Class

Question 1

What significant golf championship was established in 1861?

Answer 1

The Open Championship

Question 2

How did social class divisions affect participation in sports post-1850?

Answer 2

Different classes played different sports and had different roles

Question 3

What was the participation status of the working class in sports post-1850?

Answer 3

Increased participation but still had less access to sport due to time and money

Question 4

What factor contributed to the gradual increase in women’s participation in sports?

Answer 4

Physical education (PE) in the late 19th century

Question 5

True or False: Women were expected to prioritize family responsibilities over sports participation.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What societal changes occurred towards the late 1800s regarding women?

Answer 6

Growing equality in education, work, and voting

Question 7

What was one effect of the development of the police force on sports?

Answer 7

Decline of violent sports and better control of gambling

Question 8

What was the role of the RSPCA in relation to sports during this period?

Answer 8

Formed to address cruel activities associated with sports

Question 9

What educational changes occurred for the working class in 1870?

Answer 9

State education became available for both males and females

Question 10

How did improved education affect participation in sports for the working class?

Answer 10

Increased access to a range of sports due to better understanding

Question 11

Fill in the blank: The average working week post-1850 was ______ hours over 6 days.

Answer 11

57

Question 12

What was the impact of the Saturday half day on sports participation?

Answer 12

Enabled more opportunities for sports but still less time compared to the upper class

Question 13

What transportation developments improved access to sports?

Answer 13

Railways, water transport, and better road quality

Question 14

What opportunities arose from improved transport for sports?

Answer 14

National and international fixtures, regular league/cup matches

Question 15

How did working conditions affect the working class’s ability to participate in sports?

Answer 15

Poor working conditions and low pay limited disposable income for sports

Question 16

What was one positive outcome of the availability of money for some working-class individuals?

Answer 16

Some could afford professional contracts in sports

Question 17

Fill in the blank: Despite some improvements, the working class still lacked ______ income for sports.

Answer 17

disposable

Question 18

What happened to classes

Answer 18

Middle class

Question 19

What type of institutions did the emerging middle class attend during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 19

Public schools

Question 20

What professions comprised the middle class during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 20

• Professionals
• Factory Workers
• Managers

Question 21

How did the middle class influence sports?

Answer 21

They were influential in developing rules and governing bodies of sports such as football and rugby.

Question 22

What happened to animal baiting for the working class?

Answer 22

It declined with changes in law.

Question 23

What upper-class pursuits were protected despite changes in law?

Answer 23

• Shooting
• Fox hunting

Question 24

How was fighting codified into a sport?

Answer 24

Fighting was codified into boxing.

Question 25

What sport grew in popularity during this period?

Answer 25

Horse racing

Question 26

How did association football evolve?

Answer 26

Codified in public schools from mob games into association football.

Question 27

What were works teams in factories?

Answer 27

Teams like Thames Iron Works, which later became West Ham.

Question 28

What facilitated spectatorism in sports?

Answer 28

Improved transport

Question 29

What class split continued in cricket?

Answer 29

Professionalism in lower class bowlers, upper class played as 'gentlemanly' amateur batters.

Question 30

What social divisions were preserved in cricket?

Answer 30

* Separate changing rooms * Lower class cleaned the kit

Question 31

When did England's first cricket tour to Australia occur?

Answer 31

1861

Question 32

How did rugby evolve from mob games?

Answer 32

Codified in public schools to create Rugby Union.

Question 33

What introduced professionalism in northern rugby?

Answer 33

'Broken time payments' for the working class

Question 34

What was the southern view on professionalism in rugby?

Answer 34

Believed it was against amateur traditions of the sport.

Question 35

What event caused the split into two codes of rugby in 1895?

Answer 35

Disagreement over professionalism.