Tennis and Cricket Trivia Quiz

Anil Kumble was a right-arm leg spin (leg break) bowler, one of India's greatest spinners. He was not a fast-medium bowler, and he bowled right-handed, ruling out the left-arm options.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Brazil, the first World Cup held in South America since 1978. South Africa hosted in 2010, while England and France hosted earlier editions (1966 and 1998 respectively).

Anil Kumble announced his retirement from Test cricket on November 2, 2008, during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against Australia in Delhi. The December and 2009 options are incorrect.

Anil Kumble was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, the city he is most associated with throughout his cricketing career. Delhi, Goa, and Punjab are not his birthplace.

Anil Kumble earned his engineering degree from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE), Bangalore. The other options are garbled variants of the same college name.

Anil Kumble played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, initially styled Bangalore Royal Challengers, in the IPL. Option A is a fabricated mix with Chennai Super Kings, and the other franchises never had him.

Anil Kumble was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, in 2005. The other options are misspelled or garbled versions of the same award name.

Rahul Dravid's full name is Rahul Sharad Dravid, named after his father Sharad Dravid. The other middle names are incorrect, so option A is correct.

Rahul Dravid was born on January 11, 1973, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The other listed dates are incorrect, so option C is correct.

Rahul Dravid is popularly nicknamed 'The Wall' for his dependable, defensive batting. 'dada' refers to Sourav Ganguly, 'jumbo' to Anil Kumble, and 'Prince' to other players, so option C is correct.

Rahul Dravid made his ODI debut on April 3, 1996, against Sri Lanka in the Singer Cup at Singapore. The other dates do not correspond to his debut, so option C is correct.

Rahul Dravid was primarily a batsman, renowned for his solid defensive technique. He was not an all-rounder, opening bowler, or specialist bowler, so option A is correct.

Wimbledon was founded in 1877 and the women's singles event was introduced in 1884. The difference is 1884 - 1877 = 7 years, so option B is correct. The other options do not match this gap.

Chris Evert Lloyd (Chris Evert) was the last married woman to win the Wimbledon singles title in 1981, and she holds the record for most Wimbledon runner-up finishes at 7. Her consistency at Wimbledon was extraordinary, though Martina Navratilova won more titles overall.

Billie Jean King, along with Martina Navratilova, holds the record for most Wimbledon titles overall (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined) with 20 titles. Martina Navratilova also had 20 Wimbledon titles, making them co-record holders.

Justine Henin, the Belgian tennis player, won 7 Grand Slam singles titles including 4 French Open, 1 Australian Open, and 2 US Open. She reached the Wimbledon final twice but never won it, making Wimbledon the only Grand Slam singles title that eluded her before her retirement.

Wimbledon began displaying full player names (both first and last) on scoreboards in 2009, replacing the traditional format of surname only. This change was made to help spectators and TV viewers identify players more easily. Option C correctly identifies 2009 as the year this change was implemented.