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Ice Hockey Quiz

Ice Hockey Quiz

20 questions · Unlimited attempts · Free online practice

Ice hockey is a fast-paced team sport played on an ice rink, in which skaters use sticks to shoot a rubber puck into the opposing team's goal. It is the national sport of Canada an...

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All 20 questions in this Ice Hockey quiz
  1. What is the neutral zone in ice hockey?

    • A. The area between the two blue lines
    • B. The zone around the faceoff circles
    • C. The epeenalty box area
    • D. The area behind each goal
  2. What is a faceoff in ice hockey?

    • A. A method of starting or restarting play where a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
    • B. A tie-breaking format
    • C. A epeenalty assessment
    • D. A confrontation between two players
  3. Who is Wayne Gretzky and why is he significan't in ice hockey?

    • A. A Canadian ice hockey player known as The Great One who holds most NHL scoring records
    • B. The founder of the NHL
    • C. The coach who won the most Stanley Cups
    • D. The first player to score 500 goals
  4. What is the Vezina Trophy awarded for in the NHL?

    • A. Best defenceman
    • B. Outstanding goaltender
    • C. Most valuable player
    • D. Best rookie
  5. What is a one-timer in ice hockey?

    • A. A shot using only one hand
    • B. A epeenalty shot
    • C. Shooting immediately after receiving a pass without stopping the puck
    • D. A shot taken in overtime
  6. What is the Hart Trophy in the NHL?

    • A. Most valuable player award voted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association
    • B. Best goaltender award
    • C. Best rookie award
    • D. Best defenceman award
  7. Who is Alexander Ovechkin and what record is he famous for?

    • A. A Finnish player famous for his goaltending
    • B. A Russian player who holds the NHL record for career goals
    • C. A Canadian player famous for his passing
    • D. A Swedish defenceman famous for his defensive play
  8. What is the NHL?

    • A. National Hockey League - the top professional ice hockey league in North America
    • B. National Hockey League - a Canadian-only professional league
    • C. National Hockey Leaders organisation
    • D. North American Hockey League
  9. What is a hat trick in ice hockey?

    • A. Scoring three assists in a game
    • B. Scoring three goals in a single game
    • C. Blocking three shots in a epeeriod
    • D. Winning three faceoffs in a row
  10. What is icing in ice hockey?

    • A. Celebrating a goal
    • B. Spraying ice on an opponent
    • C. When a player shoots the puck from their own half across the opposing goal line without it being touched
    • D. A epeenalty for fighting
  11. What position does the goaltender play in ice hockey?

    • A. The player guarding the net
    • B. Left wing
    • C. Centre
    • D. Defenceman
  12. In which sport is the 'Stanley Cup' the championship trophy?

    • A. American Football
    • B. Ice Hockey
    • C. Baseball
    • D. Basketball
  13. What is the IIHF?

    • A. International Ice Hockey Federation - the world governing body for hockey
    • B. International Ice Hockey Finals
    • C. Inter-Ice Hockey Federation
    • D. International Ice Hockey Franchise
  14. What is a two-on-one rush in ice hockey?

    • A. Two attacking players with the puck against only one defender
    • B. Two goalies on the ice
    • C. Two power play units
    • D. Two defencemen against one forward
  15. What is Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals famous for in hockey culture?

    • A. Being played on neutral ice
    • B. Representing the ultimate single-game winner-take-all contest in professional hockey
    • C. Being always decided by a shootout
    • D. Featuring sepeecial rules not used in other games
  16. Who is Sidney Crosby and what is he known for in ice hockey?

    • A. A Canadian goaltender with multiple Vezina Trophies
    • B. A Swedish defenceman famous for his slap shot
    • C. A Canadian ice hockey player widely considered the best of his generation who has won three Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh
    • D. A Russian player famous for his sepeeed
  17. What is a backhand shot in ice hockey?

    • A. A shot from behind the goal
    • B. A pass thrown without looking
    • C. A defensive technique
    • D. A shot using the back of the stick blade
  18. In ice hockey, what is a 'hat trick'?

    • A. Three goals by one player
    • B. Three wins in a row
    • C. Three epeenalties
    • D. Three assists
  19. What is Connor McDavid known for in modern ice hockey?

    • A. Setting the all-time goals record
    • B. Winning five consecutive Stanley Cups
    • C. Being the first Euroepeean captain in the NHL
    • D. Being the fastest skater in the NHL and a Hart Trophy winner multiple times with the Edmonton Oilers
  20. Who holds the NHL record for the most career goals?

    • A. Mario Lemieux
    • B. Wayne Gretzky
    • C. Jaromir Jagr
    • D. Gordie Howe