HIST222 - ALL
John L. Sullivan offered how much money to any man who could stay in the ring with him for four rounds? -$10,000 -$100 -$1,000 -$500
$1,000
In 2001, ABC paid how much for the rights to televise the BCS bowl games? -$550,000 -$55 million -$550 million -$5.5 million
$550 million
Ty Cobb still holds the record for the highest lifetime batting average in history. What is it? -.401 -.367 -.325 -.376
.367
How many seasons during 24-year career did Ty Cobb win the batting championship? -12 -3 -6 -9
12
How many seasons during his 24-year career did Ty Cobb win the batting championship?
12
Which Olympic Games were not cancelled due to war? -1916 -1920 -1940 -1944
1920
In what year did the NCAA start to be a cartel? -1970s -1930s -1990s -1950s
1950s
What year saw the Soviet Union first compete in the Olympic Games? -1920 -1952 -The USSR never competed in the Olympics -1968
1952
Which of the following Olympic games were NOT affected in some way by a boycott? -1968 -1984 -1980 -1988
1988
By 1940, approximately how many baseball players were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals through their various farm clubs?
700
By 1940, approximately how many baseball players were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals through their various farm clubs? -700 -400 -1000 -100
700
How many total teams were added to Major League baseball during its first expansion by the end of the 1960s? -2 -4 -6 -8
8
Who was the founder of the Knickerbockers Baseball club? -John Cox Stevens -Harry Wright -Alexander Joy Cartwright -Henry Chadwick
Alexander Joy Cartwright
What was the reason for King James issuing the "Book of Sports" in 1618? -A worry that without exercise his male subjects would not be ready for war -An attempt to control his subjects -His belief that his subjects ought to be able to recreate on the Sabbath -All of the above were reasons for the declaration
All of the above were reasons for the declaration
Which of the following was NOT a way in which the Sporting Fraternity hoped to make money hosting a sporting spectacle? -Gambling (wagers on the event) -Selling refreshments (mainly alcohol) -Charging a fee (gate) -All of these were ways they hoped to make money
All of these were ways they hoped to make money
Which of the following was NOT a way amateur golfers were distinguished from professionals?
Amateurs were not allowed in the clubhouses
Which of the following golfers was NOT born in 1912?
Arnold Palmer
Which of the following golfers was not born in 1912? -Ben Hogan -Sam Snead -Byron Nelson -Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer
Which of the following cities hosted the first modern Olympic games? -London -Los Angeles -Athens -Paris
Athens
Which of the following was a 19th Century technological breakthrough NOT mentioned in Chapter 2? -Telegraph -Trains -Penny Press -Automobiles
Automobiles
Babe Ruth was born in which city? -Boston -New York -Baltimore -Washington, D.C.
Baltimore
Which team won the 1958 NFL Championship?
Baltimore Colts
Which team won the 1958 NFL Championship? -Pittsburg Steelers -Green Bay Packers -Baltimore Colts -New York Giants
Baltimore Colts
When the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed in 1876, they hoped to attract a middle-class Victorian audience by doing all of the following EXCEPT -Charging 50 cents per game -No games on Sunday -Banning alcohol sales -Banning women
Banning women
Which of the following stakes horse races was run first? -Aksarben Races -Preakness Stakes -Belmont Stakes -Kentucky Derby
Belmont Stakes
Which conference did Nebraska FIRST belong to? -Big 10 -Pac-12 -Big 8 -Big 12
Big 8
Which of the following was a banned sport, according to the "Book of Sports"? -Leaping -Archery -Dancing -Bowling
Bowling
John Cox Stevens was associated with all of the following sports EXCEPT: -Horse Racing -Yachting -Pedestrianism -Boxing
Boxing
Which of the following activities would NOT be considered a "lawful sport" in Puritan New England? -Children running races -Hunting -Cards -Fishing
Cards
Which of the following was not a trait of the 19th Century Victorians? -Hard Work -Self-restraint -Evangelical Protestantism -Catholicism
Catholicism
In which city did the playground movement begin? -Philadelphia -Boston -New York -Chicago
Chicago
The game of Toli was primarily associated with which native tribe? -Chickasaw -Choctaw -Chippewa -Cherokee
Choctaw
Which of the following was NOT a finding of the Carnegie Report? -College football is too dangerous and should be discontinued -Boosters were gaining too much influence over athletics -Athletics were being emphasized more than academics -All of these answers could be found in the Carnegie Report
College football is too dangerous and should be discontinued
Which of the following players was NOT mentioned in the text as having ties to steroids? -Mark McGwire -Barry Bonds -Jose Conseco -Darin Erstad
Darin Erstad
The first 20 years of the century have often been called the "Dead Ball" era (or Age of the Pitcher) in Baseball. Teams played "Small Ball" (embodied by Ty Cobb). In the 1920s, the advantage switched over to the hitter and the Age of the Homerun was born (embodied by Babe Ruth). First, why did the pitchers dominate in the early part of the century, what was "small ball" and why did that all change after 1920? Also, compare the lives and careers of both Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth.
Dead ball - Time in which pitchers were dominant and offensive production was at an all-time low - Belief that the offensive production dropped because of the makeup of the ball itself. The ball was believed to be more loosely wound than the current ball and only one ball was used per game Age of the Homerun - From 200 home runs per season to over 600 - Smaller ballparks, intro to a new kind of ball that jumped off the bat (jackrabbit ball), outlawing of spitball and use of more balls during the game Babe Ruth - Abandoned the inside game - Live ball era - More power than finesse - Hitter and pitcher - Started trend of players hitting for the fences Ty Cobb - Critic of the new technique of power over finesse - "Homerun would wreck baseball" - Hitter - Inside Game - Different time period- different techniques and different balls - Better batting average
Which of the following was NOT a reason John Montgomery Ward and the Players' Union decided to form their own league in 1890? -Salary Cap -Dislike of the current rules of the game -Reserve Clause -Owners selling players without their consent
Dislike of the current rules of the game
Benjamin Franklin is most associated with which cultural movement? -Enlightenment -Arminianism -None of these -Great Awakening
Enlightenment
Babe Ruth was a prime example of the "inside game" of the 1920s
False
Franklin Roosevelt decided to cancel the 1942-45 baseball seasons because of WWII
False
Jack Kramer wanted to keep the major tennis tournaments closed
False
John McEnroe refused to play on U.S. Davis Cup teams during his career
False
The AFL won the first two Super Bowls
False
The Golden Age of the NFL essentially ended afte rthe NFL-AFL merger in the late 1960s
False
True or False: "Rough and Tumble" fighting was often banned in many areas of the Backcountry
False
True or False: According to Knickerbocker Rules, the bases were 45 paces apart
False
True or False: According to the "Book of Sports" May Day festivities would not be allowed to continue
False
True or False: Arnold Palmer remained an amateur his entire career
False
True or False: Babe Ruth never played for any team other than the Yankees
False
True or False: Babe Ruth was a prime example of the "inside game" of the 1920s
False
True or False: Bill Tilden was a British tennis player
False
True or False: Blue Laws in the Middle Colonies were the governments way to ban all sports and games in the colonies
False
True or False: Caledonian clubs were first seen in Germany and eventually brought to America by German immigrants
False
True or False: Christmas was one of the most beloved and celebrated holidays in Puritan New England
False
True or False: During the American Revolution no one participated in sports because it was illegal
False
True or False: FDR cancelled baseball during WWII
False
True or False: Franklin Roosevelt decided to cancel the 1942-1945 baseball seasons because of WWII
False
True or False: Gambling on the game of Toli was forbidden
False
True or False: In 1984 two schools (Nebraska and Alabama) filed an unsuccessful lawsuit against the NCAA and their package television contracts
False
True or False: In baseball, expansion preceded relocation
False
True or False: In most cases immigrants stayed away from the Victorian Counterculture
False
True or False: In the summer of 2012 the NCAA approved an 8-team playoff
False
True or False: Jack Dempsey served in France during World War 1
False
True or False: Players could bat in any order they wanted and could change that order in the middle of the game
False
True or False: Players could throw at runners to get them out as long as they hit them below the neck
False
True or False: Red Grange played football for Notre Dame
False
True or False: Tennis was primarily played by the lower classes of Great Britain
False
True or False: The "Original" Celtics were exclusively a barnstorming team and never actually joined a league
False
True or False: The "Positive Sports Ideology" could only be found in rural America
False
True or False: The "Reserve Clause" in baseball gave more power to the players
False
True or False: The 1922 Supreme Court decision regarding anti-trust in baseball was initiated by the defunct Beer and Whiskey League
False
True or False: The All-Star game began the same year the World Series was born
False
True or False: The Carnegie Report called for the abolition of college football
False
True or False: The Cold War had no real effect on the Olympics
False
True or False: The Continental Congress outlawed all sports and games except for cock fighting
False
True or False: The Great Awakening was a good time for sports in America
False
True or False: The Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) was devised as an organization to govern all of intercollegiate athletics
False
True or False: The Second Great Awakening was shorter in length and not as widespread as the first Great Awakening
False
True or False: The Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 affected ONLY the NFL
False
True or False: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Curt Flood in his case challenging the Reserve Clause and the Reserve Clause was immediately lifted by Major League Baseball
False
True or False: The Walking City was an urban center in which settled areas were no more than 5 miles from the center of town
False
True or False: The baseball strike of 1994 caused the first cancellation of the World Series ever
False
True or False: The forward pass in college football was not legalized until the 1920s
False
True or False: The tactic known as the "rope-a-dope" was used by George Foreman to defeat Muhammad Ali in the fight known as the "Rumble in the Jungle"
False
True or False: The word "pugilism" can be traced to the Vikings
False
True or False: Theodore Roosevelt wanted to outlaw college football but he was overruled by Congress
False
True or False: Under John Wooden the UCLA won 10 NCAA championships in a row
False
True or False: Walter Camp never actually played football
False
True or False: When the National League formed in 1876 it allowed alcohol sales at games and Sunday baseball
False
True or False: Women were not allowed to compete in the Olympics until after World War II
False
True or False: in 1912 the Army football team defeated the Carlisle Indian School
False
Walter Hagen remained an amateur his entire career
False
Which did NOT happen in the world of golf in the 1920s? -Ryder Cup began -Walker Cup began -Bobby Jones became the game's biggest fear -First US Open was staged
First US Open was staged
Which of the following did NOT happen in the world of golf in the 1920s
First US Open was staged
What was the most popular game of Britain's "Festive Culture"? -Wrestling -Cockfighting -Football -Cudgeling
Football
All of the following would be considered tavern pastimes EXCEPT: -Cockfighting -Cards -Billiards -Fox Hunting
Fox Hunting
Which major tennis championship was the first to open up to professional as well as amateurs?
French
Which of the following was NOT one of the four types of basketball games played at the turn of the 20th century? -Game that had restrictions on dribbling -Game that had no restrictions on dribbling -Cage Game -Game that had restrictions on passing
Game that had restrictions on passing
Which small NFL Franchise survived the Great Depression? -Phil-Pitt Steagles -Portsmouth Pirates -Green Bay Packers -Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Green Bay Packers
Which small NFL franchise survived the Great Depression?
Green Bay Packers
Which college team first implemented the "Flying Wedge"? -Harvard -Rutgers -Yale -Princeton
Harvard
Why was Bill Tilden suspended by the USLTA in 1928?
He accepted money for writing about tennis
Why did Harry Willis not get a shot at the Heavyweight championship? -He was Black -He lost his fighting license in New York -He lost in his final challenge match -He was not a "true" heavyweight
He was black
The Elysian Fields, where the first-ever organized baseball games took place were located in -Manhattan, NY -Hoboken, NJ -Newark, NJ -Queens, NY
Hoboken, NJ
Which of the following was NOT a change to the rules of baseball implemented by the 1880s? -Ball cannot bounce and then be caught for an out -Overhand pitching -No longer can throw at a runner to get them out -Homerun outlawed
Homerun outlawed
Which of the following was NOT something "Old Q" bet on? -How many wives the king would have -His man could eat more that all comers -Make a letter travel 50 mph -His own death
How many wives the king would have
After the pitcher-dominated decade of the 1960s which of the following was NOT a change made by Major League Baseball to bring back the offense in the game? -The Designated Hitter was introduced into the American League in 1973 -Lowering of the pitcher's mound -Reduce the size of the strike zone -Introduced "Juiced" baseballs to the game
Introduced "Juiced" baseballs to the game
Which of the following was NOT part of Theodore Roosevelt's "Strenuous Life"? -The belief that the absence of war had made America soft -It applied to only male youth -There was a need for competitive sports in America -It applied to both male and female youths
It applied to both male and female youths
Which of the following players was MOST responsible for bringing about the "Open Era" in tennis? -Jack Kramer -Jimmy Connors -Bobby Riggs -Bill Tilden
Jack Kramer
Which golfer has won the most major championships in the history of the game? -Arnold Palmer -Jack Nicklaus -Ben Hogan -Tiger Woods
Jack Nicklaus
Who finally knocked out Jack Johnson to take away the heavyweight championship in 1915? -Tommy Burns -Jack Dempsey -Jess Willard -James Jeffries
Jess Willard
All of the following were reasons for the NBA's "Golden Age" Except: -Michael Jordan enters the league -Larry Bird-Magic Johnson Rivalry -Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O'Neill rivalry -David Stern becomes commissioner
Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O'Neill Rivalry
Which of the following would NOT be considered a factor that led to the end of NFL's "Golden Age" -Owners moving teams to different cities -Drug use by players -Lowering of salaries due to competing leagues -Players Strikes
Lowering of salaries due to competing leagues
The most popular holiday (of the many) representing Britain's Festive Culture was: -Thanksgiving -Christmas -May Day -Harvest Day
May Day
Which of the following venues would you most likely NOT find members of the Victorian Counterculture? -Gambling House -Middle Class -Saloons -Volunteer fire depts
Middle Class
The 4 Folkways discussed in the text in regards to colonization were the Chesapeake New England, Backcountry and: -Eastern Colonies -Deep South -Middle Colonies -Western Territories
Middle Colonies
Which of the following was MOST responsible for ushering the modern age of college football? -NCAA's rules changes of 1912 -Theodore Roosevelt's meeting of the "Big 3" -ICAA rules changes of 1906 -Walter Camp's rules changes in the 1890s
NCAA rules changes of 1912
Using the history provided in Chapter 14 of the textbook, please provide a detailed history of Nebraska football. Be sure to not just give an independent history of Husker football but also include in it a comparison of what was happening in college football in general during the same period (roughly the last century).
Nebraska started playing football around the turn of the 20th century. It was one of the charter members of the Big 8 Conference. The university was founded in 1869 and in 1890, on Thanksgiving Day, fielded it's first football team defeating the Omaha YMCA. Over the next decade the program was very successful going through many coaches and names before finally settling on Walter Booth and the Cornhuskers. Booth was followed by his successor, Ewald Stiehm who also saw a very successful season. During Stiehm's coaching years, NCAA made some major changes and college football became democratized. This meant that it was spreading over the country and becoming more known. Nebraska football went through a rough period in the late fifties until Bob Devaney took over. He hired Tom Osborne as the offensive coordinator and together they were very successful winning two national championships in 1970 and 1971. Once Devaney retired, Osborne took over the program. He was also very successful winning three national championships in 1994, 1995, and 1997. Osborne became the greatest college coach of all time. Since this time, Nebraska has gone through sever coaches, but none have been as successful as Tom Osborne.
Which of the following coaches had NO ties to the University of Kansas? -Dean Smith -Ned Irish -James Naismith -Adolph Rupp
Ned Irish
In what city was the Public Schools Athletic League formed? -New York -Boston -Philadelphia -Chicago
New York
Which AFL team drafted Joe Namath?
New York Jets
Which of the following was a requirement for a team to join the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs? -City had to be a population of at least 100,000 -New teams must be approved by existing teams -Teams must be owned by players -All of the above
New teams must be approved by existing teams
From which country did Knute Rockne emigrate? -Sweden -Denmark -Norway -Germany
Norway
Which team is NOT in the top 4 schools that have finished in the AP Top 10 the most times between 1950 and 2000? -Nebraska -Michigan -Notre Dame -Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Which state could MOST be considered the birthplace of professional football?
Ohio
Which of the following rules of baseball similar to today's game was NOT employed by the NY Knickerbockers baseball club in the 1840s? -Overhand Pitching -3 outs per half-inning -90 feet between bases -3 strikes and you're out
Overhand Pitching
Who was commissioner of the NFL for 30 years during what was considered its "Golden Age" -Bert Bell -Paul Tagliabue -Pete Rozelle -Joseph Carr
Pete Rozelle
Which current NBA team was NOT one of the original teams when the league was founded in 1949? -Denver Nuggets -New York Knicks -Philadelphia 76ers -Boston Celtics
Philadelphia 76ers
Which of the following was NOT added to college football during the 1930s? -Bowl Games -Heisman Trophy Award -Platooning players (playing only offense OR defense) -AP poll
Platooning Players (playing only offense OR defense)
We've discussed the following five (5) eras in class this semester: Puritans, Republicanism, Victorianism, "New" Middle Class of the early 20th Century, and the Sporting Ideology of the second half of the 20th Century. Please first define each of these eras and second what effect they had on sports of the time.
Puritans - This was the culture of the New England colonies. It took place during the seventeenth century. The Puritans highly valued God and believed they should spend all their time productively. The only sports the Puritans participated in were sports they deemed lawful, which meant it had to better the mind, body, and spirit. Due to this, sports were prevented from flourishing in the American colonies unless they were seen as lawful. Republicanism - This was the idea that the new nation that would emerge after the war would be separate from any European nation. It would give the power to the citizens. This took place in the later 18th century. To give the power to the citizens meant that they had to be frugal and hardworking. This had a negative effect on sports because they did not believe in idle recreation. Sports were being banned during this time period. Victorianism - Middle Class Victorianism was the belief that there was commonality between the middle classes of the western industrializing world. This took place during the 19th century. Three common themes of Victorianism were Evangelical Protestantism, hard work, and self-restraint. Sports were also not accepted in this time among these people because they did not support self-restraint. This had a negative effect on sports. However, there was a Victorian Counterculture that highly accepted sports, so this helped keep sports alive. "New" Middle Class - Took place during the early 20th century. This replaced the Victorian middle class. This culture wanted excitement and sports was an outlet for excitement. Due to this, sports were widely accepted and began to flourish in this time period. Sporting Ideology - Took place during the later 20th century. Sports were coming widely accepted as entertainment. The term sports ideology formed because sports were viewed as a positive way to escape the negative aspects of life. This was the start of how we view sports today.
Which of the following was NOT introduced during the 1930s to increase interest in baseball during the depression? -All-Star game -Night Baseball -Racial Integration -Hall of Fame
Racial Integration
Why did Republicanism tend to inhibit sports? -Republicans weren't very good at sports -Republicans believed a successful republic could not be founded on the idle amusements of the decadent monarchies of Europe -The American Revolution started because of a fox-hunting dispute so American republicans did away with all sports after the war -All of the above
Republicans believed a successful republic could not be founded on the idle amusements of the decadent monarchies of Europe
Which of the following college football bowl games did NOT originate during the Great Depression? -Orange -Rose -Sun -Sugar
Rose
Caledonian Clubs were sporting communities set up by immigrants from what country? -Ireland -England -Scotland -Whales
Scotland
Which of the following players was NOT a member of the original Dream Team (1992)? -Michael Jordan -Shaquille O'Neal -Larry Bird -Magic Johnson
Shaquille O'Neal
When Rutgers met Princeton for the first ever intercollegiate "football" game it more closely resembled what sport? -Soccer -Cricket -Australian Rules Football -Rugby
Soccer
Why was the Cincinnati club removed from the National League? -Sold beer and games played on Sundays -Refusal to honor the reserve clause -Population of Cincinnati dipped below league minimum -A gambling scandal
Sold beer and games played on Sundays
Which of the following was NOT a change brought about by the Marquess of Queensbury rules? -Gloves to be worn by fighters -Standing 8 count -Round limits for fights -Time limit for rounds
Standing 8 count
Which of the following was NOT a forerunner of baseball mentioned in the text? -One Old Cat -Stick Ball -Rounders -Town Ball
Stick Ball
According to the Puritans, when did the Sabbath begin? -Sundown Saturday -Sundown Friday -Sunrise Saturday -Sunrise Sunday
Sundown Saturday
Which team joined the NFL post-merger? -Miami Dolphins -New York Jets -Oakland Raiders -Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In which of the colonies would you NOT find taverns? -Middle Colonies -Southern Colonies -New England -Taverns were found in all colonies
Taverns were found in all colonies
Which of the following were considered "Rational Recreation" by Victorians acceptable for both sexes? -Fraternal Organizations -Volunteer Fire Departments -Baking Clubs -Temperance Groups
Temperance Groups
The 1922 Supreme Court Decision concerning Major League Baseball was the culmination of a lawsuit initiated by whom?
The Federal League
The 1922 Supreme Court decision concerning Major League Baseball was the culmination of a lawsuit initiated by whom? -Major League Baseball -The American League -The Federal League -The National League
The Federal League
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the popularity of college football in the 1960s? -Postseason bowl games -Exciting style of football -The national champion being determined on the field -Televison
The national champion being determined on the field
Which of the following aspects of baseball was NOT affected negatively after 1950? -The success of large population franchises -Attendance for minor league games -Attendance for major league games -TV ratings for major league baseball compared with football
The success of large population franchises
One of the biggest proponents of "Muscular Christianity" in the late 19th Century was -John L. Sullivan -Benjamin Franklin -Thomas Wentworth Higgenson -Harry Wright
Thomas Wentworth Higgenson
Al Davis was the first to try and move his team (the Oakland Raiders) against the wishes of the league
True
Bobby Jones won the "Grand Slam" (four major tournaments) in 1930 and retired at the age of 28
True
Initially, Major League Baseball owners decided to share 50% of their home gate receipts
True
Pete Rozelle testified in favor of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961
True
Rod Laver turned pro in the 1960s and encouraged others to follow his lead
True
The 1922 Supreme Court decision exempting Major League Baseball from anti-trust laws applied ONLY to baseball
True
The Merkle "Boner" eventually allowed the Chicago Cubs to win the NL pennant and the World Series
True
The best team to come over from the AAFC to the NFL after World War II was the Cleveleand Browns
True
True or False: According to Darin Erstad in his guest speaking lecture, one of the biggest changes during his 14 seasons in the Major League was umpires making the strike zone the same for everyone -- veterans as well as rookies
True
True or False: According to Knickerbocker rules a player was considered out if he hit a ball that was either caught on the fly or after one bounce
True
True or False: Ban Johnson was the founder and the first president of the American League
True
True or False: Dribbling was NOT part of Naismith's original 13 rules
True
True or False: During the Revolution, George Washington allowed his men to play games (as long as they did not gamble on them)
True
True or False: Early American sporting fraternities were based on their British counterparts
True
True or False: Fighter Tom Molineaux was a former American Slave
True
True or False: George Whitefield was a charismatic preacher during the Great Awakening
True
True or False: Henry Chadwick devised the batting average, box score and scorekeeping methods for baseball
True
True or False: In 1970 a study found that college football had an average of 40 more plays in a game than the NFL
True
True or False: In order to be a Lawful Sport in New England, the activity had to be disassociated with British Festive Culture and refresh the participants to perform their worldly callings
True
True or False: Joe Louis holds the record for holding the title of heavyweight champion for the longest
True
True or False: John McEnroe was considered the "Bad Boy" of tennis during the 1980s and 90s
True
True or False: King James in his "Book of Sports" commanded that no one could be arrested for participating in a lawful sport on the Sabbath as long as they first went to church
True
True or False: Most of the NFL rule changes of 1933 were a result of the previous year's championship game
True
True or False: Non-members of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club were allowed to play if there were not enough members present
True
True or False: Oliver Cromwell led the parliamentary forces during the English Civil War
True
True or False: Over the past 20 years American interest in the Olympics has declined
True
True or False: Pierre de Coubertin was known as the father of the modern Olympic games
True
True or False: Primogeniture was the custom of the first-born son inheriting the family fortune
True
True or False: Prior to the 1930s the four major golf championships were the British Open and Amateur and the US Open and Amateur
True
True or False: Red Grange was a star football player for the University of Illinois
True
True or False: Separate Spheres referred to the different worlds of males and females during the Victorian Era
True
True or False: The "Collegiate Way" was first evident in Britain and it was a way for students to grow intellectually, spiritually and eventually physically
True
True or False: The 1922 Supreme Court decision exempting Major League Baseball from anti-trust laws applied ONLY to baseball
True
True or False: The Enlightenment movement tended to be more popular in the cities than the Great Awakening
True
True or False: The Harlem Globetrotters were actually formed in Chicago
True
True or False: The Merkle "Boner" eventually allowed the Chicago Cubs to win the NL pennant and the World Series
True
True or False: The NFL that began in the 1920s was NOT the first time that organized professional football had been attempted
True
True or False: The NIT is actually older and for years was more prestigious than the NCAA tournament
True
True or False: The best team to join the NFL after the AAFC dissolved in 1949 was the Cleveland Browns
True
True or False: The idea of the "Strenuous Life" is most associated with Theodore Roosevelt
True
True or False: The oldest bowl game still being played is the Rose Bowl
True
True or False: The rules changes of the ICAA in 1906 legalized the forward pass
True
True or False: Two of the greatest pitchers of the 1960s, Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, both played for the Dodgers
True
True or False: Volunteer fire departments were a good place to find the Victorian Counterculture because of the competition between different companies to get to the fire first
True
Which belief was most associated with Arminianism? -Reincarnation -Universal Salvation -Absolute Predestination -Concept of being saved by faith alone
Universal Salvation
Which of the following groups were NOT made fun of during the Pageant of Misrule? -Married Men -Upper Class -The Monarch -Unmarried Women
Unmarried Women
The Victorian Counterculture was made up primarily of which two groups? -Upper and Lower Class -Middle and Lower Class -Upper and Middle Class -None of these
Upper and Lower Class
College administrators used all of the following reasons to promote football on their campuses in the late 19th Century EXCEPT -Advertise the college and recruit future students to the school -Debunk the stereotype that college men were "nerds" -Solicit donations to the school -Violent nature of the game
Violent nature of the game
Which current team was NOT part of the NFL when it was founded in the 1920s?
Washington Redskins
Which of the following teams was NOT considered a dynasty during the first half of the 20th Century?
Washington Senators
Which of the following teams was NOT considered a dynasty during the first half of the 20th Century? -Boston Red Sox -New York Yankees -Washington Senators -Philadelphia Athletics
Washington Senators
Which minor league eventually became the American League?
Western League
Which minor league eventually became the American League? -Western League -Federal League -American Association -Eastern League
Western League
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the Yankees dynasty in the years following WWII? -Joe DiMaggio -Willie Mays -Casey Stengel -Mickey Mantle
Willie Mays
Which of the following tennis tournaments was the FIRST to host a major championship? -French Open -United States Open -Wimbledon -Australian Open
Wimbledon
From which school did Nebraska hire Bob Devaney in 1962? -Colorado -Michigan State -Wyoming -Michigan
Wyoming
Where did James Naismith invent the game of basketball? -University of Kansas -YMCA in New York -YMCA Training Center in Springfield, MA -McGill University
YMCA Training Center in Springfield, MA
With which Ivy League school was Walter Camp associated? -Harvard -Penn -Princeton -Yale
Yale