Team Sports and Disability: A Quiz on Accessibility and Inspiration
A quiz about adaptive team sports for disabled athletes including Paralympic sports, Deaflympics, and sports for various physical, intellectual, and sensory disabilities.
Questions
Which Paralympic sport involves athletes competing in teams of four, using wheelchairs to propel themselves and a ball across a court?
- Wheelchair basketball
- Wheelchair rugby
- Wheelchair tennis
- Wheelchair volleyball
In Deaflympics, which sport is played by teams of seven players, using sign language to communicate and a ball that rattles to help visually impaired players?
- Deaf football
- Deaf basketball
- Deaf volleyball
- Deaf soccer
Which adaptive sport involves athletes with visual impairments competing in teams of three, using auditory cues and a ball with bells inside?
- Goalball
- Blind soccer
- Blind cricket
- Blind hockey
In sitting volleyball, how many players are on each team, and what is the maximum number of hits allowed before the ball must be returned?
- 6 players, 3 hits
- 4 players, 2 hits
- 5 players, 4 hits
- 8 players, 5 hits
Which Paralympic team sport involves athletes with intellectual disabilities competing in teams of seven, using a ball and a goal net?
- Intellectual disability football
- Intellectual disability basketball
- Intellectual disability volleyball
- Intellectual disability hockey
In wheelchair rugby, what is the maximum number of players allowed on the court at any given time?
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 10
Which adaptive sport involves athletes with physical disabilities competing in teams of four, using specially designed sleds and a puck?
- Sledge hockey
- Sledge basketball
- Sledge volleyball
- Sledge soccer
In Deaflympics, which sport is played by teams of six players, using hand signals to communicate and a ball that rattles to help visually impaired players?
- Deaf basketball
- Deaf volleyball
- Deaf soccer
- Deaf handball
Which Paralympic team sport involves athletes with cerebral palsy competing in teams of seven, using a ball and a goal net?
- Cerebral palsy football
- Cerebral palsy basketball
- Cerebral palsy volleyball
- Cerebral palsy hockey
In blind cricket, how many players are on each team, and what is the maximum number of overs allowed in an innings?
- 11 players, 20 overs
- 8 players, 15 overs
- 6 players, 10 overs
- 4 players, 5 overs