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Are you the athletics master?

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Question 1

Which sprinter is nicknamed the Bath Bullet?

A: Jason Gardener

B: Mark Lewis-Francis

C: Richie Roadrunner

D: Christian Malcolm

Question 2

Ukrainian legend Sergei Bubka was crowned world champion five times in what event?

A: Triple jump

B: Pole vault

C: Sand toe-dipping contest

D: 200m

Question 3

Apart from quick feet, what other amazing talent does Paula Radcliffe have?

A: She can blow bubbles with her nose

B: She can speak fluently in French and German

C: She can tear a phonebook in half

D: She can play the saxophone

Question 4

What city will host the Olympics in 2008?

A: Milton Keynes, England

B: Moscow, Russia

C: New York, USA

D: Beijing, China

Question 5

What is legally required to be 8.5 feet for men and 7.2 feet for women in competition?

A: Maximum length of hair from the top of head

B: Maximum size of changing room

C: Size of the sandpit in the long jump

D: Length of the javelin

Question 6

The Hawaii Ironman contest involves which three feats of human endurance?

A: 50 mile run, 2 mile row and a swim round the island

B: 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a marathon

C: Wrestling with a shark, whale and a mouse in a small box

D: 4 hour hop, chocolate eating session and singing in the bath

Question 7

What hampered Michael Johnson's chances of becoming Olympic champ in 1992 just two weeks before the event started in Barcelona?

A: A flower vase fell on his head

B: Newly bought Spanish boots caused heavy blisters

C: A music festival kept Michael awake all night before the final

D: Mixture of grilled and smoked meats did not agree with Michael's digestive system

Question 8

What item on an athlete must not be longer than 6mm?

A: Their earrings

B: Running spikes

C: A pony-tail in the pole-vault

D: Height of their shorts

Question 9

In May 1935 American running legend Jesse Owens did what in 70 minutes?

A: He won races at two different Kansas stadiums in Kansas

B: He broke three world records and tied a fourth

C: He broke a sprint world record one hour after getting married

D: He broke world records in the 400m, long jump and pole vault

Question 10

Babe Didrikson Zaharias was brilliant in all of these sports except one of these.

A: Athletics

B: Basketball

C: Horse racing

D: Golf

Question 11

Hurdling hero Ed Moses achieved what between August 1977 and June 1987?

A: He won 122 consecutive track races

B: He broke 28 world records

C: He won 4 out of 5 hurdling races against a horse

D: He broke his foot three times and still won two Olympic golds

Question 12

The competitors taking part in the Olympics from 720BC had to wear what?

A: A fig leaf

B: A hat made from peacock feathers on their victory parade

C: Absolutely nothing - nudity was considered normal sporting practice

D: A leather waistcoat to avoid rivals from hurting them with stones


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