How could hosting a global sporting event have a negative social impact?

limited focus on long term social issues, increased nationalism

Which of the following is not a positive sporting impact of hosting a global sporting event?

deviance could be hyped up by the media

Which is not a potential negative political impact of hosting a global sporting event?

political parties may temporarily cooperate

What is the 'shop window effect'?

showcasing your nation through a global sporting event

Why did the USA lead a boycott of the Moscow Olympic games in 1980?

To protest Russia's millitary invation of Afganistan

What social impacts are linked to the 'olympic legacy'?

improved infrastructure and transport

What happened during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games Palestinian Terrorist Attack?

9 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and 11 were killed

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1
Which of the following did not influence De Coubertin as he founded the modern Olympics?
Much Wenlock Olympian Games
The Common Wealth Games
The Ancient Olympic Games
The 'Games Ethic' of English Public Schools
2
How could hosting a global sporting event have a negative social impact?
lower crime rates
limited focus on long term social issues
volunteering opportunities
increased nationalism
3
Which of the following is not a positive sporting impact of hosting a global sporting event?
deviance could be hyped up by the media
a higher profile and more funding for sport
olympic legacy through world class facilities
improved organisation and administration
4
'Increased income due to tourism' is which type of impact of hosting a global sporting event?
sporting
political
political
economic
5
Which two athletes performed the 'Black Power Demonstration' in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics?
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
Eric Liddell and Curt Flood
Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalf
Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin
6
Which is not a potential negative political impact of hosting a global sporting event?
the potential for protests and terrorism
political parties may temporarily cooperate
lack of long term legacy
high costs to the goverment and tax payer
7
What is the 'shop window effect'?
showcasing your nation through a global sporting event
when host countries go over budget
the political expolitation of global events
when other countries want to copy the success of the host
8
In what year did Adolph Hitler use the Berlin Olympic Games as a Nazi Propaganda show?
1936
1932
1944
1940
9
How many other nations joined the USSR in their retaliation boycott of the 1984 LA Olympics?
18
16
12
14
10
Why did the USA lead a boycott of the Moscow Olympic games in 1980?
Due to a lack of security by the host country
To protest Russia's millitary invation of Afganistan
They disagreed with the communist regime in the USSR
They believed that the USSR were funding drugs cheats
11
What social impacts are linked to the 'olympic legacy'?
increased profile of sport
world class facilities
lower crime rates
improved infrastructure and transport
12
What happened during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games Palestinian Terrorist Attack?
An explosion in the olympic stadium killing 17 spectators
9 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and 11 were killed
11 Israeli spectators were taken hostage and killed
7 Israeli Athletes were shot during the opening ceremony
13
Which of the following are not aims of the modern Olympics?
Friendship and peace between the nations
Fame and fortune
Fair play and sportsmanship
Amateurism and taking part
14
Who was the founder of the modern olympic games?
Sebastian Coe
Baron Pierre De Coubertin
Dr Arnold
Dr William Penny Brookes
15
Where was the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896?
Munich
Athens
Paris
Tokyo

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