Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Sports Quiz

Test your knowledge of the sports chapter material!

1 / 10

Why might you want to look at the financial records for nonprofit organizations as a sports business reporter?

Players or executives often start their own nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofit organizations often sponsor sports teams.

Nonprofit organizations can run sports-related businesses in small and large communities.

You wouldn’t want to look at nonprofit organizations at all.

2 / 10

True or false: SEC filings can’t tell you anything about sports.

False

True

3 / 10

How would you find out if a sports nonprofit organization or one of its executives has been sued?

Look up civil lawsuits at the county or federal courthouse

Check the news reports

Nonprofits can’t be sued

Ask the nonprofit organization themselves

4 / 10

True or false: Covering sports business is all about finding who is making what profit.

True

False

5 / 10

True or false: It’s more important to have a story out first than for it to be completely accurate.

True

False

6 / 10

True or false: You can find out how much a sports nonprofit gives back to their community by looking at their tax forms.

False

True

7 / 10

Which of the following resources annually ranks the value of professional sports teams?

SportsBusinessJournal.com

USAToday.com

GuideStar.org

Forbes.com

8 / 10

True or false: You must have a valid reason to ask for a nonprofit organization’s 990 forms.

True

False

9 / 10

Where would you look to see the total amount of money a nonprofit has?

None of these

Net assets

Reportable compensation

Total revenue

10 / 10

Which of the following are nonprofits able to run?

College football bowls

All of these

State athletic associations

High school club teams

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