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Gender Equality at sports

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Do the Olympic Games for men and women take place at the same time and in the same country?

a)

No, in different years.

b)

No, in different countries. Never together.

c)

Yes, at the same time and in the same country.

2.

At what Olympic games were there mixed-gender events, as in the photo you see here?

a)

Barcelona, in 1992

b)

Tokyo , 2020

c)

Rio de Janeiro, 2016

3.

Are there mixed-gender events at football World Cups?

a)

No, there have never been.

b)

There have always been mixed-gender events.

c)

Sometimes

4.

When were women allowed to participate in Olympic games?

a)

Officially, at the 1900 Olympic Games

b)

In 396 BC, Cynisca won in Ancient Greece a chariot race at the Olympic Games. Although Greek women were not allowed to train at sports, Spartan women trained in sports.

c)

In 1920

5.

How many men world champions has the chess player Judit Polgár defeated?

a)

She has defeated 11 male world champions

b)

She has defeated two male world champions

c)

She has never defeated male world champions

6.

Why do you think the Soccer World Cup is played in different years and countries for men and women?

4 lines
7.

When did the first female Soccer World Cup start?

a)

1991

b)

2015

c)

1967

d)

1998

8.

What is the best European female club at the moment?:

Manchester City FC, FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC or FC Bayern München?

a)

Manchester City FC

b)

FC Barcelona

c)

Liverpool FC

d)

FC Bayern München

9.

What does this picture describe and where and when?

a)

Chinese ladies playing cuju, by the Ming Dynasty painter Du Jin

b)

Young women wearing swimming competition medals, around 1920.

c)

Ancient Rome: the girls are playing some early form of volleyball. Note how the ball consists of multiple colours.

At the extreme left of the bottom register, a young woman dressed in a transparent yellow dress holds a rose crown and a palmfrond: these were prizes handed out to the victor in athletic competitions.

10.

Which sports are exclusive to women in Olympic games?

a)

softball, rhythmic gymnastics, and artistic swimming

b)

artistic swimming, and archery

c)

artistic swimming

11.

True or False?:

Men have 30–40 percent more muscle mass than females.

a)

False

b)

True

12.

Are these statements True or False?

Men can jump around 25 percent higher than women, can punch around 30 percent harder, accelerate around 20 percent faster, and throw around 25 percent further.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Are there mixed-sex sports?

a)

Yes, for example equestrian sports,mountain biking, shooting, etc

b)

Yes, for example wightlifting.

c)

No, there aren't.