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  • 1. 

    What is the name of the athlete who won a Gold medal at the 1896 Olympic Games in the Men's 25 metre military pistol competition?

    • A.

      Tom Scott

    • B.

      Francis Lane

    • C.

      John Paine

    • D.

      Brian Mertel

    Correct Answer
    C. John Paine
  • 2. 

    Who was the first American woman to take first place in an Olympic event, having won a Gold medal in Golf at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, France?

    • A.

      Margaret Abbott

    • B.

      Katie Bell

    • C.

      Pauline Whittier

    • D.

      Allison Brennan

    Correct Answer
    A. Margaret Abbott
  • 3. 

    What is the name of the three-time Olympic Gold medalist in the Hammer Throw, 1900, 1904, and 1908?

    • A.

      Meyer Prinstein

    • B.

      Justin Dumais

    • C.

      David Boudia

    • D.

      John Flanagan

    Correct Answer
    D. John Flanagan
  • 4. 

    In what event did Charles Sands win a Gold medal at the 1900 Olympic Games held in Paris, France?

    • A.

      Shot Put

    • B.

      Golf

    • C.

      Triple Jump

    • D.

      Discus

    Correct Answer
    B. Golf
  • 5. 

    What is the name of the athlete who won two Gold medals in Archery at the 1904 Summer Olympic Games?

    • A.

      George Bryant

    • B.

      C.S. Woodruff

    • C.

      Benjamin Keys

    • D.

      Homer Taylor

    Correct Answer
    A. George Bryant
  • 6. 

    What is the name of the athlete who won a total of six medals (two Gold, three Silver, and one Bronze) at the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in the sport of Cycling?

    • A.

      Arthur F. Andrews

    • B.

      Burton Downing

    • C.

      Charles Schlee

    • D.

      George E. Wiley

    Correct Answer
    B. Burton Downing
  • 7. 

    What is the name of the athlete who won a Gold medal at the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis in Platform Diving, who was an eye doctor from St. Louis?

    • A.

      George Sheldon

    • B.

      Frank Kehoe

    • C.

      Newman Samuels

    • D.

      William Dickey

    Correct Answer
    A. George Sheldon
  • 8. 

    What is the name of the athlete who won the Gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England, competing in the Men's High Jump?

    • A.

      Sam Bellah

    • B.

      Frank Irons

    • C.

      Harry Porter

    • D.

      John Brennan

    Correct Answer
    C. Harry Porter
  • 9. 

    Who was the first shot putter to break 50 feet winning a Gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympic Games in London, England?

    • A.

      Lee Talbott

    • B.

      Bill Horr

    • C.

      Wilbur Burroughs

    • D.

      Ralph Rose

    Correct Answer
    D. RalpH Rose
  • 10. 

    What is the name of the eight-time Olympic medalist in Swimming who was the innovator of the front crawl style, inventing the "American crawl"?

    • A.

      Charles Daniels

    • B.

      Budd Goodwin

    • C.

      Harry Hebner

    • D.

      Leslie Rich

    Correct Answer
    A. Charles Daniels
  • 11. 

    Who was the first resident of Utah to win a Gold medal at the Olympic Games, at the 1912 games in the Running High Jump event?

    • A.

      Alma Richards

    • B.

      Pat McDonald

    • C.

      Albert Gutterson

    • D.

      Harry Babcock

    Correct Answer
    A. Alma Richards
  • 12. 

    What is the name of the female athlete who won three Gold medals in Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp, who began swimming to help recover from polio?

    • A.

      Helen Wainwright

    • B.

      Irene Guest

    • C.

      Ethelda Bleibtrey

    • D.

      Margaret Woodbridge

    Correct Answer
    C. Ethelda Bleibtrey
  • 13. 

    What is the name of the Bronze medal winner in Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp who later became an actor appearing with the Marx Brothers in 1932?

    • A.

      Charles Johnson

    • B.

      Samuel Gerson

    • C.

      Nat Pendleton

    • D.

      Fred Meyer

    Correct Answer
    C. Nat Pendleton
  • 14. 

    What is the name of the athlete who competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the high jump where he won the gold medal?

    • A.

      John Kuck

    • B.

      Ray Barbuti

    • C.

      Bob King

    • D.

      Edward Hamm

    Correct Answer
    C. Bob King
  • 15. 

    What is the name of the athlete who won the Gold medal in the High Jump at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany?

    • A.

      Robert Young

    • B.

      Cornelius Johnson

    • C.

      Mack Robinson

    • D.

      Ralph Metcalfe

    Correct Answer
    B. Cornelius Johnson

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