1. Who was the inspiration behind the idea of the Marathon race?   Michel Breal   Pheidippides   Herodotus   Spiridon Louis   2. What is the standardized race distance of the modern Olympic Marathon race?   26 miles and 385 yards   24 miles and 85 yards   20 miles   30 miles and 800 yards   3. In which year was the first Olympic Marathon race (from Marathon Bridge to the stadium in Athens) held?   1800   1890   1896   1900   4. Name the athlete who won the Marathon race consecutively at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games.   Abebe Bikila   Carlos Sousa Lopes   Waldemar Cierpinski   Frank Shorter   5. Since when is the Women's Marathon race held in Olympic games ?   1896 Athens Olympics   1984 Los Angeles Olympics   1988 Seoul Olympics   1900 Paris Olympics   6. Name the first Asian woman athlete to win a Marathon race at the Olympic games.   P. T. Usha   Naoko Takahashi   Fatuma Roba   Mizuki Noguchi   7. Name the marathoner who managed to win the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, even after his lead position in the race was interrupted by a protester ?   Mebrahtom Keflezighi   Jon Brown   Vanderlei de Lima   Stefano Baldini