Hurdles First Hurdling Quiz #1
Circle the letter of the correct answer:
1. How many consecutive 110m/120y races (outdoor finals) did Rodney Milburn
win from 1971-72?
a) 25 ..........................b) 31 ...........................................c)
28
2. How many consecutive 400m hurdle races (finals) did Edwin Moses win from
1977-1987?
a) 97 ...........................b) 107 ........................................c)
67
3. At which track meet did Rodney Milburn’s winning streak come to an
end?
a) 1972 Olympic Trials .........................b) 1972 AAU Finals ...............................c)
1972 Olympic Games
4. In the midst of his win streak, Edwin Moses had two years in which he didn’t
compete at all. What years were they?
a) 1985 and 1986 .................................b) 1982 and 1986 ...................................c)
1982 and 1985
5. Which competitor finally broke Edwin Moses’ win streak?
a) Harald Schmid .............b) Andre Phillips ..................................c)
Danny Harris
6. What was Rodney Milburn’s nickname?
a) Hot Rod .........................b) Lightning Rod ...................................c)
Rocket Rod
7. What was Renaldo Nehemiah’s nickname?
a) Skats ...............................b) Skeets .........................................c)
Scooter
8. How many times has Allen Johnson run under 13.00 in a 110m final?
a) five.................................... b) seven .....................................c)
ten
9. How many times has Colin Jackson run under 13.00 in a 110m final?
a) five ....................................b) three .....................................c)
seven
10. What was Michele Perry’s specialty before she realized she was a
hurdler?
a) heptathlon ...........................b) 100m dash ............................c)
long jump
11. What college did Roger Kingdom attend?
a) U. of Pennsylvania .................b) U. of Pittsburgh ...................c)
Penn State U.
12. What is the difference, time-wise, between 110 meters and 120 yards?
a) .01 .........................b) .02 ................................c) .03
13. What was the last year that women ran the 80 meter hurdles?
a) 1968 .........................b) 1972 ..................................c)
1970
14. Who is the only Canadian to ever win in an Olympic gold medal in the 110
meter hurdles?
a) Guy Drut ..........................b) Mark McKoy ...................................c)
Ben Johnson
15. What female 100m hurdler has a twin sister who is also a world-class hurdler?
a) Susanna Kallur .......................................b) Joanna Hayes ...............................................c)
Perdita Felicien
16. Which high hurdler ran a 12.94 in the semi-finals of the 1996 US Olympic
Trials, but did not make the Olympic team?
a) Tony Dees ....................................b) Larry Harrington .........................................c)
Jack Pierce
17. What college did Kim Batten attend?
a) University of Florida ..........................................b) University
of Texas .........................................c) Florida State U.
18. Only two 400m hurdlers have ever won an Olympic gold medal from lane one.
John Aki Bua did it in 1972. Who was the other athlete to do it, and in what
year?
a) Angelo Taylor in 2000 .................................b) Andre Phillips
in 1988 ......................................c) Kevin Young in 1992
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