KINE 200 - Exam 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
The first modern Olympiad was held in what year and city?
1896 in Athens
During the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad
All of the above
During the Athens Olympics, which of the following took place?
All of the above
The 1908 London Games
All of the above
The 1948 Olympic Games
All of the above
The Stockholm Olympiad
All of the above
The impact of the modern Olympics is apparent in which of the following areas?
All of the above
The Modern Olympic Games were revived in 1896 by what person?
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Which of the following runners is considered the "Greatest Runner in Olympic History"?
Emil Zatopek
The 1956 Olympic Games were considered the "Cold War of Sports" because of the great tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, and both countries were using the games for propaganda purposes.
False
True or False: Alvin Kraenzlein, Carl Lewis, and Jessie Owens are the only men to ever win four Olympic gold medals in individual events at the same Olympiad.
False
True or False: Amy Van Dyken, USA, being a 4-time Olympic gold medalist, was known for her good sportsmanship more than her outstanding accomplishments.
False
True or False: Apolo Anton Ohno, USA, won more gold medals than any other American speed skater in history.
False
True or False: Baron de Coubertin was a strong advocate of allowing women in compete in the Olympic Games
False
True or False: Bernhard Russi is considered to be the greatest skier of all time.
False
True or False: Bill Johnson, USA, is the only American every to win the downhill skiing competition in the Winter Olympic Games.
False
True or False: Boris Onischenko, USSR, was caught using performance-enhancing drugs during the Olympic Games and was disqualified.
False
True or False: Dr. Sammy Lee, USA, won the double double in diving by winning both the springboard and high diving competitions in back-to-back Olympic Games.
False
True or False: During the Lake Placid Winter Olympics of 1980, the Soviet Union boycotted, along with East Germany, because of the American boycott of the Moscow Olympiad.
False
True or False: Emil Zatopek of Czechoslovakia won both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races in 1952 and 1956 at the Olympic Games, becoming the first man to ever accomplish the feat.
False
True or False: Germany's Konrad Frey and France's Robert Charpentier are largely forgotten heroes of the Berlin Olympic Games because of their political ideals and Nazi inclinations.
False
True or False: Germany, especially Adolph Hitler, was unsuccessful in displaying "Aryan Superiority" at the Berlin games because the Germans did poorly in the overall medal count.
False
True or False: Janica Kostelic, Croatia, was nicknamed the "Croatian Sensation" and won multiple gold medals in speed skating in the Winter Olympic Games.
False
True or False: Katarina Witt, East Germany, won the ladies figure skating competition thrice in Olympic competition.
False
True or False: Lance Armstrong, USA, won a gold medal in cycling in the Olympic Games.
False
True or False: Lasse Viren, Finland, won the 5,000, the 10,000, and the marathon in the Olympic Games.
False
True or False: Lydia Skoblikova, USSR, won a record six gold medals in Olympic competition, only to have that record be broken by Bonnie Blair of the USA.
False
True or False: Mark Spitz won 9 gold medals throughout his Olympic career, an impressive 7 at the 1972 Games setting world records in each of his running events.
False
True or False: Mary Lou Retton defeated Nadia Comaneci for the Olympic gold medal in the women's gymnastics all-around event in what many consider one of "the greatest Olympic contests."
False
True or False: Nadia Comaneci, Romania, was a two-time champion of the Women's All-around competition in gymnastics.
False
True or False: Nancy Kerrigan, USA, recovered from a vicious attack to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
False
True or False: Polo was discontinued from the Olympic program after the 1956 games.
False
True or False: Spiridon Louis was used as a political pawn by Adolph Hitler during the 1936 Olympic Games to promote Germany's reputation for gaining world peace.
False
True or False: Stein Eriksen, Norway, was a dominant figure skater, winning two gold medals at the Olympic Winter Games
False
True or False: The 1936 Olympic Games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome, but the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius moved the games to Berlin.
False
True or False: The Teutonic barbarians are responsible for keeping alive the Olympic spirit during the Dark Ages, and that was key in the origin of modern sport today.
False
True or False: The United States Women's Physical Education Association insisted on the inclusion of women in the 1928 and 1932 Olympiads
False
True or False: The high schools of the early 20th century responded rapidly with regard to providing athletic and PE programs to their female students.
False
The first athlete to win an event at the Modern Olympic Games was
James Connolly
Which person below one three gold medals in Olympic competition:
Jean-Claude Kelly
Which of the following Olympians won the most Olympic medals?
Larissa Latynina
Which of the following happened during the Athens Olympics?
None of the above
Which of the following athletes has won 9 official Olympic gold medals in track and field?
Paavo Nurmi
In Europe during the 1600s, what document was written and issued by King James that supported the inclusion of the "common folk" to participate in recreation and other games?
The Declaration of Lawful Sports
The Modern Olympic flag is made up of five interlocking rigns; what do the rings represent?
The five major continents that represent the nations competing in the Olympics.
True or False: Adolph Hitler, especially under the encouragement of Dr. Carl Diem, is responsible for the modern-day Olympic torch relay.
True
True or False: Aileen Riggin was an Olympic champion in both swimming and diving.
True
True or False: Alice Coachman was the first black woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal.
True
True or False: An arrogance developed with certain athletes in the 1860s and 1870s because upper class athletes, who competed in track and rowing, refused to compete against middle class and lower class athletes.
True
True or False: Birger Ruud, of Norway, won the ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympic Games twice.
True
True or False: Coeducational colleges were among the first to provide athletic opportunities for women.
True
True or False: Curling has been an official Olympic sport since its inception at the 1924 games.
True
True or False: During the 1904 marathon in St. Louis, it was discovered that American Fred Lorz, who had claimed first place, had actually ridden in a car for 11 miles, got out and finished in first place!
True
True or False: During the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, equestrain competition and the modern pentathlon were held for the first time
True
True or False: During the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, sprinter Michael Johnson from the United States won the gold medal in both the 200- and 400-meter runs, becoming the first man to ever achieve this feat in the modern era.
True
True or False: During the Berlin Olympic Games, Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters, running broad jump, and the 400-meter relay team.
True
True or False: Emil Zatopek is the first and only man in Olympic history to win both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs in the same Olympiad.
True
True or False: Eric Heiden, a superb speed skater from the U.S., won five gold medals in the Winter Olympic Games.
True
True or False: Ewin Moses, USA, was one of the greatest hurdlers of all time, going undefeated for nearly 10 years and winning two gold medals in the Olympic Games.
True
True or False: Fanny Blankers-Koen tied the performance of Jesse Owens when she won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympic Games.
True
True or False: Frank Wykoff, better known as "The Glendale Greyhound" was a top Olympic runner, especially in the relays for the United States during the 1930s.
True
True or False: From a philosophical perspective, the principle of "sins of the flesh" has been a great impetus for physical education and sport.
True
True or False: Germany spent in excess of $25 million for facility improvements and infrastructure for the Olympic Games.
True
True or False: Germany's Sonja Henie is the only 3-time champion of the Olympic ladies figure skating competition.
True
True or False: Greg Louganis, USA, was coached by Dr. Sammy Lee, the double gold medalist in diving.
True
True or False: Jackie Robinson made history by breaking the color line in Major League Baseball in 1947.
True
True or False: Jim Thorpe of the United States won two gold medals in swimming, but they were later taken away from him by the IOC because he had played semi-professional baseball (note: his family was given the medals back after his death).
True
True or False: Joan Benoit, USA, won the first ever women's Olympic marathon.
True
True or False: Naim Suleymanoglu, Turkey, was nicknamed "The Pocket Hercules" and won three gold medals in weight lifting at the Olympic Games.
True
True or False: Shaun "The Flying Tomato" White won the snowboard half-pipe competition in 2006 and 2010 at the Winter Olympic Games
True
True or False: Simon Amman, Switzerland, was a multiple gold medalist in Olympic ski jumping.
True
True or False: Snowboardcross is a recent addition as a sport to the Winter Olympic Games, where the IOC is trying to attract a younger audience.
True
True or False: The "Age of Science" was ushered in by a metaphysical view that the observed, natural world was in fact real.
True
True or False: The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) controlled all amateur competition by the 1890s.
True
True or False: The American ice hockey team beat the Soviet Union, twice, on its way to win gold medals in the Winter Olympic Games.
True
True or False: The Berlin Olympics Games were arguably one of the best produced and managed Olympic Games of all time.
True
True or False: The IIIrd Modern Olympiad was originally scheduled to take place in Chicago, but political pressure, particularly from President Theodore Roosevelt, caused the games to by moved to St. Louis.
True
True or False: The USA won the first and only 5-man bobsled event in Olympic competition.
True
True or False: The United States and other western countries boycotted two specific Modern Olympic Games because of the political actions of the Soviet Union.
True
True or False: The first North American woman to win a figure skating gold medal was Tenley Albright of the USA.
True
True or False: The first collegiate football game was played on November 6, 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton.
True
True or False: The first modern Olympic Games held in London saw much ill feeling between several countries, but mostly between the Americans and Great Britain
True
True or False: The issue of amateurism was rarely a problem in the Olympic Games from 1896 to 1912
True
True or False: Two competitors in the 1094 St. Louis Olympics, Len Tau and Jan Mashiani, are recognized as the first Africans to compete in the Olympics.
True
True or False: With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany was once again a united nation and would field a formidable Olympic team composed of athletes from the former East Germany with those of West Germany.
True
True or False: Women's swimming was an official event in the 1912 Olympics.
True
Which of the following is true? During the Athens Olympiad
funds were raised to build the Olympic Stadium from private donations, the sale of postal stamps, and the commemorative medals.
Sport in Colonial America gained in popularity from
immigrating colonists
The modern Olympic Games were started primarily in order to
revitalize the youth of France
Early attempts to revive the Olympic Games were
the Olympic Games of England (Dover's Hill) 1610-1860 and the National Greek Olympics in 1859, 1875, and 1889
The "work ethic" means
to be seen working hard is a sign of one's moral goodness.
