Olympics Trivia, Part 4: Track & Field Trivia (Mini #49)

On your mark, get set. Let's trivia Hey gang, it's our penultimate Olympics trivia bonus episode. This time it's track and field. One of the largest blocks of events in the Olympics, Track and field covers a wide range of events and distances. I'm your host, Brian Rollins. This is the dorky, geeky, nerdy trivia podcast, and it's time to run number one. What is the longest event in track and field in the Olympics? The marathon. Well, it's been in the Olympics since 1896. The distance of 26.2 miles, or 42.195 kilometers, wasn't standardized until 1921 #2 What's the shortest track and field event in the Olympics? The 100 meter dash. Usain Bolt, the current record holder, ran the race in 9.58 seconds #3 What Olympic event is a compilation of 10 separate events? The decathlon. It includes a 104 hundred and 1500 meter race, the long jump, high jump, shot put, discus, pole vault, javelin throw, and the 110 meter hurdles #4 What Olympic event has numerous barriers and water jumps? The Steeplechase. The 3000 meter steeplechase has 28 barriers and seven water jumps #5 What event is also called the hop, step and jump? The triple jump number six, which track and field event, starts with an approach plant and take off and ends with the flyaway, the pole vault. The current record for the vault is 6.24 meters and is held by Swede Armand Duplantis #7. Men use 16 lbs and women use 8.8 lbs, in which field event the shot put. The women's record of 22.63 meters has not been broken since 1987 #8 For women, what field equipment must be between 2.2 and 2.3 meters long and weigh at least 600 grams? A javelin Men's javelins range from 2.6 to 2.7 meters and must weigh at least 800 grams, about 1.76 lbs #9 What track event still uses imperial units for its measurements? The 110 meter hurdles, It's 120 yards long, the hurdles are 42 inches high and the distance between the hurdles is 30 feet #10 which event consists of throwing a metal ball attached to a steel wire and grip the hammer throw. The record is 86.74 meters and was set in 1986. Take a cool down lap gang, we're done. How did you do? Let me know on social media. I have one more bonus episode of the Olympics Trivia tomorrow. See you back here. This has been the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia podcast. You can learn more about the podcast at dorkygeekynerdy.com. You can support the show and get ad free episodes at patreon.com/dorky Geeky Nerdy. This show was written, produced, and hosted by me, Brian Rollins. If you're into audiobooks, if you want to turn your book into an audiobook, contact me at thevoicesinmyhead.com. This show was released under Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial new derivatives, 4 point O international license. Thanks for listening.