Ready to test your knowledge of one of the world’s most popular sports – volleyball? Whether you’re a seasoned player, a devoted fan, or a newcomer to the sport, this post is set to challenge and entertain you! We’ve compiled a list of 100 volleyball trivia questions and answers covering everything from basic rules and techniques, to historical facts and professional play. It’s time to discover how much you really know about volleyball, and perhaps learn something new along the way. Let’s dive right into the exciting world of volleyball trivia!
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1. What year was volleyball invented? Reveal Answer 1895.
2. Who invented volleyball? Reveal Answer William G. Morgan.
3. Where was volleyball first invented? Reveal Answer Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.
4. What was volleyball originally called? Reveal Answer Mintonette.
5. Why was the name changed from Mintonette to Volleyball? Reveal Answer The name was changed after a spectator noted the volleying nature of the game.
6. How many players are there on a volleyball team on the court? Reveal Answer Six.
7. How many touches can a team have before the ball must cross the net? Reveal Answer Three.
8. What year did volleyball become an Olympic sport? Reveal Answer 1964.
9. Which country won the first Olympic gold medal in men’s volleyball? Reveal Answer The Soviet Union.
10. How high is the net in men’s volleyball? Reveal Answer 2.43 meters.
11. How high is the net in women’s volleyball? Reveal Answer 2.24 meters.
12. What is a ‘spike’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A spike is a high-speed downward hit of the ball over the net.
13. What is a ‘dig’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A dig is a defensive play to keep the ball from hitting the floor after a spike or attack.
14. What does the term ‘setter’ mean in volleyball? Reveal Answer The setter is the player who provides the ball to the hitters.
15. In which country is volleyball the national sport? Reveal Answer In Sri Lanka.
16. What is a ‘block’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A block is a defensive play aimed at interrupting the ball as it crosses the net.
17. What is a ‘libero’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A libero is a defensive specialist position in indoor volleyball.
18. How many substitutions are allowed per set in volleyball? Reveal Answer 12 substitutions.
19. What is the circumference of a volleyball? Reveal Answer Between 65 and 67 cm.
20. What is the weight of a volleyball? Reveal Answer Between 260 and 280 grams.
21. Who is the most decorated player in beach volleyball history? Reveal Answer Kerri Walsh Jennings.
22. Who won the most Olympic gold medals in volleyball? Reveal Answer Karch Kiraly.
23. What does the term ‘bump’ mean in volleyball? Reveal Answer The bump, also called a pass, is the most basic and most essential skill in volleyball.
24. What are the dimensions of a volleyball court? Reveal Answer 18 meters long and 9 meters wide.
25. What material covers a volleyball? Reveal Answer Leather or synthetic leather.
26. What is the term for hitting the ball with two hands from above the head in volleyball? Reveal Answer Setting.
27. In volleyball, what does a red card mean? Reveal Answer A red card results in a point and serve for the opponent, and possibly an expulsion from the game.
28. What is the maximum number of hits per side in beach volleyball? Reveal Answer Three.
29. Who won the first women’s volleyball Olympic gold medal? Reveal Answer Japan.
30. What are the two types of serves in volleyball? Reveal Answer Underhand and overhand.
31. What is the most common type of fault in volleyball? Reveal Answer A foot fault, which occurs when the server steps on or over the end line before serving.
32. What is a ‘kill’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A kill is a successful, unreturnable hit by a player.
33. What is a ‘side-out’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A side-out occurs when the team that served the ball makes a mistake, causing the ball to go to the other team.
34. What does the term ‘ace’ mean in volleyball? Reveal Answer An ace is a serve that results directly in a point, usually when the ball hits the floor untouched on the receiving team’s side of the court.
35. What is a ‘quick set’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A quick set is a strategy where the setter quickly passes the ball to a hitter who jumps and swings at the ball as the ball is being set.
36. In volleyball, who is often the team captain? Reveal Answer Often, the setter is also the team captain.
37. Which country has the most Olympic medals in volleyball? Reveal Answer Brazil.
38. What does a yellow card mean in volleyball? Reveal Answer A yellow card in volleyball is a warning issued for minor misconduct.
39. How many timeouts does each team have per set? Reveal Answer Each team has two timeouts per set.
40. What year was beach volleyball added to the Olympics? Reveal Answer 1996.
41. Who won the first Olympic gold medal in beach volleyball? Reveal Answer Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes from the USA.
42. What is the maximum number of players on a beach volleyball team? Reveal Answer Two.
43. Which country has won the most medals in beach volleyball in the Olympics? Reveal Answer The USA.
44. What’s the typical duration of a volleyball match? Reveal Answer A match can last anywhere from 60 minutes to several hours, depending on the level of play and the number of sets played.
45. In volleyball, what does the term ‘roof’ refer to? Reveal Answer A roof is a term used to describe a blocked shot that directly results in a point.
46. What’s the standard pressure inside a volleyball? Reveal Answer The standard pressure inside a volleyball is between 4.26 to 4.61 psi.
47. Who is considered the greatest female volleyball player of all time? Reveal Answer Regarded by many, it’s Brazil’s Giba (Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho).
48. What was the original color of the volleyball? Reveal Answer The original color of the volleyball was brown.
49. How long is a timeout in volleyball? Reveal Answer A timeout in volleyball lasts for 30 seconds.
50. How much time is there between sets in a volleyball match? Reveal Answer There’s a 3-minute interval between each set.
51. When did the FIVB introduce the use of the libero player? Reveal Answer The libero was introduced by the FIVB in 1998.
52. What’s the maximum number of sets in a volleyball match? Reveal Answer A match consists of a maximum of five sets.
53. What color is the ball used in beach volleyball? Reveal Answer White, yellow, or a combination of colors, but predominantly yellow.
54. What is a ‘float serve’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A float serve is when the ball is hit without spin, causing it to move unpredictably in the air.
55. What is a ‘jump serve’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A jump serve is a type of serve where the ball is thrown into the air and the player makes contact with it by jumping and hitting it in mid-air.
56. What is the ‘attack line’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer The attack line is a line 3 meters from the net that separates the front-row players from the back-row players.
57. What is the ‘rotation’ rule in volleyball? Reveal Answer The rotation rule means that players must rotate positions clockwise each time they win back the service from the opposition.
58. How many professional volleyball leagues are there in the world? Reveal Answer There are dozens of professional volleyball leagues around the world, including leagues in Europe, Asia, North America, and South America.
59. What is the most prestigious club competition in volleyball? Reveal Answer The FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship and Women’s Club World Championship are considered the most prestigious club competitions in volleyball.
60. How many players are there on a sitting volleyball team? Reveal Answer There are six players on a sitting volleyball team.
61. When was sitting volleyball included in the Paralympic Games? Reveal Answer Sitting volleyball was included in the Paralympic Games in 1980.
62. Which country has won the most Paralympic medals in sitting volleyball? Reveal Answer Iran in men’s and China in women’s.
Reveal Answer The ten-foot line, or attack line, is the line that separates the front and back area of the court.
64. What are the basic techniques used in volleyball? Reveal Answer The basic techniques are serving, passing (or bumping), setting, attacking (or spiking), blocking, and digging.
65. What is the scoring system called in volleyball? Reveal Answer Rally scoring system.
66. How many points does a team need to win a set in volleyball? Reveal Answer A team needs 25 points to win a set, but must win by at least two points.
67. What is the ‘pancake’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A pancake is a type of defensive diving technique where the hand is laid flat on the floor palm down, and the ball bounces off the back of the hand.
68. What is the ‘five-one’ formation in volleyball? Reveal Answer The five-one formation involves one player assuming setting responsibilities and five players who are responsible for attacking, defending, and serving.
69. How does the ‘three meter’ rule work in volleyball? Reveal Answer Back-row players cannot attack the ball in the area in front of the attack line unless they jump from behind the line and land behind it after hitting the ball.
70. How many times can one player serve consecutively in volleyball? Reveal Answer A player can serve as many times as they can until the opponent wins the rally.
71. What is the ‘free ball’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A free ball is a ball that will be returned by a pass rather than a spike. This is usually called out by the defense to prepare for an easy return.
72. How many times can the ball be touched before it must be returned over the net in volleyball? Reveal Answer The ball can be touched a maximum of three times before it must be returned.
73. Can a player hit the ball twice in succession in volleyball? Reveal Answer No, a player cannot hit the ball twice in succession (a block is not considered a hit).
74. Can the ball touch the net during a serve in volleyball? Reveal Answer Yes, it can. This is called a “let serve”, and it’s allowed in both beach and indoor volleyball.
75. Who is the first server of the game in volleyball? Reveal Answer The first server of the game is the right-back position.
76. What is the ‘four-two’ formation in volleyball? Reveal Answer The four-two formation involves four hitters and two setters.
77. What is the main role of the ‘middle blocker’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer The main role of the middle blocker is to stop the ball from crossing the net with a block.
78. What is the ‘outside hitter’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer The outside hitter is primarily responsible for attacking balls from the left side of the court.
79. Who won the first Volleyball World Championship? Reveal Answer The USSR won the first men’s championship, and the USSR won the first women’s championship.
80. What is a ‘backcourt’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer The backcourt refers to the area of the court from the end line to the attack line.
81. What is a ‘dink’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A dink is a soft shot that is meant to go just over the block and land in the front court.
82. What is a ‘carry’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A carry is a fault where the player does not hit the ball cleanly but scoops or throws it.
83. What is a ‘double hit’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A double hit is a fault where a player contacts the ball twice before it is hit by another player.
84. What is an ‘offside’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer There is no offside rule in volleyball.
85. How many referees are in a volleyball game? Reveal Answer There are typically two referees in a volleyball game.
86. What is a ’roundhouse serve’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A roundhouse serve is a type of overhand serve where the server swings their arm around their body to hit the ball, like a baseball pitch.
Reveal Answer A foot fault is when the server’s foot crosses the end line before they hit the ball.
88. What does the term ‘tooling the block’ mean in volleyball? Reveal Answer Tooling the block refers to the tactic of an attacker intentionally hitting the ball off a block so it deflects out of bounds.
89. What is a ‘slide attack’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A slide attack is a type of hit where the hitter approaches from behind the setter and hits the ball while moving laterally.
90. What is a ‘pipe attack’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A pipe attack is a back-row attack usually from the middle of the court.
91. What is a ‘chicken wing’ dig in volleyball? Reveal Answer A chicken wing dig is when a player bends their arm to resemble a chicken wing to dig a ball that’s nearly hit their body.
92. What is a ‘joust’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A joust occurs when two or more players touch the ball above the net at the same time.
93. What is the ‘strong side’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer The strong side, also called the left side, is where the majority of the attacks take place.
94. What is the ‘weak side’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer The weak side, also known as the right side, is usually the less frequently used area for attacks.
95. What is ‘roster’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A roster is a list of players who are eligible to play in a game.
96. What does ‘match point’ mean in volleyball? Reveal Answer Match point refers to the situation in the match when the team that is leading needs only one more point to win the match.
97. What is a ‘service error’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A service error is a serve that lands out of bounds, hits an antenna, does not cross the net, or does not land within the opposing team’s court.
98. What is the ‘setter dump’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A setter dump occurs when the setter, instead of setting the ball for a teammate to attack, sends the ball over the net on the second touch to catch the defense off guard.
99. What is a ‘reception error’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A reception error is a mistake that prevents the team from making a legal return of the serve.
100. What is ‘rotation error’ in volleyball? Reveal Answer A rotation error, also known as an out-of-rotation fault, occurs when players are not in their correct positions at the time of service.
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