Quiz #1 - History, Basic Skills and Rules of Volleyball

When was Volleyball invented?

• 1893

• 1895

• 1891

• 1888

Where was Volleyball invented?

• Springfield, Massachusetts

• Holyoke, Massachusetts

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Cambridge, Massachusetts

Volleyball was originally called “mintonette.”

• True

• False

In what year were the original rules printed in the first edition of the Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men’s Christian Associations of North America?

• 1899

• 1896

• 1897

• 1895

1. Volleyball became an Olympic sport for both men and women at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

• True

• False

A tactical skill in which a ball is directed to a point where a player can spike it in the opponent’s court.

• Dig

• Set

• Spike

• Block

An act of scoring the ball over the net into the opposing court effectively and aggressively.

• Block

• Spike

• Serve

• Set

It is the attempt to drive the ball into the opponent’s court.

• Spike

• Block

• Serve

• Pass

The ability to prevent the ball from touching one’s court by bumping or passing the ball.

• Pass

• Set

• Dig

• Block

The attempt by a team to properly handle the opponent’s serve or any form of attack.

• Block

• Pass

• Set

• Dig