Sports Quiz Bee

18 inches

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

4 years

The Olympics are held every how many years?

Soccer

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

Turkey

What do you call it when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?

Lacrosse

What's the national sport of Canada?

Wrestling

What was the first sport?

Greece

Which country invented sports?

776 BCE in Olympia

When was the 1st Olympic Games hosted?

42.195 kilometres (26.2 miles)

How long is a marathon?

9 players

How many players are there on a baseball team?

France

Which country won the World Cup 2018?

:

Lacrosse and ice hockey

What are the two national sports of Canada?

New York Knicks

What team won the first NBA game in 1946?

2004

In which year did Amir Khan win his Olympic boxing medal?

Cassius Clay

What is Muhammad Ali's real name?

Chicago Bulls

For which team did Michael Jordan spend most of his career playing?

Dodgeball

What sport is played with this ball?

a red dodgeball

Tennis

What sport is played with this ball?

tennis balls and a racket to play tennis

Pool

What sport is played with this ball?

a black 8 ball used in billiard sport

Baseball

What sport is played with this ball?

a white baseball ball

Cycle polo

What sport is played with this ball?

a cycle polo ball lying on the ground

Croquet

What sport is played with this ball?

croquet balls

Water polo

What sport is played with this ball?

water polo ball

Lacrosse

What sport is played with this ball?

a lacrosse ball lying on a lacrosse stick

Handball

What sport is played with this ball?

a Handball Ball

Cricket

What sport is played with this ball?

a cricket ball

Synchronised swimming

What sport is famously known as water ballet?

Dragon boat racing

What water sport can be played by up to 20 people in a team?

Octopush

What is water hockey's alternative name?

One

How many paddles are used in a kayak?

Diving

What is the oldest water sport ever recorded?

Dog paddle

Which swimming style is not allowed in the Olympics?

Michael Phelps - Mark Spitz - Caeleb Dressel - Ian Thorpe

Sort the male Olympic swimmers in order of most gold medals to least.

Ian Thorpe

Mark Spitz

Michael Phelps

Caeleb Dressel

The USA

Which country has the most Olympic gold medals in swimming?

China

The USA

The UK

Australia

19th century

When was water polo created?

20th century

19th century

18th century

17th century

Dota, Super Smash Bros, Call of Duty , Melee , Overwatch

Pick the games that feature in Esports competitions.

Dota

Super Smash Bros

Outlast

Call of Duty

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm

Melee

Marvel vs Capcom

Overwatch

Two

How many times did Efren Reyes win the World Pool League championship?

One

Two

Three

Four

A turkey

What is 3 strikes in a row called in bowling?

1901

What year did boxing become a legal sport?

1921

1901

1931

1911

Japan

Where is the largest bowling centre located?

US

Japan

Singapore

Finland

Badminton

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

5

How many players are there in futsal (indoor soccer) team?

Wushu

Of all the fighting sports below, which sport wasn't practised by Bruce Lee?

Wushu

Boxing

Jeet Kune Do

Fencing

Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid, Kyrie Irving

Which basketball players below have their own signature shoes?

Larry Bird

Kevin Durant

Stephen Curry

Joe Dumars

Joel Embiid

Kyrie Irving

France

Where did the term "billiard" originated from?

Italy

Hungary

Belgium

France

Manny Pacquiao

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

Sports

It is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

Arnis

What is the Philippine National Martial Art and Sport?

10

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

Table Tennis

Ping-pong is an alternative name for which sport?

Efren Bata Reyes

Who is called the "Magician", and is famous for winning many of the most prestigious nine-ball tournaments?

Recreation

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

Gymnastics

This Athlete ( Carlos Yulo ) won many awards from which of these games?

Bukidnon

This Athlete ( Manny Pacquaio ) was born from which of the following places?

2019

SEAGAMES held in the Philippines during what RECENT year?

Rattan

The ball use for SEPAK TAKRAW is made from?

Tokyo Olympic

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

Argentina

The world cup held in Qatar ( FIFA World Cup ) made this country as the Champion?

Ilokano Shark

Teofilo YIdefonso, 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?

149

How many GOLD MEDALS the Philippines got during the SEAGAMES 2019?

Greece

In what country, the first Olympics was held?

50 meters

How long is an Olympic Swimming Pool?

Bishop

Which chess piece can only move diagonally?

Badminton

One of the oldest games in the world.

Racket game played by two players in singles and four players in doubles.

Battledore and Shuttlecock

Played in China and Thailand over two thousand years ago. Asian games that became popular all over the world.

Poona

Played with tiny raquets and a feathered shuttlecock.

Gloacestershire, England

Where British officers brought poona in 1860s for the guests of Duke of Beaufort which he named the game

"Badminton".

1893

Badminton Association of

England was found

BAE years

1873 thru 1893 researched by David

Jacobs

1887

The Bath Badminton Club in England fitted the game to English ideas

1876

Game was introduced in the US

1878

Game was introduced in New York.

1879

Badminton Association was formed in the city of New York

1895

Standardized the rules in England

1936

Formation of the American

Badminton Association

1937

First National Tournament held in

Chicago

1975

The Canadian Badminton Association conducted the first ever large prize money (19,000) tournament

IBF (International Badminton Federation)

Established in 1934

BWF (Badminton World

Federation)

IBF now known as (established in 1934)

•Canada

•Denmark

•England

•France

• the Netherlands

• Ireland

•New Zealand

•Scotland

•Wales

Founding Members of IBF/ BWF

Olympic Games

Munica, Germany 1972

Philippine Badminton

Association

Organized by National Sports

Comission. Americans introduced badminton to our country.

Palarong Pambansa

Badminton was played since 1983.

Bureau of Physical Education and School Sports

On February 1990, sponsored a solidarity seminar in Badminton at San Fernando, Pampanga

• Racket

•Shuttlecock

•Court

•Net

•Post

Facilities and Equipment

Racket

Light and made of wood or steel; weight is usually 4-5 oz.

Shuttlecock

Generally made of 14-16 feathers fixed in a cork base, but nylon or plastic is allowed by some national associations; weight is 4.73-5.50 g

Court

Singles: 44 ft. long × 17 ft. wide

Doubles: 44 ft. long × 20 ft. wide

Net

Made of fine cord, dark color and must have a thickness of not less than 15 mm and not more than 20 mm.

Post

Shall be 1.55 meters in height from the surface of the court

1.) First Referee

2.) Second Referee or Umpire

3.) Line Judge

4.) Scorer

Officials of the Game

Ace

A point; a score

Bird

A shuttlecock

Cross Court

Hit from one side of the court directly to the opposite side of the opponent's court.

Down

Loss of service

Rally

An exchange of shots while the shuttle is in play

Fault

illegal play which results in loss of service

Love

No score; zero

LFT

A serve that is repeated because of serving out of turn or incorrect half court and the point is won.

Match point

The final point in a match or the winning point in the third game