What color cards can a player be shown?
In general, red and yellow.
Name 5 sports that don’t use a ball.
hockey, curling, swimming, skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, skateboarding, cycling, etc.
What do you call the person who makes sure the rules in a game are not broken?
referee
Where did hurling originate?
Hurling is Europe's oldest field game. The exact date is unknown, but hurling is a part of ancient Irish mythology.
Which sport uses a net, a racket, and a shuttlecock?
badminton
What do you call a person who carries a golfer’s bag of clubs?
caddie or caddy
Name two sports in which players use a bat.
baseball and cricket
Name one extreme sport for each of these categories:
1 Earth - 2 Water - 3 Snow and ice - 4 Air
1 climbing, skateboarding - 2 surfing, waterskiing, diving - 3 snowboarding, skiing - 4 sky diving, hang gliding
What do you call a player whose position is in the goal?
keeper
What do the rings of the Olympic flag represent?
Each of the five rings represent the continents that compete at the Olympics - Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and America.
How many players start for each team in soccer and what is the minimum number allowed?
Each team can have up to 11 players on the pitch at any one time. Play is not allowed to begin or continue if a team has fewer than 7 players
For each category, name one sport played/done - 1 in water - 2 on water - 3 under water
1 swimming, diving, waterpolo - 2 rowing, surfing, sailing - 3 diving, spear fishing
How many players has a basketball team? What is the minimum number of players allowed to play?
5 players. A team must have 4 players on the court at all times. Three players are allowed if a player cannot continue due to an injuryor he/she has fouled out
What does NBA mean?
National Basketball Association
What are the medals called for the first, second and third places in a competition?
The first place athlete will be awarded a gold medal, second place a silver medal and third place a bronze medal.
How long is each half of a soccer game?
45 minutes, but the referee is allowed to add any number of additional minutes of play at his own discretion.
