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Sport & Society: Golden Triangle & Sport

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Media and Business combine with Sport to form...

a)

...the Golden Circle

b)

...the Golden Triangle

c)

...the Golden Three

d)

...the Golden Triad

2.

TV companies pay to broadcast elite matches and this money is used to help pay the wages of players - True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

BSkyB encouraged the premier league to form in 1992, why did they do this?

a)

More profit from broadcasting elite games

b)

BSkyB could bid for the rights to broadcast elite games

c)

BSkyB had a strong hold on the football empire

d)

BSkyB wanted to form a BSkyB league

4.

Media influence has a positive impact on sport, select the correct advantages to a sport.

a)

Increase in grassroots participation

b)

Increase in money to develop sport

c)

A sponsor's name is linked with the success of the team/player

d)

More competition leads to more training demands

5.

Media influence has a positive impact on players, select the correct advantages to players

a)

Higher wages

b)

Role models are formed

c)

More competition leads to more opportunities to compete

d)

Sponsor's dictate a player's behaviour

e)

More money to support player development

6.

Media influence has a positive impact on spectators, select the correct advantages to spectators

a)

Commentary is available for home viewers

b)

Scheduling makes live viewing difficult

c)

Media spotlight increases player pressure

d)

Player mistakes become front page news

7.

Which of these doesn't fit within the golden triangle

a)

Players

b)

Media

c)

Sport spectators

d)

Business sponsors

8.
What do we call the process of gaining money from an activity?
a)
Commercialisation
b)
Advertising
c)
Sponsorship
d)
Business
9.
Which of the following appears in the media to attract sponsorship?
a)
Sport
b)
Business
c)
Media
10.

Which part of the golden triangle pays the media for advertising space?

a)

Sport

b)

Business

c)

Media

11.
Which part of the golden triangle uses sport to gain viewers?
a)
Sport
b)
Business
c)
Media
12.
Which of the following is a BENEFIT of commercialisation?
a)
Certain sports dominate TV
b)
Sponsorship is unequal across sports
c)
Sponsors pressure sports to change structure
d)
Sport become more popular
13.
Which of the following is a BENEFIT of the media?
a)
Too much sport on TV
b)
Too much pressure to win
c)
Stereotypes are broken down
d)
Minority sports have less media coverage
14.
Which of the following is NOT a change to sport as a result of commercialisation?
a)
Different scoring system
b)
Increased viewer experience
c)
Change in competition format
d)
Change in tactics
15.
What do we call the process whereby nations are linked together via improvements in communication?
a)
Commercialisation
b)
Globalisation
c)
Professionalism
d)
Sponsorship
16.

In what order do the following go on a scone:

a)

Jam then cream

b)

Cream then jam

17.

What are some negatives of sport stars using social media?

a)

Negative critiscism

b)

Athletes can be disciplined by their club/ governing body

c)

Gain more sponsorship

d)

Athletes can be threatened

18.

The triangle sum theorem states that the sum of the interior angles of all triangles equals ________.

a)

100*

b)

180*

c)

90*

d)

360*

19.

Some sports have changed due to the effects of commercialisation; what changes have happened?

a)

Formats have changed

b)

Increase in use of technology

c)

Breaks are extended so sponsors can advertise

d)

Spectators aren't able to go to the events

20.

Who won the Australian Open this year?

a)

Naomi Osaka & Roger Federer

b)

Serena Williams & Novak Djokovic

c)

Naomi Osaka & Novak Djokovic

d)

Serena Williams & Roger Federer