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7C EngCam unit 2

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  • In what year was basketball first played?
    1892
  • When did the first Olympic Games take place?
    776 BCE
  • Where did sport first become important in everyday life?
    Ancient Greece
  • Where were the first Olympic Games held?
    Olympia, Greece
  • What word did people shout when they started playing tennis?
    "Tenez"
  • Where was tennis first played?
    France
  • Which school is linked to the start of rugby?
    Rugby School
  • What was the early football ball made of?
    Leather filled with animal hair
  • What was James Naismith's job?
    He was a Canadian doctor
  • About what year did tennis start in France?
    Around 1000 CE
  • How big was the early football used in China?
    About 30-40 cm wide
  • How long did it take Naismith to write the rules?
    About half an hour
  • In the Rugby School game, what were boys allowed to do with the ball?
    Catch it and kick it out of their hands
  • By which century were there many tennis courts in France?
    The fifteenth century
  • Why did Naismith invent basketball?
    To play indoors during cold winter months
  • In the 7th century BCE, what new events were added to the Olympics?
    Long jump and throwing
  • Basketball is one of the newest sports. In which country was it first played?
    The USA
  • Who picked up the ball and ran in 1823, starting rugby running with the ball?
    William Ellis
  • At the beginning, what event did the Olympics have?
    Running races
  • In which century were the first football matches in China?
    The third century BCE
  • Who invented basketball?
    James Naismith
  • In the original game of basketball, could players bounce the ball?
    No
  • What does the French word "tenez" mean in English?
    "To take"
  • Where were the first football (soccer) matches played?
    China
  • Who played football in China as exercise?
    Soldiers
  • Where was rugby first played?
    England