Classic Jump Rope & Sidewalk Games

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Instructions: Miss Mary Mack and Double Dutch! How well do you remember the jump rope chants and sidewalk games of your childhood?

1.
In Double Dutch jump rope, how many ropes are being turned at the same time?
A
One
B
Three
C
Four
D
Two
2.
The famous jump rope chant 'Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black' continues with what?
A
Had a house on a hill
B
Had a little dog, dog, dog
C
Went to the store, store, store
D
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
3.
In the classic jump rope rhyme 'Cinderella, dressed in yella,' where did Cinderella go?
A
To the store
B
To the park
C
To the ball
D
Upstairs to kiss a fella
4.
What sidewalk game involved tossing a small object into numbered squares and hopping to retrieve it?
A
Box Ball
B
Four Square
C
Kick the Can
D
Hopscotch
5.
What was the small object typically used as a marker in hopscotch?
A
A stone or pebble
B
A bottle cap
C
A coin
D
A stick
6.
The jump rope chant 'Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around' asked the jumper to perform what during the rhyme?
A
Count to ten
B
Jump faster and faster
C
Close their eyes
D
Physical actions matching the words
7.
What type of jump rope was favored for Double Dutch because of its weight and speed?
A
Lightweight clothesline or sash cord
B
Rubber tubing
C
Thick cotton rope
D
Leather rope
8.
In the jump rope counting rhyme that starts 'Ice cream soda, cherry on top,' what was being counted?
A
How many friends you had
B
How many boyfriends or girlfriends you would have
C
How many scoops of ice cream you wanted
D
How many years until you got married
9.
What hand-clapping game, often played by pairs of girls on the sidewalk, featured the rhyme 'A sailor went to sea, sea, sea'?
A
Miss Susie
B
Pat-a-cake
C
A Sailor Went to Sea
D
Say Say Oh Playmate
10.
The game of Jacks, often played on sidewalks, required what two items?
A
Marbles and a stick
B
Cards and dice
C
A small ball and metal jacks
D
Rocks and a rope
11.
In the jump rope game called 'Hot Pepper,' what happened to the speed of the rope?
A
It stayed the same but jumpers had to do tricks
B
It reversed direction
C
It slowed down
D
It was turned faster and faster
12.
Chinese jump rope (also called 'elastics') used what instead of a regular rope?
A
A ribbon
B
A long elastic band
C
A bungee cord
D
A chain
13.
The hand-clapping song 'Say, say, oh playmate, come out and play with me' invited a friend to do what?
A
Play hopscotch
B
Play dolls
C
Climb an apple tree
D
Go swimming
14.
What was the term for jumping into a turning rope that was already being swung by two turners?
A
Diving in
B
Running in
C
Hopping in
D
Jumping in
15.
The jump rope chant 'Not last night but the night before, twenty-four robbers came knocking at my door' was followed by the jumper doing what?
A
Jumping on one foot
B
Counting to 24
C
Running away
D
Acting out the Spanish dancer verse

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