olympics Trivia Quiz # 33
This is Olympics Quiz # 33, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
Think Of A Number - In what year did the first Modern Olympic Games take place?
The correct answer is '1896'
1896 venue was Athens, Greece.
Olympics Question 2
The Silver Medal Goes To ... - Who won the silver medal at the Rome Olympics for the Light-Heavyweight division of Boxing behind one Cassius Clay?
The correct answer is 'Pietrzykowski'
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland three times European champion and bronze medallist in Melbourne.
Olympics Question 3
Japan Geography 101 - The 1998 Olympic Winter Games were held in which area of Japan?
The correct answer is 'Nagano'
If you ever want to go skiing in Japan, Nagano is the place to go. The area is known as the Japanese Alps and boasts some really nice hot springs as well. Of the other three choices, Hokkaido is the only other reasonable choice. Nikko's main attraction is ancient temples, and Fukuoka is on the southern island of Kyushu.
Olympics Question 4
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 5
Skeleton's Return and Other Resurrections - At age 47, four-time Olympic discus champion Al Oerter of the USA took 4th place in the same event at the Games in Los Angeles in 1984.
The correct answer is 'False'
Oerter's four gold medals were taken 1956-68. He did make a late comeback and was fourth in the national trials for the 1980 Olympics that the US ended up boycotting anyway. In 1984 he was injured and could not compete at the Olympics.
Olympics Question 6
Olympic Swimmers - I am the 2003 World Champion in the 100M Butterfly. At the Athens Olympics, I contested the 100M Butterfly, 4X100M Freestyle, 4X100M Medley Relay, and the 50M Freestyle. I had 12 Olympic medals to my name. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Jenny Thompson'
At Athens, Jenny only managed two silver medals, compared to two gold, two silver, and one bronze she took home from the 2003 World Championships.
Olympics Question 7
Teemu Selanne - What NHL defenceman high-sticked Selanne in the mouth during the 2006 Winter Olympics, cutting his lip and knocking out two of his top teeth?
The correct answer is 'Derian Hatcher'
In a game between the United States and Finland. Selanne was skating through the American defence when the Philadelphia Flyers defenceman lifted his stick and clipped Selanne in the mouth. Hatcher was given a double minor.
Olympics Question 8
Sports Math - Calculate par for an entire PGA tour event on a par 71 course. From that, subtract the number of World Championships held simultaneously by boxer Henry Armstrong. Subtract from that answer the number of Cy Young awards won by Don Newcombe. Divide that answer by the number of gold medals won by Mark Spitz in the 1972 Olympics. What is your answer?
The correct answer is '40'
PGA events are 4 rounds, so total par on a par 71 course is 284. Armstrong held 3 titles at once, subtract that from 284 and get 281. Subtract Newcombe's 1 Cy Young and you have 280. Divide by Spitz's 7 medals and final answer is 40. Newcombe won the first Cy Young, in 1956, when only one award was given in the Majors. He went 27 and 7 for the Brooklyn Dodgers that year and won the NL MVP as well. Armstrong held the featherweight, welterweight, and lightweight crowns at the same time in 1938. Soon after Mark Spitz won his seventh medal in swimming, the attack on the Israeli team took place in which all their athletes were killed. Since Spitz was Jewish he was hurriedly flown back from Munich to the US. Hope you enjoyed my quiz. See you next time. Mickey.
Olympics Question 9
Cities of the Olympics 2 - Turin, in northern Italy, hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics. The city is known as the automobile capital of Italy because of the fact that a major car manufacturer has its headquarters here. Which company is this?
The correct answer is 'Fiat'
'FIAT' is an acronym standing for 'Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino', or, in English, the 'Italian Car Factory of Turin', and the word 'Fiat' means 'let there be' in Latin. Lamborghini is based in Sant'Agnata Bolognese, a village situated near the Italian city of Bologna, whilst Ferrari has its HQ in Maranello. Mazda is a Japanese company.
The capital city of the Piedmont region of northern Italy, Turin is built on the banks of the River Po, and has its origins in the Roman Times. 'Torino', the Italian name for Turin, literally means little bull, and therefore the city's flag and seal have the image of a bull.
Thank you for playing my quiz. I took most of my initial information from Wikipedia before cross-referencing. I hope you enjoyed it!
The capital city of the Piedmont region of northern Italy, Turin is built on the banks of the River Po, and has its origins in the Roman Times. 'Torino', the Italian name for Turin, literally means little bull, and therefore the city's flag and seal have the image of a bull.
Thank you for playing my quiz. I took most of my initial information from Wikipedia before cross-referencing. I hope you enjoyed it!
Olympics Question 10
Paul Wylie - Olympic Medalist - In 1992, Paul won the National silver medal (allowing him a spot on the Olympic/World team) by only .1 point. Because of Paul's past World rankings, the USFSA decided to send him to the Olympics but not the Worlds. In his place they sent what skater (the 92 National bronze medalist)?
The correct answer is 'Mark Mitchell'
The reason that there was even this "issue" in the first place, was because Todd Eldredge (the reigning champion) told the USFSA he could not compete at Nationals due to a back problem, but he knew that he would be okay for the Olympics. If the USFSA decided to give Eldredge a bye to the Olympics (which they did) then only the gold and silver medalists from Nationals would be named on the team. The USFSA was concerned because Paul placed 11th at the 1991 Worlds (suffering from jet-lag and being the week after Harvard mid-terms).