Quiz: Sports Around the World

The World Nomad Games features traditional nomadic sports, most famously Kok Boru, also known as Buzkashi in Afghanistan. This sport resembles a rudimentary version of polo, but what is used instead of a ball? (photo Rick Flatt)

Sumo is iconic in Japan, but a few foreign wrestlers are also allowed to compete. One of these set a world record for wins in a year in 2009, and is regarded by many as one of the sports greatest ever competitors. Where is Hakuhō Shō from?

Where was the highest ever recorded attendance for a sporting event at an enclosed stadium?

Which three sports are usually practiced at Mongolia's annual Nadaam Festival?

The Stans are experts at the World Nomad Games but have had less success in the Olympics. Which of the following Stans has won the most Olympic medals??

Bossaball is a team sport that combines elements of volleyball, football, and gymnastics with music into a sport, played on an inflatable court featuring a trampoline on each side of the net. Where did this sport originate?

Lelo is an ancient sport where competitors from rival villages attempt to carry a ball over a stream into their opponents' territory. The number of players from each side was not set traditionally, but included any able men each village could summon. The game took place over a wide area sometimes stretching for several kilometres on very rough ground. It was believed that the winning team would secure a better harvest for their village. Which country did Lelo originate?

Originating in India, possibly as many as 4,000 years ago, players chant this sport's name, to ensure they aren't taking breaths, while trying to tag players on the other team.

Originating in Colombia, this sport involves players throwing metal pucks at a target. The targets known as 'mecha' and contain gunpowder, exploding upon impact. What is the sport called?