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World Marathons 2003 Trivia Quiz

You say who won these marathons, first 10 are women, then 10 men. If it helps, the multi-choice always includes the previous winner and the first home national.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mugaboo. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Mugaboo

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
159,653

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
260

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which lady won the Osaka marathon on the 26th of January? Hint

Naoko Samamoto

Mizuki Noguchi

Shujing Zhang

Lorna Kiplagat

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who won the ladies section of the Paris marathon on the 6th of April? Hint

Beatrice Omwanza

Susan Chepkemei

Hafida Gadi

Marleen Renders

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who on the 13th of April was the first lady home in London? Hint

Lyudmila Petrova

Deena Drossin

Paula Radcliffe

Catherine Ndereba

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who was victorious in Rotterdam on the 13th of April? Hint

Takami Ominami

Anne van Schuppen

Olivera Jevtic

Silvia Mosqueda

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who won the the Boston ladies Marathon on the 21st of April? Hint

Svetlana Zakharova

Elfenesh Alumu

Marla Runyan

Margaret Okayo

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who won the women's marathon at the World Championships in Paris on the last day of August? Hint

Lydia Simon

Rakiya Maraoui-Quetier

Catherine Ndereba

Paula Radcliffe

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who won the Berlin women's marathon on the 28th of September? Hint

Kathrin Wessel

Yasuko Hashimoto

Mihaela Botezan

Naoko Takahashi

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who won the Chicago ladies marathon on the 12th of October? Hint

Paula Radcliffe

Colleen de Reuck

Svetlana Zakhorova

Jelena Prokopcuka

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who was victorious in New York on the 2nd of November? Hint

Joyce Chepchumba

Sylvia Mosqueda

Margaret Okayo

Catherine Ndereba

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who won the ladies only marathon in Tokyo on the 16th of November? Hint

Naoka Takahashi

Elfenesh Alemu

Sun Yingjie

Banuelia Mrashani

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who won the men's Paris Marathon on the 6th of April? Hint

Driss El Himer

Michael Rotich

Alberto Di Cecco

Benoit Zwierzchiewski

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who won the men's race in London on the 13th of April? Hint

Chris Cariss

Gezahegne Abera

Paul Tergat

Khalid Khannouchi

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who won in Rotterdam on the 13 of April? Hint

Simon Biwott

Kamiel Maase

William Kiplagat

Alberto Juzdado

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Question 14 of 20

14. Boston marathon on the 21st of April, hailed who as the winner? Hint

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot

German Silva

Eddy Hellebuyck

Rodgers Rop

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Question 15 of 20

15. Paris on the 30th of August, saw the fastest major championship time ever recorded by whom? Hint

Gezahegne Abera

Larbi Zeroual

Jaouad Gharib

Julio Rey

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who triumphed in Berlin on the 28th of September? Hint

Jirka Arndt

Raymond Kipkoech

Renaldo da Costa

Paul Tergat

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Question 17 of 20

17. Running the fastest ever debut time, who won in Chicago on the 12th of October? Hint

Mebrahtom Keflezighi

Khalid Khannouchi

Daniel Njenga

Evans Rutto

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who gained a victory on the 19th of October in Amsterdam? Hint

Kamiel Maase

William Kipsang

Ian Syster

Benjamin Kosgei

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who won the New York Marathon on the 2nd of November? Hint

Matt Downin

Rodgers Rop

Abdelkader El Mouaziz

Martin Lel

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who won the 58th Annual Fukuoka Marathon on the 7th of December? Hint

Gezahegne Abara

Toshinari Takaoka

Tomoaki Kunichika

John Brown

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which lady won the Osaka marathon on the 26th of January?

Answer: Mizuki Noguchi

1) Mizuki Noguchi (Japan) 2:21:18; 2) Masako Chiba (Japan) 2:21:45; 3) Naoko Sakamoto (Japan) 2:21:51. 2002 - Lorna Kiplagat (Kenya).

2. Who won the ladies section of the Paris marathon on the 6th of April?

Answer: Beatrice Omwanza

1) Beatrice Omwanza (Kenya) 2:27:44; 2) Rosaria Console (Italy) 2:27:48; 4) Banuelia Mrashani (Tanzania) 2:29:13; 4) Hafida Gadi (France) 2:30:38. 2002 - Marleen Renders (Belgium).

3. Who on the 13th of April was the first lady home in London?

Answer: Paula Radcliffe

1) Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain) 2:15:25 (Word record); 2) Catherine Ndereba (Kenya) 2:19:55; 3) Deena Drossin (USA) 2:21:18. 2002 - Paula Radcliffe.

4. Who was victorious in Rotterdam on the 13th of April?

Answer: Olivera Jevtic

1) Olivera Jevtic (Serbia) 2:25:23; 2) Hiromi Ominami (Japan) 2:26:17; 3) Mar�a Teresa Pulido (Spain) 2:31:56; 5) Anne van Schuppen (Netherlands) 2:35:52. 2002 - Takami Ominami (Japan).

5. Who won the the Boston ladies Marathon on the 21st of April?

Answer: Svetlana Zakharova

1) Svetlana Zakharova (Russia) 2:25:20; 2) Lyubov Denisova (Russia) 2:26:51; 3) Joyce Chepchumba (Kenya) 2:27:20; 5) Marla Runyan (USA) 2:30:28. 2002 - Margaret Okayo (Kenya).

6. Who won the women's marathon at the World Championships in Paris on the last day of August?

Answer: Catherine Ndereba

1) Catherine Ndereba (Kenya) 2:23:55; 2) Mizuki Noguchi (Japan) 2:24:14; 3) Masako Chiba (Japan) 2:25:09; 21) Rakiya Maraoui-Quetier (France) 2:31:23. 2001 - Lydia Simon (Romania).

7. Who won the Berlin women's marathon on the 28th of September?

Answer: Yasuko Hashimoto

1) Yasuko Hashimoto (Japan) 2:26:32; 2) Emily Kimuria (Kenya) 2:28:18 3) Ornella Ferrara (Italy) 2:28:28; 15) Kathrin Wessel (Germany) 2:38:15. 2002 - Naoko Takahashi (Japan).

8. Who won the Chicago ladies marathon on the 12th of October?

Answer: Svetlana Zakhorova

1) Svetlana Zakharova (Russia) 2:23:07; 2) Constantina Tomescu-Dita (Romania) 2:23:35; 3) Jelena Prokopcuka (Latvia) 2:24:53; 7) Colleen de Reuck (USA) 2:28:01. 2002 - Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain).

9. Who was victorious in New York on the 2nd of November?

Answer: Margaret Okayo

1) Margaret Okayo (Kenya) 2:22:31; 2) Catherine Ndereba (Kenya) 2:23:03; 3) Lornah Kiplagat (Kenya) 2:23:43; 10) Sylvia Mosqueda (USA) 2:33:10. 2002 - Joyce Chepchumba (Kenya).

10. Who won the ladies only marathon in Tokyo on the 16th of November?

Answer: Elfenesh Alemu

1) Elfenesh Alemu (Ethiopia) 2:24:47; 2) Naoko Takahashi (Japan) 2:27:21; 3) Kiyoko Shimahara (Japan) 2:31:10. 2002 - Banuelia Mrashani (Tanzania).

11. Who won the men's Paris Marathon on the 6th of April?

Answer: Michael Rotich

1) Michael Rotich (Kenya) 2:06:33; 2) Benoit Zwierzchiewski (France) 2:06:36; 3) Wilson Onsare (Kenya) 2:06:47. 2002 - Benoit Zwierzchiewski.

12. Who won the men's race in London on the 13th of April?

Answer: Gezahegne Abera

1) Gezahegne Abera (Ethiopia) 2:07:56; 2) Stefano Baldini (Italy) 2:07:56; 3) Joseph Ngolepus (Kenya) 2:07:57; 16) Chris Cariss (Great Britain) 2:17:57. 2002 - Khalid Khannouchi (Morocco).

13. Who won in Rotterdam on the 13 of April?

Answer: William Kiplagat

1) William Kiplagat (Kenya) 2:07:42; 2) Josephat Kiprono (Kenya) 2:07:53; Jos� Manuel Mart�nez (Spain) 2:08:09; 11) Kamiel Maase (Netherlands) 2:10:28. 2002 - Simon Biwott (Kenya).

14. Boston marathon on the 21st of April, hailed who as the winner?

Answer: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot

1) Robert Cheryuiyot (Kenya) 2:10:11; 2) Benjamin Kimutai Koskei (Kenya) 2:10:34; 3) Martin Lel (Kenya) 2:11:11; 10) Eddy Hellebuyck (USA). 2002 - Rodgers Rop (Kenya).

15. Paris on the 30th of August, saw the fastest major championship time ever recorded by whom?

Answer: Jaouad Gharib

1) Jaouad Gharib (Morocco) 2:08:31; Julio Rey (Spain) 2:08:38; Stefano Baldini (Italy) 2:09:14; 25) Larbi Zeroual (France) 2:14:29. 2002 - Gezahegne Abera (Ethiopia).

16. Who triumphed in Berlin on the 28th of September?

Answer: Paul Tergat

1) Paul Tergat (Kenya) 2:05:55 (World Record); 2) Sammy Korir (Kenya) 2:04:56; 3) Titus Munji (Kenya) 2:06:15; 23) Jirka Arndt (Germany) 2:16:28 . 2002 - Raymond Kipkoech (Kenya).

17. Running the fastest ever debut time, who won in Chicago on the 12th of October?

Answer: Evans Rutto

1) Evans Rutto (Kenya) 2:05:50; 2) Paul Koech (Kenya) 2:07:07; 3) Daniel Njenga (Kenya) 2:07:41; 7) Mebrahtom Keflezighi (USA) 2:10:03. 2002 - Khalid Khannouchi (Morocco).

18. Who gained a victory on the 19th of October in Amsterdam?

Answer: William Kipsang

1) William Kipsang (Kenya) 2:06:39; 2) Felix Limo (Kenya) 2:06:42; Benjamin Kimutai Koskei (Kenya) 2:07:39; 6) Kamiel Maase (Netherlands) 2:08:31. 2002 - Benjamin Kosgei (Kenya).

19. Who won the New York Marathon on the 2nd of November?

Answer: Martin Lel

1) Martin Lel (Kenya) 2:10:30; 2) Rodgers Rop (Kenya) 2:11:11; 3) Christopher Cheboiboch (Kenya) 2:11:23; 17) Matt Downin (USA) 2:18:48. 2002 - Rodgers Rop (Kenya).

20. Who won the 58th Annual Fukuoka Marathon on the 7th of December?

Answer: Tomoaki Kunichika

1) Tomoaki Kunichika (Japan) 2:07:52; 2) Toshinari Suwa (Japan) 2:07:55; 3) Toshinari Takaoka (Japan) 2:07:59. 2002 - Gezahegne Abara (Ethiopia).

Source: Author Mugaboo

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