HIST 222
John L. Sullivan offered how much money to any man who could stay in the ring with him for four rounds?
$1,000
In 2001, ABC paid how much for the rights to televise the BCS bowl games?
$550 million
Which of the following Olympic games were NOT affected in some way by a boycott?
(NOT 1968)
Which of the following was NOT added to college football during the 1930s?
(NOT AP poll)
Which of the following players was MOST responsible for bringing about the "Open Era" in tennis?
(NOT Bill Tilden)
In what city was the Public Schools Athletic League formed?
(NOT Chicago)
One of the biggest proponents of "Muscular Christianity" in the late 19th Century was
(NOT John L. Sullivan)
Which team joined the NFL post-merger?
(NOT New York Jets)
Which of the following was NOT a finding of the Carnegie Report?
(NOT all of these)
Which of the following were considered "Rational Recreation" by Victorians and acceptable for both sexes?
(NOT baking clubs)
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
(NOT banning alcohol sales)
With which Ivy League school was Walter Camp associated?
(NOT harvard)
Which of the following would NOT be considered a factor that led to the end of the NFL's golden age?
(NOT owners moving teams to different cities)
Which of the following was NOT a forerunner of baseball mentioned in the text?
(NOT rounders)
Which of the following groups were NOT made fun of during the Pageant of Misrule?
(NOT the Monarch)
The Victorian Counterculture was made up primarily of which two groups?
(NOT upper and middle class)
Ty Cobb still holds the record for highest lifetime batting average in history. What is it?
.367
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?
1920
In what year did the NCAA start to be a cartel?
1950s
What year saw the Soviet Union first compete in the Olympic Games?
1952
By 1940, approximately how many baseball players were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals through their various farm clubs?
700
How many total teams were added to Major League Baseball during its first expansion by the end of the 1960s?
8
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
Who was the founder of the Knickerbockers Baseball club?
Alexander Joy Cartwright
Which of the following was NOT a way in which the Sporting Fraternity hoped to make money hosting a sporting spectacle? (selling refreshments - mainly alcohol, gambling, charging a fee)
All of these were ways they hoped to make money
Which of the following golfers was NOT born in 1912?
Arnold Palmer
Which of the following cities hosted the first modern Olympic games?
Athens
Which Conference did Nebraska FIRST belong to?
BIG 8
Babe Ruth was born in which city?
Baltimore
Which team won the 1958 NFL Championship?
Baltimore Colts
Which of the following stakes horse races was run first?
Belmont Stakes
Which of the following was a banned sport, according to the "Book of Sports"?
Bowling
John Cox Stevens was associated with all of the following sports EXCEPT:
Boxing
Which of the following activities would NOT be considered a "lawful sport" in Puritan New England?
Cards
Which of the following was not a trait of 19th Century Victorians?
Catholicism
In which city did the playground movement begin?
Chicago
The game of Toli was primarily associated with which native tribe?
Choctaw
Which of the following players was NOT mentioned in the text as having ties to steroids?
Darin Erstad
Which of the following was NOT a reason John Montgomery Ward and the Players' Union decided to form their own league in 1890?
Dislike of the current rules of the game
Benjamin Franklin is most associated with which cultural movement?
Enlightenment
"Rough and Tumble" fighting was often banned in many areas of the Backcountry. t/f
False
A player was considered out if he hit a ball that was either caught on the fly or after one bounce. t/f
False
AFL teams won the first two Super Bowls. t/f
False
According to Knickerbocker Rules, the bases were 45 paces apart. t/f
False
According to the "Book of Sports" May Day festivities would not be allowed to continue. t/f
False
American Revolution no one participated in sports because it was illegal. t/f
False
Arnold Palmer remained an amateur his entire career. t/f
False
Babe Ruth never played for any team other than the Yankees. t/f
False
Babe Ruth was a prime example of the "inside game" of the 1920s. t/f
False
Bill Tilden was a British tennis player. t/f
False
Blue laws in the Middle Colonies were the governments way to ban all sports and games in the colonies. t/f
False
Caledonian clubs were first seen in Germany and eventually brought to America by German immigrants. t/f
False
Christmas was one of the most beloved and celebrated holidays in Puritan New England. t/f
False
FDR cancelled baseball during WWII. t/f
False
Franklin Roosevelt decided to cancel the 1942-45 baseball seasons because of WWII. t/f
False
Gambling on the game of toli was forbidden. t/f
False
In 1984, two schools (Nebraska and Alabama) filed an unsuccessful lawsuit against the NCAA and their package television contracts. t/f
False
In baseball, expansion preceded relocation. t/f
False
In most cases immigrants stayed away from the Victorian Counterculture. t/f
False
In the summer of 2012, the NCAA approved an 8-team playoff. t/f
False
Jack Dempsey served in France during World War I. t/f
False
Jack Kramer wanted to keep the major tennis tournaments closed. t/f
False
John McEnroe refused to play on U.S. Davis Cup teams during his career. t/f
False
Players could bat in any order they wanted and could change that order in the middle of the game. t/f
False
Players could throw at runners to get them out as long as they hit them below the neck. t/f
False
Tennis was primarily played by the lower classes of Great Britain. t/f
False
The "positive sports ideology" could only be found in rural America. t/f
False
The "reserve clause" in baseball gave more power to the players. t/f
False
The 1922 Supreme Court decision regarding anti-trust in baseball was initiated by the defunct Beer and Whiskey League. t/f
False
The All-Star game began the same year the World Series was born. t/f
False
The Cold War had no real effect on the Olympics. t/f
False
The Continental Congress outlawed all sports and games except for cockfighting. t/f
False
The Golden Age of the NFL essentially ended after the NFL-AFL merger in the late 1960s. t/f
False
The Great Awakening was a good time for sports in America. t/f
False
The Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) was devised as an organization to govern all of intercollegiate athletics. t/f
False
The Second Great Awakening was shorter in length and not as widespread as the first Great Awakening. t/f
False
The Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 affected ONLY the NFL. t/f
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. t/f
False
The Walking City was an urban center in which settled areas were no more than 5 miles from the center of town. t/f
False
The baseball strike of 1994 caused the first cancellation of the World Series ever. t/f
False
The forward pass in college football was not legalized until the 1920s. t/f
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". t/f
False
The word "pugilism" can be traced to the Vikings. t/f
False
Theodore Roosevelt wanted to outlaw college football but he was overruled by Congress. t/f
False
Walter Camp never actually played football. t/f
False
Walter Hagen remained an amateur his entire career. t/f
False
When the National League formed in 1876 it allowed alcohol sales at games and Sunday baseball. t/f
False
Women were not allowed to compete in the Olympics until after World War II. t/f
False
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"?
Football
All of the following would be considered tavern pastimes EXCEPT:
Fox hunting
Which major tennis championship was the first to open up to professional as well as amateurs?
French
Which small NFL franchise survived the Great Depression?
Green Bay Packers
Which college football team first implemented the "flying wedge"?
Harvard
Why was Bill Tilden suspended by the USLTA in 1928?
He accepted money for writing about tennis
Why did Harry Wills not get a shot at the heavyweight championship?
He was Black
The Elysian Fields, where the first-ever organized baseball games took place were located in
Hoboken, NJ
Which of the following was NOT a change to the rules of baseball implemented by the 1880s"?
Homerun outlawed
Which of the following was NOT something "Old Q" bet on?
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?
Introduced "juiced" baseballs to the game
Which of the following was NOT part of Theodore Roosevelt's "Strenuous Life"?
It applied to both male and female youths
Which golfer has won the most major championships in the history of the game?
Jack Nicklaus
Who finally knocked out Jack Johnson to take away the heavyweight championship in 1915?
Jess Willard
The most popular holiday (of the many) representing Britain's Festive Culture was:
May Day
Which of the following venue would you most likely NOT find members of the Victorian Counterculture?
Middle Class
The 4 Folkways discussed in the text in regards to colonization were the Chesapeake, New England, Backcountry, and ?
Middle Colonies
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?
New teams must be approved by existing teams
From which country did Knute Rockne emigrate?
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?
Notre Dame
Which state would 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
Who was commissioner of the NFL for 30 years during what was considered its "golden age"?
Pete Rozelle
Which of the following was NOT a way amateur golfers were distinguished from professionals?
Professionals were not allowed in the clubhouse
Which of the following was NOT introduced during the 1930s to increase interest in baseball during the depression?
Racial integration
Why did Republicanism tend to inhibit sports?
Republicans believed a succesful 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?
Rose
Caledonian Clubs were sporting communities set up by immigrants from what country?
Scotland
Which of the following players was NOT a member of the original Dream Team (1992)?
Shauquille O'Neal
When Rutgers met Princeton for the first ever intercollegiate "football" game it more closely resembled which sport?
Soccer
Why was the Cincinnati club removed from the National League?
Sold beer and games and played on Sundays
Which of the following was NOT a change brought about by the Marquess of Queensbury rules?
Standing 8 count
According to the Puritans, when did the Sabbath begin?
Sundown Saturday
In which are of the colonies would you NOT find taverns?
Taverns were found in all colonies
The 1922 Supreme Court Decision concerning Major League Baseball was the culmination of a lawsuit initiated by whom?
The Federal League
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the popularity of college football in the 1960s?
The national champion being determined on the field
Which of the following aspect of baseball was NOT affected negatively after 1950?
The success of large population franchises
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. t/f
True
Al Davis was the first to try and move his team (the Oakland Raiders) against the wishes of the league. t/f
True
Ban Johnson was the founder and first president of the American League. t/f
True
Bobby Jones won the "Grand Slam" (four major tournaments) in 1930 and retired at the age of 28. t/f
True
During the Revolution, George Washington allowed his men to play games (as long as they did not gamble on them). t/f
True
Early American sporting fraternities were based on their British counterparts. t/f
True
Fighter Tom Molineaux was a former American slave. t/f
True
George Whitefield was a charismatic preacher during the Great Awakening. t/f
True
Henry Chadwick devised the batting average, box score and scorekeeping methods for baseball. t/f
True
In 1970, a study found that college football had an average of 40 more plays in a game than the NFL. t/f
True
In order to be Lawful Sport in New England, the activity had to be disassociated with British Festive Culture and refresh the participants to perform their worldly callings. t/f
True
Joe Louis holds the record for holding the title of heavyweight champion for the longest. t/f
True
John McEnroe was considered the "bad boy" of tennis during the 1980s and 90s. t/f
True
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. t/f
True
Most of the rules NFL rules changes of 1933 were a result of the previous year's championship game. t/f
True
Non-members of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club were allowed to play if there were not enough members present. t/f
True
Oliver Cromwell led the parliamentary forces during the English Civil War. t/f
True
Over the past 20 years American interest in the Olympics has declined. t/f
True
Pete Rozelle testified in favor of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961. t/f
True
Pierre de Coubertin was known as the father of the modern Olympic games. t/f
True
Primogeniture was the custom of first-born son inheriting the family fortune. t/f
True
Prior to the 1930s the four major golf championships were the British Open and Amateur and the US Open and Amateur. t/f
True
Red Grange was a star football player for the University of Illinois. t/f
True
Rod Laver turned pro in the 1960s and encouraged others to follow his lead. t/f
True
Separate Spheres referred to the different worlds of males and females during the Victorian Era. t/f
True
The "collegiate way" was first evident in Britain and it was a way for students to grow intellectually, spiritually and eventually physically. t/f
True
The 1922 Supreme Court decision exempting Major League Baseball from anti-trust laws applied ONLY to baseball. t/f
True
The Enlightenment movement tended to be more popular in the cities than the Great Awakening. t/f
True
The Merkle "Boner" eventually allowed the Chicago Cubs to win the NL pennant and the World Series. t/f
True
The NFL that began in the 1920s was NOT the first time that organized professional football had been attempted. t/f
True
The best team to come over from the AAFC to the NFL after World War II was the Cleveland Browns. t/f
True
The best team to join the NFL after the AAFC dissolved in 1949 was the Cleveland Browns. t/f
True
The idea of the "Strenuous Life" is most associated with Theodore Roosevelt. t/f
True
The oldest bowl game still being played is the Rose Bowl. t/f
True
Two of the greatest pitchers of the 1960s, Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, both played for the Dodgers. t/f
True
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. t/f
True
Which belief was most associated with Arminianism?
Universal salvation
College administrators used all of the following reasons to promote football on their campuses in the late 19th Century EXCEPT
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 minor league eventually became the American League?
Western League
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the Yankees dynasty in the years following WWII?
Willie Mays
Which of the following tennis tournaments was the FIRST to host a major championship?
Wimbledon
From which school did Nebraska hire Bob Devaney in 1962?
Wyoming
Which of the following was 19th Century technological breakthrough NOT mentioned in Chapter 2?
trains? (not telegraph)
