CitizenReadyTopic: Sport & Legends
Sport & Legends
Britain invented half the world’s games — grass courts, two kinds of rugby, the oldest cup. Match the sacred venues, sort the calendar, and flip the legends.
Before we start — have a guess
Two warm-up questions from the sporting year.
Wimbledon tennis is famously played on which surface?
Primed ✓
How many players does a rugby union team field at once?
Primed ✓ — now the venues every fan should know.
The cathedrals of sport
Cricket’s home and tennis on grass — summer’s two rituals, both in London.
Union (15 players, Twickenham) and league (13) — one game that split in two.
And threading through it all, the stories: Bobby Moore lifting the World Cup in 1966, the Lionesses winning the Euros in 2022, and a mile run in under four minutes.
Match the homes of sport
Tap a venue, then tap its game.
Matched ✓
The sporting calendar
Tap an event to select it, then tap how often it comes round.
📅 Every year
🗓️ Every four years
Sorted ✓ — the cups and races return each year; the world tournaments make you wait four.
Flip the details
Answer in your head first, then tap to check.
Who broke the four-minute mile?
Roger Bannister, in 1954 — a barrier many thought the human body could not pass.
What is so strange about the Ashes urn?
Win or lose, the little urn stays at Lord’s — it never travels as a trophy.
How do snooker and darts top out?
Snooker’s maximum break is 147; the best three-dart score in darts is 180.
Where did the Paralympics begin?
At Stoke Mandeville, with injured servicemen — the seed of the global Paralympic movement.
All flipped ✓
True or false — no thinking time allowed
Quickfire complete ✓ — grass, 15, and 13. The exam’s three favourite sport traps, defused.
Six real questions on this topic
Score 5 or 6 and this topic is marked mastered on your path. Anything less: revisit the block you missed and retake.
Green = correct · red = wrong · red ring = marked for review · gold outline = current question
Your result
Say it in your own words
Name the home ground of cricket, the surface Wimbledon is played on, and the difference between rugby union and rugby league. Say it out loud or write it down — then compare.
Reveal a model answer
Cricket’s home is Lord’s in London. Wimbledon is played on grass courts, as it has been since 1877. Rugby split into two codes: union, with 15 players a side, played at Twickenham for England — and league, with 13 players a side, strong in the north of England.
Where next?
Drill all of Chapter 4 in the Chapter 4 practice sets, or pick your next topic on the Topics path.