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Quiz about The Name of The Game
Quiz about The Name of The Game

The Name of The Game Trivia Quiz


This quiz lets you guess how the Dutch call certain sports and athletic terms. At the same time, you'll get an idea of which sports they're interested in.

A multiple-choice quiz by Woordenboer. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Woordenboer
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
137,843
Updated
Dec 02 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
1141
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Question 1 of 15
1. Soccer is called ... Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. When a goal is scored, a sports announcer will exclaim ... Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. 'Een strafschop' is... Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What the Dutch call 'hockey' is played on an ice-rink.


Question 5 of 15
5. Golf is called 'kolf' in Dutch.


Question 6 of 15
6. Another popular sport is 'schaatsen.' What specific event does that usually mean to the Dutch? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. In the Netherlands, the most popular national event is the 'Elfstedentocht', a speed-skating race through Frisia (Friesland), which can only occasionally be held - namely, in severe winters.


Question 8 of 15
8. Belgium's national sport is cycling. Which of these is NOT a type of bicycle? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. In tennis, gravel is called... Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. In Dutch, baseball is called ... Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Volleyball is called ... Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. A basket is 'een korf', so basketball is called korfbal.


Question 13 of 15
13. Which of these sports is NOT a discipline of athletics (track and field)? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which of these sports is NOT an equestrian discipline? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which of these is NOT a watersport? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Soccer is called ...

Answer: voetbal

'Foutbal', 'slagbal' and 'vangbal' are baseball terms.
2. When a goal is scored, a sports announcer will exclaim ...

Answer: Doelpunt!

Literally, goal point. 'Goal!' is also used, but less often.
3. 'Een strafschop' is...

Answer: a penalty kick

It's a literal translation of 'penalty kick'. Dutch has a rich soccer vocabulary, partly because both translations and the original English words are used, e.g. 'strafschop' - 'penalty'.
4. What the Dutch call 'hockey' is played on an ice-rink.

Answer: False

It's field hockey! Dutch field hockey teams of both genders have won World and Olympic championships. The NHL game is called 'ijshockey'.
5. Golf is called 'kolf' in Dutch.

Answer: False

It's simply 'golf'. 'Kolf' was a medieval Dutch game, sometimes considered a predecessor to golf as we know it.
6. Another popular sport is 'schaatsen.' What specific event does that usually mean to the Dutch?

Answer: Speed skating (on a 400 meter ice track)

This is one of the most popular spectator sports in the Netherlands, but hardly anyone abroad is interested.
7. In the Netherlands, the most popular national event is the 'Elfstedentocht', a speed-skating race through Frisia (Friesland), which can only occasionally be held - namely, in severe winters.

Answer: True

The last three races of the 20th century, in 1985, 1986 and 1997, were completed in under seven hours by the winners.
8. Belgium's national sport is cycling. Which of these is NOT a type of bicycle?

Answer: eenwieler

An 'eenwieler' is a unicycle :-)
9. In tennis, gravel is called...

Answer: gravel

'Grind' means gravel in the sense of small stones, 'gravel' only ground bricks.
10. In Dutch, baseball is called ...

Answer: honkbal

A 'honk' is a base.
11. Volleyball is called ...

Answer: volleybal

Dutch television viewers chose the national volleyball team's victory in the Atlanta Olympics of 1996 as the sporting event of the 20th century.
12. A basket is 'een korf', so basketball is called korfbal.

Answer: False

Korfbal is a different sport, probably derived from basketball trough Swedish ringboll. A notable difference is that men and women play together.
13. Which of these sports is NOT a discipline of athletics (track and field)?

Answer: schieten

It's shooting. 'Polsstokhoogspringen' refers to the pole vault. But there is also a horizontal version called 'polsstokverspringen' or 'fierljeppen' - a traditional sport invented by farmhands as a way of crossing ditches.
14. Which of these sports is NOT an equestrian discipline?

Answer: hinkstapspringen

It's the triple jump in athletics. Horses do make triple jumps sometimes, but not in that contorted way.
15. Which of these is NOT a watersport?

Answer: schermen

'Schermen' = fencing, 'roeien' = rowing, 'zeilen' = sailing, 'zwemmen' = swimming.
Source: Author Woordenboer

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