03 September,2010 06:53 AM IST | | Team Mid Day
No, we're not talking about the controversies surrounding the games. Take this quiz to find out impressive facts about the tournament that begins in a month'su00a0time. Get your basics right so you can brag about all that you know later
1. What is the Commonwealth Day theme of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), Delhi?
a) Health and vitality
b) The environment, our future
c) Sport brings us together
d) Science, technology and society
2. The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of how many sovereign states (excluding one suspended member)?
a) 51; b) 52; c) 53; d) 54
3. What are the three core values emphasised by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to inspire and unite millions of people and symbolise the broad mandate of the CGF within the Commonwealth?
a) Humanity-equality-destiny
b) Freedom-dignity-humanity
c) Truth-equality-destiny
d) Humanity-freedom-destiny
4. Which two countries have hosted the CWG for a maximum of four times?
a) Canada and Australia
b) Australia and England
c) England and New Zealand
d) New Zealand and Scotland
5. Presently, which nation marches last proceeded by other nations who march in English alphabetical order?
a) The host nation
b) The host nation of the previous Games
c) The host nation of the next Games
d) England
6. Name the Bollywood actress who appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2006 CWG in Melbourne, as part of a performance showing Indian culture, on behalf of the 2010 CWG, to be held in New Delhi?u00a0
a) Kareena Kapoor
b) Karishma Kapoor
c) Lara Dutta
d) Rani Mukherjee
7. Name the tradition in which a relay of athletes carry a baton from the Buckingham Palace, residence of the Queen of London, to various cities ultimately reaching the venue before the opening ceremony?
a) The Union Jack Baton
b) The Commonwealth Torch
c) The King's Baton
d) The Queen's Baton
8. What are the two colours of the Commonwealth flag?
a) Red and yellow, b) Red and blue
c) Blue and yellow, c) Yellow and green
9. At which CWG was the mascot introduced for the first time?
a) 1978; b) 1982; c) 1986; d) 1990
10. Which CWG suffered the biggest crisis when 32 countries from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean boycotted the Games because of the practice of apartheid South Africa, reducing the number of participants to just 27?
a) 1974, Christchurch, New Zealand
b) 1978, Edmonton, Canada
c) 1982, Brisbane, Australia
d) 1986, Edinburgh, Scotland
11. Who is the chairman of the Organising Committee of the 2010 CWG, Delhi?
a) Sheila Dixit
b) Raja Randhir Singh
c) Kamalesh Sharma
d) Suresh Kalmadi
12. How many disciplines of sports are to be held at the 2010 CWG, Delhi?
a) 15; b) 16; c) 17; d) 18
13. Which of the following statements is true about the 2010 CWG, Delhi's Queen's Baton?
a) It is made of 18-carat gold and aluminum
b) It is 664 mm in height and weighs 1,900 gms
c) It is helical in shape with gold leaf patras engraved on its body
d) All of the above
14. The mascot of the 2010 CWG, Delhi is a tiger, who asks the audience to 'Come out and play' the motto of the Games. What is the tiger's name?
a) Appu; b) Sher; c) Sheru; d) Sheras
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