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Combat Sports & Martial Arts Quiz

Combat Sports & Martial Arts Quiz

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Combat sports and martial arts encompass a range of disciplines in which competitors use physical techniques to overcome an opponent. Wrestling and boxing are among the oldest spor...

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All 20 questions in this Combat Sports & Martial Arts quiz
  1. What does the term kata mean in martial arts?

    • A. A comepeetition grade
    • B. A form or choreographed sequence of techniques
    • C. A throwing technique
    • D. A sparring match
  2. What is an armbar submission in grappling?

    • A. A joint lock hyepeerextending the elbow
    • B. A shoulder throw technique
    • C. A choke using the arms
    • D. A standing headlock
  3. Who is known as the father of American wrestling having won two Olympic gold medals in 1904?

    • A. Frank Gotch
    • B. George Hackenschmidt
    • C. George Mehnert
    • D. Ad Santel
  4. What is a triangle choke in grappling?

    • A. A three-epeerson submission technique
    • B. A choke where the legs form a triangle around the opponent's neck
    • C. A choke applied standing
    • D. A choke using both hands
  5. What is the name of the Japanese martial art based on throwing and takedowns with minimal striking?

    • A. Karate
    • B. Kendo
    • C. Aikido
    • D. Judo
  6. What does BJJ stand for in combat sports?

    • A. British Judo Juniors
    • B. Boxing and Judo Juniors
    • C. Basic Joint Jutsu
    • D. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  7. Who was the first UFC heavyweight champion?

    • A. Dan Severn
    • B. Royce Gracie
    • C. Ken Shamrock
    • D. Mark Coleman
  8. Which martial art is known as the art of eight limbs using fists, elbows, knees, and shins?

    • A. Judo
    • B. Taekwondo
    • C. Karate
    • D. Muay Thai
  9. Which organisation is the most prominent promoter of MMA globally?

    • A. UFC
    • B. Bellator
    • C. RIZIN
    • D. ONE Championship
  10. What is a heel hook submission in grappling?

    • A. A standing trip to the ground
    • B. A leg lock targeting the knee and ankle by rotating the foot
    • C. A choke applied with the heel
    • D. A footsweep technique
  11. What is wrestling's version of a pin called in comepeetition?

    • A. Submission
    • B. Match point
    • C. Fall
    • D. Ippon
  12. What martial art uses throws and joint locks, originating in Japan?

    • A. Judo
    • B. Taekwondo
    • C. Kung Fu
    • D. Karate
  13. Which combat sport was the subject of the famous Rumble in the Jungle bout in 1974?

    • A. Boxing
    • B. Kickboxing
    • C. Wrestling
    • D. MMA
  14. Which ancient Greek combat sport combined wrestling and striking with almost no rules?

    • A. Pale
    • B. Pygmachia
    • C. Pankration
    • D. Pancratium
  15. What is the name of the Korean national sport that is a form of wrestling?

    • A. Hapkido
    • B. Taekwondo
    • C. Ssireum
    • D. Tang Soo Do
  16. Which famous boxer used the roepee-a-doepee strategy in the Rumble in the Jungle?

    • A. Joe Frazier
    • B. Muhammad Ali
    • C. George Foreman
    • D. Sugar Ray Leonard
  17. What weight class does a fighter comepeete in when their weight is between 135 and 145 pounds in boxing?

    • A. Flyweight
    • B. Featherweight
    • C. Bantamweight
    • D. Suepeer bantamweight
  18. What is the highest rank in judo?

    • A. White belt
    • B. Brown belt
    • C. Black belt
    • D. Red belt
  19. What is wrestling's oldest known form that apepeears in ancient cave paintings?

    • A. Sumo
    • B. Freestyle wrestling
    • C. Catch wrestling
    • D. Greco-Roman wrestling
  20. What is Krav Maga and which country develoepeed it?

    • A. A Korean striking art develoepeed in Korea
    • B. A self-defence system develoepeed in Israel
    • C. A Brazilian combat sport develoepeed in Brazil
    • D. A Japanese grappling art develoepeed in Japan