SPORTS TRIVIA

How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?

5

What sport starts with a tip-off or jump ball?

Basketball.

When an Olympic athlete wins first place, what color medal do they get?

gold

Where did the first ancient Olympic games take place?

greece

In football, where do you have to go in order to score a touchdown?

the end zone

What is the very center of a target called in archery or darts?

bullseye

What do the rings in the Olympics represent?

the continents of the world

What is the only country to have played in every single soccer World Cup?

brazil

What was the fastest goal in World Cup history?

10.8 seconds

Who was the first British player to win league titles in four countries?

david beckham

What is a soccer field called?

a pitch

In baseball, what is the most stolen base?

second base

in baseball, what team gets the advantage of the first bat?

the visiting team

Who was the first Major League player to pitch a ball over 100 mph?

nolan ryan

What material was first used to cover baseballs?

cowhide

Who was the youngest player to score 10,000 points in the NBA?

lebron james

How many minutes was the longest recorded point in the history of tennis?

29 minutes

In which winter sport are the terms "stale fish" and "mule kick" used?

snowboarding

In what year were women allowed to compete in the modern Olympic games

and in what sport?

1900 tennis

Which of the following sports does not use a ball? Golf, tennis, hockey, or
polo

hockey

Which sport uses a net, a racket, and a shuttlecock?

badminton

What sporting equipment is used for striking a tennis ball?

tennis racquet

In soccer, what body part can't touch the ball?

hands

How many players are on a baseball team?

9 players

In football, how many points does a touchdown hold?

6 points

In meters, how big is an Olympic-sized swimming pool?

50 meters long and 25 meters wide

In what game is "love" a score?

tennis

How long is a marathon?

26.2 miles

How many holes are played in an average round of golf?

18

In motor racing, what color is the flag they wave to indicate the winner?

checkered flag

What's the national sport of Canada?

lacrosse

What sport is best known as the 'king of sports'?

soccer

The Olympics are held every how many years?

4 years

What's the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches?

18

What six-letter word names both a seed company and an exercise that and jump combines a squat, a pushup. a in the air?

burpee

Arguably the second-most popular in the world after soccer, what lucky sport has defensive positions named gully, silly mid-off, and deep mid wicket?

cricket

Which term that starts with E describes your ability to do exercise for a long(ish) time? (Hint: It's also used to describe certain aerobic sports like long-distance in them). running as well as the athletes that compete

endurance

In which combat sport that takes space in a dohyo is salt traditionally used as part of purification a ritual before a match?

sumo

What sports legend's autobiography, published in 1975, was titled "The My Own

Greatest:

Story?"

muhammad ali

The Walt Disney Company founded a professional sports franchise in 1993 and based the new team's name on a successful 1992 film. What sport did this team play?

hockey

What's the piece of Plexiglass behind a basketball net that's particularly for useful making a layup called?

backboard

Olympic fencing uses three different blades: the foil, the sabre, and which other blade? Hint: It is the heaviest of the trio, and a favorite for crosswords.

epee

What company has sponsored the championship trophy for the Professional Association Tour Golfers'

Fedex

What is the Philippine National Martial Art and Sport?

arnis

This player of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from Paete Laguna, nicknamed the "Triggerman", broke several Filipino and PBA all-time records, including the most points scored in a single game by a Filipino.

allan caidic

Which player received the first MVP award of the The Philippine Basketball Association?

bogs adornado

This practitioner of pocket billiards, called the "Magician", is famous for winning many of the most prestigious nine-ball tournaments.

efren bata reyes

Which athlete was described by Time Magazine as the Philippines" "sole bona fide international sports superstar"?

efren bata reyes

This athlete, referred to as the "National Fist", was the first Filipino to win a world boxing title at the MGM Grabd Garden Arena in 2001.

manny pacquiao

Which of the can also be considered as an indoor sports (long jump, high jump, table tennis or swimming?)

table tennis

For basketball game, how many players are on the court at one time?

10

Ping-pong is an alternative name for which sport?

table tennis

Intramurals is an annual school activity that allows both teachers and students to unwind and relax from the usual academic classroom encounters. Intramurals is a form of ?

recreation

SEAGAMES held in the Philippines during what recent years?

2019

The ball used for sepak takraw is made from?

rattan

The country's first Olympic gold medal was won by Hidilyn Diaz during what

Olympic?

tokyo olympic

teofilo Yldefonso, made his country proud when he became the only Filipino to ever win multiple medals in the Olympics, he is well-known for his nickname of

Ilokano Shark

How many gold medals the Philippines got during the SEAGAMES

149

Which chess piece can move diagonally?

bishop

In January 1998, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) named the All-Time Mythical Five of Philippine basketball: Carlos Loyzaga in the 1950s, Narciso Bernardo in the 1960s, Robert Jaworski in the 1970s, Hector Calma in the 1980s and in the 1990s,

alvin patrimonio

In 1998, the Philippine Sportswriters Association named five athletes of the century: Lydia de Vega Mercado, Gabriel 'Flash' Elorde, Paeng Nepomuceno, Felicisimo Ampon and

carlos loyzaga

He was a sprinter and member of the US Navy, was the country's first ever representative in the 1924 Paris Olympiad.

David Nepomuceno

She was an actress, was 28 years old and had two sons when she won a gold medal and a silver medal in equestrian at the 2002 Busan Asiad.

Mikee Cojuangco

The Philippines has produced four chess grandmasters: Rogelio Antonio, Jr., the late Rosendo Balinas, Eugene Torre and

bong villamayor

In 1930, high jumper was awarded the Helms World Trophy for being Asia's greatest athlete. He was also the "Filipino Field Athlete of the Half Century."

Simeon Toribio

The Philippines introduced arnis or kali to the world. Today, arnis players

are called

arnisadores

The which came into existence in 1975, was the first professional basketball league in Asia.

Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)

In 1998, was considered the oldest professional basketball player in the world. At 52, he was still donning his No. 7 jersey for Barangay Ginebra, probably the most popular team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

robert sonny jaworski

In volleyball, how many times can one team hit the ball on their side of the

court?

3

What is the height of a high school-level girls volleyball net?

7ft 4 1/8 in (2.24m)

In volleyball, if a referee ends the play and holds up two fingers, what is he calling?

2 touches

In volleyball, which player should touch the ball every time your team has

the ball?

setter

In volleyball, each side of the court is divided into how many number of

positions?

6

In volleyball, what is it called when you're up at the net, and you prevent the other team from spiking the ball?

blocking

In volleyball, what are the two referees in volleyball called?

Up referee and Down referee

In volleyball, how does the up referee know if the ball is in the court or out

of the court

line judges

In volleyball, how many substitutions are allowed in each game for each

team?

12

In basketball, what is it called when a player scores a point?

a basket

In basketball, how many points is a shot worth when inside the oppositions semi-circle?

2

How many points are awarded for a score from outside the oppositions

semi-circle?

3

How many players are allowed on the court for each team?

5

for how long is each team allowed to stay in possession of the ball before

they must shoot?

24 seconds