1880-1900 Sports

What was launched in Athens, Greece during April of 1896?

• The first college football game

• The Modern Olympic Games

• The World Series in Major League

• The US Open in Golf

Originally known as the "Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup" when it was first created in 1892, today this competition is known as...

• The Rose Bowl

• March Madness

• The Stanley Cup

• The Hockey Cup

Softball was first invented as a version of baseball designed for...

• women

• children

• poor light conditions

• playing inside

The only major sport strictly of U.S. origin is...

• Golf

• Baseball

• Basketball

• American Football

The process through which cities grow, and higher percentages of the population move to the cities, is known as...

• Idustrialization

• Urbanization

• Suburbanization

• Transportation

Which two of these sports have been included in the modern Olympics since 1896?

• Gymnastics

• Soccer

• Fencing

• Water Polo

In this picture, PE teacher James Naismith is holding a peach basket, which he used to create the sport of...

• American Football

• Basketball

• Golf

• Peach-picking

The first modern Olympic Games included __ countries

• 4

• 14

• 44

• 104

This setting could be described as...

• Urban

• Suburban

• Rural

• Wild

Originally called Mintonette, after a demonstration match during which a spectator commented that the game involved a great deal of "volleying," the sport was renamed...

• Volleyball

• Soccer

• Lacrosse

• Table Tennis