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Sport during the 20th Century
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1
Where could ordinary men take on a professional boxer in afighting booth?
Travelling fares and carnivals
At boxing gyms
In tournaments
In the streets
2
Rugby League was popular as a working mans game in the industrial towns of the north of England
False
True
3
Which of the following schools did not help to promote rugby in the nineteenth century?
St John's College Cardiff
Llandovery College
Christ College Brecon
Monmouth School
4
Which Olympic event saw the killing of Israeli athletes by a Palestinian terrorist group?
Mexico 1968
Los Angeles 1984
Munich 1972
Moscow 1980
5
During which Olympic Games did Hitler show the world the ‘superiority’ of his Aryan Race?
1936 Berlin
1932 Los Angeles
1944 London
1940 Helsinki
6
In which decade did the BBC and ITV begin to broadcast Saturday afternoon sport programmes?
1950s
1960s
1940s
1970s
7
Which sport spread from English public schools anduniversities in the mid-nineteenth century?
Rugby
Cricket
Tennis
Football
8
In the early twentieth century, who was the best-known football team in Wales?
Cardiff City
Merthyr Town
Wrexham
Swansea City
9
Which sport was popular with both rich and poor communities?
Golf
Football
Tennis
Boxing
10
What year did Wales beat the All Blacks?
1920
1999
1935
1950
11
Which sport payed players but had the distinction between amateur and professional players?
Golf
Football
Cricket
Rugby
12
Which exMerthyr football player was signed by Arsenal for the record amount of £14,000 in 1938?
Bryn Jones
Aled Williams
John Williams
Paul Jones
13
Which sport was regarded as the national sport of England in the early twentieth century?
Cricket
Rugby
Tennis
Football
14
What happened in the 1986 Mexico Olympic Games?
64countries boycotted the games
Hitlerused the games to highlight his Aryan race
Anumber of athletes were caught taking drugs
Twoblack sprinters saluted the Black Power Movement
15
Who has been the most successful disabled athlete in the UK?
Ellie Simmonds
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Nicole Cook
Chris Weir
16
What issue led to the split of Rugby Union and the setting up of Rugby League?
An argument over the rules of the game
Too many people wanted to play the sport
The outbreak of the War
‘Broken time’ payments
17
Which statement is untrue... Rugby League...
Contains players who are classed as amatures
Contains players who are paid a regular wage
Contains players who are classed as professional
Is not as popular in Wales as Rugby Union
18
Which is incorrect regarding increased leisure time and sport?
Matches were played on Wednesdays
The bank holiday act gave people more time off
Matches were played on Saturday afternoons
Matches were played on Boxing Day
19
Who won the Wimbledon singles in the years 1934-1936 and boosted the popularity of tennis?
Fred Perry
Boris Becker
Leyton Hewitt
Don Budge
20
Which cricket trophy do England and Australia play for?
The Ashes
The Empire Cup
The Cricket Cup
The Wicket Winner Cup
21
What decade was described as a ‘golden age’ for Welsh football?
1980s
1900s
1940s
1920s
22
Approximately how many people paid to watch First Division football in Wales in early 1900?
9 million
12 million
1 million
6 million
23
Opportunities for participation in sport in the late 20th century increased because... Choose 3
Shops selling cheap sportswear
Improved facilities
Youth clubs such as Urdd Gobaith Cymru
The obesity ‘epidemic’
24
Football had ‘salary caps’ placed on players up until the early 1960s.
True
False
25
What year did Cardiff City win the FA Cup?
1987
1942
1950
1927
26
Which sport was largely played and supported by working people?
Rugby
Football
Boxing
Tennis
27
Which statement isn't true about discrimination in cricket between amateurs and professionals.
They had to travel in different railway carriages
They had to wear different quality kits
They had to enter the field by different gates
They had to use separate dressing rooms and hotels
28
Which sport saw a surge in women playing in the 1920s?
Cricket
Golf
Football
Tennis
29
What was the score in that game?
40-0
10-9
13-12
<div>15-10</div>
30
Which statement is not accurate?... Sponsorship in sport...
Has transformed modern sport by funding new sport iniatives
Allows companies to promote their company name
Does not allow company logos on kits
Has made stars like David Beckham wealthy
31
Spectator sport grew in the early 20th century for many reasons; which reason is not correct?
Growth of sport on TV
Competitions, tournaments and town rivalries
Influence of radio
Better transport
32
What did the football pools allow people to do?
To watch football live
Play football and swim
To bet on the outcome of football matches
To become professional players
33
When did international cricket reach the height of its popularity during the twentieth century?
Before the war
During the 1980s
After the war
Between the wars
34
Which athlete was banned for 2 years in 1988 after taking steroids to boost their performance?
Linford Christie
Diego Maradona
Ben Johnson
Dwain Chambers