Youth Sports by the Numbers
This percentage of park and recreation agencies offer youth sports.
a. 94% b. 75% c. 60% d. 40%
What is 94%?
This gymnast holds the record for the most individual titles across all events in the U.S. National Championships.
Who is Simone Biles?
This country invented and held the first Ancient Olympic Games.
What is Greece?
This film starred Kevin Costner and was set in Iowa.
What is Field of Dreams?
The character Forrest Gump excelled at this popular table sport.
What is ping pong?
This initiative by the HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion aims to unite youth sports culture around a shared vision that all youth will have the opportunity, motivation, and access to play sports.
What is the National Youth Sports Strategy?
June 23, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of a major piece of sports-related legislation. What is the name of the piece of legislation?
What is Title IX?
This city will host the 2024 Olympics.
What is Paris?
This film series is based on a sports-playing golden retriever named Buddy.
What is Airbud?
This popular move was banned in basketball from 1967 to 1976 because it was “not a skillful shot” and could cause injury.
What is the slam dunk?
Youth ages 6-17 need this many minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day.
What is 60 minutes?
In this year, Sarah Thomas become the first woman to officiate an NFL game.
What is 2021?
The symbol for the Special Olympics Games is called “The Flame of” this?
a. peace b. hope c. strength d. pride
What is hope?
In this film, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion Michael Jordan to win a basketball match and earn their freedom.
What is Space Jam?
This mascot is the only one of this list who has been inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame.
a. Brutus Buckeye (Ohio State University)
b. Raymond (Tampa Bay Rays)
c. Pierre the Pelican (New Orleans Pelicans)
d. Captain Cane (University of Tulsa Golden Hurricanes)
e. Mr. and Mrs. Wuf (NC State University)
Who is Brutus Buckeye?
According to NRPA’s 2020 Youth Sports Survey, agencies indicated this sport was most popular among youth.
What is basketball?
This legendary athlete and founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation defeated Bobby Riggs in a 1973 exhibition tennis match deemed the Battle of the Sexes.
Who is Billie Jean King?
This Olympian holds the most gold medals of all time.
Who is Michael Phelps?
The film Cool Runnings tells the tale of a Jamaican Olympic team competing in what sport?
What is bobsled?
This Scandinavian country does not allow teams to post youth sports scores, standings, or player rankings for children under 12.
What is Norway?
This percentage of teen girls does not participate in sports compared to 25% of teen boys.
What is 40%?
This athlete won gold in the inaugural monosled event at the Beijing Olympics.
Who is Kaillie Humphries?
The Olympic Games in this city was the most gender-balanced in history.
What is Beijing?
What is the hockey formation that made the Mighty Ducks famous?
What is the Flying V?
Baggataway, which was played by the Algonquins and Iroquois and involved a curved, netted stick, is now referred to by this name.
What is lacrosse?