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