Printable Sports quiz

The 40 questions

1. In which sport do players use a 'puck'?
2. What name was given to the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony that took place on 27 July 2012?
3. African national football teams usually have a nickname. Which country’s footballers are known as Bafana, Bafana (The Boys)?
4. How many balls are on the snooker table at the beginning of the game?
5. In 2003-04, who became the new owner of Chelsea?
6. What is the standard height of a basketball hoop from the floor?
7. What does the term Kung Fu refer to, apart from Chinese martial arts?
8. During the 2007/08 season, Wasps play their home matches at Adams Park. In which Buckinghamshire town is it located?
9. What is the national sport of Bangladesh?
10. How many players are in a polo team?
11. In 1983 John McEnroe won Wimbledon for the 2nd time. Who was McEnroes opponent on that occasion?
12. George Foreman returned to boxing after a 12-year break to become the oldest heavy weight champion ever. How old was he when he beat Michael Moorer?
13. Which country dominates table tennis internationally?
14. New Zealand’s national rugby team is known by what name?
15. The Beijing 2008 Olympics included 28 sports and how many separate events?
16. In what year did Carl Lewis win 4 Olympic gold medals in Los Angeles?
17. Which Olympic host city had the first-ever synchronized swimming event in the Games?
18. Where were the winter Olympics held in 1960, the first time the host country won the gold medal in ice hockey?
19. In baseball, what does a "home run" mean?
20. Which country took all medals in the 100m women’s sprint race at the Beijing Olympic Games?
21. How many events make up the Olympic decathlon?
22. In which year did Michael Jordan win his first NBA championship?
23. In the biathlon, which two sports are combined?
24. How many holes are in a standard round of golf?
25. What city hosted the first women’s Olympic marathon in 1984?
26. The 1960 Summer Olympics, the first to be fully covered by television, were held in which city?
27. Which nation hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2006?
28. Which boxing heavyweight champ was the subject of the movie The Great White Hope?
29. What equipment do gymnasts use in rhythmic gymnastics?
30. What do you call the grassy area on which an American football game is played?
31. Who was manager for Birmingham City during the 2004-2005 season?
32. In which city did a 2002 figure skating judging scandal result in the awarding of two Olympic gold medals?
33. Who became the youngest golfer in history to win the Masters on the 13th of April, 1997?
34. What is the name of the championship game in the NFL?
35. In what year did Roger Bannister run the first sub-4-minute mile?
36. What does "deuce" mean in tennis?
37. In NASCAR, what does the checkered flag signal?
38. What martial art did Bruce Lee start training at the age of 13?
39. Which famous artist also went to try his hand at chess?
40. How many points is a three-point shot worth in basketball?