40 Tennis Trivia Questions for Kids
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1. What is the back boundary line of a tennis court called?
easy- Baseline
- Centre service line
- Service line
- Sideline
2. What is the target rectangle for a tennis serve called?
easy- Backcourt
- Doubles alley
- Run-back
- Service box
3. Which strips along the sides make a tennis court wider for doubles?
medium- Baselines
- Centre marks
- Doubles alleys
- Service boxes
4. Which tennis line separates the two service boxes on one side of the net?
medium- Baseline
- Centre service line
- Doubles sideline
- Singles sideline
5. How high is a standard tennis net at its centre?
hard- 2 feet
- 3 feet
- 4 feet
- 5 feet
6. How long is a full-size tennis court from baseline to baseline?
hard- 60 feet
- 66 feet
- 78 feet
- 90 feet
7. What is the fuzzy outer covering of a standard tennis ball?
easy- Cork
- Felt
- Leather
- Plastic mesh
8. What material forms the hollow shell beneath a standard tennis ball’s fuzzy cover?
easy- Glass
- Rubber
- Steel
- Wood
9. A right-handed tennis player hits on their right side; which stroke is this usually?
easy- Backhand
- Drop shot
- Forehand
- Lob
10. A right-handed tennis player returns a ball on their left side; which stroke is this usually?
easy- Backhand
- Forehand
- Overhead smash
- Serve
11. What tennis stroke hits the ball before it bounces during a rally?
easy- Groundstroke
- Half-volley
- Serve
- Volley
12. What is a tennis shot hit just after the ball bounces called?
hard- Half-volley
- Overhead smash
- Serve
- Volley
13. Which tennis shot sends the ball high over an opponent near the net?
easy- Drop shot
- Flat drive
- Lob
- Low volley
14. Which soft tennis shot aims to land close to the net on the other side?
easy- Deep drive
- Drop shot
- Lob
- Overhead smash
15. Which tennis spin makes the ball rotate forward as it travels?
medium- Backspin
- No spin
- Sidespin
- Topspin
16. Which tennis spin gives the ball backward rotation?
medium- Backspin
- No spin
- Sidespin
- Topspin
17. Where must a tennis server stand before starting a standard serve?
easy- Behind the baseline
- Beside the net
- Inside a doubles alley
- Inside a service box
18. Which service box must a tennis serve land in?
easy- Either box at random
- The box beside the server
- The box straight ahead
- The diagonally opposite box
19. How many service attempts does a tennis player normally get for one point?
easy- Four
- One
- Three
- Two
20. What is the tennis call when both service attempts are faults?
easy- Advantage
- Break point
- Double fault
- Let
21. A tennis serve clips the net and lands in the correct service box; what is normally called?
medium- Double fault
- Foot fault
- Let
- Out
22. What is touching the baseline with a foot while delivering a tennis serve called?
medium- Break point
- Foot fault
- Match point
- Service let
23. Must a tennis receiver let a legal serve bounce before returning it?
medium- No, it must be volleyed
- Only if the serve is slow
- Yes, once
- Yes, twice
24. In ordinary tennis singles games, when do the players swap who serves?
easy- After each game
- After every point
- After every two sets
- Only after a service fault
25. In traditional tennis scoring, what score follows a player’s first point in a game?
easy- 10
- 15
- 20
- 25
26. What is the fewest points needed to win a standard tennis game?
easy- Four
- Six
- Three
- Two
27. Which general tennis term means one more point would win the current game?
easy- Fault
- Game point
- Let
- Rally
28. What is a tennis point that could win the entire match called?
easy- Double fault
- Foot fault
- Match point
- Service let
29. In advantage-scoring tennis, what does winning the first point after deuce give a player?
medium- A new match
- A service let
- A whole set
- Advantage
30. When a tennis game score is announced, whose score comes first?
medium- The leading player’s
- The previous point winner’s
- The receiver’s
- The server’s
31. How many sets must a tennis player win in a best-of-three match?
easy- Four
- One
- Three
- Two
32. Which word completes a tied tennis score of thirty-___?
easy- All
- In
- Let
- Out
33. How many players are on court altogether for tennis singles?
easy- Four
- Six
- Three
- Two
34. How many partners are on each side in tennis doubles?
easy- Four
- One
- Three
- Two
35. In standard tennis outside wheelchair tennis, how many bounces may a player allow before a return?
easy- At most four
- At most one
- At most three
- At most two
36. How many bounces are allowed before a return in wheelchair tennis?
easy- Four
- One
- Three
- Two
37. A tennis rally shot lands partly on the correct boundary line; how is it called?
easy- A fault
- A let
- In
- Out
38. What happens if a tennis player touches the net while the ball is still in play?
medium- The point is replayed
- Their opponent loses the point
- They lose the entire match
- They lose the point
39. During a tennis rally, a ball touches a player’s shirt before landing; what happens?
hard- That player loses the point
- That player wins the point
- The point is replayed
- The server gets another first serve
40. What is a series of tennis shots hit back and forth called?
easy- Changeover
- Double fault
- Foot fault
- Rally
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