SPMT 220 Exam 2|175 Questions with Verified Answers
Which country claims the birth of modern team sports? - CORRECT ANSWER
Great Britain
Aims to influence behaviors that benefit individuals and communities for the
greater good. - CORRECT ANSWER Social Marketing
As we stand today, who is credited for the idea and start of the Modern Olympic
Games? - CORRECT ANSWER Pierre de Coubertin
How does one become a member of the IOC? - CORRECT ANSWER IOC secret
ballot
The main mission of the International Olympic Committee is? - CORRECT ANSWER
To ensure the regular celebration of the Olympic Games
This group is responsible for the integrity of their sport on the international level?
- CORRECT ANSWER International Federation
These were the first Games in the Modern Olympic Era to include women. -
CORRECT ANSWER 1900
Which of the following is not true regarding the current bidding process of the
Olympic Games? - CORRECT ANSWER All answers are true:
Because of the potential benefits for the host, the process urges candidates to use
extreme intentions (i.e. psychological tricks on IOC members) to secure the bid.
The selection committee uses several criteria to select the host such as: Olympic
Village, transportation, and facilities.
It takes at least 8 years to put a bid together and organize the Games.
,The bidding process requires the co-operation between various agencies within a
city, state, or country.
Which of the following continent is not represented by the 5 Olympic rings? -
CORRECT ANSWER Antarctica
Which of these phrases is the Olympic Motto? - CORRECT ANSWER Swifter,
Higher, Stronger
IOC - CORRECT ANSWER International Olympic Committee, who commands the
structure of the Olympics among smaller country committees.
Thomas Hicks - CORRECT ANSWER Won the Marathon in the 1904 Olympics
Jim Thorpe - CORRECT ANSWER Won the pentathlon and decathlon by huge
margins. He was later disqualified when it was discovered that he had accepted a
modest sum to play baseball before the Games. But in 1982, the IOC decided to
reinstate him and gave his medals back to his daughter
Oscar Swahn - CORRECT ANSWER Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn was already 60
years old when he won his first Olympic gold medal in 1908. Won 3 gold, 1 silver,
and 1 bronze.
Johnny Weissmuller - CORRECT ANSWER Olympic swimming championship,
undefeated in freestyle races, held 67 records, movie star as Tarzan.
Eric Liddell - CORRECT ANSWER British runner won gold in the 400-meter and
bronze in the 200 meter.
Sonja Henie - CORRECT ANSWER Norwegian figure skater won 3 golds
Eddie Eagen - CORRECT ANSWER American Boxer and bobsledded won 1 gold
medal in each event
Jesse Owens - CORRECT ANSWER African American runner and long jumper who
won 4 gold medals at Olympic games in Germany under Hitler (a blow to Nazi
notions of a master race).
, Luz Long - CORRECT ANSWER German Long Jumper that got silver behind Jesse
Owens
Bob Mathias - CORRECT ANSWER United States, 17 year old decathlon gold
medalist
Fanny Blankers-Koen - CORRECT ANSWER a Dutch athlete, best known for
winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Emil Zatopek - CORRECT ANSWER 1st and only athlete to win 3 distance races in
1952 summer olympics was
Abebe Bikila - CORRECT ANSWER 1960: Ethiopian runner won back-to-back
Olympic Marathons (1960 & 1964)
Cassius Clay - CORRECT ANSWER Muhammad Ali- 1 gold boxing medal
Wilma Rudolph - CORRECT ANSWER first american woman to win three olympic
gold medals in track and field in 1960
Mark Spitz - CORRECT ANSWER During the 1972 games he set a swimming record
with seven gold medals that stood until Michael Phelps received eight in 2008
Olga Korbut - CORRECT ANSWER Soviet Gymnast who won 4 gold and 2 silver in
1972 and 1976
Franz Klammer - CORRECT ANSWER 1976: Innsbruck
Austrian skier
won gold medal in downhill without any control of his skis
Dorothy Hamill - CORRECT ANSWER 1976: Innsbruck
American ice skater
won gold
Bruce Jenner - CORRECT ANSWER 1976: Montreal
won gold in decathlon
Which country claims the birth of modern team sports? - CORRECT ANSWER
Great Britain
Aims to influence behaviors that benefit individuals and communities for the
greater good. - CORRECT ANSWER Social Marketing
As we stand today, who is credited for the idea and start of the Modern Olympic
Games? - CORRECT ANSWER Pierre de Coubertin
How does one become a member of the IOC? - CORRECT ANSWER IOC secret
ballot
The main mission of the International Olympic Committee is? - CORRECT ANSWER
To ensure the regular celebration of the Olympic Games
This group is responsible for the integrity of their sport on the international level?
- CORRECT ANSWER International Federation
These were the first Games in the Modern Olympic Era to include women. -
CORRECT ANSWER 1900
Which of the following is not true regarding the current bidding process of the
Olympic Games? - CORRECT ANSWER All answers are true:
Because of the potential benefits for the host, the process urges candidates to use
extreme intentions (i.e. psychological tricks on IOC members) to secure the bid.
The selection committee uses several criteria to select the host such as: Olympic
Village, transportation, and facilities.
It takes at least 8 years to put a bid together and organize the Games.
,The bidding process requires the co-operation between various agencies within a
city, state, or country.
Which of the following continent is not represented by the 5 Olympic rings? -
CORRECT ANSWER Antarctica
Which of these phrases is the Olympic Motto? - CORRECT ANSWER Swifter,
Higher, Stronger
IOC - CORRECT ANSWER International Olympic Committee, who commands the
structure of the Olympics among smaller country committees.
Thomas Hicks - CORRECT ANSWER Won the Marathon in the 1904 Olympics
Jim Thorpe - CORRECT ANSWER Won the pentathlon and decathlon by huge
margins. He was later disqualified when it was discovered that he had accepted a
modest sum to play baseball before the Games. But in 1982, the IOC decided to
reinstate him and gave his medals back to his daughter
Oscar Swahn - CORRECT ANSWER Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn was already 60
years old when he won his first Olympic gold medal in 1908. Won 3 gold, 1 silver,
and 1 bronze.
Johnny Weissmuller - CORRECT ANSWER Olympic swimming championship,
undefeated in freestyle races, held 67 records, movie star as Tarzan.
Eric Liddell - CORRECT ANSWER British runner won gold in the 400-meter and
bronze in the 200 meter.
Sonja Henie - CORRECT ANSWER Norwegian figure skater won 3 golds
Eddie Eagen - CORRECT ANSWER American Boxer and bobsledded won 1 gold
medal in each event
Jesse Owens - CORRECT ANSWER African American runner and long jumper who
won 4 gold medals at Olympic games in Germany under Hitler (a blow to Nazi
notions of a master race).
, Luz Long - CORRECT ANSWER German Long Jumper that got silver behind Jesse
Owens
Bob Mathias - CORRECT ANSWER United States, 17 year old decathlon gold
medalist
Fanny Blankers-Koen - CORRECT ANSWER a Dutch athlete, best known for
winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Emil Zatopek - CORRECT ANSWER 1st and only athlete to win 3 distance races in
1952 summer olympics was
Abebe Bikila - CORRECT ANSWER 1960: Ethiopian runner won back-to-back
Olympic Marathons (1960 & 1964)
Cassius Clay - CORRECT ANSWER Muhammad Ali- 1 gold boxing medal
Wilma Rudolph - CORRECT ANSWER first american woman to win three olympic
gold medals in track and field in 1960
Mark Spitz - CORRECT ANSWER During the 1972 games he set a swimming record
with seven gold medals that stood until Michael Phelps received eight in 2008
Olga Korbut - CORRECT ANSWER Soviet Gymnast who won 4 gold and 2 silver in
1972 and 1976
Franz Klammer - CORRECT ANSWER 1976: Innsbruck
Austrian skier
won gold medal in downhill without any control of his skis
Dorothy Hamill - CORRECT ANSWER 1976: Innsbruck
American ice skater
won gold
Bruce Jenner - CORRECT ANSWER 1976: Montreal
won gold in decathlon
