Chapter 8-Sports, Holidays & Festivals

Cricket is primarily popular in ? only.

• England

• Scotland

• Wales

• Northern Ireland

What is called the sport of kings?

• Cricket

• Golf

• Tennis

• Horse racing

Cricket can be traced back to ? times in early 16th century England.

• the Romans

• the Anglo-Saxons

• the Victorian

• the Tudor

During the 17th century, the game of cricket got developed in the ? of England.

• northwest

• northeast

• southeast

• southwest

The town of Newmarket is considered the center of English horse racing, because of the famous ？ there.

• racecourse

• restaurant

• scenery

• place of interest

Rugby gets its name from England's Rugby ?

• Church

• Valley

• fields

• School

Tennis has its origin in ? .

• schools

• the Church

• fields

• horse course

On Boxing Day, people usually ? .

• watch boxing games

• send boxes to each other

• go shopping

• go outing

On Boxing Day, people usually ? .

• watch boxing games

• send boxes to each other

• go shopping

• go outing

Easter occurs in the spring, which commemorates the crucifixion and ? of Jesus Christ.

• birth

• death

• resurrection

• recovery