Sports and Entertainment of Pakistan MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: August 13, 2024

1. What is the national sport of Pakistan?
a) Football
b) Hockey
c) Cricket
d) Polo
Answer: b) Hockey

2. Which Pakistani cricketer is known as the “Sultan of Swing”?
a) Wasim Akram
b) Imran Khan
c) Shoaib Akhtar
d) Waqar Younis
Answer: a) Wasim Akram

3. Who is considered the most successful Pakistani squash player of all time?
a) Jahangir Khan
b) Jansher Khan
c) Hashim Khan
d) Azam Khan
Answer: a) Jahangir Khan

4. Which Pakistani athlete won the bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the javelin throw event?
a) Arshad Nadeem
b) Muhammad Anas
c) Yasir Shah
d) Haris Sohail
Answer: a) Arshad Nadeem

5. Which city is known as the “City of Lights” and is famous for its vibrant entertainment scene?
a) Karachi
b) Lahore
c) Islamabad
d) Peshawar
Answer: a) Karachi

6. Which Pakistani actor is known for his role in the drama series “Humsafar”?
a) Fawad Khan
b) Mahira Khan
c) Atif Aslam
d) Mehwish Hayat
Answer: a) Fawad Khan

7. Who is the legendary Pakistani comedian known for his iconic character “Rozi”?
a) Umer Sharif
b) Moin Akhtar
c) Shakeel Siddiqui
d) Bushra Ansari
Answer: b) Moin Akhtar

8. Which Pakistani film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2012?
a) “Saving Face”
b) “Sharmeen”
c) “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness”
d) “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”
Answer: a) “Saving Face”

9. In which year did Pakistan win the Cricket World Cup for the first time?
a) 1992
b) 1996
c) 1999
d) 2003
Answer: a) 1992

10. Who is the only Pakistani athlete to win an individual medal at the Olympic Games?
a) Shahbaz Ahmed
b) Muhammad Anas
c) Mansoor Ahmed
d) Shoaib Malik
Answer: c) Mansoor Ahmed

11. Which Pakistani cricketer holds the record for the fastest century in Test cricket?
a) Shahid Afridi
b) Inzamam-ul-Haq
c) Misbah-ul-Haq
d) Younis Khan
Answer: a) Shahid Afridi

12. Which Pakistani actress starred in the Bollywood film “Raees” opposite Shah Rukh Khan?
a) Mahira Khan
b) Saba Qamar
c) Mehwish Hayat
d) Ayeza Khan
Answer: a) Mahira Khan

13. What is the nickname of the Pakistan national cricket team?
a) Green Caps
b) Shaheens
c) Tigers
d) Green Shirts
Answer: d) Green Shirts

14. Who is the first Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize in any field?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Abdus Salam
c) Abdul Sattar Edhi
d) Imran Khan
Answer: b) Abdus Salam

15. Which Pakistani singer is known for hits like “Afreen Afreen” and “Jiya Dhadak Dhadak”?
a) Atif Aslam
b) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
c) Ali Zafar
d) Abida Parveen
Answer: b) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

16. In which sport did Pakistan win its first Olympic medal?
a) Wrestling
b) Field Hockey
c) Boxing
d) Weightlifting
Answer: b) Field Hockey

17. Which Pakistani athlete is known as the “Flying Bird of Asia”?
a) Mehboob Ali
b) Abdul Khaliq
c) Arshad Nadeem
d) Muhammad Anas
Answer: b) Abdul Khaliq

18. Who is the first Pakistani actress to win the Lux Style Award for Best Actress?
a) Mehwish Hayat
b) Sajal Aly
c) Mahira Khan
d) Saba Qamar
Answer: c) Mahira Khan

19. Which Pakistani cricketer holds the record for the most wickets in Test cricket?
a) Wasim Akram
b) Imran Khan
c) Waqar Younis
d) Yasir Shah
Answer: c) Waqar Younis

20. Which Pakistani city is famous for its vibrant truck art and is often called the “City of Flowers”?
a) Islamabad
b) Karachi
c) Lahore
d) Peshawar
Answer: d) Peshawar

21. Who is the first Pakistani actress to be awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz?
a) Mehwish Hayat
b) Mahira Khan
c) Saba Qamar
d) Sanam Saeed
Answer: b) Mahira Khan

22. In which year did Pakistan win the ICC T20 World Cup?
a) 2007
b) 2009
c) 2011
d) 2016
Answer: d) 2016

23. Who is known as the “Magician of Spin” in Pakistani cricket?
a) Saqlain Mushtaq
b) Mushtaq Ahmed
c) Abdul Qadir
d) Saeed Ajmal
Answer: c) Abdul Qadir

24. Which Pakistani actor starred in the Bollywood film “Khoobsurat” opposite Sonam Kapoor?
a) Fawad Khan
b) Hamza Ali Abbasi
c) Sheheryar Munawar
d) Imran Abbas
Answer: a) Fawad Khan

25. Who was the captain of the Pakistan cricket team when they won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2009?
a) Shoaib Malik
b) Misbah-ul-Haq
c) Younis Khan
d) Shahid Afridi
Answer: d) Shahid Afridi

26. Which Pakistani cricketer holds the record for the highest individual score in ODI cricket?
a) Saeed Anwar
b) Inzamam-ul-Haq
c) Fakhar Zaman
d) Imam-ul-Haq
Answer: c) Fakhar Zaman

27. Who is the first Pakistani to win an Oscar award?
a) Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
b) Asghar Farhadi
c) Hadiqa Kiani
d) Adnan Sami
Answer: a) Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

28. Which Pakistani cricketer has the nickname “Rawalpindi Express”?
a) Wasim Akram
b) Waqar Younis
c) Shoaib Akhtar
d) Imran Khan
Answer: c) Shoaib Akhtar

29. Who was the first Pakistani to win the Nobel Prize for Peace?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Abdul Sattar Edhi
c) Benazir Bhutto
d) Muhammad Yunus
Answer: b) Abdul Sattar Edhi

30. Which Pakistani singer is known as the “Queen of Melody”?
a) Abida Parveen
b) Nazia Hassan
c) Noor Jehan
d) Farida Khanum
Answer: c) Noor Jehan