Answers to our Marathon Quiz

02 April 2020

How did you get on with our Marathon quiz?  10 out of 10?  Here is a recap of our Quiz questions along with answers!

Marathon Quiz answers

1. In what year was the very first Belfast City Marathon held?

A) 1986

B) 1982

C) 1991

 

2. Sue Boreham was the first woman across the line in the inaugural Belfast City Marathon.  What age was she at that time?

A) 21

B) 22

C) 23

 

3) Who has held the Belfast City Marathon record for the fastest time by a Northern Irish runner the longest?

A) Greg Hannon

B) Marty Deane

C) Matt Shields

 

4) What was the grand prize for the winner of the very first Belfast City Marathon?

A) A carriage clock

B) £1,000

C) Gift vouchers

 

5) The inaugural Belfast City Half Marathon was launched in 2013, starting at which location?

A) Belfast City Hall

B) Mary Peters Track

C) Ormeau Park

 

6) In which year did Moira O’Neill win the Belfast City Marathon in a time of 2:43:26

A) 1986

B) 1987

C) 1988

 

7) Father and son duo Tommy and Eoin Hughes attempted a World Record at the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Half Marathon in 2019, but which MARATHON did they break a world record during October 2019?

A) Dublin

B) Frankfurt

C) Chicago

 

8) In which year was the Team Relay event introduced?

A) 1985

B) 1989

C) 1997

 

9) How many times has Kenyan Joel Kositany won the Belfast City Marathon?

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

 

10) Official Charity Partner, Cancer Focus NI celebrated their 50th anniversary in which year?

A) 2017

B) 2018

C) 2019

 


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