In which sport is the term 'hat trick' used to describe a player scoring three times in a single game?
Hockey
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In hockey, a 'hat trick' occurs when a player scores three goals in one game, a celebrated achievement often rewarded by fans throwing hats onto the ice.
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- Hockey - correct answer.
- Basketball - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Tennis - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Baseball - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Hockey is the one to remember. In hockey, a 'hat trick' occurs when a player scores three goals in one game, a celebrated achievement often rewarded by fans throwing hats onto the ice. The tradition of throwing hats started in the 1940s when fans would throw hats onto the ice to honor a player's three-goal performance.
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