olympics Trivia Quiz # 150
This is Olympics Quiz # 150, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
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 2
Olympic Games 1896 to 1904 - In which event did Ray Ewry of the U.S.A. NOT win a gold medal in 1900?
The correct answer is 'Pole vault'
Ewry won three gold medals in 1900, three more in 1904 and two in 1908, all in the now discontinued standing jump events. The man who came second in all three of these events in 1900, Irving Baxter (U.S.A.) did win the pole vault that year.
Olympics Question 3
Olympic Games: Melbourne 1956 - Which Australian Olympian ran into the stadium with the flame and lit the cauldron?
The correct answer is 'Ron Clarke'
Ron Clarke set 17 world records in middle distance running. He was the first man to break 13 minutes for 3 miles, and 27 minutes for 6 miles. He represented Australia at 3 Olympics.
Olympics Question 4
Olympics: Oceania - The Olympic abbreviation for Fiji is:
The correct answer is 'FIJ'
Olympics Question 5
UK and World Athletics - Who was the third British sprinter to achieve gold in the Olympic 100m sprint, following in the footsteps of Harold Abrahams and Alan Wells?
The correct answer is 'Linford Christie'
Linford took gold in Barcelona in 1992, having eventually taken Silver behind Carl Lewis at the previous Olympics in Seoul, when Ben Johnson was disqualified.
Olympics Question 6
Boxing : Part C - Which one of these boxers won an Olympic Gold Medal?
The correct answer is 'Howard Davis Jr.'
In 1976, just two days after his mother's death, a heart brokened Howard Davis arrived in Montreal Canada where he not only went on to win Olympic Gold, but also received the Outstanding Boxer of the Tournament Award.
Olympics Question 7
Boxing: Heavyweight Champs - In what division did Evander Holyfield win a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Light heavyweight'
Don't forget, Evander unified the Cruisers before he knocked out Buster Douglas to win the Heavyweight title.
Olympics Question 8
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 9
Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver - Before Eunice started the Special Olympics, what did she do for a living?
The correct answer is 'She worked at a woman's correctional facility'
At one point Eunice worked at a women's correctional facility. Her husband Robert was apointed by JFK to be the director of the Peace Corps.
Olympics Question 10
USAG Junior Olympic Trampoline - In which level of trampolining did you first create a second pass to compete (an optional pass)?
The correct answer is '9'
Last quadrennium, it was level 10. They have made the levels more difficult as time goes on.