Cricket World Cup Quiz
1. Who won the first Cricket World Cup?
a) Australia
b) England
c) West Indies
d) India
Answer: b) England
2. How many teams took part in the first Cricket World Cup?
a) 6
b) 8
c) 10
d) 12
Answer: a) 6
3. Who was the captain of the West Indies team that won the first two Cricket World Cups?
a) Clive Lloyd
b) Viv Richards
c) Brian Lara
d) Gordon Greenidge
Answer: a) Clive Lloyd
4. In which year did India win their first Cricket World Cup?
a) 1983
b) 1987
c) 1992
d) 1996
Answer: a) 1983
5. Who was the captain of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup?
a) Sunil Gavaskar
b) Kapil Dev
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Mohammad Azharuddin
Answer: b) Kapil Dev
6. In which year did Sri Lanka win their first and only Cricket World Cup?
a) 1992
b) 1996
c) 1999
d) 2003
Answer: b) 1996
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7. Who was the captain of the Sri Lankan team that won the 1996 Cricket World Cup?
a) Arjuna Ranatunga
b) Sanath Jayasuriya
c) Mahela Jayawardene
d) Kumar Sangakkara
Answer: a) Arjuna Ranatunga
8. Who is the leading run-scorer in Cricket World Cup history?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Ricky Ponting
c) Brian Lara
d) Kumar Sangakkara
Answer: a) Sachin Tendulkar
9. Who is the leading wicket-taker in Cricket World Cup history?
a) Glenn McGrath
b) Muttiah Muralitharan
c) Wasim Akram
d) Shane Warne
Answer: a) Glenn McGrath
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10. Which country has won the most Cricket World Cup titles?
a) Australia
b) India
c) West Indies
d) England
Answer: a) Australia
11. Which country has hosted the Cricket World Cup the most times?
a) Australia
b) England
c) India
d) West Indies
Answer: b) England
12. In which year was the first time that the Cricket World Cup was held in the subcontinent?
a) 1987
b) 1992
c) 1996
d) 1999
Answer: a) 1987
13. Who won the Cricket World Cup in 1992?
a) Australia
b) England
c) Pakistan
d) New Zealand
Answer: c) Pakistan
14. In which year did Australia win their first Cricket World Cup?
a) 1983
b) 1987
c) 1992
d) 1996
Answer: b) 1987
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15. Who was the captain of the Australian team that won the 1987 Cricket World Cup?
a) Allan Border
b) Steve Waugh
c) Mark Taylor
d) Ricky Ponting
Answer: a) Allan Border
16. In which year did the Cricket World Cup introduce a Super Six stage?
a) 1996
b) 1999
c) 2003
d) 2007
Answer: b) 1999
17. Which team was the runner-up in the 2003 Cricket World Cup?
a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) Australia
d) Kenya
Answer: a) India
18. Who was the player of the tournament in the 2007 Cricket World Cup?
a) Glenn McGrath
b) Ricky Ponting
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Adam Gilchrist
Answer: d) Adam Gilchrist
19. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Quarter-Final stage for the first time?
a) 1983
b) 1992
c) 1996
d) 2011
Answer: d) 2011
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20. Which country won the 2011 Cricket World Cup?
a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) Australia
d) Pakistan
Answer: a) India
21. Who was the captain of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup?
a) MS Dhoni
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Virender Sehwag
d) Yuvraj Singh
Answer: a) MS Dhoni
22. Who was the player of the tournament in the 2015 Cricket World Cup?
a) Steve Smith
b) Mitchell Starc
c) Kumar Sangakkara
d) AB de Villiers
Answer: b) Mitchell Starc
23. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Round-Robin format?
a) 1992
b) 1996
c) 1999
d) 2019
Answer: d) 2019
24. Who was the runner-up in the 2019 Cricket World Cup?
a) New Zealand
b) England
c) Australia
d) India
Answer: a) New Zealand
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25. Who was the player of the tournament in the 2019 Cricket World Cup?
a) Kane Williamson
b) Ben Stokes
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Mitchell Starc
Answer: b) Ben Stokes
26. Who was the first player to score a double century in a Cricket World Cup match?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Rohit Sharma
c) Chris Gayle
d) Martin Guptill
Answer: b) Rohit Sharma
27. Which player has taken the most wickets in Cricket World Cup history?
a) Glenn McGrath
b) Muttiah Muralitharan
c) Wasim Akram
d) Shane Warne
Answer: a) Glenn McGrath
28. Who scored the fastest century in a Cricket World Cup match?
a) AB de Villiers
b) Chris Gayle
c) Kevin O'Brien
d) Shahid Afridi
Answer: c) Kevin O'Brien
29. Which player has scored the most runs in Cricket World Cup history?
a) Ricky Ponting
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Kumar Sangakkara
d) Brian Lara
Answer: b) Sachin Tendulkar
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30. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Super Eight stage?
a) 2003
b) 2007
c) 2011
d) 2015
Answer: b) 2007
31. Who was the captain of the Sri Lankan team that won the 1996 Cricket World Cup?
a) Sanath Jayasuriya
b) Mahela Jayawardene
c) Arjuna Ranatunga
d) Kumar Sangakkara
Answer: c) Arjuna Ranatunga
32. Which player has scored the most centuries in Cricket World Cup history?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Ricky Ponting
c) Kumar Sangakkara
d) Chris Gayle
Answer: b) Ricky Ponting
33. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Super Six stage for the first time?
a) 1992
b) 1996
c) 1999
d) 2003
Answer: a) 1992
34. Who was the captain of the West Indies team that won the first two Cricket World Cups?
a) Viv Richards
b) Clive Lloyd
c) Brian Lara
d) Gordon Greenidge
Answer: b) Clive Lloyd
35. Which country has never appeared in a Cricket World Cup final?
a) South Africa
b) New Zealand
c) Sri Lanka
d) West Indies
Answer: a) South Africa
36. Which player has taken the most catches in Cricket World Cup history?
a) Ricky Ponting
b) AB de Villiers
c) Mahela Jayawardene
d) Adam Gilchrist
Answer: a) Ricky Ponting
37. Who was the player of the tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Glenn McGrath
c) Ricky Ponting
d) Shane Warne
Answer: c) Ricky Ponting
38. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Super 10 stage?
a) 2011
b) 2015
c) 2019
d) 2023
Answer: b) 2015
39. Which team has won the most Cricket World Cups?
a) West Indies
b) India
c) Australia
d) England
Answer: c) Australia
40. Which player has scored the most runs in a single edition of the Cricket World Cup?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Ricky Ponting
c) Kumar Sangakkara
d) Martin Guptill
Answer: b) Ricky Ponting (in the 2003 edition)
41. Who was the captain of the Australian team that won three consecutive Cricket World Cups?
a) Ricky Ponting
b) Steve Waugh
c) Mark Taylor
d) Allan Border
Answer: b) Steve Waugh
42. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Super 12 stage?
a) 2011
b) 2015
c) 2019
d) 2023
Answer: d) 2023
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43. Who was the player of the tournament in the 1992 Cricket World Cup?
a) Martin Crowe
b) Wasim Akram
c) Ian Botham
d) Imran Khan
Answer: d) Imran Khan
44. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Plate stage?
a) 1999
b) 2003
c) 2007
d) 2011
Answer: a) 1999
45. Which player has taken the most wickets in a single edition of the Cricket World Cup?
a) Glenn McGrath
b) Muttiah Muralitharan
c) Zaheer Khan
d) Mitchell Starc
Answer: d) Mitchell Starc (in the 2015 edition)
46. Who was the player of the tournament in the 2015 Cricket World Cup?
a) Mitchell Starc
b) Steve Smith
c) AB de Villiers
d) Kumar Sangakkara
Answer: a) Mitchell Starc
47. Which player has scored the most runs in a single innings in a Cricket World Cup match?
a) Martin Guptill
b) Chris Gayle
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Sachin Tendulkar
Answer: a) Martin Guptill (237 not out)
48. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Super Four stage?
a) 1996
b) 1999
c) 2003
d) 2007
Answer: a) 1996
49. Who was the player of the tournament in the 2007 Cricket World Cup?
a) Glenn McGrath
b) Adam Gilchrist
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Brian Lara
Answer: b) Adam Gilchrist
50. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a round-robin group stage for the first time?
a) 1975
b) 1983
c) 1992
d) 1999
Answer: c) 1992
51. Who was the player of the tournament in the 2011 Cricket World Cup?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Yuvraj Singh
c) Zaheer Khan
d) Kumar Sangakkara
Answer: b) Yuvraj Singh
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52. Who was the captain of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) MS Dhoni
c) Virat Kohli
d) Gautam Gambhir
Answer: b) MS Dhoni
53. Which team won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?
a) West Indies
b) Australia
c) England
d) New Zealand
Answer: c) England
54. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Super Sixes stage?
a) 1996
b) 1999
c) 2003
d) 2007
Answer: b) 1999
55. Who was the captain of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup?
a) Sunil Gavaskar
b) Kapil Dev
c) Ravi Shastri
d) Dilip Vengsarkar
Answer: b) Kapil Dev
56. Who was the player of the tournament in the 1996 Cricket World Cup?
a) Sanath Jayasuriya
b) Aravinda de Silva
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Brian Lara
Answer: b) Aravinda de Silva
57. Which player has taken the most wickets in Cricket World Cup history?
a) Glenn McGrath
b) Wasim Akram
c) Muttiah Muralitharan
d) Imran Khan
Answer: a) Glenn McGrath
58. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Super Eight stage?
a) 2003
b) 2007
c) 2011
d) 2015
Answer: b) 2007
59. Who was the player of the tournament in the 1987 Cricket World Cup?
a) David Boon
b) Graham Gooch
c) Craig McDermott
d) Mike Gatting
Answer: a) David Boon
60. Which team won the Cricket World Cup in 2019?
a) India
b) England
c) New Zealand
d) Australia
Answer: b) England
61.vWho was the player of the tournament in the 1983 Cricket World Cup?
a) Kapil Dev
b) Mohinder Amarnath
c) Roger Binny
d) Sunil Gavaskar
Answer: b) Mohinder Amarnath
62. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Super Six stage?
a) 1992
b) 1996
c) 1999
d) 2003
Answer: a) 1992
63. Who was the captain of the Sri Lankan team that won the 1996 Cricket World Cup?
a) Sanath Jayasuriya
b) Arjuna Ranatunga
c) Mahela Jayawardene
d) Kumar Sangakkara
Answer: b) Arjuna Ranatunga
64. Who was the player of the tournament in the 1983 Cricket World Cup?
a) Kapil Dev
b) Mohinder Amarnath
c) Roger Binny
d) Sunil Gavaskar
Answer: b) Mohinder Amarnath
65. In which year did the Cricket World Cup feature a Super Six stage?
a) 1992
b) 1996
c) 1999
d) 2003
Answer: a) 1992
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