Smart Cookie Trivia

40 Sports Trivia Questions and Answers (Easy to Hard)

Rules, records, legends, and the stories behind the games. These start easy and get harder as you go. Tap any question to reveal the answer and a quick fact.

1. 1How many players does each soccer team have on the field?Answer

   11That includes the goalkeeper.

2. 2In which sport do you score a touchdown?Answer

   American footballA touchdown is worth six points.

3. 3How often are the Summer Olympics normally held?Answer

   Every four yearsThe Tokyo 2020 Games were the exception, delayed to 2021.

4. 4Which sport is played at Wimbledon?Answer

   TennisFirst held in 1877, it is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.

5. 5How many holes are in a standard round of golf?Answer

   18The Old Course at St. Andrews helped set that standard.

6. 6In basketball, how many points is a shot from beyond the arc worth?Answer

   ThreeThe NBA adopted the three-point line in 1979.

7. 7Which country is the birthplace of cricket?Answer

   EnglandThe game was being played there by the 16th century.

8. 8In bowling, what is it called when you knock down all ten pins with your first ball?Answer

   A strikeDoing it on every frame gives a perfect game of 300.

9. 9What color jersey does the leader of the Tour de France wear?Answer

   YellowThe maillot jaune has been awarded since 1919.

10. 10How many rings are on the Olympic flag?Answer

    FiveThey represent the union of the continents taking part.

11. 11Which sport uses a shuttlecock?Answer

    BadmintonIt is also called a birdie.

12. 12Which sport's championship trophy is the Stanley Cup?Answer

    Ice hockeyIt is the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in North America.

13. 13How long is a marathon?Answer

    42.195 km (26.2 miles)The odd distance comes from the course of the 1908 London Olympics.

14. 14In baseball, how many strikes make an out?Answer

    ThreeFour balls give the batter a walk to first base.

1. 15Which country hosted the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?Answer

   UruguayThe hosts also won it, beating Argentina in the final.

2. 16In tennis, what is a score of zero called?Answer

   LoveOne popular theory links it to the French l'œuf, "the egg", for its shape.

3. 17Which boxer called himself "The Greatest"?Answer

   Muhammad AliHe was born Cassius Clay.

4. 18How many players does a baseball team have on the field?Answer

   NinePitcher, catcher, four infielders, and three outfielders.

5. 19Which martial art's name means "the gentle way"?Answer

   JudoIt was founded in Japan by Jigoro Kano in 1882.

6. 20Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?Answer

   AthensThe Games returned to Greece, home of the ancient Olympics.

7. 21In golf, what is a score of one stroke under par on a hole?Answer

   A birdieTwo under is an eagle, and three under is an albatross.

8. 22Which sport is known as "the sport of kings"?Answer

   Horse racingThe name comes from its long history of royal patronage in England.

9. 23How many players are on the court for each volleyball team?Answer

   SixBeach volleyball is played two a side.

10. 24Which country is the home of sumo wrestling?Answer

    JapanTop wrestlers hold the rank of yokozuna.

11. 25In American football, how many points is a field goal worth?Answer

    ThreeThe kick must pass between the uprights.

12. 26Which sprinter ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds in 2009?Answer

    Usain BoltHe set the world record at the World Championships in Berlin.

13. 27What does NBA stand for?Answer

    National Basketball AssociationIt was founded in 1946.

14. 28What does the winner of the Masters golf tournament receive?Answer

    A green jacketThe tournament is played every April at Augusta National in Georgia.

1. 29What is the maximum break in standard snooker?Answer

   147It means potting all 15 reds with blacks, then all the colors.

2. 30Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics?Answer

   Nadia ComăneciAt Montreal in 1976 the scoreboard could only show it as 1.00.

3. 31Which country won the first Rugby World Cup in 1987?Answer

   New ZealandThey co-hosted the tournament with Australia.

4. 32How long is an Olympic swimming pool?Answer

   50 metersIt has ten lanes, though usually only eight are used for racing.

5. 33In cricket, how many balls are in a standard over?Answer

   SixSome countries once used eight-ball overs.

6. 34Who ran the first mile in under four minutes?Answer

   Roger BannisterHe clocked 3:59.4 in Oxford in 1954.

7. 35Which athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?Answer

   Jesse OwensHe won the 100 m, 200 m, long jump, and 4 × 100 m relay.

8. 36What is it called when one player scores three goals in a game?Answer

   A hat-trickThe term began in cricket, for taking three wickets with three balls.

9. 37Which city hosts the world's oldest annual marathon?Answer

   BostonIt was first run in 1897.

10. 38In which event would an athlete perform the Fosbury Flop?Answer

    The high jumpDick Fosbury used the backward technique to win gold in 1968.

11. 39Which team won the first Super Bowl?Answer

    The Green Bay PackersThey beat the Kansas City Chiefs in January 1967.

12. 40What is Canada's official national summer sport?Answer

    LacrosseIce hockey is the national winter sport, under a 1994 law.