brief history Flashcards
1
Q
is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across the net.
A
Badminton
2
Q
badminton first played and country
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country estate of the dukes of Beaufort in Gloucestershire, England (1873)
3
Q
The roots of the sport can be traced to
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ancient Greece, China, and India
4
Q
closely related to the old children’s game called
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battledore and shuttlecock
5
Q
Badminton is derived directly from ___ which was played by British army officers stationed in India in the 1860s
A
poona
6
Q
The first unofficial all-England badminton championships for men were held in
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1899
7
Q
the first badminton tournament for women was arranged ___
A
next year or 1900
