Do You Know About Sports World Records?
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- 1.As of November 2011, what female runner from England set the European record for the 10,000m at 30:01:09?
- A.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- B.
Paula Radcliffe
- C.
Marion Jones
- D.
Zola Budd
- 2.What English distance-runner, in her career, set world records in the marathon, half-marathon and cross country?
- A.
Mary Decker
- B.
Paula Radcliffe
- C.
Zola Budd
- D.
Florence Griffith-Joyner
- 3.What East German runner set a world record for the 400m in 1985?
- A.
Marita Koch
- B.
Mary Decker
- C.
Zola Budd
- D.
Jarmila Kratochvilova
- 4.What was credited in part for Bob Beamon's world record long jump in 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games?
- A.
Altitude
- B.
Wind
- C.
Freezing Temperatures
- D.
Humidity
- 5.What followed Bob Beamon's world record long jump in the 1968 Olympics that made it difficult for others to beat him?
- A.
Nightfall
- B.
Torrential Rains
- C.
Snow
- D.
High Winds
- 6.In 1995 in Sweden, what Brit broke the triple jump record, and then broke that record 20 minutes later?
- A.
Al Joyner
- B.
Uwe Hohn
- C.
Jonathan Edwards
- D.
Bob Beamon
- 7.What German swimmer set the record for the 200 M freestyle at the World Championships in Rome 2009?
- A.
Paul Biedermann
- B.
Zhang Lin
- C.
César Cielo
- D.
Sun Yang
- 8.What Chinese swimmer set a new world record for the 1500 M Freestyle at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai?
- A.
Zhang Lin
- B.
Michael Phelps
- C.
Sun Yang
- D.
Paul Biederman
- 9.What German swimmer set the record for the 400 M freestyle at the World Championships in Rome 2009?
- A.
Paul Biedermann
- B.
Sun Yang
- C.
Zhang Lin
- D.
César Cielo
- 10.Who set new world records for the women's 50 M & 100 M Breaststroke on the same day at the 2009 U.S. Open?
- A.
Jessica Hardy
- B.
Stephanie Rice
- C.
Inge Decker
- D.
Mary Decker
- 11.How many world records were set by the U.S. Women's Swim Team at the 2008 Olympic Games?
- A.
0
- B.
4
- C.
12
- D.
8
- 12.What New Zealander set the record for the deepest free immersion dive in the Bahamas in 2010?
- A.
Owen Duff
- B.
David Pearson
- C.
William Trubridge
- D.
Zhing Zhen
- 13.How many regulation field goals (football) did Craig Pinto kick in a 24-hour period to set a new world record in 2011?
- A.
267
- B.
1000
- C.
890
- D.
703
- 14.In July 2010, what did teams Fettuccine and Tortellini play for 120 hours in Italy to set a new world record?
- A.
Checkers
- B.
Golf
- C.
Tennis
- D.
Fastpitch Softball
- 15.How many people participated to set the new world record for the Largest Dodgeball Game in February 2010?
- A.
1200
- B.
612
- C.
435
- D.
388
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