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1 Beach volleyball is similar to traditional volleyball, the sport it was derived from. What are the basic conditions of beach volleyball?
Answer: Sand court, 2 players per side

Beach volleyball is played by 2 players on a sand court. Players still have three shots to hit the ball over the net to ground the ball in the opponents' court. Having only two people instead of six, as in a regular volleyball side increased athleticism required.. A player that returns the service has to get into a favourable position so that the second person can set the ball into a good position for the first player to spike the ball over the net to make it difficult for the opposing side. There are other minor differences between the two sports.
  From Quiz: Sun, Sand and Sweat: Beach Volleyball
2 How many total players in total are on the court playing at one time in sanctioned tournament play?
Answer: 12

Most people would probably think 6, but remember that there are two sides on a court with 6 people each.
  From Quiz: Volleyball
3 What is a libero?
Answer: A back row specialist

A libero is a player who wears a different color jersey so the rest of the team so they can be identified. They go in back row for one of the players, and they don't count as a substitution. A libero, is also not allowed to play front row, meaning be in a front row rotation.
  From Quiz: It's All About Volleyball
4 When two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, how many contacts are counted?
Answer: 1

Any player may play the ball next if the contact was not the third contact.
  From Quiz: International Volleyball Rules
5 How many times can one team hit the ball on their side of the court? (Only passing, setting, and spiking, which is also known as hitting.)
Answer: 3

On a good return, there is a good pass, set, and hit.
    Your options: [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 7 ]
  From Quiz: Basic Volleyball
6 If the server steps on the end line while serving, this is considered a what?
Answer: Foot Fault

The Line referees are normally the ones who watch for this call. At anytime the server steps on the line while the ball is being served, is an automatically a side out.
  From Quiz: V Ball Challenge
7 In what country was volleyball invented?
Answer: USA

Volleyball was invented in the United States by William Morgan, an instructor at the YMCA in Holyoke, Mass. He invented the game by combining basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball.
  From Quiz: Volleyball 101
8 How many players are on the court at one time?
Answer: 12

6 players on each side make 12.
  From Quiz: Volleyball General Knowledge
9 What is the height of a high school-level girls volleyball net?
Answer: 7ft 4 1/8 in (2.24m)
  From Quiz: Volleyball
10 If a referee ends the play and holds up two fingers, what is he calling?
Answer: Two touches

Some referees use the spin of the ball as a guide to call this.
  From Quiz: Volleyball
11 In volleyball, how many positions are there on a court in a 6-2 rotation?
Answer: 6

There is a middle hitter, right hitter, a left hitter, a setter and two backrow players.
  From Quiz: Volleyball Basics
12 How many substitutions are allowed in each game for each team?
Answer: 12

In each game and not match, a team is allowed 12 substitutions. This is so because too many substitutions is an advantage, and would defeat the purpose of the game. Now remember, libero does not count as a sub.
  From Quiz: It's All About Volleyball
13 Which rule is false?
Answer: A back row setter may jump and hit the ball over if it is above the height of the net

A setter may jump and hit the ball over if she is front row. She can also jump and hit the ball if it stays on her side of the court. If she is a backrow setter, then she cannot jump and hit the ball over if it is above the height of the net.
    Your options: [ All players must start the play inside the court ] [ A backrow player may not jump and attack the ball from in front of the ten foot line ] [ A back row setter may jump and hit the ball over if it is above the height of the net ] [ A front row player cannot reach over the top of the net if it is not the third hit or if it is still on the opposite side ]
  From Quiz: International Volleyball Rules
14 How many total players are all on the court at a time?
Answer: 12

There is six players on a team and two teams play at a time.
  From Quiz: Basic Volleyball
15 Which player should touch the ball every time your team has the ball?
Answer: setter

The setter delivers the ball to your team's hitters. He or she should touch the ball every time it's on your side. Although you would like your hitters to hit the ball, the setter will sometimes attack the ball themselves.
    Your options: [ setter ] [ middle hitter ] [ outside hitter ] [ libero ]
  From Quiz: Volleyball General Knowledge
16 What is another name for the left side front row position?
Answer: Outside Hitter

This is my favorite position.
  From Quiz: Volleyball
17 Each side of the court is divided into how many number of positions?
Answer: 6

The court is divided into six sections, the serving section is number 1.
  From Quiz: Volleyball Basics
18 What is the minimum temperature allowed for playing volleyball indoors?
Answer: 50 F

If its less, they either have to wait until it heats up or cancel the games.
  From Quiz: International Volleyball Rules
19 What is it called when the ball is hit (spiked) over and in, hitting the ground, on the other team's side?
Answer: kill

These are sometimes interfered by blocks by the other team.
  From Quiz: Basic Volleyball
20 When the outside hitter hits the ball cross court near the ten foot line, the ball has traveled to which position?
Answer: Left back

The courts are set up so that the outside hitter is opposite the opponents left side players.
    Your options: [ Right front ] [ Left back ] [ Middle Blocker ] [ Middle Back ]
  From Quiz: V Ball Challenge
21 What year was volleyball invented?
Answer: 1895
  From Quiz: Volleyball 101
22 Where was volleyball invented?
Answer: Holyoke, Massachusetts

Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, on the banks of the Connecticut River.
  From Quiz: Volleyball
23 How many games are in a sanctioned high school match?
Answer: 3

It is a best two out of three game competition.
  From Quiz: Volleyball Basics
24 If a ball hits the line, what call is made?
Answer: In

If a ball hits the line it is in, because the line is counted as part of the court.
  From Quiz: It's All About Volleyball
25 How many seconds does a time-out last?
Answer: 30

After 30 seconds, the referee will generally blow the whistle and signal for the teams to return to the court.
  From Quiz: International Volleyball Rules
26 How many positions are there on one side of the court?
Answer: 6

1- is in right back, 2- in right front, 3- in middle front, 4- in left front, 5- in left back, and 6- in middle back.
  From Quiz: Basic Volleyball
27 Every time the ball is sided out you get a point. This is a certain type of scoring called what?
Answer: Rally

The games can either go to 21 or 25 with rally scoring. This rule had just started to take on in all aspects of the volleyball world. It used to be that you had to serve to get the point, and it would only go to 15 points.
  From Quiz: V Ball Challenge
28 What is it called when you're up at the net, and you prevent the other team from spiking the ball?
Answer: blocking

You should always try and block the other team from attacking.
  From Quiz: Volleyball 101
29 Which country was the first to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in women's volleyball?
Answer: Cuba

The Cuban women's team won gold in 1992-1996-2000 (Barcelona-Atlanta-Sydney).
    Your options: [ Cuba ] [ Japan ] [ Russia ] [ USA ]
  From Quiz: Volleyball General Knowledge
30 In a normal game, how many players are on the full court at a time?
Answer: 12

Six players are on each side of the net, which brings the total up to 12 players.
  From Quiz: Volleyball
31 Given that the very nature of the parent game is a "6+6" sport, which place listed below is usually cited as where the sport originated?
Answer: Santa Monica, CA, USA

OK, the hint was meant to represent Route 66 which ends at Santa Monica Pier. When the Santa Monica piers were built in the 1920s, beaches in the area became wide. Volleyball was soon played on the beach. In 1930, whilst waiting for other players to turn up, Paul (Pablo) Johnson started a two aside game. Whilst six a side volleyball was still played, two aside has became the standard for beach volleyball. Where regions had a strong beach culture, California, Brazil and Australia, beach volleyball soon became popular. The Horse Guard Parade, situated between Downing St and St James' Park in London is where Beach Volleyball was held during the 2012 Olympics. This was a tiltyard used for jousting in the early 1500s.
    Your options: [ Horse Guards Parade, London, UK ] [ Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia ] [ Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ] [ Santa Monica, CA, USA ]
  From Quiz: Sun, Sand and Sweat: Beach Volleyball
32 What are the two referees in volleyball called?
Answer: Up Referee & Down Referee

The two refs are the up-refs and down-refs. The up ref sits higher than the down ref, both in the middle of the court opposite sides.
  From Quiz: Volleyball Basics
33 How does the up referee know if the ball is in the court or out of the court?
Answer: Line judges

He has line judges to make the call for him, but if he doesn't agree with the line judge, he can overrule the call.
  From Quiz: It's All About Volleyball
34 Where does the setter move to (in a 5-1 rotation) after their team serves the ball?
Answer: right border mark at the net

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  From Quiz: Basic Volleyball
35 How many setters are there in a 4-2 rotation?
Answer: 2

4-2 means there are 4 hitters and 2 setters on the court.
  From Quiz: Volleyball 101
36 In what year was beach volleyball introduced into the Olympics?
Answer: 1996 Atlanta

Started in Atlanta in '96, the first gold in men's was won by Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes of the USA. The women's gold medal was won by Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva of Brazil.
  From Quiz: Volleyball General Knowledge
37 What is the maximum number of tries or hits that a team gets to return the ball to the other side of the net?
Answer: 3

A team can touch the ball one, two, or three times to get it back over the net. If the ball is touched four times, the referee will give the ball to the other team.
  From Quiz: Volleyball
38 Volleyball was invented in what year?
Answer: 1895

Volleyball was invented in 1895 by W.G. Morgan.
  From Quiz: Volleyball Basics
39 In professional matches, who referees the matches in a tournament, besides the up referee?
Answer: Hired officials

In professional games, the officials are paid, unlike amateur or novice volunteer officials.
  From Quiz: It's All About Volleyball
40 When was volleyball introduced to the Olympics?
Answer: 1964

Volleyball was introduced to the Olympics in 1964 in Tokyo.
  From Quiz: Volleyball 101
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