HMGT 3260 EXAM 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which British club was known as a sporting club famous for its betting book? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Brooks'
The first private clubs were proprietary clubs. What does that mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They
were owned by individuals and not by the members.
Who was the English dandy who was famous for setting a fashion style that was considered excessive
and ostentatious? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Beau Brummell
How did the club, Boodles, get its name? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It was named after Edwin Boodles,
headwaiter and manager of the club.
Where is the "true heart of clubland" located? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅St. James' Street
During the Civil War, many Unionist members of the Union Club wanted nothing to do with Confederate
club members. When the Union Club refused to expel its Confederate members, those opposing the
decision started the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Union League Club
The Union Club was set up as a refuge from: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Brooks Club was founded by members who did not like the fact that the Union Club: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅closed at midnight.
In the Supplemental Reading, "An Assembly of Good Fellows" by John Gordon, the oldest formally
organized club was mentioned. It had only 30 male members and they met only a few days each
summer. What was the name of the club? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fish House of Philadelphia
Some clubs were known generically as "Cultural Clubs". Why is that? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They were
formed around cultural interests.
, The first Traditional Club in the U.S. which was modeled after the great clubs of London was the: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Union Club
In the Supplemental Reading, Gordon identifies three principal motives for the growth of city clubs.
Which of the following would NOT be one of the reasons? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Inexpensive labor
In the year 1885 there was only one Golf course in America. The growth rate was impressive from that
point on. How many were there fifteen years later? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1,000
According to the supplemental reading, "The Founding Era of the Country Club", the structural
framework necessary for elites to organize their leisure activities into country clubs was in place because
of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Men's City Clubs
In 1882, the oldest U.S. country club was founded in Brookline, Massachusetts. What was the club's
name? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Country Club
According to the supplemental reading, "The Founding Era of the Country Club", the country's elites
were able to create a lifestyle that integrated club life, outdoor activities, and leisure activities thanks to
suburban development and - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Commuting Advancements
By 1920, we saw an explosive growth in clubs in America. Which of the following answers was NOT
happening at this time? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Decline of the Motion Picture Industry
Women were embraced by the unionist movement and were members from the beginning. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅False
By 1903, the feature film was shown to have commercial appeal through the offering of the film entitled
"The Great Train Robbery". - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
In 1925, Sears, Roebuck & Co. began opening retail stores due to the population movement to the
suburbs. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Which British club was known as a sporting club famous for its betting book? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Brooks'
The first private clubs were proprietary clubs. What does that mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They
were owned by individuals and not by the members.
Who was the English dandy who was famous for setting a fashion style that was considered excessive
and ostentatious? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Beau Brummell
How did the club, Boodles, get its name? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It was named after Edwin Boodles,
headwaiter and manager of the club.
Where is the "true heart of clubland" located? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅St. James' Street
During the Civil War, many Unionist members of the Union Club wanted nothing to do with Confederate
club members. When the Union Club refused to expel its Confederate members, those opposing the
decision started the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Union League Club
The Union Club was set up as a refuge from: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Brooks Club was founded by members who did not like the fact that the Union Club: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅closed at midnight.
In the Supplemental Reading, "An Assembly of Good Fellows" by John Gordon, the oldest formally
organized club was mentioned. It had only 30 male members and they met only a few days each
summer. What was the name of the club? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fish House of Philadelphia
Some clubs were known generically as "Cultural Clubs". Why is that? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They were
formed around cultural interests.
, The first Traditional Club in the U.S. which was modeled after the great clubs of London was the: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Union Club
In the Supplemental Reading, Gordon identifies three principal motives for the growth of city clubs.
Which of the following would NOT be one of the reasons? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Inexpensive labor
In the year 1885 there was only one Golf course in America. The growth rate was impressive from that
point on. How many were there fifteen years later? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1,000
According to the supplemental reading, "The Founding Era of the Country Club", the structural
framework necessary for elites to organize their leisure activities into country clubs was in place because
of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Men's City Clubs
In 1882, the oldest U.S. country club was founded in Brookline, Massachusetts. What was the club's
name? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Country Club
According to the supplemental reading, "The Founding Era of the Country Club", the country's elites
were able to create a lifestyle that integrated club life, outdoor activities, and leisure activities thanks to
suburban development and - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Commuting Advancements
By 1920, we saw an explosive growth in clubs in America. Which of the following answers was NOT
happening at this time? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Decline of the Motion Picture Industry
Women were embraced by the unionist movement and were members from the beginning. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅False
By 1903, the feature film was shown to have commercial appeal through the offering of the film entitled
"The Great Train Robbery". - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
In 1925, Sears, Roebuck & Co. began opening retail stores due to the population movement to the
suburbs. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
