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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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Swedish
Finnish
French
American
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Hurdler
Middle-Distance, Long-Distance Runner
Sprinter
Marathon
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"Fast Finn” & “Ghost Runner"
"Flying Finn" Or The "Phantom Finn”
"Running Reaper" & “Swift Suomi"
"Quick Quake" & “Finland Flash"
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15
50
30
22
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Ten Gold
Five Gold And Two Silver
Eight Gold And Four Silver
Nine Gold And Three Silver
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121
200
100
150
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10
16
14
12
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Carl Lewis
Hannes Kolehmainen
Bill Bowerman
Usain Bolt
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1928
1920
1916
1924
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Marathon
Cross Country
5,000 M
10,000 M
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1922
1921
1923
1924
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1924
1923
1921
1922
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4
3
6
5
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Usain Bolt And Yohan Blake
Steve Prefontaine And Frank Shorter
Ville Ritola And Edvin Wide
Jesse Owens And Mel Patton
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Steeplechase
Marathon
5,000 M
10,000 M
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Marathon
Steeplechase
5,000 M
10,000 M
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Questioned Amateur Status
Performance-enhancing Drugs
Disrespecting The IAAF
Injury
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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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1972
1948
1952
1960
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Fartlek Training
The Concept Of Interval Training
High Altitude Training
"Even Pace" Strategy And Analytic Approach To Running
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Haberdasher
Teacher
Builder
Actor
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Two
Three
Four
Five
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He Ran With A Stopwatch In His Hand
He Ran Backward
He Skipped Instead Of Ran
He Ran Barefoot
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Marathons And Half-marathons
Cross Country Events And The 10,000 Meters
A 200-meter Dash And A 400-meter Run
The 800 And 1,500 Meters
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1936
1934
1938
1932
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Yes
He Was A Semi-professional Runner
The Records Are Unclear
No
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Marathon
10,000 Meters
5000 Meters
Cross Country Events
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Four
Two
Three
One
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5000 Meters
1500 Meters
10,000 Meters
Marathon Gold Medal
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He Was A General
He Was A Soldier
He Was A Journalist
He Raised Funds For Finland
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Oct 2, 1973
Jan 11, 1966
Dec 26, 1947
Sep 11, 1987
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