WorksheetsThe Sports Industry and Popular Sports
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which statement best defines the sports industry?
A collection of professional leagues only
People and businesses producing, facilitating, promoting, or organizing activities focused on sports
Only companies that sell sports equipment
Venues where major sporting events are hosted
Which activity is listed as a popular individual sport in the United States?
Basketball
Baseball
Hiking
Soccer
Which event marks the earliest roots of the sports industry according to history?
The first modern Olympics in 1896
The ancient Olympic Games in Greece in 776 B.C.
The first World Cup in 1930
The founding of the NCAA in 1906
Which British games influenced the origin of baseball?
Cricket and rounders
Rugby and football
Tennis and croquet
Field hockey and lacrosse
In which year was basketball invented by Dr. James Naismith, and how did the rules change by 1915?
Invented in 1891; rules were expanded and standardized by 1915
Invented in 1871; rules were abolished by 1915
Invented in 1895; rules were unchanged by 1915
Invented in 1901; rules were simplified and removed by 1915
Which statement best describes sports in the United States during the 20th century?
Sports participation declined and few new events were organized.
It was a period of rapid growth; golf and tennis were organized into competitive events, and team and individual sports gained popularity.
Only individual sports such as swimming and track and field became popular while team sports declined.
Professional opportunities for coaches and managers decreased as teams folded.
Which milestone is correctly matched with its year in the development of women’s sports in the United States?
WNBA founded in 2004
National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) founded in 1997
U.S. Women’s national soccer team World Cup wins limited to two titles
WNBA founded in 1997
Which option best describes the entertainment industry?
A single company that makes movies
A group of sub-industries devoted to entertainment that produces products like movies, TV shows, radio shows, news, music, newspapers, magazines, and books
Only the businesses that create music albums
Organizations focused exclusively on live theater
Which innovation is credited with speeding up book production and lowering the cost of printed materials?
The telegraph
The printing press with moveable and replaceable wooden letters
The phonograph
The typewriter
Public Occurrences, published in 1690 in Boston, is significant because it was the first:
daily newspaper in London
English-American newspaper
general-interest magazine
illustrated newspaper
