Deck 11: Paralympic Sport

Question 1

Who is considered the founder of the Paralympic Movement?

A) Sir Winston Churchill
B) Sir Johann Riga
C) Sir Ludwig Guttmann
D) Sir Stephen Buranich

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The first Winter Paralympic Games were held in which nation?

A) Germany
B) Sweden
C) Finland
D) Canada

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is the international sport federation governing sport for people with visual impairments?

A) CP-ISRA
B) INAS-FID
C) ISMWSF
D) IBSA

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which governing body makes policy decisions for the IPC?

A) General Assembly
B) Management Council
C) Executive Staff
D) Commissioner's Office

Question 5

Every nation competing on the Paralympic Games must have a designated one of these

A) National Paralympic Committee
B) National Governing Body
C) National Sports Organization
D) National Paralympic Congress

Question 6

What is the major issue currently facing the Paralympic Movement?

A) Separation from the International Olympic Committee
B) Changing technologies
C) Whether or not to allow professional athletes to compete
D) Increasing opportunities for athletes who use wheelchairs

Question 7

Which of the following disability groups do not participate in the Paralympic Games?

A) Visually impaired
B) Spinal cord injuries
C) Cerebral palsy
D) Hearing impaired

Question 8

Including athletes with disabilities into a sport organization's mission statement reflects inclusion in which organizational component?

A) Advocacy
B) Philosophy
C) Governance
D) Management

Question 9

Which of the following corporations is an IPC corporate sponsor?

A) Master Card
B) Visa
C) Lowe's
D) Burger King

Question 10

The first athletic games for wounded veterans helped soldiers from which of the following wars?

A) Civil War
B) World War I
C) World War II
D) Korean War

Question 11

The participants in the Paralympic Games are elite athletes with cognitive disabilities

Question 12

More athletes compete in the Winter Paralympic Games than the Summer Paralympic Games.

Question 13

The headquarters for the IPC is in Lausanne, Switzerland

Question 14

The primary source of funding for the Paralympic Games comes from IPC partnerships with private and public bodies

Question 15

The Wounded Warrior program helped produce 20 Paralympians at the London 2012 Games

Question 16

What is the motto of the Paralympic Games?

Question 17

Name and explain three ways improved technology was present at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games

Question 18

Name three organizational members of the IPC

Question 19

Name three sports where the IPC also acts as the International Federation for that sport

Question 20

Name two sources of funding for the IPC