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Badminton Trivia Quiz

Smash Hit Olympic finals, world titles, wild records and India's rise: the big names and moments of badminton.

108 questions · 2 to 12 players, or solo · Typed answers, close enough counts

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This Badminton Trivia Quiz has 108 questions: 38 easy, 43 medium and 27 hard. It is free. Play it with friends in a room for 2 to 12 players, on phones or in a browser, or play it solo. Type your answers: close enough counts, so a small typo still scores.

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  1. Which two-time Olympic singles champion announced his retirement in 2026, aged 32?

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    Viktor Axelsen

    He could no longer train at the top level; he left with golds from Tokyo and Paris and world titles in 2017 and 2022.

  2. At London 2012, eight women's doubles players were thrown out for trying to do what in their group matches?

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    Lose

    They wanted an easier knockout draw; crowds booed as serves went into the net.

  3. Which Chinese great became the only player ever to win all nine of badminton's major titles, a 'Super Grand Slam' done by age 28?

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    Lin Dan

    He completed the set in 2011; it ran from the Olympics and Worlds to the Thomas Cup and the All England.

  4. Who was the first man to win back-to-back Olympic badminton singles golds, in Beijing 2008 and London 2012?

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    Lin Dan

    Viktor Axelsen became only the second man to do it, with golds in Tokyo and Paris.

  5. India's doubles star's 565 km/h smash in 2023 was faster than the top speed of which kind of race car?

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    Formula 1

    Outlook ran it as 'Faster than F1'; Guinness measured it at Yonex's factory in Soka, Japan.

  6. The tiny, bouncy doubles pair Kevin Sukamuljo and Marcus Gideon got which cartoon nickname?

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    The Minions

    Fans named them after the 'Despicable Me' helpers for their height and speed; they held No. 1 for 215 weeks in a row.

  7. Which Malaysian held world No. 1 for a record 349 weeks, yet lost all three of his Olympic finals?

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    Lee Chong Wei

    Fans call him the 'uncrowned king': silver in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and no world title either.

  8. Minutes after winning a Paris 2024 gold medal, Huang Yaqiong got what surprise from fellow Chinese player Liu Yuchen?

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    Marriage proposal

    As she left the podium he handed her flowers, pulled out a ring and knelt; she said yes.

  9. What bird-like nickname do many players, especially in the US, use for the shuttlecock?

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    Birdie

    Its other short name is simply 'shuttle'; it is built to slow down very fast in the air.

  10. In 2025, which Korean became the first badminton player ever to earn over $1 million in prize money in one season?

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    An Se-young

    She won 11 titles and went 73-4, a 94.8% win rate that BWF said beat Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei over similar runs.

  11. Before 2026, India's last women's doubles world medal came in 2011, from Ashwini Ponnappa and which partner?

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    Jwala Gutta

    Their London bronze stood alone for 15 years, until Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand's 2026 bronze.

  12. Which star 'started the fire' in the 2026 Uber Cup final by thrashing Wang Zhiyi 21-10, 21-13 in the opening match?

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    An Se-young

    Her country went on to win 3-1 for its third Uber Cup, ending China's reign in Horsens.

  13. Which Malaysian pair, their country's first-ever world champions in 2022, lost the 2026 world men's doubles final to a Chinese pair?

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    Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik

    Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang beat them 21-16, 21-17; the Malaysians also won Olympic bronze in 2021 and 2024.

  14. The Danish Tokyo champion kept his Olympic title in Paris, winning the final 21-11, 21-11. Whom did he beat?

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    Kunlavut Vitidsarn

    The loser's silver was still Thailand's first-ever Olympic badminton medal.

  15. The Korean world No. 1 lost only four matches in 2025. Which Chinese Olympic champion was the only player to beat her twice?

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    Chen Yufei

    She beat her in the Singapore Open quarter-finals and in the world championships semi-finals.

  16. A top shuttlecock's feathers traditionally come from which bird?

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    Goose

    Makers use feathers from just one wing, the left, so every shuttle spins the same way.

  17. The Korean world No. 1 sealed her 11th title of 2025 at the season-ending World Tour Finals in which Chinese city?

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    Hangzhou

    She beat defending champion Wang Zhiyi in three games there to finish the year 73-4.

  18. Which Japanese player lost the world final twice: to a Thai in 2023 and to a Frenchman in 2026?

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    Kodai Naraoka

    He won the first game in 2023 before losing 21-18, 21-7; in 2026 he fell 21-11, 21-11.

  19. Thanks to his Mandarin, the Danish Olympic champion built a big following on which Chinese social media app?

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    Weibo

    Olympics.com called it his best-kept secret; he also started a YouTube channel in 2017 with tips and trick shots.

  20. The Chinese two-time Olympic men's champion retired in 2020 with 66 titles and a spooky-looking number of career wins. How many?

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    666

    Scroll pointed out the 'mathematical symmetry' of 666 wins and 66 titles when the 36-year-old retired.

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