History of Sports Final Exam
Which of the following has been given credit as an aid to women's liberation at the turn
of the 20th century ? - ANS-Bicycle
Who does Zirin credit for establishing the first uniform set of rules for the game of
baseball ? - ANS-Alexander Cartwright
In what year did William Hulbert form the National League of Professional Baseball
Clubs ? - ANS-1876
Isaac Murphy was highly successful in what sport ? - ANS-Horse Racing
In 1878, American Christian Review diagrammed a 12-step process that would lead to
downfall for any woman who engaged in _________. - ANS-Croquet
After baseball attendance took a major hit following the 1994 strike, owners were
convinced that _________ would get fans back to the ballpark. - ANS-More Home Runs
The Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act (DSHEA) shifted the burden of
proof away from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the health supplement
industry - ANS-False
Prior to the 1999 World Cup victory, the U.S. Women's Soccer Team went on strike
leading up to the 1996 Summer Olympics - ANS-True
The Women's National Basketball Association was founded after the USWNT 1999
World Cup victory helped raise the platform for women in sports - ANS-False
Despite his global popularity and lucrative business enterprise, Michael Jordan never
engaged in political activism - ANS-True
Upon enlisting in the Army, Pat Tillman agreed to appear in recruitment videos to
promote the story of "NFL play Pat Tillman in the Army Rangers." - ANS-False
Following Hurricane Katrina, repairs and renovations of the Superdome cost the city of
New Orleans ________________________. - ANS-$185 Million
, The "Jena 6" were 6 black high school students accused of attempted murder and
conspiracy to commit murder after assaulting a white student in _________. -
ANS-2006
C. Vivian Stringer is the only coach in NCAA history to have led three different schools
to the Final Four - ANS-True
This radio personality helped raise the public consciousness about discrimination in
sport when he called the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hoes." -
ANS-Don Imus
In 1903, Teddy Roosevelt encouraged the launching of what program ? - ANS-Public
Schools Athletic League
Who was the first African American to attend Rutgers University ? - ANS-Paul Robeson
Boxer ______________ defeated the "great white hope" Jim Jeffries in 1910. -
ANS-Jack Johnson
W.E.B. Du Bois was an advocate for African American's participation in sport and urged
for greater engagement in the nation's expanding sporting life - ANS-True
The outcome to what sport event prompted "the most widespread racial uprising that the
United States had ever seen" at the time ? - ANS-A Boxing Match
Who is known as the "father of black baseball?" - ANS-Rube Foster
In 1913, AAU president James Sullivan declared that the AAU must sanction women's
athletics - ANS-False
Who was the most famous female athlete of the first half of the twentieth century,
winning 3 medals in track in field in the 1932 Olympics ? - ANS-Babe Didrikson
This well-known sportswriter nicknamed Notre Dame's football backfield the "Four
Horsemen." - ANS-Grantland Rice
Eight bombing around the country in 1920 prompted ____________, which resulted in
the jailing of thousands of members of the U.S. Communist Party - ANS-The Palmer
Raids
Which of the following has been given credit as an aid to women's liberation at the turn
of the 20th century ? - ANS-Bicycle
Who does Zirin credit for establishing the first uniform set of rules for the game of
baseball ? - ANS-Alexander Cartwright
In what year did William Hulbert form the National League of Professional Baseball
Clubs ? - ANS-1876
Isaac Murphy was highly successful in what sport ? - ANS-Horse Racing
In 1878, American Christian Review diagrammed a 12-step process that would lead to
downfall for any woman who engaged in _________. - ANS-Croquet
After baseball attendance took a major hit following the 1994 strike, owners were
convinced that _________ would get fans back to the ballpark. - ANS-More Home Runs
The Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act (DSHEA) shifted the burden of
proof away from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the health supplement
industry - ANS-False
Prior to the 1999 World Cup victory, the U.S. Women's Soccer Team went on strike
leading up to the 1996 Summer Olympics - ANS-True
The Women's National Basketball Association was founded after the USWNT 1999
World Cup victory helped raise the platform for women in sports - ANS-False
Despite his global popularity and lucrative business enterprise, Michael Jordan never
engaged in political activism - ANS-True
Upon enlisting in the Army, Pat Tillman agreed to appear in recruitment videos to
promote the story of "NFL play Pat Tillman in the Army Rangers." - ANS-False
Following Hurricane Katrina, repairs and renovations of the Superdome cost the city of
New Orleans ________________________. - ANS-$185 Million
, The "Jena 6" were 6 black high school students accused of attempted murder and
conspiracy to commit murder after assaulting a white student in _________. -
ANS-2006
C. Vivian Stringer is the only coach in NCAA history to have led three different schools
to the Final Four - ANS-True
This radio personality helped raise the public consciousness about discrimination in
sport when he called the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hoes." -
ANS-Don Imus
In 1903, Teddy Roosevelt encouraged the launching of what program ? - ANS-Public
Schools Athletic League
Who was the first African American to attend Rutgers University ? - ANS-Paul Robeson
Boxer ______________ defeated the "great white hope" Jim Jeffries in 1910. -
ANS-Jack Johnson
W.E.B. Du Bois was an advocate for African American's participation in sport and urged
for greater engagement in the nation's expanding sporting life - ANS-True
The outcome to what sport event prompted "the most widespread racial uprising that the
United States had ever seen" at the time ? - ANS-A Boxing Match
Who is known as the "father of black baseball?" - ANS-Rube Foster
In 1913, AAU president James Sullivan declared that the AAU must sanction women's
athletics - ANS-False
Who was the most famous female athlete of the first half of the twentieth century,
winning 3 medals in track in field in the 1932 Olympics ? - ANS-Babe Didrikson
This well-known sportswriter nicknamed Notre Dame's football backfield the "Four
Horsemen." - ANS-Grantland Rice
Eight bombing around the country in 1920 prompted ____________, which resulted in
the jailing of thousands of members of the U.S. Communist Party - ANS-The Palmer
Raids
