The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Daniel James Brown
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 144 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Daniel James Brown
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 144 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what body of water was the first intercollegiate crew race held in the United States?
(a) Lake Winnepesaukee.
(b) Montlake Cut.
(c) Lake Siskiyou.
(d) Langer See.

2. What was the area called where Joe Rantz rented a cheap room while working at the Grand Coulee Dam site?
(a) Dinghy Pond.
(b) Shack Town.
(c) Jackson Square.
(d) Hooverville.

3. In their sophomore year, Joe Rantz's crew changed their rowing chant from "M-I-B" to what?
(a) L-O-C.
(b) L-G-B.
(c) M-A-C.
(d) B-R-B.

4. What business had Johnny White's father run until the financial crash of 1929?
(a) A logging company.
(b) A Las Vegas casino.
(c) A scrap steel export business.
(d) A bakery.

5. When did Stanford University first compete in the IRA Regatta?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1856.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Hiram Conibear die?

2. Where did Al Ulbrickson agree to meet Cal, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and UCLA for a one-off-two-thousand-meter varsity matchup after Poughkeepsie in 1935?

3. What word from Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9 means noisy or clamorous?

4. What was the name of the custom-built sectional boat that Sir Henry Stanley used to search for Dr. David Livingstone in Central Africa in 1874?

5. What was the name of Roger Morris's family's moving business?

(see the answer key)

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