For years, athletes around the world have put in their best and acrobatic efforts to make their country proud. Their sacrifices and efforts have no measure, but their efforts and journeys are still overlooked. Behind the facade of fame and medals, the real gold is the discipline, dedication and sportsmanship that have brought them this far.
Find out if you know about these amazing world-famous athletes by taking this quiz and finding out more information provided below.
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Q1. Who is the most famous athlete in the world in 2017?
a.Gareth Bale
b.Cristiano Ronaldo
c. Lionel Messi
d.Antoine Griezman
Q2. What is the name of the Jamaican athlete who broke world records in the 100 and 200 meter sprints and won six gold medals?
a.Carl Lewis
b.Jimmy Connors
c.Jesse Owens
d.Usain Bolt
Q3. What is the name of the great female tennis star who won gold medals four times and won 73 singles titles, 23 doubles titles and 2 mixed doubles titles during her career?
a.Venus Williams
b.Serena Williams
c.Maria Sharapova
d.Ana Ivanovic
Q4. Who were the Oklahoma Native Americans who excelled on the track and made it to the Olympics? He won medals in several events and also participated in Professional Football and Professional Baseball.
a.Jesse Owens
b.Jim Thorpe
c.Johnny Bench
d.Sammy Sosa
Q5. A martial arts instructor from Hong Kong who also became an actor and director. He died at age 32 in 1972 from a reaction to painkillers. Who is he?
a.Jackie Chan
b.Jet Li
c.Stephen Chow
d.Bruce Lee
Q6. In 1936, he won four gold medals in the Berlin Olympic Games and smashed Hitler’s doctrine of Aryan supremacy. Who is this athlete?
a.Jackie Robinson
b.Jim Thorpe
c.Jesse Owens
d.Joe Louis
Q7. He wore shirt number 3 and was popularly known as “The Great Bambino and the Sultan of Swat”. He pitched for the Boston Red Sox, Outfielded for the New York Yankees and hit 714 home runs. Who is this famous baseball player?
a.Hank Aaron
b.Baby Ruth
c. Lou Gehrig
d.Mickey Cloak
Q8. In 1984, he set a world record in Long Jump and won eight gold medals at the Olympics. He was named Sportsman and Olympian of the Century. What is the name of this great athlete?
a.Carl Lewis
b.Usain Bolt
c.Jesse Owens
d. Michael Phelps
Q9. He went 23rd for the Chicago Bulls and he has six NBA championships and five MVPs to his name. Who is this basketball player?
a.Scottie Pippen
b. Michael Jordan
c. Wilt Chamberlain
d. Magic Johnson
Q10. Who was the first individual Olympic medalist from independent India? Name him.
One. KD Jadhav
b. Harihar Banerjee
c.Pradeep is an omen
d. none of the above
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
- Cristiano Ronaldo’s full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born February 5, 1985.
- He is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays as a striker and is the captain of the Portuguese national team.
- He has won 5 Ballon d’Or awards and 4 European Golden Shoes. He has won the most as a European player.
- Ronaldo has won 32 titles in his career, including 7 national championships, 5 UEFA Champions League titles and 1 European championship to his name.
- He holds the record for most appearances with 183,140 goals and 42 assists in the Champions League.
- In the European Championship, 14 goals, 117 international goals and 191 international appearances by a European player.
2. Usain Bolt
- Usain Bolt, full name, Usain St. Leo Bolt, born August 21, 1986, is a retired Jamaican sprinter.
- He holds world records in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 4×100 meter relay events.
- Bolt has won Olympic gold medals eight times
- Usain Bolt is the only sprinter to win the Olympic 100 m and 200 m championship three times in consecutive Olympic years (2008, 2012 and 2016).
- Usain Bolt is famous around the world thanks to his double sprint victory with a world record time at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
- He became the first person to hold both records since fully automatic times became mandatory.
- He is the first athlete to win four world championship titles in the 200 m event.
- Usain Bolt is one of the most successful athletes in the 100 m event with three titles.
3. Serena Williams
- American professional tennis player Serena Jameka Williams was born on September 26, 1981. She is currently inactive.
- She is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time,
- Serena has been ranked world number one in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks.
- She has an overall record of 186 consecutive weeks and has been year-end Number One, five times.
- William won 23 Grand Slam singles titles to his name and became the player with the most Grand Slam titles in the Open Era and the second most of all time.
4. Jim Thorpe
- American athlete and Olympic gold medalist, James Francis Thorpe was born on May 22 or 28, 1887.
- He was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States at the Olympics.
- He is considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports.
- In 1912, the athlete won two Olympic gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics, one in the classical pentathlon and one in the decathlon.
5. Bruce Lee
- Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor, Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940.
- He is the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a mixed martial arts philosophy drawn from various fighting disciplines often credited with paving the way for modern mixed martial arts (MMA).
- Bruce Lee is considered by critics, media and other martial artists to be the most effective martial artist of all time and a popular culture icon of the 20th century,
- He is known for bridging the gap between East and West and is credited with expanding Hong Kong action cinema, helping to change the way Asians are portrayed in American films.
6. Jesse Owens
- American track and field athlete James Cleveland, commonly known as “Jesse” Owens, was born on September 12, 1913.
- He won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.
- He set three world records and won another, all in less than an hour.
- He was the most successful athlete at the Olympics and as a black American he was said to have “single-handedly shattered the myth of Hitler’s Aryan supremacy”.
7. Baby Ruth
- American professional baseball player George Herman, commonly known as “Babe” Ruth Jr. Born February 6, 1895.
- He was nicknamed “Bambino” and “Sultan of Swat”,
- Babe Ruth is considered one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time.
8. Carl Lewis
- Former American track and field athlete who won 9 Olympic gold medals, Carl Lewis or Frederick Carlton Lewis was born on July 1, 1961.
- He has one Olympic silver medal and 10 world championship medals, including 8 gold medals.
9. Michael Jordan
- American businessman and former professional basketball player, Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 (also known by his initials MJ).
- He played for fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
- Currently MJ is the owner and president of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets and of 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series.
- He is credited with popularizing the NBA worldwide in the 1980s and 1990s.
- He became a global cultural icon in the process.
10. KD Jadhav
- Indian athlete Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was born on January 15, 1926.
- The athlete won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and became the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal at the Olympics.
- He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2000 for his contributions to wrestling.
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