One of the world's biggest, this city's marathon was first held in 1970 and was held annually without interruption until 2012 on the first Sunday of November. In 2012, the race was controversially cancelled due to a natural disaster. What city is this?

• Boston

• New York

• Tokyo

• London

Home to one of the most famous marathons in the world, what American city holds a road race that has a standardized qualifying time for all entrants?

• San Francisco

• Los Angeles

• Boston

• New York

The Los Angeles Marathon was first run in 1986. What event inspired its creation?

• The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the LA Memorial Coliseum.

• The bicentennial of the founding of Los Angeles.

• The completion of the Century Freeway.

• The success of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

The legend of the marathon goes all the way back to 490 BC. Bringing news of Athens' fine success against the Persians, Pheidippides gave the announcement, "We have won". What happened next?

• He died

• He was made the “Prefect” (a senior officer)

• He was decorated as “Aristocrat”

• He was jailed

We have heard the story of how the marathon came to be. What is the name of the Greek soldier who first ran the marathon distance to deliver a message?

• Julius Caesar

• Pheidippides

• Aristotle

• Constantine

Who has the fastest marathon time?

• Dennis Kimetto (Kenya)… 2:02:57 at Berlin, 2014

• Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia)… 2:03:03 at Berlin, 2016

• Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)… 2:01:39 at Berlin, 2018

• Mosinet Geremew (Ethiopia)… 2:02:55 at London, 2019

We know that the marathon distance is 42.195 km. What is the distance in miles?

• 25 miles

• 25.5 miles

• 26 miles

• 26.2 miles

Recognize this legendary marathon runner. She is from UK and once held the women’s world record?

• Paula Radcliffe

• Liz McColgan

• Becky Wade

• Birhane Dibaba

Which Team won the inaugural IPL (Indian Premier League) Championship?

• Chennai Super Kings

• Rajasthan Royals

• Mumbai Indians

• Deccan Chargers

Which batsman holds the record of scoring maximum runs in IPL (Indian Premier League)?

• Suresh Raina

• Rohit Sharma

• Virat Kohli

• David Warner