Guess the Sport

Read three clues, tap the sport you think it is and see at once if you were right.

Question 1 of 10

A match is two halves of 45 minutes. Players move a round ball mainly with their feet. A throw-in restarts play after the ball crosses a touchline. Which sport is it?

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Unofficial practice questions, not affiliated with any league, governing body or quiz maker. Bank checked October 1, 2026.

How it works

In this guess the sport quiz, each question is three facts about how a sport is played, with its name left out. Pick it from four sports of the same kind. There are 60, from soccer to kabaddi.

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How a question works

Read the three clues and tap one of the four sports. Your pick is marked right or wrong at once, and a note names the sport and the fact that settles it, with a link to the article it was checked in. No clue uses a word from the sport's own name.

Easy, Medium and Hard

The quiz opens on the 20 easy sports, ten to a round, then moves on to Medium and Hard, where korfball, bandy and tent pegging wait. To jump to a level, open More options on the result card and pick it in the Topic menu.

Tips
  • For a group, read the three clues aloud and let everyone guess before you read out the four choices.

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How do you play guess the sport?

Read three clues and tap one of four sports. The answer is marked at once, with the reason. After ten questions the card shows how many you got right, and Next 10 starts another round.

Which sports are in the quiz?

Sixty of the 275 on our random sport generator: 20 easy ones such as soccer, swimming and golf, 20 medium such as fencing, water polo and biathlon, and 20 hard such as kabaddi, skeleton and sepak takraw.

Is this guess the sport quiz good for kids?

It was written with children in mind. The Easy level keeps to sports most children have seen, each clue is one short sentence, and every answer comes with a plain explanation.

Where do the clues come from?

Each fact was checked on October 1, 2026 in the sport's own English Wikipedia article, which is linked under the answer. The clue wording, the wrong choices and the explanations are our own.

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Easy 20

  • A bowler delivers the ball toward a wicket made of three stumps. A hit that clears the boundary without bouncing scores six runs. The longest kind of match can last five days. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Cricket
  • A heavy ball with finger holes rolls down a long, narrow lane. Knocking everything over with the first roll is a strike. Doing it in two rolls is a spare. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Tenpin bowling
  • A match is two halves of 45 minutes. Players move a round ball mainly with their feet. A throw-in restarts play after the ball crosses a touchline. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Association football
  • Athletes perform jumps and spins on ice to music. Judges score every program. The axel is the jump that takes off going forward. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Figure skating
  • Competitors use a bow. They shoot at a round target with rings of five colors. The gold center scores highest. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Target archery
  • Crews sit facing backward in long, narrow boats. They pull on oars to drive the boat. Most championship races cover 2,000 meters. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Rowing (sport)
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Easy, continued

  • The field is 100 yards long between two end zones. A touchdown is worth six points and a field goal three. Most plays start with a snap to the quarterback. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, American football
  • Five players a side share a court. A shot from behind the arc is worth three points. A player who moves with the ball has to bounce it. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Basketball
  • The lowest score wins. A player may carry no more than 14 clubs. One stroke under par on a hole is a birdie. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Golf
  • Nine players field at a time. A pitcher throws from a raised mound to a batter. Three strikes and the batter is out. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Baseball
  • Players hit a feathered shuttlecock over a high net. A rally ends when it touches the floor. A game is played to 21 points. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Badminton
  • Players hit a felt-covered ball over a net with strung rackets. A score of zero is called love. When both players reach 40, the score is deuce. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Tennis
  • Players hit a light, hollow ball with small rubber-covered paddles. A game is played to 11 points. The serve changes after every two points. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Table tennis
  • Players on skates shoot a hard rubber puck with long sticks. A player who breaks a rule sits in the penalty box. The other team then has an extra skater, which is called a power play. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Ice hockey
  • Racers dive from starting blocks into the lanes of a pool. Olympic pools are 50 meters long. In the medley, one athlete uses four different strokes. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Competitive swimming
  • Riders roll on a short deck with four wheels. The ollie and the kickflip are two of its tricks. It began in California, where surfers wanted something to do when the waves were flat. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Skateboarding
  • Riders stand up on a board. They catch a breaking ocean wave and ride its face toward the shore. Its modern form is thought to have begun in Hawaii. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Surfing
  • Six players a side stand on either side of a high net. A team may touch the ball up to three times before it must cross. A rally ends when the ball lands on the court. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Volleyball
  • Two fighters in white or blue jackets take hold of each other. A clean throw can win the contest at once. It was created in Japan in 1882. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Judo
  • Two fighters meet in a roped square called a ring. A bout is divided into rounds with a rest between them. A fighter who is knocked down and cannot rise before a count of ten loses. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Boxing

Medium 20

  • An athlete sprints down a runway carrying a long, flexible shaft. It is planted in a box in the ground to swing the athlete upward. The aim is to clear a high bar without knocking it off. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Pole vault
  • Athletes perform on a floor to music. A routine is performed with a hand apparatus, such as a ribbon on a stick or a pair of clubs. Leaps, balances and turns are joined to throws and catches. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Rhythmic gymnastics
  • Athletes race on skis with a rifle on their backs. They stop at a range to shoot at five targets. Some rounds are shot lying down and others standing. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Biathlon
  • Athletes raise a loaded barbell overhead. In one event the bar goes up in a single movement; in the other it stops at the shoulders first. Each athlete gets three attempts in each event. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Olympic weightlifting
  • Crews of two or four push their vehicle at the start, then jump in. It runs on steel runners down a narrow, twisting ice track. The pilot steers at the front and the brakeman sits at the back. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Bobsleigh
  • Each player carries a stick with a netted pocket at its end. The men's field game has ten players a side. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with Indigenous origins. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Lacrosse
  • Each turn is three throws at a round board. The best score for a turn is 180. A leg usually starts at 501 and counts down to zero. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Darts
  • It is played in a court with four walls. The ball is small, hollow and made of rubber. A shot is out if it hits the tin, a strip along the bottom of the front wall. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Squash (sport)
  • It is played in a pool too deep to stand in. Players stay afloat with a kick called the eggbeater. A game has four periods. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Water polo
  • It is played on a large cloth-covered table with six pockets. There are 15 red balls and six balls of other colors. The highest break in normal play is 147. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Snooker
  • It is played on grass or, more often, artificial turf. A goal counts only if the shot is taken inside the shooting circle. Many goals come from a set piece called a penalty corner. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Field hockey
  • One race has three parts with no break between them. Athletes swim first, then cycle, then run. The changeover areas are called transitions. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Triathlon
  • Players slide heavy granite stones across a sheet of ice. Teammates sweep the ice with brooms in front of a moving stone. Every player delivers two stones in each round. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Curling
  • Players use solid paddles to hit a perforated plastic ball over a low net. The court is the size of a doubles badminton court. The zone beside the net is nicknamed the kitchen. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Pickleball
  • Riders on horseback hit a small ball with long-handled mallets. A match is divided into periods called chukkas. Each team has four mounted players. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Polo
  • Seven players a side on an indoor court. A player may take three steps and keep the ball for three seconds. Only the goalkeeper may stand in the six-meter zone in front of the goal. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Handball
  • Seven players a side, each kept to certain areas of the court. A player may hold the ball for only three seconds. Goals go through a ring that has no backboard. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Netball
  • This martial art comes from Korea. Fighters wear a padded body protector called a hogu. Kicks to the head earn extra points. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Taekwondo
  • Two opponents face each other on a long, narrow strip called the piste. They wear masks of wire mesh. An electric system records each touch. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Fencing
  • Two wrestlers meet in a circular ring called a dohyo. Before a bout they throw salt into it. A wrestler loses when forced out, or made to touch the ground. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Sumo

Hard 20

  • A rider sprints beside a small sled, then dives onto it. The rider goes down an ice track on their stomach, with the head at the front. Steering is done with the head and shoulders. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Skeleton (sport)
  • Each competitor carries a detailed map and a compass. The course is a series of marked places that must be found in order. Nobody shows the way: the quickest route is for each person to work out. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Orienteering
  • Each team has eight players: four women and four men. Players score by throwing a ball into a basket with no net, on a post 3.5 meters high. It was invented in the Netherlands. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Korfball
  • Fifteen a side play this Irish game with wooden sticks and a small ball. A shot over the crossbar scores one point. A shot under the crossbar scores a goal, worth three points. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Hurling
  • It is a cavalry sport of ancient origin. A horse is ridden at full speed past a small target set in the ground. The rider must pierce it with a pointed weapon, lift it and carry it away. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Tent pegging
  • It is often called the national sport of Finland. The pitch is vertical: the ball goes up in the air above the plate. It was a demonstration sport at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Pesäpallo
  • It is played on a sheet of ice as big as a soccer field. Teams use curved sticks and a small ball. A game is two halves of 45 minutes. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Bandy
  • One athlete competes in five disciplines. They include fencing, swimming and running combined with laser pistol shooting. It has been in the Olympics since 1912. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Modern pentathlon
  • One player at a time goes into the other team's half. The aim is to touch opponents and return, while they try to hold the player down. It is done in a single breath. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Kabaddi
  • Paddlers steer a small boat down a course of rapids. They must pass through hanging gates, some of them against the current. Touching a gate adds two seconds to the time. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Canoe slalom
  • Players dive to the floor of a pool to move a heavy puck. They wear a mask, a snorkel and fins. Each holds a small stick in one hand. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Underwater hockey
  • Players send a woven rattan ball over a net. They may use their feet, knees, shoulders, chest and head. It comes from Southeast Asia. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Sepak takraw
  • Riders lie on their backs on a small sled, feet first. They steer with their calves and shoulders. Runs are timed to a thousandth of a second. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Luge
  • Riders slide their bikes sideways through the bends of an oval track. The surface is loose dirt or shale. The engines run on methanol. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Motorcycle speedway
  • Runners cover 3,000 meters. They clear barriers on the way around. One obstacle has a pit of water behind it and sits just inside or outside a bend of the track. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Steeplechase (athletics)
  • Six players a side are on an indoor court at once. The goalkeeper has no stick. It was developed in Sweden. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Floorball
  • Three players a side defend the full width of the court. Everyone wears eyeshades, so no one can see. Players track the ball by ear: it jingles as it rolls. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Goalball
  • The thrower stands still inside a ring marked on the ground. Hollow metal balls are tossed toward a small target ball. The game comes from Provence, in the south of France. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Pétanque
  • Two opponents wear armor and a mask with a metal grille. They strike with bamboo swords called shinai. It is a Japanese martial art. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Kendo
  • Two pairs meet on a small court closed in by walls. The rackets are solid, with no strings. Scoring is the same as in tennis, and the serve is hit at or below the waist. Which sport is it? Wikipedia, Padel

How this list was compiled: Clues, wrong choices and explanations were written by Wheel of Teams on 2026-10-01; no list was copied. Every fact in a clue was checked that day in the sport's own English Wikipedia article, the one named and linked under each question: a script looked up 258 phrases in the text of the 60 articles and found every one. Each wrong choice is a sport of the same type from the 275 on this site's random sport generator. A script also checked that no clue uses a word of its own answer, and that no clue sentence repeats the one-line description that page gives the sport. Licence: own work