Bossaball, Hurling, and Fierljeppen: Sports from Around the World

If you live in North America, chances are you've never played or even never seen any of these sports. Some actually appear to be quite entertaining, others quite dangerous, and a few simply quite bizarre. How worldly is your knowledge of sports?

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Dave is an accomplished economics instructor with over two decades of experience in the prestigious International Baccalaureate program. His students have consistently ranked in the top 10% annually, and one year they achieved the highest overall class average in the world. This outstanding achievement led a UK publisher to request that he write a textbook, an offer he declined in favor of creating sports quizzes, which he found more engaging.

In addition to his teaching career, Dave is also a former high school football coach, having won a couple of local championships. While he wishes he had won more, he continues to be deeply involved in football as a scout, recruiter, and social media creator for a university football team.

Dave's passions extend beyond the classroom and football field. He is an avid fan of live music and international travel, often combining these interests. He has traveled to Spain, England, Iceland, and Chile to see bands perform. His greatest pride and joy is his daughter, who has recently excelled in powerlifting. In just a few years, she has become the Canadian record holder for the bench press in her weight class and finished second overall in the combined national event (bench, deadlift, and squat) in Moose Jaw in March 2024. She will be representing Canada at the World Bench Competition in Austin, Texas, in May 2024.

A die-hard fan of the Las Vegas Raiders, Dave has experienced his share of sports heartache, having seen them play in seven NFL cities with six losses. His all-time favorite athlete is Don Mattingly, reflecting his deep love for sports that spans many arenas.

Bossaball, Hurling, and Fierljeppen: Sports from Around the World

In which of the following nations is Elephant Polo NOT a popular sport?

What sport is similar to volleyball except the players must use their feet to get the ball over the net?

What sport is similar to polo but it features a goat or calf carcass?

In which nation is Wife Carrying an actual sport?

What sport is a hybrid of volleyball, soccer, and gymnastics played on an inflatable court?

Which sport is a version of 'capture the flag' played with teams of up to 150 players each?

What sport features swords, chains, maces and a dog skull?

What is the national sport of Bangladesh?

What sport features opposing players in a tug of war battle pulling with leather straps tied around their necks?

The sport of Gaffelhangen is a test of strength and endurance. In which nation is it somewhat popular?

What sport combines snowball throwing and dodgeball?

In what popular winter sport do players throw stones at a house?

What sport features players swatting around an unpeeled tennis ball trying to keep it from touching the water?

What sport features racers going down the side of a volcano in a sled made of two banana tree trunks?

What sport is played bare-footed and features a gasoline-soaked coconut set on fire?

Which sport features athletes with a long pole seeking to vault across a canal?

Which of these combinations of a game and a sport is an actual competition?

What Irish sport is similar to lacrosse?

What nation features a sport called Ferret Legging?

In what nation is the Caber Toss a sport?

What sport somewhat similar to rugby features 27 bare-chested men per side?

Which nation features 'oil wrestling'? (Wrestlers only wear heavy leather pants called kispets)

Dog Surfing Championships have been held since 2006 off the coast of which major world city?

The sport of Ostrich racing is said to have originated in what nation?

In which sport does a player have to roll downhill in a huge plastic ball across water and other obstacles?

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