Exam 3 Kin 2501 International Sports Questions With correct Answers.

Exam 3 Kin 2501 International Sports
Questions With correct Answers
The |most |popular |athlete |at |the |Rome |Olympics |in |1960 |was



Select |one:

a. |Ray |Norton, |4x400 |relay

b. |Abebe |Bikila, |marathoner |

c. |Rafer |Johnson

d. |Wilma |Rudolph, |sprinter |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Abebe |Bilika



World |War |II |prevented |the |Olympic |Games |from |being |held |in |1940 |and |1944.



Select |one:

True |

False |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True



In |1964, |the |Russian |and |Polish |athletes |dominated |in |boxing |with |one |exception |- |the |American |
Cassius |Clay |won |the |gold |medal |in |the |heavyweight |division. |He |would |later |become |the |world |
champion.



Select |one:

True

False |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False



What |former |Olympic |venue |burned |the |Olympic |flame |brightly |in |a |symbolic |gesture |when |the |1940 |
Olympiad |was |to |have |taken |place?



Select |one:

, a. |Los |Angeles |

b. |Stockholm

c. |London

d. |Paris |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |Los |Angeles



The |decision |to |hold |the |1948 |Olympiad |in |London |was |embraced |by |all |of |the |citizens |of |London.



Select |one:

True

False |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False



The |1956 |Olympic |Games |were |held |in:



Select |one:

a. |Melbourne, |Australia

b. |Sydney, |Australia

c. |Oslo, |Norway

d. |Cortina, |Italy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Melbourne |Australia



The |influence |of |international |politics |was |felt |in |the |1948 |Olympiad |when |German |and |Japaneses |
athletes |were |excluded |from |the |games |because |of |their |actions |in |WWII.



Select |one:

True

False |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True



The |1983 |movie |Running |Brave |is |based |on |the |incredible |life |of |this |1964 |Olympic |star.



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