Statistics for Marathon Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
City where that run ended	Athens	96%
Country where the legendary first marathon was run	Greece	94%
City of the six World Marathon Majors	Boston	81%
City of the six World Marathon Majors	London	81%
City where that run began	Marathon	81%
Distance of the modern marathon in miles (rounded)	26	80%
City of the six World Marathon Majors	New York	80%
Distance of the modern marathon in kilometers (rounded)	42	78%
City of the six World Marathon Majors	Berlin	71%
Country of the current marathon record holder	Kenya	69%
City of the six World Marathon Majors	Tokyo	68%
City of the six World Marathon Majors	Chicago	60%
Any race longer than a marathon is called this.	ultramarathon	60%
Year of first marathon in the modern Olympics	1896	59%
Time of his fastest official marathon run (HH:MM)	2:01	47%
Term for running the second half faster than the first	{negative} {split}	45%
Current marathon record holder	Eliud Kipchoge	39%
Distance of the modern marathon in kilometers (to 3 decimal places)	42.195	28%
Healthcare company that began sponsoring the WMM in 2015	Abbott	13%
Year of that run	490 BC	11%
Name of that legendary messenger runner	Philippides	10%
The WMM added this competition in 2016	wheelchair	10%