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The Ultimate Water Polo Challenge

Amruta Deshpande
Do you think you know everything about Water Polo? Well take this challenge and prove yourself!
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William Wilson, a Scottish aquatics pioneer is believed to have originally developed the rules of water polo, in the late 19th century in Great Britain.
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Each team of water polo has 7 members in all, six field players and 1 goal keeper.
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According to FINA rules, water polo has 4 quarters with each quarter of 8 minutes. However, on an average a quarter lasts for about 12 minutes.
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Players of the team excluding the goal keepers are not allowed to touch the ball with both hands at one time. It is considered foul and the offended team gets a free throw.
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Caps are essential in water polo to protect heads and ears. Generally, teams wear contrasting caps, with one team wearing dark and the other light or white. The goalkeepers, however, wear red or red striped caps.
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Hole set is an offensive position in the game where the player is positioned on the 2 meter marker and in center of the opposing team's goal.
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An eggbeater trick is actually an alternating breaststroke which allows the player to freely use his hands and remain stable in the water without swaying.
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Men's Water Polo was first team sport to be introduced in Olympics in 1900 with a few other games. Women's water polo made it to Olympics in 2000.
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The match between Hungary and the Soviet Union, in Melbourne in the 1956 Summer Olympics coincided with the events of  Hungarian revolution and was one of the most brutal matches in history.
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Hungary tops the list of countries in the FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup with total 10 medals - 4 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze.
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