The race people mean when they say “world’s fastest.” This page has 100 important questions and answers.
The 100 metres is a straight sprint from blocks. Reaction time is measured; a reaction faster than the allowed limit is a false start. Wind assistance over +2.0 m/s makes a mark wind-aided — great TV, not a legal record.
Usain Bolt’s 9.58 (2009) is the men’s world record people still search. Records change — check World Athletics for the live list.
100 important questions. Quick 10 is a random set; Full set plays every question.
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100 questions and answers
Each item is a 4-option MCQ. Open a question, tap A–D. Green is correct, red is wrong. Original explainers — not copied match reports.
1. 100m extra 9: Spikes are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) sprint shoes with plates — still must meet stack rules when World Athletics says so
The shoe wars are real.
2. 100m extra 10: A 10.00 is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) ten seconds exactly — the first sub-10 was a barrier story
Many men have gone sub-10 since.
3. 100m extra 11: Women’s world record searches should
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) open the World Athletics list, not a 1980s memory only
The number people quote changes.
4. 100m extra 12: A DQ for a lane violation is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) running on the line in a way that impedes, under the rules
Officials watch the lanes.
5. 100m extra 13: The 100 m is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) a middle-distance event
800 m is another world.
6. 100m extra 14: Blocks are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) starting aids you must use in championships
Set them to your rhythm.
7. 100m extra 15: A championship record is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the best mark at that meet series, not always a WR
Olympic record ≠ world record.
8. 100m extra 16: The gun to 10 metres is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the drive phase coaches obsess over
You do not pop up early.
9. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 1) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
10. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 2) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
11. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 3) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
12. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 4) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
13. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 5) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
14. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 6) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
15. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 7) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
16. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 8) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
17. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 9) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
18. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 10) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
19. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 11) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
20. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 12) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
21. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 13) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
22. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 14) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
23. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 15) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
24. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 16) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
25. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 17) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
26. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 18) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
27. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 19) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
28. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 20) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
29. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 21) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
30. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 22) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
31. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 23) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
32. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 24) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
33. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 25) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
34. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 26) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
35. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 27) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
36. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 28) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
37. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 29) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
38. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 30) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
39. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 31) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
40. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 32) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
41. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 33) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
42. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 34) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
43. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 35) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
44. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 36) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
45. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 37) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
46. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 38) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
47. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 39) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
48. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 40) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
49. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 41) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
50. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 42) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
51. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 43) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
52. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 44) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
53. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 45) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
54. The official source for “100 metres” (games desk, item 46) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
55. The 100 m is run
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) on a straight track from starting blocks
Lanes must be kept.
56. A legal following wind for records is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) no more than +2.0 m/s
Above that, the time is wind-aided.
57. Reaction time is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) how quickly the athlete leaves after the gun, within rules
Too fast is a false start.
58. A false start in individual sprints (current WA rule) typically
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) disqualifies that athlete
Relays have their own start rules.
59. 9.58 s is famous as
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Usain Bolt’s men’s world record (Berlin 2009)
Confirm if it still stands on the WA site.
60. The 100 m is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the 110 m hurdles
Hurdles add 10 barriers for men at 110 m.
61. A photo finish
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) separates athletes when the eye cannot
The torso, not the neck, is the rule detail fans argue.
62. World Athletics keeps
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the official record list
National records sit under federations too.
63. Blocks are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) starting tools bolted to the track
Feet leave after the gun.
64. A reaction faster than the limit is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) a false start
The field hears a second gun in many systems.
65. Wind-aided times are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) valid races but not legal records
Great TV, asterisk in the book.
66. The 100 m at the Olympics is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) heats (and semis) then a final
Lanes are drawn from times.
67. Lane breaches can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) bring a DQ if the athlete gains an advantage as the rules say
Stay in your lane is literal.
68. Electronic timing to 0.01 s is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the championship standard
Photo-finish cameras back the clock.
69. A headwind makes legal records
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) harder, not illegal
Only a following wind over +2.0 is the record killer.
70. The starter's commands are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) on your marks, set, then the gun
Moving early is a false start.
71. Indoor 60 m is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) a shorter indoor sprint, not the outdoor 100 m
Worlds indoors use 60 m.
72. Relay lead-off 100 m splits are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) not the same as an individual 100 m record
A rolling or flying start in a relay is a different context.
73. Doping control after a record is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) part of why a mark is ratified
WA has a ratification process.
74. The finish is judged on
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the torso reaching the line
Lean at the line is a skill.
75. A +2.1 m/s wind means
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the time cannot be a legal record
The result still stands as a win.
76. Women's and men's 100 m are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) separate events and record lists
Programmes run both.
77. The 100 m is an
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Olympic and World Championships event
The same distance, different meets.
78. A recall gun is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) how many systems stop a false start
The field returns to blocks.
79. Altitude can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) aid sprint times; some marks carry notes
WA has rules on where records can be set.
80. Heats exist to
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) cut the field to a final
Fastest losers can advance in some meets.
81. Starting before the gun is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a false start, not a clever tactic
The current rule is harsh and simple.
82. A championship 100 m is often
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) run in lanes 1–8 or 1–9 depending on the stadium
Lane draws follow the grid.
83. The world record is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the Olympic record automatically
Different meets, different lists.
84. Hand times from old eras are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) converted or listed with notes in record books
History quizzes need the era.
85. A dead heat can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) share a place if the photo cannot split
Medals have been doubled.
86. Blocks must be
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) behind the start line as set out
The starter checks the field.
87. The 100 m world lead is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the best legal time that season so far
It may fall at the next meeting.
88. Diamond League 100 m races are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) one-day meeting finals or series races, not the Olympic final by themselves
Same distance, different title.
89. A tailwind under +2.0 still
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) allows a legal record if other rules are met
The cap is +2.0 exactly as the limit.
90. The 100 m is timed from
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the gun (or starting signal) to the torso on the line
Reaction is extra information.
91. National records are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) federation bests, which can be slower than the world record
Every country keeps a book.
92. Who ratifies a 100 m world record?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) World Athletics, after the checklist
Wind, drugs, and the facility all matter.
93. 100m extra 1: A legal wind for records is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) ≤ +2.0 metres per second
Too much wind, no WR.
94. 100m extra 2: Reaction time under 0.100 s is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) usually a false start
The blocks measure it.
95. 100m extra 3: Lane 4–5 are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) often seen as the “good” middle lanes — still run your race
Draws are random-ish after heats.
96. 100m extra 4: The 100 m is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the 110 m hurdles
Hurdles are a different event.
97. 100m extra 5: A dip at the line is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) leaning the torso because the torso breaks the plane
The chest wins photo-finishes.
98. 100m extra 6: Usain Bolt’s 9.58 is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the men’s world record people still search (Berlin 2009)
