History of Sport

Question 1

The FA was found in....

Accepted Answer

1863

Question 2

What does Rural mean?

Accepted Answer

Before the Industrial Revolution, Britain was an agricultural country before 1800

Question 3

What is the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The growth of more cities, People moved out of the villages, When Britain made more machinery creating more jobs

Question 4

What is Rational Recreation?

Accepted Answer

Leisure activities, Sport being more organised and ordered, Sports being played more

Question 5

What is Popular Recreation?

Accepted Answer

Unorganised sport, Pre-Industrial sports

Question 6

When was Post-Industrial Britain?

Accepted Answer

After the Industrial Revolution, 1850-today

Question 7

When was pre- industrial Britain?

Accepted Answer

18th Century, 17th - 18th Century

Question 8

What did Dr Thomas Arnold do?

Accepted Answer

Introduced the house system, Organised sport within his school

Question 9

Transport made football more popular because...

Accepted Answer

Spectators could travel

Question 10

Which sports did upper class people played?

Accepted Answer

Real Tennis

Question 11

Who played Popular Recreation Sports?

Accepted Answer

Lower Class, Peasants

Question 12

What day was mob football played on?

Accepted Answer

Shrove Tuesday

Question 13

What is a public school?

Accepted Answer

Paid education for rich boys, Paid education for boys

Question 14

Which classes shared the same activities?

Accepted Answer

Cock Fighting

Question 15

Better working conditions meant that people could ...

Accepted Answer

Watch Football on a Saturday, Finish work at 12pm, Work less then 72 hours a week

Question 16

What is Rationalisation?

Accepted Answer

The start of more organised sports, Sports being more orgnaised

Question 17

What is Regulation?

Accepted Answer

Governing Bodies wrote rules, Different schools had different rules, Villages started to play by one rule

Question 18

What is wagering?

Accepted Answer

To go from rags to riches, To show off to the riches

Questions 18