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Quiz about The Little Things About Hockey

The Little Things About Hockey Quiz

This is a quiz over various things in the game of NHL hockey. Most are over dimensions of the goal, rink and puck.

A multiple-choice quiz by master sargeant. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
master sargeant

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
123,907

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
4702

Last 3 plays: Guest 188 (4/15), Guest 216 (10/15), Qcano (4/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is the puck made of?

Answer: (One or two words)

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the diameter of the puck? Hint

2 inches

3 inches

2.5 inches

3.5 inches

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Question 3 of 15

3. How thick is the puck? Hint

1 inch

1.5 inches

2 inches

2.5 inches

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Question 4 of 15

4. How much does the puck weigh? Hint

6 oz.

9 oz.

5 oz.

8 oz.

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Question 5 of 15

5. How thick is the ice? Hint

3/4 inch

1/4 inch

1 1/2 inches

2 1/2 inches

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Question 6 of 15

6. What are the dimensions of the goal? Hint

4.5 feet high, 6 feet long

6 feet high, 4 feet long

4 feet high, 6 feet long

4.5 feet high, 6.5 feet long

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Question 7 of 15

7. What are the dimensions of the crease? Hint

4 feet wide, 8 feet long

3 feet wide, 6 feet long

5 feet wide, 7 feet long

8 feet wide, 4 feet long

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the size of the rink? Hint

100 feet long, 85 feet wide

200 feet long, 85 feet wide

200 feet long, 80 feet wide

200 feet long, 90 feet wide

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Question 9 of 15

9. How wide are the blue lines? Hint

12 inches

2 foot

18 inches

6 inches

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the diameter of the faceoff dot? Hint

6 inches

10 inches

8 inches

12 inches

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Question 11 of 15

11. How wide is the goal line? Hint

2 inches

7 inches

5 inches

3 inches

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Question 12 of 15

12. How far is it from one blue line to the center line? Hint

60 feet

43 feet

25 feet

27 feet

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Question 13 of 15

13. What motion does the referee make to indicate a roughing penalty? Hint

Rotating closed fists in front of chest

Pounding the closed fist of one hand into the other

Thrusting motion with arm extending from the side

Crossed arms in front of chest with closed fists

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the diameter of the faceoff circle? Hint

27 feet

30 feet

23 feet

35 feet

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Question 15 of 15

15. How many faceoff dots are there? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the puck made of?

Answer: vulcanized rubber

Vulcanized rubber is when sulfur is added to raw rubber and heated to make it more elastic and strong.

2. What is the diameter of the puck?

Answer: 3 inches

The pucks are frozen before the games so they will be more bounce resistant and glide more easily across the ice.

3. How thick is the puck?

Answer: 1 inch

There is one and only one puck that is in the Hall of Fame. It is there because it was used the whole game.

4. How much does the puck weigh?

Answer: 6 oz.

Even though it weighs 6 ounces, the puck can be shot between 90 and 100 m.p.h., and some shots have reached above 100. At the 2002-2003 All-Star Skills Competition, Al MacInnis of the St. Louis Blues won the hardest shot contest with a 98.9 m.p.h. slap shot.

5. How thick is the ice?

Answer: 3/4 inch

The thicker the ice, the softer and slower it is. The ice is usually held at around 16 degrees Fahrenheit [ -9 degrees Celsius ].

6. What are the dimensions of the goal?

Answer: 4 feet high, 6 feet long

There has been rumors that the NHL may increase the goal size in order to increase the amount of goals scored.

7. What are the dimensions of the crease?

Answer: 8 feet wide, 4 feet long

The crease is a light blue color. There used to be a rule that stated that if a player was in the crease and scored a goal it would be disallowed.

8. What is the size of the rink?

Answer: 200 feet long, 85 feet wide

The neutral zone and attacking or defending zones are both 60 ft. long with 10 ft. behind each goal.

9. How wide are the blue lines?

Answer: 12 inches

The blue lines are used to determine offsides and 2-line passes. The area just inside the blue lines is the called the point. This is where the defensemen usually are and where most powerplays are worked from.

10. What is the diameter of the faceoff dot?

Answer: 12 inches

The linesmen drop the puck at all faceoffs except for those occuring at center ice. At center a referee drops the puck.

11. How wide is the goal line?

Answer: 2 inches

The goal line is used to determine icings and goals. In order for a goal to count, the whole puck must cross the goal line.

12. How far is it from one blue line to the center line?

Answer: 27 feet

It is 60 feet from blue line to the goal.

13. What motion does the referee make to indicate a roughing penalty?

Answer: Thrusting motion with arm extending from the side

Roughing is called for engaging in fisticuffs or shoving. Pounding the closed fist of one hand into the other is for boarding, crossed arms in front of chest is for interference, and rotating closed fists is for charging.

14. What is the diameter of the faceoff circle?

Answer: 30 feet

There are five faceoff circles. One at center in the neutral zone, and two in each of the others zones on each side of the goal.

15. How many faceoff dots are there?

Answer: 9

There are 5 in the neutral zone. One at center and four others right by the blue line, two on the left and two on the right. Then there are two in each of the other zones. One to the right of the goal and one to the left.

Source: Author master sargeant

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