Cricket World Cup General Knowledge Questions

Cricket World Cup General Knowledge Questions

1. Q: When was the first Cricket World Cup held?
   A: 1975

2. Q: Which country hosted the first Cricket World Cup?
   A: England

3. Q: Which team won the first Cricket World Cup?
   A: West Indies

4. Q: How often is the Cricket World Cup held?
   A: Every four years

5. Q: Which player has scored the most runs in World Cup history?
   A: Sachin Tendulkar

6. Q: Who holds the record for the most wickets in World Cup history?
   A: Muttiah Muralitharan

7. Q: Which country has won the most Cricket World Cups?
   A: Australia

8. Q: In which year did India win their first Cricket World Cup?
   A: 1983

9. Q: Who captained India in the 1983 World Cup?
   A: Kapil Dev

10. Q: Who was the Player of the Tournament in the 1996 World Cup?
    A: Sachin Tendulkar

11. Q: What is the highest team score in a World Cup match?
    A: 497/8 (England vs. Netherlands, 2014)

12. Q: Who scored the fastest century in a World Cup match?
    A: AB de Villiers (52 balls)

13. Q: Which player has taken the most catches in World Cup history?
    A: Ricky Ponting

14. Q: What year was the first Cricket World Cup played in the ODI format?
    A: 1975

15. Q: Which country hosted the 1996 Cricket World Cup?
    A: India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

16. Q: Who was the captain of the Australian team during their 1999 World Cup victory?
    A: Steve Waugh

17. Q: What is the format of the Cricket World Cup?
    A: One Day International (ODI)

18. Q: Who is the only player to have won the World Cup as a player and a coach?
    A: Bob Woolmer

19. Q: Which country hosted the 2015 Cricket World Cup?
    A: Australia and New Zealand

20. Q: Who won the 2011 Cricket World Cup?
    A: India

21. Q: Which bowler has the best bowling figures in a World Cup match?
    A: Glenn McGrath (7/15)

22. Q: Who was the Player of the Tournament in the 2015 World Cup?
    A: Mitchell Starc

23. Q: What year was the first T20 World Cup held?
    A: 2007

24. Q: Who has scored the most centuries in World Cup history?
    A: Sachin Tendulkar

25. Q: Which team was the runner-up in the 1996 World Cup?
    A: Australia

26. Q: How many teams participated in the 2019 Cricket World Cup?
    A: 10

27. Q: Who was the captain of the England team in the 2019 World Cup?
    A: Eoin Morgan

28. Q: Which country hosted the 2023 Cricket World Cup?
    A: India

29. Q: Who is the only player to score a double century in World Cup history?
    A: None (as of now)

30. Q: Who was the top scorer in the 2007 Cricket World Cup?
    A: Matthew Hayden

31. Q: Who scored the winning runs in the 2011 World Cup final?
    A: MS Dhoni

32. Q: In which year did Sri Lanka win their first World Cup?
    A: 1996

33. Q: Which player has played the most World Cup matches?
    A: Sachin Tendulkar

34. Q: Who has the record for the most fifties in World Cups?
    A: Sachin Tendulkar

35. Q: Who was the Player of the Match in the 2019 World Cup final?
    A: Jofra Archer

36. Q: What is the maximum number of overs in a World Cup ODI match?
    A: 50

37. Q: Who scored the first-ever century in World Cup history?
    A: Vivian Richards

38. Q: Which team did India defeat in the 1983 World Cup final?
    A: West Indies

39. Q: What was the margin of victory in the 1996 World Cup final?
    A: 7 wickets

40. Q: Who is the highest wicket-taker in a single World Cup tournament?
    A: Glenn McGrath (2007)

41. Q: How many times has the Cricket World Cup been held?
    A: 12 times (as of 2023)

42. Q: Which player was the highest run-scorer in the 2019 World Cup?
    A: Rohit Sharma

43. Q: Who has the record for the most sixes in World Cup history?
    A: Chris Gayle

44. Q: What year did Australia achieve a hat-trick of World Cup wins?
    A: 1999, 2003, 2007

45. Q: Who was the first Asian team to win the World Cup?
    A: India (1983)

46. Q: In which year was the first World Cup match played under lights?
    A: 1992

47. Q: Who scored the first-ever hat-trick in World Cup history?
    A: Chaminda Vaas

48. Q: What was the original format of the 1975 World Cup?
    A: Round-robin followed by knockout

49. Q: Which two teams contested the first-ever World Cup final?
    A: West Indies and Australia

50. Q: Who was the youngest player to participate in a World Cup?
    A: Hasan Raza (1996)

51. Q: Which country has reached the most World Cup finals?
    A: Australia

52. Q: Who was the captain of West Indies during their World Cup wins?
    A: Clive Lloyd

53. Q: What year did England win their first World Cup?
    A: 2019

54. Q: Which bowler took the first five-wicket haul in World Cup history?
    A: Gary Gilmour

55. Q: Who holds the record for the most runs in a single World Cup tournament?
    A: Rohit Sharma (2019)

56. Q: Which country has hosted the World Cup the most times?
    A: England

57. Q: Who was the captain of Sri Lanka during their 1996 World Cup win?
    A: Arjuna Ranatunga

58. Q: What is the official ball used in the Cricket World Cup?
    A: Kookaburra

59. Q: Who scored the first century in a World Cup final?
    A: Geoff Boycott

60. Q: Who was the leading wicket-taker in the 2011 World Cup?
    A: Zaheer Khan

61. Q: Which team has the most consecutive World Cup wins?
    A: Australia (3 times)

62. Q: Who scored the first run in the history of the Cricket World Cup?
    A: Gordon Greenidge

63. Q: What was the result of the 1979 World Cup final?
    A: West Indies won by 92 runs

64. Q: Who was the Player of the Tournament in the 2003 World Cup?
    A: Ricky Ponting

65. Q: Who hit the most boundaries in the 2019 World Cup?
    A: Rohit Sharma

66. Q: Who was the first team to score 400 runs in a World Cup match?
    A: Australia

67. Q: Which country has never won the Cricket World Cup?
    A: New Zealand

68. Q: Who holds the record for the most matches played by a team in World Cup history?
    A: India

69. Q: Who was the top wicket-taker in the 2015 World Cup?
    A: Mitchell Starc

70. Q: What year did Pakistan win their first World Cup?
    A: 1992

71. Q: Who was the captain of the Pakistan team in the 1992 World Cup?
    A: Imran Khan

72. Q: Who has the most number of ducks in World Cup history?
    A: Sanath Jayasuriya

73. Q: Who scored the most runs in the 1999 Cricket World Cup?
    A: Lance Klusener

74. Q: Who has the most three-wicket hauls in World Cup history?
    A: Muttiah Muralitharan

75. Q: What is the minimum number of overs required for a match to be considered a full ODI in the World Cup?
    A: 20 overs

76. Q: Who was the top run-scorer for Australia in the 2015 World Cup?
    A: David Warner

77. Q: Which World Cup final was decided by a boundary count?
    A: 2019 World Cup

78. Q: Who was the first woman to play in a Cricket World Cup?
    A: The Women's Cricket World Cup started in 1973, with England hosting the first tournament.

79. Q: Who won the Player of the Tournament in the 1992 World Cup?
    A: Wasim Akram

80. Q: Which player holds the record for the most World Cup titles?
    A: Sachin Tendulkar (2 titles as a player)

81. Q: Who scored the most runs for South Africa in the 2019 World Cup?
    A: Quinton de Kock

82. Q: Who was the first Indian captain to lift the World Cup trophy?
    A: Kapil Dev

83. Q: What was the lowest team score in World Cup history?
    A: 35 (Canada vs. Sri Lanka, 2003)

84. Q: Who was the only player to win the World Cup with two different teams?
    A: None

85. Q: Which team was the runner-up in the 1975 Cricket World Cup?
    A: Australia

86. Q: Who was the first player to hit a six in a World Cup match?
    A: Clive Lloyd

87. Q: What is the highest individual score in a World Cup match?
    A: 183 runs (Martin Guptill, 2015)

88. Q: Who was the captain of the Indian team during the 2015 World Cup?
    A: MS Dhoni

89. Q: Who has the record for the most runs in a World Cup final?
    A: Mark Waugh (130 runs in 1996)

90. Q: Who was the Player of the Tournament in the 1987 World Cup?
    A: David Boon

91. Q: Which country made its World Cup debut in 1975?
    A: East Africa

92. Q: Who was the top wicket-taker in the 2003 World Cup?
    A: Wasim Akram

93. Q: Who scored the most runs in the 1987 Cricket World Cup?
    A: Graham Gooch

94. Q: Which team has the best win percentage in World Cup matches?
    A: Australia

95. Q: Who was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in a World Cup match?
    A: Saqlain Mushtaq

96. Q: Who scored the most runs in the 2011 Cricket World Cup?
    A: Sachin Tendulkar

97. Q: In which year did the ICC introduce the DRS (Decision Review System) in World Cups?
    A: 2011

98. Q: Who was the highest wicket-taker in the 2019 Cricket World Cup?
    A: Mitchell Starc

99. Q: What is the maximum number of overs a bowler can bowl in a World Cup ODI match?
    A: 10 overs

100. Q: Who was the Player of the Tournament in the 1983 World Cup?
     A: Mohinder Amarnath

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