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