Sports Odd One Out Challenge: Test Your Knowledge
Sports Odd One Out
Sports Odd One Out: 10 Rounds to Test Your Knowledge
Each round lists four names. Three have something in common and one doesn’t. Can you find the odd one out, and can you work out why?
1. Sachin Tendulkar · Ricky Ponting · Jacques Kallis · Brian Lara
Reveal answer: Brian Lara. The other three all scored more than 13,000 Test runs.
2. Wimbledon · Roland Garros · US Open · Queen’s
Reveal answer: Queen’s. It’s a grass-court warm-up event, not a Grand Slam.
3. Eden Gardens · Wankhede · Chepauk · Salt Lake Stadium
Reveal answer: Salt Lake Stadium. It’s a football stadium in Kolkata. The other three are Test cricket venues.
4. Lionel Messi · Cristiano Ronaldo · Luka Modrić · Neymar
Reveal answer: Neymar. He is the only one who has never won the Ballon d’Or.
5. MS Dhoni · Kapil Dev · Rohit Sharma · Sourav Ganguly
Reveal answer: Sourav Ganguly. The other three captained India to a World Cup title: Kapil in 1983, Dhoni in 2007 and 2011, and Rohit in 2024.
6. AC Milan · Inter · Juventus · Napoli
Reveal answer: Napoli. They are the only one of the four never to have won the European Cup or Champions League.
7. Usain Bolt · Carl Lewis · Michael Phelps · Neeraj Chopra
Reveal answer: Michael Phelps. He’s a swimmer. The other three are track and field athletes.
8. Mumbai Indians · Chennai Super Kings · Kolkata Knight Riders · Deccan Chargers
Reveal answer: Deccan Chargers. The franchise no longer exists; it was terminated in 2012.
9. Leander Paes · Mahesh Bhupathi · Sania Mirza · Saina Nehwal
Reveal answer: Saina Nehwal. She plays badminton. The other three are tennis players.
10. PV Sindhu · Sakshi Malik · Mirabai Chanu · Mary Kom
Reveal answer: PV Sindhu. She is the only one of the four with two Olympic medals: silver in 2016 and bronze in 2020.
Score guide
- 10/10: Nothing gets past you
- 7–9: Eagle-eyed fan
- 4–6: Good instincts
- 0–3: They all looked the same to you!
