Ball Games
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Rules of the Game
100

This sport uses a bat, a ball, and four bases, and is often called "America's Pastime."

Baseball

100

How many years apart are the Olympic Games held? 

IOC members decided to alternate the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games on separate four-year cycles in even-numbered years

100

This retired NBA superstar is often called "His Airness" and played most of his career with the Chicago Bulls.

Michael Jordan

100

You wear these padded items on your hands to protect them when playing baseball or boxing.

Gloves

100

In basketball, how many points is a shot from behind the arc worth?

three points

200

In this popular sport, two teams try to kick a round ball into the opposing team's net.

soccer (or futból outside North America)

200

This symbol of the Olympic Games has five intertwined circles, representing the five inhabited continents.

The Olympic Rings

200

This American swimmer has won more Olympic medals than any other athlete in history.

Michael Phelps

200

In hockey, players use this piece of equipment to hit the puck.

a stick (or hockey stick)

200

In soccer, if a player commits a foul, the referee might show them this colored card, resulting in them leaving the game.

Red card

300

This sport is played with a smaller, dimpled ball and clubs on a course with 18 holes.

Golf

300

This athletic event combines running, jumping, and throwing disciplines, like the long jump and discus.

Track and field

300

This soccer superstar played as a forward and led Brazil to multiple World Cup victories.

Pelé

300

These special shoes have additions on the bottom to help athletes grip the ground in sports like track and field or soccer.

cleats (or spikes)

300

What is the maximum number of players on a standard soccer team on the field at one time?

11 players

400

This indoor sport uses a light feathered object called a shuttlecock instead of a ball.

Badminton

400

In the Winter Olympics, this sport involves sliding down an icy track on a small sled, often headfirst.

The Luge

400

Known for her powerful serve and 23 Grand Slam singles titles, this tennis legend is one of the greatest of all time.

Serena Williams

400

This piece of equipment is often made of graphite or aluminum and has strings, used to hit a ball in tennis or badminton.

A racket (or tennis racket)

400

In football, a ruling that is made and signaled by an official when the ball becomes dead on or behind a team's own goal line (i.e., in their end zone)

A touchback

500

A bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the center of which is a 22-yard pitch with a wicket at each end.

Cricket

500

This famous Greek city is where the ancient Olympic Games originated.

Olympia

500

This gymnastics phenomenon is known for her incredible aerial skills and record-breaking achievements, she has five gymnastics moves officially named after her, and seven Olympic Gold medals.

Simone Biles

500

A one-piece, tight-fitting uniform, usually made of spandex/lycra or nylon, used in wrestling. The uniform is tight-fitting so as not to get grasped accidentally by one's opponent, and allows the referee to see each wrestler's body clearly when awarding points or a pin. Unlike judo, it is illegal to grasp an opponent's clothing in all styles of amateur wrestling.

A singlet

500

In basketball, the type of foul that is a non-contact violation, like a player or coach being unsportsmanlike or not being ready for play after a timeout. 

Technical foul