KIN 2501 JACOBSEN LATEST
EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
marathon - ANSWERS-The first ________ was in 1908.
Connoley - ANSWERS-American who won the first track and field
event (triple jump)
fiascos, huge disappointments - ANSWERS-Both 1900 and 1904
Olympics were considered ________ and ________.
Paris - ANSWERS-In 1900, the games were held in ________. The
games lasted 5 months.
St. Louis - ANSWERS-In 1904, the games were held in ________.
There was a significant number of no-shows.
London - ANSWERS-In 1908, the games were held in ________, and
the International Sport Federations was created. This was the first games
where athletes entered as teams.
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, KIN 2501 JACOBSEN LATEST
EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
24/25, watch from his palace - ANSWERS-In the 1908 London games,
the marathon changed from ________ miles to 26.2 miles because the
King of England wanted to ________.
Stockholm - ANSWERS-In 1912, the games were held in ________.
The modern pentathlon was introduced. Jim Thorpe participated in these
games.
bright path - ANSWERS-Jim Thorpe's American Indian name, Wa-Tho-
Huk, translated to "________."
300m swim, 4k cross country, fencing, running, shooting - ANSWERS-
What were the events of the modern pentathlon?
Thorpe - ANSWERS-went to Carlisle boarding school; played baseball,
football, and track & field; won pentathlon and decathlon at 1912
games; "greatest athlete in the world"
1916 - ANSWERS-The ________ games were scheduled for Berlin but
cancelled because of WWI.
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, KIN 2501 JACOBSEN LATEST
EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
YMCA, tennis, cycling - ANSWERS-The Far Eastern games were
________, the Davis Cup was ________, and the Tour de France was
________.
Antwerp - ANSWERS-In 1920, the games were held in ________.
Germany and its Allies were denied participation in these Olympic
Games because of WWI. First time Olympic flag was flown.
Paris - ANSWERS-In 1924, the games were held in ________. This was
the first duplication of the same city. No German athletes participated in
these games. Tennis expelled from these games.
Amsterdam - ANSWERS-In 1928, the games were held in ________.
Females participated in 5 track and field events.
Los Angeles - ANSWERS-In 1932, the games were held in ________.
Photo-finish camera used for track and field.
London - ANSWERS-In 1948, the games were held in ________.
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EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
marathon - ANSWERS-The first ________ was in 1908.
Connoley - ANSWERS-American who won the first track and field
event (triple jump)
fiascos, huge disappointments - ANSWERS-Both 1900 and 1904
Olympics were considered ________ and ________.
Paris - ANSWERS-In 1900, the games were held in ________. The
games lasted 5 months.
St. Louis - ANSWERS-In 1904, the games were held in ________.
There was a significant number of no-shows.
London - ANSWERS-In 1908, the games were held in ________, and
the International Sport Federations was created. This was the first games
where athletes entered as teams.
END OF
PAGE
1
, KIN 2501 JACOBSEN LATEST
EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
24/25, watch from his palace - ANSWERS-In the 1908 London games,
the marathon changed from ________ miles to 26.2 miles because the
King of England wanted to ________.
Stockholm - ANSWERS-In 1912, the games were held in ________.
The modern pentathlon was introduced. Jim Thorpe participated in these
games.
bright path - ANSWERS-Jim Thorpe's American Indian name, Wa-Tho-
Huk, translated to "________."
300m swim, 4k cross country, fencing, running, shooting - ANSWERS-
What were the events of the modern pentathlon?
Thorpe - ANSWERS-went to Carlisle boarding school; played baseball,
football, and track & field; won pentathlon and decathlon at 1912
games; "greatest athlete in the world"
1916 - ANSWERS-The ________ games were scheduled for Berlin but
cancelled because of WWI.
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PAGE
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, KIN 2501 JACOBSEN LATEST
EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
YMCA, tennis, cycling - ANSWERS-The Far Eastern games were
________, the Davis Cup was ________, and the Tour de France was
________.
Antwerp - ANSWERS-In 1920, the games were held in ________.
Germany and its Allies were denied participation in these Olympic
Games because of WWI. First time Olympic flag was flown.
Paris - ANSWERS-In 1924, the games were held in ________. This was
the first duplication of the same city. No German athletes participated in
these games. Tennis expelled from these games.
Amsterdam - ANSWERS-In 1928, the games were held in ________.
Females participated in 5 track and field events.
Los Angeles - ANSWERS-In 1932, the games were held in ________.
Photo-finish camera used for track and field.
London - ANSWERS-In 1948, the games were held in ________.
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