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50 Field Hockey Trivia Questions, Answers, and Fun Facts

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1 At which stadium were all matches for the tournament played?
Answer: Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium

The "Temple of Indian Hockey" is dedicated to Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan
Chand. It was previously known as the "Irwin Amphitheatre" and renamed National Stadium before the 1951 Asian Games.
    Your options: [ K.D.Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow ] [ Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandar ] [ Major Radhakrishan Stadium, Egmore, Chennai ] [ Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium ]
  From Quiz: 2010 FIH Hockey World Cup
2 How many players are on the field for each team in an official field hockey match?
Answer: 11

Field hockey is much closer to soccer than ice hockey. There are ten players on the field plus the goalie.
  From Quiz: Fantastic Field Hockey
3 The coach assigns you the position of sweeper. Where do you go?
Answer: Behind the center.

The sweeper is kind of like a wing, except in the middle of the field.
  From Quiz: Field Hockey
4 Since 2015 what has been the maximum permitted length of a field hockey stick?
Answer: 105cm

In 2015 a maximum length of 105cm (41 inches) was introduced for field hockey sticks, prior to this there had been no maximum length. As well as a maximum length there is also a maximum weight for hockey sticks of 737g, although most players use a lighter stick than this.
  From Quiz: Let's Play Field Hockey
5 Who scored the first goal of the tournament?
Answer: Hykes (South Africa)

Julian Hykes scored in the 16th minute for South Africa against Spain. It was rather ironic that the first goal of the World Cup was scored by the lowest ranked team.
  From Quiz: 2010 FIH Hockey World Cup
6 How many times can teams sub-out players?
Answer: Unlimited times

A team can make a substitution as many times as they want too during a game. They can do it at any time, even while the ball is in play. Teams have to be very careful not to have too many players on the field, so usually they wait until the player coming off is almost at the sideline before the new player comes on.
  From Quiz: Fantastic Field Hockey
7 How many matches did Rechelle Hawkes played for Australia?
Answer: 279

Rechelle passed Sharon Buchanan's long held mark for most capped in 1997 and is also the first player to have played 200 games for Australia. A scorer of 49 goals, she retired after the 2000 Olympics. She had the honour of reading the Athletes Oath at the Opening Ceremony.
  From Quiz: The Legendary Hockeyroos
8 How many players from each team are allowed on the field at any one time?
Answer: 11

There are eleven players per team allowed on a hockey field at any time, up to five additional players are allowed in a squad and these can be substituted in and out as many times as is desired during the course of the match. The team who are in possession of the ball are called the attack and the other team the defence.
  From Quiz: Let's Play Field Hockey
9 India started their campaign with a bang in a 4-1 win against a higher ranked team. Who did India beat in this game?
Answer: Pakistan

Coming into the World Cup, India was ranked 12th in the world, whereas Pakistan was 3rd. Shivendra Singh, Sardar Singh, and Prabhjot Singh scored for India, whereas Sohail Abbas scored the lone goal for Pakistan off a penalty corner. After the match, Shivendra Singh (India) was slapped with a two-match suspension, and Irfan (Pakistan) with a one-match suspension.
  From Quiz: 2010 FIH Hockey World Cup
10 A girl on the other team was the one advancing, and your team is awarded a free hit. You are chosen to take it. What is the most common thing people do to the ball when they have a free hit?
Answer: Drive it

Most of the time, the girl taking the free hit drives it, because when you take a free hit, you want to send it as far as you can.
  From Quiz: Field Hockey
11 Who did the Hockeyroos play in the gold medal match at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games?
Answer: Argentina

Australia played Argentina twice at the 2000 Olympics both times the scoreline was identical.
  From Quiz: The Legendary Hockeyroos
12 There's one player on a field hockey team who is allowed to play at the ball with their hands and feet. What name is used for this position?
Answer: Goalkeeper

Each team is allowed to have one goalkeeper on the field during matches. The goal keeper can use any part of their body to deflect the ball away from the goal including their hands and feet which other players would receive a penalty for doing. Goal keepers must wear a helmet, leg guards and footguards and they are also allowed to wear additional protective equipment such as hand guards and chest guards.
  From Quiz: Let's Play Field Hockey
13 Since 1971 when the inaugural tournament was played, only 2 teams had won the tournament as hosts. Who were they?
Answer: Netherlands and Germany

The Netherlands won twice as hosts in 1973 (beating India 4-2 after a penalty shoot out) and again in 1998.
Germany won their first world title in 2002 and as hosts in 2006. They were only the second country to do this after Pakistan won in 1978 and 1982.
  From Quiz: 2010 FIH Hockey World Cup
14 What are the referees called?
Answer: Umpires

There are usually two umpires, one for each side of the field. Some games have more than two.
  From Quiz: Fantastic Field Hockey
15 When you take the hit, the other team gets it and starts dribbling down the field. You try to get the ball back and you start trying to use your stick to get the ball away. Then the whistle blows. What did you do?
Answer: You were hacking

Hacking is when a player has the ball, and a player from the other team is constantly trying to get the ball by hitting at it, hitting the other player's stick, and smacking at the ball.
  From Quiz: Field Hockey
16 What was the scoreline in the gold medal match of the 2000 Olympic games?
Answer: 3-1

Argentina won its first Olympic hockey medal in Sydney.
  From Quiz: The Legendary Hockeyroos
17 Which team set a record for the highest ever score in a World Cup finals match beating South Africa 12-0?
Answer: Australia

Australia recorded their biggest ever win in the World Cup, beating the previous highest score of 12-3 by Pakistan against New Zealand in 1982.

    Your options: [ Pakistan ] [ Spain ] [ India ] [ Australia ]
  From Quiz: 2010 FIH Hockey World Cup
18 What side of the stick are you allowed to use?
Answer: flat side only

The referee will call a foul if they use the back (curved) side of their stick. Players have to flip their stick over instead. Players can use most of the flat side of the stick, as long as the ball does not touch their hands.
  From Quiz: Fantastic Field Hockey
19 Until the conclusion of the Sydney 2000 Olympic games who was the coach of the Hockeyroos?
Answer: Richard Charlesworth

Ric Charlesworth played hockey for Australia, cricket for New South Wales and is a qualified doctor.
  From Quiz: The Legendary Hockeyroos
20 Oh dear, a cat has run on to the field and the umpire has stopped the game clock while it is being removed! What is the name for the way that play is restarted after a situation such as this?
Answer: Bully

A bully is used to restart play when the clock has been stopped but the ball was not out of play and no penalty has been awarded, this could happen if there is an injury to a player or for some other reason, such as an animal on the field as in this question! When play is restarted with a bully the ball is placed between a player from each team who then must tap sticks before they try to play the ball. A bully used to be used for starting matches and for restarting play after a goal but this was replaced with the uncontested centre pass in 1981. A free hit is when a player is allowed to play the ball uncontested and is usually awarded as a penalty when a foul has been committed. A face off is a term used in ice hockey.
  From Quiz: Let's Play Field Hockey
21 How many teams participated in the tournament?
Answer: 12

10 teams competed in the first World Cup tournament held at the Real Polo Grounds in Barcelona, Spain in 1971. Since 1978, the tournament has been held every 4 years.
  From Quiz: 2010 FIH Hockey World Cup
22 What does the referee call if somebody blocks another player from getting to the ball?
Answer: Obstruction

Obstruction is when you block somebody from getting to the ball, whether intentionally or not. You can turn your back to a player, but you have to be moving your feet and the ball if you have it.
  From Quiz: Fantastic Field Hockey
23 At the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics, how many Olympic gold medals have the Hockeyroos won?
Answer: Three

They were won in Seoul 1988, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000.
  From Quiz: The Legendary Hockeyroos
24 Who were the tournament's highest scorers?
Answer: Luke Doerner and Taeke Taekema

Luke Doerner (Australia) and Taeke Taekema (Netherlands) scored 8 goals each. Jamie Dwyer (Australia) scored 4, Rajpal Singh (India) scored 2, Sohail Abbas(Pakistan) scored 2, Florian Fuchs (Germany) scored 3, Max Muller (Germany) scored 1, and Julian Hykes (South Africa) scored 1.
  From Quiz: 2010 FIH Hockey World Cup
25 Who is the only Hockeyroo to win three Olympic gold meadls?
Answer: Rechelle Hawkes

Rechelle has played in the Australian team for 15 years.
  From Quiz: The Legendary Hockeyroos
26 Which four teams reached the semi-finals?
Answer: Germany, England, Australia, Netherlands

Germany finished top of Pool A with 11 points, with the Netherlands finishing 2nd with 10 points. Australia and England finished with 12 points each, with Australia leading the table on superior goal difference.
    Your options: [ India, Australia, Germany, Netherlands ] [ Pakistan, Australia, Germany, Argentina ] [ South Korea, England, Australia, Germany ] [ Germany, England, Australia, Netherlands ]
  From Quiz: 2010 FIH Hockey World Cup
27 According to the rules of field hockey, how many ways can you hit a ball?
Answer: 3

The sweep hit is getting down really low to sweep your stick along the ground. The push pass is to push the ball to a teammate. Your stick does not make a sound when you do this. The most common type of hit is the drive. This is like an ice hockey slapshot.
  From Quiz: Fantastic Field Hockey
28 Where are the Hockeyroos based?
Answer: Perth

How many of you answered Canberra because the AIS is there?
  From Quiz: The Legendary Hockeyroos
29 A foul has been committed and the umpire has indicated that the attacking team will get a free shot at goal with only the goalkeeper allowed to defend the shot. What is this shot called?
Answer: Penalty stroke

A penalty stroke is a type of penalty where the attacking team get a free shot at goal and is taken from the penalty spot marked within the circle. So that the player taking the shot is not impeded by other players all players other than the player taking the shot and the goalkeeper must stand outside of the 23 meter area in front of the goal. The goalkeeper must stay on the goal-line until the ball has been played. A penalty corner is awarded in situations where a foul has been committed in the circle and stopped a probable goal being scored, or an intentional foul has been committed against the player with the ball in the circle.
  From Quiz: Let's Play Field Hockey
30 Which team ranked third in the world at the time of the World Cup, finished a dismal 12th?
Answer: Pakistan

Pakistan finished Pool B with 3 points, and lost to Canada 3-2 in the battle for 11th place.
    Your options: [ Argentina ] [ South Korea ] [ South Africa ] [ Pakistan ]
  From Quiz: 2010 FIH Hockey World Cup
31 Where was field hockey invented?
Answer: Scotland

It was first played in the Scottish highlands in the 1700s. It used to be called Shinty.
  From Quiz: Fantastic Field Hockey
32 Who was the youngest member of the Hockeyroos squad that played in Sydney 2000?
Answer: Angie Skirving

Angie was 19 yrs old. She's from Queensland.
  From Quiz: The Legendary Hockeyroos
33 Field hockey is an Olympic sport and made its first appearance at which Olympic Games?
Answer: London 1908

Men's field hockey was first played at the Olympic Games that took place in London in 1908. The sport was absent from the 1912 and 1924 Olympic Games, although there was a competition in 1920, before becoming a permanent Olympic sport at the 1928 games. The first Olympic Games to feature women's field hockey were the 1980 games held in Moscow.
    Your options: [ Barcelona 1992 ] [ Athens 1896 ] [ London 1908 ] [ Rome 1960 ]
  From Quiz: Let's Play Field Hockey
34 The winners of the World Cup was Australia. What was the scoreline of the finals?
Answer: 2-1

Australia dominated the finals, with Ockenden and Doerner scoring. Furste was the lone scorer for Germany.
  From Quiz: 2010 FIH Hockey World Cup
35 What kind of surface is field hockey played on?
Answer: turf/grass

It is played outside on turf or grass. It is usually played on turf because the ball rolls better, and the grass fields get chopped up easily. Wood would be scratched by the sticks, and gravel would damage the sticks.
  From Quiz: Fantastic Field Hockey
36 What are the names of the sisters who played in the Olympic squads in both Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000?
Answer: Lisa Carruthers and Katrina Powell

Triny and Lisa (and their family) had one of the hockey fields at the AIS named after them - at the Lyneham Hockey Centre - for the Powell family's contribution to the game of hockey.
  From Quiz: The Legendary Hockeyroos
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