Fanny Blankers-Koen probably didn’t mind that the press nicknamed her “The Flying Housewife” back in 1948. She was too busy “flying” past her competition at the Summer Olympics in London. The 30-year-old mother of two — then pregnant with her third child — became the first female athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics: in the 100m, 200m, 80m hurdles and 4 x 100m relay. Audrey “Mickey” Patterson, the first African American woman to win an Olympic medal, took bronze in the 220m.
Which was the first U.S. city to host the Olympic Games?
A) Chicago
B) Lake Placid
C) Los Angeles
D) St. Louis
Previous answer: “Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes,” is a line from “Lady Windermere’s Fan” by Oscar Wilde.
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