📏 Sports rules quiz
How well do you know the rules? Ten questions about soccer, basketball, baseball and football.
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The answers, and why
- How many players does a soccer team have on the field? Eleven. A full soccer team has eleven players on the field, including the goalkeeper. Young kids' teams often play with fewer.
- How many players does a basketball team have on the court? Five. Each basketball team has five players on the court at a time.
- In baseball, how many strikes make a strikeout? Three. Three strikes and you're out!
- In baseball, how many outs end a team's turn to bat? Three. Three outs and the teams swap.
- Which soccer player can use their hands? The goalkeeper. The goalkeeper can use their hands inside their own penalty area.
- How many points is a basket from behind the three-point line? Three. That's why it's called the three-point line!
- How many points is one free throw in basketball? One. Each free throw is worth one point.
- How many bases are on a baseball field, counting home plate? Four. First, second, third and home plate.
- How many points is a touchdown in American football? Six. A touchdown is six points; the kick after can add one more.
- How does a soccer game start? A kickoff. Play starts with a kickoff from the center circle.