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Swim with Mike Trivia!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Mike's last name?

a)

Nehring

b)

Nyeholt

c)

Wazowski

d)

Sherm

2.

Who is Mike's bestie, cofounder of SWM? (guy on the left)

a)

Ron Orr

b)

Randy Orr

c)

Ryan Orr

d)

Richard Orr

3.

What year of SWM are we on?

a)

40

b)

42

c)

43

d)

44

4.

Who is this very rich man on the right?

a)

Lyon

b)

Uytengsu

c)

Loker

d)

Brittingham

5.

What year was Swim with Mike founded? (little math here)

a)

1980

b)

1984 (big brother is watching)

c)

1982

d)

1981

6.

Who was awarded the first Swim with Mike scholarship?

a)

Becki McCafferty

b)

Bertie Ernie

c)

Sasha McCafferty

d)

McCafferty (Ohio-based rock band)

7.

What was the USC Swim Center's name before Uytengsu? BIG HINT IN THE PICTURE

a)

Lyon

b)

Uncle Sam

c)

McDonald's

d)

Ford

8.

Which former US president swam with Mike in 1988?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Bill Clinton

9.

Which (partially obscured) ICON was presented with a philanthropy award by Mike in 1991?

a)

Bea Arthur

b)

Blanche Dubois

c)

Rose Nylund

d)

Betty White

10.

In 1999, the first SWM recipient not to attend USC was Sam Paneno. Where did he go to school?

a)

UC Irvine

b)

UC Berkeley

c)

UC Davis

d)

UCLA

11.

What was the name of the first female amputee to complete the Ironman World Championship? (SWM scholarship recipient)

a)

Sarah Reinertsen

b)

Sandra Rebecca

c)

Salma Setia

d)

Elizabeth Bennet

12.

What is required of Ironman World Championship participants?

a)

2.4 mile open-water swim

b)

112 mile bike ride across the Hawaiian lava desert

c)

26 mile marathon run

d)

Placement in previous Ironman qualifying races

13.

In 1985, who became the first amputee to Run Across America? (Boston to Marina del Rey, 16 miles a day for 8 months)

a)

Forrest Gump, 10th SWM Recipient

b)

Jess Kenneth, 10th SWM Recipient

c)

Guy with two first names, 10th SWM Recipient

d)

Jeff Keith, 10th SWM Recipient

14.

Who was the first blind D1 football player, recipient of the SWM scholarship in 2017?

a)

Jake Olsen

b)

Pete Carroll

c)

Jack Olson

d)

Fred Armisen

15.

How many states are SWM scholarship recipients represented in?

a)

50

b)

47

c)

45

d)

44

16.

Which one of my personal least favorite people was actually a former swimmer/lifeguard and met with SWM to make a donation?

a)

Yung Lean

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

d)

Ronald Reagan

17.

Ron Orr put on the first SWM for Mike to get a specialized van to continue studying at USC. How much money did they raise?

a)

$58,000

b)

$420,000

c)

$69,000

d)

$48,000

18.

What phrase does SWM use to describe their impact?

a)

Making Waves

b)

Like a small boat...on the ocean...sending big waves....into motion

c)

The Ripple Effect

d)

Making a Splash

19.

What year did the Swim with Mike documentary debut?

a)

1992

b)

1876

c)

2020

d)

2003

20.

Who is going to have the MOST fun at Swim with Mike this Saturday??????

a)

Me!

b)

You!

c)

Us!

d)

Ronald Reagan (don't pick this one)