Quiz  /  Doping in Sports Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which performance-enhancing drug acts like testosterone, increasing muscle mass in those who use it?

  • Erythropoietin
  • Anabolic steroids
  • Strychnine
  • Diuretics

  • 2. 
    In what year did the International Olympic Committee ban the use of performance-enhancing drugs?

  • 1904
  • 1923
  • 1967
  • 2008

  • 3. 
    Blood doping with erythropoietin improves an athlete’s performance by what process?

  • Thinning the blood
  • Making blood circulate much faster
  • Cooling the blood
  • Increasing the number of red blood cells in the body

  • 4. 
    Doping was sometimes encouraged and thought of as necessary in the early years of the modern Olympics.

  • False
  • True

  • 5. 
    Which foundation works to detect the use of drugs in sports?

  • The Anti-Doping League
  • International Drug in Sports Committee
  • World Anti-Doping Agency
  • Coalition Against Sports Doping

  • 6. 
    What is the most-common testing method for detecting performance-enhancing drugs?

  • Collection of saliva samples
  • Swab of cheek tissues
  • Collection of blood samples
  • Collection of urine samples

  • 7. 
    In 1984 what percentage of Olympians responded “Yes” when asked whether they had ever used anabolic steroids?

  • 40 percent
  • 23 percent
  • 10 percent
  • 68 percent

  • 8. 
    Which of these is not a prohibited performance-enhancing substance?

  • Creatine
  • Cannabinoids
  • Anabolic steroids
  • Ephedrine

  • 9. 
    Which sport has the highest amount of doping?

  • Cycling
  • Wrestling
  • Football (soccer)
  • Baseball

  • 10. 
    Which athlete admitted to doping in 2012 and was stripped of all titles and permanently banned from competing in sports?

  • Floyd Landis
  • Martina Hingis
  • Michael Phelps
  • Lance Armstrong
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