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Volleyball · Level 10: Professional · Sub-level 10.3

The Nations League and FIVB Events

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 25 October 2026 · markdown

The start of the Volleyball Nations League, its format, the men's and women's champions from 2018 to 2025, the cancelled 2020 edition and the 2021 bubble, the Club World Championship, Japan's VNL medals, and the FIVB World Ranking.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The Nations League beginsTake a test

  1. The VNL began in 2018.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  2. The men's VNL took over from the World League.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  3. The women's VNL took over from the World Grand Prix.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  4. The World League ran from 1990 to 2017.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  5. The Grand Prix ran from 1993 to 2017.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  6. It was a joint project of the FIVB, the marketing firm IMG and 21 national federations.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  7. The VNL is an annual summer competition.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  8. 1990, 1993 and 2018.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  9. The VNL replaced both in 2018.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  10. The VNL replaced the World League and the World Grand Prix.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

Test 2How the VNL worksTake a test

  1. Sixteen teams took part.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  2. The field grew to eighteen in 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  3. Teams travel to different host cities each week.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  4. Eight teams play the Finals.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  5. VNL results count towards the FIVB world ranking.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  6. The travelling format brings stars to many markets.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  7. It runs from late spring into summer, between club seasons.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  8. Weeks of league play, then the Finals.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  9. Two old events, the 2018 VNL, then the larger field of 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  10. The VNL's preliminary weeks move around the world.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

Test 3Men's VNL 2018-2021Take a test

  1. Russia beat France in the final in Lille.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  2. Lille hosted the 2018 Finals.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  3. Russia beat the United States in Chicago.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  4. Chicago staged the 2019 Finals.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  5. Brazil beat Poland in the final.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  6. Poland took silver in Rimini.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  7. France took silver in Lille.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  8. 2018, 2019 and 2021.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  9. France, the USA and Italy.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  10. Russia beat France in the 2018 final.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

Test 4Men's VNL 2022-2025Take a test

  1. France won in Bologna and in Łódź.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  2. Japan took silver.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  3. Poland won in Gdańsk and in Ningbo.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  4. The United States were runners-up in 2019, 2022 and 2023.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  5. Ningbo hosted the 2025 men's Finals.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  6. Italy took silver in Ningbo.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  7. The Finals were in Gdańsk.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  8. France and Poland took turns.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  9. Italy, Poland twice and China.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  10. France beat Japan in the 2024 final.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

Test 5Women's VNL 2018-2021Take a test

  1. The United States won in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  2. Nanjing hosted both Finals.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  3. Turkey took silver.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  4. Brazil took silver twice.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  5. China won bronze in 2018 and 2019 at home.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  6. Turkey finished third in Rimini.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  7. The COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the 2020 edition.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  8. Three titles in a row of played editions.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  9. Gold, silver and bronze in 2018.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  10. The US women won the first three VNLs.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

Test 6Women's VNL 2022-2025Take a test

  1. Italy won three of four editions from 2022.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  2. Turkey beat China in the final.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  3. Arlington hosted the 2023 women's Finals.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  4. Japan took silver in Bangkok.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  5. Bangkok hosted the 2024 women's Finals.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  6. Poland finished third twice.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  7. Brazil took silver in Ankara and in Łódź.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  8. Italy won three of the four.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  9. Turkey, the USA, Thailand and Poland.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  10. Turkey won the 2023 women's VNL.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

Test 7The 2021 bubbleTake a test

  1. The pandemic stopped international play in 2020.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  2. All teams stayed and played in one place.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  3. The 2021 VNL was held in a bubble.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  4. Keeping everyone in one place cut infection risk.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  5. The VNL was the last big test before Tokyo.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  6. Brazil and the United States won in Rimini.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  7. Bubble events were played behind closed doors.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  8. 2019, 2020, 2021 and summer 2021.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  9. Tests, training, play and isolation.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  10. The 2021 VNL was played in a bubble in Rimini.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

Test 8The Club World ChampionshipTake a test

  1. The first edition was played in Parma.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  2. Parma hosted in 1989.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  3. Sir Safety Perugia won three titles in four editions.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  4. Sada Cruzeiro won both titles at home.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  5. Betim, Uberlândia and Belém have all hosted.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  6. Bangalore hosted the 2023 edition.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  7. Trentino and Sada Cruzeiro have five each.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  8. 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  9. Brazil, India, then Brazil twice.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  10. Perugia won in 2022, 2023 and 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

Test 9Japan on the VNL podiumTake a test

  1. Japan lost the final to France.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  2. Japan finished third in Gdańsk.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  3. Japan lost the final to Italy in Bangkok.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  4. Japan's men had not reached a VNL podium before.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  5. Japan's fast, defensive style brought medals.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  6. Japan has a large volleyball following.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  7. China finished third twice at home.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  8. From no medal to bronze, then silver.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  9. Gold, silver and bronze in Łódź.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  10. Japan took silver at the 2024 VNL.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

Test 10The FIVB World RankingTake a test

  1. Teams gain or lose points with each official result.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  2. Wins in official matches add points.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  3. Upsets move the ranking more than expected wins.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  4. It seeds draws and fills some Olympic and championship places.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  5. The VNL's many matches move the ranking.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  6. Losing when favoured lowers the ranking.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  7. The FIVB keeps the official ranking.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · recall

  8. Play, compare, adjust and publish.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  9. Upsets bring the most points.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

  10. The ranking rewards unexpected wins.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship · applied

Sources

FIVB, Volleyball World and Olympic results records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIVB rules belong to the Rules category.

  • Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Nations League; FIVB Club World Championship100