olympics Trivia Quiz # 21
This is Olympics Quiz # 21, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
Coubertin's Legacy - Fanny Blankers-Koen won 4 gold medals at the London Olympics in 1948. Which country did she represent?
The correct answer is 'Netherlands'
She was 30 and the mother of two children. Some people believed she was too old, but she really showed them. She was nicknamed 'the flying housewife'. She died at the start of 2004 at age 85.
Olympics Question 2
Ohio First - Who was the first African-American to earn an Olympic gold medal?
The correct answer is 'DeHart Hubbard'
Dehart Hubbard was a long jumper. He set an Olympic record in the 1924 Olympic Games held in Paris.
Olympics Question 3
Surrender to the Music of the Night - Lloyd Webber wrote a song for the Olympics 1992 called "Amigos Para Siempre" or "Friends for Life". It is a duet sung by Sarah Brightman and whom?
The correct answer is 'Jose Carreras'
It was Carreras who performed this song with Brightman, remember? "Amigos Para Siempre means you always be my friend. Amigos Para Siempre means a love that cannot end. Friends for life not just a summer or a spring, Amigos Para Siempre..." And that concludes this quiz of mine. Hope you enjoy it and thanks for playing my quiz.
Olympics Question 4
Winter Olympics History - Who won the bid for the 2010 Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Vancouver, Canada'
On July 2nd, 2003, the world discovered that Vancouver had won the right to host the 21st Olympic Winter games.
Olympics Question 5
The Great World of Sports - At the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, why were coconut shells imported from India?
The correct answer is 'To serve ice cream in'
Spain finished 6th with 13 Gold, 7 Silver, and 2 Bronze medals. India failed to win a medal, but the shells were for them as a 'hometown kick'. The Unified Team topped the medals tally with 45 Gold, 38 Silver, and 29 Bronze medals.
Olympics Question 6
Everything Vault - What was unusual about the vault in the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
The correct answer is 'In the women's all around final it was set at the wrong height.'
Between the vault fiasco, the Radican disqualification fiasco, and a large number of falls I found the 2000 Olympics quite disappointing.
Olympics Question 7
Figure Skating - In 1998, at the Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, which ice dancing team won the gold medal?
The correct answer is 'Pasha Grishuk and Evgeny Platov'
This team won the World Championship ice dancing two years in a row but in 1994 Pasha's name was Oksana not Pasha as it was in 1998.
Olympics Question 8
Twenty Things You Ought to Know - What country won the most medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Germany'
Olympics Question 9
20th Century Olympics - After how many failed attempts are pole-vaulters eliminated?
The correct answer is '3'
Olympics Question 10
Olympics: Cycling - Mountain biking competitions were first held in the Olympics in:
The correct answer is '1996'
Mountain biking is one of the newest Olympic {sports;} it was first held in 1996 at Atlanta.