Field Hockey - Interesting Facts

Chapter 1 - History & Origins

Rossall's Beach Game · 0/1

Test 1: Rossall's beach game

10 questions

The Surbiton Minute Book · 0/1

Test 1: The rules of 1876

10 questions

The Code of 1886 · 0/1

Test 1: The Hockey Association's code of 1886

10 questions

Umpires Through the Years · 0/1

Test 1: How umpiring changed

10 questions

Corners Before Today · 0/1

Test 1: How the penalty corner changed

10 questions

The Bully's Long Goodbye · 0/1

Test 1: The disappearing bully

10 questions

Hands, Feet and Sticks · 0/1

Test 1: Hands, feet and sticks

10 questions

From Yards to Metres · 0/1

Test 1: From yards to metres

10 questions

The Apple · 0/1

Test 1: Constance Applebee

10 questions

Olympic Comings and Goings · 0/1

Test 1: Hockey's early Olympic oddities

10 questions

Chapter 2 - Records & Statistics

Marathon Matches · 0/1

Test 1: Marathon matches

10 questions

Skills Against the Clock · 0/1

Test 1: Skills against the clock

10 questions

The Olympic Medal Table · 0/1

Test 1: The Olympic medal table

10 questions

The Three-Gold Club · 0/1

Test 1: Triple Olympic champions

10 questions

India's Winning Run · 0/1

Test 1: India's Olympic winning run

10 questions

Wembley's Hockey Crowds · 0/1

Test 1: Wembley's hockey crowds

10 questions

The Most-Capped · 0/1

Test 1: The most-capped players

10 questions

Young, Old and Long-Lived · 0/1

Test 1: Young, old and long-lived

10 questions

Counting the Titles · 0/1

Test 1: Counting the titles

10 questions

The Hockey Museum in Numbers · 0/1

Test 1: The Hockey Museum

10 questions

Chapter 3 - Tournaments

The Champions Trophy · 0/1

Test 1: The Champions Trophy

10 questions

The Sultan's Cup · 0/1

Test 1: The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

10 questions

Tokyo 1958 · 0/1

Test 1: Asian Games hockey, Tokyo 1958

10 questions

The Commonwealth Games · 0/1

Test 1: Hockey at the Commonwealth Games

10 questions

The Pan American Games · 0/1

Test 1: Hockey at the Pan American Games

10 questions

The First Euros · 0/1

Test 1: The first European Championships

10 questions

The Junior World Cups · 0/1

Test 1: The Junior World Cups

10 questions

The Sultan of Johor Cup · 0/1

Test 1: The Sultan of Johor Cup

10 questions

Willesden 1986 · 0/1

Test 1: The 1986 World Cup in London

10 questions

Dial-up at Utrecht · 0/1

Test 1: The 1998 World Cup at Utrecht

10 questions

Chapter 4 - Clubs & Venues

Who Is the Oldest? · 0/1

Test 1: The oldest clubs

10 questions

Teddington's Story · 0/1

Test 1: Teddington Hockey Club

10 questions

The Wagener Stadium · 0/1

Test 1: The Wagener Stadium

10 questions

Lahore's Giant · 0/1

Test 1: The National Hockey Stadium, Lahore

10 questions

Rourkela's Row · 0/1

Test 1: The Birsa Munda stadium, Rourkela

10 questions

The Kalinga Stadium · 0/1

Test 1: The Kalinga Stadium

10 questions

Olympic Hockey Grounds · 0/1

Test 1: Olympic hockey grounds

10 questions

Milton Keynes · 0/1

Test 1: The National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes

10 questions

The Euro Hockey League's Clubs · 0/1

Test 1: The Euro Hockey League's clubs

10 questions

Belgium's Beginnings · 0/1

Test 1: Belgian hockey's beginnings

10 questions

Chapter 5 - Equipment & Technology

From Wood to Carbon · 0/1

Test 1: From wood to carbon

10 questions

Jalandhar's Odd Trick · 0/1

Test 1: Jalandhar's odd trick

10 questions

Grays of Cambridge · 0/1

Test 1: Grays of Cambridge

10 questions

The Kookaburra Ball · 0/1

Test 1: The Kookaburra ball

10 questions

Sialkot and Jalandhar · 0/1

Test 1: Sialkot and Jalandhar

10 questions

Montreal's First Day · 0/1

Test 1: Montreal's first turf day

10 questions

London Blue, Tokyo Cane · 0/1

Test 1: Blue, cane and carbon-zero turf

10 questions

The Ball Through Time · 0/1

Test 1: The ball through time

10 questions

Hockey on Stamps · 0/1

Test 1: Hockey on stamps

10 questions

Fifty Years of Turf · 0/1

Test 1: Fifty years of turf

10 questions

Chapter 6 - Quirky Trivia

Zimbabwe's Fairytale · 0/1

Test 1: Zimbabwe at Moscow, 1980

10 questions

The Magic Stick · 0/1

Test 1: Dhyan Chand: legend and fact

10 questions

The Lancashire Witches · 0/1

Test 1: The Lancashire Witches

10 questions

The Medieval Ban · 0/1

Test 1: The medieval ban

10 questions

Los Angeles, 1932 · 0/1

Test 1: India in Los Angeles, 1932

10 questions

India at Wembley, 1948 · 0/1

Test 1: India at Wembley, 1948

10 questions

After the Munich Final · 0/1

Test 1: After the Munich final, 1972

10 questions

Negi's Nightmare · 0/1

Test 1: Mir Ranjan Negi

10 questions

Hit by a Flick · 0/1

Test 1: Odd things in matches

10 questions

Kuala Lumpur, 1975 · 0/1

Test 1: India's 1975 World Cup

10 questions

Chapter 7 - Hockey Around the World

The Sikh Union of Nairobi · 0/1

Test 1: Kenya's Sikh Union club

10 questions

Kenya's Big Days · 0/1

Test 1: Kenya's big days

10 questions

Sansarpur · 0/1

Test 1: Sansarpur

10 questions

The Trans-Tasman Debut · 0/1

Test 1: Australia and New Zealand, 1922

10 questions

The First Lioness · 0/1

Test 1: The first lioness

10 questions

Chak De! India · 0/1

Test 1: Chak De! India

10 questions

Gold and Soorma · 0/1

Test 1: Gold and Soorma

10 questions

Sikhs at the Games · 0/1

Test 1: Sikh Olympians

10 questions

America's College Game · 0/1

Test 1: College field hockey in America

10 questions

The National Game? · 0/1

Test 1: The national game?

10 questions

Chapter 8 - Players & Legends

The Suspect at Blackheath · 0/1

Test 1: Montague Druitt

10 questions

The Prince Who Played · 0/1

Test 1: Prince Albert Victor and Teddington

10 questions

The Hunt for Harvey Wood · 0/1

Test 1: Harvey Wood

10 questions

Spooner the Publican · 0/1

Test 1: Garnet Valentine Spooner

10 questions

The Hostess and the Hijack · 0/1

Test 1: Barbara Brindley's hijack

10 questions

Nova Peris · 0/1

Test 1: Nova Peris

10 questions

Hockey and the Great War · 0/1

Test 1: Hockey and the First World War

10 questions

Twickenham, 1951 · 0/1

Test 1: Twickenham, 1951

10 questions

Super Mums · 0/1

Test 1: Super mums

10 questions

Sreejesh's Number 16 · 0/1

Test 1: PR Sreejesh's number 16

10 questions

Chapter 9 - Fans, Media & Money

Odisha's Shirt Deal · 0/1

Test 1: Odisha's shirt deal

10 questions

The Hockey India League · 0/1

Test 1: The Hockey India League

10 questions

The Auction Room · 0/1

Test 1: The Hockey India League auctions

10 questions

The Cricketer's Hockey Team · 0/1

Test 1: Dhoni's hockey team

10 questions

Selling the Pro League · 0/1

Test 1: Selling the Pro League

10 questions

Behind Wembley · 0/1

Test 1: Behind the scenes at Wembley

10 questions

Running a World Cup · 0/1

Test 1: Running the 1986 World Cup

10 questions

The World Cup's Doctor · 0/1

Test 1: The doctor at the 1986 World Cup

10 questions

Ireland's €550 Levy · 0/1

Test 1: Ireland's road to the 2018 final

10 questions

The First Season's Sums · 0/1

Test 1: The Pro League's first season

10 questions

Chapter 10 - Other Forms of the Game

Shinty's Thirsty Trophy · 0/1

Test 1: The Camanachd Cup's trophy

10 questions

Shinty's Great Finals · 0/1

Test 1: Shinty's great finals

10 questions

Camogie · 0/1

Test 1: Camogie

10 questions

Bury Fen's Bandy · 0/1

Test 1: Bury Fen and bandy

Floorball · 0/1

Rink Hockey · 0/1

Under the Water · 0/1

Test 1: Underwater hockey

10 questions

Unicycle Hockey · 0/1

Test 1: Unicycle hockey

10 questions

Indoor Beginnings · 0/1

Test 1: Indoor hockey's beginnings

10 questions

Hockey5s at the Youth Games · 0/1

Test 1: Hockey5s at the Youth Olympics

10 questions