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Sports Terms Quiz #3

Based on the definition and the sport, guess the term.
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First submittedAugust 31, 2013
Times taken10,410
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Sport
Definition
Term
American Football
To rush the quarterback with more than 4 players
Blitz
American Football
When a player is tackled in his own end zone
Safety
Basketball
A shot that misses the rim and backboard
Air Ball
Basketball
Pass caught in the air and dunked
Alley-oop
Bowling
Three strikes in a row
Turkey
Cricket
Person who delivers the ball towards the batsman
Bowler
Cricket
An individual score of 100 runs
Century
Cycling
The main group of riders in a road race
Peloton
Diving
Diving position with straight legs but bent hips
Pike
Golf
One under par for a hole
Birdie
Golf
What the winner of the Masters wears
Green Jacket
Ice Hockey
Three goals in a game
Hat Trick
Pocket Billiards
What the cue stick rests on before a shot (usually the player's hand)
Bridge
Pocket Billiards
To hit the cue ball into a pocket
Scratch
Soccer
Game-winning extra time goal
Golden Goal
Soccer
Demotion of a team to a lower league
Relegation
Tennis
Serve that wins a point, and is not touched by the returner
Ace
Tennis
Stroke in which the ball is hit high above the net
Lob
Tennis
Zero points in a game
Love
Volleyball
When the serving team loses a rally
Side Out
aliberti68
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Level 54
Sep 18, 2013
I tried GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL! for the Golden Goal answer to no avail. I like my answer better.
mschiesser
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Level 91
Sep 22, 2016
So did I !
aertzc
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Level 28
Oct 23, 2013
We always used the term 'grand goal'. That might just be a regional thing though.
JeremyX
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Level 64
Oct 23, 2013
The term 'hat trick is used in many sports, but its original use was in cricket, to describe three wickets taken by a bowler in three consecutive deliveries ('consecutive' in the sense that the bowler has not bowled any other deliveries between them; Merv Hughes once scored a hat trick in three separate overs in two separate innings). It is still used in this way in the modern game. Ice hockey uses the term as well, but it is no more associated with ice hockey than it is with various other sports.
joeythelemur
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Level 84
Apr 28, 2014
It's far more common in ice hockey, as it's quite rare in cricket. I'm guessing that's why it's tied to hockey here. Plus, being an American site and all...
IceIceIceIceIce
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Level 48
Jan 12, 2018
It could also be argued that a hat trick in soccer is a player scoring 3 goals in a single match. But I agree, cricket hat-tricks are rare and not often seen (Shane Warne's one was my favourite) so I guess in other sports it happens more frequently. But with that said, a hat trick is a great achievement in cricket and almost every bowler dreams of obtaining one.
MungoJerry
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Level 53
Oct 9, 2019
Golden goal is also used in other sports. Every Canadian knows Crosby's Golden Goal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Still, the term is most associated with soccer as a hat trick is most associated with hockey.
MungoJerry
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Level 53
Oct 9, 2019
Also, question for cricket watchers; do fans throw their hats on the field when a hat trick happens like they do in hockey?
vomitingdiamonds
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Level 81
Aug 28, 2021
No
finglehorn
+1
Level 63
Oct 25, 2013
im surprised only 37 and 34% got golden goal and relegation
SDBolts619
+1
Level 50
Jul 21, 2014
2:46 left... :)
Roger77024
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Level 57
Oct 3, 2014
Golden goal only applies when that goal ends the match, and is rarely used nowadays in soccer. It's used in the NHL ice hockey playoffs, but I've never heard the term used by broadcasters. These days, soccer over times are played over a full 30 minutes, irrespective of how many goals are scored.
Berney
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Level 80
Nov 14, 2019
In soccer (i.e. football) it's usually called 'extra time'; not 'overtime'.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Nov 14, 2019
Okay, changed that.
Arp2600
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Level 86
Oct 16, 2014
In what billiards game is the potting of the cue ball called a scratch? All that I know is that it's called "in-off" in snooker ^^.
tom88
+1
Level 72
Feb 10, 2016
Could you accept "sewer" for the billiards question? I believe it fits the definition and seems to be in common use, at least as far as I can tell.
tom88
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Level 72
Feb 10, 2016
That is to say, the scratch question. forgot there was another billiards one.
scambigol
+2
Level 76
Jun 8, 2016
As mentioned by others, I think hat trick should be referred to for other sports, too, and golden goal should be removed as its not used any more as far as i know
roleybob
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Level 75
Jun 14, 2016
Seems to me that a couple of the clues aren't framed very well - Swish should work for Q 3 with the current clue and the one about zero points in tennis makes it sound like you mean zero points at the end of a game (at least to me).
TimFed
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Level 75
Dec 25, 2018
Could also consider "brick" for basketball shot that misses the rim and backboard. I agree with previous comment that swish is also technically correct. Consider adding "missed shot".
kogatora
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Level 93
Dec 23, 2019
my thought process for the tackle one: ok so they don't touch down but it is kind of the opposite of that so ... touch up?
Jango
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Level 64
Jun 26, 2021
I really enjoyed making up daft answers to daft American sports. I was even more delighted when the answers came back even dafter than I'd invented.

What on earth is pocket billiards? Is that a billiard cue in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me?

Thanks for a quiz that made me chortle, anyway 😊

TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 76
Sep 9, 2021
The only ones I got were Safety, Turkey, Birdie, and Love.
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