Public assembly facilities have existed since A. the early 1900s. |
C. Ancient Times |
All of the following were publicly financed stadiums efficiently built with the intention of housing both a football team and a baseball team except A. Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia). |
B. Meadowlands (Northern New Jersey) |
Modern arenas and stadiums have directly helped owners to maximize revenues through all of the following except A. preferred seating. |
C. Modernized locker rooms |
______ are indoor facilities with the primary purpose of hosting sporting and entertainment events. A. Stadiums |
D. Arenas |
______ are outdoor or domed facilities built with the intention of housing sporting and entertainment events. A. Stadiums |
A. Stadiums |
______ are almost always publicly owned facilities built to lure business meetings to a municipality. A. Stadiums |
C. Convention centers |
______ are public assembly facilities primarily utilized for the presentation of live artistic entertainment. A. Stadiums |
B. Theaters |
The main nonsport events for stadiums are A. political conventions. |
D. concerts given by performers. |
The difference between the economic impact upon a municipality by a convention center as opposed to a stadium or arena built for housing sporting events is A. business events lead to higher spending. |
C. the increased presence of visitor spending within a municipality. |
All of the following are reasons for a municipality to subsidize stadium/arena construction except A. economic benefits. |
A. economic benefits |
The money to build facilities is usually obtained through A. bonds. |
A. bonds |
All of the following are major advantages to private management of public assembly facilities except A. easier event booking. |
C. better sport team performance |
______ act primarily as in-house advertising agents for the various events booked into facilities. A. Public relations directors |
D. Marketing directors |
The _____ acts as the point person for the facility in managing each game or show. A. public relations director |
B. event director |
The ______ is responsible for landing and scheduling events for a facility. A. public relations director |
C. booking director |
All of the following are part of a crowd management plan except |
B. knowing the location of and route tot he nearest hospitals |
According to Reed (2014), 70% of the capital cost of NFL stadiums is being provided by taxpayers. |
True |
The trend over the past two decades has been single-purpose stadiums. |
True |
Recently built facilities have been self-financing in terms of their impact on net tax revenues. |
True |
Baseball and football have more compatible sightlines than do hockey and basketball. |
False |
Team owners have remained content with the multi-use stadiums built for them by municipalities during the 1960s. |
False |
Similar to a sports stadium or arena, one of the soundest arguments for public subsidies of construction of convention centers is an increased quality of life provided for local citizens. |
True |
Recent publicly financed sports facilities have proven to earn great return on investment. |
False |
Following the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if a facility renovates, the whole facility must be brought into compliance with the act. |
False |
Public facilities, such as convention centers, stadiums, and arenas, consume more energy per square foot than any other retail industry. |
True |
The intent of the ADA is to prevent discrimination against qualified people with disabilities in employment, public services, transportation, public accommodations, and telecommunications services. |
True |
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