History of badminton

Question 1

Badminton known as

Answer 1

Battledore and Shuttlecock

Question 2

• London toy dealer,
• published a booklet entitled
• Badminton Battledore – a new game,
• but unfortunately no copy has survive

Answer 2

Isaac Spratt

Question 3

Badminton in India is known as

Answer 3

POONA

Question 4

In - , - introduced and
promoted the sport in his country state at
-, where it was known as
“The Game of Badminton”.

Answer 4

1. 1873
2. Duke if Beaufort
3. Gloucestershire

Question 5

1878

Answer 5

Badminton Club in New York was formed

Question 6

Bath Badminton club was formed

Answer 6

1887

Question 7

1893

Answer 7

Badminton Association of England

Question 8

Spread and Chief Development

Answer 8

England

Question 9

Recognized as outstanding indoor sport

Answer 9

Cananda

Question 10

International Badminton
Federation

Answer 10

1934

Question 11

US Badminton Association

Answer 11

1936

Question 12

Thomas Cup international men’s
competition

Answer 12

1948

Question 13

Uber Cup the women’s competition

Answer 13

1956

Question 14

World Badminton Federation
(WBF): sponsored the world
championship in the same year in
- (this started the
international competitions all over the
world).

Answer 14

1977 and Malmo, Sweden

Question 15

Thomas and Uber Cup were both held
biennially and ever since, the Chinese
dominated the game

Answer 15

1981

Question 16

Indonesians and Europeans stole the
supremacy of the game from the
Chinese.

Answer 16

Mid1900s

Question 17

Father of Indonesian
Badminton”

Answer 17

Dick Suderman

Question 18

Suderman Cup Formatiom

Answer 18

1989

Question 19

Define Badminton

Answer 19

Badminton is a sport for two (singles) or four
(doubles) players in which
long handled rackets are used to hit a
shuttlecock over a net stretched across a
marked court.