History of sports and games Test your knowledge of the history of some of your fsvourite sports and games Hisame published on June 10, 2012 Stacked 1/7 Why do some Spanish football (soccer) clubs have the name "Real" in them? It shows that they have always been top of the league Its a mark of distinction to prove that they have been around a long time They where endorsed by the King of Spain 2/7 Where did the longest ever running poker game take place? Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada The Birdcage Theatre, Tombstone Shimbashi Station, Tokyo, Japan 3/7 We all know what Golf is, but what did the name originally mean? Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden Garden Of Little Fields Game Of Lords Fancy 4/7 There is a saying that "Wrestling in Mexico is an honour, in Japan its an art form, in America its a joke" but can you name the Korean who bought wrestling to Japan? Sol Kyung-gu Bak Myeong-cheol Kim Sin-rak 5/7 Despite liking the game himself, why did Henry VIII ban football? The game spread plague The fit young men who where playing got too injured to join the army It destroyed farmland 6/7 Which of these Queens enjoyed playing football (soccer)? Mary Queen of Scots Queen Victoria Anne of Bohemia 7/7 What outlaw gang used to ride their cycles down the main street in Fort Worth, Texas? The James-Younger Gang The Daltons The Wild Bunch aka The Hole in the Wall gang
