The Swaythling Cup is awarded in which of the following events?
- A.Women’s team table tennis
- B.Men’s team table tennis
- C.Men’s team badminton
- D.Mixed team badminton
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, men’s team table tennis. The Swaythling Cup, presented by Lady Swaythling, is the trophy of the men’s team event at the World Table Tennis Championships, held since the first championships of 1926. Option A, women’s team table tennis, is the Corbillon Cup, and the two are the pair a paper setter most likes to swap. Option C, men’s team badminton, is the Thomas Cup, and option D, mixed team badminton, is the Sudirman Cup, both from the other racket game. A single sentence keeps all four in place: in table tennis the men play for the Swaythling Cup and the women for the Corbillon Cup, while in badminton the men play for the Thomas Cup, the women for the Uber Cup and mixed teams for the Sudirman Cup.
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Practice Questions
View allBlack Card given to a badminton player during the game indicates _____________.
- A.suspension
- B.fault
- C.warning
- D.disqualification
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Badminton umpires use three cards, and the black one is the last of them: it removes the player or the pair from the match altogether, and the referee is informed.
Read the full explanation →Corbillon Cup is associated with which of the following sports?
- A.Golf
- B.Hockey
- C.Table Tennis
- D.Badminton
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The Corbillon Cup is the trophy of the women’s team event at the World Table Tennis Championships, and its companion, the Swaythling Cup, is the men’s team trophy.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is the world team championship trophy for men in badminton?
- A.Thomas Cup
- B.Uber Cup
- C.Swaythling Cup
- D.Sudirman Cup
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Named after Sir George Thomas, an English player and administrator, it is the world men’s team championship in badminton and was first contested in 1948–49.
Read the full explanation →How many feathers are fixed in a standard feathered shuttlecock used in badminton?
- A.12
- B.14
- C.16
- D.20
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The Laws of Badminton require a feathered shuttle to carry sixteen feathers fixed in a cork base covered with thin leather, and the feathers, usually from the wing of a goose or a duck, must be of the same length in one shuttle.
Read the full explanation →What is the height of the net at the centre of a badminton court?
- A.1.50 m
- B.1.55 m
- C.1.62 m
- D.1.524 m
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The badminton net sags very slightly at the middle, so the laws fix two heights: 1.524 metres at the centre of the court and 1.55 metres over the side lines, at the posts.
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