Cricket and Olympics Trivia Quiz

Yuvraj Singh made his ODI debut in the ICC KnockOut Trophy 2000 against Kenya. This tournament was also known as the mini World Cup and featured non-Test playing nations like Kenya as participants.

Yuvraj scored 138* off 78 balls against England at Lord's in 2002. His century came in 64 balls, which was then the second-fastest ODI century by an Indian after Azharuddin's 62-ball effort in 1988.

Yuvraj did open the batting twice with Virender Sehwag in Test matches - once against Pakistan in Karachi in 2006 and again against England at Lord's in 2007. However, this was not a regular opening combination.

In the 3rd Test against Pakistan in 2007 at Bangalore, Yuvraj and Sourav Ganguly added 300 runs for the fifth wicket after India were 61/4. Yuvraj scored 169, his highest Test score.

In the 2008 Chennai ODI against England, India chased 387 - the fourth-highest successful ODI chase then. Yuvraj and Sachin added 163 runs for the fourth wicket, with Sachin scoring 103* and Yuvraj contributing.

Garfield Sobers was the first to hit 6 sixes in an over in first-class cricket (1968). The others are Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs, and Yuvraj Singh - all in limited-overs cricket.

Yuvraj Singh took his first T20 hat-trick against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kingsmead, Durban in 2009. He took 4 wickets for 6 runs including the hat-trick.

Yuvraj Singh's second T20 hat-trick came against Deccan Chargers at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg in 2009. The three victims were Herschelle Gibbs, Venugopal Rao, and Andrew Symonds - all in consecutive deliveries.

Yuvraj Singh signed with Yorkshire county team in 2003, becoming only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to represent the county. Essex, Hampshire, and New South Wales are incorrect.

Yuvraj Singh was known for his attacking batting but had occasional fielding lapses early in his career. Being dropped from a school team for fielding reasons is plausible given that fielding is a critical aspect of cricket selection.

Sir Garfield Sobers hit six sixes in an over playing for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in 1968, becoming the first player to achieve this in any form of cricket.

The Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger) was adopted in 1894 and represents the Olympic spirit of continuous improvement and excellence.

The official marathon distance is 42.195 kilometers (26.2 miles), established at the 1908 London Olympics and standardized by World Athletics.

Olympics were cancelled during World War I (1916) and World War II (1940, 1944). No Olympic Games were held in these years because of the global conflicts.

London hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics. Beijing hosted in 2008, and Rio de Janeiro hosted in 2016. London was the first city to host the Olympics three times (1908, 1948, 2012).

As of 2010, no African country had ever hosted the Summer Olympics. The first Olympics in Africa will be held in Dakar, Senegal in 2026 (youth games), but summer Olympics have only been hosted in Europe, Americas, Asia, and Oceania.