Crossing the Finish Line

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What was the name of the bare-foot Ethiopian winner of the 1960 Olympic Marathon? Alifu Massaquoi Abebe Bikila Abebe Wakgira Ahmed Labidi

2. Which Italian marathoner was inadvertently aided to Olympic victory in 2004 by a de-frocked Irish priest? Gelindo Bordin Jon Brown Sisay Bezabeh Stefano Baldini

3. Which German athlete earned two Olympic Marathon Gold medals in 1976 and 1980? Neil Cusack Mario Cuevas Waldemar Cierpinski Jairo Cubillos

4. At the World Championships in 1987 and 1991, which country's athlete earned the silver medal in the Men's marathon? Djibouti Dominican Republic Denmark Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea

5. Which country was the first to win four Olympic gold medals in the men's marathon? Estonia Eritrea Ethiopia England

6. In 1972 the USA won its third gold medals in the Olympic marathon. Which U.S. legend of the roads earned gold in 1972 and silver in 1976? Fernand Kolbeck Ferenc Szekeres Frank Shorter Jack Foster

7. In 2008 at the Berlin Marathon, which Ethiopian athlete became the first to run under 2 hours and 4 minutes for the marathon? (Hint: He was Olympic Champion at 10,000m in 1996 and 2000). Gezahgne Abera Gudisa Shertema Gete Wami Haile Gebrselassie

8. In 1908, the Olympic Marathon distance was set at 26 miles 385 yards or 42.195 km. Which American won the 1908 running of the Olympic Marathon? Thomas Hicks Johnny Hayes Charles Hefferon Sidney Hatch

9. John Treacy won a surprise silver medal in the 1984 Olympic marathon. What country did he represent at the Los Angeles Games? Iceland Italy India Ireland

10. History was made in Los Angeles in 1984 when a petite American woman crossed the finish line in the first-ever Olympic women's marathon. What was her name? Rita Borralho Carla Beurskens Joan Benoit Julie Brown

11. Which of the following countries has become synonymous with creating great marathon champions including 19 of 23 Boston Marathon wins between 1991 and 2012? Kenya Kuwait Korea Kazakhstan

12. Which of the following Olympic Games saw a European win the Olympic men's marathon? London 1908 Los Angeles 1984 London 1948 Los Angeles 1932

13. Following in the footsteps of countryman Carlos Lopes (gold medal in the marathon at the 1984 Olympics), what exceptional women's athlete won gold in the 1988 Olympic marathon in Seoul, South Korea? Lisa Martin Rosemarie Muller Lorraine Moller Rosa Mota

14. Which Kenyan woman has won two World marathon titles, two Olympic silver medals, and held the Women's marathon record from 7th October 2001 until 13th October 2002? Mizuki Noguchi Epiphanie Nyirabarame Nili Abramski Catherine Ndereba

15. In the marathon at the 2007 World Championships, athletes Tsuyoshi Ogata, Satoshi Osaki, and Toshinari Suwa helped host country Japan win the Team Marathon title. In which city were these championships hosted? Okinawa Otaru Okazaki Osaka

16. What legendary figure's heroic run from the battlefields of Marathon to the City of Athens gave birth to the "Marathon" footrace? Plutarch Perseus Ponticus Pheidippides

17. Which woman who was the first ever to break 2.16 in the Women's marathon? Gaby Rosenthal Paula Radcliffe Holly Rush Gemma Rankin

18. Which Greek athlete became a National hero after winning the Athens Olympic Gold medal in the very first Marathon event at the modern Olympics, in 1896? Spiridon Belokas Spyridon Louis Albin Stenroos Sohn Kee-Chung

19. Which Kenyan athlete held the Marathon world record from September 2003 to September 2007 in addition to earning two Olympic silver medals at 10,000m in 1996 and 2000? Paul Tergat Tsegay Kebede Tadese Tola Aredo Talesa

20. Which country in the world boasts three of the largest participant-marathons every year? United Kingdom Uganda Ukraine United States of America

21. Perhaps the unluckiest Olympic Marathon medalist of all-time was the Brazilian athlete who competed in Athens in 2004. Which athlete was tackled by a spectator when he was leading with just 7km to go? Andre Luiz Ramos Valery Pisarev Vanderlei de Lima Romulo Silva

22. One of the fastest ever marathoners from Kenya won the 2008 Olympic gold medal in Beijing China. However, he tragically lost his life in May 2011 while back in his native country. What is the name of this Olympic Champion and 2008 Olympic record holder? Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Wilson Kwambai Chebet Wesley Korir Samuel Wanjiru

23. Xue Bai made history in becoming her country's first ever World Champion in the Women's marathon. What country is she from? Taiwan China Hong Kong South Korea

24. Which city in New York State hosts the second oldest marathon in all of America? Youngstown Yonkers Yorktown Yaphank

25. Which of the following runners created distance running history in winning the 5000m, 10,000m, and the Marathon at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki Finland? Emil Zatopek Ivan Zola Adrien van de Zande Zachaeus Bratslova