olympics Trivia Quiz # 129
This is Olympics Quiz # 129, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
Floor Exercise - Who became the first gymnast ever to compete a double salto in a floor exercise routine at the Olympic Games?
The correct answer is 'Nelli Kim'
Comaneci actually had performed the skill before in several meets prior to the 1976 Olympic Games, but she had a sore ankle in Montreal and chose to leave the double salto out of her routine. In that same Games, Russian gymnast Nelli Kim, the second woman ever to score a perfect ten in Olympic competition, had the first double salto in an Olympic Games with her tuck double-back.
Olympics Question 2
Winter Olympics History - Who won the 2002 gold in Olympic men's hockey?
The correct answer is 'Canada'
The Canadian Men's hockey team defeated the Americans for the 1st gold medal in men's hockey since 1952.
Olympics Question 3
Geographical Amnesia - Dear Diary: Today I admired Gustav Klimt's world famous painting "The Kiss" at a museum which served awesome apfelstrudel (apple pie) in a country which hosted the Winter Olympics in the same locale twice - only twelve years apart.
Where was I?
Where was I?
The correct answer is 'Austria'
The painting is in Vienna and the Olympics were in Innsbruck in 1964 and 1976.
Olympics Question 4
Top Ten USA Women's Gymnasts - She won the all around at the 1993 and 1994 World Championships. In addition to these titles she also won 7 Olympic Medals, 5 of those being individual medals and 2 of those being gold medals. Who is she?
The correct answer is 'Shannon Miller'
Despite her numerous medals from 1991 to 1996, she failed to make the 2000 Olympic team.
Olympics Question 5
Olympic Gymnastics: American Style - How many Olympic medals does Bart Conner have?
The correct answer is '2'
He won the gold with the team and on the parallel bars at the 1984 Olympic Games.
Olympics Question 6
Olympics for Dummies - Kerri Walsh was always a beach volleyball player.
The correct answer is 'False'
Beach volleyball champion Kerri Walsh originally played indoor volleyball. She took up beach volleyball after the Sydney Olympics.
Olympics Question 7
Volleyball 101 - When was volleyball introduced to the Olympics?
The correct answer is '1964'
Volleyball was introduced to the Olympics in 1964 in Tokyo.
Olympics Question 8
AWANA for beginners - What name was Awana Olympics changed to?
The correct answer is 'Awana Games'
It was changed in 2002. I'm not sure why.
Olympics Question 9
Israeli Sports Firsts - Israel's independence was declared on May 1948. In which summer Olympic games did Israel make its debut participation?
The correct answer is 'Helsinki (1952)'
Israel sent 25 sportsmen (22 men and 3 women) to the Helsinki summer games in 1952, and has participated in all summer Olympic Games since, excluding Moscow 1980 (when joining the western ban). The first Israeli participation in the winter Olympic games was in Lillehammer, 1994.
Olympics Question 10
Michelle Kwan - How many Winter Olympics did Michelle Kwan attend by the time she was twenty-one?
The correct answer is '3'
She went as an alternate in the 1994 Olympics at Lillehammer, and was the favorite to win the gold medal at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, and the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.