Q 01/05

Which Argentina star scored against England at the 1986 World Cup with a goal nicknamed the Hand of God?

A) Jorge Valdano

B) Daniel Passarella

C) Diego Maradona

D) Jorge Burruchaga

Answer · why

C) Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona later admitted handling the ball and called the goal symbolic revenge for Argentina's defeat in the Falklands War four years earlier.

Q 02/05

Which runner lost her 1980 Boston Marathon title after officials found she had not run the whole course?

A) Rosie Ruiz

B) Grete Waitz

C) Joan Benoit

D) Kathrine Switzer

Answer · why

A) Rosie Ruiz

Rosie Ruiz was stripped of the title eight days after the race, and investigators found she had also ridden the subway during the New York City Marath...

Q 03/05

Which American cyclist was stripped in 2012 of a record seven straight Tour de France titles for doping?

A) Greg LeMond

B) Lance Armstrong

C) Tyler Hamilton

D) George Hincapie

Answer · why

B) Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong lost every result from August 1998 onward, and cycling's governing body chose to leave those seven Tours without a winner.

Q 04/05

Which country's state doping scheme passed athletes' urine samples through a 'mouse hole' in an Olympic lab wall?

A) China

B) Belarus

C) Kazakhstan

D) Russia

Answer · why

D) Russia

Russia's scheme came to light when whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov said doping experts worked with the intelligence service to switch samples at the ...

Q 05/05

Which figure skater was struck with a baton in 1994 in an attack planned by rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband?

A) Nancy Kerrigan

B) Kristi Yamaguchi

C) Michelle Kwan

D) Oksana Baiul

Answer · why

A) Nancy Kerrigan

Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the thigh after a practice session in Detroit, yet seven weeks later she skated to an Olympic silver medal.