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Mike Boit - Quiz
Mike Boit
  • 1. What is Michael Kipsugut Boit's birth date?
A) 6 February 1949
B) 6 January 1949
C) 10 January 1949
D) 6 January 1950
  • 2. Where does Michael Boit work as a professor?
A) St. Patrick's High School
B) Stanford University
C) University of Oregon
D) Kenyatta University
  • 3. Who is the first Kenyan athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics?
A) Kipchoge Keino
B) Philip Boit
C) Matthew Birir
D) David Rudisha
  • 4. In what year did Boit graduate from St. Patrick's High School?
A) 1972
B) 1967
C) 1969
D) 1970
  • 5. Which university awarded Boit a Doctorate of Education in 1986?
A) University of Oregon
B) Kenyatta University
C) Stanford University
D) University of Glasgow
  • 6. What honorary degree did the University of Glasgow grant Boit in 2014?
A) Doctorate of Education
B) Doctorate of Science
C) Master of Arts
D) Bachelor of Science
  • 7. What position did Boit hold for the Kenyan government from 1990 to 1997?
A) Kenya Commissioner of Sports
B) Olympic Committee President
C) Head of Athletics Kenya
D) Minister of Education
  • 8. What is the name of the project Boit co-founded to help students gain admission to US colleges?
A) Kenya Elite Project
B) Kenyatta Scholars
C) The Athletics Initiative
D) KENSAP
  • 9. At which Olympic games did Boit win a bronze medal in the 800 metres?
A) 1976 Montreal
B) 1984 Los Angeles
C) 1980 Moscow
D) 1972 Munich
  • 10. Which athlete won the 1972 Olympic 800m race with a last-to-first comeback?
A) Kipchoge Keino
B) Alberto Juantorena
C) Sebastian Coe
D) Dave Wottle
  • 11. Which two Olympic Games did Kenya boycott, preventing Boit from competing?
A) 1980 and 1984
B) 1972 and 1976
C) 1976 and 1980
D) 1968 and 1972
  • 12. What medal did Boit win at the 1978 Commonwealth Games?
A) Silver
B) Bronze
C) Fourth place
D) Gold
  • 13. In what year did Boit end his athletic career?
A) 1997
B) 1990
C) 1986
D) 1983
  • 14. What was the significance of the mile run Boit completed in 1983?
A) It set the official world record.
B) It was his first professional race.
C) It was the fastest mile in history but excluded from records due to its downhill grade.
D) It was run at the 1983 World Championships.
  • 15. Boit was a member of which organization from 1989 to 1999?
A) World Anti-Doping Agency
B) IAAF Athletes Commission
C) Special Olympics
D) International Olympic Committee
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