This document contains questions about famous athletes from various sports. It asks the user to identify notable:
- Brazilian footballers like Pelé, considered the greatest of all time.
- Boxers like Muhammad Ali, named "Sportsman of the Century" for his athleticism and political stances.
- Olympic athletes like Jesse Owens, who won 4 gold medals in 1936 and challenged Nazi ideas of Aryan supremacy.
- Gymnasts like Nadia Comaneci, the first person to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics.
- Golfers like Tiger Woods, one of the most successful golfers ever.
- Racing drivers like Ayrton Senna, a 3-time Formula 1 champion considered
1. • Brazil, the eternal King of
Football:
a) Zico
b) Garrincha
c) Pelé
d) Ronaldo
2. • It is considered the "king of the
boxing world” and is for many the
greatest boxer of all time.
a) Mike Tyson
b) Muhammad Ali
c) Éder Jofre
d) George Foreman
3. • The most famous black man of the
Olympics, known as the "Ebony
Antelope" because of its great speed.
a)João do Pulo
b)Carl Lewis
c)Emil Zatopek
d)Jesse Owens
4. • It was the first gymnast to receive a
grade ten - perfect performance - in an
Olympic event in artistic gymnastics.
a)Nadia Comaneci
b)Daniele Hypolito
c)Anna Pavlova
d)Jade Barbosa
5. • It is considered one of the best
golfers of all time.
a) Michael Jordan
b) O.J. Simpson
c) Tiger Woods
d) Bill Clinton
6. • Former Austrian motorist. Currently
he is the owner of the airline Niki.
a) Nelson Piquet
b) Niki Lauda
c) Emerson Fittipaldi
d) Alain Proust
7. • Pride of the Brazilian auto racing. In
December 2009 he was elected by his
own peers, the best Formula 1 driver
of all time.
a) Emerson Fittipaldi
b) Ayrton Senna
c) Nelson Piquet
d) Rubens Barrichello
9. Correct answer: MUHAMMAD ALI
• It is widely known not only for their way
of boxing, but also for their political
positions. Ali was named "Sportsman of
the Century" by Sports Illustrated
magazine in 1999.
10. Correct answer: JESSE OWENS
• Jesse Owens, left the basin of the Mississippi, in
the southern United States - where many
atrocities were committed on behalf of racial
prejudice against blacks - and went on to win
four gold medals at the Olympics in Berlin in
1936, 100m, 200m, 4x100m and long jump,
causing irritation of Hitler and his Nazi
propaganda of Aryan racial superiority.
11. Correct answer: NADIA COMANECI
• Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci Elena was
born November 12, 1961, in Gheorghee. He won
the Montreal Games in 1976, five medals - three
in gold, one silver and one bronze - and in 1980
Olympian Games in Moscow, four medals: two
gold and two silver. In the story of the Olympian
Games, was the first and one of very few
gymnasts to receive the top score of 10.
12. Correct answer : TIGER WOODS
• It is considered one of the best golfers of all
time. In 2005, at age 29, he reached the milestone
of ten major professional golf victories, placing
him third on the list behind Jack Nicklaus and
Walter Hagen. He won more times on the PGA Tour
than any other golfer on the go.
13. Correct answer : NIKI LAUDA
• Participated in the World Championships in Formula 1
between 1971 and 1979 and between 1982 and 1985,
competing in 177 Grands Prix, achieving 25 victories,
24 pole positions and 24 fastest laps, totaling 419.5
points. Has won the world champion in 1975, 1977 and
1984. Drove for teams March, BRM, Ferrari, Brabham
and McLaren.
14. Correct answer : AYRTON SENNA
• It was a Brazilian Formula 1 driver, three times world
champion in 1988, 1990 and 1991. He died in an
accident at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari at
Imola during the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994.
It is considered one of the biggest names in Canadian
sport and one of the greatest drivers in racing
history.
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