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Fun Sports Trivia

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What sport is so popular in America that it is often called our "national pastime?"

a)

Basketball

b)

Football

c)

Baseball

d)

Soccer

2.

What piece of sports equipment is kept frozen before a match so it will keep its shape as long as possible?

a)

Football

b)

Zamboni

c)

Curling Stone

d)

Hockey Puck

3.

What does "NFL" stand for?

a)

National Football League

b)

Never Forget Lombardi

c)

National Foosball League

d)

No Free Lunch

4.

How many runners make up a relay team in Track and Field?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

6

d)

3

5.

In which sport is the skill of the jockey very important?

a)

Soccer

b)

Golf

c)

Horse Racing

d)

Water Polo

6.

What is the word used to show that a tennis player has not scored a point?

a)

Zero

b)

Love

c)

Naught

d)

None

7.

How many games must a team win in order to win the World Series?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

8.

What Track and Field event involves a Hop, Step and Jump?

a)

Triple Jump

b)

Long Jump

c)

Javelin

d)

High Jump

9.

In baseball, what does RBI stand for?

a)

Right base infield

b)

Runs before innings

c)

Runner bunted inside

d)

Runs batted in

10.

Which state has more professional baseball, basketball, football and hockey teams than any other state?

a)

New York

b)

Florida

c)

California

d)

Texas

11.

How many feet off the ground is a regulation basketball rim?

a)

10

b)

8

c)

12

d)

15

12.

The terms nelson, escape and reversal are from what sport?

a)

Track and Field

b)

Wrestling

c)

Swimming

d)

Football

13.

What sport has players called midfielders, strikers and sweepers?

a)

Curling

b)

Hockey

c)

Cricket

d)

Soccer

14.

On a football field, what is the distance from one goal line to another?

a)

100 feet

b)

125 yards

c)

50 yards

d)

100 yards

15.

What is the term used to tell the score if a tennis game is tied 40-40?

a)

Tie

b)

Advantage In

c)

Advantage Out

d)

Deuce

16.

An Olympic athlete who competes in a decathlon must compete in how many events?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

5

d)

3

17.

Where did the original (Ancient) Olympic Games take place?

a)

Greece

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

China

18.

What sport uses the terms: lagging, rails, blocks, pocket, and scratch?

a)

Track and Field

b)

Billiards

c)

Golf

d)

Table Tennis

19.

What are the stages of the game of Curling called?

a)

Ends

b)

Innings

c)

Quarters

d)

Times

20.

Who is believed to be the inventor of the game of basketball?

a)

Ed Turner

b)

Greg Newman

c)

Sam Smith

d)

James Naismith

21.

The craft of making what piece of equipment, traditionally from cedar and pine, is called “fletching?”

a)

Arrows

b)

Badminton rackets

c)

Baseball Bats

d)

Golf Clubs

22.

The original Olympic Games were played to honor what god?

a)

Apollo

b)

Nike

c)

Zeus

d)

Poseidon

23.

What did the GOAT Michael Jordan ALWAYS wear during his games for the Chicago Bulls that he considered to bring him good luck?

a)

A headband

b)

The same basketball shoes from his first NBA victory

c)

His college basketball shorts UNDER this Bulls shorts

d)

A pair of socks that his father gave him

24.

In what sport must a batter hit a ball that has been tossed by a bowler?

a)

Polo

b)

Cricket

c)

LaCrosse

d)

Croquet

25.

What is the name for the person who carries a professional golfer’s clubs?

a)

Work Horse

b)

Caddie

c)

Clubbie

d)

Assistant

26.

What do you call the group of people who service race cars and change the tires during a NASCAR race?

a)

Pit Crew

b)

Help Group

c)

Mechanic Men

d)

Construction Crew

27.

In this sport a wooden mallet is used to move wooden balls through the course that is laid out on grass.

a)

Cricket

b)

Kubb

c)

Mini Golf

d)

Croquet

28.

What is a Louisville Slugger?

a)

A hockey stick

b)

The MBL's lead hitter

c)

A baseball bat

d)

An award for boxing

29.

In baseball, what do you call the area of the diamond where the pitcher stands?

a)

Base

b)

Mound

c)

Box

d)

Hill

30.

What is it called when you bowl three strikes in a row during a bowling game?

a)

Turkey

b)

Goose

c)

Eagle

d)

Birdie

31.

In which sport do players slide round “stones” toward a target called a “house?"

a)

Croquet

b)

Bocce Ball

c)

Horseshoes

d)

Curling

32.

In which sport may you see hooking, a power play, and icing?

a)

Soccer

b)

Figure Skating

c)

Boxing

d)

Hockey

33.

What is it called in hockey when one player scores 3 goals in one game?

a)

Hat Trick

b)

Grand Slam

c)

Triple Play

d)

Three Treat

34.

Which Olympic event, which ends in the stadium, is always the final event of the summer competitions?

a)

Gymnastics

b)

500 M Swim

c)

Marathon

d)

Triathlon

35.

What are the most runs that can score when a home run is hit?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

2

d)

3