olympics Trivia Quiz # 36
This is Olympics Quiz # 36, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
US Winter Olympics - Who won a Speedskating Gold Medal in Salt Lake City 2002 for the US, to go with the Silver and Bronze medals won in Nagano in 1998?
The correct answer is 'Chris Witty'
She was the only US athlete to win 2 medals in Nagano of any color, winning a silver and bronze medal in Speed Skating.
Olympics Question 2
Olympic Games: Melbourne 1956 - How many gold medals did Australia win at the Melbourne games?
The correct answer is '13'
At the time, this was the most gold medals Australia had ever won.
Olympics Question 3
Air Canada - How many points per game did Vince average in the 2000 Olympics?
The correct answer is '14.8'
Vince led the U.S. Olympic squad in scoring average with his 14.8 points per game.
Olympics Question 4
History of the Olympic Games - In which three years of the Modern Olympic Games were there boycotts by various Olympic teams?
The correct answer is '1976, 1980 and 1984'
To protest a New Zealand Rugby tour of South Africa, thirty odd African nations boycotted the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal. In 1980, to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, more than sixty countries withdrew from the Games in Moscow, and then, the Soviet Union withdrew from the 1984 Summer Games which were held in Los Angeles.
Olympics Question 5
World History Made Simple - 753 BC - 3 AD - In 490 BC the Greek army defeated the invading Persians at what place that shares its name with an Olympic event?
The correct answer is 'Marathon'
According to legend, a Greek runner was dispatched from the Plains of Marathon to tell Athens, some 26 miles away, of the Greek victory. After delivering the news, he dropped dead from exhaustion.
Olympics Question 6
Olympic Gymnastics 2004 - In the women's individual events, the United States won a medal in each of the four events.
The correct answer is 'False'
The United States won a silver on the balance beam and vault, and a silver and bronze medal on the uneven bars. Mohini Bhardwaj placed sixth in the floor exercise.
Olympics Question 7
Cities of the Olympics - Antwerp was host to the 1920 Summer Games. The games were given to the city of Antwerp to "honour the suffering that had been inflicted on the Belgian people during the First World War" (from the International Olympic Committee website). What is the adjective that is used to describe someone from Antwerp?
The correct answer is 'Antverpian'
A city in Flanders, Belgium, Antwerp is a very significant city in the Low Countries. Important in the diamond market, and an important port city, Antwerp is extremely historical.
Olympics Question 8
Olympic City - Where the Olympics held in 1896?
The correct answer is 'Athens'
Olympics Question 9
Stars of Irish Sport - After winning three gold medals at the 1996 Olympic Games, she was banned from swimming for four years. Who is she?
The correct answer is 'Michelle Smith deBruin'
Michelle is married to Dutch shot-putter Eric deBruin and has since qualified as a lawyer.
Olympics Question 10
"Miracle", the Facts - What year did Herb Brooks get cut from the US Olympic hockey team?
The correct answer is '1960'
This was the same year team USA won its first hockey gold. So the players knew that Brooks would now stop at nothing, until he got the gold that slipped away 20 years earlier.