olympics Trivia Quiz # 144
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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 2
Olympic Sport Debut Years - In what year did Gymnastics appear as a medal event at the Olympic Games?
The correct answer is '1896'
Athens. FIG (Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique), founded in 1881, comprises three Olympic disciplines: Artistic ('Performed on an apparatus'), Rhythmic ('Performed with an apparatus') and Trampoline. Rhythmic Gymnastics was introduced in 1984 at Los Angeles, with Trampoline making its first appearance in 2000 at Sydney.
Olympics Question 3
Olympics: Africa - The Olympic abbreviation for the Democratic Republic of the Congo is:
The correct answer is 'COD'
Olympics Question 4
A Sporting Common Bond quiz - What athlete won the Women's Heptathlon in both the 1988 and the 1992 Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Jackie Joyner-Kersee'
Joyner-Kersee won a silver medal in the same event during the 1984 games, and has also won a gold medal and 2 silver medals in the Long Jump. The Heptathlon is a 7 event competition that has been the women's version of the Decathlon on the men's side since 1984. From 1964 to 1980, the women competed in a 5 event pentathlon.
Olympics Question 5
Addresses of Historic Events - The city of Munich, Germany has had its share of famous and infamous events. One began at an apartment complex at 31 Connollystraße, near the Olympic Stadium. What was it?
The correct answer is 'The Olympic Massacre'
When Munich hosted the 1972 Summer Olympic Games, the city tried to put its best foot forward, but in the early morning hours of September 5, members of the Palestinian 'Black September' movement broke into the address, which housed members of the Israeli Olympic team. By the end of the ordeal the next day, 17 people were dead, including all 11 Israeli athletes. There is now a memorial tablet to the slain Israelis outside the front door of their former lodging.
Olympics Question 6
Norway Knowledge - What is the name of the town which hosted the 1994 Olympic Winter Games?
The correct answer is 'Lillehammer'
Olympics Question 7
Olympic Stats from Athens - In gymnastics, which nation won the women's team title?
The correct answer is 'Romania'
Romania beat USA and Russia to gold in a fantastic final. The women who won gold were Oana Ban, Alexandra Eremia, Catalina Ponor, Monica Rosu, Nicoleta Sofronie, and Silvia Stroescu.
Olympics Question 8
Hockey Knowledge - When was the first time Canada did not win the gold in the Winter Olympic game?
The correct answer is '1936'
Great Britain won the gold instead.
Olympics Question 9
Extraordinary Women Athletes - This athlete has won six Olympic medals in her career. She's an heptathlon competitor and long jumper, and has represented the United States in three Olympic Games. Can you name her?
The correct answer is 'Jackie Joyner-Kersee'
Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee was honored by Sports Illustrated magazine as the top woman athlete of the 20th century. She's also one of the most admired sportswomen in the United States. She was born in 1962 and comes from East St. Louis, Illinois. She overcame exercise-induced asthma, which was a concern for her every time she competed. Her husband and coach, Bob Kersee, was always close by with an inhaler at the ready, always yelling at her to do better at the same time. She finally retired from competition, after an illustrious career.
Olympics Question 10
Twisted History: The Olympics - Many games, played in the Olympics and in many other sporting tournaments, have basis in real life. Javelin throwing, for example, is as the throwing of a spear. Pole vaulting, the leaping of a stream by using a big stick. One such sport is the 'harrijasotzaileak', a sporting event played in the Basque regions of Spain and France. What does this sporting event actually involve?
The correct answer is 'A boulder or stone, weighing 350lb (159kg), being lifted to chest height.'
Although 350lb is the amount that has to be lifted, much more has been lifted by some of the winners of the competitions. The tournament of harrijasotzaileak was held in Arenal, Bilbao, and is called the 'Bilbao Strongman Contest'. In August 2005, the reigning champion of the Bilbao Strongman contest, Mikeltxo Saralegui, and lifted a world record weight of 724lb (329kg). This sport is thought to be one of the earliest and most basic forms of weight lifting.