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20 Steve Prefontaine Questions | Track & Field Trivia Quiz

A quiz about a great running legend and American hero.

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

Author
calikees

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
19,155

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
15 / 20

Plays
911

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Question 1 of 20

1. Where was Steve Prefontaine born? Hint

Eugene

Coos Bay

Chicago

Raleigh

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Question 2 of 20

2. What High School did Pre go to? Hint

Reynolds

Lower Creek

Upper Creek

Marshfield

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who was Pre's coach in college? Hint

Tom Jordan

Bill Bowerman

Frank Shorter

George Young

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Question 4 of 20

4. What movie about Pre starred Billy Crudup as Pre? Hint

Fire on the Track

Without Limits

Prefontaine

Chariots of Fire

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Question 5 of 20

5. What company did Pre's college coach start?

Answer: (Athletic Company (one word))

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Question 6 of 20

6. What University did Pre run at? Hint

Oregon State

Oregon

UNC

UCLA

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Question 7 of 20

7. What was the name of the Pre movie starring Jared Leto as Pre? Hint

Prefontaine

Fire on the Track

Without Limits

Happy Gilmore

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Question 8 of 20

8. What Olympics did Pre run in? Hint

Montreal

Seoul

Atlanta

Munich

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Question 9 of 20

9. What distance did Pre run in the Olympics? Hint

800m

5000m

mile

10,000m

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who won the gold medal in the Olympics that Steve Prefontaine ran in? Hint

George Young

Carl Lewis

Jesse Owens

Lasse Viren

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Question 11 of 20

11. What country was Pre's mother from? Hint

Canada

England

Germany

USA

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Question 12 of 20

12. What organization did Pre fight against? Hint

ASA

US Track Association

Key Club

AAU

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Question 13 of 20

13. What kind of car did Pre drive? Hint

BMW

Honda

Ferrari

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Question 14 of 20

14. True or False: Pre lived in a Trailer and used food stamps?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 15 of 20

15. In the US Olympic Trials, Gerry Lindgren wore a shirt that said? Hint

Go Pre

Nixon for President

UNC

Stop Pre

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Question 16 of 20

16. What time did Pre say he could run in the 3 mile, and his funeral service was set at this time? Hint

12 minutes 36 seconds

1 hour and 2 seconds

16 minutes twelve seconds

14 minutes 2 seconds

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Question 17 of 20

17. What record did Pre hold in the 20th century for under 19? Hint

800

10,000

mile

5000

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Question 18 of 20

18. What year did Pre die? Hint

1988

1978

1975

1973

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Question 19 of 20

19. How did Steve Prefontaine die? Hint

car accident

heart attack

plane crash

murder

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Question 20 of 20

20. What is the name of the track that Pre made famous at his University? Hint

Smith Field

Dean Dome

Owens Track

Hayward Field

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was Steve Prefontaine born?

Answer: Coos Bay

2. What High School did Pre go to?

Answer: Marshfield

3. Who was Pre's coach in college?

Answer: Bill Bowerman

4. What movie about Pre starred Billy Crudup as Pre?

Answer: Without Limits

5. What company did Pre's college coach start?

Answer: Nike

6. What University did Pre run at?

Answer: Oregon

7. What was the name of the Pre movie starring Jared Leto as Pre?

Answer: Prefontaine

8. What Olympics did Pre run in?

Answer: Munich

9. What distance did Pre run in the Olympics?

Answer: 5000m

10. Who won the gold medal in the Olympics that Steve Prefontaine ran in?

Answer: Lasse Viren

11. What country was Pre's mother from?

Answer: Germany

12. What organization did Pre fight against?

Answer: AAU

Amateur Athletic Union .. in the movie it's the mythical organisation the ATU.

13. What kind of car did Pre drive?

Answer: MG

14. True or False: Pre lived in a Trailer and used food stamps?

Answer: True

15. In the US Olympic Trials, Gerry Lindgren wore a shirt that said?

Answer: Stop Pre

16. What time did Pre say he could run in the 3 mile, and his funeral service was set at this time?

Answer: 12 minutes 36 seconds

17. What record did Pre hold in the 20th century for under 19?

Answer: 5000

18. What year did Pre die?

Answer: 1975

19. How did Steve Prefontaine die?

Answer: car accident

20. What is the name of the track that Pre made famous at his University?

Answer: Hayward Field

Source: Author calikees

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