Q 01/05

What was Florence Griffith Joyner's famous nickname?

A) Flash Flo

B) Lady Lightning

C) The Watts Rocket

D) Flo-Jo

Answer · why

D) Flo-Jo

Her family called her 'Dee Dee'; the world knew her by the shortened form by the time she reached the 1988 Olympics.

Q 02/05

What still-standing 100 m world record did Griffith Joyner run at the 1988 US Olympic trials?

A) 10.76

B) 10.49

C) 10.61

D) 10.88

Answer · why

B) 10.49

It beat Evelyn Ashford's record by 0.27 seconds, by far the biggest improvement since electronic timing began.

Q 03/05

What was Griffith Joyner's world-record time in the 200 metres final at the 1988 Olympics?

A) 21.34

B) 21.56

C) 21.77

D) 22.01

Answer · why

A) 21.34

She had set a world record of 21.56 in the semi-final earlier the same day and then took another 0.22 off it.

Q 04/05

In which city were the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she won three golds, held?

A) Moscow

B) Los Angeles

C) Barcelona

D) Seoul

Answer · why

D) Seoul

Fellow athletes including Ben Johnson voiced disbelief at her sudden improvement when she arrived there.

Q 05/05

How many Olympic medals did Griffith Joyner win in total at the 1988 Games?

A) Five - four gold and one bronze

B) Two gold and two silver

C) Four - three gold and one silver

D) Three - all gold

Answer · why

C) Four - three gold and one silver

At the time only Fanny Blankers-Koen, with four golds in 1948, had a bigger haul for a female track and field athlete.