Let's Go Play! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Baseball

Divided into nine innings, baseball is a bat and ball game that requires two teams of nine players. Baseball gloves are sometimes handmade to certain specifications and there are different gloves for different positions in the field. Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the United States but is becoming more popular around the world and became an official Olympic sport in 1992.

Answer: Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport that requires two teams of six people. William G. Morgan is often credited with inventing this sport in 1895. It requires the two teams to hit the ball over the net with their hands, in three or less hits. If the ball touches the ground, a point is scored by the opposition. It was first introduced as an Olympic sport in 1964.

Answer: Shuttlecock

Shuttlecocks are cone-shaped projectiles that are hit with a racquet in the sport of badminton. They were originally made using duck or goose feathers embedded into a cork ball, while today they are made of plastic. Although similar to tennis in many ways, badminton is always played indoors as the shuttlecock is greatly affected by the wind.

Answer: Ping Pong

Ping pong, also known as table tennis, is played on a hard table that is divided by a net. Using a paddle or bat like the one in this photo, players hit a small high-bouncing ball back and forth at each other. It must bounce off the table once, and only once, before being hit back.

Answer: Jai alai

Jai alai is a non-contact sport played with two players in an enclosed court. Ball speeds have been known to go over 200 mph (320 km/h). The ball is bounced off the walls within specified boundaries on the wall. The players alternate catching the ball and throwing in a manner similar to tennis.

Answer: Ice

Curling is played on an ice court and uses heavy, rounded stones that have handles attached. The game is played with two teams of four players, who slide the curling stones towards a fixed mark in the center of a circle (called the house). The object of the game is for each side to get its stones closest to the center of the house.

Answer: Bat and ball

Cricket is a popular sport which involves the use of bats, balls, and wickets. The game is played with two teams of eleven and has a lot of similarities to baseball. The object of the game is to score runs by batting the ball far enough so that the batters are enabled to exchange ends, which sit 22 yards (20 meters) apart. The successful exchange of ends results in a run.

Answer: Leather

Basketballs were originally made of leather with a rubber bladder inside. Today, leather balls are used for indoor play, while outdoor balls are made of manmade artificial materials. In basketball, two teams of five players compete to throw the ball through hoops located at each end of the basketball court. Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world.

Answer: Scoop

There are quite a few different types of golf clubs, but a scoop is not one of them. Golf is a popular sport that is played on a big outdoor course. The object of the game is to hit a small ball into a small hole in the ground in the fewest amount of swings. The sport of golf has possibly one of the largest playing fields of any sport and can range over many acres of land.

Answer: False

The game of lacrosse is played by two teams with ten members and is thought to have originated with the Iroquois Indians of North America, not in India. A lacrosse stick has a net at one end with which to catch, carry and pass the game ball. A point is scored by throwing the ball into your opponent's net using your stick.