SPORTS RIDDLES

I am played with a racquet.

My ball has feathers on it.

Kids love to play me outdoors in the summer.

I have a very funny name.

I am a team sport and an individual sport.

Men and women play me.

I am an Olympic sport too.

• table tennis

• cricket

• badminton

• squash

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Teenagers love doing my sport.

You need a helmet and special pads to do me safely.

I am done on ramps and in special parks.

I am one of the sports in the X Games.

You need a board with wheels.

You can do many tricks with the board.

• rollerblading

• skateboarding

• surfing

• ice skating

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I am one of the most popular sports in Japan.

I am a team sport.

My sport has bases.

I am played with a white ball.

You have to run around all my four bases to get one point.

My games are divided into innings.

• cricket

• table tennis

• fencing

• baseball

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I am done outdoors in rivers, lakes, and on the ocean.

The goal of my sport is to catch something.

You need a special stick, bait, and a hook.

I require a lot of patience and a lot of strength.

Instead of a point, you get dinner as a prize.

• fencing

• fishing

• hockey

• swimming

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I am not done on dry land.

I need special equipment.

I use flippers and wet suit.

I can see many animals and plants underwater.

I cannot breathe without special oxygen bottles.

The Navy and the police use me.

• swimming

• snorkeling

• scuba diving

• water rafting

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Kids love to play me.

You need a really heavy ball.

If you get a strike, it is great news.

If my ball goes into the alley, that is not good.

I can be a team or an individual sport.

I am played indoors.

• bowling

• boxing

• archery

• judo

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

I can be played indoors and outdoors.

I am played with a medium sized ball.

I am a team sport.

I am also an Olympic sport.

I am played all over the world.

My players were shorts and sneakers and they run a lot.

• football

• basketball

• baseball

• rugby

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I am only played outdoors.

Men and women play me.

I use a very small, white ball.

My special equipment is a bunch of things like sticks.

The goal of my sport is to put the ball in a tiny hole.

The person who takes the least amount of shots wins.

• hockey

• bowling

• golf

• cricket

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I am a winter sport.

You need a stick and a flat, black puck to play me.

I am a team sport.

My games are very exciting.

When you score a point, it is called a goal.

You wear a helmet and skates when you play me.

• ice skating

• ice hockey

• ice fishing

• snowboarding

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I am done outdoors.

I am a sport in the Winter Olympics.

Men and women do my sport.

I have many different styles- downhill, slalom, aerials, jumping and so forth.

Snow is necessary for my sport.

I require special sticks and poles.

People of all ages do me for fun and excitement.

• skiing

• snowboarding

• sledging

• skateboarding

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5