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Rules of the Game

Get to know the rules that make familiar sports tick, from the court to the cricket pitch.

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Get to know the rules that make familiar sports tick, from the court to the cricket pitch. Take ten thoughtfully chosen questions at your own pace. Each answer comes with a short explanation to help you connect the facts and remember something new.

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How many players per team are on the court in standard basketball?

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1. How many players per team are on the court in standard basketball?

  • Seven
  • Eleven
  • Five
  • Six
Reveal answer and explanation

Five — Each basketball team fields five players at a time.

2. In tennis, what is a score of zero called?

  • Duck
  • Love
  • Nil point
  • Blank
Reveal answer and explanation

Love — Tennis traditionally calls a player's zero score love.

3. Which sport uses the term wicket?

  • Cricket
  • Volleyball
  • Golf
  • Ice hockey
Reveal answer and explanation

Cricket — A wicket can mean the stumps and bails or the dismissal of a batter in cricket.

4. How many points is a try worth in rugby union?

  • Three
  • Six
  • Seven
  • Five
Reveal answer and explanation

Five — A rugby union try scores five points, with a possible two-point conversion afterward.

5. Which sport uses a shuttlecock?

  • Table tennis
  • Lacrosse
  • Badminton
  • Squash
Reveal answer and explanation

Badminton — Badminton players hit a feathered or synthetic shuttlecock over a net.

6. How long is a standard association football match before added time?

  • 100 minutes
  • 90 minutes
  • 60 minutes
  • 80 minutes
Reveal answer and explanation

90 minutes — A standard senior match has two halves of 45 minutes.

7. In golf, what is a birdie?

  • One stroke under par on a hole
  • One stroke over par
  • Two strokes over par
  • A tied round
Reveal answer and explanation

One stroke under par on a hole — A birdie means completing a hole with one stroke fewer than its par.

8. How many bases, including home plate, are on a baseball diamond?

  • Three
  • Five
  • Six
  • Four
Reveal answer and explanation

Four — Runners advance through first, second and third base before returning to home plate.

9. Which sport features épée, foil and sabre?

  • Archery
  • Boxing
  • Fencing
  • Rowing
Reveal answer and explanation

Fencing — These are the three weapon disciplines used in modern sport fencing.

10. What does a red card normally mean in association football?

  • The match is automatically drawn
  • A player is sent off
  • A free substitution
  • A goal is awarded
Reveal answer and explanation

A player is sent off — A red card dismisses a player, and a dismissed on-field player cannot normally be replaced.

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