Sports - MCQs with answers - Part III

Sports - MCQs with answers - Part III


1. When did the first Wimbledon Tennis championship take place?

a) 1875
b) 1877
c) 1880
d) 1884

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ANSWER: b) 1877

Worple Road in Wimbledon hosted the first World Tennis Championship.



2. Who was the first winner of Wimbledon Tennis Championships?

a) Arthur Gore
b) Ernest Renshaw
c) Frank Hadow
d) Spencer Gore

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ANSWER: d) Spencer Gore

Spencer Gore was the Father of the Volley.



3. When was overhead smash introduced?

a) 1875
b) 1877
c) 1880
d) 1884

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ANSWER: c) 1880

Renshaw brothers introduced overhead smash.



4. When were womens and mens doubles introduced in Wimbledon?

a) 1875
b) 1877
c) 1880
d) 1884

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ANSWER: d) 1884

The All England Club added Ladies' Singles and Gentlemen's Doubles tournaments to the Gentlemen's Singles tournament.




5. Who was the first female Wimbledon champion?

a) Blanche Bingley
b) Charlotte Cooper
c) Lottie Dod
d) Maud Watson

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ANSWER: d) Maud Watson

In 1881, the ladies’ open events were introduced in England. Her first public appearance was at the Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club tournament at the age of 16 years.




6. Who won the Wimbledon Ladies Singles title for the first time?

a) Blanche Bingley
b) Charlotte Cooper
c) Lottie Dod
d) Maud Watson

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ANSWER: c) Lottie Dod

She is the youngest player to win a singles event at the age of 15 years of Wimbledon tennis history.




7. When did the All England Croquet Club change its name to the All England Tennis & Croquet Club?

a) 1899
b) 1905
c) 1907
d) 1908

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ANSWER: a) 1899

The Club was founded on 23 July 1868 as the All England Croquet Club, and held its first croquet competition in 1870.



8. Who was the first international tennis player to win Wimbledon Championships?

a) Blanche Bingley
b) Dorothy Cheney
c) Maud Watson
d) May Sutton

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ANSWER: d) May Sutton

In 1905 she became the first American player to win the singles title at Wimbledon.



9. Who became the first international Wimbledon Mens Singles Champion?

a) Arthur Gore
b) Laurence Doherty
c) Norman Brookes
d) Reginald Doherty

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ANSWER: c) Norman Brookes

Norman Brookes of Australia was the first left-hander to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1907.



10. Who became the oldest Wimbledon Ladies Singles champion?

a) Blanche Bingley
b) Charlotte Sterry
c) Dorothy Cheney
d) Maud Watson

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ANSWER: b) Charlotte Sterry

At the age of 37 years, Charlotte Sterry of United KIngdom became the oldest Wimbledon Ladies Singles champion in 1908.


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