The Quiz: Famous pediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in what sport?
Diving
Rowing
Fencing
Water polo
Benjamin Spock was a pediatrician and political activist whose book “Baby and Child Care” (1946) is one of the best-selling books of the twentieth century. Spock’s parenting advice and recommendations revolutionized parental upbringing in the United States and significantly changed predominant attitudes toward the raising of infants and children. Spock, who attended Yale University, was part of an all-Yale men’s rowing team that represented the United States, capturing the gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
The correct answer to this quiz is Rowing.