Q 01/05

What unusual sport, first staged in Sonkajärvi, Finland, in 1992, has competitors race with a team-mate on their back?

A) Partner Portage

B) Companion Carry

C) Spouse Scramble

D) Wife Carrying

Answer · why

D) Wife Carrying

Wife Carrying began in Sonkajärvi, Finland, in 1992; the 253.5-metre course has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, and the winner traditionally r...

Q 02/05

Which hybrid sport has competitors alternate rounds of blitz chess and boxing until one wins by checkmate or knockout?

A) Chess Boxing

B) Boxing Chess

C) Blitz Boxing

D) Check Boxing

Answer · why

A) Chess Boxing

Chess Boxing alternates rounds of blitz chess with rounds of boxing; Dutch performance artist Iepe Rubingh staged the first official bout in 2003 and ...

Q 03/05

Which team sport, known as Octopush in the UK, is played on the bottom of a swimming pool?

A) Underwater Hockey

B) Underwater Rugby

C) Underwater Football

D) Water Polo

Answer · why

A) Underwater Hockey

Underwater Hockey has players push a puck across the pool floor with short sticks; it was invented in England in 1954 and is played in masks, snorkels...

Q 04/05

Which Southeast Asian sport has players use feet, knees, chest and head to send a rattan ball over a net?

A) Sepak Takraw

B) Net Kickball

C) Rattan Netball

D) Foot Shuttlecock

Answer · why

A) Sepak Takraw

Sepak Takraw, played with a woven rattan ball over a net using only feet, knees, chest and head, has been contested at the Asian Games since 1990; its...

Q 05/05

What Central Asian equestrian sport has horse-mounted players dragging a headless goat carcass to a scoring area?

A) Buzkashi

B) Goat Polo

C) Steppe Rodeo

D) Carcass Chase

Answer · why

A) Buzkashi

Buzkashi, meaning "goat grabbing" in Persian, is a rugged and often violent game played on horseback primarily in Central Asian countries like Afghani...