Spex 101 exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
ChallengesAofAstudyingAsportA-AAnswerA-notAtakenAseriously
-publicAdoesAnotAlikeAacademicAcritique
-everybodyAisAanA'expert'
SignificanceAofAsportA-AAnswerA-canAbeAspaceAwhereAyouAletAgo
-popular
-citizenship
-socialAproblemA&Asolution
WhatAisAsport?A-AAnswerA-goalAdirected
-acceptedArules
-institutionalised
-physicalAskillAandAprowess
PastAandApresentAolympicAsportsA-
AAnswerApigeonAshooting,AunderwaterAswimming,AdivingAforAdepth,AequestrianAgym,AtugAofAwar,
Acroquet
ContestedAterrainA-AAnswerApowerAstrugglesAoverAresources
-financial,AmaterialAandAhuman
andAideologicalAandAmoral/ethicalAbeliefs
CulturalAOppositionA-AAnswerAvsAdominantAvalues
eg.AburqaAinAaApool
OppositionAtoAcolonialAruleA-AAnswerAvsAresistanceAtoAdomination
eg.AislandAcricket
SelfAconsciousApoliticalAprotestsA-AAnswerAdeliberateAuseAofAsportAtoAprotest
eg.A1968AMexicoAOlympicsAblackApowerAsalute
, HegemonyA-AAnswerAformAofApowerAthatAoperatesAthroughAconsentAvsAcoercion
TrainingA-
AAnswerAtoAputAbodyAwithAextremeAandAexceptionalAcareAunderAtheAinfluenceAofAallAtheAagentsA
whichApromoteAit'sAhealthAandAstrength
inAorderAtoAenableAitAtoAmeetAextremeAandAexceptionalAdemandsAuponAit'sAenergies
RaceAfactsA-AAnswerA-1/8ApeopleAinAworldAareAblack
-70%AtopArunningAtimesAheldAbyAAfricanAorigin
PrivateA-
AAnswerAtakenAforAgrantedAassumptionAthatAeachAofAusAisAanAindividuatedAselfAwithAparticularA
personalAqualitiesAthatAdifferentiateAusAfromAeveryoneAelse
-influencedAbyApublic/socialAfactorsA(media)
StrategiesAtoAimproveAperformanceA-AAnswerA-professionalism
-scienceAandAtrainingAtechniques
-technology
-drugs
-bodyAmodification/enhancement
KeyAfactorsAthatAexplainAimprovedAperformanceA-AAnswerA-runningAsurfacee
-guttersAonAsideAofApoolA(1976)
-tumbleAturnA(1956)
-lowAfrictionAswimsuitsA(2008)
AdultAobesityAratesA(NZ)A-AAnswerA-1AinA3Aobese
-47%AofAmaori
-65%AofApacific
-deprivedAareasA1.6AtimesAmoreAlikely
-rateAinc.A27%A(06/07)AtoA32%
ChildAobesityAratesA(NZ)A-AAnswerA-1AinA8Aobese
-17%AofAmaori
Answers Updated 2026
ChallengesAofAstudyingAsportA-AAnswerA-notAtakenAseriously
-publicAdoesAnotAlikeAacademicAcritique
-everybodyAisAanA'expert'
SignificanceAofAsportA-AAnswerA-canAbeAspaceAwhereAyouAletAgo
-popular
-citizenship
-socialAproblemA&Asolution
WhatAisAsport?A-AAnswerA-goalAdirected
-acceptedArules
-institutionalised
-physicalAskillAandAprowess
PastAandApresentAolympicAsportsA-
AAnswerApigeonAshooting,AunderwaterAswimming,AdivingAforAdepth,AequestrianAgym,AtugAofAwar,
Acroquet
ContestedAterrainA-AAnswerApowerAstrugglesAoverAresources
-financial,AmaterialAandAhuman
andAideologicalAandAmoral/ethicalAbeliefs
CulturalAOppositionA-AAnswerAvsAdominantAvalues
eg.AburqaAinAaApool
OppositionAtoAcolonialAruleA-AAnswerAvsAresistanceAtoAdomination
eg.AislandAcricket
SelfAconsciousApoliticalAprotestsA-AAnswerAdeliberateAuseAofAsportAtoAprotest
eg.A1968AMexicoAOlympicsAblackApowerAsalute
, HegemonyA-AAnswerAformAofApowerAthatAoperatesAthroughAconsentAvsAcoercion
TrainingA-
AAnswerAtoAputAbodyAwithAextremeAandAexceptionalAcareAunderAtheAinfluenceAofAallAtheAagentsA
whichApromoteAit'sAhealthAandAstrength
inAorderAtoAenableAitAtoAmeetAextremeAandAexceptionalAdemandsAuponAit'sAenergies
RaceAfactsA-AAnswerA-1/8ApeopleAinAworldAareAblack
-70%AtopArunningAtimesAheldAbyAAfricanAorigin
PrivateA-
AAnswerAtakenAforAgrantedAassumptionAthatAeachAofAusAisAanAindividuatedAselfAwithAparticularA
personalAqualitiesAthatAdifferentiateAusAfromAeveryoneAelse
-influencedAbyApublic/socialAfactorsA(media)
StrategiesAtoAimproveAperformanceA-AAnswerA-professionalism
-scienceAandAtrainingAtechniques
-technology
-drugs
-bodyAmodification/enhancement
KeyAfactorsAthatAexplainAimprovedAperformanceA-AAnswerA-runningAsurfacee
-guttersAonAsideAofApoolA(1976)
-tumbleAturnA(1956)
-lowAfrictionAswimsuitsA(2008)
AdultAobesityAratesA(NZ)A-AAnswerA-1AinA3Aobese
-47%AofAmaori
-65%AofApacific
-deprivedAareasA1.6AtimesAmoreAlikely
-rateAinc.A27%A(06/07)AtoA32%
ChildAobesityAratesA(NZ)A-AAnswerA-1AinA8Aobese
-17%AofAmaori