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Volleyball · Level 10: Professional · Sub-level 10.1

The World Championships

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

Poland's titles of 2014 and 2018, Italy's of 2022 and 2025, the women's champions from the USA in 2014 to Serbia's double and Italy in 2025, the new 32-team format, Asian hosts, and the championship records.

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 1Poland 2014Take a test

  1. Poland won its home championship in 2014.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  2. Brazil, the three-time defending champions, took silver.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  3. Germany won the bronze medal in Poland.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  4. Poland played Serbia in the National Stadium before more than 60,000 fans.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  5. Reports give around 62,000, a record for an official volleyball match.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  6. Poland won the opener against Serbia 3-0.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  7. Brazil won in 2002, 2006 and 2010.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  8. Brazil's run ended with Poland's home title.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  9. Gold, silver and bronze in 2014.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  10. The 2014 World Championship opened in Warsaw's National Stadium.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

Test 2Poland again in 2018Take a test

  1. Italy and Bulgaria shared the 2018 event.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  2. Poland retained its world title.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  3. Brazil again finished second.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  4. The United States took bronze.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  5. Poland won in 2014 and again in 2018.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  6. The championships were then held every four years.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  7. Bulgaria hosted in 1970, when East Germany won.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  8. Three world titles over 44 years.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  9. Gold, silver and bronze in 2018.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  10. Poland beat Brazil in the 2014 and 2018 finals.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

Test 3Italy in 2022Take a test

  1. Italy beat the hosts Poland in the final.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  2. The event moved to Poland and Slovenia.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  3. Poland took silver at home.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  4. Brazil won bronze.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  5. Italy's previous title was in 1998.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  6. Poland had won in 2014 and 2018.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  7. Italy had won in 1990, 1994 and 1998.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  8. Three in the 1990s, then 2022.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  9. 2014, 2018 and 2022.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  10. Italy beat Poland in the 2022 final.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

Test 4Manila 2025Take a test

  1. Manila staged the 2025 men's championship.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  2. Italy retained its title.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  3. Bulgaria took silver.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  4. Poland won bronze.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  5. The field grew from 24 to 32 teams.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  6. Italy won in 2022 and 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  7. From 2025 the championship is held every two years in odd years.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  8. Two Polish titles, then two Italian ones.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  9. Gold, silver and bronze in 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  10. Italy won the 2025 title in Manila.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

Test 5The US women in 2014Take a test

  1. The United States beat China in the final.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  2. Italy staged the 2014 women's event.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  3. China took silver.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  4. Brazil took bronze.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  5. 2014 was the first.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  6. Russia won in 2006 and 2010.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  7. Kiraly was head coach of the US women.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  8. Russia's two titles, then the USA's first.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  9. Gold, silver and bronze in 2014.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  10. The United States beat China in the 2014 final.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

Test 6Serbia's doubleTake a test

  1. Serbia beat Italy in the final.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  2. Japan staged the 2018 women's event.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  3. Italy took silver.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  4. China took bronze.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  5. Serbia retained its title.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  6. The 2022 event was shared by the Netherlands and Poland.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  7. Brazil took silver.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  8. 2014, 2018 and 2022.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  9. Gold, silver and bronze in 2022.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  10. Serbia won the 2018 and 2022 women's titles.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

Test 7Italy's women in 2025Take a test

  1. Thailand staged the 2025 women's event.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  2. Italy beat Turkey in the final.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  3. Turkey took silver.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  4. Brazil took bronze.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  5. Italy won in 2002 and 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  6. Silver in 2018, bronze in 2022, gold in 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  7. The women's field also grew to 32.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  8. 2018, 2022 and 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  9. Gold, silver and bronze in 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  10. Italy beat Turkey in the 2025 final.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

Test 8The 32-team formatTake a test

  1. They moved from four-yearly to biennial.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  2. The new cycle uses odd years, starting in 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  3. The field had 24 teams until 2022.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  4. Eight round-robin groups of four open the event.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  5. The top two of each group reach the round of 16.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  6. Sixteen teams play a knockout from there.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  7. More places give more nations a chance to play.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  8. Groups first, then knockouts.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  9. Four years to 2022, then every two years in odd years.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  10. The 32-team World Championships use this format.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

Test 9Hosts in Asia and EuropeTake a test

  1. Japan staged the 2006 men's event, won by Brazil.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  2. Japan had hosted before; the Philippines brought it to South-East Asia.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  3. Italy staged the 2010 men's event.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  4. Japan has been a frequent women's host.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  5. Big audiences in Asia make strong hosts.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  6. The Philippines and Thailand hosted in 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  7. Poland shared both 2022 events.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  8. 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  9. 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  10. The Philippines hosted the men and Thailand the women.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

Test 10Championship recordsTake a test

  1. The Soviet Union won six men's titles.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  2. Five women's titles: 1952, 1956, 1960, 1970 and 1990.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  3. Brazil won in 2002, 2006 and 2010.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  4. 1990, 1994, 1998, 2022 and 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  5. Italy's men and women both won in 2025.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  6. Japan and Cuba each have three titles.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  7. Poland finished third in Manila.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · recall

  8. Four of Italy's five titles.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  9. Serbia's double, then Italy.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · applied

  10. Italy won both 2025 titles.

    Source: Wikipedia, FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championship; event reports · 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 World Championship; event reports100