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1. What American city is recognized as the
cradle  of  modern  professionalD.  ArgentinaA.  Japan
football?QQ: Just another demonstration of the
sport's  widespread  popularity. Japan  has
A.  Canton,  Ohio
more rugby players than any other country,
B.  Chicago,  Illinoisand  the  game  is  as  popular  in
C.  Muncie,  IndianaArgentina as in Britain or New Zealand.8.
American football slowly evolved in the 19th
D.  Rochester,  New York  A.  Canton,  Ohiocentury.  What  sport,  which  was
QQ: Today, Canton is recognized as thea prelude to this popular pastime, was
cradle  of  modern  professional  football.banned  at  Harvard  in  1860?
The Pro Football Hall of Fame, dedicated inA.  Field  hockey
1963,  is  located  there,  but  the
B.  Lacrosse
real reason is that a 1920 meeting led to
the  formation  of  the  AmericanC.  Rugby
Professional Football Association.2. TheD.  SoccerC.  Rugby
English organized the game, which they called
hockie  and  the  FrenchQQ: Any number of theories exist about the
evolution  of  American  football,  but
called hoquet, and instituted most of the
modern  rules.  However,  the  stick  andmost historians agree that it is a
modification  of  the  English game of rugby
ball game called Field Hockey can trace its
routes  back  to  three  ancientand of soccer. Football made its first
appearance  at  the  intercollegiate  level.
civilizations. Which of these is NOT one of
them?As a prelude to what would become an
American  game,  collegians  played  rugby,
A.  Egypt
but the sport was so grueling that it was
B.  Greecebarred at Harvard in 1860.9. How far back can
we  trace  soccer's  roots?
C.  Persia
A.  500  B.C.
D.  RomeD.  Rome
B.  200  B.C.
QQ: Field hockey, a stick and ball game
related  to  ice  hockey  and  lacrosse,C.  200  A.D.
originated in ancient Egypt, Persia, andD.  500  A.D.B.  200  B.C.
Greece  and  assumed  its  present  form
QQ: The earliest evidence of soccer dates
after its spread to Europe.3. Lacrosse, anfrom  about  200  B.C.  in  China,  where  a
outdoor game in which two teams using netted
sticks  compete  toform of the game was played that emphasized
the  ability  of  players  to  dribble  a
throw a ball into the opponents' goal, is
similar  in  tactics  to  ice  hockey  andleather ball. The Greeks and Romans also
participated  in  a  variation  of  soccer
soccer. A national sport of Canada, lacrosse
has  grown  in  popularity  in  thethat permitted ball carrying.10. When the
American Professional Football Association
United States, Australia, England, and(APFA)  was  formed  in
Ireland.  Who  invented  the  game?
1920.  How  much  did  franchises  sell for?
A.  Canadians
A.  $100
B.  English
B.  $500
C.  Huron  Indians
C.  $1000
D.  IrishC.  Huron  Indians
D.  $5000A.  $100
QQ: In 1636 a Jesuit missionary in North
America  observed  Huron  Indians  playingQQ: Franchises at $100 each went to Canton,
Cleveland,  Dayton,  Akron,  and
a game with a hide-covered ball carried and
hurled  from  a  curved  stick  with  aMassillon in Ohio; Rock Island, Decatur
(George  Halas's  Staleys  moved  to
pouch at the top. The Indians called the
game  bagataway,  but  the  curved  stickChicago to become the Chicago Bears before
the  APFA  changed  its  name  in  1922),
resembled a bishop's crosier, or la crosse
in  French,  from  which  the  sportand Chicago (Cardinals) in Illinois; Hammond
and  Muncie  in  Indiana;  Wisconsin;
takes its name.4. Where did the sport of
rugby  originate  in  1823?and Rochester, N.Y.11. Introduced to the
game by the British Army, India later adopted
A.  The  Rugby  School  in  Englandit  as  its
B.  The  Rugby  School  in  Australianational  sport?
C. A Scottish parochial school in the parishA.  Rugby
of  Rugby
B.  Soccer
D. No one knows for sure, but rugby is much
older than 1823A. The Rugby School in EnglandC.  Polo
QQ: Whether in legend or in fact, rugby isD. Field hockeyD. Field hockeyQQ: In the
said  to  have  originated  in  1823  at19th century, the British Army introduced the
game  to  the
the Rugby School in England. A stone marker
at  the  gates  of  the  schoolCommonwealth countries, and India later
adopted the game as its national sport.12. In
commemorates the event when "William Webb1869, two New Jersey universities, Rutgers
Ellis with  a  fine  disregard  for  theand  Princeton,  played  what  is
rules of football as played in his time,considered the first intercollegiate game in
first  took  the  ball  in  his  arms  andthe  United  States  of  what  sport?
ran with it." The game being played wasA.  Football
soccer,  the  ancestor  of  both  rugby  and
B.  Soccer
American football.5. Soccer evolved from
centuries of different ball games, but theC.  Rugby
modern-day
D.  Field  hockeyA.  Football
version of soccer is known to have started
in  England,  and  the  first  ballQQ: However, the game they played hardly
resembled  modern-day  football,  or  even
reportedly was the head of a dead Danish
brigand.  The  game  was  alreadythe football that was played at the turn of
the  20th  century.  There  were  25
incredibly popular in the 14th century
despite  being  prohibited  by  King  Edwardplayers on each side, and the scoring was
decided  by  goals,  not  touchdowns,
III.  Why  did  he  ban  it?
conversions, and field goals. Rutgers won
A. He preferred golf and wanted it to bethat  first  game,  and  Princeton  won  a
more  popular
rematch a week later. Before long, other
B.  It interfered with military preparednessuniversities  began  taking  up  the  game
C.  They  would  never  let  him  playColumbia in 1870, followed by Yale 2 years
later.13. In what century did formal rules
D. The Danish brigands lodged a formaland distinctions among players of the game of
protestB. It interfered with militarysoccer  emerge?
preparedness
A.  17th  century
QQ: King Edward III prohibited soccer in
1365  because  of  its  excessive  violenceB.  18th  century
and for military reasons playing took timeC.  19th  century
away  from  archery  practice.  However,
D.  20th  centuryC.  19th  century
the game had become too popular to be
curtailed.6. How often would typical lacrosseQQ: Soccer, which evolved from centuries of
matches  last  among  the  Indians?different  ball  games,  did  not  always
A.  A  few  hoursallow only the goalkeepers, or goalies, to
use their hands to touch the ball. Formal
B.  A  few  daysrules and distinctions among players of the
game did not emerge until the late 19th
C.  A  few  weekscentury. Rugby and U.S.-style football
developed out of the division that came with
D.  A  few  monthsB.  A  few  daysdecisions to prohibit certain actions in
soccer, such as handling the ball, tackling
QQ: Lacrosse among the Indians had fewwith the arms, and hacking.14. Which state
rules.  Training  was  rigorous,  and  thehosted  the first professional football game?
contests between tribes often lasted two orA.  Ohio
three  days  with  scores  of  players
B.  Pennsylvania
on each side.7. Rugby is played in more than
80  countries.  Which  country  has the mostC.  New  York
players?D.  New  JerseyB.  Pennsylvania
A.  JapanQQ: The game was first played with paid
players  in  1895, when a team from Latrobe,
B.  Britain
Pa., hosted a game with a team from nearby
C.  New  ZealandJeannette.15.



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