General Awareness
Sports Personalities and Achievements
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This hub covers questions on famous sports personalities and their record breaking achievements. It includes topics on Olympic medalists and national award winners. This content is highly relevant for general awareness sections in SSC, banking, railways, and UPSC exams.
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Sports Personalities and Achievements Questions
Which team is based in the city of Adelaide?
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Port Adelaide Football Club
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Adelaide Football Club
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West Coast Eagles
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Fremantle Football Club
B
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Adelaide Football Club is based in the city of Adelaide.
Which team is known as the "Swans"?
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Sydney Swans
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Collingwood Football Club
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Hawthorn Football Club
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Essendon Football Club
A
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Sydney Swans is known as the "Swans".
Which team is based in the city of Perth?
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Fremantle Football Club
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West Coast Eagles
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Port Adelaide Football Club
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Adelaide Football Club
B
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West Coast Eagles is based in the city of Perth.
Which team is known as the "Demons"?
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Melbourne Football Club
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Essendon Football Club
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Collingwood Football Club
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Hawthorn Football Club
A
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Melbourne Football Club is known as the "Demons".
Which team is based in the city of Brisbane?
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Brisbane Lions
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Gold Coast Suns
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Port Adelaide Football Club
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Adelaide Football Club
A
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Brisbane Lions is based in the city of Brisbane.
Which team is known as the "Blues"?
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Carlton Football Club
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Essendon Football Club
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Collingwood Football Club
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Hawthorn Football Club
A
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Carlton Football Club is known as the "Blues".
Which team is based in the city of Launceston?
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Hawthorn Football Club
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Essendon Football Club
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North Melbourne Football Club
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St Kilda Football Club
A
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Hawthorn Football Club is based in the city of Launceston.
Which team is known as the "Saints"?
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St Kilda Football Club
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Essendon Football Club
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Collingwood Football Club
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Hawthorn Football Club
A
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St Kilda Football Club is known as the "Saints".
Which team is based in the city of Gold Coast?
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Gold Coast Suns
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Brisbane Lions
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Port Adelaide Football Club
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Adelaide Football Club
A
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Gold Coast Suns is based in the city of Gold Coast.
Which team is known as the "Power"?
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Port Adelaide Football Club
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Essendon Football Club
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Collingwood Football Club
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Hawthorn Football Club
A
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Port Adelaide Football Club is known as the "Power".
Which team is based in the city of Geelong?
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Geelong Football Club
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Essendon Football Club
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North Melbourne Football Club
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St Kilda Football Club
A
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Geelong Football Club is based in the city of Geelong.
Which team is known as the "Magpies"?
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Collingwood Football Club
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Essendon Football Club
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Hawthorn Football Club
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St Kilda Football Club
A
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Collingwood Football Club is known as the "Magpies".
Which team is based in the city of Melbourne?
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Melbourne Football Club
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Essendon Football Club
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Collingwood Football Club
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Hawthorn Football Club
A
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Melbourne Football Club is based in the city of Melbourne.
What was the name of the famous Greek runner who won multiple Olympic victories and became a legendary figure?
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Pheidippides
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Leonidas
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Miltiades
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Pelopidas
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Pheidippides, an Athenian runner, gained fame for his remarkable feat of running from Athens to Sparta and back to deliver a message seeking military aid during the Persian Wars.
Which sports hero's autobiography is titled "Open Wide: A Memoir of Food, Eating Disorders, and Recovery"?
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Venus Williams
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Serena Williams
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Billie Jean King
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Margaret Court
A
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Venus Williams' autobiography, "Open Wide: A Memoir of Food, Eating Disorders, and Recovery," sheds light on her personal struggles with an eating disorder and her journey towards recovery.