Backyard Sports
Run away before someone touches you in this game, or else you’ll be “it.”
What is tag?
This Colorado city has hosted the Winter X-Games every year since 2002.
What is Aspen?
Apparently unbeknownst to Mike Tyson, it is illegal to bite someone during a clinch in this sport… or during any other part of the match for that matter.
What is boxing?
DAILY DOUBLE!
What is Jaws?
Required appliance for making margaritas and piña coladas.
What is a blender?
Invented in the mid 1800’s, this game has players attempt to hit wooden balls with a mallet through wickets and into a peg faster than their opponents.
What is croquet?
Known for bright red hair and the ability to shred powder, he held the record for the most medals won at the winter X-games with 18 until Mark McMorris got to 20 in March of this year.
Who is Shaun White?
In football, when someone on the offensive line moves past the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped, this 5-yard penalty is called.
What is a false start?
“On your left,” said this movie to Avatar in 2019 just before passing it as the highest grossing blockbuster of all time with over $2.797 Billion in revenue.
What is Avengers: Endgame?
The person responsible for guarding the net in soccer or hockey can be referred to as this.
What is a goaltender?
Perhaps the oldest backyard game, Bocce was played by several historical figures including Roman Emperor Augustus, Galileo, and this former US President at his private court in Mount Vernon.
Who is George Washington?
In 2006, Jeaux Hall was able to land this move, named after the number of degrees he spun in the air, in the half-pipe after only 17 attempts.
What is a 1080?
In soccer, if a player is awarded a red card, his or her team must finish the match with this many players.
What is 10?
Though it’s sequel has been delayed due to the “Danger Zone” that is 2020, this blockbuster starring Tom Cruise was top of its class in 1986.
What is Top Gun?
A type of fighting stick, often used in No Disqualification WWE matches.
What is a Kendo Stick?
When a player tosses their bag and falls short of the board in this game, their effort is referred to as “weak sauce.”
What is cornhole?
At Winter X-Games XIII, Levi LaVelle became the first person to ever attempt a double backflip on this apparatus in a competition.
What is a snowmobile?
What is a black flag?
“You’re the one that I want,” sang several Americans during the “Summer nights,” of 1978 after this blockbuster’s release.
What is Grease?
In Hamilton, just before claiming he will not throw away his shot, Alexander tells his friends that, “I will lay down my life if it sets us free, Eventually, you’ll see my ____” describing his inevitable rise to the top.
What is “ascendancy?”
Featured in a 2015 episode of Shark Tank, this game sees four players bounce a ball off a net on the ground while trying to not run into each other.
What is SpikeBall?
In 2016, Max Parrot got some serious altitude in this event in order to land the first ever cab triple cork 1800.
What is Snowboard Big Air?
In hockey, this infraction occurs when a player shoots the puck over the center red line and the opposing team’s goal line, without the puck being touched or going into the net.
What is icing?
Will Smith starred in the highest grossing blockbuster of the summer for 2 straight years, first in this movie in 1996, followed by Men in Black in 1997.
What is Independence Day?
A physician who specializes in the management of hormone conditions is referred to as this.
What is an endocrinologist?