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Women in sports fast facts

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of sports currently offer the same amount of money in prizes for both men and women?

a)

70%

b)

30%

c)

50%

d)

90%

2.

In the UK in 2022 only 49% of girls between 5 and 11 years old............................... compared to 70% of boys

a)

believed that they were good at sports

b)

practiced sports outside of P.E classes

c)

practiced a team sports

d)

had a supportive parent about their choice of sports

3.

What percentage of the governing bodies of sport currently meet the government's target of having a quarter of women at the board table?

a)

26%

b)

78%

c)

50%

d)

100%

4.

Which sport is by far the most lucrative for female athletes?

a)

Football

b)

Tennis

c)

Basketball

d)

Golf

5.

When were women allowed to officially compete in the Olympic Games ?

a)

1900

b)

1896

c)

1920

d)

1924

6.

How many athletes participated to this first edition opened to women

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

7.

In what sports ? ( for this first edition). Tick as many as you think

a)

archery

b)

sailing

c)

tennis

d)

golf

e)

swimming

8.

Compared to Tokyo 2020, the number of women commentators hired for the Paris Games has increased by

a)

10%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

9.

In 2023 the football Women's World Cup awarded ....................... compared to ...................... in Qatar for men in 2022.

a)

$125miilion/$400million

b)

$150million/$400 million

c)

$100million/200million

d)

$350million/$350 million

10.

The WSL ( World Surf League) awards equal prize money for men and women since 2019

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

There is no women on the 2024 Forbes' 100 best paid athletes list

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

A global sports salary survey conducted by Sporting Intelligence in 2017 showed that, among elite athletes, women earn on average only ........................... of what men earn

a)

1%

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

50%