Term 1 Exploring the Past - Leisure and Sport

What are these?

• Bathing Machines

• Fun Rides

• Horse and carts

• Houses

On a seaside holiday in the Victorian era, you would see...

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• Punch and Judy shows

• A long pier

• Donkey rides

• Rollercoasters

Is this picture from the past or present? How do you know?

• Past

• Present

What did soldiers in WW1 do to keep entertained?

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• Gambling

• Singing

• Watch TV

• Play cards

What was a popular game played in Medieval times?

• Scrabble

• Nim

• Monopoly

• Snakes and Ladders

Which sports were played in Ancient Egyptian times?

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• Hockey

• Wrestling

• Gymnastics

• Tug of War

In Ancient Egypt, Archery was usually only played by people that were noble or in royal families

• True

• False

What was the likely origin of gladiator fights?

• Offerings to Gods

• Selecting soldiers

• Entertainment at funeral ceremonies

• To punish prisoners

How much did it cost a citizen to attend the Roman games at the Colosseum?

• About a weeks pay

• About 10 hours pay

• Nothing - the games were free

• About a months pay

In 1939 a new law in Britain said that everyone must have how much annual paid holiday?

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 2 weeks

• none