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Quiz about Who Makes the Rules
Quiz about Who Makes the Rules

Who Makes the Rules? Trivia Quiz


Sports stars are household names the world over, but who knows much about the folks upstairs? This quiz shines a light on the governing bodies of international sport.

A multiple-choice quiz by glendathecat. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
glendathecat
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
333,233
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
312
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Question 1 of 10
1. Outside of the United States and Mexico, golf is governed by an organisation known as the R&A. What do these initials stand for? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Presiding over a sporting governing body can sometimes bring perks. Which soccer supremo saw the game's World Cup trophy named after him? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The Tennis and Rackets Association is a governing body, but not for the likes of Roger Federer and the Williams sisters. Which of these sports comes within its jurisdiction? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Boxing has a confusingly large number of sanctioning bodies. Which of these is not one of them? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The "Lasker Plan" was named after Albert Lasker, credited as the father of modern advertising. It reformed the governance and created a commissioner system in which of these sports? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. International cricket is administered by the ICC (international Cricket Council), but any rule changes have to be sanctioned by an organisation known as the Marylebone Cricket Club,or MCC which is based at the famous Lords cricket ground in North London. Why is it called the Marylebone club? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The sport governed by FISA might not appear to be obvious from a first glance at the acronym. Which of the following is it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The organization that oversees international basketball was founded in 1932 as FIBA. What, though, is now outdated about those initials? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who is responsible for sanctioning any rule changes in (American) football's NFL? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The governing body of which sport has been presided over by the Dutch Prince Bernhard, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan, and the United Kingdom's Prince Philip and Princess Anne? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Outside of the United States and Mexico, golf is governed by an organisation known as the R&A. What do these initials stand for?

Answer: Royal & Ancient

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, aka the Home of Golf, is based at St. Andrews in Scotland and has a history going back to 1754. The modern R&A has now been separated from the club through the creation of an independent corporate structure in 2004. It is still based at St. Andrews.

As well as its governance role, the R&A is also responsible for organising the annual Open Championship in the UK.
2. Presiding over a sporting governing body can sometimes bring perks. Which soccer supremo saw the game's World Cup trophy named after him?

Answer: Jules Rimet

Rimet was president of FIFA, soccer's international governing body between 1921 and 1954. He is credited with conceiving the first World Cup competition which was held in 1930. The Jules Rimet trophy was presented to Brazil in perpetuity after their third triumph in 1970. Sadly, it was stolen in 1983 and never seen again.

Drewry (1955-61), Rous (1961-74), and Havelange (1974-98) also served as presidents.
3. The Tennis and Rackets Association is a governing body, but not for the likes of Roger Federer and the Williams sisters. Which of these sports comes within its jurisdiction?

Answer: Real Tennis

Real Tennis and Rackets are actually two different sports. Real Tennis, sometimes called the "sport of kings" is played on an indoor court and has a pedigree going back to the middle ages. The "real" was only added in the 20th century to distinguish it from the emerging sport of lawn tennis. Rackets, by contrast, developed during the 17th century in London's prisons. Lawn tennis, the modern version of tennis, was created by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1873.

He took his inspiration from real tennis, rackets, and badminton.
4. Boxing has a confusingly large number of sanctioning bodies. Which of these is not one of them?

Answer: ISP (The International Society of Pugilists)

The World Boxing Association (WBA) has a history going back to 1921 when it was founded as the National Boxing Association. It adopted its present name in 1962. The World Boxing Council (WBC) was established in 1963 as an attempt to create a truly global organization.

The International Boxing Federation was created by Bob Lee in 1983 after he had failed in running for presidency of the WBA. Finally, the International Boxing Union (IBU) was formed in Atlanta in 1996, but is generally viewed as having lower stature than the other three bodies.
5. The "Lasker Plan" was named after Albert Lasker, credited as the father of modern advertising. It reformed the governance and created a commissioner system in which of these sports?

Answer: Baseball

Lasker was owner of the Chicago Cubs before selling to William Wrigley Jr. in 1925. The plan came in the wake of the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal in which members of the Chicago White Sox team were accused of throwing their World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. It took ultimate power away from the team owners by creating an independent commissioner.
6. International cricket is administered by the ICC (international Cricket Council), but any rule changes have to be sanctioned by an organisation known as the Marylebone Cricket Club,or MCC which is based at the famous Lords cricket ground in North London. Why is it called the Marylebone club?

Answer: The first Lords ground was at Marylebone in central London

The MCC takes its name from the original incarnation of the Lords ground which was built at Marylebone, in central London, adjacent to Regents' Park. Lords was, undoubtedly, for the use of "gentlemen", but its name derives from that of Thomas Lord who was responsible for its construction in 1787.
7. The sport governed by FISA might not appear to be obvious from a first glance at the acronym. Which of the following is it?

Answer: Rowing

As many of sport's governing bodies have French language acronyms, it helps to know the name of a sport in that language. Soccer is governed by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), swimming by FINA (Federation Internationale de Natation), and skiing by FIS (Federation Internationale de Ski).

The French term for rowing is aviron, and this gives us Federation Internationale des Societes d'Aviron or FISA for short.
8. The organization that oversees international basketball was founded in 1932 as FIBA. What, though, is now outdated about those initials?

Answer: The A is for "Amateur", but it now also embraces professional basketball

This is a French language acronym as FIBA's full name is Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur (International Federation of Amateur Basketball). It had eight founding members in Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland. Professionalism was accepted in 1989. The word "Amateur" was dropped from the name, but the original initials were retained on the grounds that Basketball starts with both a B and an A.
9. Who is responsible for sanctioning any rule changes in (American) football's NFL?

Answer: The team owners

NFL rules require that each franchise team should have a lead owner, although this owner can own as little as 10% of the team. The International Federation of American Football was founded in 1998 and governs the sport globally, but has minimal influence within America itself.
10. The governing body of which sport has been presided over by the Dutch Prince Bernhard, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan, and the United Kingdom's Prince Philip and Princess Anne?

Answer: Equestrian

The Federation Equestre Internationale (the International Federation for Equestrian Sports) governs disciplines such as show jumping and three day eventing, as well as the less well-known sports of horseball and tent pegging. It does not cover polo or horse racing.

The FEI tends to look towards nobility for its presidents. Other presidents have included the Spanish Duchess of Badajoz, the Belgian Baron Gaston de Trannoy, and the German Baron Max Von Holzing-Bertstett. The two British royals served consecutively between 1964 and 1994.
Source: Author glendathecat

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