Team Trivia Contest
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TEAM TRIVIA CONTEST 1. What year was volleyball invented and what was it originally called? a) 1895 - Mintonette b) 1842 - Netball c) 1911 - Volleyball d) 1810 - Morgans-volley 2. What was the original height of the tennis net they used? a) 5-foot-5 b) 5-foot-10 c) 6-foot-6 d) 7-foot 3. How many players were there per side when volleyball was first invented? a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 9 4. What country has won more international titles than any other nation? a) USA b) Brazil c) Russia d) Cuba 5. When was the libero position first introduced to the NCAA women’s game? a) 1997 b) 1999 c) 2002 d) 2004 6. What year was volleyball first introduced to the Olympics? a) 1956 b) 1960 c) 1964 d) 1970 7. Who is widely regarded as the greatest volleyball coach ever? a) Bernardinho b) Russ Rose c) Yourself d) Al Scates 8. What was the first year where BOTH men’s and women’s volleyball were Olympic sports? a) 1928 b) 1936 c) 1964 d) 1972 9. Which women’s team won the first NCAA Division I National Championship? a) USC b) Hawaii c) Stanford d) Penn State 10. Which women’s volleyball player won the televised All Sport Superstars Competition? a) Kerri Walsh b) Misty May-Treanor c) Mary Jo Peppler d) Holly McPeak 11. The Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB) is headquartered in what country? a) Switzerland b) Brazil c) France d) Italy 12. Men’s and women’s beach volleyball was first played in what Olympic Games? a) 1972 b) 1984 c) 1996 d) 2000 13. Which women’s collegiate NCAA DI program had the only 100+ match winning streak? a) Stanford b) UCLA c) Penn State d) Nebraska 14. When Karch Kiraly won gold in beach volleyball at the 1996 Olympics, who was his partner? a) Sinjin Smith b) Adam Johnson c) Kent Steffes d) Mike Lambert 15. Who is the only female volleyball player to represent the U.S. in five indoor Olympics? a) Tara Cross-Battle b) Lindsey Berg c) Stacy Sykora d) Danielle Scott-Arruda.