Sports Trivia Quiz: Cricket and Formula 1

Spyker F1 team was sponsored by Etihad Airways before it was renamed to Force India in 2008. Etihad was a major sponsor of the Spyker team during the 2007 season. Kingfisher later became associated with Force India after the rename, not during the Spyker era.

Qantas has been the main sponsor of the Australian Grand Prix for many years, including 2010. The Australian airline has a long-standing partnership with the Melbourne-based Grand Prix. ING was a sponsor of Renault, Petronas sponsors Mercedes, and Gulf Air has sponsored other F1 events.

Telefonica is a Spanish telecommunications company that has sponsored the European Grand Prix, particularly when it was held in Valencia, Spain. The other options are from Norway (Telenor), UK (Vodafone), and Germany (Deutsche Telekom) respectively.

Fernando Alonso won his first Formula 1 World Championship in 2005 with the Renault team, which was titled 'Mild Seven Renault' at that time. Mild Seven was a major tobacco sponsor of Renault from 1994 to 2006. Elf was a previous sponsor, Total was later, and Renault is the manufacturer, not the title sponsor.

Marlboro has been Ferrari's title sponsor for decades, with one of the longest sponsorships in F1 history. The iconic red and white branding has been associated with Ferrari since 1984. Tata has sponsorship connections with Ferrari but is not the title sponsor, while Benson and Hedges and Fiat are not Ferrari's title sponsors.

Hublot became the Official Watchmaker of Formula 1 starting in 2010, replacing TAG Heuer who held the position previously. This partnership marked Hublot's entry into major motorsport sponsorship. The other options are all watch brands but not the F1 official timekeeper for 2010.

Santander, the Spanish banking group, became a major sponsor of the McLaren Mercedes team in 2009. This sponsorship was part of Santander's expansion into motorsport marketing, coinciding with their sponsorship of Fernando Alonso. The other options are banks from UK, Netherlands, and France respectively.

Sachin Tendulkar, widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, was born on April 24, 1973, in Mumbai (then Bombay), India.

Sachin Tendulkar played his first ODI match against Pakistan on December 18, 1989, in Gujranwala, Pakistan. He was just 16 years old at the time, though he didn't score a run in this debut match.

Sachin Tendulkar achieved two 5-wicket hauls in his ODI career: 5/32 vs Australia in Kochi (April 1998, Titan Cup) and 5/27 vs West Indies in Kolkata (February 1993, Coca-Cola Champions Trophy). Though primarily a batsman, he was a useful part-time bowler.

Sachin Tendulkar's official height is 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm). This is well-documented in cricket records and biographical sources.

Sachin Tendulkar received the 'Man of the Series' award 4 times in his ODI career. This was for series against Australia (1991-92), South Africa (1996-97), Australia (1999-2000 Sharjah), and Pakistan (2003-04).