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  1. Which sports person is nick named Dennis the Menace ?









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    Basketball player Dennis Rodman was nicknamed ‘Dennis the Menace.’ He was nicknamed “The Worm” and was known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities. Pete Sampras was sometimes called a menace to the game because he was boring and too dominating. He won a record 14 Grand Slam single titles and had seven Wimbledon and five U.S. open wins in a storied 15-year career.

    Correct Option: C

    Basketball player Dennis Rodman was nicknamed ‘Dennis the Menace.’ He was nicknamed “The Worm” and was known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities. Pete Sampras was sometimes called a menace to the game because he was boring and too dominating. He won a record 14 Grand Slam single titles and had seven Wimbledon and five U.S. open wins in a storied 15-year career.


  1. The number of players in each side in Water Polo is









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    Water polo, or Water ball, is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water (using a sort of kicking motion known as “eggbeater kick”), players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie.

    Correct Option: A

    Water polo, or Water ball, is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water (using a sort of kicking motion known as “eggbeater kick”), players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie.



  1. Which cricketer holds the record for scoring highest number of runs in a test match innings ?









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    Brian Lara holds the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, which is the only quintuple hundred in firstclass cricket history. He also holds the record for the highest individual score in a test innings after scoring 400 not out against England at Antigua in 2004. He is the only batsman to have ever scored a hundred, a double century, a triple century, a quadruple century and a quintuple century in first class games over the course of a senior career. Lara also holds the test record of scoring most number of runs in a single over in a Test match, when he scored 28 runs off an over by Robin Peterson of South Africa in 2003.

    Correct Option: D

    Brian Lara holds the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, which is the only quintuple hundred in firstclass cricket history. He also holds the record for the highest individual score in a test innings after scoring 400 not out against England at Antigua in 2004. He is the only batsman to have ever scored a hundred, a double century, a triple century, a quadruple century and a quintuple century in first class games over the course of a senior career. Lara also holds the test record of scoring most number of runs in a single over in a Test match, when he scored 28 runs off an over by Robin Peterson of South Africa in 2003.