Christmas Sport Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Two Premier League teams finish the season with the same number of points. Which measure is compared first to separate them in the table?
Number of corner kicks won
Fewest yellow cards received
Goal difference
Results from Christmas fixtures
2. Christmas Day falls on a Friday. On which day of that same week does Boxing Day fall?
Thursday
Friday
Sunday
Saturday
3. On which date is Boxing Day observed in the United Kingdom?
24 December
26 December
25 December
31 December
4. In British football, Boxing Day is especially associated with which tradition?
Scheduling a busy programme of league fixtures
Holding the season's main transfer deadline
Presenting every domestic league trophy
Playing only international matches
5. During the Christmas Truce of 1914, which sporting activity was reported among soldiers in some areas?
Organized rugby league matches
Cross-country ski races
Regimental cricket tournaments
Informal games of football
6. Heavy snowfall makes a standard white ball difficult to see during a winter match. What is the most suitable response if play can safely continue?
Use an approved high-visibility ball
Make the goals wider for the rest of the match
Allow outfield players to handle the ball
End the match automatically, regardless of conditions
7. A festive-match shot hits the underside of the crossbar, bounces down, and spins away. When should a goal be awarded?
Whenever any part of the ball touches the goal line
Only if the whole ball crossed the whole goal line between the posts and under the bar
Only if the ball also touches the net
Whenever the attacking team appeals successfully
8. At the moment a teammate passes the ball, an attacker is level with the second-last opponent. Assuming no other offside condition applies, what is the decision?
Offside because the attacker must stay behind every defender
Offside because level positions count as being ahead
Onside because being level is permitted
An automatic indirect free kick to the attacking team
9. Despite its name, Boxing Day is most commonly linked historically with what practice?
Giving gifts, tips, or charitable offerings in boxes
Holding championship boxing contests
Packing away all Christmas decorations
Drawing boxed areas on football pitches
10. A festive league match is postponed because the pitch is frozen. What normally happens to the league points?
Each team immediately receives one point
The points are decided by the teams' previous results
The home team automatically receives three points
No points are awarded until the rearranged match is played
11. Inside the penalty area, a goalkeeper picks up a ball deliberately kicked to them by a teammate. What restart should the opponents receive?
A dropped ball for the goalkeeper
A penalty kick
An indirect free kick
A corner kick
12. A British club advertises a home match scheduled for 26 December. What would supporters commonly call it?
A Christmas Eve derby
A Boxing Day fixture
A New Year's Day fixture
A pre-season friendly
13. In the phrase “festive football test,” which sport does “football” ordinarily mean in a British context?
Rugby union
Association football, or soccer
American football
Australian rules football
14. A player is shown a red card during a Boxing Day match. If no other player has been dismissed, how many players can that team normally keep on the field?
Eleven, because a substitute replaces the dismissed player
Nine, because red cards remove two players
Ten
Twelve, after using an emergency substitute
15. A team wins a Premier League match 2–1 on Boxing Day. How many league points does it earn?
One
Four
Two
Three
16. Alongside festive football, which professional league is especially known for staging a slate of basketball games on Christmas Day?
The National Basketball Association
The National Hockey League
Major League Soccer
Major League Baseball