Lecture 8

Question 1

Much of Australia’s sporting heritage comes from ___________

Answer 1

England

Question 2

In the late 18th century, many English sports were evolving into their present forms and carried _______ and ______ divisions with them

Answer 2

1) Class
2) Gender

Question 3

In the 19th century, Australian colonists ‘imported’ similar leisure and sporting pursuits, largely mirroring these ______ social divides and customs, like class and gender divisions

Answer 3

British

Question 4

In indigenous sports heritage, “ball game” was known as ___________

Answer 4

Marn-grook

Question 5

__________ was supposedly open to all levels of society, yet till mid-19th C. , it was mostly patronised by military (poor=spectators/gamblers; wealthy=owners/members)

Answer 5

Horseracing

Question 6

Supposedly open to all levels of society, yet till mid-19th C. races mostly patronised by ___________.

Answer 6

Military

Question 7

Race-days brightened otherwise monotonous lives, allowing ___________ to be maintained.

Answer 7

Social Contacts

Question 8

__________ geographical position placed it as the center of inter-colonial horseracing.

Answer 8

Melbourne’s

Question 9

Mark Twain, after the 1895 Melbourne Cup, described horseracing as a magnificent ___________ to the whole nation.

Answer 9

Festival

Question 10

In the 1930s, _______ emerged as a “wonder horse” during the ___________ era, becoming a ‘symbol of hope’.

Answer 10

1) Phar Lap
2) Depression

Question 11

__________ was a game played mainly in former countries of the British Empire

Answer 11

Cricket

Question 12

In Australia, Cricket was largely the preserve of the elites till the mid-19th century, with the earliest matches featuring __________ vs _________

Answer 12

1) Military
2) Civilians

Question 13

Colonial authorities supported cricket, as it was considered a _______ activity and attracted the _________

Answer 13

1) Healthy
2) “Better Classes”

Question 14

Cricket matches typically attracted significant numbers of __________

Answer 14

Women

Question 15

In 1868, the first Australian team toured ___________, and it was all _______ (but few Aboriginal cricketers after 1900)

Answer 15

1) England
2) Indigenous

Question 16

In ________, the Australian cricket team defeated England in England – an obituary
for the ___________ was published in the English press

Answer 16

1) 1882
2) Death of Cricket

Question 16

In _________, the Australian cricket team first defeated England (in Australia)

Answer 16

1877

Question 17

The _______ series between England and Australia remains the most important sporting contest (mimicked by other codes)

Answer 17

Ashes

Question 18

In cricket, a ____________ is played over 5 days, and an intense rivalry developed between Australia and _________

Answer 18

1) Test Match
2) England

Question 19

__________ became the national sport of Australia across all classes/states

Answer 19

Cricket

Question 20

England is still Australia’s most important sporting ___________:
1) ________ series of 1932-1933
2) _________: 1948 lead by Don Bradman – highest test average in cricket 99.94 runs, 117 first class centuries
3) ________: leg spin bowler who dominated England in the 1990s & early 2000s

Answer 20

1) Rivalry
2) Bodyline
3) Australian ‘Invicibles’
4) Shane Warne

Question 21

A majority of Australians live on the ___________

Answer 21

Coast

Question 22

Sydney Harbour became a cradle of ________ settlement and _________ sports

Answer 22

1) British
2) Aquatic

Question 23

In the 1830s, ________ was banned except in municipal and private pools, and it only became legal again in the early 1900s

Answer 23

Public bathing

Question 24

In the 19th century, women’s clothing was designed to hide ______, according to prevailing social mores of femininity

Answer 24

Body shape

Question 25

__________ people were often prohibited from public pools, and there were segregated beaches until at least the 1970s

Answer 25

Aboriginal

Question 26

___________ was the first AUS woman swimmer to win Olympic gold medal in 1912, Stockholm

Answer 26

Sarah “Fanny” Durack

Question 27

Sarah “Fanny” Durack defied the NSW ____________ to compete, and she had to fundraise a trip to the Stockholm Olympics

Answer 27

Ladies Swimming Association

Question 28

Sarah “Fanny” Durack won the Stockholm Olympics and set a new record in the _________

Answer 28

100 m freestyle

Question 29

___________ became popular around Australia from early 20th C. due to to favourable climatic and environmental factors, and proximity to surf beaches

Answer 29

Surfing

Question 30

In 1915, Hawaiian _________ visited Australia and became the Olympic champ for swimming at Stockholm, thus popularizing the sport among youth through his ‘exoticism’

Answer 30

Duke Kahanamoku

Question 31

In 1964, _________ won first women’s world championship, and __________ won first official men’s title in same year

Answer 31

1) Phyllis O’Donnell
2) Bernard Farrelly

Question 32

___________ and __________ are main football codes in New South Wales and Queensland owing to different colonial settlement patterns

Answer 32

1) Rugby Union
2) Rugby League

Question 33

_________ has origins in 14th C. England and was more elitist – private schools and wealthy universities typically had representative ‘amateur’ teams

Answer 33

Rugby Union

Question 34

___________ broke away from union in 1907 (and professionalised); seen as more of a working-class sport, support concentrated in ‘poorer’ inner-city areas

Answer 34

Rugby League

Question 35

________________ has a combination of rules/playing styles from soccer, rugby union and Irish ‘Gaelic’ football

Answer 35

Australian Rules Football (AFL)

Question 36

Australian Rules Football (AFL) rules were devised in 1850s by Victorian ________ seeking sporting activity during winter months

Answer 36

cricketers