Published: Friday 1st July 2022A free sports quiz about all forms of racquet sport.
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Which city hosts the Australian Open tennis tournament?
Melbourne
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Which woman won sixteen consecutive British Open Squash Championships between 1962 and 1977?
Heather McKay
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What sport, invented by Joe Sobek in 1950 is played on a handball court using a strung paddle?
Raquetball.
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Which country won the gold medal at the only time Pelota was contested at the Olympic Games (1900)?
Spain.
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In which year was Badminton first introduced into the Commonwealth Games?
1966
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In tennis what name is given to a serve that is in and not touched by the returner?
Ace
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Which is the only European country to have won an Olympic gold in badminton?
Denmark
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Often referred to as "the sport of Kings", which sport is known as Courte-paume in France?
Real Tennis.
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What is the name of the tennis-like game created for naturists in the 1930s?
Miniten.
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How high is the top of a badminton net?
5ft (1.52m).
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Which is the only tennis Grand Slam event that is held on clay courts?
French Open
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Which nation has won all but two women's World Table Tennis Championships?
China.
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Professionals at squash would generally play with what colour dot ball?
Double Yellow.
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Where was the game of Padel created in 1969?
Acapulco, Mexico.
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In the London 2012 Olympics, which venue hosted the badminton matches?
Wembley Arena.
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After which famous tennis player is the stadium used for the US Open named?
Arthur Ashe
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How many Olympic table tennis medals have been won by British players?
None.
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In which year did the World Squash Championship for men first take place?
1976
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Originating in Scandinavia what four sports make up Racketlon?
Table tennis, squash, badminton & tennis.
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In which year did Britons Chris Langridge & Marcus Ellis win Olympic bronze medals in the badminton men's doubles?
Rio 2016.
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