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Sport End of the Stick Trivia Quiz

A wide array sports played around the world use some form of a stick, club, spear or bat as equipment. This quiz celebrates these sports.

A multiple-choice quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
workisboring

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
369,172

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
980

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Question 1 of 10

1. A wooden or metal club, containing a handle and a sweet spot, is used to bat a ball thrown by a pitcher who is standing over sixty feet away. By what name is this piece of equipment known? Hint

baseball bat

golf club

hockey stick

polo mallet

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Question 2 of 10

2. A stick made of hickory wood attached to a head containing a nylon net is a piece of equipment used in which sport? Hint

lacrosse

hurling

jai lai

archery

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Question 3 of 10

3. A participant can use either an iron, wood, wedge or a putter type of club to strike a small, white ball towards a hole. By what name is this club known? Hint

golf club

billy club

billiard club

cricket club

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Question 4 of 10

4. A bat consisting of a cylindrical handle attached to a flat, wooden blade is used the player to hit a ball away from the opposing players standing in various places around the pitch in which sport? Hint

cricket

rounders

wiffle ball

bat and trap

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Question 5 of 10

5. At the 1908 Summer Olympic Games in London, England, a new track and field event was added to the program. The object of this event was for the competitor to throw a two and a half meter spear as far as they could. What was the name of this spear?
Hint

javelin

discus

shot put

hammer

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Question 6 of 10

6. On an ice rink, a competitor will use a stick containing a long handle and a short, solid head to maneuver a puck or ball into a netted goal. What is the name of this piece of equipment used by the competitor? Hint

pogo stick

cha cha cha stick

hockey stick

rumba stick

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Question 7 of 10

7. A rod-like piece of sporting equipment known as a broom is used by a competitor to strategically place a granite stone in a certain position on an ice rink in which sport? Hint

curling

bocce

bowls

shuffleboard

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the stick used as a piece of equipment in the sports of pool, snooker and billiards? Hint

cue stick

dipstick

night stick

popsicle stick

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Question 9 of 10

9. Fencing is a competitive martial art sport where two competitors fight using a type of metal blade. Which of the following is NOT a form of metal blade used in fencing? Hint

shinai

saber

foil

�p�e

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Question 10 of 10

10. The sport of polo involves a horseback rider hitting a ball towards the opponent's goal using which piece of equipment? Hint

a staff

a shillelagh

a bludgeon

a mallet

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A wooden or metal club, containing a handle and a sweet spot, is used to bat a ball thrown by a pitcher who is standing over sixty feet away. By what name is this piece of equipment known?

Answer: baseball bat

A baseball bat is a piece of equipment used in the game of baseball for the purpose of batting. A standard baseball bat is usually forty-two inches long. Baseball bats are made out of either a metal alloy or maple, hickory or bamboo wood.

2. A stick made of hickory wood attached to a head containing a nylon net is a piece of equipment used in which sport?

Answer: lacrosse

The team sport lacrosse was developed in the twelfth century. Lacrosse was first featured at the Summer Olympics in 1904. The object of a lacrosse game is to carry the ball using a netted lacrosse stick and to hurl this ball into the opponent's goal.

3. A participant can use either an iron, wood, wedge or a putter type of club to strike a small, white ball towards a hole. By what name is this club known?

Answer: golf club

The sport of golf originated in Scotland in the fifteenth century and requires the participants to use a set of golf clubs to hit their ball into a series of strategically placed holes on a course. A golfer may carry a maximum of fourteen clubs in his bag during a round of golf.

Answer: cricket

The game of cricket was first played in the sixteenth century in England. The blade of cricket bat is made of white willow wood while the handle is usually made from a stalk of cane.

Answer: javelin

During the Roman Empire, the javelin was used a weapon during wars. The javelin throw became a competitive international sport in the 1906. In the Summer Olympic Games, the javelin throw is an event in the men's decathlon, the women's heptathlon and also as a single event.

Answer: hockey stick

A hockey stick is a piece of gear used in games such as ice hockey, roller hockey or field hockey. The head of the stick varies in each type of hockey game. During a hockey match, the stick is used to move the puck or ball around the field of play.

7. A rod-like piece of sporting equipment known as a broom is used by a competitor to strategically place a granite stone in a certain position on an ice rink in which sport?

Answer: curling

The sport of curling requires the player to slide stones on an ice sheet using a broom and place the stone in a specified target. The sport of curling was first featured at the 1924 Winter Olympic Games.

8. What is the name of the stick used as a piece of equipment in the sports of pool, snooker and billiards?

Answer: cue stick

A cue stick is used to hit the ball in pool, snooker and billiards. The cue stick is one and half meters long and can be made of wood, carbon fiber, graphite or fiberglass.

9. Fencing is a competitive martial art sport where two competitors fight using a type of metal blade. Which of the following is NOT a form of metal blade used in fencing?

Answer: shinai

A shinai is a bamboo stick used for the Japanese sport known as kendo, a similar sport to fencing. Fencing was first featured at the 1896 Summer Olympics using three types of metal blades including the foil, the saber and the �p�e.

10. The sport of polo involves a horseback rider hitting a ball towards the opponent's goal using which piece of equipment?

Answer: a mallet

A polo mallet is comprised of a long stick made of manau-cane wood with a small head at the end made of tipa wood. The overall length of a polo mallet ranges from fifty to fifty-three inches.

Source: Author workisboring

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