Historical Background

Question 1

When did soccer history began?

Answer 1

mid-19th century

Question 2

Where was soccer developed?

Answer 2

England

Question 3

origin of soccer

Answer 3

2500 B.C

Question 4

credited with the earliest form of soccer, commonly recognized as approximately 2500 B.C

Answer 4

Chinese

Question 5

Chinese name for soccer

Answer 5

‘Tsu Chu’

Question 6

translation of ‘Tsu Chu’

Answer 6

kicking the leather and stuffed ball with feet

Question 7

game that was part of physical education program to train

Answer 7

soldiers

Question 8

It was a game that was part of the physical education program to train soldiers.

Answer 8

tsu chu

Question 9

goal of Tsu Chu

Answer 9

net with a hole strung between two bamboo poles that 30 feet high

Question 10

When did the Japanese played a game they called as ‘Kemari’

Answer 10

50 B.C

Question 11

Japanese game of soccer

Answer 11

Kemari

Question 12

a game played between two teams with 12 players in Ancient greece

Answer 12

Episkyros

Question 13

How many players are there in Episkyros?

Answer 13

12 players

Question 14

True or False: Tsu Chu allowed usage of hands

Answer 14

false

did not allow

Question 15

True or False: Kemari allowed usage of hands

Answer 15

False

only feet were allowed

Question 16

True or False: Episkyros allowed usage of hands

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Romans adopted Episkyros and created a rugby style game called

Answer 17

Harpastum

Question 18

Where is Harpastum adopted from?

Answer 18

Episkyros

Question 19

very past, physical, and violent game

Answer 19

Harpastum

Question 20

how many players does harpastum have?

Answer 20

varies but records suggest hundreds of players on each team

Question 21

During _________, the English had been playing games similar to soccer

Answer 21

8th century

Question 22

When did the royal family banned soccer?

Answer 22

14th century

Question 23

According to him, people were spending too much time playing soccer instead of practicing archery for military purposes

Answer 23

King Henry V

Question 24

True or False: threat of imprisonment for playing soccer didn’t make any difference as it still stayed popular among working class

Answer 24

True

Question 25

When did the students from Cambridge University tried to create the first rules everyone would accept everywhere. That only the goal keeper can use their hands to propel the ball

Answer 25

1848

Question 26

Who created the first rules that everyone would accept everywhere?

Answer 26

Students from Cambridge University

Question 27

When did the organized soccer began when the English Football Association was founded in London?

Answer 27

1863

Question 28

By the end of this year, the game split into what games?

Answer 28

Rugby and Association Football

Question 29

On what year does the game split into two games?

Answer 29

1863

Question 30

a game allowed players to touch and carry the ball with their hands

Answer 30

rugby

Question 31

a game wherein only the goal keeper allowed to play the ball with his hand

Answer 31

Association Football (soccer)

Question 32

How many years after the foundation of soccer and rugby does the Football association already had 50 member clubs?

Answer 32

eight years

Question 33

Eight years after the foundation of soccer and rugby, the Football Association already had __ member clubs

Answer 33

50

Question 34

what is the 1st soccer tournament in soccer history?

Answer 34

FA cup

Question 35

When was the FA cup held?

Answer 35

8 years after foundation of soccer and rugby

Question 36

Delegates from France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland established FIFA to promote the game of association football

Answer 36

1904

Question 37

international governing body of soccer

Answer 37

FIFA

Question 38

Where are the delegates who established FIFA from?

Answer 38

France
Belgium
Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland

Question 39

What are the early evidence of Football?

Answer 39

Ancient Football player balancing the ball - attic lekythos
Song dynasty painting by Su Hanchen, depicting Chinese Childer playing cuju
Paint of a Mesoamerican ballgame player of Tepantitla murals in Teotihuacan
revived version of kemari being played in Tanzan Shrine, Japan
illustration 1850s of Australian aboriginal hunter; children playing football game possibly Woggalbari