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Racket & Net Sports Quiz
Racket & Net Sports · Exam Mode
20 questions · 30 min timer · Results at the end
Racket and net sports involve players using rackets, paddles, or bats to hit a ball or shuttlecock over a net or against a wall. This category includes tennis, badminton, squash, t...
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All 20 questions in this Racket & Net Sports quiz
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What is a topspin lob in table tennis?
- A. A serve type
- B. A slow defensive push
- C. A shot played high over the opponent to land near the end line with heavy topspin that kicks fast after bouncing
- D. A flat attacking shot
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What is a boast in squash?
- A. An aggressive front-court drop
- B. A high lob to the back
- C. A shot hit into a side wall first before reaching the front wall
- D. A type of serve
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What is a half-volley in squash?
- A. A shot played immediately as the ball bounces off the floor at very low height
- B. A service technique
- C. A defensive lob
- D. A shot played before the ball hits the front wall
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What is the Thomas Cup in badminton?
- A. The trophy for the mixed team world championship
- B. The men's singles world championship trophy
- C. The men's team world championship trophy donated by George Thomas
- D. The prize for the Olympic badminton champion
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What is the Sudirman Cup in badminton?
- A. A prize for the best national programme
- B. A mixed team world championship where all five disciplines compete
- C. The Asian badminton championship
- D. An individual world championship event
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What is a nick in squash?
- A. A scoring term for a perfect shot
- B. When the ball lands precisely in the junction of the floor and side wall creating an unplayable shot
- C. A type of serve
- D. A let situation
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What is the World Table Tennis Championships and how often is it held?
- A. Monthly professional circuit event
- B. Annual team championships only
- C. Annual individual championship
- D. Biennial team and individual world championships
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What is the dig in volleyball?
- A. An attacking shot from the back row
- B. A setting technique
- C. A defensive technique where a player uses their forearms to pass a hard-hit ball upward to keep it in play
- D. A serve type
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What is the difference between a kill and a tip in volleyball attacking?
- A. A kill is from the front row a tip is from the back row
- B. Power versus finesse
- C. A kill goes cross court a tip goes line
- D. A kill is a powerful winning spike while a tip is a soft placement shot
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What is the FIVB?
- A. Federation Internationale de Volleyball - the world governing body for volleyball
- B. Federation Internationale de Volleyball Badminton
- C. The scoring system in beach volleyball
- D. A European volleyball league
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What is the difference between volleyball and beach volleyball?
- A. Beach volleyball is played outdoors on sand with teams of 2 rather than 6 and uses a slightly different ball
- B. Beach volleyball uses a larger court
- C. No difference
- D. Beach volleyball has a higher net
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In volleyball how many touches is a team allowed before returning the ball over the net?
- A. 2
- B. 5
- C. 4
- D. 3
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What is the tin in squash?
- A. The scoring system
- B. The metal strip at the bottom of the front wall below which shots are out
- C. The wall behind the court
- D. The court surface
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What is a block in volleyball?
- A. A defensive dig from the back row
- B. A jump at the net where one or more players extends their arms above the net to deflect an opposing attack
- C. A serve technique
- D. A setting technique
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What sport uses a shuttlecock and is played in pairs in the Olympics as mixed doubles?
- A. Badminton
- B. Tennis
- C. Racquetball
- D. Table tennis
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What is a forehand flick serve in badminton?
- A. A high defensive serve
- B. A serve played with the back of the hand
- C. A quick low serve used in doubles that travels flat and fast
- D. A high serve aimed at the back line
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What is the difference between men's and women's volleyball net heights?
- A. No difference
- B. Men's net is 2.60m and women's is 2.43m
- C. Men's net is 2.24m and women's is 2.10m
- D. Men's net is 2.43m and women's is 2.24m
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What is a crosscourt shot in squash?
- A. A boast off the back wall
- B. A shot hit along the side wall
- C. A shot hit diagonally from one side of the front wall to the opposite corner of the back of the court
- D. A defensive lob
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What is a libero in volleyball?
- A. A player who can only serve
- B. A substitute who can only play in the front row
- C. The team captain
- D. A specialised defensive player wearing a different coloured jersey who cannot attack above net height
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What is a hot cross bun in badminton?
- A. A tournament seeding system
- B. A training drill practising four corner shots from the T position
- C. A type of doubles formation
- D. A specific shuttlecock design