Seven days of questions and answers

Sports Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 8 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Where is Rowing eights normally played?

    Answer: a straight-water race course

    Rowing eights is normally played on a straight-water race course.

  2. Where is Doubles tennis normally played?

    Answer: a court using the doubles alleys

    Doubles tennis is normally played on a court using the doubles alleys.

  3. What is the standard player format for Polo?

    Answer: 4 mounted players per team

    Polo commonly uses 4 mounted players per team.

  4. What equipment or playing object is central to Polo?

    Answer: mallets and a ball

    Polo centrally uses mallets and a ball.

  5. What is the standard player format for Curling?

    Answer: 4 players per team

    Curling commonly uses 4 players per team.

Daily round

  1. What equipment or playing object is central to Golf?

    Answer: clubs and a small dimpled ball

    Golf centrally uses clubs and a small dimpled ball.

  2. What is the standard player format for Field hockey?

    Answer: 11 players per team

    Field hockey commonly uses 11 players per team.

  3. Where is Tennis normally played?

    Answer: a divided hard, clay, or grass court

    Tennis is normally played on a divided hard, clay, or grass court.

  4. What is the standard player format for Futsal?

    Answer: 5 players per team including the goalkeeper

    Futsal commonly uses 5 players per team including the goalkeeper.

  5. What equipment or playing object is central to Handball?

    Answer: a small grippable ball

    Handball centrally uses a small grippable ball.

Daily round

  1. What equipment or playing object is central to Canadian football?

    Answer: an elongated leather ball

    Canadian football centrally uses an elongated leather ball.

  2. What equipment or playing object is central to Cricket?

    Answer: a ball, bat, and wickets

    Cricket centrally uses a ball, bat, and wickets.

  3. Where is Golf normally played?

    Answer: a multi-hole outdoor course

    Golf is normally played on a multi-hole outdoor course.

  4. What equipment or playing object is central to Softball?

    Answer: a larger ball, bat, and gloves

    Softball centrally uses a larger ball, bat, and gloves.

  5. What equipment or playing object is central to Rugby sevens?

    Answer: an oval ball

    Rugby sevens centrally uses an oval ball.

Daily round

  1. What equipment or playing object is central to Beach volleyball?

    Answer: a lightweight ball and high net

    Beach volleyball centrally uses a lightweight ball and high net.

  2. What is the standard player format for Bowling?

    Answer: individual turns are common

    Bowling commonly uses individual turns are common.

  3. What equipment or playing object is central to Doubles badminton?

    Answer: rackets and a shuttlecock

    Doubles badminton centrally uses rackets and a shuttlecock.

  4. Where is Track relay normally played?

    Answer: a marked running track

    Track relay is normally played on a marked running track.

  5. What equipment or playing object is central to Rugby union?

    Answer: an oval ball

    Rugby union centrally uses an oval ball.

Daily round

  1. Where is Softball normally played?

    Answer: a diamond with shorter base paths than baseball

    Softball is normally played on a diamond with shorter base paths than baseball.

  2. Where is Volleyball normally played?

    Answer: a divided rectangular court

    Volleyball is normally played on a divided rectangular court.

  3. Where is Handball normally played?

    Answer: an indoor court with goals

    Handball is normally played on an indoor court with goals.

  4. Where is Rugby union normally played?

    Answer: a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goalposts

    Rugby union is normally played on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goalposts.

  5. What equipment or playing object is central to Judo team contest?

    Answer: a judogi with no handheld equipment

    Judo team contest centrally uses a judogi with no handheld equipment.

Daily round

  1. Where is Rugby sevens normally played?

    Answer: a full-size rugby pitch

    Rugby sevens is normally played on a full-size rugby pitch.

  2. What is the standard player format for Handball?

    Answer: 7 players per team including the goalkeeper

    Handball commonly uses 7 players per team including the goalkeeper.

  3. What equipment or playing object is central to Basketball?

    Answer: a round ball and two raised hoops

    Basketball centrally uses a round ball and two raised hoops.

  4. What equipment or playing object is central to Ultimate?

    Answer: a flying disc

    Ultimate centrally uses a flying disc.

  5. What is the standard player format for Canadian football?

    Answer: 12 players per team on a play

    Canadian football commonly uses 12 players per team on a play.

Daily round

  1. What equipment or playing object is central to Volleyball?

    Answer: a lightweight ball and high net

    Volleyball centrally uses a lightweight ball and high net.

  2. What is the standard player format for Beach volleyball?

    Answer: 2 players per team

    Beach volleyball commonly uses 2 players per team.

  3. What equipment or playing object is central to Biathlon relay?

    Answer: skis and a rifle

    Biathlon relay centrally uses skis and a rifle.

  4. Where is Curling normally played?

    Answer: a sheet of pebbled ice

    Curling is normally played on a sheet of pebbled ice.

  5. What is the standard player format for Rowing eights?

    Answer: 8 rowers plus a coxswain

    Rowing eights commonly uses 8 rowers plus a coxswain.