olympics Trivia Quiz # 17
This is Olympics Quiz # 17, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
The Figure Skaters - Katarina Witt, along with 4-world titles and 2-Olympic gold medals, won 6-European championships. Which of the following other skaters has also accomplished this?
The correct answer is 'Sonja Henie'
Sonja Henie and Katarina Witt both won six European titles. Surya Bonaly was close to joining that list, but only won 5.
Olympics Question 2
Olympic Swimming 2004 - Which member of the American woman's 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay was the youngest?
The correct answer is 'Dana Vollmer'
Dana Vollmer was 16 years old. The announcer stated during the event that her school had started that day. (I could imagine the excuse note for school, "Please excuse Dana for for being absent from school, she had to set a world record and win a gold medal in the Olympics.) The other members of the relay team were in their 20's. Amanda Beard was not on that relay team.
Olympics Question 3
Foxgap Common Bond 1 - Who won the women's figure skating championship at the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998?
The correct answer is 'Tara Lipinski'
Olympics Question 4
15Q - This woman was the first woman to swim the 21 mile English Channel. She disproved the conventional wisdom that a woman was physically incapable. At the time she was only 19 years old. She also won three medals in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games.
The correct answer is 'Gertude Ederle'
Gertrude Ederle swam the channel in 14 hours and 30 minutes. She was the sixth person to complete it (the first five were men) and she shaved two hours off the previous record!
Olympics Question 5
Winter Olympics 1998 - Bart Veldkamp had previously competed for his native country, but changed allegiance for the 1998 Winter Games. Which of these countries did he represent in that year?
The correct answer is 'Belgium'
The bronze medal won by Veldkamp in speed skating's 5000m race was the first Winter Olympics medal for his adopted country since the four-man bobsleigh team won Bronze at Chamonix in 1924. Veldkamp had formerly competed for his native Holland winning a gold medal for them in 1992 at Albertville. Thanks to lotus 79 for this additional info about Veldkamp.
Olympics Question 6
Wisconsin - Olympic Champion skater Bonnie Blair was born outside of the state, but trained regularly in what Wisconsin city?
The correct answer is 'West Allis'
Bonnie earned a gold medal in the 500 meter race in the 1988, 1992, and 1994; and a gold medal in the 1,000 meter race in 1992 and 1994.
Olympics Question 7
Modern Summer Olympics - How many times were the Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece (not including the intercalated games) during the 20th century?
The correct answer is '0'
The Olympics were held in Athens in 1896 and 2004, as well as the intercalated games in 1906, but there were never any held during the 20th century.
Olympics Question 8
Ski Jumpers' Nicknames - I was more famous for failure than for being a great ski jumper. In 1988 I placed dead last in the Calgary Olympics, on both hills. Nevertheless, I was given a nickname that suggested more success than I ever had. What was it?
The correct answer is 'Eddie the Eagle'
British jumper Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards became famous for spectacular crashes and the fact that he’d ‘have a go’ despite his conspicuous lack of success. Because of this, he became the man most likely to be named by ‘the man in the street’ when asked to ‘Name a famous ski jumper’. (A ski jumping fan would have given a different answer!)
Olympics Question 9
Olympic Medallists: Men - Johnny Weismuller was a successfull actor as Tarzan, but in the Olympics he won 5 gold medals and 1 bronze. In which discipline?
The correct answer is 'Swimming'
Olympics Question 10
Swimming - What Hungarian female won bronze in 200m breast-stroke, at the Atlanta Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Agnes Kovacs'
Agnes Kovacs was only 14 years old and clinched a bronze.