Q&A Thread!!!

I've got a few questions for you sports guys...
I was hoping you could help me out with some answers regarding different sports...
I’d really appreciate the help...

SOCCER
1. When and where is the next World Cup being held?
2. During the 2008 European Championship, which three national teams were in the same group as the US?
3. Which national teams was the US grouped with during the 2010 World Cup qualifiers?

BASKETBALL
1. How many fouls does a team need to commit in a single quarter to be in the bonus?
2. How far is the three-point line from the basket in the NBA?
3. Where was the last World Cup held, and who took home the title?
4. Where was the last European Championship held, and who won?

HANDBALL
1. When and where is the next World Championship taking place?
2. List the different penalties in handball following a foul.

VOLLEYBALL
1. What are the dimensions of the court?
2. How high is the net?

WATER POLO
1. How many periods are in a game?
2. How long does an attack last?

HOCKEY
1. How long does a game last?
2. How many players are on the ice for one team?

SKIING
1. List the alpine disciplines.
2. List the Nordic disciplines.

TRACK AND FIELD
1. List the middle-distance running disciplines.
2. List the relay disciplines.
3. List the cross-country running events.
4. List the walking disciplines in track and field.
5. How long is a marathon?
6. List the decathlon disciplines.
7. What is the men's world record for high jump, and who holds it?
8. What is the women's world record for high jump, and who holds it?
9. List the triathlon disciplines.

Hopefully, someone can help me out here.....

Jessica Cox89 said:I have a few questions for the sports guys out there...
I was hoping you could help me answer some things about sports...
I would really appreciate it!

HOCKEY
1. How long does a game last?
2. How many players are on the ice per team?

Hey, I can definitely help you out with hockey, even though I'm not a guy myself.
🙂

A game consists of three periods, and each period lasts 20 minutes.
There are 5 skaters plus 1 goalie on the ice at a time.
Keep in mind they use flying substitutions.👍
If you have any other hockey questions, just let me know!

🙂

Jessica Cox89 said:I have a few questions for guys who love sports....
I need some help answering a few things about sports...
I would be very grateful...

SOCCER
1. When and where is the next World Cup held?
2. In the 2008 European Championship, which three national teams was the US in the same group with?
3. Which national teams was the US in the qualifying group for the 2010 World Cup?

BASKETBALL
1. How many fouls does a team need to make in one quarter to reach the bonus?
2. At what distance from the line is the 3-pointer in the NBA?
3. Where was the last World Cup held and who became the world champion?
4. Where was the last European Championship held and who became the European champion?

HANDBALL
1. When and where is the next World Championship held?
2. List the penalties in handball after a foul.

VOLLEYBALL
1. What are the court dimensions?
2. What is the height of the net?

WATER POLO
1. How many periods is a game?
2. How long does an attack last?

HOCKEY
1. How long is a game?
2. How many players are on one team on the ice?

SKIING
1. List the alpine disciplines.
2. List the Nordic disciplines.

TRACK AND FIELD
1. List the middle-distance running disciplines.
2. List the relay disciplines.
3. List the hurdle races.
4. List the walking disciplines in track and field.
5. How long is a marathon?
6. List the decathlon disciplines.
7. What is the men's world record in high jump and who set it?
8. What is the women's world record in high jump and who set it?
9. List the triathlon disciplines.

I hope you can help me.....

Let's go in order:

Soccer
1. 2010 in South Africa.
2. Austria, Germany, Poland.
3. England, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Andorra.

Basketball
1. Four.
2. I think it's 23.75 feet (not entirely sure).
3. Japan - Spain.
4. Spain - Russia.

Handball
1. USA 2009.
2. Not quite sure what you mean by that, but I'll try: yellow card, two-minute suspension, red card.

Volleyball
Not really into volleyball, sorry.

Water Polo
1. 4x8 minutes.
2. 30 seconds.

Hockey
See the post above.

Skiing
1. Downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, combined.
2. You've got cross country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined.

Track and Field
Oof.
That's a lot of questions.
Let me see...
1. Not sure if the 400 counts as middle-distance or a sprint, but then there's the
800, 1500, the mile, and 3000.
2. 4x100 and 4x400.
3. 100m (women), 110m (men), 400 and 3000 hurdles (with higher hurdles).😁
4. I think there's the 20km and 31 miles, but honestly I'm not certain.
5. 26.2 miles.
6. 100m, long jump, discus, shot put, pole vault, 1500m, high jump, 110m hurdles, javelin, and I think 400m, but I'm not positive on the last one.
7. Javier Sotomayor, 245 cm.
8. Stefan Kostadinov, 209 cm.
9. Swimming, cycling, and running.

There, hope that helps. Though, looking at how you phrased them, it feels like you already knew the answers... but whatever.😁, regardless.

Jessica Cox89 said:VOLLEYBALL
1. What are the court dimensions?
2. How high is the net?

Volleyball is played on a court measuring 18 meters long by 9 meters wide—split into two 9x9 meter halves—with a 1-meter wide net set at a height of 2.43 meters for men and 2.24 meters for women. 🤮

Scott Collins30 said:Skiing
2. You’ve got cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined

And biathlon. 😉

I'm not entirely sure if biathlon counts as a Nordic discipline, though I doubt it... First off, they have their own governing body, the International Biathlon Union, so they don't fall under the FIS umbrella. Plus, biathlon holds its own World Championships, whereas things like cross country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined are all bundled together in the Nordic World Ski Championships.

Maybe not—I couldn't be sure. 🤷 But I did come across this:

There are two primary disciplines within Nordic skiing: cross country skiing and ski jumping. Beyond those basics, cross country serves as a foundation for two combined sports—Nordic combined, which blends skiing and jumping, and biathlon, which pairs skiing with shooting. 🤷

edit:Olympic cross country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, and biathlon are the core Nordic skiing events.

Regarding that stat in the NBA, I think what that guy said about it being 7.25 is spot on (I assume)... and as for those shooting percentages, they're basically fundamental basketball school basics for me; I usually sit somewhere around the 5-something mark

Scott Collins30 said:Basketball
1. Four
2. I think it's 7.25 (not entirely sure)
3. Japan vs. Spain
4. Spain vs. Russia

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Can someone please help me out with some questions? I've been assigned to answer these, but I honestly don't know the first thing about sports!
HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!🙏

HANDBALL
1. How many players are on the court per team?
2. How long does a game last?
3. From how many meters is a penalty shot taken?
4. When and where is the next European Championship being held?

SOCCER
1. Which club won the U.S. Open Cup last season?
2. How many players are on the field per team?
3. How many referees are at a game?
4. How long does a game last?
5. When is a corner kick taken?
6. How many points are typically awarded for a win versus a draw?

BASKETBALL
1. How many players are on the court per team?
2. How many referees are at a game?
3. How long is the shot clock?
4. How long does a game last?
5. How often are the World Cups held?
6. Name 5 teams from the American professional leagues.

VOLLEYBALL
1. How many players are on the court per team?
2. How many points are needed to win a set?
3. How many sets are required to win a match?

WATER POLO
1. How many players are in the pool per team?
2. From how many meters is a penalty shot taken?

HOCKEY
1. How long does a game last?

TRACK AND FIELD
1. List the short-distance running disciplines.
2. List the throwing disciplines.
3. List the jumping disciplines.
4. What is the men's world record for the 100m, and who holds it?

TENNIS
1. How many sets are needed to win a Grand Slam tournament?

TABLE TENNIS
1. How many points are needed to win a single set?

SWIMMING
1. List the different swimming styles.

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

You don't have Google or 🙄🙄🙄

Swimming—freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly

HANDBALL
1. how many players per team on the court? 7
2. how long is a game? 60 mins
4. how far out is the penalty shot taken? 7 meters
4. when and where is the next European Championship being held? 2012, Mexico

SOCCER
1. which club won the U.S. Cup last season? Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. how many players per team on the field? 11
3. how many refs at a game? Main ref plus two assistants—so 3 on the pitch, one fourth official off
4. how long does a game run? 90 mins plus stoppage time
5. when do you get a corner kick? When a player or goalie knocks the ball behind their own goal line.
6. what's the usual points breakdown for a win versus a draw? 3 for a win, 1 for a tie.

BASKETBALL
1. how many players per team on the court? 5
2. how many refs at a game? 3 on the court, one at the scorer's table
3. how long is a shot clock? 24 seconds
4. how long is a game? 40 mins (48 mins in the NBA)
5. how often are World Cups held? Every 4 years
6. name 5 teams from the American league. Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando, Washington, D.C., Coca-Cola, Miami

VOLLEYBALL
1. how many players per team on the court? 6
2. how many points to win a set? 25 (or more if you need a 2-point lead, like 26-24, 27-25...)
3. how many sets to win the match? 3

WATER POLO
1. how many players per team in the pool? 7
2. how far out is the penalty shot taken? 5 meters

HOCKEY
1. how long is a game? 60 mins

TRACK AND FIELD
1. list the short-distance running events. 60m, 100m, 200m, 400m
2. list the throwing disciplines. javelin, discus, shot put, hammer
3. list the jumping disciplines. long jump, high jump, pole vault, triple jump
4. what's the men's world record for the 100m and who holds it? Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.58 sec

TENNIS
1. how many sets do you need to win a Grand Slam tournament? 3

TABLE TENNIS
1. how many points to win a single set? 11 (or more if there's a 2-point gap, 12-10, 13-11...)

SWIMMING
1. list the swimming strokes. freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke

Basketball
1. 5 players per side
2. 4 officials on court
3. 24-second shot clock
4. 40 minutes total, though the NBA goes for 48
5. Held every 4 years
6. Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando, Washington, D.C., Miami, Coca-Cola

Google 🙏 🙏 🙏

Hey there...

Seriously though, who even comes up with assignments like this? Is this something they hand out in high school or college? Because if it is, sign me up—I want to enroll in a school like that right now!

analoggull4 said:Good grief. Who on earth comes up with assignments like this? Is this some kind of high school or college coursework? Because if it actually is, sign me up—I’d love to enroll in a school that teaches stuff like this.

It’s probably just some kind of school project. 🙂

Biathlon isn't actually considered a Nordic discipline

Terry Fisher2 is basically Google.☕

Just so everyone's on the same page, NCAA basketball shot clocks run for 35 seconds. I'm also curious who even comes up with these kinds of questions.