Q: (CNN) -- Veronica Campbell-Brown knows a thing or two about upsetting the odds.

The 29-year-old Jamaican sprinter has had to overcome grinding poverty to become one of the greatest Olympians her country has ever produced.

After being spotted running barefoot at a school sports day, Campbell-Brown burst on to the track and field scene when she won silver as part of Jamaica's 4x100 meters sprint team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

That was just the start.

She went on to win gold in the 200 meters at both the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics. Now she faces her toughest test at her fourth Games.

CNN Photos: On the fringe of an Olympic dream

If she emerges triumphant at London's Olympic Stadium in August, she will be the first person in history to win three consecutive gold medals in the distance. She is in good form too. Last year she ran the 100 meters in 10.76 seconds, the second quickest time in history.

CNN's Human to Hero caught up with the Trelawny-born sprinter -- who hails from the same Jamaican parish that has given the world champion men's sprinter Usain Bolt -- to talk about London 2012, her rivals and why a third gold would be the icing on the cake.

Growing up in poverty

"I have five brothers, four sisters, so you can just imagine the competition in the house. It helped me be very competitive, strong and independent," Campbell-Brown said.

"I used to race the boys and win. So I knew I had a special gift and should work on improving it.

Answer the following questions:
1. when did Veronica Campbell-Brown burst on to the track and field scene?
2. at what event?
3. during what competition?
4. how old is she?
5. did she win in Athens?
6. what medal?
A: 1. 2000
2. 4x100 meters
3. the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
4. 29
5. yes
6. gold
Q: John once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.

When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven him, they were to put up a white ribbon in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.

As the train neared his hometown his _ became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict's shoulder, "There it is," His eyes was filled with sudden tears. "It's all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."

Answer the following questions:
1. who was he sitting next to?
2. Did the story have a happy ending?
3. what tree was it?
4. what did it have?
5. why did he think the family didn't visit?
6. who was he?
7. and?
8. how did he bring shame?
9. was the prison near home?
10. what were they to do if they forgave him?
11. how was he traveling?
12. how did he communicate?
13. what was he scared of?
14. and?
15. what was he afraid of?
16. what did he ask michael to do?
17. and what did they both do?
18. what would he do if they didn't forgive?
19. what were they to do if they didn't forgive?
20. where did Michael put his hand?
A: 1. Michael
2. yes
3. anapple tree
4. ribbons
5. he thought they might be ashamed
6. a young man
7. a convict
8. because of what he did
9. no
10. put up a white ribbon in the big apple tree near the railway
11. by train
12. by letter
13. that they didn't want him back
14. unknown
15. to look out of the window
16. to watch for the big apple tree
17. They changed seats
18. he would stay on the train, and go far away.
19. they were to do nothing
20. on the young convict's shoulder
Q: The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register and became The Times on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly owned by the News Corp group headed by Rupert Murdoch. The Times and The Sunday Times do not share editorial staff, were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1967.

The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (founded in 1838), The Straits Times (Singapore) (1845), The New York Times (1851), The Irish Times (1859), Le Temps (France) (1861-1942), the Cape Times (South Africa) (1872), the Los Angeles Times (1881), The Seattle Times (1891), The Manila Times (1898), The Daily Times (Malawi) (1900), El Tiempo (Colombia) (1911), The Canberra Times (1926), and The Times (Malta) (1935). In these countries, the newspaper is often referred to as The London Times or The Times of London.

Answer the following questions:
1. What was The Times' original title?
2. What year was that?
3. What name did it adopt on January 1, 1788?
4. Was it the first to use that name?
5. Since then, how many others have used it?
6. Where is the original Times based?
7. How often is it published?
8. Does it have a sister paper?
9. Named?
10. Was it founded before or after The Times?
11. In what year?
12. Do they share staff?
13. What do they share?
14. How long have they had the same owner?
15. Who is their publisher?
16. and the owner's name?
17. Who is the overall head of the parent company?
18. What is the Times equivalent in France?
19. What about Columbia?
20. Which is the most recent country to adopt usage of "The Times"?
21. in what year?
A:
1. The Daily Universal Register
2. 1785
3. The Times
4. yes
5. at least 14
6. London
7. daily
8. yes
9. The Sunday Times
10. after
11. 1821
12. no
13. publisher and owner
14. since 1967
15. Times Newspapers
16. News UK
17. Rupert Murdoch
18. Le Temps
19. El Tiempo
20. Malta
21. 1935