Industrial Revolution Sport recap

When did the industrial revolution start?

• 1750

• 1780

• 1800

• 1900

Popular recreation is most associated with:

• Lower class post-industrial Britain

• Middle class- pre-industrial Britain

• Upper class industrial Britain

• Lower class pre-industrial Britain

Mob football was only played when:

• The upper class organised a game

• The sun set

• During a festival

• Rock paper scissors have been played

Some rational recreation characteristics are:

• Violent

• Competitive

• Purpose built facilities

• Simple rules

• Codified

True or false: real tennis was able to develop as players had more time to devote to the sport

• True

• False

What negative effects did the industrial revolution have at the start of the century?

• Poor health & hygiene

• Wages increased

• Overcrowding

• Facilities were built

• Loss of rights

Transport had a massive impact on both players & spectators, why?

• Spectators could follow watch their teams play

• Teams could play many different teams

• Leagues could form on local, regional and national level

• Matches could be played on a regular basis

During the second half of the 19th century improvements began to have a positive effect:

• Ultimate frisbee was developed

• The Factory Act saw wages increased

• Supporting Chelsea was made compulsory

• Saturday half days were provided by workers

Are Jaffa Cakes a biscuit or a cake?

• Biscuit

• Cake

The industrial revolution period changed Britain from a feudal, rural society into a industrialised, capitalist society controlled by who?

• The lower class

• The middle class

• The upper class

• Royalists