M3-SMT-2 (PHED 102)

The word athletics came from "athlos". This word came from what country?

• Rome

• Italy

• Greece

• Europe

He banned athletics in 394 A.D. because of their ties to pagan beliefs.

• Emperor Theodosius I

• Emperor Augustus

• Constantine the Great

• Emperor Zeno

How many events have been completed during the first modern Olympics that took place in 1896 in Athens?

• 15 events

• 25 events

• 36 events

• 43 events

The official symbol of the modern Games is five interlocking colored rings, representing the continents EXCEPT:

• Antarctica

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

12 rounds on an oval are equivalent to how many meters?

• 1500 meters

• 3000 meters

• 5000 meters

• 10 meters

In a relay, the baton must be passed inside the __________ passing zone.

• 15 meters

• 20 meters

• 25 meters

• 30 meters

These are the example of Middle Distance events EXCEPT:

• 800 meter run

• 1500 meter run

• 3000 meter steeplechase

• 5000 meter run

It is a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump.

• Cones

• Hurdles

• Wood Frame

The first athlete to run a

mile in less than four-minute is ___________ of England in 1954.

• Sebastian Coe

• Paavo Nurmi

• Roger Bannister

• Noureddine Morceli

The ____________ combines long-distance running with hurdling and water jumps.

• Sprint

• Relay

• Hurdles

• Steeplechase