Which cone-shaped tool do cheerleaders use to project their voices?
AnswerA megaphone
Megaphones amplify the voice without power.
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Cheerleader facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about cheerleading history, skills and spirit, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Cheerleading began at sporting events in which country?
AnswerUnited States
It started at American college football games.
Going deeper
In stunting, the person lifted into the air is called what?
AnswerThe flyer
Flyers are held or tossed by bases.
The athletes who support the flyer from below are called what?
AnswerBases
Bases lift and hold the flyer.
Early organized cheerleaders in the 1890s and 1900s were mostly who?
AnswerMen
Cheerleading was male-dominated until women joined in large numbers from the 1920s onward.
Expert level
Organized cheerleading is traced to Johnny Campbell's 1898 cheer at which university?
AnswerUniversity of Minnesota
Campbell led the crowd at a Minnesota football game in 1898.
In a stunt called an extension, where is the flyer held?
AnswerOverhead with the bases' arms fully extended
Extensions put the flyer high above the bases.
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