Zhu Ting Quiz: China's Volleyball Captain and Rio Gold

This Zhu Ting quiz follows the powerful outside hitter from Henan who became the face of Chinese volleyball. Play 10 interactive questions on coach Lang Ping, World Cup MVP awards, the Rio 2016 gold, the comeback against Brazil, VakifBank Istanbul, Champions League titles and her wrist injury in Tokyo.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country does Zhu Ting play for?
Position
Which position does she play?
Rio
Which medal did China win at Rio 2016?
Coach
Who coached China to that gold?
Brazil
Which host nation did China upset in the Rio quarterfinals?
Final
Which team did China beat in the 2016 Olympic final?
Cup
In which year did she first win World Cup MVP?
Club
Which Turkish club did she join in 2016?
Tokyo
What hampered her at the Tokyo Olympics?
Height
About how tall is Zhu Ting?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country does Zhu Ting play for?
Answer: China
She was born in Henan province.
Q2: Which position does she play?
Answer: Outside hitter
She is a leading attacker.
Q3: Which medal did China win at Rio 2016?
Answer: Gold
Zhu was named MVP.
Q4: Who coached China to that gold?
Answer: Lang Ping
She was a legendary player too.
Q5: Which host nation did China upset in the Rio quarterfinals?
Answer: Brazil
China won in five sets.
Q6: Which team did China beat in the 2016 Olympic final?
Answer: Serbia
China won 3-1.
Q7: In which year did she first win World Cup MVP?
Answer: 2015
China won that tournament.
Q8: Which Turkish club did she join in 2016?
Answer: VakifBank Istanbul
She won the Champions League there.
Q9: What hampered her at the Tokyo Olympics?
Answer: A wrist injury
China did not reach the knockouts.
Q10: About how tall is Zhu Ting?
Answer: About 1.98 meters
Height helps her attack over blocks.

Zhu Ting Quiz – China's Volleyball Captain and Rio Gold

Zhu Ting was born in Henan province in 1994 and grew into a tall, powerful outside hitter. Under coach Lang Ping she led China to the 2015 World Cup title and was named MVP.

At the Rio 2016 Olympics, China beat host Brazil in a tense quarterfinal and then defeated Serbia in the final. Zhu was named MVP of the tournament, and China won another World Cup in 2019.

She joined VakifBank Istanbul in 2016 and won the CEV Champions League there. A wrist injury troubled her at the Tokyo Olympics, but she remained one of the most admired players in Chinese sport.

What This Quiz Teaches

Volleyball fans will enjoy these questions.

Where she comes from
Which titles China won
Who coached her
Which club she joined
What happened in Tokyo

Did You Know?

She later played club volleyball in Italy.
Chinese fans call her a national hero.
Lang Ping won Olympic gold as a player in 1984.
Zhu was also MVP of the 2019 World Cup.
She is known for powerful spikes from the back row.