olympics Trivia Quiz # 48
This is Olympics Quiz # 48, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
The Undisputed Lennox Lewis - At what weight did Lennox win Olympic gold in 1988?
The correct answer is 'Super Heavyweight'
Lewis beat Riddick Bowe in the Olympic final, a man, who, despite all the 'trash talk', never wanted to face Lennox in the ring as a professional.
Olympics Question 2
Norsemen, Egyptians and Greeks in "Asterix" - The winner of the wrestling event in the Olympic games in "Asterix and the Olympic Games" is from which Greek city/colony?
The correct answer is 'Rhodes'
The colossus who won the wrestling event was the only participant from Rhodes. He was able to win the gold medal (or the olive crown) in wrestling. Not that this makes him more powerful than Obelix, which he, and his brother find out the hard way - by getting thumped by Obelix, much to the amusement of Vitalstatistix.
Olympics Question 3
Cities of the Olympics - Sapporo in Japan hosted the XI Winter Olympic Games in 1972. On which Japanese island is the city of Sapporo?
The correct answer is 'Hokkaido'
Due to the Olympics being held in Sapporo, the city now has many sports facilities. Sapporo has now become what could perhaps be described as the Winter Sports capital of the Orient, with frequent international sporting competitions. For example, Sapporo is the host city of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007. Hokkaido is the northernmost of the four main Japanese islands. It is also the second-largest of all the islands in the archipelagic nation of Japan, the largest being Honshu.
Olympics Question 4
The Eurovision Song Contest - FunTrivia Edition! - Here comes Peach for another 'flourish'. She is now singing her song for Norway, a country famous for their nil point efforts. Cover your ears, people. Here she goes...
'Take me to the fjörds and hold me close
Stavanger and the cold, wet snow
Svalbard! Svalbard! Torshavn and Faeroe
Two hammers and a town called Oslo!
Wooo!'
Well at least they'll get a point from Sweden. I hope. When the Winter Olympics was held in Norway in 1994, what town were the majority of the events held in?
Hint: The answer is also where the games were actually held.
'Take me to the fjörds and hold me close
Stavanger and the cold, wet snow
Svalbard! Svalbard! Torshavn and Faeroe
Two hammers and a town called Oslo!
Wooo!'
Well at least they'll get a point from Sweden. I hope. When the Winter Olympics was held in Norway in 1994, what town were the majority of the events held in?
Hint: The answer is also where the games were actually held.
The correct answer is 'Lillehammer'
The Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics were interesting, because it was the only time that the Winter Olympics were held two years after the last ones. This is because in 1986, it was decided that the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics should not be held on the same year, but on alternating even-numbered years. This came into effect after the 1992 Winter Olympic games in Albertville, France.
Lillehammer beat off stiff competition from Anchorage, Östersund/Åre (in Sweden), and Sofia (capital of Bulgaria) to host the Winter Olympics in 1994. There were 67 countries competing, and a total of 1737 participants in 61 events (in six sports).
Lillehammer beat off stiff competition from Anchorage, Östersund/Åre (in Sweden), and Sofia (capital of Bulgaria) to host the Winter Olympics in 1994. There were 67 countries competing, and a total of 1737 participants in 61 events (in six sports).
Olympics Question 5
Olympics 1896 to 2000 - Who was the 1996 Olympic champion in the 1500 metre freestyle?
The correct answer is 'Kieren Perkins'
And he als owned the Wolrd Record in the time of 14:41.66.
Olympics Question 6
Do You Remember 1976? - Where were the Summer Olympics held in 1976?
The correct answer is 'Montreal'
It was at these Olympics that 14 year old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10. (In the uneven bars event)
Olympics Question 7
UK and World Athletics - Young and virtually unknown athlete Kelly Sotherton, took an unexpected but very much deserved silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. What was her event?
The correct answer is 'Heptathlon'
Kelly followed in the footsteps of British Olympic great Denise Lewis, who won gold in the same event in the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Denise was also competing in the heptathlon in Athens, making a creditable return to athletics after taking time out for the birth of her daughter Lauren in April 2002.
Olympics Question 8
Hull Olympics No. 2 - In 2003 the Olympics won their fifth President's Cup. In which city did they play for the Memorial Cup?
The correct answer is 'Quebec'
It was in Quebec City, in the Pepsi Coluseum were it all happened.
Olympics Question 9
Olympic Stats from Athens - Michael Phelps won 50% of the gold medals USA won in the swimming pool?
The correct answer is 'True'
Phelps won gold in the 400m individual medley, 200m butterfly, 200m individual medley, 100m butterfly, 4x100m medley relay, and 4x 200m free relay. He added the bronze for the 200m freestyle and the 4x100m free relay. This gave him a total of 8 individual medals of which 6 were gold. The US team as a whole secured 12 golds (and 28 in total).
Olympics Question 10
Olympics Throughout Time - Which of these was NOT a foot race in the ancient Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Marathon'
There were three kinds of foot-races:
1. the stade (a length of one stade or 200m race).
2. the diaulos (a length of two stades, 400m race).
3. the dolichos, or the long race (ranged between 7-24 stades, or 1,400 - 1,800m).
1. the stade (a length of one stade or 200m race).
2. the diaulos (a length of two stades, 400m race).
3. the dolichos, or the long race (ranged between 7-24 stades, or 1,400 - 1,800m).