LS Super Quiz - Sports
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- Q1The wealthy had the means and free time to participate in sports such asall of thesehuntinggolfpolo and lawn tennis30s
- Q2In 1900 there were no public golf courses, and only _______ golf courses available241232530s
- Q3By 1919, the number of golf courses increased to10050756030s
- Q4Golf became more popular because of the 1913 U.S. Open, when __________ won by 5 strokesJack JohnsonFrancis OuimentJim Thorpe30s
- Q5In 1910, the average industrial worker made meager wages and worked8 hour days, 5 days a week8 hour days, 6 days a week10 hour days, 7 days a week10 hour days, 6 days a week30s
- Q6The top heavyweight boxing champion 1908-1915Franics OuiementKnute RockneJim ThorpeJack Johsnon30s
- Q7Jack Johnson was not treated as a sports hero becauseHe was an African Americanall of theseHe was southerndue to racism30s
- Q8Boxing fans who did not support Johnson searched for"a Great White Hope"anyone that could defeat hima better boxer30s
- Q9In 1910, this boxer came out of retirement to fight JohnsonJeff JeffriesJim ThorpeTommy Burns30s
- Q10After Johnson won $60,000 from that fight, he was quoted as saying he'd"bring home the bacon""never retire""world's greatest athlete"30s
- Q11T or F: Johnson's victory also led to better relationships between white and black peopleTrue, relationships were much improvedFalse, it led to race riots across the country30s
- Q12Tired of mistreatment in America, Johnson moved toSydney and ParisLondon and ParisLondon and Berlin30s
- Q13Football was originally played byby working class men in small stadiumson the streetswealthy college-bound men30s
- Q14The Yale Bowl, which opened in 1914 in New Haven Connecticut could hold60,000 fans6,000 fans16,000 fans30s
- Q15This football game became the premier matchup between the best team in the west and the best team in the east, in 1916the Super Bowlthe Cotton Bowlthe Rose Bowl30s