olympics Trivia Quiz # 149
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Battle of the Sexes: Pt. 1 - Swedish figure skater Gillis Grafstrom won 3 Olympic gold medals. Of the two men and two women listed below, who is the another 3-time gold medalist in figure skating?
The correct answer is 'Sonja Henie - Norway'
Grafstrom won his 3 golds in 1920-24-28. Henie in 1928-32-36. Button, Schafer and Witt are all 2-time gold winners.
Olympics Question 2
History of the Olympic Games - In 1932, the second of the modern Olympic Games to be held in the USA were in Los Angeles, with which of the following not being introduced for the first time?
The correct answer is 'Televising of the Games'
The 1932 Olympic Games had the first photo-finish cameras as well as the Victory Platform and the Olympic Village. The 1936 Olympic Games were the first ones televised and also used telex transmissions to relay the results around the world.
Olympics Question 3
Interesting Actor/Actresses Facts - Which actor break danced in the 1984 closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles?
The correct answer is 'Cuba Gooding, Jr.'
He was suggested by Roger Moore to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.
Olympics Question 4
Manchester - Which member of the sprint relay team that won the 4x100m Gold for Great Britain at the 2004 Olympic Games is from Manchester?
The correct answer is 'Darren Campbell'
Darren Campbell was born in Manchester on September the 12th, 1973. He runs for Sale Harriers athletics club. He also performed well in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, which we held in Manchester. He won the bronze medal in the 200m's and anchored the sprint relay team to win gold in the 4x400m's.
Olympics Question 5
Miracle - Herb Brooks was the last player cut from the 1964 Olympic USA team.
The correct answer is 'False'
He was cut from the 1960 team. He played for the 1964 and 1968 teams.
Olympics Question 6
More New Zealand Olympic Medallists - How many medals have Bruce and Barbara Kendall won?
The correct answer is '5'
Bruce and Barbara Kendall are brother and sister. They both competed in boardsailing. Bruce won bronze in 1984 and gold in 1988. Barbara won gold in 1992, silver in 1996 and bronze in 2000. Barbara also finished 5th in 2004.
Olympics Question 7
Amateur Wrestling - How many points did Gable allow in the '72 Olympics?
The correct answer is '0'
He won a gold medal despite a painful knee injury. Nobody was able to score on him in the 1972 Olympics.
Olympics Question 8
Paul Wylie - Olympic Medalist - Paul is constantly asked to give speeches about a variety of topics (not just skating), but in the mid-1990s, one particular topic kept coming up that he felt uncomfortable commenting upon. What was it?
The correct answer is 'The Harding-Kerrigan scandal'
The press knew that Paul and Nancy Kerrigan were friends and trained together, so they thought that he would have some "inside" knowledge on the whole "scandal". But what they didn't understand was that it was because Paul was friends with Nancy, that he didn't want to say anything. Besides, the whole thing was on the Tonya Harding side.
Olympics Question 9
Olympic Gymnastics: American Style - Who was the alternate for the women at the 1996 Olympic Games?
The correct answer is 'There wasn't one'
The first time in history that I can remember that they did not have an alternate at the Olympics.
Olympics Question 10
More Olympics for Dummies - How many possible medals can a female artistic gymnast win at an Olympics?
The correct answer is '6'
She can win one in the team competition, one for the individual all-around competition and one in each of the four individual event competitions. That adds up to six.