World Cup Football & Cricket Records Quiz

Mahela Jayawardene captained Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2010 (IPL 3). Yuvraj Singh was the original captain but missed matches, and Jayawardene stepped in as skipper. Irfan Pathan and Piyush Chawla were players but not captains.

England holds the record for the largest victory by runs in Test cricket, defeating Australia by an innings and 579 runs at The Oval in 1938. This remains the biggest winning margin in Test cricket history.

Brian Lara scored 28 runs in a single over against South Africa in a Test match in 2003, which remains a record in Test cricket for most runs scored in one over. This over included 4 sixes and 4 boundaries.

The correct answer is B (Viv Richards) as claimed. Richards held the fastest Test century record (56 balls) from 1985 to 2006. Note: this record has been broken multiple times since then.

The correct answer is B (Rahul Dravid) as claimed. Dravid holds the record for most catches in Test cricket (210 catches), primarily as a slip fielder. Options A, C, and D are not the record holders.

Brian Lara holds the Test cricket record for most runs in a single over, scoring 28 runs (4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6) off South Africa's Robin Peterson at Johannesburg in 2003-04. Shahid Afridi holds the ODI record (32 runs), not the Test record. Viv Richards and Mark Boucher have never held this record in Test cricket.

Don Bradman holds the record for most double centuries (12) in Test cricket. The claimed answer (C) is correct. Sachin Tendulkar scored 6 double centuries, Wally Hammond scored 7, and Brian Lara scored 2.

Anil Kumble holds the Indian record for most 5-wicket hauls in Test cricket (35). The claimed answer (D) is correct. Kapil Dev, Harbhajan Singh, and Javagal Srinath have fewer 5-wicket hauls than Kumble.

Sri Lanka holds the record for highest Test innings total (952/6 vs India, 1997). The claimed answer (C) is correct. Australia, India, and England have not scored higher totals in a single Test innings.

Lucien Laurent of France scored the first ever goal in World Cup history on July 13, 1930, against Mexico in the inaugural World Cup in Uruguay. Guillermo Stabile was Argentina's top scorer, Fritz Walter played later, and Giuseppe Meazza was an Italian star - none scored before Laurent.

Zakumi, a leopard with green hair, was the official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The other options represent mascots from different World Cup tournaments: Footix (France 1998), Willie (England 1966), and Striker (USA 1994).

Jabulani was the official match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, designed by Adidas. The other options represent official balls from previous tournaments: Fevernova (2002), Teamgeist (2006), and Questra (1994).

In the 1974 FIFA World Cup, West Germany lost only one match in the group stage - to East Germany 1-0 in a politically charged match. West Germany still advanced from the group and went on to win the tournament. Haiti, Australia, and South Korea were all defeated by West Germany in the group stage.

Andres Escobar was a Colombian defender who was tragically shot and killed in Medellín in July 1994, shortly after returning from the World Cup where he scored an own goal against the USA that led to Colombia's elimination.

Just Fontaine of France scored 13 goals in the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, which remains the highest number of goals scored by a single player in one World Cup tournament. This record has stood for over 65 years.