QUIZ # 1 (November 14th, 1999)

FOREWORD: After the last quiz was deemed "too easy" (see Famous Saying # 654), I have constructed a more challenging test.  

THE PRIZE: A signed Fila T-Shirt donated by Paul Tergat

THE QUIZ:

(1)  What does Audrey Kingsley have in common with 2 of the 3 female medalists at the 1948 Olympic 200m race?

Answer: They have the same first names: Audrey Kingsley, Audrey Patterson (USA, bronze), Audrey Williamson (UK, silver).  See link for Olympic medal winners of the past

Clues offered:
(Toby) tatu le drey
(Webmaster) And just to get you going, here is a hint --- their last names were not Kingsley!
(Webmaster) Only two of them have sons.

(2)   Joseph Chebet won a Mazda Miata for his efforts in the 1999 New York City Marathon.  What brand of vehicle does Chebet already have in his garage?

Answer: Nissan

Clues offered:
(Toby)  A church goer would know what in sans actually means?

(3)  WR holder Kim Batten once aborted a 400m hurdle race when a spectator threw what object at her?

Answer: A pillow

Clues offered:
(Toby)  If Jonathan were to give seconds away, he'd get a head start?
(Webmaster)  Jonathan who?

(4)  What instrument was used to measure the Antwerp Marathon in 1969 where Clayton ran the first ever sub 2:09?

Answer:  Bicycle

Clues offered:
(Toby)  The Cylops riddle says what has 4 legs in the morning, 2 at noon and 3 in the evening. Take the cyclops and put the answer upon it... ?
(Webmaster)  This particular course measurement has gone into the legend as being "notoriously unreliable" for what was supposedly the first sub-2:10 marathon ever

(5)  What is the name of Catherina McKiernan's coach?

Answer: Joe Doonan

Clues offered:
(Toby) Frazier must have been doo han something right
(Webmaster)  Mind you, her manager is not necessarily her coach.

(6)  Grete Waitz has won 9 New York City Marathons.  Which race has she won more times?

Answer:  Lidingöloppet

Clues offered:
(Toby)  The race is "more than 1 mil, but only by 5km."
(Toby)  In Sweden, 1 mil is 10k.
(Toby)  The 15k race must also be a 'leading' Swedish race
(Webmaster)  It is NOT the Bermuda International 10K --- she won that race only 8 times.
(Webmaster)  No, it is not a trick question like a duathlon.
(Webmaster)  Grete's string was broken in 1987 by Ingrid Kristiansen
(Webmaster)  Do the lido lope, not the lindy hop ...

(7)  Some time in this decade at the New York City Marathon, ten places before a finisher from the Central Park Track Club was an Italian, ten places after this runner was an Italian, twenty places before this runner was an Italian AND twenty places after this finisher... was an Italian!  Who was this CPTC member?

Answer: Alan Ruben

Clues offered:
(Toby)  "Aiy, there's the rub" Hamlet may've said after reading this quiz
(Webmaster)  How many names on this page from a Swedish website do you recognize? (pssst ... see where the Italians were?)

(8)  What is the personalized registration plate of Steve Ovett, the British 800m Olympic Champion?

Answer: SJO 800

Clues offered:
(Toby)  3 letters with the middle name James, 3 digits engulfed in Olympic Flames

(9)  Which athlete began their Olympic career in the 400m event and finished their Olympic career in the Marathon event?

Answer: Mamo Wolde

Clues offered:
(Toby)  M.W. MODE AOL would not give dot.com but dot.comcorrect
(Webmaster)   The answer to this question is NOT Lisa Ondieki (aka Lisa Martin), who holds the New York City Marathon women's course record.  While it is true that she began her career as a 400m hurdler in Australia and she has an Olympics medal in the marathon, she apparently never made it to the Olympics at the shorter distance.  Yes, it may have seemed to be a trick question when it was phrased as a '400m event', which most people would associate with the sprint rather than the hurdles.  But you will have to look at another continent for the answer ...
(Webmaster)  See photo
(Webmaster)  He did not run barefoot through the streets of Rome

(10)  Who was on the cover of Runner's World's August edition - the Australian edition, of course?

Answer:  Krishna Stanton

Clues offered:
(Toby)  "A Blue God Stant'on the hills of cover" Isiah Eyes-lower

(11)  What is the event that Jos Hermens still holds a World Record for and what is the name of the town where Hermens houses the athletes that he manages?

Answer: 10 miles on a track and Uden

Clues offered:
(Toby)  Hot distance for December uden the Team points
(Webmaster)  They hold events other than dancing competitions at the Nationaal Sports Centrum Papendal
(Webmaster)  It's a fixed distance race.  At one time, Jos Hermens held the record for the one hour race set at Papendal, but that was broken since then by Arturo Barrios. 

(12)  Fred Kiprop, a 2:06 Kenyan marathoner, has a slower 'marathoning' internationally known brother.  Tesfaye Eticha, a 2:12 Ethiopian marathoner, has a faster internationally known brother.  Name the brothers.

Answer: Fred Kiprop (2:06) is a brother to Turin winner Michael Kapkiai (2:10).  Tesfaye Eticha (2:12) is a brother to W. Bulti (2:08 Beijing).

Clues offered:
(Toby) Capped off with a Turin win would bolted be a Beijingian?
(Webmaster)  Brothers don't have to have the same last name, but they are from the same country  ...

(13)  Tatyana Providokhina won an Olympic Bronze 800m medal at the Moscow Games. An integral part of her training was 400m repeats.  What was the maximal number of repeats she would run? (a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 60

Answer: 60

Clues offered:
(Toby) mno oper
(Webmaster)  Obviously, Tatiana can tell you the answer herself, so all you have to do is pick up the telephone and call her.  And you don't even need to know her telephone number ...

Tie-breaker:  What was the combination of Henry Rono's briefcase that would always accompany him throughout his record breaking years of 1978-81?

(not needed, since there were no ties)

Special handicap: In addition, John Scherrer (and only John Scherrer) must correctly name

• the street that Catherina McKiernan lives on

• the village where Fred Kiprop was born

• the athlete whom Henry Rono poured boiling water upon

• the husband of Tatyana Providokhina

• the reason why Steve Ovett ran his first half-marathon

Question: Why does John Scherrer start with a handicap?
Answer: Why does Jonathan Pillow start five seconds behind the others in the 400m's?

This quiz was so challenging that no one got all the items right.  Therefore, the winner's prize went to the referee (aka the webmaster).  This reaffirms your belief that contests and raffles are always fixed by insiders.  We can only hope that this prize will encourage its winner to actually do some running in the future and then give Geb a run for the 10K record?