Floorball is a popular indoor team sport that is played on a hard rink floor with sticks and a plastic ball. It originated in Sweden in the 1960s and has spread to many countries around the world. Here are 40 riddles about various aspects of floorball to test your knowledge. See if you can get the answers right!
Floorball Basics
Riddle 1: I’m round, made of plastic, and players use curved sticks to pass and shoot me into nets. What am I?
Answer: A floorball ball
Riddle 2: My surface is hard and indoor rinks are often made using me to create a space for floorball. Players wear special shoes to run on me. What am I?
Answer: A wooden floor
Riddle 3: I’m an important piece of protective gear. I cover a player’s face to prevent injury from high shots. What am I?
Answer: A face mask
Riddle 4: I’m held in players hands and used to dribble, pass, and shoot the ball. Players can’t touch the ball without me. What am I?
Answer: A floorball stick
Players and Positions
Riddle 5: We are a group of 5 players who work together to keep the other team from scoring goals. What position are we?
Answer: Defensemen
Riddle 6: I stand in front of the goal and try to block shots from going into the net. I wear extra protective padding. What position am I?
Answer: Goalkeeper
Riddle 7: My job is to score goals for my team. I play right near the opposing goal and try to tip in shots. What position am I?
Answer: Forward
Riddle 8: My main role isn’t scoring but helping set up plays and get the ball to our forwards. I also help out on defense. What versatile position do I play?
Answer: Center
Rules and Regulations
Riddle 9: We are 3 in number, are dressed in black and white stripes, and officiate the game. What are we?
Answer: Referees
Riddle 10: I’m an important line on the floor that stretches from sideline to sideline. Players have to stay on their defensive half until the ball crosses over me. What am I?
Answer: The halfway line
Riddle 11: I’m a box shape in front of the goal with markings that show where the goalkeeper can handle the ball. What am I named?
Answer: The goalkeeper’s box
Riddle 12: I’m a small semicircle in the corners of the rink. When the ball goes out over the endline here, the game restarts with a corner hit. What specific area am I?
Answer: The corner bully
Game Actions and Strategies
Riddle 13: I’m an illegal action done by a field player that results in a 2-minute penalty. I involve using the foot or leg to play or stop the ball. What am I?
Answer: A foot fault
Riddle 14: I’m a basic pass between teammates used to move the ball around the rink. Doing me correctly requires pointing the stick blade in the direction you want to pass. What common game action am I?
Answer: A push pass
Riddle 15: I’m a deceptive move used by advanced players to fool defenders. I involve shifting your body one way before moving the other direction with the ball. What maneuver am I?
Answer: A fake shot
Riddle 16: I’m a defensive tactic done when being pressured by an opposing forward. Performing me involves lifting the ball over the attacker’s stick. What strategic play am I?
Answer: A chip lift
Scoring and Statistics
Riddle 17: We’re 2 fundamental stats tracked for players and teams. One measures goals scored while the other counts assists. What are we?
Answer: Points and goals
Riddle 18: I’m visually represented on an arena scoreboard by 3 circles forming a triangle. I occur when one player scores 3 goals in a single game. What special scoring feat am I?
Answer: A hat trick
Riddle 19: I’m a Swedish term used when a player scores an unbelievable, highlight reel goal. I loosely translate to “beautiful game” in English. What 2-word phrase am I?
Answer: En vacker match
Riddle 20: I’m the rarest way to score a goal and happen when the ball goes directly from the player’s stick into the net without touching anything else. What cool scoring play am I?
Answer: An airhook goal
Penalties and Violations
Riddle 21: Performing me is illegal according to floorball rules. I happen when a defensive player intentionally slows down the game when their team is in the lead late. What delay tactic am I?
Answer: Time wasting
Riddle 22: I’m a minor penalty that results in the player being sent to the penalty bench for 2 minutes. Examples include using a high stick or playing without a stick. What am I called?
Answer: A bench penalty
Riddle 23: I’m a punishment given for dangerous infractions like checking or fighting. I require the player to sit out 5 minutes and their team must play short-handed. What severe penalty am I?
Answer: A major penalty
Riddle 24: I’m a blue card shown by the referee to a penalized player, signaling they must sit in the penalty box. I’m always paired with a specific hand signal. What visible item am I?
Answer: A penalty card
Tournaments and Major Events
Riddle 25: I’m a premier international floorball tournament held every December. Sweden and Finland have won me the most times in the men’s division. What event am I?
Answer: The Floorball World Championships
Riddle 26: I’m a new professional league started in Sweden in 2017. I feature 10 teams and am the highest level of floorball club competition. What am I called?
Answer: The Swedish Superleague (Svenska Superligan)
Riddle 27: I’m a popular intercollegiate sport series held yearly in the United States. I feature over 150 teams playing across 3 divisions. What growing competition am I?
Answer: The Collegiate Floorball League
Riddle 28: I’m an important scoring statistic tracked at major tournaments like the world championships. I combine a player’s goals and assists over the entirety of the event. What am I?
Answer: Tournament points
Countries and Regions
Riddle 29: We are 2 Nordic countries that dominate international floorball. Our national teams have won every men’s world championship finals except one. What nations are we?
Answer: Sweden and Finland
Riddle 30: I’m a country located between Latvia and Russia. Floorball was introduced here in the 1990s and our national team performed well at recent world championships. What is my name?
Answer: Estonia
Riddle 31: I’m a region of Canada with over 50 floorball clubs for adults and juniors. I’m known for having lots of players despite ice hockey being my national sport. What part of Canada am I?
Answer: Ontario
Riddle 32: I’m the world’s 3rd largest country but only started playing floorball in 2008. Still, I now have a national league with over 36,000 registered players. What nation am I?
Answer: India
Gear and Equipment
Riddle 33: I’m the most important piece of equipment and players wear me to protect their heads from injury. I’m required by youth leagues but optional for adults. What am I?
Answer: A helmet
Riddle 34: I protect a player’s shins and knees when playing close defense. Players crash into the boards often so wearing me prevents bruises. What pads am I?
Answer: Shin pads
Riddle 35: I’m thick gloves with extra padding on the back of the hand. This protects players from pain when they use me to catch passes and make stick checks. What are we?
Answer: Floorball gloves
Riddle 36: My sturdy material and blade curvature allow players to accurately shoot and pass the ball. Advanced models of me are lightweight carbon fiber. What piece of equipment am I?
Answer: A floorball stick
Leagues and Clubs
Riddle 37: I’m Sweden’s largest floorball club with over 500 members. My men’s team has won the Swedish Championships 9 times. What’s my name?
Answer: IBF Falun
Riddle 38: I’m a professional league that just finished my first season in 2021. I feature 7 teams based in various Czech cities like Prague and Olomouc. What Czech competition am I?
Answer: Czech Floorball League (Česká florbalová liga)
Riddle 39: I’m the premier women’s league in Finland with a sponsorship deal with the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation. I was formed in 2009 and feature 10 of the top Finnish clubs. What am I called?
Answer: Women’s Salibandyliiga (Naisten Salibandyliiga)
Riddle 40: We are 2 of the strongest American college floorball conferences. We hold an annual inter-conference championship between our top men’s teams. What names are we known by?
Answer: The Midwest Conference and the East Coast Conference
Conclusion
How did you do with these riddles about the great sport of floorball? Getting the answers correct shows a strong understanding of the game at both recreational and competitive levels. Floorball continues growing internationally across Europe, North America, Asia, and beyond. These brainteasers covered everything from basic gameplay, terminology, and trivia to help spread knowledge of this fun, fast-paced sport played with sticks and a plastic ball.
