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Leisure and Entertainment in the 20th Century Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the term 'leisure' mean?

a)

Time spent doing something you enjoy

b)

How money is spent and made by people

c)

A period of time in which there is lots of prosperity and creativity

d)

Scientific inventions that aim to make everyday tasks easier

2.

What is the meaning of the term 'economy'?

a)

Time spent doing something you enjoy

b)

A period of time in which there is lots of prosperity and creativity

c)

Something used to help people enjoy themselves

d)

How money is spent and made by people

3.

What is a 'golden age'?

a)

Time spent doing something you enjoy

b)

A period of time in which there is lots of prosperity and creativity

c)

A defined time period of ten years starting with a year which is a multiple of ten

d)

How money is spent and made by people

4.

What does the term 'broadcast' mean?

a)

Something used to help people enjoy themselves

b)

How money is spent and made by people

c)

A period of time in which there is lots of prosperity and creativity

d)

To send information through radio or television

5.

What does the term 'society' describe?

a)

How money is spent and made by people

b)

People who live in the same place as each other, defined by their thoughts and interests as a group

c)

Time spent doing something you enjoy

d)

A defined time period of ten years starting with a year which is a multiple of ten

6.

What is the meaning of the term 'technology'?

a)

Time spent doing something you enjoy

b)

A period of time in which there is lots of prosperity and creativity

c)

Scientific inventions that aim to make everyday tasks easier

d)

How money is spent and made by people

7.

What did the 1938 Holidays with Pay Act allow employees to have?

a)

One week of paid holiday per year

b)

Two weeks of paid holiday per year

c)

Three weeks of paid holiday per year

d)

Four weeks of paid holiday per year

8.

What was the first live radio broadcast of a sporting event?

a)

Tennis match

b)

Cricket match

c)

Boxing match

d)

Football match

9.

What was the first computer game invented at a university in 1958 called?

a)

Game Boy

b)

Table Tennis for Two

c)

Pong

d)

PlayStation

10.

What was the first handheld and portable games console launched by Nintendo in 1989?

a)

Table Tennis for Two

b)

Pong

c)

PlayStation

d)

Game Boy