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Track and Field Trivia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Usain Bolt holds the current men's world record in the 100 meter dash. What is the time?

a)

9.58

b)

9.99

c)

9.73

d)

9.55

2.

In honor of Black History Month- In which Olympic Games did Tommie Smith and John Carlos demonstrate for Black Pride, and solidarity for blue collar workers in America causing them to be banned from the remainder of the games.

a)

Tokyo, Japan- 1964

b)

Mexico City, Mexico- 1968

c)

Munich, Germany- 1972

d)

Los Angeles, USA- 1984

3.

Who was the first high school athlete to run the mile in less than 4 minutes?

a)

Sebastian Coe- 1979

b)

Steve Prefontaine- 1972

c)

Jim Ryun- 1964

d)

Roger Bannister- 1954

4.

Chaunte Lowe has the women's High Jump record in America. What is the height?

a)

6-0.25"

b)

5-11.75"

c)

6-8.5"

d)

5-11.5"

5.

Who holds the women's world record in the 100 meter hurdles?

a)

Kendra Harrison- USA

b)

Ludmila Narozhilenko- Russia

c)

Brianna Rollins- USA

d)

Yordanka Donkova- Bulgaria

6.

What shoe company was founded by a track athlete, Phil Knight, and his coach Bill Bowerman in Eugene, Oregon in 1964?

a)

New Balance

b)

Tiger

c)

Reebok

d)

Nike

7.

What is the name of the American Athlete with the most Olympic medals in Track and Field with 9?

a)

Allyson Felix

b)

Carl Lewis

c)

Florence Griffith -Joyner

d)

Justin Gatlin

8.

Mike Powell has the World Record in the Long Jump. How far is it?

a)

28-7.50"

b)

29-11.55"

c)

28-11.75"

d)

29-11.25"

9.

In the last Olympic Games, California had the most track and field athletes on the team. What state had the next most?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon

d)

Texas

10.

What country won both the men's and women's 4x400 meter relay in the 2016 Rio Games?

a)

Great Britain

b)

USA

c)

Jamaica

d)

Bahamas