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Traditional Games

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  • Can you name this game?
    It is hopscotch.
  • Can you name this game?
    It is Red Rover.
  • Can you name this game?
    It is pick-up sticks.
  • What do you need to play Double Dutch?
    We need two long ropes.
  • What is the goal in Pick-Up Sticks?
    Picking the sticks up without moving the others.
  • Stickball is similar to which sport?
    It is similar to baseball.
  • When did people started to produce educational games?
    In the seventeenth century.
  • What do you need to play Hopscotch?
    We need a piece of chalk.
  • Can you name this game?
    It is Hide and Seek.
  • Name one toy that traveled to Europe.
    Kites arrived in Europe from India and China.
  • What was the oldest yo-yo made of?
    It was made of clay.
  • How did jigsaw puzzles begin?
    People cut out countries from maps for children to put back together!
  • Where did people find the oldest yo-yo?
    People found it in an ancient Greek vase (that showed an image of a boy playing with a yo-yo!)
  • Where do some people think Pick-Up Sticks started?
    Many people think this game started in China.
  • Can you name this game?
    It is Stickball.
  • When did yo-yos become popular again?
    Yo-Yos became popular in the 1920s.
  • When did Double Dutch become an official sport in New York high schools?
    In 2009.
  • In which century was Stickball very popular?
    In the twentieth century.
  • How does one team win the game of Red Rover?
    When there are no more players left on one team, the other team wins!
  • Can you name this game?
    It is playing marbles.
  • Name one traditional game that needs running.
    Red Rover
  • Can you name this game?
    It is Blind Man's Buff.
  • Why don’t many traditional games have written rules?
    Because we learn them from other people.
  • What replaced rocks and stones in games?
    Rubber balls replaced rocks and stones in games.