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100 Kids Sports Trivia Questions and Answers

Reviewed by Aleesha Rubinstein, Editor·Updated Oct 2026·13 min read

100 kids sports trivia questions and answers on soccer, basketball, baseball, football, hockey, the Olympics and sports from around the world, mostly easy with a few tricky ones.

Kids Sports Trivia

  1. 1How many players does each soccer team have on the field at one time, including the goalkeeper?

  2. 2What color card does a soccer referee show to send a player off the field?

  3. 3Which soccer player is the only one on the team allowed to use their hands inside the penalty area?

  4. 4In soccer, what is it called when a player hits the ball with their head?

  5. 5What is it called when one player scores three goals in a single game?

  6. 6What is the name of the giant soccer tournament between countries held every four years?

  7. 7Through the 2023 tournament, which country had won the most FIFA Women's World Cup titles?

  8. 8In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?

  9. 9In basketball, how many points is a shot from behind the three-point arc worth?

  10. 10How many points is a basketball free throw worth?

  11. 11What is it called when a basketball player bounces the ball while moving?

  12. 12What word describes a basketball shot that drops through the hoop without touching the rim?

  13. 13Who invented basketball in 1891?

  14. 14What did the very first basketball games use as hoops?

  15. 15Michael Jordan won six NBA championships with which team?

  16. 16How many bases are there on a baseball field, counting home plate?

  17. 17Because of its shape, what is a baseball infield often called?

  18. 18How many innings are in a regular Major League Baseball game?

  19. 19What is it called when a batter gets three strikes?

  20. 20What is it called when a batter hits the ball over the outfield fence?

  21. 21In baseball, a pitch outside the strike zone that the batter does not swing at is called what?

  22. 22Where does a baseball pitcher stand to throw the ball?

  23. 23The World Series is the championship of which sport?

  24. 24Babe Ruth hit most of his 714 career home runs for which team?

  25. 25Which award is given each year to the best pitcher in each MLB league?

  26. 26In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier with which team?

  27. 27How many points is a touchdown worth in football?

  28. 28In which sport do players score touchdowns?

  29. 29Which football player usually throws the passes?

  30. 30What is the name of the NFL's big championship game?

  31. 31Which sport is played with a puck?

  32. 32What trophy do NHL champions win?

  33. 33Which hockey player, known as 'The Great One,' wore number 99?

  34. 34In which sport do players slide heavy granite stones across the ice toward a target?

  35. 35In which sport do teams of two or four push a sled, jump in, and race down an icy track?

  36. 36Which winter sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting?

  37. 37In which winter sport do athletes ride one board down snowy slopes?

  38. 38In which winter sport do skaters perform jumps and spins to music?

  39. 39What is the ski race where racers zigzag around poles called gates?

  40. 40Which famous sled dog race runs across Alaska each March?

  41. 41How many rings are in the Olympic symbol?

  42. 42What medal does the first-place winner get at the Olympics?

  43. 43In which ancient Greek place were the original Olympic Games held?

  44. 44The first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, were held in which city?

  45. 45How often are the Summer Olympics held?

  46. 46Which American swimmer has won the most Olympic gold medals of all time?

  47. 47Which Jamaican sprinter was nicknamed 'Lightning Bolt'?

  48. 48Which American gymnast won four gold medals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio?

  49. 49How long is an Olympic-size swimming pool?

  50. 50In which sport might a swimmer do a flip turn at the wall?

  51. 51What is the fastest swimming stroke?

  52. 52In which water sport do players pass a ball while treading water and try to score in a goal?

  53. 53In which sport do runners race over hurdles?

  54. 54What do relay runners pass to their teammates?

  55. 55How long is a marathon?

  56. 56Which race has athletes swim, then bike, then run?

  57. 57In which track event do athletes jump over a bar without using a pole?

  58. 58In 1954, who became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes?

  59. 59Which sport uses a shuttlecock?

  60. 60Which sport is played on a table with small paddles, a light plastic ball and a low net?

  61. 61In tennis, what word means a score of zero?

  62. 62In tennis, what is the score called when it is 40-40?

  63. 63Which famous tennis tournament is played on grass courts in London?

  64. 64Serena Williams' older sister is also a tennis champion. What is her name?

  65. 65In which sport can you score an 'eagle'?

  66. 66How many holes are played in a standard round of golf?

  67. 67What word do golfers shout to warn people that a ball is heading their way?

  68. 68What do you call it when a golfer gets the ball in the hole with just one shot?

  69. 69What does the winner of golf's Masters Tournament get to wear?

  70. 70In which sport do players score a 'try'?

  71. 71The AFL Grand Final is the biggest game of the year in which sport, hugely popular in Australia?

  72. 72Which bat-and-ball sport, popular in England and India, has players called batsmen and bowlers?

  73. 73What do cricket players wear to protect their legs while batting?

  74. 74In which Japanese sport do large wrestlers try to push each other out of a ring?

  75. 75In which Olympic sport do athletes compete with swords called foil, épée and saber?

  76. 76What do fencers wear over their faces for protection?

  77. 77In karate and judo, which belt color usually means an expert?

  78. 78Which sport is often called 'the sweet science'?

  79. 79What is the center of an archery target called?

  80. 80In which sport do athletes sit facing backward and pull oars to move a boat?

  81. 81Which sport involves riding waves on a board?

  82. 82What is the name of the skateboard trick where you pop the board into the air without using your hands?

  83. 83Skateboarding made its Olympic debut at which Summer Games?

  84. 84Which sport is played on horseback and has the biggest field of any team sport?

  85. 85In which sport do riders guide horses over a course of fences and rails?

  86. 86The Kentucky Derby is a famous race for which animals?

  87. 87The Tour de France is a famous race in which sport?

  88. 88What color jersey does the overall leader wear in the Tour de France?

  89. 89In which sport would you see a pit crew change tires during a race?

  90. 90Which game uses a cue stick to hit balls into pockets on a table?

  91. 91What table game has players spin rods with little plastic players attached?

  92. 92Which game is played on a lawn by hitting balls through wickets with a mallet?

  93. 93Which game has terms like 'spare' and 'strike'?

  94. 94What is it called when a bowler rolls three strikes in a row?

  95. 95In which sport might a player 'spike' the ball over a net?

  96. 96Who invented volleyball in 1895?

  97. 97In which sport do two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope?

  98. 98In which sport do players hit a small rubber ball against a wall using only their hands?

  99. 99Which gymnastics apparatus has two handles on top that gymnasts hold while swinging their legs?

  100. 100What do the letters MVP stand for?

Answer Key

  1. 1. 11
  2. 2. Red
  3. 3. Goalkeeper
  4. 4. A header
  5. 5. Hat trick
  6. 6. World Cup
  7. 7. United States
  8. 8. Basketball
  9. 9. 3
  10. 10. 1
  11. 11. Dribbling
  12. 12. Swish
  13. 13. James Naismith
  14. 14. Peach baskets
  15. 15. Chicago Bulls
  16. 16. Four
  17. 17. Diamond
  18. 18. Nine
  19. 19. Strikeout
  20. 20. Home run
  21. 21. A ball
  22. 22. On the mound
  23. 23. Baseball
  24. 24. New York Yankees
  25. 25. Cy Young Award
  26. 26. Brooklyn Dodgers
  27. 27. Six
  28. 28. Football
  29. 29. Quarterback
  30. 30. Super Bowl
  31. 31. Ice hockey
  32. 32. Stanley Cup
  33. 33. Wayne Gretzky
  34. 34. Curling
  35. 35. Bobsled
  36. 36. Biathlon
  37. 37. Snowboarding
  38. 38. Figure skating
  39. 39. Slalom
  40. 40. Iditarod
  41. 41. 5
  42. 42. Gold
  43. 43. Olympia
  44. 44. Athens
  45. 45. Every four years
  46. 46. Michael Phelps
  47. 47. Usain Bolt
  48. 48. Simone Biles
  49. 49. 50 meters
  50. 50. Swimming
  51. 51. Freestyle
  52. 52. Water polo
  53. 53. Track and field
  54. 54. A baton
  55. 55. About 26.2 miles
  56. 56. Triathlon
  57. 57. High jump
  58. 58. Roger Bannister
  59. 59. Badminton
  60. 60. Table tennis
  61. 61. Love
  62. 62. Deuce
  63. 63. Wimbledon
  64. 64. Venus Williams
  65. 65. Golf
  66. 66. 18
  67. 67. Fore
  68. 68. Hole in one
  69. 69. A green jacket
  70. 70. Rugby
  71. 71. Australian rules football
  72. 72. Cricket
  73. 73. Pads
  74. 74. Sumo wrestling
  75. 75. Fencing
  76. 76. A mask
  77. 77. Black
  78. 78. Boxing
  79. 79. Bullseye
  80. 80. Rowing
  81. 81. Surfing
  82. 82. Ollie
  83. 83. Tokyo 2020
  84. 84. Polo
  85. 85. Show jumping
  86. 86. Horses
  87. 87. Cycling
  88. 88. Yellow
  89. 89. Auto racing
  90. 90. Pool
  91. 91. Foosball
  92. 92. Croquet
  93. 93. Bowling
  94. 94. Turkey
  95. 95. Volleyball
  96. 96. William G. Morgan
  97. 97. Tug of war
  98. 98. Handball
  99. 99. Pommel horse
  100. 100. Most Valuable Player

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