World Famous Sports MCQs with Answers
Who holds the record for the most career goals in men’s international football?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Pelé
d) Miroslav Klose
Answer: b) Cristiano Ronaldo
Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles?
a) Brazil
b) Germany
c) Italy
d) Argentina
Answer: a) Brazil
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?
a) Usain Bolt
b) Michael Phelps
c) Simone Biles
d) Serena Williams
Answer: b) Michael Phelps
Who is the only tennis player to achieve the Golden Slam in singles?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Roger Federer
c) Serena Williams
d) Novak Djokovic
Answer: c) Serena Williams
Who is considered the greatest basketball player of all time?
a) LeBron James
b) Kobe Bryant
c) Magic Johnson
d) Michael Jordan
Answer: d) Michael Jordan
Who is the fastest man in the world?
a) Usain Bolt
b) Carl Lewis
c) Justin Gatlin
d) Yohan Blake
Answer: a) Usain Bolt
Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals in athletics?
a) United States
b) Jamaica
c) Kenya
d) China
Answer: a) United States
Who holds the record for the most Grand Slam singles titles in tennis?
a) Roger Federer
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Serena Williams
Answer: a) Roger Federer
Who is the most successful Formula One driver of all time?
a) Ayrton Senna
b) Michael Schumacher
c) Lewis Hamilton
d) Sebastian Vettel
Answer: c) Lewis Hamilton
Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals in swimming?
a) United States
b) Australia
c) China
d) Great Britain
Answer: a) United States
Who is the highest-scoring player in NBA history?
a) LeBron James
b) Kobe Bryant
c) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
d) Michael Jordan
Answer: c) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Who is the all-time leading run-scorer in international cricket?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Ricky Ponting
c) Brian Lara
d) Virat Kohli
Answer: a) Sachin Tendulkar
Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals in gymnastics?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) Japan
Answer: c) Russia
Who is the most successful female Alpine skier in history?
a) Lindsey Vonn
b) Mikaela Shiffrin
c) Tina Maze
d) Anja Pärson
Answer: a) Lindsey Vonn
Who holds the record for the most home runs in Major League Baseball?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Barry Bonds
c) Hank Aaron
d) Alex Rodriguez
Answer: b) Barry Bonds
Who is the most successful female tennis player in the Open Era?
a) Serena Williams
b) Steffi Graf
c) Martina Navratilova
d) Margaret Court
Answer: a) Serena Williams
Who is the most successful male golfer of all time in terms of major championships won?
a) Tiger Woods
b) Jack Nicklaus
c) Arnold Palmer
d) Phil Mickelson
Answer: b) Jack Nicklaus
Who is the only person to have won the FIFA World Cup as a player and a coach?
a) Diego Maradona
b) Pelé
c) Franz Beckenbauer
d) Zinedine Zidane
Answer: c) Franz Beckenbauer
Who is the most successful female golfer of all time in terms of major championships won?
a) Annika Sörenstam
b) Lorena Ochoa
c) Karrie Webb
d) Tiger Woods
Answer: a) Annika Sörenstam
Who is the only male player to have won tennis’ calendar-year Grand Slam in the Open Era?
a) Roger Federer
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Rod Laver
Answer: d) Rod Laver
Who holds the record for the most goals scored in a single NHL season?
a) Wayne Gretzky
b) Mario Lemieux
c) Alexander Ovechkin
d) Bobby Orr
Answer: a) Wayne Gretzky
Who is the most successful female track and field athlete in Olympic history?
a) Florence Griffith Joyner
b) Allyson Felix
c) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
d) Marion Jones
Answer: c) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Who is the most successful male swimmer in Olympic history?
a) Michael Phelps
b) Mark Spitz
c) Ian Thorpe
d) Ryan Lochte
Answer: a) Michael Phelps
Who is the only male player to have won the Ballon d’Or five times?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Pelé
d) Diego Maradona
Answer: b) Cristiano Ronaldo
Who is the most successful female swimmer in Olympic history?
a) Katie Ledecky
b) Missy Franklin
c) Jenny Thompson
d) Amy Van Dyken
Answer: a) Katie Ledecky
Who holds the record for the most wickets taken in Test cricket?
a) Shane Warne
b) Muttiah Muralitharan
c) Anil Kumble
d) James Anderson
Answer: b) Muttiah Muralitharan
Who is the most successful male beach volleyball player in Olympic history?
a) Karch Kiraly
b) Phil Dalhausser
c) Todd Rogers
d) Ricardo Santos
Answer: a) Karch Kiraly
Who is the most successful female beach volleyball player in Olympic history?
a) Misty May-Treanor
b) Kerri Walsh Jennings
c) Larissa França
d) Juliana Felisberta
Answer: a) Misty May-Treanor
Who is the most successful male cyclist in Tour de France history?
a) Eddy Merckx
b) Lance Armstrong
c) Bernard Hinault
d) Miguel Indurain
Answer: a) Eddy Merckx
Who is the most successful female cyclist in Olympic history?
a) Marianne Vos
b) Anna van der Breggen
c) Laura Kenny
d) Kristin Armstrong
Answer: c) Laura Kenny
Who holds the record for the most points scored in an NBA game?
a) Michael Jordan
b) Kobe Bryant
c) Wilt Chamberlain
d) LeBron James
Answer: c) Wilt Chamberlain
Who is the most successful male gymnast in Olympic history?
a) Kohei Uchimura
b) Vitaly Scherbo
c) Alexei Nemov
d) Simone Biles
Answer: a) Kohei Uchimura
Who is the most successful female basketball player in WNBA history?
a) Lisa Leslie
b) Diana Taurasi
c) Sheryl Swoopes
d) Sue Bird
Answer: b) Diana Taurasi
Who is the most successful male athlete in Olympic decathlon history?
a) Daley Thompson
b) Ashton Eaton
c) Roman Šebrle
d) Usain Bolt
Answer: a) Daley Thompson
Who is the most successful female athlete in Olympic heptathlon history?
a) Carolina Klüft
b) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
c) Nafissatou Thiam
d) Jessica Ennis-Hill
Answer: b) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Who holds the record for the most runs scored in a single season of MLB?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Barry Bonds
c) Ichiro Suzuki
d) Pete Rose
Answer: b) Barry Bonds
Who is the most successful male figure skater in Olympic history?
a) Yuzuru Hanyu
b) Evgeni Plushenko
c) Brian Boitano
d) Scott Hamilton
Answer: b) Evgeni Plushenko
Who is the most successful female figure skater in Olympic history?
a) Sonja Henie
b) Yuna Kim
c) Katarina Witt
d) Peggy Fleming
Answer: a) Sonja Henie
Who is the most successful male table tennis player in Olympic history?
a) Zhang Jike
b) Ma Long
c) Wang Hao
d) Jan-Ove Waldner
Answer: b) Ma Long
Who is the most successful female table tennis player in Olympic history?
a) Deng Yaping
b) Zhang Yining
c) Li Xiaoxia
d) Ding Ning
Answer: b) Zhang Yining
Who holds the record for the most career goals in the NHL?
a) Wayne Gretzky
b) Mario Lemieux
c) Gordie Howe
d) Jaromir Jagr
Answer: a) Wayne Gretzky
Who is the most successful male swimmer in World Championships history?
a) Michael Phelps
b) Ryan Lochte
c) Caeleb Dressel
d) Ian Thorpe
Answer: a) Michael Phelps
Who is the most successful female swimmer in World Championships history?
a) Katie Ledecky
b) Missy Franklin
c) Simone Manuel
d) Federica Pellegrini
Answer: a) Katie Ledecky
Who is the most successful male long-distance runner in Olympic history?
a) Mo Farah
b) Haile Gebrselassie
c) Kenenisa Bekele
d) Emil Zatopek
Answer: a) Mo Farah
Who is the most successful female long-distance runner in Olympic history?
a) Tirunesh Dibaba
b) Vivian Cheruiyot
c) Paula Radcliffe
d) Allyson Felix
Answer: a) Tirunesh Dibaba
Who is the most successful male high jumper in Olympic history?
a) Javier Sotomayor
b) Mutaz Essa Barshim
c) Ivan Ukhov
d) Stefan Holm
Answer: a) Javier Sotomayor
Who is the most successful female high jumper in Olympic history?
a) Stefka Kostadinova
b) Blanka Vlašić
c) Yelena Slesarenko
d) Hestrie Cloete
Answer: a) Stefka Kostadinova
Who is the most successful male shot putter in Olympic history?
a) Ryan Crouser
b) Ulf Timmermann
c) Tomasz Majewski
d) Randy Barnes
Answer: a) Ryan Crouser
Who is the most successful female shot putter in Olympic history?
a) Valerie Adams
b) Nadezhda Ostapchuk
c) Nadzeya Ostapchuk
d) Irina Korzhanenko
Answer: a) Valerie Adams
Who holds the record for the most home runs hit in a single MLB season?
a) Barry Bonds
b) Mark McGwire
c) Sammy Sosa
d) Babe Ruth
Answer: a) Barry Bonds
Who is the most successful male javelin thrower in Olympic history?
a) Jan Železný
b) Andreas Thorkildsen
c) Thomas Röhler
d) Julius Yego
Answer: a) Jan Železný
Who is the most successful female javelin thrower in Olympic history?
a) Barbora Špotáková
b) Christina Obergföll
c) Huihui Lyu
d) Tatyana Shikolenko
Answer: a) Barbora Špotáková
Who is the most successful male wrestler in Olympic history?
a) Aleksandr Karelin
b) Bruce Baumgartner
c) Jordan Burroughs
d) Kaori Icho
Answer: a) Aleksandr Karelin
Who is the most successful female wrestler in Olympic history?
a) Saori Yoshida
b) Clarissa Chun
c) Kaori Icho
d) Carol Huynh
Answer: a) Saori Yoshida
Who is the most successful male weightlifter in Olympic history?
a) Lü Xiaojun
b) Pyrros Dimas
c) Naim Süleymanoğlu
d) Halil Mutlu
Answer: c) Naim Süleymanoğlu
Who is the most successful female weightlifter in Olympic history?
a) Zhou Lulu
b) Wang Mingjuan
c) Rim Jong-sim
d) Li Xueying
Answer: a) Zhou Lulu
Who is the most successful male archer in Olympic history?
a) Kim Woo-jin
b) Im Dong-hyun
c) Park Kyung-mo
d) Darrell Pace
Answer: b) Im Dong-hyun
Who is the most successful female archer in Olympic history?
a) Ki Bo-bae
b) Park Sung-hyun
c) Yun Mi-jin
d) Zhang Juanjuan
Answer: a) Ki Bo-bae
Who holds the record for the most goals scored in a single season of English Premier League?
a) Alan Shearer
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Mohamed Salah
d) Harry Kane
Answer: c) Mohamed Salah
Who is the most successful male fencer in Olympic history?
a) Aladar Gerevich
b) Edoardo Mangiarotti
c) Nikolay Kovalev
d) Aldo Montano
Answer: b) Edoardo Mangiarotti