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Sports Trivia - some you know, some you don't!

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

High school, college, and recreational players are considered amateur athletes.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Since the enactment of Title IX of 1972, the number of girls competing in sports has increased

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Only amateur athletes are allowed to compete in the Olympics.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Professional athletes may be paid by corporations as well as by the team organization.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The NCAA was formed to negotiate college athletes' financial contracts.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

This collegiate ranking has an important economic impact on schools.

a)

MAAC

b)

NCAA

c)

NFHS

d)

NAFTA

7.

Which of the following pertains to a professional athlete?

a)

recieves a salary

b)

may endorse products

c)

ability to play the game well

d)

all of the above

8.

These games were first organized for WWII veterans with spinal cord-related injuries.

a)

Olympic Games

b)

International Sports Games

c)

Paralympics Games

d)

Extreme Sports Games

9.

Since the formation of this, new basketball stars such as Lisa Leslie have emerged.

a)

WNBA

b)

NBA

c)

NCAA

d)

NFHS

10.

a person who does not get paid to play sports

a)

soccer

b)

amateur athlete

c)

professional athlete

d)

NCAA

11.

national organization that governs college athletics

a)

amateur athlete

b)

professional athlete

c)

NCAA

d)

Title IX

12.

athlete who receives a salary

a)

soccer

b)

amateur athelte

c)

professional athlete

d)

NCAA

13.

Olympic games for people with developmental disabilities

a)

NCAA

b)

Title IX

c)

Sports

d)

Special Olympics

14.

known as football in many countries outside the United States, also number 1 sport in the world.

a)

extreme sports

b)

sports marketing

c)

soccer

d)

amateur athlete

15.

laws that ban gender discrimination in schools that receive federal funds

a)

amateur athlete

b)

professional athlete

c)

NCAA

d)

Title IX

16.

Involves nontraditional methods of athletic competition

a)

climate and geography

b)

extreme sports

c)

sports marketing

d)

soccer

17.
Sports Marketing is...
a)
all the marketing activities designed to satisfy the needs and wants of sports consumers
b)
a person who does not get paid to play a sport
c)
an athlete has the will and ability to earn an income from a particular sport
18.
An amateur athlete is one who...
a)
all the marketing activities designed to satisfy the needs and wants of sports consumers
b)
a person who does not get paid to play a sport
c)
an athlete has the will and ability to earn an income from a particular sport
19.
a national organization that governs college athletics and oversees important decisions pertaining to athletics
a)
HS Federation
b)
NBA
c)
NCAA
20.
An athlete who has the will and ability to earn an income from a particular sport is a(n)...
a)
Professional athlete
b)
Amateur athlete
c)
unknown athlete
21.
Female athletes have benefited from a law that bans gender discrimination in schools that receive federal funds
a)
True
b)
False
22.
BMX racing is an example of a sport that involves nontraditional, daring methods of athletic competition
a)
hobbies
b)
traditional sports
c)
extreme sports
23.
Is a group of college athletic teams within the same region
a)
Conference
b)
District
c)
Regional
d)
State
24.
A person not paid to play sports.
a)
Amateur Athlete
b)
Professional Athlete
25.
Person or People in charge of a sports franchise?
a)
Owner
b)
Web Designer
c)
Sponsors
d)
Franchiser
26.
Things that are collected for their association with a particular field or interest and may hold value
a)
Memorabilia
b)
Sporting Goods
c)
Licensed Merchandise
d)
Media
27.
A person  paid to play sports.
a)
Amateur Athlete
b)
Professional Athlete
28.
An example of Professional Team
a)
Greendale Middle School
b)
Dallas Cowboys
c)
AAU
29.
What is not a sports product
a)
Agents
b)
Sports Events
c)
Spots Information
d)
Sporting Goods
30.
An agent is not responsible for 
a)
Contract Negotiation
b)
Determining the value of players
c)
Protecting player rights
d)
Planning events
31.
Babe Ruth was endorsed by who
a)
Coke Cola
b)
Red Rock Cola
c)
Dr Peper
d)
Pepsi
32.
What was the first televised sporting event?
a)
Dodgers vs Yankees
b)
Battle of the Sox's
c)
Princeton and Columbia
d)
Bulls and Celtics
33.
What teams participated in the most watched Super Bowl in 2015
a)
Patriots Vs Seahwaks
b)
Browns Vs Bengals
c)
Raiders Vs Steelers
d)
Colts Vs Cowboys
34.
Payment for material that has been copyrighted (Built into Price)
a)
Revenue
b)
Piracy
c)
Ticket Sales
d)
Royalty
35.
Are unauthorized ticket sellers who stand outside a game and offer tickets at a higher price
a)
Bootleggers
b)
Piracy
c)
Scalpers
d)
Royalty
36.
Any form of communication used to persuade people to buy products through advertising, publicity, personal selling, or sales
a)
Price
b)
Place
c)
Promotion
d)
People
37.
A ____ is a combination of independent businesses formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of a product. 
a)
Platform
b)
Cartel
c)
Venue
d)
League
38.
Which of the following core standards of marketing involves collecting and using data to make future business decisions?
a)
selling
b)
marketing-information management
c)
financing
d)
product/service management
39.
When Peyton Manning appears in a Nationwide Insurance commercial, he is participating in which SEM function?
a)
It is a sponsorship
b)
It is a licensed product
c)
It is an endorsement
d)
It is a branded product
40.
Which of the following SEM products is an example of a licensed product?
a)
A Star Wars lunch box
b)
A pair of ADIDAS soccer cleats
c)
A Nike hooded sweatshirt, with NIKE: Just Do It printed across the front
d)
A University of Evansville basketball game at the Ford Center
41.
________________ is a word, name,symbol, or device that is used to identify and distinguish a company's products from those of their competitors. 
a)
Trademark
b)
Service mark
c)
Collective mark
d)
License
42.
Using sports to market products or services is called sports marketing
a)
True
b)
False
43.

A person's public expression of approval or support for a product or service

a)

Sponsor

b)

Endorsement

c)

Advertisement

d)

Agent

44.

Who won the 2017 World Series

a)

Yankees

b)

Astros

c)

Red Sox

d)

None of the above

45.

How many rounds are in the NBA draft

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

46.

What pick was Isaiah Thomas

a)

1st

b)

17th

c)

23rd

d)

39th

e)

60th

47.

True/False

The first NFL game was in the 1800's

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

48.

Currently, in 2019, how many teams are in the NHL

a)

29

b)

31

c)

30

d)

32

49.

What was the first professional sport

a)

MLB

b)

NBA

c)

NFL

d)

NHL

50.

Who won the super bowl in 2002

a)

Patriots

b)

Chargers

c)

Raiders

d)

Broncos

e)

Chiefs

51.

When were the first Olympics held

a)

1900

b)

1896

c)

1932

d)

1888

52.

When was James Harden traded to the Houston Rockets (from the Thunder)

a)

2009

b)

2012

c)

1012

d)

1009

e)

2014

53.

Who created baseball

a)

Abner Doubleday

b)

James Naismith

c)

Benjamin Harry

d)

Alvin Earl

e)

Harrison Basehitter

54.

What year was the first NHL season

a)

1917

b)

1984

c)

1902

d)

1949

55.

Which athlete has the most Instagram followers

a)

Lebron James

b)

Cristiano Ronaldo

c)

Lionel Messi

d)

Tiger Woods

56.

who is the person who holds a red card?

a)

captain

b)

referee

c)

coach

d)

footballer

57.

who are the men in black in a baseball competition?

a)

player

b)

captain

c)

coach

d)

umpire

58.

who is he?

a)

rider

b)

horseman

c)

jockey

d)

hockey

59.

how do we call the people who watch a sport event?

a)

audience

b)

reader

c)

spectator

d)

customer

60.

who is he

a)

skater

b)

skier

c)

slower

d)

spectator

61.

how do we call a leader in a football team?

a)

captain

b)

coach

c)

trainer

d)

leader

62.

How do we call a group of sport teams who play against each other?

a)

league

b)

group

c)

team

d)

mega team

63.

who is he?

a)

rider

b)

bicycle-rider

c)

cyclist

d)

cycling

64.
What sport is this?
a)
Archery
b)
Fencing
c)
Billiards
d)
Martial Arts
65.
What sport is this?
a)
Baseball
b)
Fencing
c)
Cricket
d)
Sailing
66.
What sport is this?
a)
Baseball
b)
Billiards
c)
Cricket
d)
Sailing
67.
What sport is this?
a)
Judo
b)
Basketball
c)
Karate
d)
Rugby
68.
What sport is this?
a)
Martial Arts
b)
Judo
c)
Fencing
d)
Karate

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