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NYC Street Games
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This is a game based on the movie, "New York Street Games", that we watched in class.
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1
What was the most popular game played in the street?
Hopscotch
Skelzies
Johnny-On-The-Pony
Stickball
2
The rules for slapball were a lot like the rules for...
tennis
golf
baseball
soccer
3
What is the name of the game where players would bounce a ball off a building's stairs?
Stairball
Home Base
Double-Down
Stoopball
4
How did parents let their kids know it was time to come home?
They'd whistle.
They'd clap.
They'd call their kids' cellphone.
They'd shout.
5
Who decided the rules for the games kids played in New York?
Parents
The bossiest kid
There was actually a rulebook that kids could look at.
Older kids
6
Which group brought the stoop to New York?
The Italians
The Dutch
The Irish
Jewish immigrants
7
What did New York kids call this kind of ball?
Big Pinkey
Hi-Bownse
Spalding (Duh)
Spall-Deen
8
Adults in Wisconsin have created an adult league for this game, with a yearly championship.
Buck-Buck
Double-Dutch
Stoopball
Skelsies
9
How many games are shown in this painting by Pieter Bruegel?
14
40
20
80
10
Why did the old people in the movie say that they remember adults as having enormous forearms?
They never said that.
Because they could smack the kids so hard.
Because the adults were always getting in their faces.
Because they were always leaning out of windows.
