olympics Trivia Quiz # 42
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Battle of the Sexes: Pt. 1 - From 1956-64, Russian gymnast Larissa Latynina won 9 Summer Olympic gold medals. Of the four men listed below, who has not joined Ms. Latynina in the 9 gold medal club?
The correct answer is 'Matt Biondi - USA'
Swimmer Biondi won 8 golds and is second only to fellow USA swimmer Spitz. Nurmi and Lewis on their 9 golds in track and field, Nurmi as a middle and long distance runner, and Lewis as a sprinter and long jumper.
Olympics Question 2
Olympic Medallists: Men - Hubert van Innis is the only Belgium athlete in the all time list. He won six gold and three silver medals. In which discipline?
The correct answer is 'Archery'
Olympics Question 3
'It's True, It's True' - In what year did Kurt Angle win Olympic Gold?
The correct answer is '1996'
Kurt Angle won Olympic Gold in 1996. He made his country proud, winning the 220 - pound freestyle wrestling competition.
Olympics Question 4
Olympics Throughout Time - There are five colored rings on the Olympic flag. Which one of these is NOT the color of an Olympic Ring?
The correct answer is 'Brown'
The five rings (blue, yellow, black, green and red) symbolize the five continents (except of Antarctica). The fact that they are interconnected, symbolizes the friendship to be gained from the Olympic competitions. According to the Olympic Committee, 'these colors were chosen because at least one of them appeared on the flag of every country'.
Olympics Question 5
Officiation Fiascoes: Fear The Zebra! - In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, the Soviet Union beat the United States in the men's basketball gold-medal game. How many times was time added to the end of the game clock?
The correct answer is '2'
A clock that loses twelve seconds over a period of forty-eight minutes (a basketball game) is expected to lose one two-hundred-fortieth of a second over a twelve-second interval. This would not be measured on the clocks used to time basketball.
Olympics Question 6
New Zealand Olympic Medallists - New Zealand won gold in the men's hockey at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Who did they beat in the final?
The correct answer is 'Australia'
New Zealand beat Australia 1-0 in the final with a goal to Tony Ineson. New Zealand beat the Netherlands in the semi-final, in the third period of extra time.
Olympics Question 7
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 8
Olympic Medallists: Women - In which discipline did Jenny Thompson participate?
The correct answer is 'Swimming'
Olympics Question 9
Olympic Games 1932 - Not surprisingly the U.S.A. won the most medals, including 47% of the golds. Which country came second on the medal table?
The correct answer is 'Italy'
U.S.A. won 41 gold 32 silver & 30 bronze. Italy won 12 of each colour medal, while France won 10 golds and Sweden 9. Finland won only 5 golds, but were third in total medals (25) behind the U.S. and Italy.
Olympics Question 10
Australian Music - In 2000, John Farnham performed in the Sydney Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. What was the name of the song he sang?
The correct answer is 'Dare to Dream'
'Sadie' was Farnham's first ever hit, 'Absolutely Everybody' was sung by Vanessa Amorosi, and 'Advance Australia Fair' is, of course, our national anthem and was sung by Julie Anthony.