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David Halberstam

The Amateurs | Quiz

David Halberstam
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The Amateurs | Quiz

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1)

What sport did Bouscaren try when he first came to Yale? (from Chapters 5 - 10)

Football.
Soccer.
Baseball.
Tennis.
2)

How long did Andy Warhol say that fame lasted? (from Chapters 32, 33 & The Epilogue)

5 minutes.
15 minutes.
30 minutes.
20 minutes.
3)

Where was Brad Lewis from? (from Chapter 11 & 12)

California.
Arizona.
Texas.
New Mexico.
4)

What name did Harry Parker use once when he anonymously entered the Head of the Charles regatta? (from Chapters 5 - 10)

C. Dickens.
R. Van Winkle.
L. Tolstoy.
T. Lazarus.
5)

What did it cost Lewis to attend the Princeton weekend? (from Chapter 11 & 12)

$2,000.
$3,000.
$4,000.
$5,000.
6)

What coach made the comment that Biglow was chopping wood when he was rowing? (from Chapter 16)

George Pocock.
Charley McIntyre.
Frank Cunningham.
Joe Burk.
7)

Who did Biglow think he might write to find out about a weight-lifting program? (from Chapters 32, 33 & The Epilogue)

Frank Cunningham.
Tony Johnson.
Harry Parker.
Lewis's cousin Mike.
8)

Where is Dartmouth College located? (from Chapters 32, 33 & The Epilogue)

Boston.
Philadelphia.
Hanover.
New Haven.
9)

How old was Biglow when he won a bronze in a world regatta? (from Chapters 13 - 15)

27.
25.
29.
23.
10)

What was the new name for the publication "The Oarsman"? (from Chapter 11 & 12)

United States Rowing.
Rowing in the United States.
Rowing USA.
America Rows.
11)

When Dietz and Wood came to Princeton for the double race, how many days had they been practicing together? (from Chapters 22, 23 & 24)

4.
7.
3.
2.
12)

What did Biglow call his rowing coach at Yale? (from Chapter 16)

Mister Tony.
Johnson.
Mister Coach.
Tony.
13)

How much weight could Lewis lift in the dead lift? (from Chapter 11 & 12)

135 pounds.
405 pounds.
525 pounds.
375 pounds.
14)

By how much did Lewis and Enquist win the repechage at the Olympics? (from Chapters 25, 26 & 27)

2 seconds.
3 seconds.
5 seconds.
1 second.
15)

Who was Harry Parker's greatest role model? (from Chapters 5 - 10)

Charles Watson.
Andrew Brignon.
Peter Preston.
Joe Burk.
16)

How low did Lewis and Enquist get their time for five-hundred-meter sprints? (from Chapters 19, 20 & 21)

1.29.
1.30.
1.34.
1.37.
17)

At what mark during the Olympic repechage did Lewis and Enquist take the lead? (from Chapters 25, 26 & 27)

1500 mark.
1700 mark.
1000 mark.
1200 mark.
18)

What position did Parker offer Lewis in the finals? (from Chapters 17 & 18)

Fifth.
Fourth.
Eighth.
Seventh.
19)

How many double races had Lewis rowed in his life, at the time he and Enquist won the gold? (from Chapters 28 - 31)

11.
9.
7.
15.
20)

When did Lewis hope to row at Henley in a single? (from Chapters 32, 33 & The Epilogue)

1984.
1985.
1986.
1987.
21)

When did Karppinen first win an Olympic gold medal? (from Chapters 13 - 15)

1968.
1972.
1980.
1976.
22)

After college, where did Enquist work for a few months? (from Chapters 19, 20 & 21)

On a salmon boat.
For a law firm.
At a consulting firm.
At a bank.
23)

Which of Biglow's years in high school did he not row? (from Chapter 16)

Senior.
Junior.
Sophomore.
Freshman.
24)

What was Jim Dietz's father's job? (from Chapters 19, 20 & 21)

Lawyer.
Fisherman.
Carpenter.
Engineer.
25)

When Shealy was on the Harvard crew, by how many lengths did Harvard beat the University of Washington? (from Chapters 5 - 10)

2.
1.
3.
4.
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