 - 1. What is the maximum number of players on the ice for a team in a typical ice hockey game?
A) 7
B) 6
C) 8
D) 5
- 2. What is the small piece of rubber that hockey players use on the ice called?
A) Stone
B) Puck
C) Ball
D) Disc
- 3. Which position is responsible for defending the team's goal and trying to prevent the opposition from scoring?
A) Defense
B) Forward
C) Goalie
D) Winger
- 4. Which city is home to the Hockey Hall of Fame, recognizing the history and achievements of the sport?
A) Toronto
B) New York
C) Montreal
D) Boston
- 5. What is the name of the highest trophy awarded in the National Hockey League (NHL)?
A) Stanley Cup
B) President's Trophy
C) Hart Memorial Trophy
D) Conn Smythe Trophy
- 6. Which piece of equipment does a player wear on their feet to help them glide on the ice?
A) Gloves
B) Socks
C) Jockstrap
D) Skates
- 7. Which player holds the record for the most goals scored in a single NHL season?
A) Wayne Gretzky
B) Mario Lemieux
C) Bobby Orr
D) Alex Ovechkin
- 8. Which country is known for having a strong ice hockey tradition and has won the most Olympic gold medals for ice hockey?
A) Canada
B) Russia
C) United States
D) Sweden
- 9. What is the name of the circular area where faceoffs take place to start play?
A) Blue line circle
B) Center ice circle
C) Faceoff circle
D) Goal circle
- 10. Which family of sports does hockey belong to?
A) Outdoor sports
B) Team sports
C) Stick sports
D) Ball sports
- 11. Which sport was codified by Sam Jacks during the Great Depression?
A) Ringette
B) Ice hockey
C) Floor hockey with an open disk
D) Field hockey
- 12. In which decade was ringette invented?
A) 1990s
B) 1963
C) 1936
D) 1970s
- 13. Which type of hockey does not require skates?
A) Field hockey
B) Rink hockey
C) Roller hockey
D) Ice hockey
- 14. What is the origin year of the first recorded use of the word 'hockey'?
A) 1363
B) 1773
C) 1720
D) 1963
- 15. Which sport shares characteristics with hockey but is not considered part of it?
A) Ringette
B) Field hockey
C) Ice hockey
D) Lacrosse
- 16. What was the original Latin term for games forbidden by King Edward III that modern translations associate with hockey?
A) Hockey
B) Pilam Manualem, Pedivam, & Bacularem: & ad Canibucam & Gallorum Pugnam
C) Cricket
D) Croquet
- 17. When were the first Bandy World Championships held?
A) 1980
B) 1957
C) 2004
D) 1900
- 18. Which country declared in 2012 that it has no national sport?
A) South Africa
B) Pakistan
C) Australia
D) India
- 19. What is a common surface for street hockey?
A) Ice
B) Asphalt
C) Grass
D) Sand
- 20. What is the diameter of a field hockey ball?
A) 100 millimetres
B) 50 millimetres
C) 30 centimeters
D) Approximately 73 millimetres (2.9 in)
- 21. What shape are ice hockey sticks designed to be?
A) T-shaped
B) S-shaped
C) L-shaped
D) Z-shaped
- 22. What is the name of the Daur people's game that resembles modern field hockey?
A) Kuli
B) Beikou
C) Hurling
D) Bandy
- 23. Where did field hockey first become firmly established?
A) 20th century Australia
B) 17th century Spain
C) 19th century France
D) Mid-18th century England
- 24. What term was used in a Galway Statute of 1527 to describe games involving curved sticks and balls?
A) "Hookball"
B) "Hockie"
C) "Ballhockey"
D) "Stickball"
- 25. In which year did women's field hockey first appear in the Summer Olympic Games?
A) 1980
B) 2000
C) 1924
D) 1908
- 26. Which countries play bandy professionally?
A) Russia and Sweden
B) India and Pakistan
C) Germany and France
D) Canada and USA
- 27. Which game involves using a knob or gnarl from the trunk of a tree as a ball?
A) Roller hockey
B) Field hockey
C) Ice hockey
D) Bandy
- 28. In which year was women's ice hockey added to the Winter Olympics?
A) 2002
B) 1998
C) 1984
D) 2010
- 29. What is the name of the Canadian sport invented by Sam Jacks in 1963?
A) Field hockey
B) Floor hockey
C) Ringette
D) Ice hockey
- 30. Which ancient civilization has carvings depicting a game similar to modern field hockey?
A) Mesopotamia
B) China
C) Rome
D) Egypt
- 31. Which country considers ice hockey as its national sport?
A) Finland
B) Latvia
C) Czech Republic
D) Canada
- 32. How many members are there in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)?
A) 100
B) 25
C) 50
D) 77
- 33. Which organization governs puck-based inline hockey?
A) World Skate
B) IIHF
C) NHL
D) FIRS
- 34. When did men's ice hockey first appear in the Winter Olympics?
A) 1924
B) 1948
C) 1952
D) 1936
- 35. Are left-handed field hockey sticks permitted?
A) They are optional
B) No, all sticks are right-handed
C) Yes, they are allowed
D) Only in certain countries
- 36. What is used instead of a puck in broomball?
A) A sponge puck
B) A foam ball
C) A tennis ball
D) A ball
- 37. On what types of surfaces is field hockey played?
A) Concrete or asphalt
B) Ice
C) Gravel, natural grass, or sand-based or water-based artificial turf
D) Wooden floors
- 38. Which type of hockey is played on a sheet of ice?
A) Roller hockey
B) Floor hockey
C) Field hockey
D) Ice hockey
- 39. Which sport was modified in the 1970s for inclusion in the Special Olympics?
A) Field hockey
B) Ringette
C) Ice hockey
D) A variant of floor hockey with an open disk
- 40. What is one possible origin of the word 'hockey'?
A) Derived from 'hocky', related to barrels containing hock ale
B) Derivative of hoquet, a Middle French word for a shepherd's stave
C) From the name of an early sport similar to golf
D) From the Latin term used in King Edward III's proclamation
- 41. Who invented inline sledge hockey?
A) Mario Lemieux
B) Sidney Crosby
C) Wayne Gretzky
D) Matt Lloyd
- 42. In which country did hurling originate before 1272 BC?
A) Ireland
B) Scotland
C) Wales
D) England
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