune Warriors India team during their IPL seasons. However, the franchise was terminated by the BCCI in 2013 after just three seasons, so there is no current coach - the question's present tense is now outdated.

Brian Lara, one of cricket's greatest batsmen, was born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad. He represented Trinidad and Tobago in regional cricket before becoming a West Indies legend, and is often called the 'Prince of Port of Spain' or 'Prince of Trinidad.'

Kieron Pollard has played for multiple Big Bash League teams including Adelaide Strikers (South Australia) in 2011-12 and 2014-15. However, the question's present tense is misleading as he has moved between BBL teams and his longer stint was with Melbourne Stars (Victoria).

Ice hockey is played on a hockey rink, which is a specially prepared ice surface with rounded corners and goal creases. The term 'rink' is standard terminology in ice hockey, while 'stadium' refers to the entire venue, 'vault' is incorrect, and 'maidan' is not a hockey term.

Sachin Tendulkar made his ODI debut against Pakistan on December 18, 1989, and was dismissed for 0 (a duck). This is a well-documented fact in cricket history. The other legends (Ponting, Jayasuriya, Lara) had different debut experiences and dates.

In ice hockey, players score goals by shooting a puck into the opponent's net. A puck is the hard rubber disc used in ice hockey, not a ball, bullet, or rubber band. This is fundamental ice hockey equipment knowledge.

In ice hockey, play is restarted after a stoppage with a 'faceoff', where the referee drops the puck between two opposing players. 'Handson', 'legoff', and 'offthe face' are not hockey terms, though 'offthe face' appears to be a garbled version of 'off the face'.