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In the book "The Young Warriors," there were three contests held to determine the bravest warrior. These contests tested various skills like courage, strength, and intelligence among the young warriors competing.
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A bike and some riding skills.
Knights would engage in tournaments, which were mock battles or jousting competitions. These events allowed knights to display their martial skills, horsemanship, and courage in a controlled setting. Tournaments were often organized for entertainment, to honor a special occasion, or to settle disputes without resorting to actual warfare.
A check of Google or Yahoo can give you a listing of these. You can also find some in certain magazines and books. You can also subscribe to certain websites for a fee that will notify you when these sweepstakes are available, The website http://contests.about.com/ is the ultimate page for contest and sweepstakes listings. You will have to search for juried contests or weed out the sweepstakes to find contests based on skills though/.
Balancing skills and some level of fitness.
Yes. The Olympic games were originally contests among men to demonstrate individual skills in battle.
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Using their feminine skills of the time, they made homespun cloth[1] and other goods. To call attention to this effort, they would hold spinning contests in the village squares. These contests were called "spinning bees" and were widely attended by females and often males as well.