Q 01/05

Jim Thorpe was a citizen of which Native American nation?

A) Sac and Fox

B) Lakota

C) Navajo

D) Cherokee

Answer · why

A) Sac and Fox

The nation later added Olympic rings to its flag in his honour.

Q 02/05

At which Olympic Games did Thorpe win his two gold medals?

A) 1904 St. Louis

B) 1908 London

C) 1912 Stockholm

D) 1920 Antwerp

Answer · why

C) 1912 Stockholm

He won the classic pentathlon and the decathlon, both new events that year.

Q 03/05

In which two events did Thorpe win Olympic gold?

A) Shot put and discus

B) Pentathlon and decathlon

C) 100 metres and long jump

D) Marathon and 10,000 metres

Answer · why

B) Pentathlon and decathlon

He also finished fourth in the high jump and seventh in the long jump.

Q 04/05

Why was Thorpe stripped of his Olympic titles in 1913?

A) He was not a citizen of the United States

B) He had competed under a false name

C) He had bet on his own Olympic events

D) He had been paid to play semi-professional baseball

Answer · why

D) He had been paid to play semi-professional baseball

He earned as little as two dollars a game in the Eastern Carolina League in 1909 and 1910.

Q 05/05

In which year did the IOC restore Thorpe's medals, presenting replicas to his children?

A) 1973

B) 1983

C) 1963

D) 1953

Answer · why

B) 1983

The ruling turned on the fact that his disqualification came long after the 30-day protest window.