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The Jim Thorpe Quiz - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 12 times
- The average score is 7 of 19
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Year in which Thorpe won two Olympic gold medals | 1912 | 75%
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| Sport he played semi-professionally for two summers before the Olympics | Baseball | 63%
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| His religion | Roman Catholic | 63%
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| Thorpe briefly played this sport professionally in the late 1920s | Basketball | 50%
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| Thorpe played in MLB for three teams. Name one of them. | Boston Braves, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds | 50%
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| Meaning of his native name, Wa-Tho-Huk | Bright Path | 38%
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| Olympic medal-winning event | Decathlon | 38%
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| Influential football coach who "discovered" Thorpe | Glenn "Pop" Warner | 38%
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| He was the first president of the APFA, a precursor to this modern-day organization. | NFL | 38%
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| Thorpe's birthplace is located in this modern-day state. | Oklahoma | 38%
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| State where he attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School | Pennsylvania | 38%
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| He was a member of this Native American tribe. | Sac and Fox | 38%
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| King who called Thorpe "the greatest athlete in the world" | Gustav V | 25%
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| Organization that stripped Thorpe of his Olympic medals | IOC | 25%
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| He was controversially buried in this small Pennsylvania town. | Jim Thorpe, PA | 25%
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| Olympic medal-winning event | Pentathlon | 25%
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| Year his Olympic medals were restored | 1983 | 13%
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| Actor who portrayed Thorpe in the movie Jim Thorpe - All American | Burt Lancaster | 13%
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| He had a cameo in this film which starred Ronald Reagan as "The Gipper." | Knute Rockne, All American | 13%
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