Rules of Soccer
In soccer, this person has full authority to enforce the rules of the game and all decisions are final.
What is a referee?
A typical baseball game lasts for 9 of these.
What is an inning?
The ancient Olympic games were held primarily in honor of this Greek god.
Who is Zeus?
Players are not allowed to kick this into the net, or to direct it in with any part of their body.
What is a puck?
When a player scores one of these, six points are awarded to their team.
What is a touchdown?
Matches consist of two 45-minute halves with a halftime interval no more than this long.
What is 15 minutes?
Each team has 3 of these per inning before they swap roles.
What is an out?
This is the place in Ancient Greece where the very first Olympics were held.
What is Olympia?
Each play in a game of hockey begins with one of these.
What is a faceoff?
The game begins with this, where one team punts the ball down field for the other team to then run back with the ball as far as possible.
What is a kick-off?
This opening part of the match is decided by a coin toss, and all players must stay on their side of the field during it.
What is a kick-off?
One of these can score a player a mandatory point, and it usually involves the ball leaving the playing area.
What is a home run?
The first modern Olympics were held here in 1896.
What is Athens?
This is what it's called when a team shoots from across the center red line across the opposing goal line.
What is icing?
Games last for four of these, each of which is 15 minutes long.
What is a quarter?
A player is in this position if they are closer to the goal line than both the ball and the second to last defender on the opposition half of the field.
What is offside?
A maximum of four points can be scored on one of these.
What is a hit?
This event was not originally part of the games, but it was added to commemorate the run of a man who ran 149 miles to enlist help for battle.
What is a marathon?
If the game remains tied after overtime, one of these is held until a winner is determined.
What is a shootout?
These are made up by the teams and often have players running all over the place (routes) in what is essentially organised chaos.
What is a play?
When the ball goes out of play over the touchline, one of these will be taken by a player from the team that did not touch the ball last.
What is a throw-in?
This shape separates the infield and outfield with four bases.
What is a diamond?
The idea of this Olympic tradition was first inaugurated in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
What is the Olympic Flame?
This is what it's called when the players enter the offensive zone before the puck gets there.
What is offside?
Failure to make the yardage after 4 downs will result in one of these.
What is a turnover?