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Quiz about Tonya Harding Vs Nancy Kerrigan

Tonya Harding Vs. Nancy Kerrigan Quiz

Five facts about each skater's life. Can you tell me which thing happened to which skater?

A matching quiz by Shadowmyst2004. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Shadowmyst2004

Time
4 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
383,937

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
475

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. Set a land-speed record while driving a 1931 Ford		Tonya Harding
2. Finished fourth at the 1992 Winter Olympics		Tonya Harding
3. Appeared in the movie "Blades of Glory" with Will Ferrell		Nancy Kerrigan
4. Inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2004		Nancy Kerrigan
5. Recorded a song for a Tina Turner tribute album.		Tonya Harding
6. Posted three victories as a professional boxer		Nancy Kerrigan
7. Moved up one place each year from 1989 to 1993 at the U.S. Figure Skating championships		Tonya Harding
8. Victim of an attack prior to the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships		Tonya Harding
9. Saved an elderly woman's life after she collapsed in public		Nancy Kerrigan
10. Appeared as a professional wrestling manager in her post-Olympic career		Nancy Kerrigan

Select each answer

1. Set a land-speed record while driving a 1931 Ford

2. Finished fourth at the 1992 Winter Olympics

3. Appeared in the movie "Blades of Glory" with Will Ferrell

4. Inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2004

5. Recorded a song for a Tina Turner tribute album.

6. Posted three victories as a professional boxer

7. Moved up one place each year from 1989 to 1993 at the U.S. Figure Skating championships

8. Victim of an attack prior to the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

9. Saved an elderly woman's life after she collapsed in public

10. Appeared as a professional wrestling manager in her post-Olympic career

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Set a land-speed record while driving a 1931 Ford

Answer: Tonya Harding

She set the record on Aug. 12, 2010. Her car was named "Lickity-Split". She hit more than 97 miles per hour, enough for the record for vintage gas powered coupe cars. The record was set at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

2. Finished fourth at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Answer: Tonya Harding

Harding took fourth, with Kerrigan winning the Bronze Medal at the 1992 games in Albertville. Due to a change in scheduling of the Winter games, they were contested again in 1994, with Kerrigan taking silver and Harding falling to 8th.

3. Appeared in the movie "Blades of Glory" with Will Ferrell

Answer: Nancy Kerrigan

SHe had a modest career in various television shows and movies after hanging up her skates. She also appeared in an episode of "Boy Meets World". Kerrigan also hosted her own skating show briefly.

4. Inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2004

Answer: Nancy Kerrigan

Despite her relatively short career, she was a 2-time Olympic medalist, earning her the honor a decade after her final competitive performance. She earned a silver medal in 1994 and a bronze in 1992.

5. Recorded a song for a Tina Turner tribute album.

Answer: Nancy Kerrigan

Kerrigan sang a version of Turner's song "The Best", which was included on a tribute album for the singer.

Harding also briefly had a music career, but never had a widely released song.

6. Posted three victories as a professional boxer

Answer: Tonya Harding

Harding started her boxing career with with a loss to Samantha Browning in Feb. 2003. Over the next six months she posted a 3-2 total win-loss record. I June of 2004 she posted a victory over a male opponent in a non-sanctioned bout and then ended her career with a loss to Amy Johnson 11 days later.

7. Moved up one place each year from 1989 to 1993 at the U.S. Figure Skating championships

Answer: Nancy Kerrigan

She finished fifth in 1989 and moved up one spot each year before finally winning the title in 1993. She was second in 1992, the same year she was third in the Olympic games. Due to the attack and subsequent injury she didn't compete in the 1994 U.S. Championships.

8. Victim of an attack prior to the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Answer: Nancy Kerrigan

In Jan. 1994 she was attacked backstage in the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The attacker was linked to her competitor Tanya Harding, though Harding was allowed to represent the U.S. at the Olympics later that year as well.

9. Saved an elderly woman's life after she collapsed in public

Answer: Tonya Harding

The woman's name was Alice Olsen, she was 81-years-old. Harding rescued her with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Olsen had been playing video poker in a bar in Portland, Oregon when she collapsed and Harding came to her aid.

10. Appeared as a professional wrestling manager in her post-Olympic career

Answer: Tonya Harding

Working with the Asistencia Asesor�a y Administraci�n wrestling promotion she appeared several times as a ringside manager. Her first appearance was in June 1994, not long after returning from her final Olympic performance.

Source: Author Shadowmyst2004

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