Trivia Time!
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Sports and Games
1. What sport uses a shuttlecock?
2. What board game uses hotels and houses as pieces?
3. What board game includes “Chance” and “Community Chest” cards?
4. Who is known as the 'Father of American Football' for introducing the line of scrimmage and the system of downs?
5. Why did King James II of Scotland ban the game of golf in 1457?
6. Who was the head coach of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team during the 'Miracle on Ice'?
7. The first bicycle-like invention by Karl von Drais lacked which major component found on modern bikes?
8. Who is known as the 'Father of Black Baseball' for founding the Negro National League?
9. What military object determined the standard 16-pound weight of the modern men's shot put?
10. Why was the color yellow chosen for the leader's jersey in the Tour de France?
11. What household item inspired Harold Thornton to design the layout of a foosball table?
12. What was the name of the original game patented by Lizzie Magie that later became Monopoly?
13. The sporting term 'hat trick' originally comes from which sport?
14. What is the primary purpose of the goal crease in ice hockey?
15. In which sporting event was the first televised 'instant replay' used?
16. Who is credited with creating the modern system of using black belts to denote rank in martial arts?
17. Which U.S. President is famously associated with the origin of the seventh-inning stretch?
18. In which city was the first Paralympic Torch Relay held?
19. What is the primary physical goal of a pitcher when throwing a knuckleball?
20. What is the main physical difference between a Futsal ball and a standard soccer ball?