# The Game Spreads and FIVB · Siatkówka, Poziom 9: Mistrz Siatkówka · Poziom 9: Mistrz · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/pl/volleyball/level-9/the-game-spreads-and-fivb/) The Game Spreads and FIVB: 100 faktów, 10 testów. The founding of the FIVB, its presidents and headquarters, the first men's and women's World Championships, the first European Championships, Czechoslovakia as an early power, the beginnings of beach volleyball and its professional growth, the creation of sitting volleyball, and the FIVB's growth around the world. ## Test 1: Founding the FIVB - The constitutive congress met in Paris in April 1947. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Fourteen federations from five continents attended. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Libaud led the FIVB from its founding. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The congress ran from 18 to 20 April 1947. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The FIVB keeps its French name. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - One body could set common rules and run world events. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The first men's World Championship followed in 1949. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1947, 1949 and 1952. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The FIVB grew from 14 founders to over 200 members. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The Paris congress founded the FIVB. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) ## Test 2: Presidents and headquarters - Acosta was Mexican and led the FIVB from 1984 to 2008. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - After Acosta's election the head office left Paris. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The FIVB settled in Lausanne. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Wei Jizhong of China was the third president. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Wei Jizhong came from China. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - He led it from 1947 until 1984. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Lausanne is the Olympic capital. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - France, Mexico, then China. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1947, 1984, the move after it, then 2008. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The FIVB moved from Paris to Lausanne. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) ## Test 3: The first men's World Championships - The FIVB held its first World Championship two years after its founding. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Prague, in Czechoslovakia, hosted it in 1949. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The Soviet Union beat the hosts to the title. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The hosts took silver. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The Soviet Union won again, at home. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Czechoslovakia won the 1956 title in France. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Eastern European teams led the early world game. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Two Soviet titles, then Czechoslovakia. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1947, 1949 and 1964. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The Soviet Union won the first title. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) ## Test 4: The first women's World Championships - Women's world titles began three years after the men's. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - It was held in the Soviet Union in 1952. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The hosts won the first women's title. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Poland took silver in 1952. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Japan's women won in Moscow in 1962. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1949 for men, 1952 for women. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The Soviet Union won three in a row. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Three Soviet titles, then Japan. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Around 1930, 1952 and 1964. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The first women's World Championship was in 1952. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) ## Test 5: The first European Championships - Europe's first men's championship came in 1948. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Italy hosted the 1948 championship. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Czechoslovakia won the 1948 title. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - France took silver in 1948. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The European Volleyball Confederation organises them. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The Soviet Union won both. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Europe had the deepest pool of national teams. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1948, 1949 and 1952. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Czechoslovakia first, then two Soviet titles. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Czechoslovakia won the first European title. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) ## Test 6: Czechoslovakia, an early power - Czechoslovakia was an early European power. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - It won world titles in 1956 and 1966. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The Soviet Union won gold, Czechoslovakia silver. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Czechoslovakia was runner-up in 1949, 1952, 1960 and 1962. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Romania took silver in 1966. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Czechoslovakia split in 1993. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - National programmes and leagues made them strong. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Titles over two decades. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1949, 1956, 1970 and 1974. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Czechoslovakia won Europe in 1948 and the world in 1956 and 1966. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) ## Test 7: Beach volleyball begins - A net went up at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Waikiki. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - George 'Dad' Center is said to have put it up. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Beach clubs sprang up on Santa Monica's sands. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Johnson of the Santa Monica Athletic Club started two-a-side play. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Short of players, they played two against two. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - More sand meant more room for courts. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The two-player game became the standard. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Around 1915, the 1920s and 1930. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Six a side at first, then Johnson's pairs, which later reached the Olympics. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The first beach net at Waikiki dates from around 1915. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) ## Test 8: Beach volleyball turns professional - The winners took home a case of soft drinks. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The Olympia World Championship of Beach Volleyball was played in 1976. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The Association of Volleyball Professionals was founded in 1984. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Ipanema hosted the first FIVB beach event. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The American pair won at Ipanema. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The men's series started in 1989; women's in 1992. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The first FIVB World Tour was held in 1997. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1948, 1976, 1984 and 1987. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1987, 1989, 1992 and 1996. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The 1948 event is the first known to offer a prize. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) ## Test 9: Sitting volleyball begins - It was developed in the Netherlands. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The Dutch Sport Committee devised it in 1956. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Sitzball, a seated German game without a net, was joined with volleyball. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - It began as a rehabilitation sport. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - It was demonstrated in 1976 before becoming a medal event. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Women's sitting volleyball was added in 2004. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - German and Dutch clubs met in 1958. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1956, 1958, 1976 and 1980. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1976, 1980 and 2004. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Sitting volleyball was created in the Netherlands. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) ## Test 10: A worldwide game - The FIVB lists over 200 national federations. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The Asian Volleyball Confederation covers Asia and Oceania. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The African Volleyball Confederation runs the game in Africa. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The South American Volleyball Confederation covers South America. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - A larger membership opened the events to the world. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - A net and a ball were enough to start. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - The FIVB governs indoor, beach and snow volleyball. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1895, around 1915, 1956 and the 2000s. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - 1947, 1949, 1964 and today. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) - Membership grew from 14 to more than 200. (Źródło: FIVB history; Wikipedia: FIVB, World and European Championships, beach and sitting volleyball) Źródła: FIVB history pages, Olympic and FIVB results records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIVB rules belong to the Rules category. Rozwiąż testy: https://insporta.app/try?utm_source=book&utm_medium=referral