TRACK AND FIELD TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.

TRACK AND FIELD TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS

Track |and |field |is |one |of |the |__________ |sports. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-oldest



What |were |athletic |contests |often |held |together |with? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-religious |
festivals



Ancient |Greece |had |the |____________ |_____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Olympic |
Games



The |Olympic |Games |started |in |_________ |BC |and |continued |for |______ |centuries. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-776 |// |11



The |true |development |of |track |and |field |as |a |modern |sport |started |in |____________ |during |
the |____________ |century. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-England |// |19th



What |did |the |English |public |school |and |university |students |give |the |sport |impetus |through? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-interclass |meets



In |____________, |the |___________________ |Academy |held |the |__________ |organized |track |
and |field |meet |of |modern |times. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1849 |// |Royal |Military |// |first



Which |meter |races |are |considered |sprints? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-100 |200 |400



What |are |the |two |short |events? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sprints |hurdles

, The |runner |____________ |over |evenly |spaced |________________ |in |hurdle |events. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-leap |// |hurdles



men |hurdles |-> |_______m |high |________m |intermediate |hurdles |women |hurdles |-> |
_________m |high |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-110 |// |400 |// |100



What |are |the |running |events |that |are |considered |"middle |distance"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
800 |1600 |3200



What |are |the |most |common |long |distance |events |in |track? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-5000 |
10000



There |are |______ |"relay" |events, |which |feature |______ |runners |each |running |_______ |leg |of |
the |race. |Each |runner |passes |a |________ |next |to |signify |the |transition |from |_____________ |to
|another. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2 |// |4 |// |baton |// |one |leg




What |are |the |two |most |common |relays? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4X100-400 |// |4X400 |or |1600



What |are |the |two |main |categories |of |field |events? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-throwing |jumping



What |are |the |four |throwing |events? |// |What |are |the |longer |throws? |// |What |are |the |shorter |
throws? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-discus |shot |put |hammer |javelin |// |discus |javelin |// |shot |put |
hammer



What |are |the |four |jumping |events? |// |Which |ones |jump |far? |// |Which |ones |jump |high? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-long |jump |triple |jump |high |jump |pole |vault |// |long |jump |triple |jump |//
|high |jump |pole |vault