| 1. What American city is recognized as
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| | more rugby players than any other
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| the cradle of modern professional
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| | country, and the game is as popular in
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| football?
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| | Argentina as in Britain or New
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| A. Canton, Ohio
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| | Zealand.8. American football slowly
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| B. Chicago, Illinois
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| | evolved in the 19th century. What sport,
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| C. Muncie, Indiana
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| | which was
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| D. Rochester, New York A. Canton, Ohio
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| | a prelude to this popular pastime, was
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| QQ: Today, Canton is recognized as the
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| | banned at Harvard in 1860?
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| cradle of modern professional football.
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| | A. Field hockey
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| The Pro Football Hall of Fame, dedicated
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| | B. Lacrosse
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| in 1963, is located there, but the
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| | C. Rugby
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| real reason is that a 1920 meeting led
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| | D. SoccerC. Rugby
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| to the formation of the American
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| | QQ: Any number of theories exist about
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| Professional Football Association.2. The
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| | the evolution of American football, but
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| English organized the game, which they
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| | most historians agree that it is a
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| called hockie and the French
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| | modification of the English game of rugby
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| called hoquet, and instituted most of
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| the modern rules. However, the stick and
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| | and of soccer. Football made its first
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| ball game called Field Hockey can trace
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| | appearance at the intercollegiate level.
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| its routes back to three ancient
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| | As a prelude to what would become an
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| civilizations. Which of these is NOT
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| | American game, collegians played rugby,
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| one of them?
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| | but the sport was so grueling that it
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| A. Egypt
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| | was barred at Harvard in 1860.9. How far
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| B. Greece
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| | back can we trace soccer's roots?
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| C. Persia
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| | A. 500 B.C.
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| D. RomeD. Rome
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| | B. 200 B.C.
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| QQ: Field hockey, a stick and ball game
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| | C. 200 A.D.
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| related to ice hockey and lacrosse,
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| | D. 500 A.D.B. 200 B.C.
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| originated in ancient Egypt, Persia, and
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| | QQ: The earliest evidence of soccer
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| Greece and assumed its present form
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| | dates from about 200 B.C. in China, where
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| after its spread to Europe.3. Lacrosse,
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| | a
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| an outdoor game in which two teams using
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| | form of the game was played that
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| netted sticks compete to
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| | emphasized the ability of players to
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| throw a ball into the opponents' goal,
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| | dribble a
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| is similar in tactics to ice hockey and
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| | leather ball. The Greeks and Romans also
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| soccer. A national sport of Canada,
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| | participated in a variation of soccer
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| lacrosse has grown in popularity in the
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| | that permitted ball carrying.10. When
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| United States, Australia, England, and
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| | the American Professional Football
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| Ireland. Who invented the game?
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| | Association (APFA) was formed in
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| A. Canadians
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| | 1920. How much did franchises sell for?
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| B. English
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| | A. $100
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| C. Huron Indians
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| | B. $500
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| D. IrishC. Huron Indians
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| | C. $1000
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| QQ: In 1636 a Jesuit missionary in North
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| | D. $5000A. $100
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| America observed Huron Indians playing
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| | QQ: Franchises at $100 each went to
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| a game with a hide-covered ball carried
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| | Canton, Cleveland, Dayton, Akron, and
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| and hurled from a curved stick with a
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| | Massillon in Ohio; Rock Island, Decatur
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| pouch at the top. The Indians called the
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| | (George Halas's Staleys moved to
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| game bagataway, but the curved stick
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| | Chicago to become the Chicago Bears
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| resembled a bishop's crosier, or la
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| | before the APFA changed its name in
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| crosse in French, from which the sport
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| | 1922),
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| takes its name.4. Where did the sport of
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| | and Chicago (Cardinals) in Illinois;
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| rugby originate in 1823?
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| | Hammond and Muncie in Indiana; Wisconsin;
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| A. The Rugby School in England
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| B. The Rugby School in Australia
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| | and Rochester, N.Y.11. Introduced to the
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| C. A Scottish parochial school in the
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| | game by the British Army, India later
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| parish of Rugby
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| | adopted it as its
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| D. No one knows for sure, but rugby is
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| | national sport?
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| much older than 1823A. The Rugby School
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| | A. Rugby
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| in England
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| | B. Soccer
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| QQ: Whether in legend or in fact, rugby
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| | C. Polo
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| is said to have originated in 1823 at
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| | D. Field hockeyD. Field hockeyQQ: In the
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| the Rugby School in England. A stone
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| | 19th century, the British Army introduced
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| marker at the gates of the school
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| | the game to the
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| commemorates the event when "William
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| | Commonwealth countries, and India later
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| Webb Ellis with a fine disregard for the
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| | adopted the game as its national
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| | sport.12. In 1869, two New Jersey
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| rules of football as played in his time,
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| | universities, Rutgers and Princeton,
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| first took the ball in his arms and
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| | played what is
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| ran with it." The game being played was
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| | considered the first intercollegiate
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| soccer, the ancestor of both rugby and
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| | game in the United States of what sport?
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| American football.5. Soccer evolved from
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| | A. Football
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| centuries of different ball games, but
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| | B. Soccer
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| the modern-day
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| | C. Rugby
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| version of soccer is known to have
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| | D. Field hockeyA. Football
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| started in England, and the first ball
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| | QQ: However, the game they played hardly
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| reportedly was the head of a dead Danish
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| | resembled modern-day football, or even
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| brigand. The game was already
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| | the football that was played at the turn
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| incredibly popular in the 14th century
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| | of the 20th century. There were 25
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| despite being prohibited by King Edward
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| | players on each side, and the scoring
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| III. Why did he ban it?
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| | was decided by goals, not touchdowns,
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| A. He preferred golf and wanted it to be
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| | conversions, and field goals. Rutgers
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| more popular
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| | won that first game, and Princeton won a
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| B. It interfered with military
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| | rematch a week later. Before long, other
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| preparedness
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| | universities began taking up the game
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| C. They would never let him play
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| | Columbia in 1870, followed by Yale 2
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| D. The Danish brigands lodged a formal
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| | years later.13. In what century did
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| protestB. It interfered with military
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| | formal rules and distinctions among
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| preparedness
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| | players of the game of soccer emerge?
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| QQ: King Edward III prohibited soccer in
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| | A. 17th century
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| 1365 because of its excessive violence
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| | B. 18th century
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| and for military reasons playing took
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| | C. 19th century
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| time away from archery practice. However,
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| | D. 20th centuryC. 19th century
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|
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| | QQ: Soccer, which evolved from centuries
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| the game had become too popular to be
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| | of different ball games, did not always
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| curtailed.6. How often would typical
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| | allow only the goalkeepers, or goalies,
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| lacrosse matches last among the Indians?
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| | to use their hands to touch the ball.
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| A. A few hours
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| | Formal rules and distinctions among
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| B. A few days
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| | players of the game did not emerge until
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| C. A few weeks
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| | the late 19th century. Rugby and
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| D. A few monthsB. A few days
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| | U.S.-style football developed out of the
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| QQ: Lacrosse among the Indians had few
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| | division that came with decisions to
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| rules. Training was rigorous, and the
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| | prohibit certain actions in soccer, such
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| contests between tribes often lasted two
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| | as handling the ball, tackling with the
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| or three days with scores of players
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| | arms, and hacking.14. Which state hosted
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| on each side.7. Rugby is played in more
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| | the first professional football game?
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| than 80 countries. Which country has the
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| | A. Ohio
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| most
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| | B. Pennsylvania
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| players?
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| | C. New York
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| A. Japan
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| | D. New JerseyB. Pennsylvania
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| B. Britain
| |
| | QQ: The game was first played with paid
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| C. New Zealand
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| | players in 1895, when a team from
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| D. ArgentinaA. Japan
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| | Latrobe,
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| QQ: Just another demonstration of the
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| | Pa., hosted a game with a team from
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| sport's widespread popularity. Japan has
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| | nearby Jeannette.15.
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