Early Life of Louie
As a boy under twelve, Louie Zamperini was known more for mischief than manners: he was this type of youth.
A misguided youth
Louie’s first Olympic experience took place in Berlin, representing this nation.
The United States
In the New York Olympic Trials, temperatures soared to this sweltering level.
100 degrees
Louie attended and ran track for this California university.
USC (University of Southern California)
The one place where eugenics was not taught in early 20th-century America.
Churches
In 1929, young Louie looked up from Torrance, California, to see this famous airship floating across the sky.
The Graf Zeppelin
Once he became serious about running, Louie’s dream goal became this 1936 event.
The 1936 Olympics
Louie competed in the Games in Berlin, which he completed a ___ meter race.
5,000
After World War II broke out, Louie’s athletic career was interrupted because he joined this branch of the military.
The U.S. Army Air Corps (Air Force)/Bombardier
Eugenics is best described as the science of---
Improving the human race by controlling human reproduction.
Ironically, this was the thing Louie feared most as a child.
Flying
In high school, Louie’s track nickname reflected his blazing speed—it was this.
The Torrance Tornado
The name of the ship that carried the American Olympians to Germany.
The Manhattan
The country that withdrew its bid to host the 1940 Olympic Games, where Louie planned to compete.
Japan
America predominantly chose to go with what form of Eugenics?
Negative Eugenics
Louie was discriminated against as a child for this reason.
Because he was Italian
At the 1936 Berlin Games, Louie competed in this distance race.
The 5,000 meters
Did Louie win the Olympic trials race in New York?
Tied with Don Lash
Louie met his friend Kunichi James Sasaki in college. However, as conflicts arose between Japan and the United States, Sasaki was presented as allegedly being a what?
A Japanese informant/soldier
The United States Supreme Court Case that legalized involuntary sterilization in the state of Virginia, and as a result across the country was:
Buck vs. Bell
Before finding discipline through running, Louie’s rebellious streak earned him a reputation for this type of behavior.
Lawbreaking / delinquency
The track star who served as Louie’s early role model.
Glen Cunningham
Louie’s brother Pete encouraged him by sending an envelope filled with letters from who?
Hometown/Torrance community
During the 1938 NCAA National Championship, what did the other competitors do to try to slow Louie down?
Sharpen their cleats to slash Louie.
Hitler’s “Final Solution,” influenced by eugenic theory, was responsible for approximately this number of deaths.
12 million