Trivia Q: What was deemed to be the sport of Kings?

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   editorsupremoposted 13 years ago

   Trivia Q: What was deemed to be the sport of Kings?

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   danstantonposted 13 years ago

   I grew up in Ohio about 10 minutes from the Granville Ohio Polo Fields. In the 1980's they had a Sport of Kings Tournament. So I would say the sport of kings would be Polo.

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      editorsupremoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Nearly right. Horses were a sign of wealth for royalty but Polo is not the correct answer.

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   SilkThimbleposted 13 years ago

   I think the term most commonly refers to horse racing.

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      editorsupremoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      As I said to danstanton horses were a sign of wealth for royalty, and used in jousting, horse racing, polo etc, but this is not the answer I'm looking for.

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   jwessa1posted 13 years ago

   There are many correct answers to this question. It depends on which part of the world you live in, which era your referring to, even some regional answers would be different. Horse Racing, Falconing, Polo, Fox Hunting or even the album title by Triumph (I don't remember the year)
   
   With that said I would probably answer "Falconing" since that was practiced all over Europe the Middle East and Asia.

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      editorsupremoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Hooray, Congratulations you got it right. Sorry I have no prize though!! Whilst horse racing, polo and fox hunting are sports of Kings, it is Falconry that is deemed to be the sport of kings and is the oldest sport known to man. Since 680 BC

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   alian346posted 13 years ago

   Here in the UK it is said to be polo - the type you do on horseback, not in water!

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   promaineposted 13 years ago

   Polo. Said to go back to the Persian Emperors.

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