BADMINTON KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1. British officers brought a game like badminton back from:
a) China
b) India
c) Greece
2. The word "badminton" was originally the name of:
a) an Indian bird
b) a British officer
c) an English house
3. The world's first major badminton competition was held in England in:
a) 1863
b) 1899
c) 1903
4. A badminton net in high in the centre is:
a) five feet
b) six feet
c) seven feet
5. The game begins with serve:
a) Underhand
b) Overhand
c) Backhand
6. Hitting the shuttlecock into the net is:
a) Drop shot
b) Net shot
c) Fault
7. To win, the margin in the score must be at least:
a) One point
b) Two points
c) Three points
8. Before 1986, players could only win a point if they had:
a) Served
b) Received
c) Aced
9. Badminton was first introduced at the which Olympic Games:
a) Sydney
b) Seoul
c) Barcelona
10.
Fu Haifeng's 2005 speed record for hitting the shuttlecock was:
a) 332 km/h
b) 233km/h
c) 356 km/h