GAMES AND SPORTS TRIVIA QUIZ
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GAMES AND SPORTS TRIVIA QUIZ
#1. Alekhine, Capablanca and Tal are all past world champions – in which sport?
#2. At the start of a game of snooker, how many balls are on the table?
#3. First introduced in South Africa in the 1960s, what is the name of a form of hockey played underwater? [Octop—]
#4. American Railroad executive Harold Stirling Vanderbilt invented a scoring system for which game? [——– ——]
#5. How many dominoes are there in a normal set (up to 6 spots)?
#6. How many holes are there in a ten pin bowling ball?
#7. How many players are there in a women’s lacrosse team?
#8. How many types of chess piece are there in a standard set?
#9. In 1988 she won all four tennis grand slam competitions? [—— —-]
#10. In a game of chess, how many pawns are there on the board at the start of a game?
#11. In a major golfing tournament, how many clubs are you allowed to carry in your bag?
#12. In darts, what is the lowest number that cannot be scored with one dart?
#13. In poker, what is a hand called where you hold three of one value of the card and two of another?
#14. In which sport would you find a WD, WA, GK, GD and C?
#15. In which card game could you gain points for 15, pairs royal and one for his nob? [C——-]
#16. In which game do you peg out? [C——-]
#17. In which sport do riders compete on motorcycles without brakes on dirt tracks? [S——-]
#18. List the six murder weapons in Cluedo. [C———-, R—, R——-, D—–, L— p——, S——]
#19. List the six playing pieces in standard Monopoly. [–g, —p, –r, —-, T– —, F— i—]
#20. Manufactured by Atari in 1972, what was the worlds first video game? [—g]
#21. Spassky, Karpov and Kasparov have all been world champions in which game?
#22. Texas Hold-em is a variant on which game?
#23. The New York Yacht Club holds perhaps the longest winning streak in sporting history. For 132 years (1857-1983), it successfully defended which trophy?
#24. There are four ways a boxing match can be decided: KO, Tech KO, Judge’s Decision and what?
#25. What boxing weight falls between bantamweight and lightweight?
#26. What do the Americans call the game of noughts and crosses?
#27. What does FIFA stand for? [F——— I————- — F——- A———-]
#28. What children’s game involves loading a Mule with items and trying to avoid it bucking when you do so?
#29. What is America’s most famous motor race, first held in 1911?
#30. What is the name of the Japanese game which consists of placing black and white pebbles on a playing surface divided into a grid?
#31. What is the official national sport of Japan?
#32. What is the perfect score in a game of Ten Pin Bowling?
#33. What is the point value of the letter F in scrabble?
#34. What is the points value of the letter ‘K’ in scrabble?
#35. What kind of sporting event is the Palio? [- —– —-]
#36. What letter appears on the most Scrabble Crossword Game tiles?
#37. What number is at 6 o’clock on a dartboard?
#38. What oriental game comprises 144 tiles with bamboo backs?
#39. What sport/game does the organisation FIDE regulate? (A clue – the abbreviation is French)
#40. What toy was invented by Richard James when he saw a spring accidentally fall to the ground and carry on moving after it landed?
#41. Which arena in New York hosts Ice Hockey, Basketball, Wrestling and Boxing to name but a few? [——- —— ——]
#42. Which doll was made by Pedigree in 1963 as a rival to Barbie?
#43. Which famous sportsman is nicknamed The Golden Bear? [—- ——–]
#44. Which game was created by Dr James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891-92, to give athletes an indoor game to play in the winter?
#45. Which sport do the Los Angeles Lakers play?
#46. Which sport is played on a surface measuring nine feet by five feet, raised 30 inches from the floor?
#47. Which sport is played over four periods of 15 minutes where only two of the seven players can score?
#48. Which sporting star has a line of designer clothing called Aneres? [—— ——–]
#49. Which table-top game is derived from the Latin name of a bird of prey? [S——-]
#50. Which tennis player won Wimbledon five times in succession from 1976? [—– —-]
#51. Which two letters are worth 8 points in English-language Scrabble? [- and -]
#52. Which two men have been awarded the title FIFA World Player of the Year three times? [——- and ——– ——]
#53. Who is the murder victim in the game of Cluedo? [Dr —–]
#54. With what game are points, doubles and blots associated?
Finish
GAMES AND SPORTS TRIVIA QUIZ
#1. Alekhine, Capablanca and Tal are all past world champions – in which sport?
#2. At the start of a game of snooker, how many balls are on the table?
#3. First introduced in South Africa in the 1960s, what is the name of a form of hockey played underwater? [Octop—]
#4. American Railroad executive Harold Stirling Vanderbilt invented a scoring system for which game? [——– ——]
#5. How many dominoes are there in a normal set (up to 6 spots)?
#6. How many holes are there in a ten pin bowling ball?
#7. How many players are there in a women’s lacrosse team?
#8. How many types of chess piece are there in a standard set?
#9. In 1988 she won all four tennis grand slam competitions? [—— —-]
#10. In a game of chess, how many pawns are there on the board at the start of a game?
#11. In a major golfing tournament, how many clubs are you allowed to carry in your bag?
#12. In darts, what is the lowest number that cannot be scored with one dart?
#13. In poker, what is a hand called where you hold three of one value of the card and two of another?
#14. In which sport would you find a WD, WA, GK, GD and C?
#15. In which card game could you gain points for 15, pairs royal and one for his nob? [C——-]
#16. In which game do you peg out? [C——-]
#17. In which sport do riders compete on motorcycles without brakes on dirt tracks? [S——-]
#18. List the six murder weapons in Cluedo. [C———-, R—, R——-, D—–, L— p——, S——]
#19. List the six playing pieces in standard Monopoly. [–g, —p, –r, —-, T– —, F— i—]
#20. Manufactured by Atari in 1972, what was the worlds first video game? [—g]
#21. Spassky, Karpov and Kasparov have all been world champions in which game?
#22. Texas Hold-em is a variant on which game?
#23. The New York Yacht Club holds perhaps the longest winning streak in sporting history. For 132 years (1857-1983), it successfully defended which trophy?
#24. There are four ways a boxing match can be decided: KO, Tech KO, Judge’s Decision and what?
#25. What boxing weight falls between bantamweight and lightweight?
#26. What do the Americans call the game of noughts and crosses?
#27. What does FIFA stand for? [F——— I————- — F——- A———-]
#28. What children’s game involves loading a Mule with items and trying to avoid it bucking when you do so?
#29. What is America’s most famous motor race, first held in 1911?
#30. What is the name of the Japanese game which consists of placing black and white pebbles on a playing surface divided into a grid?
#31. What is the official national sport of Japan?
#32. What is the perfect score in a game of Ten Pin Bowling?
#33. What is the point value of the letter F in scrabble?
#34. What is the points value of the letter ‘K’ in scrabble?
#35. What kind of sporting event is the Palio? [- —– —-]
#36. What letter appears on the most Scrabble Crossword Game tiles?
#37. What number is at 6 o’clock on a dartboard?
#38. What oriental game comprises 144 tiles with bamboo backs?
#39. What sport/game does the organisation FIDE regulate? (A clue – the abbreviation is French)
#40. What toy was invented by Richard James when he saw a spring accidentally fall to the ground and carry on moving after it landed?
#41. Which arena in New York hosts Ice Hockey, Basketball, Wrestling and Boxing to name but a few? [——- —— ——]
#42. Which doll was made by Pedigree in 1963 as a rival to Barbie?
#43. Which famous sportsman is nicknamed The Golden Bear? [—- ——–]
#44. Which game was created by Dr James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891-92, to give athletes an indoor game to play in the winter?
#45. Which sport do the Los Angeles Lakers play?
#46. Which sport is played on a surface measuring nine feet by five feet, raised 30 inches from the floor?
#47. Which sport is played over four periods of 15 minutes where only two of the seven players can score?
#48. Which sporting star has a line of designer clothing called Aneres? [—— ——–]
#49. Which table-top game is derived from the Latin name of a bird of prey? [S——-]
#50. Which tennis player won Wimbledon five times in succession from 1976? [—– —-]
#51. Which two letters are worth 8 points in English-language Scrabble? [- and -]
#52. Which two men have been awarded the title FIFA World Player of the Year three times? [——- and ——– ——]
#53. Who is the murder victim in the game of Cluedo? [Dr —–]
#54. With what game are points, doubles and blots associated?
Finish
#1. Alekhine, Capablanca and Tal are all past world champions – in which sport?
#2. At the start of a game of snooker, how many balls are on the table?
#3. First introduced in South Africa in the 1960s, what is the name of a form of hockey played underwater? [Octop—]
#4. American Railroad executive Harold Stirling Vanderbilt invented a scoring system for which game? [——– ——]
#5. How many dominoes are there in a normal set (up to 6 spots)?
#6. How many holes are there in a ten pin bowling ball?
#7. How many players are there in a women’s lacrosse team?
#8. How many types of chess piece are there in a standard set?
#9. In 1988 she won all four tennis grand slam competitions? [—— —-]
#10. In a game of chess, how many pawns are there on the board at the start of a game?
#11. In a major golfing tournament, how many clubs are you allowed to carry in your bag?
#12. In darts, what is the lowest number that cannot be scored with one dart?
#13. In poker, what is a hand called where you hold three of one value of the card and two of another?
#14. In which sport would you find a WD, WA, GK, GD and C?
#15. In which card game could you gain points for 15, pairs royal and one for his nob? [C——-]
#16. In which game do you peg out? [C——-]
#17. In which sport do riders compete on motorcycles without brakes on dirt tracks? [S——-]
#18. List the six murder weapons in Cluedo. [C———-, R—, R——-, D—–, L— p——, S——]
#19. List the six playing pieces in standard Monopoly. [–g, —p, –r, —-, T– —, F— i—]
#20. Manufactured by Atari in 1972, what was the worlds first video game? [—g]
#21. Spassky, Karpov and Kasparov have all been world champions in which game?
#22. Texas Hold-em is a variant on which game?
#23. The New York Yacht Club holds perhaps the longest winning streak in sporting history. For 132 years (1857-1983), it successfully defended which trophy?
#24. There are four ways a boxing match can be decided: KO, Tech KO, Judge’s Decision and what?
#25. What boxing weight falls between bantamweight and lightweight?
#26. What do the Americans call the game of noughts and crosses?
#27. What does FIFA stand for? [F——— I————- — F——- A———-]
#28. What children’s game involves loading a Mule with items and trying to avoid it bucking when you do so?
#29. What is America’s most famous motor race, first held in 1911?
#30. What is the name of the Japanese game which consists of placing black and white pebbles on a playing surface divided into a grid?
#31. What is the official national sport of Japan?
#32. What is the perfect score in a game of Ten Pin Bowling?
#33. What is the point value of the letter F in scrabble?
#34. What is the points value of the letter ‘K’ in scrabble?
#35. What kind of sporting event is the Palio? [- —– —-]
#36. What letter appears on the most Scrabble Crossword Game tiles?
#37. What number is at 6 o’clock on a dartboard?
#38. What oriental game comprises 144 tiles with bamboo backs?
#39. What sport/game does the organisation FIDE regulate? (A clue – the abbreviation is French)
#40. What toy was invented by Richard James when he saw a spring accidentally fall to the ground and carry on moving after it landed?
#41. Which arena in New York hosts Ice Hockey, Basketball, Wrestling and Boxing to name but a few? [——- —— ——]
#42. Which doll was made by Pedigree in 1963 as a rival to Barbie?
#43. Which famous sportsman is nicknamed The Golden Bear? [—- ——–]
#44. Which game was created by Dr James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891-92, to give athletes an indoor game to play in the winter?
#45. Which sport do the Los Angeles Lakers play?
#46. Which sport is played on a surface measuring nine feet by five feet, raised 30 inches from the floor?
#47. Which sport is played over four periods of 15 minutes where only two of the seven players can score?
#48. Which sporting star has a line of designer clothing called Aneres? [—— ——–]
#49. Which table-top game is derived from the Latin name of a bird of prey? [S——-]
#50. Which tennis player won Wimbledon five times in succession from 1976? [—– —-]
#51. Which two letters are worth 8 points in English-language Scrabble? [- and -]
#52. Which two men have been awarded the title FIFA World Player of the Year three times? [——- and ——– ——]
#53. Who is the murder victim in the game of Cluedo? [Dr —–]
#54. With what game are points, doubles and blots associated?
Finish