Favorite Sport Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. An athlete enters a standard triathlon. In what order are the three disciplines completed?
Cycling, swimming, running
Swimming, cycling, running
Swimming, running, cycling
Running, cycling, swimming
2. Which sequence gives the strokes in an individual medley swimming race?
Backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle
Freestyle, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke
Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle
Breaststroke, backstroke, freestyle, butterfly
3. A badminton game reaches 20-20. What is generally required to win the game before the score reaches 29-29?
Win the next rally
Reach 25 points, regardless of the margin
Win a five-rally tiebreak
Gain a two-point lead
4. Four golfers finish a stroke-play round with scores of 68, 71, 72, and 75. Who has the best score?
The golfer with 75
The golfer with 68
The golfer with 72
The golfer with 71
5. In cricket, how many runs are normally scored when a batter's shot clears the boundary without bouncing?
Five
Four
Six
Seven
6. During a table tennis serve, the ball clips the net but still lands correctly in the receiver's service area. What is normally called?
A let, so the serve is replayed
A point for the server
A point for the receiver
A side change
7. In association football, a player takes a direct free kick and sends the ball untouched into the opposing goal. What is awarded?
A goal
An indirect free kick
A corner kick
A goal kick
8. What is the standard duration of a minor penalty in ice hockey?
Ten minutes
One minute
Five minutes
Two minutes
9. How many points is a try worth in rugby union before any conversion attempt?
Three points
Seven points
Six points
Five points
10. In indoor volleyball, a team wins a rally while the opponent was serving. Before serving next, what must that team do?
Switch only the front-left and back-left players
Choose any new formation
Rotate one position clockwise
Keep every player in the same rotational position
11. On a standard outdoor athletics track, how far is one lap in the innermost lane?
200 metres
300 metres
400 metres
500 metres
12. In boxing, a fighter is knocked down and cannot rise before the referee completes the count. How is the bout normally decided?
By knockout
By technical draw
By judges' decision
By disqualification of the standing fighter
13. A tennis game reaches deuce. What must a player normally do to win that game?
Win the next point only
Win two consecutive points
Win three more points in total, in any order
Win a seven-point tiebreak
14. In baseball, the bases are loaded. The batter hits a ground ball, and a fielder holding the ball touches home plate before the runner from third arrives. What is the result at home?
The runner scores because no tag was made
The runner is forced out
The play is treated as a foul ball
The batter is automatically out
15. How many points is a successful free throw worth in basketball?
Two points
The value of the preceding foul
Three points
One point
16. An American football team faces fourth down deep in its own territory and chooses to punt. What is the usual strategic purpose?
To give up possession while pushing the opponent farther downfield
To stop the game clock permanently
To attempt a three-point field goal from any distance
To earn an automatic first down