The Origin of Sports
This sport, featuring wooden paddles and a small celluloid ball, originated in England as a parlor game in the late 1800s.
What is Ping Pong
What is Bring it On?
If you hit the center of the dart board, you hit this
What is bullseye
This former president threw an iconic first pitch strike in Game 3 of the world series, the first World Series game in NYC post 9/11
Who is Bush
You don't have to dress up to earn this nickname that is a member of the gourd family
What is Pumpkin
This sport, played with a shuttlecock, originated in India as a game called "Poona" before being popularized and formalized by the British.
What is Badminton?
Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn starred in this 'sports' movie inspired by the popular recess game
What is Dodgeball
If you bowl this, you knock down every pin on the first try
What is a strike
This two time Oscar actor used a volleyball as a prop when throwing out the first pitch in 2022
Who is Hanks
This nickname is also a breakfast treat. Some would say the top is the best part
What is muffin?
Basketball was invented by Canadian-American James Naismith in this northeast State
What is Mass?
Some would call it a rom-com. Tom Cruise starred in this movie that popularized the famous quotes "you had me at hello" and "show me the money"
What is Jerry Macquire?
Running a mile under this amount of minutes was once considered an impossible feat -- now it is the standard
What is 4 minutes?
This singer is responsible for one of the highest grossing Christmas songs and the first, first pitch in high heels
Who is Mariah?
A child has earned their "stripes" when they graduate to this animal inspired nickname
What is tiger?
This stick-and-ball game, which inspired modern-day ice hockey, can be traced back to indigenous peoples in Canada.
What is Lacrosse?
Zendaya's 2024 movie Challengers focused on this sport
What is Tennis
This jump in figure skating involves a skater launching forward on one skate, completing 3.5 rotations in the air, and landing backward on the opposite skate
What is triple axle?
This 'savage' rapper went viral for her confident strut to the mound in throwing out the first pitch of a Houston Astros game in 2023
Who is Meghan Thee Stallion
A famous comic book strip (minus the s). No allergies over here!
What is peanut?
This combat sport, now an Olympic event, traces its origins to Japan, where it was developed as a form of self-defense.
What is Judo
Margot Robbie starred in this 2017 figure skating movie -- chronically the rise and fall of this Olympic figure skater
Who is Tonya Harding?
This gymnast landed the “Triple Double” — two flips and three twists — in floor exercise, making her the first woman ever to do it.
Who is Biles
The Knicks wish they earned this nickname, instead falling short of their goal
What is Champ