ICC T20 World Cup 2014 GK Questions

Twenty20 World Cup 2014 Quiz Questions with Answers

1. Where was Twenty20 World Cup 2014 held?
Ans. Bangladesh

2. What was the result of India vs Pakistan group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. India won by 7 wickets.

3. What was the result of Sri Lanka vs South Africa group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. Sri Lanka won by 5 runs.

4. Who was fined 15% of his match fee for public criticism of umpires for their decision to keep the game going after the first lightning strike during England vs New Zealand group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?

Ans.  Stuart Broad

5. What was the result of Australia vs Pakistan group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. Pakistan won by 16 runs.

6. What was the result of India vs West Indies group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. India won by 7 wickets.

7. Who were all out for 39 against Sri Lanka in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. Holland

8. By how many runs did South Africa defeat New Zealand in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. 2

9. Who scored 116 runs for England against Sri Lanka in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. Alex Haley

10. By how many wickets did India defeat Bangladesh in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. 8

11. By how many runs did South Africa defeat England in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. 3

12. Who scored 111 runs for Pakistan against Bangladesh in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?

Ans.  Ahmed Shehzad

13. India scored 159 runs against Australia in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014. How many runs did Australia score?Ans. 86

14. Who scored 60 runs for India against Australia in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans.  Yuvraj Singh

15. Who had bowling figures of 3.3-2-3-5 against New Zealand in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. Rangana Herat

16. Who scored 42 runs for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. Kane Williamson

17. By how many wickets did Australia defeat Bangladesh in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?

Ans. 7

18. West Indies scored 166 runs against Pakistan in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014. How many runs did Pakistan score?Ans. 82

19. By how many runs did Holland defeat England in group match in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. 45

20. Who defeated West Indies in semi-final in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. Sri Lanka

21. Who scored 40 runs off 23 balls against West Indies in semi-final in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. Angelo Mathews

22. Who defeated South Africa in semi-final in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans.  India

23. Who scored 72 runs off 44 balls against South Arica in semi-final in Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans. Virat Kohli

24. Who won Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans.  Sri Lanka

25. Who was the Player of the Tournament of Twenty20 World Cup 2014?Ans.  Virat Kohli



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FIFA 2014 GK Questions

1) 2014 FIFA world cup was the ..... FIFA World Cup?

Ans. 20th

2) Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup 2014?

Ans. Brazil

3) The FIFA 2014 was held from __ to __?

Ans. 12th June to 13th July

4) Brazil had earlier hosted FIFA WC in which year?

Ans. 1950

5) How many countries participated in the FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. 32

6) Name the two new technologies used for the first time at a World Cup in 2014?

Ans.  Goal-line technology and vanishing foam for free kicks.

7) When was the first FIFA World cup held?

Ans. 1930

8) Name the countries which have so far lifted FIFA WC since it's starting in 1930?

Ans.  Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay

9) Which was the first team to be eliminated from FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. Spain (the champions of 2010 WC)

10) Germany lifted the FIFA WC 2014 defeating which team in the finals?

Ans. Argentina (By 1-0 margin)

11)  Which team became the first European team to win a World Cup in the Americas?

Ans. Germany

12) Germany's win marked the first time that sides from the same continent had won three successive World Cups. Who were the earlier winners in 2010 and 2006?

Ans. 2010- Spain & 2006- Italy

13)  Germany qualified for which tournament winning the world Cup?

Ans. 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

14) First match of FIFA 2014 was between?

Ans. Brazil and Croatia

15) Who scored the first goal of FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. Marcelo of Brazil (It was a self-goal which earned Croatia the lead in the 11th minute.) But at the end Brazil won the match 3-1 with Neymar scoring 2 goals and Oscar one.

16) Who was the referee in the opening match?

Ans. Yuichi Nishimura from Japan

17) Who was the referee in the final match?

Ans. Nicola Rizzoli from Italy

18) Total how many venues where there for FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. 12

19) Which stadium hosted the final match between Germany and Argentina?

Ans. Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro       

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20) Which was the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup?

Ans. Adidas Brazuca

21) Brazuca was manufactured in which country?

Ans.  Sialkot, Pakistan

22) Which country reached their first quarterfinals since 1986 in FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. Belgium

23) Name the two first-time quarterfinalists in FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. Colombia and Costa Rica

24) Which country set a World Cup record with four consecutive semi-final appearances in FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. Germany

25) Who beacme the first player to appear in four World Cup semi-finals in FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. Miroslav Klose

26) Miroslav Klose broke whose record with 16 goals to become the highest scorer in the history of FIFA 2014?

Ans. Ronaldo

27) Which team secured third place in FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. Netherlands. The defeated Brazil 3–0 in third place play-off.

28) Germany and Argentina faced each other in how many WC finals?

Ans. Three (1986, 1990 and 2014)

29) Who was awarded the Golden Boot for scoring six goals in FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. James Rodríguez of Colombia. He was followed by Thomas Müller- 05, Lionel Messi, Neymar and  Robin van Persie with 04 goals.

30) How many goals were scored in FIFA WC 2014 in total?

Ans. 171 goals by 121 different players.

31) How many self-goals were there in FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. 05

32) Which player was suspended during FIFA WC 2014 for nine international matches and banned from taking part in any footballing-related activity (including entering

any stadium) for four months, following a biting incident on Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini?

Ans. Luis Suárez of Uruguay

33) Who scored the two hat-tricks of FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. Thomas Muller of Germany and Xherdan Shaqiri of Switzerland

34) Who won the Golden Ball in FIFA 2014 as best player of the tournament?

Ans. Lionel Messi of Argentina

35) Who was awarded the Golden Glove for best goal keeper?

Ans. Manuel Neuer of Germany

36) Who was given the Best Young Player award in FIFA WC 2014?

Ans. Paul Pogba of France

37) Which team won FIFA Fair Play Trophy?

Ans. Colombia

38) Which country will host the next FIFA WC in 2018?

Ans. Russia

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