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Paavo Nurmi Quiz
The Flying Finn: Testing Your Knowledge on Paavo Nurmi!
Updated: Sep 03, 2023
Welcome to the Paavo Nurmi Quiz! Lace up your running shoes and test your knowledge on this fleet-footed Finnish legend. From Olympic gold to world records, see if you can keep pace with the Flying Finn!
Brush up on your Paavo Nurmi skills with this tricky quiz! Featuring 31 questions on a variety of topics, this is not for the casual fan. Only true Paavo Nurmi buffs will be able to answer them all correctly. Find out how much you really know.
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American
Swedish
Finnish
French
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Hurdler
Sprinter
Marathon
Middle-Distance, Long-Distance Runner
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"Flying Finn" Or The "Phantom Finn”
"Running Reaper" & “Swift Suomi"
"Quick Quake" & “Finland Flash"
"Fast Finn” & “Ghost Runner"
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50
22
30
15
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Eight Gold And Four Silver
Nine Gold And Three Silver
Ten Gold
Five Gold And Two Silver
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121
100
150
200
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16
10
12
14
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Carl Lewis
Bill Bowerman
Hannes Kolehmainen
Usain Bolt
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1928
1916
1920
1924
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10,000 M
5,000 M
Cross Country
Marathon
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1922
1924
1921
1923
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1921
1924
1922
1923
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4
3
6
5
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Steve Prefontaine And Frank Shorter
Ville Ritola And Edvin Wide
Usain Bolt And Yohan Blake
Jesse Owens And Mel Patton
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Steeplechase
5,000 M
10,000 M
Marathon
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10,000 M
Steeplechase
Marathon
5,000 M
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Injury
Questioned Amateur Status
Disrespecting The IAAF
Performance-enhancing Drugs
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Coach For Finnish Runners And Funder For Finland's Winter War
Politician And Actor
Sports Reporter And Radio Host
Teacher And Personal Trainer
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1952
1960
1972
1948
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High Altitude Training
The Concept Of Interval Training
Fartlek Training
"Even Pace" Strategy And Analytic Approach To Running
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Teacher
Haberdasher
Actor
Builder
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Four
Two
Three
Five
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He Skipped Instead Of Ran
He Ran Backward
He Ran With A Stopwatch In His Hand
He Ran Barefoot
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Marathons And Half-marathons
A 200-meter Dash And A 400-meter Run
Cross Country Events And The 10,000 Meters
The 800 And 1,500 Meters
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1934
1938
1936
1932
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He Was A Semi-professional Runner
The Records Are Unclear
Yes
No
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Marathon
10,000 Meters
5000 Meters
Cross Country Events
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One
Two
Three
Four
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1500 Meters
5000 Meters
10,000 Meters
Marathon Gold Medal
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He Was A General
He Was A Journalist
He Raised Funds For Finland
He Was A Soldier
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Jan 11, 1966
Dec 26, 1947
Sep 11, 1987
Oct 2, 1973
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