Q 01/05

In which city was the Young Men's Christian Association founded?

A) Manchester

B) London

C) Boston

D) Glasgow

Answer · why

B) London

London: the association began on 6 June in a room at 72 St Paul's Churchyard, above the Hitchcock & Rogers shop where the founder lodged and worked.

Q 02/05

Who founded the YMCA with eleven friends?

A) John Wesley

B) William Booth

C) Thomas Barnardo

D) George Williams

Answer · why

D) George Williams

George Williams, a young shop assistant from Somerset, started the association with eleven colleagues; he was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894 and b...

Q 03/05

In which year was the YMCA founded?

A) 1832

B) 1844

C) 1851

D) 1868

Answer · why

B) 1844

1844: the founder held the first meeting on 6 June that year, to improve the spiritual condition of young men working long hours in the city's shops.

Q 04/05

What was the trade of the YMCA's founder?

A) Printer

B) Blacksmith

C) Draper

D) Clerk

Answer · why

C) Draper

Draper: the founder was a draper's assistant at Hitchcock & Rogers in St Paul's Churchyard, living in with fellow shop workers whose hours outside wor...

Q 05/05

Which sport was invented at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield in 1891?

A) Handball

B) Basketball

C) Softball

D) Badminton

Answer · why

B) Basketball

Basketball: the instructor wrote 13 rules for an indoor winter game, and the first match was played with a soccer ball by a class of 18 students in De...