Cricket World Cup Quiz — Easy

1. How many overs per side in a World Cup ODI match?

• A. 40
• B. 45
• C. 50 ✓
• D. 60

💡 World Cup matches are played in the One Day International (ODI) format with 50 overs per side.

2. West Indies won the first two World Cups in which years?

• A. 1975 and 1979 ✓
• B. 1975 and 1983
• C. 1979 and 1983
• D. 1975 and 1987

💡 West Indies won the first two Cricket World Cups in 1975 and 1979 under captain Clive Lloyd.

3. Who won the 2023 Cricket World Cup?

• A. India
• B. Australia ✓
• C. South Africa
• D. England

💡 Australia won the 2023 Cricket World Cup held in India defeating the host nation India in the final.

4. Who won the 2019 Cricket World Cup?

• A. India
• B. New Zealand
• C. England ✓
• D. Australia

💡 England won the 2019 Cricket World Cup in a dramatic super over tied with New Zealand at Lords.

5. India won their second World Cup in which year?

• A. 2007
• B. 2009
• C. 2011 ✓
• D. 2015

💡 India won their second World Cup in 2011 at home under captain MS Dhoni defeating Sri Lanka in the final.

6. The 2023 Cricket World Cup was hosted by which country?

• A. England
• B. Australia
• C. South Africa
• D. India ✓

💡 India hosted the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup with matches across multiple Indian cities.

7. Which country hosted the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?

• A. Australia
• B. India
• C. England ✓
• D. West Indies

💡 The first ICC Cricket World Cup was held in England in June 1975.

8. Which team has won the most Cricket World Cups?

• A. India
• B. Pakistan
• C. West Indies
• D. Australia ✓

💡 Australia has won the most Cricket World Cups with 6 titles (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023).

9. Which batsman has scored the most runs in World Cup history?

• A. Brian Lara
• B. Ricky Ponting
• C. Sachin Tendulkar ✓
• D. Kumar Sangakkara

💡 Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most runs in Cricket World Cup history with 2,278 runs.

10. India won the Cricket World Cup in which year for the first time?

• A. 1975
• B. 1979
• C. 1983 ✓
• D. 1987

💡 India won their first Cricket World Cup in 1983 under captain Kapil Dev defeating West Indies in the final.