Tom's table tennis quiz 2022

Welcome to my end of year table tennis quiz! There are 20 questions to answer. Every question is multiple choice. How many can you get right? Take a look at the leaderboard to see how you compare with others.

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The World Team Championships took place in Chengdu, China in October 2022. Which nation won both the men’s team competition and the women’s team competition?

Japan

China

Sweden

Germany

1 out of 20

Which of these fruits is a type of shot in table tennis?

Banana flick

Apple smash

Kiwi push

Pear lob

2 out of 20

According to the official ITTF rules, how high does the ball need to be tossed when serving?

16cm

17cm

18cm

19cm

3 out of 20

Who is the only man to win a Wimbledon tennis championship and a table tennis world championship?

Roger Federer

Johnny Leach

Rod Lever

Fred Perry

4 out of 20

Shakehand is the most common table tennis grip. Which of these is also a popular grip?

Pencil pinch

Crayon clutch

Chalk clasp

Penhold

5 out of 20

New coloured rubbers have been allowed in competition since October 2021. Which of these colours is NOT allowed?

Pink

Green

White

Blue

6 out of 20

As of 20 December 2022, who is the highest ranked European male player?

Dimitry Ovtcharov

Truls Moregard

Timo Boll

Darko Jorgic

7 out of 20

The inaugural Singapore Smash tournament took place in March 2022. Who was the winner of the men’s singles?

Ma Long

Liang Jingkun

Yukiya Uda

Fan Zhendong

8 out of 20

Which brand makes Rhyzer, Rhyzen and Dynaryz rubbers?

JOOLA

Butterfly

STIGA

Tibhar

9 out of 20

10.

After how many points are players allowed to use a towel?

10 out of 20

11.

Who won the men’s singles at the English National Championships in March 2022?

Tom Jarvis

Liam Pitchford

Paul Drinkhall

Sam Walker

11 out of 20

12.

As of 20 December 2022, who is the highest ranked Japanese player in the women’s top 100 ranking list?

Mima Ito

Hina Hayata

Kasumi Ishikawa

Miyuu Kihara

12 out of 20

13.

Darko Jorgic won a silver medal at the European table tennis Championships in August. But which country does Jorgic represent?

Slovakia

Slovenia

Serbia

Switzerland

13 out of 20

14.

The Commonwealth Games took place in Birmingham in July-August 2022. The men’s singles was won by Achanta Sharath Kamal (India) and the women’s singles was won by Feng Tianwei (Singapore). But which nation has won the most table tennis medals in the history of the Commonwealth Games?

India

Nigeria

Singapore

England

14 out of 20

15.

Everyone loves long pimples rubbers! And they often have crazy names. Which of these is NOT a name of a long pimples rubber?

Hellfire

Kamikaze

Undertaker

Fraudster

15 out of 20

16.

The 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals will be staged in Durban, South Africa. The last time the tournament was held in Africa was in 1939. But in which country was it hosted?

Tunisia

Morocco

Egypt

Algeria

16 out of 20

17.

Which player has won the most men’s individual world championships?

Viktor Barna

Richard Bergmann

Ma Long

Jan-Ove Waldner

17 out of 20

18.

There’s an ever increasing number of table tennis YouTube channels. But which of these channels has the most subscribers, as of 20 December 2022?

Table Tennis Daily

Ping Skills

Adam Bobrow

Pongfinity

18 out of 20

19.

What is the length of a table tennis table?

2.54m

2.74m

2.94m

3.14m

19 out of 20

20.

In which country will the 2023 European Veterans Table Tennis Championships take place?

Italy

Portugal

Norway

England

20 out of 20

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