olympics Trivia Quiz # 116
This is Olympics Quiz # 116, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
The Olympic Games - In which year were the Olympic Games first televised?
The correct answer is '1936'
These were the Berlin games.
Olympics Question 2
Norway Knowledge - What is the name of the town which hosted the 1994 Olympic Winter Games?
The correct answer is 'Lillehammer'
Olympics Question 3
Figure Skating for Dummies - Who took the Gold medal in the 1994 Olympic men's figure skating?
The correct answer is 'Alexei Urmanov'
Alexei Urmanov took out the gold medal in the 1994 Olympic mens figure skating event. He also won the European Champion Championships in 1997.
Olympics Question 4
Soccer in the Olympic Games - Which was the first Asian team ever to win a medal?
The correct answer is 'Japan'
The 1968 Japanese side beat the host Mexico, 2-0, winning the bronze medal.
Olympics Question 5
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.
Olympics Question 6
The Thrill of Victory - Though the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, are celebrated for the US hockey team's dramatic miracle win, another star was born during those games. How many gold medals did American Eric Heiden speed-skate away with?
The correct answer is '5'
Heiden's run of glory included wins in the 500-meter, 1,000-meter, 1,500-meter, 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races. No Olympian up to that point had ever won as many gold medals in either the Summer or Winter Olympics. Heiden would eventually follow in his father's footsteps and become an orthopaedic surgeon.
Olympics Question 7
USA Olympic Team - How many total gold medals did swimming sensation Michael Phelps win?
The correct answer is 'six'
Phelps became only the second athlete in any sport to receive eight total medals in a single Olympics and the first swimmer to do it. Aleksandr Dityatin was the first athlete to win eight gold medals. He did it in the 1980 boycotted Olympics in Moscow in the sport of gymnastics. Along with his six golds, Phelps won two bronze medals as well.
Olympics Question 8
Cities of the Olympics - Sarajevo is the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was also the city that hosted the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. Recently, it "underwent the longest siege in the history of modern warfare" (Wikipedia). What were the dates of the siege?
The correct answer is '5 April, 1992 - 29 February, 1996'
It is thought that 12 000 people were killed in the siege.
The siege is an event in the history of Yugoslavia, its predecessors, and successors. Yugoslavia, after forming in stages, began to split up, and is still doing so today - a recent example of this being the split of Serbia and Montenegro into two separate independent nations.
The siege is an event in the history of Yugoslavia, its predecessors, and successors. Yugoslavia, after forming in stages, began to split up, and is still doing so today - a recent example of this being the split of Serbia and Montenegro into two separate independent nations.
Olympics Question 9
Mixed Sports Part 1 - Cuban Javier Sotomayor was Olympic champion in 1992, and silver medalist in 2000 in which athletics event?
The correct answer is 'High Jump'
In 1989, Sotomayor became the first man to clear eight feet, and added another half inch onto that record in 1993.
Olympics Question 10
Miracle - Herb Brooks was the last player cut from the 1964 Olympic USA team.
The correct answer is 'False'
He was cut from the 1960 team. He played for the 1964 and 1968 teams.