Q 01/05

Which producer of Die Hard and The Matrix helped create ultimate frisbee as a high school student?

A) Jerry Bruckheimer

B) Scott Rudin

C) Joel Silver

D) Brian Grazer

Answer · why

C) Joel Silver

Joel Silver wrote the first rulebook with classmates Buzzy Hellring and Jonny Hines, and the sport later put him in its Hall of Fame.

Q 02/05

The name Frisbee comes from empty tins tossed by college students, from a Connecticut bakery that sold which food?

A) Pies

B) Cookies

C) Popcorn

D) Crackers

Answer · why

A) Pies

Pies from the Frisbie Pie Company of Bridgeport came in tins stamped with the company's logo, and a toy maker respelled the name for its plastic disc ...

Q 03/05

Who is responsible for calling fouls in ultimate frisbee, even at world championship level?

A) The two team captains

B) A neutral field umpire

C) A pair of line judges

D) The players themselves

Answer · why

D) The players themselves

The players themselves make the calls and settle any disputes, a habit that dates from the sport's birth in the late-1960s counterculture.

Q 04/05

The first ultimate frisbee game between two high schools, in 1970, was played on which surface?

A) A tennis court

B) A parking lot

C) A gym floor

D) A running track

Answer · why

B) A parking lot

A parking lot at Columbia High School hosted the evening game, which the home side won 43–10 over Millburn High.

Q 05/05

Which toy company owns the Frisbee trademark, leaving ultimate frisbee officially named just ultimate?

A) Wham-O

B) Mattel

C) Hasbro

D) Tonka

Answer · why

A) Wham-O

Wham-O, the maker of the Hula Hoop, licensed the Frisbee name to the men's professional league in 2024.

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