Sports Venues and Events

The County Ground in Northampton is the home ground of Northamptonshire Steelbacks (note the spelling is Steelbacks, not Steel Backs). Edgbaston is Birmingham's ground, and Hove is in Sussex (not London).

Headingley in Leeds is indeed the home ground of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Hove is Sussex's home ground, Edgbaston belongs to Warwickshire, and Taunton is Somerset's ground.

Edgbaston in Birmingham is the home ground of Warwickshire Bears (Warwickshire County Cricket Club). Lord's is Middlesex's home ground, St Lawrence Road is in Canterbury (Kent), and Nevil Road is Bristol (Gloucestershire).

New Road in Worcester is indeed the home ground of Worcestershire Royals (Worcestershire County Cricket Club). This is a True/False question testing knowledge of county cricket venues.

Trent Bridge in Nottingham is the home ground of Nottinghamshire Outlaws (Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club). The question spells it 'Trentbridge' but the intended answer is clear. Rose Bowl is Hampshire's ground.

Johannesburg hosted two stadiums for the 2010 World Cup: Soccer City (the main venue for the final) and Ellis Park. No other city had two venues in this tournament.

FIFA 2010 was hosted in 9 South African cities: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth, Polokwane, Nelspruit, and Rustenburg. Brits, Mokopane, Libode, and Germiston were not host cities.

Germany won the women's hockey gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, defeating Spain 2-0 in the final. This was Germany's first Olympic gold in women's hockey. Neither Holland (Netherlands), Australia, nor USA won gold in this tournament.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is widely regarded as the largest cricket ground in the world by seating capacity and overall dimensions. The claimed answer 'MCG' is correct.

Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium is often cited as one of the smallest international cricket grounds in the world by boundary dimensions. The claimed answer 'Jaipur' is correct.

Virender Sehwag made his ODI debut on April 11, 1999, at PCA Stadium in Mohali against Pakistan. He scored 1 run in his debut match. The correct answer is Mohali, not M. Chinnaswamy, Feroz Shah Kotla, or Motera.

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 final was indeed held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where India defeated Sri Lanka. Colombo hosted semi-finals. New Delhi and Dhaka were other host venues but not the final. This question is now historical and time-bound.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi hosted both the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. It was the main venue of the games. The Indira Gandhi Sports Complex hosted events like boxing and cycling, Siri Fort hosted badminton and squash, and Thyagaraj hosted netball.