olympics Trivia Quiz # 5
This is Olympics Quiz # 5, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
Canada, 1952 to 1958 - At the 1952 Winter Olympics (Oslo, Norway), Canada won their only Olympic gold medal in what sport?
The correct answer is 'Men's Ice Hockey'
The Edmonton Mercurys did it with 7 wins and 1 tie. USA won the silver and Sweden the bronze. Canada would not win another Olympic gold medal in Men's Ice Hockey until 2002.
Olympics Question 2
My Olympic Hero! - Which Pay Per View did Kurt Angle make his WWE debut in?
The correct answer is 'Survivor Series'
Kurt made his debut in November 1999. Three years after winning the gold medal.
Olympics Question 3
All About Carly Patterson - Carly Patterson won the silver medal on Beam finals in the 2004 Olympic games.
The correct answer is 'True'
Her final score was 9.775.
Olympics Question 4
Muhammad Ali - Heavyweight Champion - After winning Olympic gold and turning professional, Clay was sponsored by a group of Louisville businessmen who hired his first pro trainer. What legendary boxer did they hire as his trainer?
The correct answer is 'Archie Moore'
Moore was soon released as he proved too strict for the free-spirited Clay. Two years later he was also the victim of a fourth round knockout at the hands of Clay.
Olympics Question 5
Sports Legends - Mark Spitz won an unprecedented SEVEN swimming gold medals for the USA. At which Olympic Games did he achieve this feat?
The correct answer is 'Munich 1972'
Spitz won four individual golds and three team relay golds. But his fame saw a diversion away from swimming and into the world of the "celebrity" and he never made it to Montreal four years later to defend his many titles.
Olympics Question 6
Nadia Comaneci - How many perfect tens did Nadia earn at the 1976 Montreal Olympics?
The correct answer is '7'
She earned the first perfect 10 in Olympic history, and went on to do it six more times in the course of the competition. Almost every gymnastics fan has heard the story of how the scoreboard was not equipped to handle a 10 because no one had ever achieved perfection before, so it flashed a 1.0 as the score. Nadia and Karolyi were understandably upset until they found out what it meant.
Olympics Question 7
RMS Olympic-First Born of the Olympic Class Ships - Which of these distinguishing features separated Olympic from Titanic?
The correct answer is 'a deck promenade was open fully'
Even though the ships were the same length and looked like each other, there was at least one distinguishing feature between the two vessels. Olympic's promenade, located on A Deck, was open all the way around. Titanic's promenade was enclosed at the forward end.
Olympics Question 8
'M*A*S*H' - 'The M*A*S*H Olympics' - Colonel Potter devises a very clever plan to force the 4077th personnel to get in shape. The M*A*S*H will hold its own Olympics, with Hawkeye and BJ as the two team captains. After the Colonel's announcement, BJ and Hawkeye make a friendly bet. What will the loser have to do for the winner for a week?
The correct answer is 'Push him around in a wheelchair'
Hawkeye initially insists on being worshipped at his throne, but since a wheelchair is the closest thing to a throne at the 4077th the eventual idea suggested by BJ (to be pushed around in a wheelchair) wins out. In the end, BJ and Hawkeye push Ames in the wheelchair when he announces he will be allowed to stay in the army after losing 20 lbs.
Olympics Question 9
2002 Olympic Figure Skating - Which female pair skater came tantalisingly close to landing the first throw quadruple jump during the free skate in Salt Lake City?
The correct answer is 'Xue Shen'
Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao were considered as outsiders for the title behind Sale and Pelletier and Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze. Known for their athletic style they were at the time, unable of competing artistically against the two other teams.
Early in their free program the pair attempted a throw quadruple Salchow and Shen rotated, cleanly landing before losing her edge and toppling over.
Ironically four years later in Torino, another Chinese team, Zhang Dan and Hao Zhang suffered an injury whilst attempting the same move in their freeskate. Zhang Dan fell awkwardly before hitting the boards, forcing the pair to pause their skate whilst Zhang recovered. They went on to win the silver medal.
Early in their free program the pair attempted a throw quadruple Salchow and Shen rotated, cleanly landing before losing her edge and toppling over.
Ironically four years later in Torino, another Chinese team, Zhang Dan and Hao Zhang suffered an injury whilst attempting the same move in their freeskate. Zhang Dan fell awkwardly before hitting the boards, forcing the pair to pause their skate whilst Zhang recovered. They went on to win the silver medal.
Olympics Question 10
Olympic Medallists: Men - Nedo Nadi is the only Italian in the list of most succesfull athletes at one Olympics. In which discipline did he win 5 gold medals in 1920?
The correct answer is 'Fencing'