Sports Trivia

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Across
  1. 3. In soccer, what body part can’t touch the ball?
  2. 5. What was the first city to host the Olympics thrice?
  3. 8. Which sport uses a net, a racket, and a shuttlecock?
  4. 11. What sport starts with a tip-off or jump ball?
  5. 12. What sport is a lot like softball
  6. 14. What sport is best known as the ‘king of sports’?
  7. 15. When an Olympic athlete wins first place, what color medal do they get?
  8. 16. What material was first used to cover baseballs?
  9. 17. What do you call it when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?
Down
  1. 1. In the 1971 Olympics, Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to score a perfect score. What country was she representing?
  2. 2. In what game is “love” a score?
  3. 4. What measurement measures how far runners run?
  4. 6. Where did the first ancient Olympic games take place?
  5. 7. Which of the following sports does not use a ball? Golf, tennis, hockey, or polo?
  6. 8. What is the only country to have played in every single soccer World Cup?
  7. 9. What color are the goalposts in football?
  8. 10. What is the very center of a target called in archery or darts?
  9. 13. What African country was the first ever to qualify for a World Cup?