Sports Season
- Question: What sport did James Naismith invent in 1891?
- Answer: In 1891, James Naismith asked a janitor to hang boxes from a gymnasium balcony for an indoor ball game. Unable to find boxes, the janitor nailed up two half-bushel peach baskets—and thus basketball.
- Question: Which of these is a move in skating?
- Answer: Named for skater Axel Paulsen, the axel is a jump with one and a half turns from one skate to the other.
- Question: Which of these terms is important to scuba divers?
- Answer: Absolute pressure is the combined pressure of water at a given depth and of the air above. Scuba divers keep an eye on this measure.
- Question: The first sport to be filmed was:
- Answer: Thomas Edison, the film pioneer and inventor, filmed a boxing match in 1893.
- Question: In what game was a referee’s whistle first used?
- Answer: A referee in New Zealand, officiating a rugby match, had the idea to use a whistle rather than shout. This occurred in 1884.
- Question: What is the name of the basketball team for which Michael Jordan played?
- Answer: Michael Jordan helped the Chicago Bulls win six championships during the 1990s. In 2009 he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Question: Who invented windsurfing?
- Answer: Duke Kahanamoku, a Hawaiian surfing champion, invented windsurfing in the 1920s. When he wasn’t surfing, he worked as an actor and a sheriff.
- Question: What is the oldest contested sports trophy match?
- Answer: The America’s Cup yacht race was founded in 1851. Winners have come from all over the world.
- Question: What is the field of play called in fencing?
- Answer: The field of play in fencing is called a piste. It measures 45.93 ft (14 meters) in length and 4.91–6.56 ft (5–2 meters) in width.
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