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May 2018 Runner's Web Trivia

Read the trivia question and then click on answer or select 'Choice' and 'Check Answer' for multiple choice questions.
Read the trivia question and then click on answer or select 'Choice'
and 'Check Answer' for multiple choice questions.

  • 1. Name the two-time National Capital Marathon (Ottawa) winner who went on to found PowerBar? ....Answer

  • 2. At the Melbourne Olympics, the men's 800M awards ceremony was delayed an hour. Why? ..... Answer

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  • 3. Name the lead runner in the photo above. ..... Answer

  • 4. The Soviet Union first entered the Olympic Games in what year? .....Answer

  • 5. Communist China entered its first games in what year? .....Answer

  • 6. The idea of an Olympic Flame burning from the start of the games to the closing was first introduced at what Games? .....Answer

  • 7. Which were the first Olympic Games to be televised? .....Answer

  • 8. When was the first New York City Marathon run? .....Answer

  • 9. What was "Jesse" Owens real first name(s)?
    1. Jessie
    2. J.C.
    3. James Cleveland
    4. Elmer

  • 10. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the 1940 Olympic Games?
    1. They were scheduled to be held in Tokyo
    2. They were cancelled due to the 2nd World War
    3. Tokyo had built a new stadium just for the Games
    4. All of the above

 
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