Chapter 19: Society and Sport

Question 1

What happened to sports during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

Team sports became more popular with more free time and disposable income

Question 2

What was the 1st North American team sport to become professional?

Answer 2

Baseball

Question 3

Who first officially recorded and published the rules of hockey?

Answer 3

McGill University (MTL)

Question 4

Other than lacrosse, what was the 1st sport to originate in North America?

Answer 4

Basketball

Question 5

What was a big reason men’s sports took root in society?

Answer 5

High media coverage

Question 6

What is the Fitness and Amateur Sport Act (1961)?

Answer 6

Created to make sport and fitness available to all Canadians. There is $5mil in annual funding at the Canada Games

Question 7

Why did 22 African countries boycott the 1976 Montreal Olympics?

Answer 7

Montreal had allowed New Zealand to compete in the games, even though they had played rugby in South Africa, where there was an international boycott due to Apartheid