Reading Insight 2 Unit 5 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 19 Public

The First Modern American Football Game

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What is the word for the definition? <period in which football games take place>

season

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What is the word for the definition? <a place of education and learning>

college

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What is the definition for the word? <a place used for physical exercise>

gymnasium

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What is the synonym of 'boring'?

dull

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What is the word for the definition? <a second game between the same opponents>

rematch

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What is the word for the definition? <body size>

frame

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When was the first game of American football played?

The first American football was played on November 6, 1869.

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T or F : The Princeton gymnasium now stands in New Brunswick.

F

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What was the game originally very much like?

The game was originally very much like the sport of rugby.

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What rules did the players follow?

The players followed Rutger's rules.

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Which teams played against each other?

The two teams were Princeton and Rutgers.

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How many players were on either side?

The two teams each had 25 men.

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How can the teams win the game? explain the rule.

The side which first reached six goals would win the game.

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T or F : Princeton vs. Rutgers match was dull.

F

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When did the two teams play a rematch?

The two teams played a rematch a week later.

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Where did the rematch take place?

The rematch took place at Princeton.

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