Q 01/05

Which staple of the indoor game is banned outright in beach volleyball?

A) Time-outs

B) Substitutions

C) Jump serves

D) Blocking

Answer · why

B) Substitutions

Substitutions are banned: the same two players stay on court for every point and must take turns to serve, so neither can hide a weakness behind a spe...

Q 02/05

What may play the ball in a beach volleyball rally?

A) Hands only

B) Hands and arms

C) Above the waist

D) Any body part

Answer · why

D) Any body part

Any body part may play the ball, so a desperate kick is legal; the one exception is the serve, which must be struck with a hand or arm.

Q 03/05

At 20-20, how does a beach volleyball set end?

A) Next point wins

B) A two-point lead

C) Three straight points

D) First to 25

Answer · why

B) A two-point lead

A two-point lead is required and there is no ceiling, so a tight set simply runs on past 21 until one pair gets two clear; a deciding third set is pla...

Q 04/05

On which Hawaiian beach did beach volleyball most likely begin in 1915?

A) Lanikai

B) Kailua

C) Waikiki

D) Sunset Beach

Answer · why

C) Waikiki

Waikiki's Outrigger Canoe Club says it began on a day when the surf was flat: bored members had nothing to do, so George 'Dad' Center bought a net and...

Q 05/05

In which Californian city did the modern two-player version of beach volleyball originate?

A) San Diego

B) Malibu

C) Santa Monica

D) Huntington Beach

Answer · why

C) Santa Monica

Santa Monica saw the first recorded doubles game in 1930, when too few players turned up for six-a-side; the four who did began on a quarter of the co...