KIN 2501: Final
The 1956 Olympic Games were held in: - Answer: Melbourne, Australia Correct
TRUE OR FALSE: Pierre de Coubertin believed that the Olympics could promote peace and this
help prevent wars. - Answer: TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The decision to hold the 1948 Olympiad in London was embraced by all of the
citizens of London. - Answer: FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: 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. - Answer: TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: World War II prevented the Olympic Games from being held in 1940 and 1944.
- 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. - Answer: FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: In 1952, there was a proposal to allow political refugees be permitted to
compete in the games under a Red Cross flag or a special Olympic flag. Many refugees won
medals in the events they participated in. - Answer: FALSE
The most popular athlete at the Rome Olympics in 1960 was: - Answer: Abebe Bikila,
marathoner
What former Olympic venue burned the Olympic flame brightly in a symbolic gesture when the
1940 Olympiad was to have taken place? - Answer: Los Angeles
,KIN 2501: Final
The 1983 movie Running Brave is based on the incredible life of this 1964 Olympic star: -
Answer: Billy Mills
By the turn of the 20th century, which sport had become the most popular sport on American
college campuses? - Answer: Football
What was the name given to student-athletes playing football who would play for one school
and then attend another under an assumed name as long as the "price was right"? - Answer:
Tramp athlete
TRUE OR FALSE: In the 1920's, most college football coaches discouraged their players from
turning professional after graduation. - Answer: TRUE.
TRUE OR FALSE: The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Springfield, Massachusetts. - Answer:
FALSE.
Canton, Ohio
TRUE OR FALSE: The American Professional Football Association's (APFA) first president was
Ralph Hays. - Answer: FALSE.
Jim Thorpe
TRUE OR FALSE: Racism was NOT a significant social issue in twentieth century America sport. -
Answer: FALSE.
Duh.
Who became the first African American heavyweight in the early 1900's? - Answer: Jack
Johnson
,KIN 2501: Final
This female athlete was honored as the greatest woman athlete in the first half of the twentieth
century. - Answer: Mildred "Babe" Didrikson
Which anti-discrimination provision of a federal statute changed the nature of women's
athletics? - Answer: Title IX
This female basketball pioneer is considered the greatest college women's basketball coach of
all time. - Answer: Pat Summitt
The two most visible problems at the end of the Cold War that caused great concern within the
Olympic community were: - Answer: use of drugs by Olympic athletes and commercialization of
the Games
TRUE OR FALSE: After the 1992 summer and winter Olympic Games concluded, the Olympic
Games would occur every two years alternating between winter and summer. - Answer: TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: In the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona the issue of amateurism was a moot
point and the U.S. sent a men's basketball team of professionals to compete in the Games. -
Answer: TRUE
The theme of "unity" was selected for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. What event
displayed this theme of "unity?" - Answer: in the women's 10,000 m race two athletes from
different countries ran together for most of the race and then continued to run together after
they finished
TRUE OR FALSE: The Olympic Games held in Atlanta, GA were called the "Centennial Games"
because the Games marked the first 100 years of the modern Olympic Games. - Answer: TRUE
, KIN 2501: Final
TRUE OR FALSE: The most significant nonevent at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta was that
there was not a torch relay from one previous Olympic site to Atlanta. - Answer: FALSE; the
torch relay happened, there were no issues with that in 1996
TRUE OR FALSE: In 1996, beach volleyball became an official Olympic Sport. - Answer: TRUE
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games was held in: - Answer: Athens
This swimming sensation won a total of eight (8) medals in the 2004 Games eclipsing the seven
medals set by American Mark Spitz. Who was this swimmer in the 2004 Games? - Answer:
Michael Phelps
The first time an Olympiad was held in a Communist country was in 1980 in Moscow. What site
held the distinction of being the second Communist country to host an Olympiad? - Answer:
Beijing, China in 2008
During the Progressive era, Progressive reformers wanted to improve the lives of the growing
urban population, which were often who? - Answer: often immigrant newcomers to America
Progressives consisted of _________ who led tthe way as social reformers. - Answer: WASPs
What does WASPs stand for? - Answer: White Anglo-Saxon Protestants
As social reformers, WASPs campaigned against what? - Answer: The manufacture and
consumption of alcohol (wanted prohibition)
The WASPs would organized workders in ________ ________ to campaign against manufacture
and consumption of alcohol.
The 1956 Olympic Games were held in: - Answer: Melbourne, Australia Correct
TRUE OR FALSE: Pierre de Coubertin believed that the Olympics could promote peace and this
help prevent wars. - Answer: TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The decision to hold the 1948 Olympiad in London was embraced by all of the
citizens of London. - Answer: FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: 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. - Answer: TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: World War II prevented the Olympic Games from being held in 1940 and 1944.
- 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. - Answer: FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: In 1952, there was a proposal to allow political refugees be permitted to
compete in the games under a Red Cross flag or a special Olympic flag. Many refugees won
medals in the events they participated in. - Answer: FALSE
The most popular athlete at the Rome Olympics in 1960 was: - Answer: Abebe Bikila,
marathoner
What former Olympic venue burned the Olympic flame brightly in a symbolic gesture when the
1940 Olympiad was to have taken place? - Answer: Los Angeles
,KIN 2501: Final
The 1983 movie Running Brave is based on the incredible life of this 1964 Olympic star: -
Answer: Billy Mills
By the turn of the 20th century, which sport had become the most popular sport on American
college campuses? - Answer: Football
What was the name given to student-athletes playing football who would play for one school
and then attend another under an assumed name as long as the "price was right"? - Answer:
Tramp athlete
TRUE OR FALSE: In the 1920's, most college football coaches discouraged their players from
turning professional after graduation. - Answer: TRUE.
TRUE OR FALSE: The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Springfield, Massachusetts. - Answer:
FALSE.
Canton, Ohio
TRUE OR FALSE: The American Professional Football Association's (APFA) first president was
Ralph Hays. - Answer: FALSE.
Jim Thorpe
TRUE OR FALSE: Racism was NOT a significant social issue in twentieth century America sport. -
Answer: FALSE.
Duh.
Who became the first African American heavyweight in the early 1900's? - Answer: Jack
Johnson
,KIN 2501: Final
This female athlete was honored as the greatest woman athlete in the first half of the twentieth
century. - Answer: Mildred "Babe" Didrikson
Which anti-discrimination provision of a federal statute changed the nature of women's
athletics? - Answer: Title IX
This female basketball pioneer is considered the greatest college women's basketball coach of
all time. - Answer: Pat Summitt
The two most visible problems at the end of the Cold War that caused great concern within the
Olympic community were: - Answer: use of drugs by Olympic athletes and commercialization of
the Games
TRUE OR FALSE: After the 1992 summer and winter Olympic Games concluded, the Olympic
Games would occur every two years alternating between winter and summer. - Answer: TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: In the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona the issue of amateurism was a moot
point and the U.S. sent a men's basketball team of professionals to compete in the Games. -
Answer: TRUE
The theme of "unity" was selected for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. What event
displayed this theme of "unity?" - Answer: in the women's 10,000 m race two athletes from
different countries ran together for most of the race and then continued to run together after
they finished
TRUE OR FALSE: The Olympic Games held in Atlanta, GA were called the "Centennial Games"
because the Games marked the first 100 years of the modern Olympic Games. - Answer: TRUE
, KIN 2501: Final
TRUE OR FALSE: The most significant nonevent at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta was that
there was not a torch relay from one previous Olympic site to Atlanta. - Answer: FALSE; the
torch relay happened, there were no issues with that in 1996
TRUE OR FALSE: In 1996, beach volleyball became an official Olympic Sport. - Answer: TRUE
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games was held in: - Answer: Athens
This swimming sensation won a total of eight (8) medals in the 2004 Games eclipsing the seven
medals set by American Mark Spitz. Who was this swimmer in the 2004 Games? - Answer:
Michael Phelps
The first time an Olympiad was held in a Communist country was in 1980 in Moscow. What site
held the distinction of being the second Communist country to host an Olympiad? - Answer:
Beijing, China in 2008
During the Progressive era, Progressive reformers wanted to improve the lives of the growing
urban population, which were often who? - Answer: often immigrant newcomers to America
Progressives consisted of _________ who led tthe way as social reformers. - Answer: WASPs
What does WASPs stand for? - Answer: White Anglo-Saxon Protestants
As social reformers, WASPs campaigned against what? - Answer: The manufacture and
consumption of alcohol (wanted prohibition)
The WASPs would organized workders in ________ ________ to campaign against manufacture
and consumption of alcohol.
