Lax Trivia

Lacrosse is the...

• Oldest team sport in the world

• Oldest team sport in North America

• Newest team sport in North America

• Oldest team sport in the Olympics

Each team must have at least four players in their defensive half of the field and at least three in their offensive half.

• True

• False

Women did not play lacrosse until the 20th century.

• True

• False

Who is credited with inventing the game of lacrosse?

• Native Americans

• Britain

• Harvard Students

• Ancient Greeks

In the early days of lacrosse, the balls were frequently made of...

• rubber

• wood

• fabric

• stone

You can tackle your opponents, especially when we play Peddie.

• True

• False

Matches start with the ball placed between two horizontally held sticks in the circle in the middle of the field. Ahe sound of the whistle, the ball is flung into the air as the lacrosse sticks are pulled up and away.

This is called the...

You can gain possession of the ball by dislodging it from an opponent's stick by a controlled tap with a stick on an opponent’s stick in an attempt to knock the ball free. This is called a...

• draw

• goal

• check

• tackle

No one on the lacrosse field can touch the ball.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

No player is allowed to touch the ball with her hands except the goalkeeper when she is within the goal circle.

How many players are on a lacrosse field during the game (from 1 team)?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13