History of Special Olympics
Sports Rules
Genesee Region Fast Facts
Where are the games?
Unified
Health and Fitness
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Who is the founder of Special Olympics?
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
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True or False: If you are playing Unified basketball in high school, you can also play on your high school's varsity Basketball team, as long as it isn't for the entire game.
False, you are ineligible to participate on a Unified Basketball team if you played even 0.01 seconds of a game on your high school's varsity basketball team per NYSPHSAA rules.
100
What are the names of the Genesee Region office staff?
Kelley Ligozio, Josh Dority, Betsy Mihm, Jess Dauvergne.
100
World Games Abu Dhabi 2019
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What is the name of our unified program that is designed for kids ages 2-7 years old?
Young Athletes Program
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What well known organization (and fan favorite of many Special Olympics athletes) did Special Olympics partner with to create the School of Strength program?
WWE
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Where was the first ever Special Olympics games held?
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, 1968.
200
In a Special Olympics Floor Hockey competition, the score is tied at the end of the third period. The game goes into overtime, how is a winner declared?
The first team to score wins the game.
Teams have 9 minutes of overtime; if no team scores in that time period the competition results in a tie.
200
Golisano Training Center at Nazareth College
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Austria 2017.
200
What is the association that Special Olympics partnered with to start our Unified Champion Schools Unified Sports program?
NYSPHSAA - New York State Public High School Athletic Association
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In 2018, our own Betsy Mihm started a BRAND NEW fitness program out of the Genesee Region. The program has since become a huge hit and runs session year-round in various parts of the state. What was the program?
Hiking Club.
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What year was Special Olympics New York founded?
1970
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What is one reason a ball may be declared a "Dead Ball" in a Special Olympics Unified Bowling match?
A ball shall be declared dead if any of the following occur:
1.After a delivery, one or more pins were missing from setup of the pins.
2.A player bowls on the wrong lane or out of turn. Or one player from each team on the pair of lanes bowls on the wrong lane.
3. Any pin is moved or knocked down as a player delivers the ball but before the ball reaches the pins.
4. A delivered ball comes in contact with a foreign obstacle.
300
How many sports do we have Super Regional competitions for in the Genesee Region?
8 sports: Floor Hockey, Nordic Skiing, Snowshoe, Alpine, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Gymnastics.
300
Orlando 2022.
300
What is the world-wide awareness campaign that we run in schools every march to encourage inclusion?
Spread the Word >> Inclusion, Spread the Word to End the Word, R-word Campaign.
300
How many Healthy Athlete Disciplines are there?
Bonus points if you can name them all...
What are 7 Disciplines: Strong Minds, Opening Eyes, Healthy Hearing, Special Smiles, FUNFitness, Health Promotion, Fit Feet.
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Where were the first Summer Games held in NY?
SUNY Brockport College.
400
In a Snowshoe competition, what is the rule if an athlete loses their snowshoe mid-race?
The athlete has two minutes to correct the problem. In any race 100 meters or longer a competitor must progress at least 20 meters toward the finish line every two minutes.
400
How many athletes (community and school based) do we currently have in the Genesee region?
Closest number wins.
4,019 athletes.
400
Seattle 2018.
400
How many nationally recognized Banner Unified Champion Schools do we have in the Genesee Region?
4 schools: West Irondequoit, Newark, Victor, Churchville Chili.
400
Name three of the exercises that were a part of the season at home virtual fitness program.
30 feet run/walk/roll, 15 - 30 - 15 agility run, lane slides, one leg stance, ball tap, seated lateral bends, curl ups, planks, squats, sit to stand, pushups, wall sit, standing long jump, front to back jump, side to side jump, step test, jumping jacks, burpees, jump rope, mountain climbers, power punches, roman holds.
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What were the first three official Special Olympics Sports?
Track and Field, Swimming, Floor Hockey.
500
Alpine Skiing
500
How many Counties are in the Genesee Region?
Bonus points if you can list them all...
11 Counties: Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates
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Berlin 2023.
500
Which Special Olympics College Club hosted this Unified Flag Football Tournament?
SUNY Brockport SO College Club
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5 Athletes out of 10