Global Sports and National Culture Final Exam (UIOWA Fall24)
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Which of the following are NOT a form of racism and discrimination under apartheid in South Africa?
Deportation of black Africans to Madagascar
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Which of the following is NOT true of Nelson Mandela
He was imprisoned for 17 years
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What is the nickname of the South African national rugby team
The Springboks
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Why did South Africa not compete in the Olympics between 1964 and 1988
S. Africa was banned from the Olympics due to intl opposition to apartheid.
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Which of the following is NOT true of velodrome racing
In 1900, velodrome was the 3rd most popular sport in the Western Hemisphere
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What is the name of the newspaper that launched the Tour de France?
L’Auto
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Who was Henri Desgrange
The founder of the Tour de France.
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Who was Maurice Garin
The winner of the first Tour de France
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When did the first Tour de France take place
1903
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Tour de France riders, especially in the early days, came primarily from which socio-economic group
Lower, working classes
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In the Tour de France, who wears the white jersey?
Under the age of 26 with the highest standing in the general classification
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What is the caravane publicitaire
A 45-minute parade of advertisements that precedes the riders’ arrival.
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How popular is the Tour de France to watch
The third most popular event after the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics.
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What is a Velodrome
An arena for cycling races.
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The very first bicycles were made of
wood
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How have the Tour de France racers traditionally been viewed in France and portrayed in the media?
Workers of the pedal
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Why was there no Tour de France between 1915 and 1918
World War I was being fought, largely on French soil.
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In the Tour de France, the term domestiques refers to which of the following?
Riders who ride ahead of another rider to break the wind resistance
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When did live radio coverage of the Tour begin
1929
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What famous children's book incorporated the Tour de France as an educational tool
Le Tour de France par deux enfants/(The Tour de France by Two Children)
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Why is it dangerous to take EPO as a means of doping
It thickens the blood, can lead to cardiac arrest while resting or sleeping
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From 1939 to 1947, what major social upheaval prevented the Tour de France to take place
The Second World War
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How long does the Tour de France generally last (today)
Two to three weeks.
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In the context of the Tour de France, what is a soigneur
The doctor who helps the riders to dope.
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What was the main drug used to dope during the Tour de France in the 1950s and 1960s
Amphetamines and methamphetamines
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Who was Tom Simpson
A British rider who died on Mont Ventoux
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How long has doping existed in cycling
Since the late 19th Century.
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How did Armstrong do in his 2009 comeback to the Tour de France
He placed third.
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What is the name of the Hungarian engineer who developed "mechanical doping"
Istvan Varjas
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What is the size of "mechanical doping" battery
A sugar packet
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Which of the following was NOT a form of doping used by Armstrong
Amphetamines
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How many Tour de France titles did Lance Armstrong win before being stripped of them
7
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What is the name of the cricket club that is commonly known as the "home of cricket"
Marylebone Cricket Club
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What is the name of the piece of equipment that rests atop the stumps and usually falls when these are hit
The bails
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If the batsman strikes the ball and it bounces before crossing the boundary, how many runs does he/she score
4
In cricket, what is an over?
Six legal deliveries of the ball by the bowler
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How long does a match of Test Cricket, as it is played today, generally take
5 days
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What does the English expression "its not cricket" mean
It’s not right, it’s not correct.
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Who was W.G. Grace
A cricket star who practiced “shamateurism.”
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In which part of Australia did cricket initially become popular
South-eastern colonies
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Who was the Australian cricket hero in the 1930s
Don Bradman
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Which two countries compete for the Ashes
England and Australia
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In which country did cricket originate
England
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True or False Cricket is NOT particularly popular in France
True
True or False cricket is the second most popular sport in the world
True
What happens at the end of the movie Lagaan, when the Indian villagers defeat the British in a cricket match
The British left and cricket liberated them from colonial rule
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Which of the following South Asian nations is NOT considered a cricket giant
Nepal
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Which of the following has been called "Asia's newfound religion"
Cricket
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Which 17th-century British institution drove the spread of cricket in India
East India Company
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Who introduced the sport of cricket to Bangladesh
India and Pakistan
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What was a "Gymkhana" in India
A place where cricket was played
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What has long been the most popular and important sport in the West Indies
Cricket
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Who introduced the sport of cricket in Bangladesh
The English
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What is considered the Golden age of West Indian cricket
late 1970s to early 1990s
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What is the nickname of the West Indies cricket team
The “Windies”
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which of the following did plantation owners in the West Indies consider to be a constructive past time for their workers
Cricket
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In the early days, how did the English first let plantation workers participate in West Indian games of cricket
As people who fetch and toss the ball back
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Which of the following is NOT a county in which lutte traditionnelle is widely practiced
Algeria
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Which people originally developed the sport of traditional wrestling in Senegal
Serers
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How long does a traditional wrestling match last
Anywhere from a few seconds to a couple of hours.
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What is the name of the African language spoken by 80% of the Senegalese population
Wolof
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How much can a successful Senegalese wrestler or fighter make for one match
300 times the average annual salary in Senegal
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What is a gris-gris
A special necklace worn to ward off evil spirits.
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Which religion has exerted the greatest influence on Senegalese wrestling rituals
Voodoo
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Which of the following sports is NOT considered to have provided the origins of modern hockey?
Tennis
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What is the name of the informal game that most professional Canadian NHL players played as children
Shinny
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Where did the first organized indoor game of hockey take place?
Montreal’s Victoria Skating Rink
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the montreal rules were based on the rules for which English sport
Field Hockey
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Other than Montreal, which Canadian city claims to be the "birthplace of hockey"
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Ice hockey was FIRST played at which olympic games?
1920 Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium
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Who was Clarence Campbell
President of the NHL when MauriceRichard was suspended during the play-offs
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Which of the following hockey teams was NOT one of the original six
Edmonton Oilers
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what proportion of the Canadian population consists of native speakers of French
24%
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In what year did Canada become a British colony
1763
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In what year did Quebec ratify the Canadian constitution
Quebec has never ratified the Canadian constitution
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Which of the following is NOT true of the two conscription crises in Quebec
Most French-speaking Canadians support conscription as a way to help France
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The prime minister of Quebec during the period known as "The Great Darkness" was...
Maurice Duplessis
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Which of the following did NOT result from the 11969 Official Languages act
The vast majority of Canadians became perfectly bilingual.
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Which of the following was NOT a change that occurred during the Quiet Revolution
The Catholic Church played a greater role in the educational system
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Which French leader traveled to the '67 Expo in Montreal and gave a speech in which he declared "Long live freeQuebec"
Charles De Gaulle
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The story narrated the The Hockey Sweater take place in the...
1940s
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Which of the following phrases appears on the Canadian 5-dollar bill
“The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons.”
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Who played in the 1972 "Summit Series"
Canadian professionals versus Soviet “amateurs.”
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Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to which team
LA Kings
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who was don cherry
Legendary hockey commentator and fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs
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Who was the American Indian coach who won the Jack Adams Award with $500,000 contract for a year
Ted Dolan
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How many games were played in the 1972 Summit Series
Eight, four in Canada and four in the Soviet Union.
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In the context of hockey, what is/was the "Miracle on Ice"
1980 victory of U.S. over U.S.S.R. in the Olympic ice hockey tournament.
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In hockey, what is the name of the player who is called the "Great One"
Wayne Gretzy
In the hockey sweater, the boy is a fan of which of the following teams
Montreal Canadians
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who is the author of the hockey sweater
Roch Carrier
who is the illustrator of the hockey sweater
Sheldon Cohen
In 1995, there was a referendum on the independence of Quebec its separation from the rest of Canada. The results were
49.4% Yes (to independence/separation) 50.6% No
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Approximately what percentage of NHL players are Canadian
50%
What was sphaeristike
A game very similar to tennis that was played on an hourglass-shaped court
Where did the handball game called jeu de paume originate
France
Who is commonly known as the Father of lawn tennis
Major Walter Wingfield
Which of the following games was regularly played in medieval French monasteries
Jeu de Paume/Game of the Palm
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What is the tennis court oath
An oath taken by revolutionaries during the French Revolution
Who was Suzanne Lenglen
A legendary French tennis player who challenged gender norms
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