olympics Trivia Quiz # 142
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NRL Grounds - Where is Olympic Park located?
The correct answer is 'Melbourne'
This was the Melbourne Storm's home gorund when they entered the NRL. It was originally built for Melbourne’s 1956 Olympic Games. In season 2001 they switched their home ground to Colonial Stadium (also played at by the AFL’s Essendon Bombers) but moved back to Olympic Park for 2002.
Olympics Question 2
World History Made Simple - 753 BC - 3 AD - In 490 BC the Greek army defeated the invading Persians at what place that shares its name with an Olympic event?
The correct answer is 'Marathon'
According to legend, a Greek runner was dispatched from the Plains of Marathon to tell Athens, some 26 miles away, of the Greek victory. After delivering the news, he dropped dead from exhaustion.
Olympics Question 3
Olympics: Oceania - The Olympic abbreviation for American Samoa is:
The correct answer is 'ASA'
Olympics Question 4
Cool Runnings - Why didn't Darice go to the Summer Olympics in Seoul?
The correct answer is 'He was tripped'
In the final race at the Jamaican trials, Darice and Yul Brenner were tripped by Junior. They were not able to finish and never went to the Olympics.
Olympics Question 5
Olympics: Cycling - Cycling is timed by:
The correct answer is 'thousandths of a second'
Cycling and canoeing are the only Olympic sports timed to thousandths of a second.
Olympics Question 6
Clutch Plays and Players - In the 1996 Olympics, the fate of the US women's gymnastics team came down to one vault for the gold medal. Who was the gymnast that scored the winning points on an injured ankle?
The correct answer is 'Kerri Strug'
Kerri Strug was the last competitor for the USA team, and punctuated the victory with one of the most heroic moments thus far in the history of American gymnastics. Strug fell on the landing of her first vault, a Yurchenko with one and a half twists, injuring her left ankle. The USA already had one low vault score, thus putting the pressure on Strug to hit her second vault. In a dramatic finish, Strug vaulted a clean Yurchenko with one and a half twists, landing with both feet but immediately lifting her left leg in pain.
Where are they now? In August 2001, Strug started an internship in Washington, D.C. working for Senator John McCain.
Where are they now? In August 2001, Strug started an internship in Washington, D.C. working for Senator John McCain.
Olympics Question 7
Ice Hockey: The International Game - Before the USA lost to Canada in 2002, when was the last time an American men's hockey team lost on home soil at the Olympics?
The correct answer is '1932'
Before the gold medal game against Canada, the USA were 21-0-4 dating back to 1932. The reign began when they lost 2-1 in overtime to Canada, and ended up with a 4-1-1 record and the silver medal. The USA won the gold at the 1960 winter games in Squaw Valley going a perfect 7-0-0 record, and then the famous "Miracle on Ice" team went 6-0-1 at Lake Placid. In 2002, the Americans went 4-0-1 before losing to Canada, and wound up with the silver.
Olympics Question 8
NRL Grounds - Stadium Australia was built for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, but had its name changed for the beginning of the 2002 season. What did it become?
The correct answer is 'Telstra Stadium'
This happened due to Telstra’s sponsorship of it. In 2002 the Sydney Football Stadium became the Aussie Stadium, and EnergyAustralia is what Newcastle’s Marathon Stadium was changed to. Stadium Australia set the world record rugby league crowd in 1999’s Grand Final between Melbourne and St George-Illawarra. This record was 107,999 – a capacity crowd (sometimes given as 107,558).
Olympics Question 9
Olympic Hockey - At the 1976 Olympics, two countries refused to send teams to protest the inclusion of "professional amateurs" of the Communist countries such as the Soviet Union. Name the two countries which boycotted.
The correct answer is 'Canada & Sweden'
With Canada and Sweden gone from the games, the USSR was able to dominate the games, building a nine game unbeaten streak.
Olympics Question 10
Rugby League: Mixture - The first NRL game at Stadium Australia (the Olympic Stadium in Sydney) attracted a crowd of roughly 104,000?
The correct answer is 'True'
True. Round 1 1999 a double header Manly-Warringah v Newcastle and St George-Illawarra v Parramatta. The exact crowd was 104,353. The winners on the day were the Newcastle Knights and Parramatta Eels.