Vocabulary Quiz (Sports)
- Question: What are PEDs?
- Answer: PEDs (performance-enhancing drugs) have long created controversy in the sporting world.
- Question: Overtourism is a term commonly associated with cities not wanting to host which of the following sporting events?
- Answer: A common argument by cities not wanting to host the Olympics is that the extended event leads to overtourism, harming local culture.
- Question: Which of the following is considered a precursor to golf?
- Answer: The ancient Roman game of paganica, the Dutch game of colf, and the French croquetlike game of jeu de mail are all considered precursors to golf.
- Question: Rule 46 is an important regulation in which sport?
- Answer: In the current National Hockey League rulebook, Rule 46 addresses fighting, a controversial aspect of the sport.
- Question: The Olympics derived its name from which of the following?
- Answer: The Olympic Games were first held at Olympia in Greece in 776 BCE as part of a religious festival to honor Zeus, the chief Greek god; the games and the location were named for Mount Olympus, considered the home of the Greek gods.
- Question: STUNT is a competitive event in which sport?
- Answer: STUNT is a competitive sport in cheerleading, focusing on technical and athletic skills rather than cheers.
- Question: CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), a disease tied to several contact sports, affects which part of the body?
- Answer: Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain disease typically associated with concussions and repetitive trauma to the head.
- Question: In England, Shrove Tuesday is a holiday associated with a violent form of which sport?
- Answer: Since medieval times and continuing today in the English towns of Alnwick, Ashbourne, and Atherstone, a rough and bloody form of rugbylike football has been played annually during the festival of Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday”), celebrating the last day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday.
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