Q 01/05

Modern pole vault poles are usually made from which materials?

A) Titanium or graphite

B) Fiberglass or carbon fiber

C) Aluminium or steel

D) Bamboo or ash

Answer · why

B) Fiberglass or carbon fiber

Ash and hickory came first, bamboo arrived in 1904, metal after 1945, and glass fiber poles caused a sensation in the early 1960s.

Q 02/05

How many attempts does a vaulter get to clear each height before being eliminated?

A) Four

B) Two

C) Three

D) One

Answer · why

C) Three

A vaulter can pass to the next height after a miss, but three consecutive misses at any heights ends the competition.

Q 03/05

Which Swedish-American vaulter, nicknamed 'Mondo', set a 6.31 m world record in 2026?

A) Emmanouil Karalis

B) Armand Duplantis

C) Sam Kendricks

D) Chris Nilsen

Answer · why

B) Armand Duplantis

By mid-2026 he had broken the world record 15 times, single-handedly lifting it from 6.17 m in 2020 to 6.31 m in 2026.

Q 04/05

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis was born and raised in which US state?

A) California

B) Louisiana

C) Texas

D) Florida

Answer · why

B) Louisiana

His American father was a 5.80 m vaulter and his Swedish mother a heptathlete; he competes for Sweden.

Q 05/05

Duplantis's nickname 'Mondo' comes from a word meaning 'world' in which language?

A) Italian

B) Swedish

C) Spanish

D) French

Answer · why

A) Italian

It was given by his father's best friend, a Sicilian, when Armand was a small child.