MCQ Questions
Q.1.
Which American competition swimmer became the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926?
  • 50%
    Gertrude Ederle
  • 0%
    Fanny Durack
  • 50%
    Dara Torres
  • 0%
    Enith Brigitha
Q.2.
Leisel Jones is one of the greatest swimmers in which swimming stroke?
  • 67%
    Breaststroke
  • 0%
    Butterfly
  • 33%
    Backstroke
  • 0%
    Freestyle
Q.3.
How many players are there in a water polo team?
  • 67%
    6 players
  • 33%
    7 players
  • 0%
    8 players
  • 0%
    9 players
Q.4.
Fanny Durack was the first female swimmer to...?
  • 0%
    Become a professional athlete
  • 67%
    Win a gold medal at the Olympics
  • 0%
    Compete at the Commonwealth Games
  • 33%
    Take part in a professional 100m freestyle race
Q.5.
Which competitive swimmer, gold medal winning Olypmian and well-known movie actor founded the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1965?
  • 0%
    Mark Spitz
  • 100%
    Johnny Weissmuller
  • 0%
    Matt Biondi
  • 0%
    Duke Kahanamoku
Q.6.
What was the first Olympic Games to include a swimming category for women?
  • 67%
    Athens 1896
  • 0%
    London 1908
  • 33%
    Stockholm 1912
  • 0%
    Los Angeles 1932
Q.7.
Which of the following is a swimming technique?
  • 50%
    Leg Stroke
  • 25%
    Eggbeater Kick
  • 0%
    Hummingbird Stroke
  • 25%
    Elephant Kick
Q.8.
Who became the youngest competitive swimmer in the world when he qualified at age 10?
  • 100%
    Michael Phelps
  • 0%
    Alzain Tareq
  • 0%
    Ryan Lochte
  • 0%
    Ian Thorpe
Q.9.
What is the length of an Olympic sized swimming pool?
  • 0%
    25 metres
  • 100%
    50 metres
  • 0%
    75 metres
  • 0%
    100 metres
Q.10.
In a medley relay race each member of the team does what?
  • 0%
    Swims the same stroke
  • 33%
    Swims a different stroke
  • 0%
    Swims whichever stroke they like
  • 67%
    Swims breaststroke
Q.11.
How many types of swimming strokes are used at international swimming competitions?
  • 100%
    4
  • 0%
    6
  • 0%
    8
  • 0%
    10
Q.12.
During the 2008 Beijing Olympics Michael Phelps broke records by winning the most gold medals ever won in a single Olympic Games. How many medals did he win?
  • 33%
    5
  • 33%
    6
  • 0%
    7
  • 33%
    8
Q.13.
Breaststroke mimics the movements of which creature?
  • 0%
    Dog
  • 0%
    Dolphin
  • 100%
    Frog
  • 0%
    Snake
Q.14.
During the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, which country’s men won gold in every swimming event apart from the 200m breaststroke?
  • 0%
    Soviet Union
  • 100%
    United States
  • 0%
    United Kingdom
  • 0%
    Australia
Q.15.
Johnny Weissmuller became the first to do what in the 100 metre freestyle in 1922?
  • 33%
    Swim it in under a minute
  • 0%
    Not complete the race
  • 33%
    Swim front crawl
  • 33%
    Wear goggles