olympics Trivia Quiz # 35
This is Olympics Quiz # 35, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
The Entertainment of 2002 - Who won the most medals at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games?
The correct answer is 'Germany'
Germany had 36 total medals followed by the U.S.A. with 34 total medals.
Olympics Question 2
Steve Prefontaine - What distance did Pre run in the Olympics?
The correct answer is '5000'
Olympics Question 3
Famous Australian Aboriginals - What is the name of the Aboriginal runner who won a gold medal for the 400m event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Cathy Freeman'
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman was born in 1973. She won two World Championships over the same distance, first in 1997 and then in 1999.
Olympics Question 4
Do You Remember 1972? - How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win at swimming in the Summer Olympic Games?
The correct answer is '7'
Olympics Question 5
Canberra and Sydney - What year did Sydney hold the Summer Olympics?
The correct answer is '2000'
Sydney held the Summer Olympics in 2000. In 2004 they were held in Athens, in 1996 in Atlanta and in 1992 in Barcelona.
Olympics Question 6
Olympic Symbols and Ceremonies - The five colors of the rings on the Olympic Flag are blue, yellow, black, red, and green. Three rings are across the top, and two are along the bottom. Which two are on the bottom?
The correct answer is 'Yellow and green'
These colors may be found on most flags of the world. From left to right are blue, black and red across the top with yellow and green along the bottom.
Olympics Question 7
The History of Sports - Which two objects were hurled during the ancient Greek Olympics?
The correct answer is 'discus and javelin'
Olympics Question 8
"Miracle", the Facts - What is the name of the player who got a $30,000 signing bonus, so he wasn't at the Olympic tryout?
The correct answer is 'Joey Mullen'
Jim Craig mentions his name to Jack O'Callahan when they first meet up with each other at the Colorado tryouts. Mullen was the first US born player to score 500 goals in the NHL.
Olympics Question 9
The Ancient Greek Olympics - When was boxing first viewed in the stadium?
The correct answer is '688 BC'
Some boxing matches could last all day long, and competitors often sustained damage to the face.
Olympics Question 10
1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays - Which former Blue Jay played on a U.S. baseball Olympic team?
The correct answer is 'Ed Sprague'
Journeyman infielder Ed Sprague, who has played for Toronto, Pittsburgh, Oakland, San Diego, Boston, and Seattle, was on both World Series teams. Early in the next decade (the 2000s) this 'veteran' was playing for the Oklahoma RedHawks, the Triple-A affiliate of the Rangers. Sprague played on the 1988 U.S. Olympic team; catcher Pat Borders was on the 2000 Olympic team