PLAY BALL!
What is your favorite spectator sport? Is it
football, baseball, or basketball? Which team
do you cheer for the strongest and the loudest?
Do you root for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the
Philadelphia Phillies, or the Miami Heat?
Spectator sports, or sports that you watch, are
incredibly popular in the United States. Last
year, over 73 million people attended baseball
games, and the Super Bowl had a television
audience of 111 million! Now that's a lot of hot
dogs! But football, baseball and basketball are
relatively new sports, invented in the 19th century.
Have you ever wondered who people cheered
for 3,000 years ago? How about these guys!
According to the text basketball, football, and baseball were invented in which
century?
17th Century
PHY
18th Century
O 19th Century
20th Century
