olympics Trivia Quiz # 145
This is Olympics Quiz # 145, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
Sports Legends - Mark Spitz won an unprecedented SEVEN swimming gold medals for the USA. At which Olympic Games did he achieve this feat?
The correct answer is 'Munich 1972'
Spitz won four individual golds and three team relay golds. But his fame saw a diversion away from swimming and into the world of the "celebrity" and he never made it to Montreal four years later to defend his many titles.
Olympics Question 2
A Look Back at 1988 - At the 1988 Summer Olympics, this sprinter briefly set a world record for the 100 meters before having the medal and record stripped.
The correct answer is 'Ben Johnson'
Ben Johnson's 9.79 time in the 100 meters shattered the existing world record (9.93 by Carl Lewis), but he failed a drug test after the race and was stripped of his gold medal, which was awarded to Lewis. Lewis's time in the race, 9.92, became the new world record.
Olympics Question 3
Mixed Moments 1 - Where were the 1988 Olympics held?
The correct answer is 'Seoul, Korea'
Olympics Question 4
Korea Team Fighting! - Which city, host of the 1988 Olympics, is the capital of the Republic of Korea?
The correct answer is 'Seoul'
Seoul is one of the world's largest cities, and funnily enough, also one if it's safest!
Olympics Question 5
Nesscliffe: About my village - In January, 2003, there was a Nesscliffe fun run to open the new bypass. The race was led by Deborah Brennan who won one of Britain's 41 Paralympic golds in the Sydney Olympics. What was the only country that won more Paralympic golds in Sydney.
The correct answer is 'Australia'
On that gloriously sunny day, a few of us ran, some went on micro-scooters, skateboards or roller skates but most of the 850 who took part walked and raised a good sum of money for the Hope House cancer charity. The A5 has been a lot quieter since but there is still plenty going on in the village. But I'll leave that for another quiz...
Olympics Question 6
2000 Olympic Champions - Swimming - Who was the 2000 Olympic champion in the Women's 200M Butterfly?
The correct answer is 'Misty Hyman'
Misty Hyman of USA was the first person to beat Susie O'Neill in the 200M Butterfly in over 5 years. Susie was known as, "Madame Butterfly", due to her career record over the 200M Butterfly. Susie broke Mary T Meagher, USA, 19 year world record in the event in 2000.
Olympics Question 7
2000 Olympic - How many horses did the US send to Sydney?
The correct answer is '22'
12 Event horses, 5 Dressage horses and 5 Show Jumping Horses all went to Sydney at the beggining of August.
Olympics Question 8
Mixed Questions Early 2000s - Which Australian Aborigine Olympic sprinter had the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron at the Olympics held in Australia in 2000?
The correct answer is 'Cathy Freeman'
Olympics Question 9
The U.S. Bicentennial - A Quiz About 1976 - This American figure skater won Olympic gold and soon women and girls everywhere were getting their hair styled like hers.
The correct answer is 'Dorothy Hamill'
Hamill's short straight hair style was widely copied and even became known as the "Hamill."
Olympics Question 10
Mixed Sports Part 1 - Cuban Javier Sotomayor was Olympic champion in 1992, and silver medalist in 2000 in which athletics event?
The correct answer is 'High Jump'
In 1989, Sotomayor became the first man to clear eight feet, and added another half inch onto that record in 1993.