olympics Trivia Quiz # 111
This is Olympics Quiz # 111, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
Extraordinary Women Athletes - She was a U.S. Alpine skier, with two World Cup Championships in downhill skiing and gold and silver Olympic medals to boot. Her first name is Picabo. What is her last name?
The correct answer is 'Street'
Picabo was born in Idaho in 1971. She won the silver medal in the Lillehammer Olympics downhill race, and got her gold in the 1998 Nagano Super-G. Picabo was once number 45 on the Sports Illustrated list of top women athletes.
Olympics Question 2
Old School Skating: Carol Heiss - In 1964 during a live broadcast of US Nationals, Carol boldly predicted the future Olympic win of which skater?
The correct answer is 'Peggy Flemming'
During the broadcast of '64 US Nationals, Carol predicted that Peggy Flemming would win in '68. She was right. ;)
Olympics Question 3
Sasha Cohen - What place did Sasha finish at the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City?
The correct answer is '4th'
She received fourth place behind Sarah Hughes (1st), Irina Slutskaya(2nd), and Michelle Kwan (3rd).
Olympics Question 4
Olympic Games 1932 - Which country won the 1932 hockey tournament, beating the U.S.A. 24-1 along the way?
The correct answer is 'India'
India won their second consecutive hockey gold medal, but the U.S. finished with the bronze medal, their only medal in this sport during the 20th century. Japan won the silver.
Olympics Question 5
Olympic Speed Skating - Was there ever a Belgian medallist in speed skating?
The correct answer is 'Yes'
It was Bart Veldkamp, originally a Dutchman, who took bronze for Belgium in 1998 in Nagano. He became a Belgian because the competition in his home country was too much for him.
Olympics Question 6
All About 1987 - Was there an Olympic Games in 1987?
The correct answer is 'No'
No, both the Summer and Winters Olympics both took place in 1988: the Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea, and the Winter Games in Calgary, Canada.
Olympics Question 7
Sports Rules / Laws - Part 1 - Gymnastics now. How far apart are the two bars on an Olympic standard set of Asymmetric Bars? This being the distance they stand apart.
The correct answer is '43cm'
The two wooden or fibre class bars are placed just 43cm apart and parallel to each other but at different heights. The lower bar is 140cm-160cm above the floor, whilst the upper bar is 235cm-240cm high.
Olympics Question 8
Ice Hockey: The International Game - Which team at the 2002 Olympics, featured a forechecking system called the "Torpedo"?
The correct answer is 'Sweden'
The "Torpedo" is an aggressive forechecking system that sends four players into the offensive zone, which are 3 forwards and an offensive defenceman in the middle, to take pucks away from their opponents. The 5th player, the defensive defenceman stays back to protect from odd man rushes. The "Torpedo" is something similar to what the Boston Bruins used in the 1970s, where in the Boston Garden, the Bruins would go into the other team's end and slam opponents against the boards to cough up the puck.
Olympics Question 9
Olympics: Americas - The Olympic abbreviation for Belize is:
The correct answer is 'BIZ'
Olympics Question 10
The Von Erichs - Kerry Von Erich was chosen as an alternate for the 1980 United States Summer Olympic team. In what event did Kerry qualify?
The correct answer is 'The discus'
Gifted at throwing the discus, Kerry set the junior-world record while attending the University of Houston, breaking his own father's collegiate record. University of Houston coach Clyde Duncan had also taken on the challenge of being the track and field coach for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. With one of the best in his own backyard, Duncan chose Kerry as an alternate for the 1980 team. Kerry's Olympic dreams were quickly dashed when President Jimmy Carter announced that the United States would boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were being held in Moscow, Russia, as a protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.