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CU Buffaloes in Athens Trivia Quiz

Identifiy the CU graduates, coaches, or students who went to the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.

A multiple-choice quiz by Stino. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Stino

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
199,252

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
202

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following people from CU was the assistant track coach? Hint

Tyler Hamilton

Dathan Ritzenhein

Erik Sullivan

Casey Malone

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Colorado Buffoloes skiier went to Athens in cycling? Hint

Adam Rightgy

Tyler Hamilton

John Erikson

Shayne Culpepper

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many coaches, graduates, or students went to Athens? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. One player was a coach.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Of the CU graduates, what was the range of years from their graduation date? Hint

1996-2003

1996-2004

1997-2003

1997-2004

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Question 6 of 10

6. Did any of the Buffaloes win a medal?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Was there a Buffaloe who dropped out of a race?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. What place did Alan Culpepper finish in the marathon? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was Shayne Culpepper's nickname? Hint

Willie

William

Wlle

Wille

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Buffaloe had the lowest place in a single event? Hint

Alan Culpepper

Erik Sullivan

Casey Malone

Tyler Hamilton

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following people from CU was the assistant track coach?

Answer: Casey Malone

Casey Malone was the Buffs track coach who won four championships in discus for Colorado State.

2. Which Colorado Buffoloes skiier went to Athens in cycling?

Answer: Tyler Hamilton

Tyler Hamilton was a CU skiier who went to the Olympics for cycling. This is very unusual because he was skiing at a high level at Colorado, and he goes to the Olympics for another sport.

3. How many coaches, graduates, or students went to Athens?

Answer: 6

6 Buffs went to Athens either as players or coaches.

4. One player was a coach.

Answer: False

Two Colorado coaches went to Athens, one was on the discus team and the other was on the men's volleyball team.

5. Of the CU graduates, what was the range of years from their graduation date?

Answer: 1996-2004

Alan Culpepper graduated in '96 and Dathat Ritzenhein graduated in '04. The people had two graduates between them.

6. Did any of the Buffaloes win a medal?

Answer: No

The men's volleyball team and Erik Sullivan were one game away from a bronze.

7. Was there a Buffaloe who dropped out of a race?

Answer: Yes

Dathan Ritzenheim dropped out of his 10,000 meter because he had injured his foot in the qualifiers and it started hurting him right before the race.

8. What place did Alan Culpepper finish in the marathon?

Answer: 12

This Buffaloe had a good finishing time beating most other countries with a time of 2:15:26.

9. What was Shayne Culpepper's nickname?

Answer: Wille

Shayne was Alan Culpepper's wife and she finished first in the Olympic qualifiers with a time of 15:07.41 sec.

10. Which Buffaloe had the lowest place in a single event?

Answer: Casey Malone

Casey Malone is the track coach at CU and placed seventh in the discus event.

Source: Author Stino

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