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Sports riddles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

table tennis

b)

cricket

c)

badminton

d)

squash

2.

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.

a)

rollerblading

b)

skateboarding

c)

surfing

d)

ice skating

3.

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.

a)

cricket

b)

table tennis

c)

fencing

d)

baseball

4.

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.

a)

fencing

b)

fishing

c)

hockey

d)

swimming

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.

a)

swimming

b)

snorkeling

c)

scuba diving

d)

water rafting

6.

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.

a)

bowling

b)

boxing

c)

archery

d)

judo

7.

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.

a)

football

b)

basketball

c)

baseball

d)

rugby

8.

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.

a)

hockey

b)

bowling

c)

golf

d)

cricket

9.

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.

a)

ice skating

b)

ice hockey

c)

ice fishing

d)

snowboarding

10.

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.

a)

skiing

b)

snowboarding

c)

sledging

d)

skateboarding

11.

I am the world’s most popular sport.

I have 2 different names.

I am a team sport.

Men and women play me.

Every 4 years there is the World Cup.

There are many competitions- in each country, in Europe, Asia etc.

a)

rugby

b)

football

c)

volleyball

d)

basketball

12.

I used to be necessary to catch food for dinner.

Now I am just a sport.

Robin Hood was famous in my sport.

I am done outdoors.

I need a target.

If you hit the bull’s eye, you get the most points.

a)

yoga

b)

judo

c)

fencing

d)

archery

13.

I am the only sport that needs a large object.

I am done outdoors.

I need a lot of wind.

I have big sails, a rudder, and a keel.

I can be done for fun or for races.

You can travel all over the world doing my sport.

I am an Olympic sport.

I can be done on lakes or oceans.

a)

rowing

b)

sailing

c)

kayaking

d)

rafting

14.

I am played at Wimbledon, at the US Open, and the Australian Open.

Men and women play me.

You need a racquet and a yellow ball.

The person who hits a winner get a point.

Don’t make too mistakes when you play me, or you lose.

I can be played indoors and outdoors all year long.

a)

tennis

b)

squash

c)

badminton

d)

table tennis

15.

I can also be performed indoors and outdoors.

You can do many tricks with my sport.

Some of my tricks are called: swan, jackknife, and pike.

I am an Olympic sport.

Men and women are good at my sport.

I am fun and dangerous.

a)

parasailing

b)

scuba diving

c)

diving

d)

surfing