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The Boys in the Boat
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Question 1 of 10
Who did not row on the Olympic team?
A
Merton Hatch
B
Joe Rantz
C
Bobby Moch
D
Don Hume
Question 2 of 10
What school did "The Boys in the Boat" row for?
A
U.C. Berkley
B
Harvard
C
University of Washington
D
Yale
Question 3 of 10
What word is used to describe the almost magical feeling of a team rowing as one?
A
synchrony
B
swing
C
flow
D
nirvana
Question 4 of 10
Which two teams were within a second of the American team at the 1936 finish?
A
Italy and Finland
B
Germany and England
C
England and Italy
D
Italy and Germany
Question 5 of 10
Which of the following was not true of Joe's childhood?
A
he moved in with a local school-teacher at age 10.
B
his mother died of breast-cancer at age 9.
C
he lived with his older brother Fred for a while.
D
his widowed father married his daughter-in-law's sister
Question 6 of 10
Which of the following did Joe not do to support himself at one time or another?
A
played banjo in a band
B
sold moonshine
C
worked on a dam
D
repaired boat shells
Question 7 of 10
What was Joe's step-mother's profession?
A
seamstress
B
violinist
C
opera singer
D
actress
Question 8 of 10
How much was the team required to come up with to pay their own way to Berlin?
A
$5000
B
$1000
C
$500
D
$2000
Question 9 of 10
What strategy did the American team develop for silencing rowdy passersby at night?
A
pouring a bucket of water down on them
B
singing Yankee-Doodle even louder than the passersby
C
covering the doors and windows with extra blankets to drown out the noise
D
placing mud on the sidewalk under their window to encourage giving them a wide berth
Question 10 of 10
What was the name of the boat the American team raced in at the Olympics?
A
Husky Clipper
B
Lady Liberty
C
Lady Luck
D
Slim Jim
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