40 Sports Trivia Questions for Kids
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1. What do swimmers wear over their eyes to see clearly underwater?
easy- Earplugs
- Goggles
- Nose clips
- Swim caps
2. What floating board helps swimmers practise their leg kicks?
easy- Kickboard
- Pull buoy
- Starting block
- Touchpad
3. Which stroke do swimmers usually choose in a freestyle race?
easy- Backstroke
- Breaststroke
- Front crawl
- Sidestroke
4. Which stroke comes last in an individual medley race?
medium- Backstroke
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
- Freestyle
5. In a breaststroke race, how must swimmers touch the wall at the finish?
medium- With an elbow first
- With both hands at the same time
- With one hand only
- With their feet first
6. Which swimming turn uses a somersault to reverse direction at a wall?
medium- Flip turn
- Open turn
- Pivot turn
- Scissor turn
7. Which gymnastics apparatus has two loops hanging from straps?
easy- Horizontal bar
- Parallel bars
- Still rings
- Vault
8. Which gymnastics apparatus has two long bars set side by side at the same height?
easy- Parallel bars
- Still rings
- Uneven bars
- Vault
9. What does a gymnast jump from just before reaching the vaulting table?
easy- Balance beam
- Landing mat
- Springboard
- Starting block
10. What is the fabric jumping surface of a trampoline called?
medium- Bed
- Deck
- Rail
- Runway
11. In a handstand, which body parts support a gymnast on the floor?
easy- Elbows
- Hands
- Knees
- Shoulders
12. Which gymnastics move turns the body sideways, with hands then feet touching the floor?
easy- Cartwheel
- Forward roll
- Handstand
- Pike jump
13. What word means the move used to leave a gymnastics apparatus?
medium- Balance
- Dismount
- Mount
- Salute
14. Why do gymnasts put chalk on their hands?
easy- To absorb sweat and help their grip
- To add weight to their hands
- To make the bars softer
- To polish the equipment
15. What material is a standard black ice hockey puck made from?
easy- Cork
- Glass
- Rubber
- Wood
16. What is the puck drop between two players to begin or restart ice hockey play called?
easy- Face-off
- Jump ball
- Kick-off
- Throw-in
17. Which ice hockey player’s main job is to protect the goal?
easy- Center
- Goaltender
- Left wing
- Right wing
18. Under standard international rules, how many periods are in regulation ice hockey?
medium- Four
- Six
- Three
- Two
19. In ice hockey, what is a team’s extra-player advantage caused by an opponent’s penalty called?
medium- Face-off
- Icing
- Offside
- Power play
20. What are the teeth at the front of a figure-skate blade called?
easy- Blade guards
- Heel stops
- Toe picks
- Wheel locks
21. How many riders pedal a standard tandem racing bicycle?
easy- Four
- One
- Three
- Two
22. What is the main group of riders in a road cycling race called?
hard- Berm
- Chicane
- Peloton
- Podium
23. Why do racing cyclists ride in another rider’s slipstream?
medium- To face less air resistance
- To increase their bicycle’s weight
- To make their wheels larger
- To stop their pedals turning
24. In a cycling time trial, what is a rider mainly racing against?
easy- A distance thrown
- A fixed points target
- A jumping-height target
- The clock
25. What is the volleyball back-row specialist in a different-colored shirt called?
medium- Libero
- Middle blocker
- Outside hitter
- Setter
26. Which way does a volleyball team rotate when it wins the serve back?
easy- Clockwise
- Counterclockwise
- Straight backward
- Straight forward
27. A volleyball lands with part of it touching a boundary line. Is it in or out?
easy- Always replayed
- Decided by the server
- In
- Out
28. Where must an indoor volleyball server take off or stand when hitting the serve?
easy- Behind the end line
- Beside the net
- Inside the front court
- On the center line
29. With rally scoring in volleyball, who earns a point after a rally?
easy- Both teams every time
- Only the receiving team
- Only the serving team
- The team that wins the rally
30. What are the barriers runners jump over in a hurdles race called?
easy- Batons
- Blocks
- Discs
- Hurdles
31. What supports a sprinter’s feet at the start of a 100-meter race?
easy- Balance rails
- Hurdles
- Landing mats
- Starting blocks
32. What must a high jumper clear without knocking it down?
easy- Crossbar
- Finish tape
- Hurdle row
- Springboard
33. What is the order of the three parts of a triple jump?
hard- Hop, jump, step
- Hop, step, jump
- Jump, step, hop
- Step, hop, jump
34. What shape is the object thrown in the discus event?
easy- A cube
- A hollow ring
- A long rod
- A round disc
35. In shot put, what does the athlete push away from the shoulder?
easy- A flat disc
- A heavy ball
- A light hoop
- A long pole
36. Which event requires athletes to keep contact with the ground, as seen by the judges?
medium- High jump
- Hurdles
- Race walking
- Sprinting
37. What is the last runner on a relay team often called?
medium- Anchor
- Lead-off runner
- Pacemaker
- Starter
38. What is a training hall for judo called?
easy- Dojo
- Pool
- Rink
- Velodrome
39. What is the jacket-and-trousers uniform worn for judo called?
easy- Judogi
- Leotard
- Tracksuit
- Wetsuit
40. Taekwondo developed in which place?
easy- Brazil
- Egypt
- Korea
- Sweden
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