The Olympic Boardroom
This adjective describes how some events are even more important than the Olympics for some sports.
A) Innovative B) Prestigious C) Rebellious
What is Prestigious?
This adjective describes how advertisers find new ways to promote extreme sports.
What is Innovative?
Multiple Choice (m): This verb describes how bouldering as a sport is growing in popularity.
A) Springing B) Blossoming C) Flocking
What is Blossom?
This noun describes the majority of people in a population.
What are the Masses?
This adjective describes how the X Games are in a strong position to grow.
What is Poised?
This verb describes how the IOC has made some changes to go with the trends in sports.
A) Adapt B) Adopt C) Mimic
What is Adapt?
This adjective describes the unruly origin of skateboarding.
What is Rebellious?
Multiple Choice (n): This verb describes how many people are coming to the sport of bouldering.
A) Flocking B) Gravitating C) Gawking
What is Flock?
This adjective describes the funny words that are used in the world of skateboarding.
What is Goofy?
This verb describes how several sports were rejected from the list suggested by the author.
What is Scrapped?
This verb describes how the IOC has ______ some new sports, like snowboarding and BMX, into the games.
What is Adopt?
This verb describes how people stare at competitors’ muscular bodies during the Olympics.
What is Gawk?
This verb describes the way Parkour parks are suddenly growing or "______ up" everywhere.
What is Spring?
This verb describes how young people are ______ toward climbing as opposed to more traditional sports.
What is Gravitating?
This verb is used to suggest that including skateboarding would complete or "______ ______" the idea of the Olympics.
What is round off?
This verb is used to describe the inclusion or merging of skateboarding into the summer Olympics.
What is Incorporate?
The author says it takes a perfect blend of skill and ______ (nerve/braveness) to take on obstacles.
What is Brass?
This verb describes how the Olympic Parkour parks should imitate those that are being built in parks everywhere.
What is Mimic?
This verb describes how difficult it would be to find someone who does gymnastics: "You'd be ______ ______ to meet someone."
What is be hard pressed?
This verb describes how the sport of orienting might not be included for practical reasons; it might be ______.
What is Axed?
The governing body of the Olympics based in Switzerland.
What is the IOC?
The annual extreme sports event featuring "vert ramps."
What is 'The X-Games'?
The sport involving a foam pad, short routes, and no ropes.
What is 'Bouldering'?
The sport the author calls "joggers pretending to speed walk.
What is 'Racewalking'?
The 3–5 leg relay involving paddling and mountain biking.
What is Adventure Racing