1. How many teams have laid their hands on the coveted Champions Trophy so far?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
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The correct answer is Four.
Only four teams have won the Champions Trophy so far. They are Germany (8), Australia (7), The Netherlands (6) and Pakistan (3). And history is unlikely to be made this year either, with India out of the reckoning and Argentina hanging by the most slender of threads.
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Only four teams have won the Champions Trophy so far. They are Germany (8), Australia (7), The Netherlands (6) and Pakistan (3). And history is unlikely to be made this year either, with India out of the reckoning and Argentina hanging by the most slender of threads.
2. Name the only player to have appeared in 12 consecutive Champions Trophy tournaments?
a) Carsten Fischer
b) Floris Jan Bovelander
c) Craig Davies
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The correct answer is Craig Davies.
Davies, the Australian full-back took part in the first 12 editions of the Champions Trophy from 1978 in Lahore, Pakistan, through 1990 in Melbourne, Australia. What's more, he won medals in each and every one of these tournaments -- five gold, four silver and three bronze.
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Davies, the Australian full-back took part in the first 12 editions of the Champions Trophy from 1978 in Lahore, Pakistan, through 1990 in Melbourne, Australia. What's more, he won medals in each and every one of these tournaments -- five gold, four silver and three bronze.
3. Which country has hosted the most number of Champions Trophy tournaments?
a) Pakistan
b) Australia
c) The Netherlands
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The correct answer is Pakistan.
Pakistan has hosted 10 of the 25 Champions Trophy tournaments so far. Karachi has been the venue six times and Lahore, four times. The Netherlands is currently hosting its fifth Champions Trophy. All but one of them have been conducted at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen. Only the 2001 tournament was played in Rotterdam.
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Pakistan has hosted 10 of the 25 Champions Trophy tournaments so far. Karachi has been the venue six times and Lahore, four times. The Netherlands is currently hosting its fifth Champions Trophy. All but one of them have been conducted at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen. Only the 2001 tournament was played in Rotterdam.
4. Which team has the longest unbeaten run in the Champions Trophy?
a) Australia
b) Germany
c) Pakistan
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The correct answer is Pakistan.
Pakistan holds the record for winning the most number of consecutive matches -- eleven -- in the Champions Trophy. The team won all its matches from the inaugural 1978 tournament onwards until its defeat by a solitary goal against the Netherlands in the third edition in 1981.
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Pakistan holds the record for winning the most number of consecutive matches -- eleven -- in the Champions Trophy. The team won all its matches from the inaugural 1978 tournament onwards until its defeat by a solitary goal against the Netherlands in the third edition in 1981.
5. India has made 10 appearances so far in the Champions Trophy. But what is the most number of consecutive appearances made by India?
a) Two
b) Four
c) Five
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The correct answer is Two.
India has never appeared more than 2 years in a row in the Champions Trophy. And unless the Indians avoid a last-place finish at the current edition in Amstelveen, this sorry record will continue for at least three years more. The years in which India has appeared in the Champions Trophy are: 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2002 and 2003.
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India has never appeared more than 2 years in a row in the Champions Trophy. And unless the Indians avoid a last-place finish at the current edition in Amstelveen, this sorry record will continue for at least three years more. The years in which India has appeared in the Champions Trophy are: 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2002 and 2003.