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Records, trophies and the legends of the game. A 30-question quiz on the cricketers, footballers and athletes whose records still stand.

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  1. How many Ballon d'Or awards has Lionel Messi won, more than any other player?
    Answer: 8
  2. What is Usain Bolt's world record time for the 100 metres?
    Answer: 9.58 seconds
  3. How many international centuries did Sachin Tendulkar score in his career?
    Answer: 100
  4. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Serena Williams win?
    Answer: 23
  5. How many NBA championships did Michael Jordan win with the Chicago Bulls?
    Answer: 6
  6. Who was the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times?
    Answer: Muhammad Ali
  7. Who is the all-time top scorer in the UEFA Champions League?
    Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
  8. Which country won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar?
    Answer: Argentina
  9. Usain Bolt, the fastest sprinter in history, is from which country?
    Answer: Jamaica
  10. In which year did Pakistan win its first Cricket World Cup, captained by Imran Khan?
    Answer: 1992
  11. How many goals did Lionel Messi score in the calendar year 2012, a world record?
    Answer: 91
  12. How many Ballon d'Or awards has Cristiano Ronaldo won?
    Answer: 5
  13. What is Usain Bolt's world record time for the 200 metres?
    Answer: 19.19 seconds
  14. How many runs did Sachin Tendulkar score in Test cricket, a world record?
    Answer: 15,921
  15. In which year did Serena Williams win her first Grand Slam singles title?
    Answer: 1999
  16. What was Michael Jordan's win-loss record in NBA Finals series?
    Answer: 6-0
  17. How many wickets did Wasim Akram take in one-day international cricket?
    Answer: 502
  18. How many innings did Babar Azam take to reach 5,000 ODI runs, the fastest in history?
    Answer: 97
  19. In which year did Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman in the 'Rumble in the Jungle'?
    Answer: 1974
  20. How many goals did Lionel Messi score for Barcelona, the most by any player for a single club?
    Answer: 672
  21. How many goals has Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the UEFA Champions League, the all-time record?
    Answer: 140
  22. Usain Bolt is the only sprinter to win the Olympic 100m and 200m at how many consecutive Games?
    Answer: 3
  23. Against which team did Sachin Tendulkar score his 100th international century?
    Answer: Bangladesh
  24. How many Olympic gold medals did Serena Williams win in total?
    Answer: 4
  25. How many NBA scoring titles did Michael Jordan win, an NBA record?
    Answer: 10
  26. Who was the first bowler to take 500 wickets in one-day international cricket?
    Answer: Wasim Akram
  27. How many goals did Lionel Messi score in La Liga, the competition's all-time record?
    Answer: 474
  28. Who holds the record for the most Test wickets, with 800?
    Answer: Muttiah Muralitharan
  29. Who holds the record for the most goals in men's international football?
    Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
  30. Who top-scored for Pakistan in the 1992 Cricket World Cup final?
    Answer: Imran Khan

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