olympics Trivia Quiz # 132
This is Olympics Quiz # 132, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
"South Park" True and False - In the episode "Up the Down Steroid," Cartman fakes being disabled and wins the gold at the Special Olympics.
The correct answer is 'False'
Cartman fakes being disabled, but he's still pretty out of shape, even compared to most disabled kids. He wins the spirit award, but it is taken away when he's exposed as a faker.
Olympics Question 2
Olympics for Dummies - Which of the following gymnasts is not matched with her best event?
The correct answer is 'Mohini Bhardwaj and the floor exercise'
Though she's quite good at floor exercise, Mohini's best event is the vault and was put on the American team for her superior skills in that event.
Olympics Question 3
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 4
A Sporting Pot Pourri #2 - The Triathlon is one of the toughest sporting events there is. But what 2 events comprised the Olympic Biathlon?
The correct answer is 'Cross-country skiing and shooting'
The biathlon is a traditional test of long distance skiing combined with hunting game and is a major event in the Winter Olympics. Countries such as Norway, Germany and Russia all won Olympic gold medals in Salt Lake City in 2002.
Olympics Question 5
Who Did It in 1972? - The Winter Olympic Games began in this Japanese city on January 2, 1972.
The correct answer is 'Sapporo'
Thirtyfive nations attended the Winter Olympic games, with the Soviet Union leading all nations with 16 medals.
Olympics Question 6
20th Century Olympics - The womens pentathlon has been dominated by East German atheletes, but in 1972 there was a British winner. Name her.
The correct answer is 'Mary Peters'
Olympics Question 7
Do You Know Gymnastics? - Where was trampoline jumping an official Olympic event for the first time?
The correct answer is 'Sydney'
It was in Sidney 2000. The Russians Moskalenko and Karaeva won gold.
Olympics Question 8
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 9
World of Facts No. 1 - Who was the only man to win the 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres and Marathon events at the same Summer Olympics in the twentieth century?
The correct answer is 'Emil Zátopek'
Emil Zátopek won four Olympic gold medals, two in the 10,000 metres, and one each in the 5,000 metres and the marathon. His win in the marathon at the 1952 Helsinki summer Olympics marked the first time he had ever run the distance in his life. He also set three Olympic records in each of his gold medal-winning events at those games.
Olympics Question 10
Smokin' Joe Frazier - Joe Frazier enjoyed great success as an amateur boxer, eventually winning the 1964 Olympic gold medal as a light heavyweight. He almost did not go to these Olympics. Why not?
The correct answer is 'The man that beat him in the trials was injured'
Joe lost to Buster Mathis in the US Olympic trials, and Buster was to represent the United States in the Olympics. Just before the games began, Buster incurred a hand injury and the second place boxer, Joe Frazier, was sent to the Olympics in his place.