| Term | Definition |
| What year did Harold die? | 1978 |
| Where was Harold's funeral? | London |
| Who was speaking at Harold's funeral in the opening scene? | Aubrey Montague |
| Where was the college that Harold and Aubrey attended? What was it's name? | Cauis; Cambridge |
| Who is the Master of Cauis? | Lindsay Anderson |
| What year is it when Aubrey is a freshman Cambridge? | 1919 |
| Who competes in the college dash? Who wins? | Harold and Lindsay; Harold |
| How many centuries had it been since someone had won the college dash? | Seven |
| Who is Eric's coach? | Sandy McGraff |
| Who is firing the starting gun in a meet in Scotland as a special guest? | Eric Liddell |
| Eric believes the ________ is not a day for play. | Sabbath |
| What does Eric compare running to? | Faith; becuase it involves elation, energy of soul, and elation |
| What big obstacle does Eric overcome at the starting line of one of his races? | He is pushed down, but gets up and beats them all |
| Who does Harold ask out to dinner? | Sybill |
| Who has been intersted in Sybill for years? | Aubrey |
| How does Sybill react to Harold's religious identity? | She doesn't care |
| Who wins in the race between Harold and Eric? | Eric |
| Who does Harold ask to be his coach? | Sam Mussabini |
| What is the headmaster at Cambridge worried about relating to Harold? | Sam Mussabini making Harold run for his individual acheivment |
| What does Harold say he wants to run for? | His family, university and country |
| Where are the Olympics held? | Paris |
| What becomes troublesome for Eric about his race? | His race is scheduled on Sunday, which conflicts with his beleifs |
| What race does Harold earn a gold medal in? Against who? | 100; Paddock |
| "God made me for a purpose...but he also made me ________." | Fast |
| What does Harold's coach tell him to do after he wins the gold medal? | Go home to Sybill and live for himself |
| What happened to Harold's life after 1924? | Married Sybill, became elder statesman of British Athletics |
| What happened to Eric's life after 1924? | Went on mission to China; died there |
| Who is the head of the British Olympic Committee? | Lord Birkenhead |
| "It's more of a compulsion with me; a _______ I can use." | weapon |
| Who directed the film? | Hugh Hudson |