KIN 2501 REVISION EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 ALL GRADED A+
✔✔Why was a marathon increased from 25 to 26.2 miles? - ✔✔Distance from the
stadium to the King's palace
✔✔True or False: Realism was a revolt against Idealism. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the meaning of the 5 sports added to the modern pentathlon? -
✔✔Napoleonic War hardships
✔✔What happened in the 1924 Games? - ✔✔Introduction to a week of Winter Sports
✔✔What sport was banned from 1924- 1988? - ✔✔Tennis because it wouldn't comply
with "no amateurism"
✔✔What was promoted in 1936 game? - ✔✔Political supremacy of the Aryan race
✔✔Which philosophy are the values permanent? - ✔✔Idealism
✔✔What was Jesse Owens real name? - ✔✔James Cleveland Owens
✔✔What doesn't have to do with political influence? - ✔✔USSR wouldn't join Olympics
because it's allies were competing
✔✔Who carried the flag in the 1960 games? - ✔✔Rafer Johnson
✔✔Who broke the 4- minute mile barrier? - ✔✔Roger Bannister
✔✔First African American woman to win 3 gold medals and broke the gender barrier? -
✔✔Wilma Rudolph
✔✔Olympic project for human rights did what? - ✔✔Boycott of African Americans
(Boycott of 1968 Olympics)
✔✔At the ESPN ESPY's what award did Tommie Smith and John Carlos win? -
✔✔Arthur Ashe Courage Award
✔✔What did Tommie Smith and John Carlos wear to represent the blacks being
lynched? - ✔✔Black beads
✔✔What did Tommie Smith and John Carlos wear to represent the blacks poverty? -
✔✔Black socks
SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 ALL GRADED A+
✔✔Why was a marathon increased from 25 to 26.2 miles? - ✔✔Distance from the
stadium to the King's palace
✔✔True or False: Realism was a revolt against Idealism. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the meaning of the 5 sports added to the modern pentathlon? -
✔✔Napoleonic War hardships
✔✔What happened in the 1924 Games? - ✔✔Introduction to a week of Winter Sports
✔✔What sport was banned from 1924- 1988? - ✔✔Tennis because it wouldn't comply
with "no amateurism"
✔✔What was promoted in 1936 game? - ✔✔Political supremacy of the Aryan race
✔✔Which philosophy are the values permanent? - ✔✔Idealism
✔✔What was Jesse Owens real name? - ✔✔James Cleveland Owens
✔✔What doesn't have to do with political influence? - ✔✔USSR wouldn't join Olympics
because it's allies were competing
✔✔Who carried the flag in the 1960 games? - ✔✔Rafer Johnson
✔✔Who broke the 4- minute mile barrier? - ✔✔Roger Bannister
✔✔First African American woman to win 3 gold medals and broke the gender barrier? -
✔✔Wilma Rudolph
✔✔Olympic project for human rights did what? - ✔✔Boycott of African Americans
(Boycott of 1968 Olympics)
✔✔At the ESPN ESPY's what award did Tommie Smith and John Carlos win? -
✔✔Arthur Ashe Courage Award
✔✔What did Tommie Smith and John Carlos wear to represent the blacks being
lynched? - ✔✔Black beads
✔✔What did Tommie Smith and John Carlos wear to represent the blacks poverty? -
✔✔Black socks
