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Chimacum Middle School
ThinkQuest Jr.
Meet the Team
Featured site: The International Amateur Athletics Federation
Hurdling Quiz
1. How high are the high hurdles in college?
36 inches
42 inches
Real high!
Not so high
none of the above
2. How high are the low hurdles in college?
Why do cats jump?
30 inches
26 inches
Low enough.
3. What two legs do you have?
Duck leg and bird leg.
A right leg and a left leg.
A lead leg and a trail leg.
A mean leg and a cast.
4. What is the key to hurdling?
Getting over the hurdle without hitting it!
To watch ducks waddle.
To reach the peak above 10 inches.
To reach the peak above 6 inches.
5. What happens if you brush your lead thigh on the hurdle as you go downward?
Won't slow you down.
Will slow you down.
You will see the sky
A betazoid will stop you.
6. Which arm should you lead with?
Your dominant arm.
The right arm, always.
Left arm, always.
The opposite of your lead leg.
7. You should always keep your ________ when you hurdle?
arms straight
shoulders square
legs up
8. You should keep your trail arm ready to _____ into sprint action once the hurdle is clear.
move
slam
pump
9. What is the hardest component one needs to win at hurdles?
The number of steps taken between each hurdle.
Pay your coach a little extra on the side.
Don't fall.
Run fast, real fast.
all of the above
10. How many steps do champs take between hurdles in the high hurdles on average?
7
2
5
3