Chapter 21 - Kinesiology Goes Global

Question 1

what does YMCA stand for and when/where was it founded

Answer 1

young mens christian association
1844 in Geneva, Switzerland

Question 2

what does YWCA stand for and when was it founded

Answer 2

1855

Question 3

what date marks the first modern olympic games

Answer 3

1896

Question 4

who founded the International Association of PE and Sport for Girls and Women and when

Answer 4

Dorothy Ainsworth
1949

Question 5

Who founded People to People International and when

Answer 5

President Dwight Eisenhower
1956

Question 6

what is MENA

Answer 6

Middle East/North Africa
- countries composing this geographical/cultural zone
- 6% of the world
- 60% of worlds oil supply

ie. Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Monaco, etc.

Question 7

when was the Commonwealth Sports Development Program founded and why

Answer 7

1933
to provide an opportunity to act collectively for the common good

Question 8

what are the 5 goals of the UN Office for Sport and PE

Answer 8

sport & gender
sport & youth
sport & people of disability
sport & health
sport & peace

focuses on 2 SDG goals:
- goal 1: end to poverty
- goal 11: make human settlements more inclusive