olympics Trivia Quiz # 138
This is Olympics Quiz # 138, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
Olympic Swimming 2004 - The winner of the 50 meter freestyle is classified as the world's fastest swimmer. Who won this event in the woman's division?
The correct answer is 'Inge de Bruijn'
Just 3 days before her 31st birthday, Inge de Bruijn of The Netherlands won the 50 meter freestyle. Malia Metella of France won the silver medal and Lisbeth Lenton of Australia won the bronze. Joyce finished 5th and Thompson finished 7th.
Olympics Question 2
General Boxing II - Is George Foreman the last Olympic Gold Medalist in the heavyweight or super heavyweight divisions to be recognized as the linear professional heavyweight champion?
The correct answer is 'no'
While Cubans Teofilo Stevenson HW (1972, 76 &80) and Felix Savon, (1992, 96 & 2000) HW, Roberto Balado (1992) Sup HW, Americans Henry Tilman 1984 HW, and Tyrell Biggs 1984 Sup HW, Ray Mercer 1988 HW, Ukrain's Wladimir Klitschko 1996 Sup HW, along with Britain's Audley Harrison 2000 Sup HW, have never had this honor. Canada's Lennox Lewis 1992 Sup HW has.
Olympics Question 3
Canadian Geography - Which city and province hosted the 1976 Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Montreal, Quebec'
Olympics Question 4
T Is For "The Truth" - What sport did Wendy Turnbull gain a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic games in?
The correct answer is 'Tennis'
Her partner was Elizabeth Smylie. Tennis was reintroduced in 1988 and it allowed professionals to compete. It was played as an exhibition sport at the 1968 and 1984 Olympic Games.
Olympics Question 5
An Aussie's Revenge- By The Numbers #2 - Australia won 2 gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, bringing Australia's total of Winter Olympics gold medals (1924 to 2002) to how many?
The correct answer is '2'
Australia's first two Winter Olympics golds were won at the 2002 games at Salt Lake City. Alisa Camplin won the womens' aerial skiing and Steven Bradbury won the mens 1000m speed skating in a memorable race where many of the competitors fell. While being a very competitive nation in summer sports, Australia has few opportunities for competitors in winter sports and those competing at international level often spend large amounts of money and time away overseas in the pursuit of competition (and even in pursuit of snow, as our ski season is barely three months duration).
Olympics Question 6
Players and their Countries - Who was the goalie for Team Belarus at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano?
The correct answer is 'Andrei Mezin'
Mezin stood out at the Olympics including an impressive performance against Team USA.
Olympics Question 7
Twisted History: The Olympics - In the days of the first Olympics in Greece, homosexuality was a widely accepted lifestyle choice. At one point, it even became fashionable and chic, and so the Olympics were sometimes used as a way for men to meet each other. Only males were allowed to be in the audience at the Olympic games, but there was always one woman present at the games; the priestess of Demeter.
The correct answer is 'True'
The priestess of Demeter did not have to attend, but she was the only woman who was allowed to do so. Of course, the democratic natures and liberal attitude of the Olympic games was not always reflected in the way the games were played or won - it was, after all, the owner of the chariots that won the accolade, and not the person who had been driving it at the time.
Olympics Question 8
My Olympic Hero! - How many medals did Kurt bring to his very first "Raw"?
The correct answer is '21'
He has that many medals! It was Vince's idea for Angle to bring this many in. This made more people hate Kurt's character.
Olympics Question 9
Hull Olympics No. 2 - Which two players from the Montreal Canadiens 2003 roster, have played for the Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Ryder/Theodore'
Micheal Ryder played for the Olympics for three years from 1997-2000, and Jose Theodore played for two years from 1994-1996.
Olympics Question 10
I Dare You - The animal that climbed into number 5 in the countdown is a bird that will dive at more than twice the height of an Olympic high diver to catch a meal in the water.
The correct answer is 'Pelican'
When a pelican dives into the water at such an extreme speed, they actually shock the fish they are trying to eat and that makes the fish easy for the pelicans to catch. If humans were like pelicans, we could dive into water so fast it wouldn't hurt us at all.