Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: on net and ball games Today Sports News

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On February 7, 1895, William Morgan, a YMCA physical education director created a game called Mintonette. His sport was meant for middle-aged businessmen, who found basketball too demanding. Originally, one could pass a ball around any number of times before hitting across the net. By what name do we know this sport now?

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On February 7, 1900, this competition was established, in which Totally 155 countries take part, making it the world’s largest annual team sporting competition. The first different countries to win this ‘World Cup’ were the United States, Great Britain, France and Australia. Hence they are given special ‘Open’ status. What event is this?

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This is a racket sport that originated in Mexico. It pretty much resembles tennis but the main difference is that the court has walls. Players can bounce the ball off them like squash but across a net. What is the name of the game, a reference to the solid stringless bat used?

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This sport is supposed to have originated from Germany. The activity became popular onboard cruise ships as the thing the players throw around was not in danger of rolling off deck. What sport is this, which was originally known as ‘Ring Tennis’?

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This sport originated in Victorian England as an after-dinner parlour game. Players used to stack a row of books in the middle after clearing the plates, use two more books as rackets and hit a golf ball across. It was called by another name because of the sound the actions made. What sport is this?

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This sport was invented in the United States in 1965 and uses a hard plastic ball that has less bounce than tennis balls. It’s a very dynamic game and is now becoming very popular. It gets its name because it was created from leftover equipment from other games. What sport is this which has nothing to do with relishes?

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This sport is technically ‘Foot Volleyball’, as it’s a combination of both those sports. It is played with a ball made of rattan. Originating in Southeast Asia, it has become very popular in Manipur and even won bronze at the 2018 Asian Games. What sport is this whose name means ‘kick ball’?

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Teqball is a sport that combines table tennis with the sport from the previous question. It is played with a football which is hit with any part of the body except arms and hands. The playing surface is unique as the ‘table’ is designed to keep rallies going at a fast pace. What is special about the table?

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Headis is a sport that was invented in 2006. It came about because a football pitch in Germany was being used to store the playing surface for another sport. The name comes from the fact that the player ‘heads’ the ball. Which sports surface is used?

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This sport is played with seven players per side and was first played in India as a women’s sport in Chennai in the 1940s. Developed by the YMCA the name of the sport comes from the fact that the player doesn’t use any racket and does not hit the ball. What sport is this?