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The Cricket Chronicles: Test Your Knowledge

Welcome to "The Cricket Chronicles!" This quiz will take you on a journey through the fascinating history and evolution of cricket. Test your understanding of this beloved sport's origins, rules, and cultural significance.

In this quiz, you will explore:

The origins of cricket
Differences between various sports
The impact of television on cricket's popularity
The role of different communities in the sport

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by BattingBee56

How is a cricket bat different from a hockey stick?

The cricket bat is round in shape whereas the hockey stick is rectangular

A hockey stick is always black in colour whereas the colour of a cricket at is blue

The cricket bat is made up of plastic while the hockey stick is made up wood

A hockey stick is curved at the bottom while the cricket bat is flat. And it is made up two pieces, the blade and the handle

A 'professional' cricket player is one who makes a living by playing cricket. Find the opposite of 'professional' in the last paragraph.

Popular

Amateur

Gentlemanly

Global

In “the triumph of the one-day game”, ‘triumph’ means the one-day game’s

Inferiority of Test cricket

Superiority to Test cricket

Failure over Test cricket

Larger popularity among viewers

What does “...the men for whom the world is a stage” imply?

It implies that cricketers are like actors and cricket grounds around the world are like stages on which the drama of cricket unfolds.

It refers to the famous cricket fields in the world.

It means that there are many cricket-playing countries in the world.

None of the above

Name some stick-and-ball games that you have witnessed or heard of.

Badminton, tennis and Ludo

Super Mario Brothers, Table Tennis and Soccer

Hockey, Polo and Baseball

Chess, Carrom and Golf

The Parsis were the first Indian community to take to cricket. Why?

The British forced the Parsis to play cricket

The Parsis knew about the game very well and decided to form their own cricket groups.

The Parsis were interested in trying new sports.

The Parsis were the first to take cricket because of their close contact with the British

Do you think cricket owes its present popularity to television? Justify your answer.

No, it does not, because television has made no difference to the popularity of cricket

Yes, cricket owes its present popularity to television. Television has broadened cricket's social base and there is now a global market for cricket

Yes, it does, because it is only through television that players learn how to play well.

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