Q 01/05

How many players are on each team in outdoor field polo?

A) Four

B) Six

C) Three

D) Five

Answer · why

A) Four

Arena polo, played on a smaller enclosed dirt surface, uses three a side.

Q 02/05

What is the name for a period of play in polo?

A) An inning

B) A quarter

C) A chukka

D) A frame

Answer · why

C) A chukka

Each lasts seven minutes plus up to 30 seconds of overtime, with a four-minute break between and a ten-minute half-time.

Q 03/05

How long is each period of play?

A) Five minutes

B) Seven minutes

C) Fifteen minutes

D) Ten minutes

Answer · why

B) Seven minutes

Play continues for up to 30 seconds after the bell, or until the next stoppage, whichever comes first.

Q 04/05

What are the dimensions of a full-size outdoor polo field?

A) 100 by 60 yards

B) 200 by 100 yards

C) 500 by 250 yards

D) 300 by 160 yards

Answer · why

D) 300 by 160 yards

At roughly ten acres it is the largest playing field of any modern sport, about nine American football fields.

Q 05/05

How far apart are the goal posts on a polo field?

A) Twelve yards

B) Twenty yards

C) Eight yards

D) Six yards

Answer · why

C) Eight yards

A goal counts no matter how high the ball passes between them.

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