Challenge Me Gallery
Welcome to your Hobbies & Interests Library, a place where you can explore a wide range of activities, discover what you enjoy, and learn how they work. From creative hobbies to exciting interests, you can uncover fun facts, find out how to get started, and build your skills step by step.
Here you can learn what each hobby or interest is all about, different ways to enjoy it, and how to grow from beginner to more confident levels. You’ll discover what you might need to get started, how people take part, and interesting stories or facts along the way. Read, explore, answer questions, and grow your confidence as you develop new skills, follow your interests, and find what you love doing most.
If a defender is right behind you, what’s the best way to stop them grabbing your tag; run faster, change direction, or pass the ball?
The fastest players don’t always win, it is the ones who can sidestep, twist, and trick defenders are the hardest to catch!
Tag Rugby
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury! It is the closest planet to the Sun and travels around it faster than any other planet
Planets & Solar Sytem
If you get touched, should you hold onto the ball and run again or pass it quickly before the defence gets ready?
In Touch Rugby, the best teams don’t run the most, they pass fast and keep moving, making it super hard for defenders to keep up!
Touch Rugby
Why do players often score amazing acrobatic goals on the sand?
Because beach soccer is played on soft sand, the ball bounces differently and it’s harder to run—so players use skills like volleys, overhead kicks, and quick tricks to score spectacular goals. Overhead kicks and tricks are very common!
Beach Football
Why do so many top footballers learn incredible skills at a young age?
Because they often play futsal, a fast indoor version of football played on a small court with a heavier ball—helping players develop quick thinking, close control, and amazing footwork!
Futsal
Why was an offside rule created?
Early football games had no offside rule, so players would wait by the goal, it was called “goal hanging”!
11-a-side Football
How did Rugby Union first begin — was it planned, or an accident?
Legend says it started when William Webb Ellis picked up the ball during a football game at school and ran with it, breaking the rules and creating a whole new sport!
Rugby Union
Which type of Basketbll became an Olympic sport and when?
Played ion one hoop for 10 minutes, first became an Olumpc sport at Tokyo 2020
3v3 Basketball
How often can you see a shooting star in the night sky?
On a clear night, you might see a few every hour — but during meteor showers, you can see dozens or even hundreds!
Meteors & Shooting Stars
When was basketball invented and by who?
James Naismith in 1891
5v5 Basketball
Why was a smaller version of football created with fewer players?
5-a-side football became popular in cities where there wasn’t enough space for full pitches—so people created a faster, smaller version of the game that could be played almost anywhere!
5-a-side Football
What tool helps you see faraway stars and planets much closer and how?
A telescope! It collects light from faraway objects so we can see stars, planets, and even galaxies more clearly.
Telescopes & Space Tools
Which type of Rugby is played in the Olympics?
Rugby Sevens became an Olympic sport at the Rio 2016 Olympics, and now the best teams in the world compete for gold!
Rugby Sevens
How can you be powerful in football without using your legs?
By playing powerchair football—where strength comes from skill, focus, and determination, not just muscles. Players use specially designed guards on their chairs to strike the ball with surprising force!
Powerchair Football
Where do I start?
In the Street
Mini Basketball
Where do I start?
In the Street
Street Basketball
In 1947, a pilot saw strange flying objects and called them ‘flying saucers’ — but what were they really?
No one knows for sure! This famous sighting helped create the name ‘UFOs’, and it started people all over the world looking up at the sky for mysterious objects.
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)
How does the sport stay open to all, young and old?
Walking football was created in 2011 in England to help older adults stay active, social, and healthy—proving that you don’t have to run to enjoy the beautiful game!
Walking Football
What powerful type of basketball was invented in 1945, and is it an Olympic Sport?
The game was invented in 1945, and officially became a sport at the Paralympic Games in 1960
Wheelchair Basketball
Why did players create Rugby League instead of sticking with rugby union?
Because they wanted to be paid for playing, many players couldn’t afford to miss work or risk injury without money, so they created a new version of rugby in 1895!
Rugby League
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon and when?
Neil Armstrong! He stepped onto the Moon in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission and said, ‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Space Mission
Do you need a telescope to enjoy looking at the stars?
No! You can enjoy stargazing with just your eyes, especially on a clear, dark night away from bright lights.
Star Gazing