Sunday 19 February 2012

General Awareness: Countries and their national sports

There was a question in MICAT 2011 regarding this:

Match the following:
I. Cuba - (a) Field Hockey
II. China - (b) Table Tennis
III. Pakistan - (c) Cricket
IV. Bhutan - (d) Archery
V. Australia - (e) Baseball
(A) (I) (e), (II) (b), (III) (a), (IV) (d), (V) (c)
(B) (I) (b), (II) (e), (III) (d), (IV) (c), (V) (a)
(C) (I) (e), (II) (d), (III) (c), (IV) (a), (V) (b)
(D) (I) (d), (II) (c), (III) (b), (IV) (e), (V) (a)

So.. here's a list of countries and their respective games:

Uruguay destrezas criollas
("creole [i.e. gaucho] skills")
Sri Lanka Volleyball
Puerto Rico Paso fino
Philippines Arnis
Mexico Charrería
Korea (Rep.) Taekwondo
India Field Hockey
Colombia Tejo
Chile Chilean rodeo
Canada Lacrosse (summer), Ice hockey (winter)
Brazil capoeira
Bangladesh ("national game") kabaddi
Bahamas sloop sailing
Argentina pato
Afghanistan Buzkashi
Anguilla Yacht racing
Antigua and Barbuda Cricket
Barbados Cricket
Bermuda Cricket
Bhutan Archery
Cambodia Bokator
Cuba Baseball
Dominican Republic Baseball
England Soccer
Finland Pesäpallo
Grenada Cricket
Guyana Cricket
India Field hockey
Ireland ("national games") Gaelic games
Jamaica Cricket
Latvia Basketball (summer), Ice hockey (winter)
Lithuania Basketball
Netherlands Speed skating
New Zealand Rugby union
Norway Cross-country skiing
Pakistan Field hockey
Papua New Guinea Rugby league
Peru Paleta Frontón
Russia Bandy
Scotland Golf
Slovenia Alpine skiing
Sweden Football
Thailand Muay Thai[dubious – discuss]
Turkey ("ancestral sports") Wrestling & Cirit
United States Baseball
Wales Rugby union

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