PCSA Sport- Traditional Sports

PCSA Sport Traditional Sports

If you have not listened to Miss Proberts motes on the Google slides powerpoint you will find this quiz very difficult to complete.

Multiple Choice

In line with tradition, in Japan only men take part in sumo wrestling.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The wrestler who exits the ring last or touches the ground with any part of his body besides the soles of his feet loses.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A hockey team is made up of six players, which works out as five skaters and one goalkeeper.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

The rink is divided into 3 sections. They are called the...

• Neutral zone

• Defensive zone

• Attacking zone

• Offensive zone

Multiple Choice

During a game, pucks can reach speeds of 100 mph or more when struck.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Ice Hockey is a contact sport, and physical aggression is allowed but with limitations. A player can use a shoulder, hip or torso to hit or impede an opponent, but only when the opponent is in possession of the puck. A body check that targets the head or someone’s back (while they are facing the boards) is legal.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Table tennis originated as an English Parlour game and was invented in Victorian Britain.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A point is won by your opponent is unable to return the ball to your side of the table (e.g. they miss the ball, they hit the ball but it misses your side of the table, or the ball hits the net), or if they hit the ball before it bounces on their side of the table.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A match can consist of as many games as you like but you must agree in advance.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Each team will consist of 20 players of which are all assigned to different positions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Each team may also have up to three substitutes which are ‘rolling’ meaning they can come on and off as many times as they want.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which 2 of these are not positions named in Aussie Rules.

• Full forwards

• Wing back

• Centre line

• Centre half

• Half back

Multiple Choice

The haka is a type of ceremonial Māori dance or challenge.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The words of a haka often poetically describe ancestors and events in the tribe's history.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Haka are usually performed in a alone and typically represent a display of a tribe's pride, strength and unity.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Filer er leppen translates into English as canal jumping.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

It is an athletically demanding sport that resembles show jumping.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The aim of fili-epp-pen is to get as close as possible from the starting point while crossing a canal.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Who began to practice the sport when they decided instead of going around the water, they would go over it?

• Swimmers

• Farmers

• Ship crew

• Plumbers

Multiple Choice

The attacker in Kabaddi has to hold their breath for the entire duration of their attack.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Where is Kahbaddi believed to have originated from?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

• Turkey

• Qatar

Multiple Choice

Bandy is played with two with only 10 players on the ice at a given time.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In Bandy any contact by a player is a foul.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What colour are the disciplinary cards that are given out. (Tick all that apply)

• Yellow

• Green

• Red

• Blue

Multiple Choice

Where is the annual cheese-rolling event where people from far and wide travel to watch competitors launch themselves down a hill in pursuit of a round cheese?

• Worcester

• Colchester

• Exeter

• Gloucester

Multiple Choice

The Masters of the Ceremony kick off the event by shouting: ‘One to be ready, two to be steady, three to prepare (at which point the cheese is released), and four to be off.’

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which century was it estimated that cheese rolling first started?

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

• 20th

Multiple Choice

There are five downhill races – three for men, one for women and one for children with a maximum of 14 racers for each.

• True

• False