Sports History
The first World Cup was held in Uruguay. What sport did they play during it?
Soccer
What popular beverage do athletes drink to re-hydrate themselves?
Which is more expensive, past baseball bats or current bats?
Current
What is the name of the system we used to keep track of our money when we designed and built the basketball shoes?
Budget
6 - 15 รท 3
1
Which sport gives teams 4 chances (called "downs") to advance the ball past a certain line?
Football
Name two places where football players wear pads.
Head, chest, legs, shoulders, face
Were the first baseball bats made of wood or aluminum?
Wood
Which famous basketball player made "Air Jordans" popular?
Michael Jordan
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What sport was invented during a P.E. class?
Basketball
Where do volleyball players wear protective pads?
Knees
True or False: The first versions of a soccer ball has lacing like a football does.
True
What type of material were the first basketball shoes made out of: canvas or leather?
Canvas
Simplify: 8 (2k+1+3k)
40k + 8
One of the first rules in the sport of ____________ was that you can't throw the balls at runners to tag them out.
Baseball
Since 1960, have injuries in the NFL increased or decreased?
Decreased
What material was the first basketball made of?
Leather
BONUS!
2^3-6 x 2+3
-1
What sport traces back 2,000 years to China?
Soccer
Name the piece of practice equipment that coaches lay flat on the ground, requiring athletes to run through it quickly to increase agility.
Training Ladder
What improvement was made to the basketball in 1983 that increased players' grip on the ball?
Round Dimples (the little dots on the ball)
The most current basketball show we learned about and compared in our experiment was one from a current NBA player. Whose shoe was it?
LeBron James
Simplify: 4 (2b + 2) - 3
8b + 5