Badminton Background

Question 1

where is the origin of badminton?

Answer 1

europe and asia

Question 2

the ancient game is known as

Answer 2

battledore (bat or paddle) and shuttlecock

Question 3

it probably originated ___ years ago

Answer 3

more than 2000 years ago

Question 4

in what year did battledore and shuttlecock considered an upper class pastime in England

Answer 4

1600

Question 5

simply two people hitting a shuttlecock backwards and forwards with a simple bat as many times as they could without allowing it to hit the ground

Answer 5

battledore and shuttlecock

Question 6

a game played in india

Answer 6

poon

Question 7

a game introduced a net in 1800s

Answer 7

poon

Question 8

this was when British officers took this game back to England

Answer 8

1873

Question 9

in 1873, It was introduced as a game for the guests of the ___ at _____

Answer 9

Duke of Beaufort at his stately home ‘Badminton’ in Gloucestershire, England where it became popular.

Question 10

what year was the first badminton competition rules published in the United Kingdom

Answer 10

1877

Question 11

this was when the british set up the world’s first badminton associations

Answer 11

1893

Question 12

year where first Open Tournament was held at Guildford

Answer 12

march 1898

Question 13

what happened in 1899

Answer 13

all england badminton championship

Question 14

this was when the gourd-shaped, two middle-narrow, narrow at the net, venues are converted to Rectangular venue.

Answer 14

1901

Question 15

what was formed in 1934

Answer 15

IBF

Question 16

what countries were the initial members in IBF

Answer 16

england, wales, ireland, scotland, denmark, holland, canada, new zealand, france

Question 17

when did india join IBF as an affiliate

Answer 17

1936

Question 18

what was the first major IBF tournament

Answer 18

THOMAS CUP (world men’s team championships)

Question 19

in 1966, badminton was introduced as a ___

Answer 19

commonwealth games program sport

Question 20

inital five disciplines/ categories

Answer 20

singles men, singles women, doubles men, doubles women, mixed doubles

Question 21

badminton was demonstrated in munich

Answer 21

1972

Question 22

who dominated the international YUTAN glory period

Answer 22

chinese badminton players

Question 23

when did badminton entered the olympic family

Answer 23

1988 (seoul olympics)

Question 24

where did the only mixed doubles event in all of the olympics sports happen

Answer 24

atlanta

Question 25

this was when the BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION introduced the Badminton Super Series

Answer 25

2007

Question 26

what did BWF introduce in 2007

Answer 26

Badminton Super Series

Question 27

enumerate the court lines

Answer 27

1. center line 2. left service line 3. right service line 4. short-service line 5. long service line for doubles 6. long service line for singles 7. back boundary line 8. side line for doubles 9. side line for singles

Question 28

net height

Answer 28

5'1 inch or 1.55m

Question 29

net height to white line

Answer 29

5 ft

Question 30

net height w/o stand

Answer 30

2ft 6 in

Question 31

enumerate shuttle cock and racket parts

Answer 31

shuttle cock 1. feathers 2. cork base racket 1. head 2. throat 3. shaft 4. handle

Question 32

who won the women's singles in barcelona, becoming Indonesia’s first medallist in the 40 years Indonesia had competed at the Games

Answer 32

susi susanti

Question 33

who won indonesia's second gold medal in the men's badminton singless

Answer 33

alan budi kusama

Question 34

today, badminton is considered as the ___

Answer 34

fastest racket sport and/or asian sport

Question 35

an important element in winning badminton rallies

Answer 35

deception

Question 36

what countries won the olympic games

Answer 36

china, korea, indonesia, england, denmark

Question 37

the greatest singles player of all time by many all over the world. the first and only player to to complete the “Super Grand Slam” by the age of 28, which includes all nine major titles in the international badminton.

Answer 37

Lin Dan/ Super Dan

Question 38

He won the Indonesian Open a record six times. He is famous for his rivalry against Lin Dan to capture the top place as the duo also called as the “arch rivals” by popular Medias. He holds the record of fastest smash recorded in single’s competition with his 305 km/hr smash in a match against Ng Wei in the 2006 world championships.

Answer 38

Taufik Hidayat

Question 39

is widely known for her consistency, forecourt prowess, anticipation and most famously for her ever smiling face.

Answer 39

Gao Ling

Question 40

malaysian chinese badminton player held the world number one ranking for more than a year.

Answer 40

lee chong wei

Question 41

he is an indonesian player who was one of the greatest male doubles players in the international badminton’s history

Answer 41

tony gunawan

Question 42

indonesian best sportsmen of all time

Answer 42

rudy hartono

Question 43

She is an amazing all-around player whose court coverage and net play were superbly impressive. with her doubles partner Han Aiping dominated international women’s singles and won the IBF World Championships twice and also achieved the IBF World doubles title in 1985

Answer 43

li lingwei

Question 44

spent 12 years in the top three positions mr badminton

Answer 44

morten frost hansen

Question 45

She was mostly famous for her superb overhead strokes and dominated international women’s singles in 80s.

Answer 45

han aiping

Question 46

Retired Danish badminton player Peter Høeg Gade was ranked as world number 1 from 1998 to 2001 and again recaptured the number one spot in the world rankings on June 22, 2006 for a brief period

Answer 46

peter hoeg gade

Question 47

Danish player Lene Køppen who achieved mixed doubles and women’s singles titles at 1977 BWF World Championships

Answer 47

lene koppen

Question 48

winners of both the women’s doubles and mixed doubles events in 2001 World Championships and 2014 World Championships respectively.

Answer 48

gao ling and zhao yunlei