olympics Trivia Quiz # 12
This is Olympics Quiz # 12, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
Olympic Stats from Athens - Which two Athletes secured historic track doubles, by winning both events they competed in?
The correct answer is 'Kelly Holmes & Hicham El Guerrouj'
Holmes won gold in both the women's 1500m and 800m, whilst El Guerrouj triumphed in the mens 5000m and 1500m. Wariner won the men's 400m, and also the mens 4x400m, but as an individual he only won one event. Campbell won the women's 200m whilst taking the bronze in the 100m. Gatlin won the mens 100m but took bronze in the 200m. Williams-Darling won the 400m for women. Phillips secured the Long Jump title whilst Cumba won the shot put in the women's version.
Olympics Question 2
15Q - What is the name of the Olympic type games held with "all gay" competitors?
The correct answer is 'Gay Games'
In 2004, held in Australia with Golden Girls Rue McClanahan and Bea Arthur as the Masters of Ceremonies.
Olympics Question 3
Top Ten USA Women's Gymnasts - She is another Mag 7 gymnast. In addition to the team gold, she also won a silver on uneven bars. She retired for two years after the 1996 Olympics, but then came back to make the 2000 team, where she got to compete in the all-around (unlike 1996). Who was she?
The correct answer is 'Amy Chow'
Chow was quiet and has never really gotten much media attention. Besides being a gymnast, she was also a pianist and very successful academically. Dawes was the other member of the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Teams. Ironically, Dawes competed all around in 1996, but not in 2000 the opposite of Chow.
Olympics Question 4
Do You Know Your Olympics - Where were the 1964 Olympics held?
The correct answer is 'Tokyo'
Olympics Question 5
Olympics: Oceania - The Olympic abbreviation for Palau is:
The correct answer is 'PLW'
Olympics Question 6
Olympic Gymnastics 2004 - In the women's individual events, the United States won a medal in each of the four events.
The correct answer is 'False'
The United States won a silver on the balance beam and vault, and a silver and bronze medal on the uneven bars. Mohini Bhardwaj placed sixth in the floor exercise.
Olympics Question 7
Olympic Games Ancient History - The marathon event in commemoration of the Greeks' victory over the Persians in 490 BC in the Battle of Marathon, was included in the list of event in the ancient Olympic Games?
The correct answer is 'False'
The marathon, proposed by Frenchman Michel Breal, was only included into the Olympic Games in 1896, where a Greek, Spyridon Louis, won.
Olympics Question 8
Twisted History: The Olympics - Many games, played in the Olympics and in many other sporting tournaments, have basis in real life. Javelin throwing, for example, is as the throwing of a spear. Pole vaulting, the leaping of a stream by using a big stick. One such sport is the 'harrijasotzaileak', a sporting event played in the Basque regions of Spain and France. What does this sporting event actually involve?
The correct answer is 'A boulder or stone, weighing 350lb (159kg), being lifted to chest height.'
Although 350lb is the amount that has to be lifted, much more has been lifted by some of the winners of the competitions. The tournament of harrijasotzaileak was held in Arenal, Bilbao, and is called the 'Bilbao Strongman Contest'. In August 2005, the reigning champion of the Bilbao Strongman contest, Mikeltxo Saralegui, and lifted a world record weight of 724lb (329kg). This sport is thought to be one of the earliest and most basic forms of weight lifting.
Olympics Question 9
World's Most Dangerous Quiz IX - Ancient people: Perhaps the greatest athlete of ancient times, this Greek wrestler met an untimely death when his hands were trapped in a tree trunk and he was devoured by wild beasts. Who was this 6-time wrestling champion of the ancient Greek Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Milo'
Milo, who won an unprecedented 6 Olympic wrestling titles (that would be like Carl Lewis winning the 100-meter dash in every modern Olympics from 1984 until 2004), just couldn't pass up challenges of strength. Supposedly, one day he noticed a tree with a hole that was wedged open, and attempted to split it with his arms. Though he was able to open the hole a bit he only managed to cause the wedges to drop out, and the hole snapped shut on his arms. Wild beasts did the rest of the damage! Is this story real? You decide...
Olympics Question 10
Common Bond 11 - In what year were the Munich Olympics held?
The correct answer is '1972'
The Munich Olympics were famous because of the Black September terrorist group.