🏏 World Cup Cricket Quiz – Set 1 (With Answers & Explanations)
1. Who won the first ICC Cricket World Cup in 1975?
A. India
B. West Indies
C. Australia
D. England
Answer: B. West Indies
West Indies defeated Australia in the final to win the first-ever Cricket World Cup.
2. Who has scored the most runs in a single World Cup tournament?
A. Ricky Ponting
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Virat Kohli
D. AB de Villiers
Answer: B. Sachin Tendulkar
Tendulkar scored 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup, a record for a single tournament.
3. Which country hosted the 2019 ICC World Cup?
A. India
B. Australia
C. England
D. South Africa
Answer: C. England
The 2019 edition was held in England and Wales.
4. Who won the 2011 Cricket World Cup?
A. Pakistan
B. India
C. Sri Lanka
D. Australia
Answer: B. India
India won the 2011 World Cup under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
5. Who was the Man of the Tournament in the 2019 World Cup?
A. Ben Stokes
B. Kane Williamson
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Mitchell Starc
Answer: B. Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson scored 578 runs and led New Zealand to the final.
6. Which team has won the most World Cup titles?
A. India
B. Australia
C. England
D. West Indies
Answer: B. Australia
Australia has won the ICC Cricket World Cup 5 times (as of 2023).
7. Who took the most wickets in World Cup history?
A. Shane Warne
B. Glenn McGrath
C. Muttiah Muralitharan
D. Lasith Malinga
Answer: B. Glenn McGrath
McGrath took 71 wickets in World Cup matches, the highest ever.
8. Who hit the winning runs for India in the 2011 final?
A. Gautam Gambhir
B. MS Dhoni
C. Yuvraj Singh
D. Virat Kohli
Answer: B. MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni hit a memorable six to win the World Cup final against Sri Lanka.
9. Which country has never won a Cricket World Cup?
A. South Africa
B. Sri Lanka
C. England
D. Pakistan
Answer: A. South Africa
South Africa has reached semi-finals multiple times but never won the tournament.
10. In which year did England win their first World Cup?
A. 1983
B. 2019
C. 2015
D. 1979
Answer: B. 2019
England won their first Cricket World Cup in 2019 after a dramatic Super Over final.