Sports General Knowledge Questions and Answers

The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2012 by Forbes

A.     Serena Williams 
B.     Victoria Azarenka
C.     Maria Sharapova 
D.     Sara Errani

Ans C



The World's Best-Paid Soccer Player 2012 by  Forbes

A.     Cristiano Ronaldo
B.     Wayne Rooney
C.     Lionel Messi      
D.     David Beckham

Ans D



The World's Highest-Paid Athletes 2012 by  Forbes

A.     Kobe Bryant
B.     Tiger Woods
C.     Roger Federer      
D.     David Beckham

Ans B



The World's Highest-Paid Tennis player 2012 by  Forbes

A.     Rafael Nadal
B.     David Ferrer
C.     Roger Federer      
D.     Tommy Robredo

Ans C


World's Highest-Paid Cricketer 2012 by Forbes


A.     Mahendra Singh Dhoni
B.     Ravindra Jadeja
C.     Sachin Tendulkar      
D.     Kieron Pollard

Ans A


World's Highest-Paid Basketball 2012 by Forbes


A.     LeBron James
B.     Kobe Bryant
C.     Dwyane Wade     
D.     Kevin Durant

Ans B

Current Affairs June 2013

Maria Sharapova

• The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2012 by Forbes

       Maria Sharapova
       Rank: 22
       Total Earnings:  $29 million
       Salary/winnings: $6 million
       Endorsements:       $23 million

• After the 2013 Pakistani general election, ...... become the 18th Prime Minister of Pakistan

        Nawaz Sharif

A.M. Homes

• American novelist A.M. Homes has won Women’s Prize for Fiction 2013 with her sixth novel, “May We Be Forgiven.” 

• What does WED stand for?

       World Environment Day

• World Environment Day

       June 5

Victoria Beckham

• What is the theme for 2013 World Environment Day celebrations?

         Think.Eat.Save

• Victoria Beckham wins Woman Of The Decade at Glamour Awards in London 

• What does UNEP stand for?

        United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Tiger Woods

•  The World's Highest-Paid Athletes. Who earned $78.1 million in 2012

        Tiger Woods
        Rank: 1
        Total Earnings:  $78.1 million
        Salary/winnings: $13.1 million
        Endorsements:    $65 million 

• Burundi's Lydia Nsekera became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years

• K R Kamath was re-elected as the Chairman of IBA for 2013-14 tenure

• World's Highest-Paid Cricketer 2012 by Forbes

  

  Mahendra Singh Dhoni

       Mahendra Singh Dhoni
       Rank: 16
       Total Earnings:  $31.5 million
       Salary/winnings: $3.5 million
       Endorsements:       $28 million

• Irish Author Kevin Barry "City of Bohane" won IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

• Japan successfully tested the L0 Trains based on magnetic levitation technology the fastest in the world. It will come into commercial use in 2027.

David Beckham

• The World's Best-Paid Soccer Player 2012 by  Forbes

        David Beckham
        Rank: 16
        Total Earnings:  $47.2 million
        Salary/winnings: $5.2 million
        Endorsements:       $42 million

• Susan Elizabeth Rice was appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama

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