Question 1

True or false: Bandy uses a ball instead of a puck, but players still use ice skates.

Accepted Answer

True. Bandy is essentially ice hockey with a ball. Players skate and use curved sticks, but the ball is hard and orange.

Question 2

True or false: Bandy originated in the United States in the early 1900s.

Accepted Answer

False. Bandy developed in England and the Netherlands in the 19th century, with modern rules set by Russians and Swedes.

Question 3

True or false: The United States has never won a Bandy World Championship.

Accepted Answer

True. Russia and Sweden dominate bandy. The U.S. has never placed higher than 6th at the World Championships.

Question 4

True or false: Bandy is played on a field the size of a soccer pitch, not an ice hockey rink.

Accepted Answer

True. Bandy uses a football-sized field (about 110 x 60 meters), much larger than a hockey rink, with 11 players per side.

Question 5

True or false: Bandy is sometimes called 'Russian hockey' because of its popularity in Russia.

Accepted Answer

True. In Russia, bandy is known as 'Russian hockey' (русский хоккей), while ice hockey is called 'Canadian hockey'.

Question 6

True or false: Bandy is played indoors on a standard basketball court during summer.

Accepted Answer

False. Bandy is strictly played outdoors on ice. There is no indoor or summer variant; it requires natural or frozen ice surfaces.

Question 7

True or false: Bandy is an official demonstration sport at the Winter Olympics.

Accepted Answer

False. Bandy has never been in the Olympics, not even as a demonstration sport, despite several attempts by the international federation.

Question 8

True or false: In bandy, players are allowed to kick the ball into the goal to score.

Accepted Answer

True. Unlike hockey, bandy permits kicking the ball directly into the net, as long as the kick isn't dangerous.

Bandy Trivia Questions