Guess the sport
Name the sport - within 15 seconds.
Odd one out and give the reason.
Olympic Games
True or false? Popular sports from English-speaking countries.
100

For this sport you need 22 players (in two teams), a ball, a goal and a pitch.

football

100

Name THREE sports that start with letter B.

baseball, basketball, badminton, bowling, box/boxing ...

100

swimming, diving, windsurfing, beach volleyball

beach volleyball - you do not need water for it and it´s a ball game

100

Where did Olympic Games begin thousands of years ago?

in (Ancient) Greece

100

RUGBY was invented in America.

False - in England.

200

For this sport you need two or four players, a racket, a ball, a net and a court.

tennis

200

Name FIVE sports that you can DO (not play or go).

judo, karate, aikido (martial arts), box, gymnastics, athletics, aerobics, weightlifting .....

200

canoeing, kayaking, sailing, water polo

water polo - you do not need a "boat" for it

200

How many circles are on the Olympic flag? What are their colours?

five - blue, black, red, yellow and green

200

The first rules of GOLF were written in Scotland.

True

300

For this sport you need goggles, flippers, and a wet suit.

diving

300

Name FOUR sports when two (or four) players usually PLAY against each other and you need a NET.

tennis, badminton, table tennis, beach volleyball .....

300

field hockey, table tennis, floorball, lacrosse

table tennis - it is not played with a stick, but with a bat

300

Which sport is NOT the newest one for the summer Olympic Games - yachting, skateboarding, karate or sport climbing?

Yachting - it has been an Olympic sport since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games.

300

The national SUMMER sport of Canada is LACROSSE and the national WINTER sport of Canada is ICE HOCKEY.

True

400

For this sport you need a club, a caddy and a course.

golf

400

Name SIX sports for which you need either SNOW or ICE.

down-hill skiing (Alpine skiing), cross-country skiing, ski jumps, slalom, biathlon, snowboarding, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, sledding, bobsledding, skeleton .....

400

shooting guard, forwarder, defender, goalkeeper

shooting guard - it´s a position in basketball, not in football

400

How many sports were there in the summer Olympic games in 2021 in Tokyo - 35, 38, or 41? And in the winter Olympic Games in 2022 in China? - 15, 17, or 19?

38 and 15 (but there are more disciplines for many of these sports)

400

Number one RUGBY TEAM in the world today, according to the current world rugby rankings, is New Zealand.

False - it is Ireland.

500

For this sport you need a bow and arrows.

archery

500

Name SIX athletics disciplines - but NO type of running (and do not say pentathlon or decathlon).

javelin throw, discus throw, hammer throw, shot put, long jump, triple jump, pole vault, high jump .....

500

down-hill skiing (Alpine skiing), ski jumps, cross-country skiing, acrobatic skiing

cross-country skiing - you do not wear a safety helmet

500

Name three countries from Europe where WINTER Olympic Games have been held in history - always one country from each pair is correct: Austria - Hungary, France - Spain, Sweden - Switzerland.


Austria, France, Switzerland (and also in Germany, Italy or Norway).

500

The old version of BASEBALL comes from England and the modern version developed in North America.

True.