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Unit 1 Background Knowledge

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following colleges are members of Ivy League?

a)

Brown, Clumbia, Harvard, MIT

b)

Yale, Dartmouth, Cornell, UCLA

c)

Pennsylvania, Brown, Princeton, Harvard

d)

Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Stanford

2.

In which of the United States of America is Yale University situated?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New York

3.

Which of the following team is not in Ivy Leauge competition?

a)

Men's baseball

b)

Women's rowing

c)

Men's softball

d)

Women's squash

4.

The following assumptions are possibly the origins of the name "Ivy League" Except:

a)

The first usage of the name is from sportswriter.

b)

The name is associated with "Planting the ivy" class day.

c)

The term dates back to when only four of the schools were part of the sports group. The number four was written in roman numerals, the letters "I" and "V."

d)

Ivy, meaning "young" and "green", covers some of the grounds and buildings at the schools.

5.

What is the first formal athletic league involving eventual Ivy League schools?

a)

Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League

b)

Rowing Association of American Colleges

c)

Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association

d)

Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League

6.

What does "college cafeteria" mean?

a)

A restaurant in which the customers serve themselves or are served at a counter and take the food to tables to eat.

b)

A coffee house at the university.

c)

A canteen that is designed to serve college students at the university.

d)

A dessert house where college students can sit quietly while reading something.

7.

What is the popular method of payment for college cafeterias?

a)

Cash

b)

Credit card

c)

Electronic payment

d)

A meal plan

8.

Total number of players on one football field?

a)

22

b)

20

c)

18

d)

24

9.

How long is a football field?

a)

120 yards

b)

110 feet

c)

100 feet

d)

100 yards