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