Baseball Origins and Civil War Influence Quiz

Which game is considered a precursor to modern baseball, played in American schoolyards before the American Revolution?

• Cricket

• Rounders

• Soccer

• Rugby

What was the primary reason for the myth that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown?

• To honor Doubleday's military achievements.

• To promote the Baseball Hall of Fame.

• To establish Cooperstown as a tourist destination.

• To create a national holiday for baseball.

What role did the Civil War play in the spread of baseball across the United States?

• It caused baseball to be banned in the South.

• It helped spread the game as soldiers played it in camps.

• It introduced baseball to European countries.

• It limited the game's popularity to the Northeast.