Shining Champion / The Shining Champion Quiz Test yourself The Shining Champion Quiz How well do you know your champions? These twelve questions cover records, comebacks and firsts from every story on Shining Champion.Tap an answer and the page keeps score. Each answer comes with a short explanation, so you learn something even when you miss.The Berlin track: Jan Künzel, CC BY-SA 4.0 Twelve questions about champions1. What is Usain Bolt's 100 metre world record?9.69 seconds9.58 seconds9.63 seconds9.72 secondsBolt ran 9.58 at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, and it still stands.2. How far did Bob Beamon jump at the 1968 Olympics?8.35 m8.95 m8.90 m8.50 mBeamon's 8.90 metres beat the old record by 55 centimetres and is still the Olympic record.3. Whose NHL goals record did Alex Ovechkin break in April 2025?Gordie HoweMario LemieuxJaromir JagrWayne GretzkyOvechkin passed Gretzky's 894 goals with his 895th on 6 April 2025.4. What score did Liverpool trail AC Milan by at half-time in Istanbul in 2005?2-03-03-14-1Liverpool were 3-0 down, then scored three goals in six minutes and won on penalties.5. What were Leicester City's pre-season odds to win the 2015-16 Premier League?500-11000-15000-1100-1Bookmakers rated Leicester 5000-1. They won the title by ten points.6. What was the score when the Patriots began their Super Bowl LI comeback?28-321-024-731-10Atlanta led 28-3 in the third quarter. New England won 34-28 in overtime.7. How many consecutive games did Cal Ripken Jr. play?2,1302,6322,1313,000Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's 2,130 in 1995 and finally sat out in 1998 after 2,632 straight games.8. Who was the first woman to swim the English Channel?Gertrude EderleFlorence ChadwickDiana NyadWilma RudolphGertrude Ederle crossed from France to England in 1926 in 14 hours and 39 minutes.9. Which gymnast scored the first perfect 10 at the Olympics?Olga KorbutSimone BilesNadia ComaneciMary Lou RettonNadia Comaneci scored the first perfect 10 on the uneven bars at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.10. How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?6789Phelps won eight golds in Beijing, breaking Mark Spitz's record of seven from 1972.11. Who was the first runner to break four minutes for the mile?John LandyRoger BannisterHicham El GuerroujJim RyunRoger Bannister ran 3:59.4 in Oxford on 6 May 1954.12. Which number did Major League Baseball retire for every team in honour of Jackie Robinson?21244244MLB retired number 42 across the league in 1997, and every player wears it on 15 April.Score: 0 / 12Try again ShopThe Shining Champion collectionTees and hoodies in the Shining Champion colors, printed to order in the USA. Use code VIP15 from the newsletter for 15% off your first order. Silver Trophy Tee$28.00Silver Trophy Hoodie$50.00Comeback Season Tee$28.00Comeback Season Hoodie$50.00 Shop all Shining Champion SourcesWorld Athletics: World recordsOlympics.com: Nadia ComaneciWikipedia: Michael PhelpsWikipedia: Gertrude EderleFacts on this page were checked against these sources (updated Oct 12, 2026). Spot an error? Email hello@fireempireshop.com.
