A sporting chance.
Basic rules across ten different games.
Ten questions, with the answers explained. Try them in your head, then open each answer when you're ready.
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How many players does one basketball team have on court during normal play?
- Eleven
- Seven
- Six
- Five
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Five
A basketball team normally has five players on the court at a time.
QUESTION 2 / 10
In tennis, what does love mean in the score?
- A tie at forty
- Zero
- A match win
- One point
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Zero
Love means zero in tennis scoring.
QUESTION 3 / 10
Which sport uses a shuttlecock?
- Table tennis
- Badminton
- Lacrosse
- Squash
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Badminton
Badminton players hit a shuttlecock across a net.
QUESTION 4 / 10
In golf, what is a birdie?
- Three strokes over par
- One stroke over par
- Exactly par
- One stroke under par on a hole
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One stroke under par on a hole
A birdie is one stroke below the hole's par score.
QUESTION 5 / 10
How many bases are on a baseball diamond, counting home plate?
- Four
- Three
- Five
- Six
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Four
The diamond has first, second, and third base, plus home plate.
QUESTION 6 / 10
Which sport features a scrum?
- Tennis
- Rugby
- Volleyball
- Curling
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Rugby
A scrum is a way to restart play in rugby.
QUESTION 7 / 10
In which sport would you perform a pommel horse routine?
- Artistic gymnastics
- Wrestling
- Fencing
- Diving
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Artistic gymnastics
The pommel horse is an apparatus used in men's artistic gymnastics.
QUESTION 8 / 10
Which sport uses an epee?
- Rowing
- Fencing
- Hockey
- Archery
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Fencing
An epee is one of fencing's three weapons, alongside foil and sabre.
QUESTION 9 / 10
How many rings are in the Olympic symbol?
- Five
- Four
- Seven
- Six
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Five
The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings.
QUESTION 10 / 10
Which sport is played on ice with stones and sweeping brushes?
- Figure skating
- Luge
- Curling
- Bobsleigh
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Curling
Curling teams slide stones toward a target and sweep the ice to influence their travel.