Name the Sport Quiz

Name the Sport Quiz remind us how every sport has its own quirky backstory. Take table tennis, it began in England as a post-dinner parlour game among the upper class. Books were stacked as nets, corks were used as balls, and cigar box lids as paddles. Over time, it turned into an international competitive sport. This quiz won’t include that one, but if you enjoy figuring out sports just by how they’re played, you’re in the right place. This guess the sport game blends trivia with deduction. Whether you’re solving a quiz on identifying sports by actions or just brushing up on your sports quiz questions, this is a fun and light challenge for anyone curious about the world of sports.

Name the Sport

Players try to outmaneuver opponents on horseback while hitting a ball with a long mallet.

Dressage

Horse Racing

Rodeo

Polo

The aim is to climb a vertical wall or rock formation using both hands and feet.

Mountaineering

Parkour

Rock Climbing

Bouldering

Two teams hit a ball into the opponent's net using sticks, played on a field.

Ice hockey

Hockey

Lacrosse

Floorball

Each routine is judged based on difficulty, technique, and artistic expression, usually performed on mats or apparatuses.

Gymnastics

Figure Skating

Trampoline

Rhythmic Dance

The aim is to get the ball into the goal by carrying, throwing, or bouncing it, but players cannot take more than three steps without dribbling.

Basketball

Handball

Lacrosse

Football

Points are awarded for taking down or pinning an opponent in this contact sport.

Boxing

Karate

Wrestling

Taekwondo

Points are earned by performing flips and twists on a flexible bed suspended on a frame.

Gymnastics

Diving

Parkour

Trampoline

In which sport do players slide heavy stones on ice toward a target area, using brooms to influence the stone’s path?

Ice Hockey

Figure Skating

Curling

Bobsleigh

Players aim to hit a plastic disc into a metal basket using as few throws as possible.

Ultimate Frisbee

Disc Golf

Golf

Archery

A rider must control and perform a series of movements with a horse in a rectangular arena.

Dressage

Eventing

Rodeo

Polo

Your score is

The average score is 85%

Sample Questions from This Quiz

Players try to outmaneuver opponents on horseback while hitting a ball with a long mallet.
Each routine is judged based on difficulty, technique, and artistic expression, usually performed on mats or apparatuses.
Points are awarded for taking down or pinning an opponent in this contact sport.
In which sport do players slide heavy stones on ice toward a target area, using brooms to influence the stone’s path?
A rider must control and perform a series of movements with a horse in a rectangular arena.

Try the full quiz and see how many of these you can answer!