Kin 2501 Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Area with strongest desire to educate and set up schools? - Correct answer-
Massachusetts
Area where settlers came for religious freedom? - Correct answer-Pennsylvania
Horse racing was most popular here: - Correct answer-Virginia, the south, more
land, slaves were jockeys
Which area was a place to drink, gamble, participate in festivals: - Correct answer-
New York
institution opened to train African American teachers: - Correct answer-Tuskegee
Institute
T/F: Powerful economic influence is a major theme during the rise of sport and PA
in the modern world. - Correct answer-False
Why were basketball games originally low scoring: - Correct answer-Jump balls
after every made basket
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, T/F: Taking away a pin to ninepin made the game legal to play - Correct answer-
False
What was the second sported invented at the YMCA - Correct answer-Volleyball
Formed what is today known as Shape America - Correct answer-William
Anderson
People settled here seeking wealth: - Correct answer-New York (New Amsterdam)
Given his freedom for boxing: - Correct answer-Tom Molyneaux
Hired to run first public gymnasium: - Correct answer-Charles Follen
Credited with stealing the first base: - Correct answer-Ned Cuthbert
Czar of baseball - Correct answer-William Hulbert
Credited with throwing the first curve ball: - Correct answer-Candy Cummings
He designed strength training equipment: - Correct answer-Dudley Sargent
Introduced tackling dummies, #'s on jerseys, etc.: - Correct answer-Amos Stagg
Father of american tennis: - Correct answer-James Dwight
The first women to help introduce tennis to US: - Correct answer-Mary
Outerbridge
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Answers
Area with strongest desire to educate and set up schools? - Correct answer-
Massachusetts
Area where settlers came for religious freedom? - Correct answer-Pennsylvania
Horse racing was most popular here: - Correct answer-Virginia, the south, more
land, slaves were jockeys
Which area was a place to drink, gamble, participate in festivals: - Correct answer-
New York
institution opened to train African American teachers: - Correct answer-Tuskegee
Institute
T/F: Powerful economic influence is a major theme during the rise of sport and PA
in the modern world. - Correct answer-False
Why were basketball games originally low scoring: - Correct answer-Jump balls
after every made basket
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, T/F: Taking away a pin to ninepin made the game legal to play - Correct answer-
False
What was the second sported invented at the YMCA - Correct answer-Volleyball
Formed what is today known as Shape America - Correct answer-William
Anderson
People settled here seeking wealth: - Correct answer-New York (New Amsterdam)
Given his freedom for boxing: - Correct answer-Tom Molyneaux
Hired to run first public gymnasium: - Correct answer-Charles Follen
Credited with stealing the first base: - Correct answer-Ned Cuthbert
Czar of baseball - Correct answer-William Hulbert
Credited with throwing the first curve ball: - Correct answer-Candy Cummings
He designed strength training equipment: - Correct answer-Dudley Sargent
Introduced tackling dummies, #'s on jerseys, etc.: - Correct answer-Amos Stagg
Father of american tennis: - Correct answer-James Dwight
The first women to help introduce tennis to US: - Correct answer-Mary
Outerbridge
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