Q 01/05

How many players from each team are allowed on the pitch at one time, including the goalkeeper?

A) Nine

B) Ten

C) Eleven

D) Twelve

Answer · why

C) Eleven

Ten field players plus a goalkeeper, with rolling substitutions permitted almost any time except during a penalty corner.

Q 02/05

A field player may play the ball with which part of the stick?

A) Either side of the head

B) Only the rounded back

C) Only the flat face and edges

D) Only the toe of the hook

Answer · why

C) Only the flat face and edges

Stopping or hitting the ball with the rounded back of the stick is a penalty, though accidental touches that don't affect play are let go.

Q 03/05

The sport's world governing body is known by which acronym?

A) IFH

B) FIH

C) WHF

D) IHF

Answer · why

B) FIH

The letters come from the French name, Fédération Internationale de Hockey; the body also runs the Hockey Rules Board.

Q 04/05

The modern game was developed in the 19th century at public schools in which country?

A) India

B) England

C) Netherlands

D) Australia

Answer · why

B) England

The rules grew out of a winter game played by Middlesex cricket clubs, and the Hockey Association followed in 1876.

Q 05/05

Where is the International Hockey Federation headquartered?

A) Brussels, Belgium

B) Paris, France

C) Lausanne, Switzerland

D) The Hague, Netherlands

Answer · why

C) Lausanne, Switzerland

It moved there in 2005 from Brussels, joining the many Olympic sports federations clustered around the IOC's home city.