Volleyball Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. In a standard best-of-five indoor match, how many points are normally needed to win the deciding fifth set, assuming a two-point margin?
10
21
15
25
2. A back-row player jumps from completely behind the attack line and contacts the ball above the net, sending it into the opponent's court. Is the attack legal?
Yes, but only if the ball was set by the libero
No, because back-row players may never attack
No, because any airborne attack by a back-row player is illegal
Yes, because the player took off from behind the attack line
3. A team serves while its players are out of the required rotational order. What type of fault has occurred?
Attack-line fault
Screening fault
Rotational fault
Blocking fault
4. A served ball touches the top of the net, crosses between the antennas, and lands in the opponent's court. What is the correct ruling?
Replay the serve
Side out without awarding a point
Service fault because every net touch is illegal
The ball remains live and the serve can score
5. An attacker sends the ball over the net, but it passes outside an antenna. What is the ruling?
Out, because the ball crossed outside the legal crossing space
Legal if no blocker touched it
Legal if the ball lands inside the court
Replay the rally because the antenna obstructed the ball
6. Which statement correctly describes the libero's usual role in standard indoor volleyball?
The libero is the only player allowed to serve in every rotation
The libero plays only in the front row
The libero may complete a block but not an attack
The libero is a defensive specialist who replaces back-row players
7. At the moment of service, players are checked for correct rotational alignment. After the server contacts the ball, what may the receiving players generally do?
Move from their rotational positions to play the rally
Move only after their team makes its first contact
Stay in their rotational zones until the rally ends
Exchange positions only with the libero
8. A spiked ball lands with part of it touching a boundary line. How is it ruled?
Out because the whole ball did not land inside
The rally is replayed
Out unless a defender touched it first
In because a ball touching the line is in
9. The score in a standard set is 24-24. What must happen for a team to win that set?
The next rally decides the set
The first team to reach 26 wins, regardless of margin
A team must gain a two-point lead
Each team receives one final serve
10. How many players from each team are normally on the court in standard indoor volleyball?
Six
Five
Seven
Eight
11. The team receiving serve wins the rally and gains the right to serve. What do its players do before serving?
Exchange only the front-left and back-left players
Rotate one position counterclockwise
Rotate one position clockwise
Remain in the same rotational positions
12. Ignoring a block touch, how many team contacts are normally allowed before the ball must cross the net?
One
Three
Two
Four
13. Which statement about legal ball contact is correct in modern standard indoor volleyball?
Only the hands and forearms may contact the ball
The ball may contact any part of the body
The ball may touch the upper body but not the legs
Contact below the waist is legal only during a serve reception
14. An attacked ball grazes a blocker's fingertips and then lands outside the blocker's court. Which team wins the rally?
The attacking team, because the blocker made the last contact
The blocking team, because the ball landed out
Neither team; the rally is replayed
The serving team, regardless of which side attacked
15. Without a block touch, a team contacts the ball four times before sending it over the net. What is the ruling?
Play continues if the fourth contact was accidental
The team commits a four-hits fault and loses the rally
The rally is replayed because the contact count is unclear
Play continues if four different players touched the ball
16. A blocker touches an opponent's attack. The ball stays on the blocker's side. How many additional team contacts are normally available?
Two, because the block always counts as the first contact
Three, because a block touch does not count as a team contact
Four, because the block creates an extra contact
One, because the next contact must send the ball over