olympics Trivia Quiz # 139
This is Olympics Quiz # 139, 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 - What unusual occurrence delayed the floor final at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles?
The correct answer is 'a power outage'
Romanian Ecaterina Szabo needed a perfect 10 to clinch the gold and overtake American Julianne McNamera. However, just as she was to begin her routine, the arena went black. When the lights came back 8 minutes later, Szabo delivered. Her gold on floor exercise was her fourth gold medal at that Games (the others were earned in team competition, vault, and beam).
Olympics Question 2
Winning Gold At The Olympics - At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics what event did Joan Benoit win a gold medal in?
The correct answer is 'woman's marathon'
The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was the first time that they had the woman's marathon. Joan Benoit was the first woman ever to win a gold medal in this event.
Olympics Question 3
20th Century Olympics - In what sport did Mark Spitz win seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Swimming'
Olympics Question 4
"Waltzing Matilda" - Who sang "Waltzing Matilda" at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney?
The correct answer is 'Slim Dusty'
Slim Dusty was given the honour of singing this song for the whole world to see at the closing ceremony. A wonderful moment.
Olympics Question 5
Figure Skating - Who was Irina Rodnina's (USSR) partner when she won her first of three Olympic titles in 1972?
The correct answer is 'Alexei Ulanov'
Alexander Zaitsev was her second partner, with whom she won in 1976 and 1980.
Olympics Question 6
Going the Distance: Marathons - Women were not permitted to compete in the ancient Olympic Games, and for many decades the modern Olympic marathon was denied to them as well. At which Olympic Games did the women's marathon premiere?
The correct answer is '1984 (Los Angeles)'
Joan Benoit's triumphant entry into Olympic Stadium to win the first women's Olympic marathon is one of the grandest moments in sport.
Olympics Question 7
Winter Olympic Games - Which was the first city in the United States, to host the Olympics twice?
The correct answer is 'Lake Placid'
Very few places in the world have held the Olympics twice. Lake Placid is one of them.
Olympics Question 8
It Happened In 1968 - In October, where were the Summer Olympics held?
The correct answer is 'Mexico City'
The nineteenth modern Olympiad was held from October 12-27 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. The United States won the most medals receiving 107 in total. There was controversy during the medals ceremony for the Men’s 200m when gold medal winner Tommie Smith and bronze medal winner John Carlos, both of whom were African-American, raised their black gloved fists emulating the Black Power symbol. Both men were suspended from the Olympics.
Olympics Question 9
Amateur Wrestling - Rulon Gardner retired after winning fifth place in the '04 Olympics.
The correct answer is 'False'
He took off his shoes and left them on the mat, a sign of retiring after winning third place in the 2004 Olympics.
Olympics Question 10
A Quiz for Sports Authors - An author wanted to ask this FITB (fill in the blank) question: "Who was the first Olympic USA swimmer to win more than six Gold Medals?" The correct answer to this question was Mark Spitz. How would they display this answer properly?
The correct answer is 'Mark Spitz & Spitz'
Fill in the blank questions are a tough question to provide to the quiz players in the proper and a standardized format. There are many issues with a FITB answer. First of all, they are not case-sensitive. This means that an author does not have display, "Mark Spitz & mark spitz". For the author to require the answer of, "Mark Spitz or Spitz", requires the quiz player to type exactly that in their answer, which is not the proper format. When seeking a FITB answer with the option of Mark Spitz, using the name of the person, "Mark Spitz & Spitz" would be the correct option for the author to use. And in this case, the author should have provided in their hint (located below the answer options), "Two words or just surname". If the author chooses to provide an additional hint after the 'Two words or just surname', this is fine also. The 'hint' is used only for the FITB type question. This example is also used for an author seeking a team name. For example, "Vancouver Canucks & Canucks" would be a viable answer. However, "Detroit Red Wings" would not be allowed because FITB answers may not contain more than two words. Also, no punctuation of any kind is allowed in a FITB answer. Another issue with FITB questions is that an author should not use an answer which has an almost impossible name to spell. If the answer to an author's question is baseball's "Mark Grudzielanek", the quiz player may know the answer but is penalized because they could not spell it correctly. This is not fair to the quizzer. If you cannot avoid these issues, then change your question to a true-false or multiple choice question.