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Sports Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Olympics are held every how many years?

a)

3 years

b)

4 years

c)

5 years

d)

every year

2.

In professional basketball, how high is the basketball hoop from the ground?

a)

8 feet

b)

9 feet

c)

10 feet

d)

12 feet

3.

What sport has the nickname the ‘king of sports’?

a)

Soccer

b)

Football

c)

Basketball

d)

Hockey

4.

In American Football, a touchdown is worth how many points?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

7

5.

A sporting event is held every year on Memorial Day. What is it?

a)

Kentucky Derby

b)

Indianapolis 500

c)

Super Bowl

d)

Stanley Cup

6.

What is Canada’s national sport?

a)

Lacrosse

b)

Baseball

c)

Hockey

d)

Football

7.

How many players are on a baseball team in the field?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

8.

During the first ever modern Olympics, what were the first placers awarded with?

a)

Silver medals

b)

Bronze medals

c)

Crowns

d)

Chocolate

9.

What minor league baseball team did Michael Jordan play for?

a)

Boston Red Sox

b)

New York Yankees

c)

Chicago White Sox

d)

Chicago Cubs

10.

What does NBA stand for?

a)

National Badminton Association

b)

National Baseball Alliance

c)

National Bowling Activation

d)

National Basketball Association

11.

How many bases are there on a baseball field?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

12.

How many holes are played in a typical round of golf?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

24

d)

26

13.

What part of the body can’t touch the ball in soccer? (Except the goalie.)

a)

Head

b)

Shins

c)

Hands

d)

Face

14.

What color flag is waved in car racing to indicate the winner?

a)

Red flag

b)

Yellow flag

c)

White flag

d)

Checkered flag

15.

How many regulation strokes are there in swimming?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

16.

In what sport would you find a pommel horse?

a)

Gymnastics

b)

Horse jumping

c)

High jumping

d)

Weight lifting

17.

What color are the goal posts in pro football?

a)

Yellow

b)

White

c)

Red

d)

Black

18.

How many miles long is a marathon?

a)

10

b)

26.2

c)

50

d)

100

19.

What five colors make up the Olympic rings?

a)

Blue, yellow, black, green and red

b)

Blue, orange, green, red and white

c)

Yellow, orange, black, purple and green

d)

Red, orange, white, black and green

20.

What is the only sport ever played on the moon?

a)

Frisbee

b)

Football

c)

Wrestling

d)

Golf

21.

In which sport was Muhammad Ali popular?

a)

Boxing

b)

Football

c)

Basketball

d)

Track

22.

In what game can “love” be a score?

a)

Tennis

b)

Badminton

c)

Racquetball

d)

Rugby

23.

What type of race is the Tour de France?

a)

Bike race

b)

Marathon

c)

Car race

d)

Horse race

24.

In bowling, what is it called when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?

a)

Turkey

b)

Power Strike

c)

Birdie

d)

Chicken Leg

25.

How many players are on the ice for an ice hockey team?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

5

d)

4

26.

What does the term 'birdie' mean in a game of golf?

a)

2 under par

b)

1 under par

c)

1 over par

d)

2 over par

27.

What is Zumba?

a)

The name of a race

b)

The name of a stretching routine

c)

A sport

d)

A dance workout

28.

Which country invented the game baseball?

a)

England

b)

Canada

c)

United States

d)

Japan

29.

How many players are there in a rugby league team?

a)

13

b)

12

c)

11

d)

10

30.

In which sport do you run and jump as far as possible onto a sandpit?

a)

Pole Vaulting

b)

High Jump

c)

Long Jump

d)

Discus

31.

What type of sport is played on horseback?

a)

Polo

b)

Cricket

c)

Horse Shoes

d)

Hobbet

32.

Which outdoor sport involves a club, a ball and holes in the ground?

a)

Wack a Mole

b)

Quidditch

c)

Ping Pong

d)

Golf

33.

Which sport involves a bat, a ball and wickets?

a)

Cricket

b)

Kabaddi

c)

Bossaball

d)

Baseball

34.

In which sport can you score a bullseye?

a)

Bowling

b)

Fencing

c)

Golf

d)

Darts

35.

Crawl, backstroke and butterfly are different methods in which sport?

a)

Gymnastics

b)

Rowing

c)

Swimming

d)

Handball

36.

What color belt do martial arts experts wear?

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

37.

What is another name for Ping Pong?

a)

Pong ball

b)

Table Tennis

c)

Spike ball

d)

Pickelball

38.

What team did Kobe Bryant play basketball for?

a)

Chicago Bulls

b)

Magic Johnson's

c)

Los Angels Lakers

d)

Miami Heat

39.

In what sport do professional teams play to win the Stanley Cup?

a)

Hockey

b)

Baseball

c)

Soccer

d)

Basketball

40.

What is the Colorado Rockies mascot’s name?

a)

Bearsy

b)

Dinosaur

c)

Dinger

d)

Rocky