Q 01/05

How many players does each team have on the field in a game of soccer?

A) 8

B) 9

C) 10

D) 11

Answer · why

D) 11

That includes the goalkeeper, the only player allowed to use hands, and only inside the penalty area.

Q 02/05

How long is a full soccer match, not counting stoppage time?

A) 60 minutes

B) 90 minutes

C) 70 minutes

D) 80 minutes

Answer · why

B) 90 minutes

Two halves of 45 minutes; the World Cup is played every four years and is watched by more people than the Olympics.

Q 03/05

How many players from one team are on the court at a time in basketball?

A) Four

B) Five

C) Six

D) Seven

Answer · why

B) Five

Teams of five became standard by 1897-98, a few years after the game was invented.

Q 04/05

Who invented basketball in December 1891 to keep his gym class busy on rainy days?

A) William Morgan

B) Walter Camp

C) James Naismith

D) Abner Doubleday

Answer · why

C) James Naismith

He was a PE instructor at the YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts, and nailed peach baskets to the wall.

Q 05/05

How high is the rim of a basketball hoop above the court?

A) 11 feet

B) 12 feet

C) 14 feet

D) 10 feet

Answer · why

D) 10 feet

That is 3.05 metres, the same at almost every level from school gyms to the NBA.