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TRIVIA CHALLENGE 1. When 1948 Gold Medalist Henry Wittenberg told 1948 Olympic team coach Art Griffith he was weight training, how did Griffith respond? a. "It is a great idea, show the other guys" b. "You can't do that, if you do you are off the team" c. "O.K., but don't let the other guys see you doing it" d. "You will get too tight if you do that" 2. In which sport did Henry Wittenberg not compete in high school? a. Swimming b. Wrestling c. Chess d. Football 3. Henry Wittenberg wrote a best-selling book on what topic? a. Chess Openings b. His life as a New York City policeman c. Isometrics d. Weightlifting 4. Gold Medalists Doug Blubaugh's 1960 Olympic match against which opponent is a YouTube favorite? a. Ogan, Turkey b. Kaneko, Japan c. Habibi, Iran d. Heinze, Germany 5. At the 1960 Olympic team trials, Doug Blubaugh had a series of 0-0 matches versus which wrestler? a. Jim Ferguson b. Frank Betucci c. Phil Kinyon d. Greg Ruth 6. True or false, John Fletcher was a runner-up in Trials for two Olympic teams behind Bill Koll and Tommy Evans? a. True b. False 7. True or false, Bill Smith, 1952 Olympic champion, pinned Dan Hodge at the 1956 Olympic trials? a. True b. False 8. True or false, Dan Gable did not surrender a point on his way to gold in 1972? a. True b. False 9. Which American gold medalist lost a match at the 1960 Olympics? a. Terry McCann b. Doug Blubaugh c. Shelby Wilson d. None of the above 10. Wayne Wells (1972) and John Peterson (1976) defeated which opponent on their way to winning Olympic gold? a. Mehmet Uzun, Turkey b. Viktor Novozhilov, Soviet Union c. Jan Karlsson, Sweden d. Adolf Seger, West Germany 11. Which one of these wrestlers was not an opponent for Robin Reed when he won Gold in Paris in 1924? a. Katsutoshi Naito, Japan and Penn State b. Chester Newton, United States c. Clifford Chilcott, Canada d. Edvard Huupponen, Finland 12. Robin Reed's all purpose favorite hold was? a. Crab ride b. Double wristlock c. Turk ride d. Whizzer 13. 1932 Olympic champion Jack VanBebber was told as a young boy he would be a cripple for life because? a. He suffered from Scarlet Fever b. He accidently cut off part of a big toe with an ax c. He was run over by a wagon d. He suffered from rickets 28 | NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM THE GOLD STANDARD