Q 01/05

Under USA Triathlon rules, what must athletes put on and fasten before taking their bike off the rack?

A) Their cycling shoes

B) Their helmet

C) Their sunglasses

D) Their cycling gloves

Answer · why

B) Their helmet

Their helmet: the chin strap has to stay buckled from the moment the bike leaves the rack until it is racked again, so athletes clip it shut before th...

Q 02/05

The first modern triathlon was held in 1974 at Mission Bay in which city?

A) Los Angeles

B) Honolulu

C) San Francisco

D) San Diego

Answer · why

D) San Diego

San Diego: members of the city's track club met at 5:45 on a weekday evening for a race that opened with a run and finished with a swim, the reverse o...

Q 03/05

Which American cyclist raced triathlons as a teenager in Texas before switching to road racing?

A) Greg LeMond

B) Floyd Landis

C) Lance Armstrong

D) Tyler Hamilton

Answer · why

C) Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong: after retiring from cycling in 2011 he went back to triathlon, until the doping ban that cost him his seven Tour de France titles shu...

Q 04/05

How many entrants took part in the first Mission Bay Triathlon in 1974?

A) 58

B) 104

C) 46

D) 250

Answer · why

C) 46

The organiser's 13-year-old son floated on a surfboard as lifeguard, and cars were pulled up to light the finish with their headlights.

Q 05/05

Why was the men's triathlon at the 2024 Paris Olympics postponed by a day?

A) A heatwave warning

B) Pollution in the Seine

C) A transport strike

D) A security alert

Answer · why

B) Pollution in the Seine

Pollution in the Seine: heavy rain had washed sewage into the river and the water failed an overnight safety test, so the men raced the next morning, ...