olympics Trivia Quiz # 113
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The Week That Was: July 2nd-8th, 2005 - What city won their bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics?
The correct answer is 'London'
London narrowly beat Paris on the fourth ballot and was awarded the 2012 Games, a day before the terrorist bombings in London.
Olympics Question 2
2000 Olympic - What is the name of Margie Goldstein-Engle's mount for the Sydney Olympic Games?
The correct answer is 'Hidden Creek's Perin'
Olympics Question 3
America's Royal Family - Which Kennedy sister founded the Special Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Eunice Kennedy Shriver'
Eunice founded the Special Olympics after having worked for many years with her sister Rosemary who was born retarded.
Olympics Question 4
A Look Back at 1980 - In the year of the "Miracle on Ice," the US Olympic Hockey team won the gold medal. What country won the silver medal that year?
The correct answer is 'Soviet Union'
The most famous game from that tournament was the second-to-last game for the U.S., in which they beat the Soviet Union 4-3 as Al Michaels screamed "Do you believe in miracles?" The U.S. then beat Finland 4-2 to clinch the gold. But because the medals were actually awarded based on overall record in the tournament, the Soviet Union (6-1-0) got the silver medal that year and Sweden (4-1-2) got the bronze. Finland finished fourth with a 3-3-1 record. The only team the U.S. did not beat in the tournament was Sweden - the two teams tied 2-2.
Olympics Question 5
RMS Olympic-First Born of the Olympic Class Ships - What submarine did the Olympic sink?
The correct answer is 'U-103'
Olympic was attacked by U-103 on may 12, 1918. The captain ducked the torpedo and then turned his ship and rammed the U-boat; sinking it. It was the first time in the war that a submarine was sunk by a merchant ship. However, Olympic was widely criticized because of the risk of passengers to make the maneuver.
Olympics Question 6
A Guilden Tribute - During the 20th Century, there were only two Olympic athletes who passed away during an Olympic event. The first occurred during the 1912 Summer Games. What was the name of the marathon runner who tragically passed away while competing in his event?
The correct answer is 'Francisco Lazaro'
Francisco Lazaro tragically passed away while running the marathon race during the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. Under extreme heat conditions, Lazaro suddenly became affected by these conditions and passed away from severe heat exhaustion. During the first one hundred years of the Olympic Games (1896-1996), there were only two deaths. The second death came during the 1960 Olympic Games held in Rome, Italy. Danish cyclist, Knud Enemark ended up taking amphetamines prior to his racing event. This lethal combination of high speed racing and drugs caused him to collapse during the middle of the race. Tragically, Enemark passed away several hours later while being treated in a hospital.
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Olympics Question 7
A-Z Summer Gold Medallists - Q: There aren't too many Olympic gold medallists starting with Q. But Wei Qing-guang won a gold medal in 1988 for table tennis. Which event?
The correct answer is 'Men's doubles'
Wei won with his partner, Chen Longcan, coming from behind to beat Ilija Lupulesku & Zoran Primorac of Yugoslavia 20-22, 21-8, 21-9.
Olympics Question 8
Olympic Games Ancient History - The pankration event, added to the Games in 648 BC, was a mixture of boxing and wrestling (similar to UFC type fighting) . Which Greek philosopher was champion in this event twice?
The correct answer is 'Plato'
Other famous Greeks have either attended or competed in the Olympic Games (such as Aristotle, Pythagoras, Socrates and even Hippocrates, the father of medicine), but only Plato is a double Olympic champion in the pankration event.
Olympics Question 9
NRL Grounds - Where is Olympic Park located?
The correct answer is 'Melbourne'
This was the Melbourne Storm's home gorund when they entered the NRL. It was originally built for Melbourne’s 1956 Olympic Games. In season 2001 they switched their home ground to Colonial Stadium (also played at by the AFL’s Essendon Bombers) but moved back to Olympic Park for 2002.
Olympics Question 10
Ping Pong - In what year did table tennis become an Olympic sport?
The correct answer is '1988'
Table tennis was admitted as a full medal sport at the Seoul Olympics.