Athletics Quiz

Try out this Athletics quiz to test your knowledge. Athletics trivia spans one of baseball’s oldest and most traveled franchises, from its early success in Philadelphia to championship runs in Oakland and its current home in West Sacramento.

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Question 1 · Medium · 20 pts
In the steeplechase, what obstacle turns distance running into a very committed splash scene?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Under what name was the global governing body for athletics founded in 1912?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
What major one-day series began in 2010 as the successor to the Golden League?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Olympic event disappeared from the program after Tokyo 2020?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Tokyo 2020 introduced which relay to the Olympic athletics program?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which heptathlete captured Olympic gold in both 2016 and 2021?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
What height did Mondo Duplantis clear for the men's pole vault world record in 2024?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
What exact time has stood as Marita Koch's women's 400 meters world record since 1985?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
How long is a marathon race?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
Which race is a standard Olympic sprint event: 100 meters, 800 meters, or marathon?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
In which event do athletes try to achieve the greatest horizontal distance from a takeoff board into a landing pit?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Which event asks athletes to clear a horizontal bar without knocking it off?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
What item is passed between runners in sprint relays?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Which throw uses a spear-like implement?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Which field event uses a flat circular implement?

In the steeplechase, what obstacle turns distance running into a very committed splash scene?

Under what name was the global governing body for athletics founded in 1912?

What major one-day series began in 2010 as the successor to the Golden League?

Which Olympic event disappeared from the program after Tokyo 2020?

Tokyo 2020 introduced which relay to the Olympic athletics program?

Which heptathlete captured Olympic gold in both 2016 and 2021?

What height did Mondo Duplantis clear for the men's pole vault world record in 2024?

What exact time has stood as Marita Koch's women's 400 meters world record since 1985?

How long is a marathon race?

Which race is a standard Olympic sprint event: 100 meters, 800 meters, or marathon?

In which event do athletes try to achieve the greatest horizontal distance from a takeoff board into a landing pit?

Which event asks athletes to clear a horizontal bar without knocking it off?

What item is passed between runners in sprint relays?

Which throw uses a spear-like implement?

Which field event uses a flat circular implement?