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History of Sports!

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ancient Sumer´s first tale, that had a competition that resembled modern sports, was the

a)

Dance of Ludd

b)

Song of Jorge

c)

Epic of Gilgamesh

2.

Greece was responsible for:

a)

The first Olympic Games

b)

The creation of Cricket

c)

The first Winter Games

3.

The picture above shows a sport that was created all the way in Greece, called "Marathon". It was created in the honor of:

a)

A horse that ran over 56km looking for his owner

b)

A soldier that ran over 42km to warn his kingdom of enemies approaching

c)

A boat that sailed over 200km in order to find the China

4.

In the Middle Ages, sports were seen as _______ for real life situations, and also, there were _________ sports between the __________ and the _______

a)

Pratice / Different / Rich / Poor

b)

Pratice / Similar / Healthy / Sick

c)

Training/ Many / Europeans / Asian

5.

"Fencing", as pictured above, is a sport created in France, where two people duel with swords. Today, this sport:

a)

Is banned across all countries in the world, because its way too violent.

b)

Is only practiced for fun

c)

Is part of the Olympics

6.

Jousting was seen as a sport that only rich people could participate. Why?

a)

Because only the rich had horses

b)

Because you needed a lot of money to participate

c)

Because you had to be a noble to participate

7.

The Britsh Empire was responsible for:

a)

Creating a lot of rules to a lot of different sports, such as Soccer

b)

Not creating a single sport, despite being so big

c)

Just creating Soccer and no other sport

8.

During the Industrial Revolution, sports finally were seen as:

a)

Exercise

b)

Entertainment

c)

Ecological

9.

In 2020, two sports that became popular in the USA finally became part of the Olympics, and they were:

a)

Soccer and Basketball

b)

Skateboarding and Surfing

c)

Chess and Surfing

10.

This year marks the fourth time the Olympics were ever delayed, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The other three were caused by:

a)

An earthquake, a flood, and a forest fire

b)

The American Civil War, and the First World War

c)

Once with the First World War, and two times with the Second World War