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1. Who is the father of the Paralympic Games?
Sir Francis Bacon
Billy Payne
Sir Ludwig Guttman
Juan Antonio Samaranch

2. The first modern Paralympic Games were held in:
1950
1960
1970
1980

3. What former Paralympian participated in the 2000 Olympic Games?
Marla Runyan
Trischa Zorn
Brian Frasure
Lauren Reynolds

4. The 1996 Paralympic Games were held in:
Sydney, Australia
Atlanta
Salt Lake City, Utah
Tokyo

5. The word "para" in Paralympics comes from the Latin word meaning:
with
after
between
paralyzed

6. How many athletes competed in the 1960 Paralympics?
100
300
400
700

7. How many athletes are competing in the 2000 Paralympics?
1000
3000
4000
7000

8. Which of the following sports is contested in the Paralympics, but not the Olympics?
swimming
cycling
boccia
fencing

9. Boccia is most similar to:
baseball
basketball
cricket
lawn bowling

10. Since 1960 (including this year), how many times has the Paralympics been in the same location as the Olypmics?
six
five
four
three

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