All Things Volleyball
Canada West Volleyball Club
Fifteen
Somehow Related to May 12th
Do You Really Know It All?
100

In what country was the game of volleyball invented? Bonus question what year?

USA by William Morgan in 1895

100

When was the club started? Bonus by who?

1997. Bruce Edwards and Tony Wells

100

In side-out scoring, the winning team is the team that reaches this score first unless they have to win by two.

15

100

This legendary skateboarder born on May 12th and nicknamed the Birdman was the first to complete a 900

Tony Hawk

100

Who’s law of motion states “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Bonus which law number is it?

Newton's Third law of motion

200

Volleyball was invented using a combination of these four sports

Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, and Handball

200

What number did Coach Randy wear playing for Team Canada?

12

200

This game played with an oval ball pits two teams of 15 against each other on a rectangular field called a pitch

Rugby

200

This actor, born on May 12th played an Ice Hockey coach who used a secret play called the Flying V

Emilio Estevez

200

A human has 206 bones, how many bones do sharks have?

Zero

300

What is the minimum temperature allowed for playing Volleyball indoors?

50 degrees F/ 10 degrees C or else they will cancel the games

300

How many indoor courts does Rally Pointe have?

8

300

In this year at 3:30 am a $133 million dollar supercomputer nicknamed Roadrunner broke the petaflop barrier: 1 quadrillion calculations per second making it the world’s fastest computer

2008

300

On May 12th, 1986 with 12 minutes to play in the 3rd period and facing elimination the St. Louis Blues pulled off the “Monday Night Miracle” coming back from a 5-2 deficit to beat this team

Calgary Flames

300

What is the only sport that has been played on the moon?

Golf

400

How many seconds does a time-out last?

30 seconds

400

How many Canada West Girls teams are there and how many Canada West Boys teams are there? 

8 Girls and 5 Boys

400

This British Celebrity Chef is more known for his fiery temper and frequent use of profanity than his cooking but he also is known for having this shoe size

Size 15 - Gordon Ramsay

400

This starting method was first used in track and field on May 12, 1888, by Charles Sherrill of Yale

Crouching Start

400

Under the Candian Criminal Code, there is a law against doing this to prevent fraud and protect coin-operated machines from theft

Attaching a coin to a string

500

The Attack Line is this far from the center line?

10 feet or 3 meters

500

What number did Vaughn wear in the black jersey at Red Deer Provincials?

14

500

This 2001 satirical buddy cop action thriller film starring Robert De Niro lasted a lot longer than its title which was named 15 ________

Minutes

500

In a regular calendar May the 12th is this day of the year with 233 days remaining until the end of the year (not on leap years)

132nd day

500

What National Holiday is celebrated in all Countries?

New Year’s