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Testing your prior knowledge: Gender in sport

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What proportion (%) of total participation was made up of females in the 1948 London summer Olympics?

a)

2.2%

b)

9.5%

c)

10.5%

d)

23%

2.

What proportion (%) of total participation will females make up in the 2021 Tokyo summer Olympics?

a)

21.2%

b)

32.2%

c)

48.8%

d)

61.4%

3.

What were the first two Olympic sports introduced for females in 1900?

a)

Athletics, tennis

b)

Athletics, gymnastics

c)

Tennis, gymnastics

d)

Tennis, golf

4.

What was one of the most recent Olympic sports introduced in 2018 for females?

a)

Surfing

b)

Archery

c)

Wrestling

d)

Equestrian

5.

What proportion (%) of total gold medals have Australian female track athletes won since 1928?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

6.

What is the average annual salary (income) for a male AFL player?

a)

~ $110,000

b)

~ $260,000

c)

~ $330,000

d)

~ $390,000

7.

What was the maximum annual salary (income) for a top-tier AFLW player in 2020?

a)

~ $29,000

b)

~ $43,000

c)

~ $61,000

d)

~ $75,000

8.

Who is Australia's highest earning female athlete?

a)

Ellyse Perry (cricket)

b)

Stephanie Gilmore (surfing)

c)

Liz Cambage (basketball)

d)

Ash Barty (tennis)

9.

What number was Ash Barty in the top 50 highest paid sportspeople in Australia in 2018?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

5th

d)

8th

10.

Female sports receive what proportion (%) of total Australian TV sports programming?

a)

7%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

21%