New York City Marathon - Quiz
New York City Marathon
  • 1. What was the date of the 2014 New York City Marathon?
A) November 1, 2014
B) November 2, 2014
C) November 6, 2014
D) November 5, 2014
  • 2. Who became the main sponsor of the New York City Marathon starting in 2014?
A) Nike
B) Tata Consultancy Services
C) Adidas
D) ING
  • 3. How long was the sponsorship deal with Tata Consultancy Services?
A) Eight years
B) Four years
C) Five years
D) Ten years
  • 4. Who won the men's race in the 2014 New York City Marathon?
A) Geoffrey Kamworor
B) Stanley Biwott
C) Wilson Kipsang
D) Ghirmay Ghebreslassie
  • 5. What was Mary Keitany's winning time in the 2014 New York City Marathon?
A) 2:24:26
B) 2:24:25
C) 2:25:07
D) 2:26:53
  • 6. In what year did Stanley Biwott win the men's competition?
A) 2016
B) 2017
C) 2015
D) 2014
  • 7. Who won the men's competition in 2016?
A) Geoffrey Kamworor
B) Wilson Kipsang
C) Stanley Biwott
D) Ghirmay Ghebreslassie
  • 8. Who was the winner of the women's wheelchair race in 2016?
A) Lauren Lubin
B) Tatyana McFadden
C) Mamitu Daska
D) Shalane Flanagan
  • 9. Who was the first openly non-binary athlete to run in the New York City Marathon?
A) Tatyana McFadden
B) Lauren Lubin
C) Shalane Flanagan
D) Marcel Hug
  • 10. Who was the first American woman to win the NYC Marathon since 1977?
A) Tatyana McFadden
B) Mary Keitany
C) Mamitu Daska
D) Shalane Flanagan
  • 11. How many seconds separated Geoffrey Kamworor and Wilson Kipsang in the 2017 race?
A) 10 seconds
B) 3 seconds
C) 5 seconds
D) 1 second
  • 12. What was the winning time for the men's wheelchair race in 2016?
A) 1:47:43
B) 1:35:49
C) 2:10:53
D) 2:07:51
  • 13. Where is Shalane Flanagan from?
A) Boston, Massachusetts
B) Marblehead, Massachusetts
C) New York City, New York
D) Kenya
  • 14. Which runner finished in 3rd place in the 2017 men's race?
A) Geoffrey Kamworor
B) Wilson Kipsang
C) Lelisa Desisa
D) Stanley Biwott
  • 15. What was the weather condition described for the 2014 race?
A) Dense fog
B) Unusually high wind
C) Heavy rain
D) Record-breaking heat
  • 16. What weather event impacted the plans for the 2012 marathon?
A) Hurricane Sandy
B) Extreme heatwave
C) A major blizzard
D) Flooding from the Hudson River
  • 17. Who was the Mayor of New York City who announced the 2012 cancellation?
A) Michael Bloomberg
B) Eric Adams
C) Bill de Blasio
D) Rudy Giuliani
  • 18. What was a main reason cited by the Mayor for cancelling the 2012 race?
A) Road damage in Central Park
B) A terrorist threat
C) Lack of water supply
D) Controversy and division
  • 19. What did proponents of the 2012 race argue the marathon would provide?
A) Economic and morale boost
B) A way to distribute electricity
C) Jobs for city workers
D) Funds for rebuilding houses
  • 20. What did some 2012 entrants do instead of racing?
A) Protested at City Hall
B) Organized a fundraising concert
C) Traveled to other marathons
D) Helped with cleanup efforts
  • 21. What was the name of the informal race held in Central Park by runners in 2012?
A) Shadow Marathon
B) Sandy Relief Run
C) Ghost Run
D) Central Park Marathon
  • 22. Who was the CEO of New York Road Runners criticized after the 2012 cancellation?
A) Geoffrey Mutai
B) Tsegaye Kebede
C) Mary Wittenberg
D) Buzunesh Deba
  • 23. Which of the following was NOT an option offered to 2012 registrants?
A) Guaranteed entry to the 2013, 2014, or 2015 marathon
B) A refund
C) Free entry to the 2016 marathon
D) Guaranteed entry to the 2013 NYC Half
  • 24. Who was the first repeat winner of the NYC Marathon in 15 years as of 2013?
A) Tsegaye Kebede
B) Geoffrey Mutai
C) John Kagwe
D) Priscah Jeptoo
  • 25. At what point in the race did Geoffrey Mutai break away to win in 2013?
A) Around mile 10
B) In the final 100 meters
C) At the start line
D) Around mile 22
  • 26. Who did Priscah Jeptoo pass in the 24th mile to win the 2013 women's race?
A) A local amateur runner
B) Buzunesh Deba
C) Tsegaye Kebede
D) Mary Wittenberg
  • 27. How much prize money did Tsegaye Kebede and Priscah Jeptoo each win for their 2013 season efforts?
A) $1,000,000
B) $250,000
C) $100,000
D) $500,000
  • 28. Where has the runner Buzunesh Deba lived since 2009?
A) London
B) Central Park
C) The Bronx
D) Ethiopia
  • 29. In what year was the New York City Marathon held on November 4?
A) 2009
B) 2010
C) 2007
D) 2008
  • 30. Which athlete won the 2007 men's New York City Marathon?
A) Gebregziabher Gebremariam
B) Geoffrey Mutai
C) Martin Lel
D) Meb Keflezighi
  • 31. How many runners participated in the 2008 New York City Marathon?
A) 37,899
B) 43,660
C) 46,795
D) 44,829
  • 32. Who was the first American man to win the New York City Marathon since 1982?
A) Meb Keflezighi
B) Alberto Salazar
C) Shalane Flanagan
D) Alex Zanardi
  • 33. Which Ethiopian woman won the 2009 New York City Marathon?
A) Edna Kiplagat
B) Derartu Tulu
C) Bizunesh Deba
D) Firehiwot Dado
  • 34. What was the total number of official finishers in the 2009 New York City Marathon?
A) 44,829
B) 46,795
C) 43,660
D) 37,899
  • 35. Who won the men's race in 2010 in their first ever marathon?
A) Emmanuel Mutai
B) Gebregziabher Gebremariam
C) Geoffrey Mutai
D) Martin Lel
  • 36. Which former CART champion won the handcycle class in 2011?
A) Edwin van der Sar
B) Alberto Salazar
C) Edison Peña
D) Alex Zanardi
  • 37. How many people officially finished the 2011 New York City Marathon?
A) 46,795
B) 37,899
C) 44,829
D) 43,660
  • 38. What was the cause of death for the three participants in the 2008 marathon?
A) Accident
B) Dehydration
C) Heart attack
D) Heat stroke
  • 39. Which miner from the 2010 Copiapó mining accident ran the 2011 NYC Marathon?
A) Edison Peña
B) Edwin van der Sar
C) Martin Lel
D) Alex Zanardi
  • 40. Who was the female winner of the 2004 New York City Marathon?
A) Jeļena Prokopčuka
B) Jenny Crain
C) Paula Radcliffe
D) Susan Chepkemei
  • 41. Who won the men's 2004 New York City Marathon?
A) Paul Tergat
B) Marílson Gomes dos Santos
C) Hendrik Ramaala
D) Meb Keflezighi
  • 42. Which state was the top American female finisher Jenny Crain from in 2004?
A) New York
B) Wisconsin
C) Texas
D) California
  • 43. Who won the men's race in 2005?
A) Meb Keflezighi
B) Ernst van Dyk
C) Hendrik Ramaala
D) Paul Tergat
  • 44. Who won the women's race in 2005?
A) Jen Rhines
B) Paula Radcliffe
C) Jeļena Prokopčuka
D) Amanda McGrory
  • 45. Who won the 2005 wheelchair race?
A) Lance Armstrong
B) Kurt Fearnley
C) Ernst van Dyk
D) Amanda McGrory
  • 46. Who was the first South American to win the New York City Marathon in 2006?
A) Marílson Gomes dos Santos
B) Hendrik Ramaala
C) Paul Tergat
D) Stephen Kiogora
  • 47. What place did Lance Armstrong finish in the 2006 marathon?
A) 110th
B) 868th
C) 15th
D) 3rd
  • 48. What did Mike Huckabee's bib number signify in 2006?
A) Age
B) Years in office
C) Marathon attempts
D) Pounds lost
  • 49. Who won the female wheelchair race in 2006?
A) Jen Rhines
B) Jeļena Prokopčuka
C) Amanda McGrory
D) Jenny Crain
  • 50. Who won the male wheelchair division in 2006?
A) Paul Tergat
B) Kurt Fearnley
C) Hendrik Ramaala
D) Ernst van Dyk
  • 51. Which country is Jeļena Prokopčuka from?
A) South Africa
B) Latvia
C) Brazil
D) Kenya
  • 52. Who was the female winner of the 1977 New York City Marathon?
A) Rosie Ruiz
B) Bill Rodgers
C) Grete Waitz
D) Miki Gorman
  • 53. What is the name of the 10-kilometer race held in honor of Grete Waitz?
A) The Norwegian Sprint
B) Grete's Great Gallop
C) Central Park Classic
D) Waitz's Wonder Run
  • 54. How many total New York City Marathons did Grete Waitz win in her career?
A) Nine
B) Four
C) Three
D) Seven
  • 55. In what year did over 10,000 runners complete the NYC Marathon for the first time?
A) 1977
B) 1979
C) 1980
D) 1978
  • 56. Who led the 1979 NYC Marathon for over 23 miles before being overtaken?
A) Kirk Pfeffer
B) Bill Rodgers
C) Alberto Salazar
D) Fred Lebow
  • 57. Who was the first woman to break the 2:30 mark in the NYC Marathon?
A) Rosie Ruiz
B) Grete Waitz
C) None of the above
D) Miki Gorman
  • 58. What was the result of the scandal involving Rosie Ruiz?
A) Her finish time was rescinded
B) She was fined by Fred Lebow
C) She was stripped of her 1980 Boston title only
D) She was awarded a lifetime ban
  • 59. Who won the 1980 New York City Marathon?
A) Alberto Salazar
B) Fred Lebow
C) Kirk Pfeffer
D) Bill Rodgers
  • 60. What was Alberto Salazar's profession before winning the 1980 NYC Marathon?
A) Olympic swimmer
B) NCAA cross-country champion
C) Marathon record holder
D) Professional track coach
  • 61. Who was the chief of the New York Marathon during the Rosie Ruiz scandal?
A) Fred Lebow
B) Alberto Salazar
C) Bill Rodgers
D) Kirk Pfeffer
  • 62. Which of these colors is NOT mentioned as a bib color for the initial routes?
A) Orange
B) Green
C) Pink
D) Blue
  • 63. In what year was the first New York City Marathon held?
A) 1974
B) 1972
C) 1970
D) 1976
  • 64. Who won the first New York City Marathon in 1970?
A) Gary Muhrcke
B) Frank Shorter
C) Bill Rodgers
D) Norbert Sander
  • 65. How many runners finished the first New York City Marathon in 1970?
A) 55
B) 259
C) 1549
D) 127
  • 66. Why did Nina Kuscsik drop out of the 1970 race?
A) Illness
B) Disqualification
C) Injury
D) Protest
  • 67. What was the name given to the women who protested the 1972 race start rule?
A) Protest Six
B) Marathon Six
C) NYC Six
D) Central Park Six
  • 68. Who won the New York City Marathon in 1972?
A) Cathy Miller
B) Liz Franceschini
C) Nina Kuscsik
D) Jane Muhrke
  • 69. In what year did the marathon traverse all five boroughs for the first time?
A) 1974
B) 1976
C) 1970
D) 1972
  • 70. Who won the 1976 New York City Marathon in a course record time of 2:10:10?
A) Bill Rodgers
B) Gary Muhrcke
C) Frank Shorter
D) Norbert Sander
  • 71. How old was Miki Gorman when she won the 1976 NYC Marathon?
A) 41
B) 50
C) 39
D) 45
  • 72. Who helped plan the initial course of the marathon?
A) Ted Corbitt
B) Fred Lebow
C) The Mayor of New York
D) A local committee
  • 73. What location did the 1970 initial course consist of repeated racing around?
A) Central Park
B) The Five Boroughs
C) Brooklyn
D) Staten Island
  • 74. What method was used to measure the original marathon course?
A) Calibrated Bicycle Method
B) Manual step counting
C) GPS tracking
D) Surveyor's wheel
  • 75. How long was the total original 1970 course?
A) 26.5 miles
B) 25.0 miles
C) 26.225 miles
D) 26.2 miles
  • 76. Where does the modern five-borough race begin?
A) Brooklyn
B) Staten Island
C) Manhattan
D) Central Park
  • 77. What landmark is the start of the race located near?
A) Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge
B) Pulaski Bridge
C) Madison Avenue Bridge
D) Queensboro Bridge
  • 78. Which borough do runners enter after crossing the Pulaski Bridge?
A) Manhattan
B) Brooklyn
C) Queens
D) The Bronx
  • 79. At what distance do runners cross the Pulaski Bridge?
A) 16 miles
B) 13.109 miles
C) 20 miles
D) 10 miles
  • 80. What is considered one of the most challenging points in the marathon?
A) The finish at Tavern on the Green
B) Running through Central Park
C) The start on Staten Island
D) Climbing the Queensboro Bridge
  • 81. Which bridge connects Manhattan to The Bronx on the course?
A) Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge
B) Queensboro Bridge
C) Willis Avenue Bridge
D) Madison Avenue Bridge
  • 82. In what year was the wave start initiated?
A) 2008
B) 1976
C) 2010
D) 2000
  • 83. Where is the computer chip for timing located?
A) Back of the runner's bib number
B) On the runner's wrist
C) In the runner's shoe
D) Attached to the runner's shorts
  • 84. At what intervals are the timing mats placed along the course?
A) 5 miles
B) 1 mile
C) 5 km
D) 10 km
  • 85. How many finishers completed the New York City Marathon in 2025?
A) 200,000
B) 100,000
C) 127
D) 59,135
  • 86. Which organization is responsible for organizing the New York City Marathon?
A) City of New York Parks Department
B) Amateur Athletic Union
C) International Olympic Committee
D) New York Road Runners
  • 87. What is the primary method used to select participants for the marathon?
A) First-come, first-served registration
B) Invitational only
C) Lottery system
D) Random digital sweepstakes via social media
  • 88. How many women finished the first New York City Marathon in 1970?
A) Fifty-five
B) Six
C) One
D) Zero
  • 89. Who was the first person to complete a marathon with a prosthetic leg at the NYC Marathon?
A) Vincent Chiappetta
B) Dick Traum
C) Grete Waitz
D) Gary Muhrcke
  • 90. In what year was an official wheelchair and handcycle division introduced?
A) 2002
B) 2000
C) 1995
D) 1976
  • 91. In what year did the NYC Marathon begin being held in November?
A) 1986
B) 1984
C) 1981
D) 1990
  • 92. Who was the first man from Africa to win the NYC Marathon?
A) Ibrahim Hussein
B) Douglas Wakiihuri
C) Willie Mtolo
D) Benjamín Paredes
  • 93. Which athlete was nicknamed 'Wrong Way Silva'?
A) Steve Jones
B) Orlando Pizzolato
C) Alberto Salazar
D) Germán Silva
  • 94. Which Polish woman is the only one from her country to have won the NYC Marathon to date?
A) Wanda Panfil
B) Grete Waitz
C) Priscilla Welch
D) Lisa Ondieki
  • 95. What condition forced Orlando Pizzolato to stop six times during the 1984 marathon?
A) Heat cramps
B) A wrong turn
C) Lack of crowd control
D) Brain cancer
  • 96. Who was the first British man to win the NYC Marathon?
A) Steve Jones
B) Geoff Smith
C) Ibrahim Hussein
D) Gianni Poli
  • 97. What was the coldest NYC Marathon on record according to the text?
A) 2001
B) 1995
C) 1994
D) 1997
  • 98. What was the wind chill factor during the 1995 marathon?
A) Upper 30s
B) Lower 40s
C) Lower 20s
D) Upper 20s
  • 99. In what year did the number of NYC Marathon finishers first exceed 30,000?
A) 2000
B) 2003
C) 1997
D) 1995
  • 100. Who was the first woman from Russia to win the NYC Marathon?
A) Lyudmila Petrova
B) Margaret Okayo
C) Lyubov Denisova
D) Franziska Rochat-Moser
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