UK History MCQs

UK Sports and Athletics MCQs with Answers

What is the national sport of England?
A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Rugby
D) Tennis
Answer: B) Football

In which city is the Wimbledon tennis championship held?
A) Manchester
B) London
C) Birmingham
D) Liverpool
Answer: B) London

Which athlete is often referred to as “The Flying Scotsman”?
A) Mo Farah
B) Chris Hoy
C) Andy Murray
D) Greg Rutherford
Answer: B) Chris Hoy

What is the name of the horse race that takes place at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool?
A) Epsom Derby
B) Cheltenham Gold Cup
C) Grand National
D) Royal Ascot
Answer: C) Grand National

Which English football club is known as “The Red Devils?
A) Liverpool FC
B) Chelsea FC
C) Manchester City
D) Manchester United
Answer: D) Manchester United

How many players are there on a standard netball team?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
Answer: C) 7

Which British cyclist won the Tour de France multiple times, becoming a cycling legend?
A) Bradley Wiggins
B) Mark Cavendish
C) Chris Froome
D) Geraint Thomas
Answer: C) Chris Froome

Which Scottish city hosts the annual Edinburgh Marathon?
A) Glasgow
B) Aberdeen
C) Edinburgh
D) Inverness
Answer: C) Edinburgh

What is the name of the national cricket stadium in London?
A) The Oval
B) Lord’s Cricket Ground
C) Old Trafford
D) Headingley
Answer: B) Lord’s Cricket Ground

Which British boxer famously defeated Wladimir Klitschko to become the unified heavyweight champion?
A) Anthony Joshua
B) Tyson Fury
C) David Haye
D) Amir Khan
Answer: B) Tyson Fury

The Boat Race is an annual rowing race between which two universities?
A) Oxford and Cambridge
B) London and Manchester
C) Edinburgh and Glasgow
D) Harvard and Yale
Answer: A) Oxford and Cambridge

What is the highest governing body for football (soccer) in the UK?
A) FIFA
B) UEFA
C) The FA
D) EFL
Answer: C) The FA

Who is the most successful British Olympian, with a total of 8 Olympic gold medals?
A) Mo Farah
B) Sir Steve Redgrave
C) Bradley Wiggins
D) Jessica Ennis-Hill
Answer: B) Sir Steve Redgrave

Which UK city hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2014?
A) Glasgow
B) Manchester
C) Birmingham
D) Edinburgh
Answer: A) Glasgow

What is the name of the horse racing event that takes place at York Racecourse?
A) Cheltenham Festival
B) Royal Ascot
C) Epsom Derby
D) Ebor Festival
Answer: D) Ebor Festival

Which Welsh footballer is known as “Gareth Bale”?
A) Gareth Southgate
B) Gareth Barry
C) Gareth Bale
D) Gareth McAuley
Answer: C) Gareth Bale

What is the name of the stadium where the Scottish national football team plays its home matches?
A) Hampden Park
B) Murrayfield
C) Celtic Park
D) Ibrox Stadium
Answer: A) Hampden Park

In which year did England win the FIFA World Cup?
A) 1966
B) 1970
C) 1982
D) 1990
Answer: A) 1966

Which British gymnast won a historic bronze medal in the all-around competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
A) Ellie Downie
B) Claudia Fragapane
C) Max Whitlock
D) Joe Fraser
Answer: A) Ellie Downie

Which English Premier League club is nicknamed “The Gunners”?
A) Manchester United
B) Liverpool FC
C) Arsenal FC
D) Chelsea FC
Answer: C) Arsenal FC

What is the traditional home of Scottish rugby?
A) Celtic Park
B) Ibrox Stadium
C) BT Murrayfield Stadium
D) Hampden Park
Answer: C) BT Murrayfield Stadium

Which British athlete set a new world record in the women’s 400m at the 2021 Olympics?
A) Dina Asher-Smith
B) Jessica Ennis-Hill
C) Perri Shakes-Drayton
D) Sydney McLaughlin
Answer: D) Sydney McLaughlin

Which Scottish snooker player is known as “The Wizard of Wishaw”?
A) Stephen Hendry
B) Graeme Dott
C) John Higgins
D) Ronnie O’Sullivan
Answer: B) Graeme Dott

Which British city hosted the Summer Olympics in 2012?
A) Manchester
B) Birmingham
C) London
D) Edinburgh
Answer: C) London

What is the name of the annual rugby union competition between England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, and Italy?
A) Six Nations Championship
B) Tri-Nations Cup
C) Rugby World Cup
D) European Rugby Cup
Answer: A) Six Nations Championship

Which English football club is known as “The Toffees”?
A) Manchester United
B) Everton FC
C) Arsenal FC
D) Chelsea FC
Answer: B) Everton FC

What is the term for a perfect score of 147 in snooker?
A) Maximum Break
B) Perfect Score
C) Snooker Excellence
D) Flawless Break
Answer: A) Maximum Break

Which British distance runner won the 10,000m and 5,000m gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics?
A) Mo Farah
B) Steve Cram
C) Sebastian Coe
D) David Moorcroft
Answer: A) Mo Farah

Which British boxer famously defeated Sonny Liston to become the heavyweight champion in 1964?
A) Frank Bruno
B) Lennox Lewis
C) Ricky Hatton
D) Muhammad Ali
Answer: D) Muhammad Ali

Which sport is represented by the term “tee-to-green?
A) Golf
B) Tennis
C) Cricket
D) Rugby
Answer: A) Golf

Which UK city hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games?
A) Manchester
B) Glasgow
C) Birmingham
D) Edinburgh
Answer: A) Manchester

Which British tennis player won the Wimbledon singles title in 2013?
A) Andy Murray
B) Tim Henman
C) Greg Rusedski
D) Kyle Edmund
Answer: A) Andy Murray

Which Scottish football club has the nickname “The Hoops”?
A) Rangers FC
B) Heart of Midlothian FC
C) Hibernian FC
D) Celtic FC
Answer: D) Celtic FC

In which year did England win the ICC Cricket World Cup for the first time?
A) 2007
B) 2011
C) 2015
D) 2019
Answer: D) 2019

Who is the British Formula One driver with the most World Drivers’ Championships?
A) Nigel Mansell
B) Jenson Button
C) Lewis Hamilton
D) Damon Hill
Answer: C) Lewis Hamilton

What is the name of the traditional rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London?
A) The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
B) The Royal Regatta
C) The Thames Trophy
D) The London Rowing Classic
Answer: A) The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

Who won the gold medal for long jump at the 2012 Olympics, becoming the first British woman to win Olympic long jump gold?
A) Denise Lewis
B) Fatima Whitbread
C) Jessica Ennis-Hill
D) Greg Rutherford
Answer: C) Jessica Ennis-Hill

Which British golf course is known for hosting The Open Championship?
A) Wentworth Club
B) Carnoustie Golf Links
C) St. Andrews Links
D) Gleneagles
Answer: C) St. Andrews Links

Who is the British Formula One driver known as the “Honey Badger”?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Lando Norris
C) George Russell
D) Daniel Ricciardo
Answer: D) Daniel Ricciardo

What is the name of the horse race that takes place at Epsom Downs Racecourse?
A) The Grand National
B) The Derby
C) The Gold Cup
D) The Ascot Stakes
Answer: B) The Derby

Which Scottish football manager led Liverpool FC to multiple European Cup victories in the 1970s and 1980s?
A) Sir Alex Ferguson
B) Bill Shankly
C) Jock Stein
D) Kenny Dalglish
Answer: B) Bill Shankly

Which British athlete holds the world record for the men’s 800 meters?
A) Steve Ovett
B) Mo Farah
C) Steve Cram
D) David Rudisha
Answer: D) David Rudisha

Which UK city hosted the 2015 Rugby World Cup?
A) London
B) Manchester
C) Birmingham
D) Cardiff
Answer: A) London

Which British swimmer is known for winning numerous Olympic and World Championship medals in breaststroke events?
A) Duncan Goodhew
B) Mark Foster
C) Adam Peaty
D) James Guy
Answer: C) Adam Peaty

Which UK city hosted the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2008)?
A) London
B) Manchester
C) Birmingham
D) Glasgow
Answer: D) Glasgow

Who became the first British woman to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in 2010?
A) Lizzy Yarnold
B) Amy Williams
C) Eve Muirhead
D) Shelley Rudman
Answer: B) Amy Williams

In which city is the home stadium of Newcastle United FC located?
A) Liverpool
B) Manchester
C) Birmingham
D) Newcastle upon Tyne
Answer: D) Newcastle upon Tyne

Which British boxer was known as the “Gypsy King”?
A) David Haye
B) Tyson Fury
C) Amir Khan
D) Anthony Joshua
Answer: B) Tyson Fury

What is the name of the annual athletics event where competitors race from Holmenkollen to the ski jump in Oslo, Norway?
A) Holmenkollen Sprint
B) Holmenkollen Marathon
C) Holmenkollen Climb
D) Holmenkollen Skiathlon
Answer: B) Holmenkollen Marathon

Which British rider won the prestigious Tour de France in 2012?
A) Mark Cavendish
B) Bradley Wiggins
C) Chris Froome
D) Geraint Thomas
Answer: B) Bradley Wiggins

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