Can you identify sports just by their sounds? Take this fun sport quiz now

You might be a sports lover, but can you tell what sport is being watched – purely from its sound? Using nothing but audio, see if you can work out which thwack, pop and rustle comes from cricket, football, rugby or hockey.

The quiz comes after research of 2,000 sports fans found the cheer of a stadium rising after a last-minute win was voted as the most satisfying sound in sport (42%). It was followed by the roar of a Formula 1 car (27%) and the thwack of a cricket ball being perfectly struck for a six (27%).

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A spokesperson for Lottoland.co.uk Sportsbook, which created the quiz and commissioned the research said: “Sports crowds are subtly different. However, this is what makes them so recognisable. Each atmosphere has its own distinct reactions, rhythms and chants.”

According to the data by OnePoll.com, almost a quarter (24%) think football produces the most enjoyable sounds, followed by Formula 1 (14%) and tennis (13%). On the other side, boxing was voted as producing the least enjoyable sounds (14%).

Interestingly, four in 10 (38%) said sporting sounds influenced their enjoyment of watching sport, with one in five going as far as to say they have watched or listened to a sport because they enjoyed the sound of it.

Of those polled, 45% said they found the sounds of live sports relaxing, with 44% finding repetitive sporting sounds such as a long tennis rally or sound of rowing strokes particularly calming.

When asked why the sounds of sport were relaxing, the feeling of being part of something (38%), the comforting atmosphere created by the crowd (36%) and the steady rhythm of play were all top reasons.

Half (49%) also feel you don’t need to be a sports fan to enjoy the sound of sport.

Overall, six in 10 (59%) are confident they would be able to identify the main sports from just the sounds of the game.

The Lottoland spokesperson added: “Sound is a key part of the sports experience. Every sport has its own unique soundtrack, from the background buzz of a crowd to the repetition of play.

“It’s what draws us in, and can shape our enjoyment more than we realise – its no wonder so many of us can recognise the sport just from the sound.”