olympics Trivia Quiz # 63
This is Olympics Quiz # 63, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
More New Zealand Olympic Medallists - Annelise Coberger won New Zealand's first Winter Olympic medal at what Olympic Games?
The correct answer is 'Albertville 1992'
Annelise Coberger won silver in the women's slalom skiing. This was also the first medal won by a Southern Hemisphere athlete.
Olympics Question 2
Celine Rocks! - What song did Celine sing for the Opening Ceremony of the 1996 Olympic Games?
The correct answer is 'The Power of the Dream'
This was the biggest audience Celine ever sang in front of. It was televised all over the world!
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
"The Pilot" - Dan is supposed to quote high-level sources inside the ____ Olympic committee on Helsinki’s bid for the 2010 Olympics. Helsinki is in Finland, but it is listed on the teleprompter as being in what country?
The correct answer is 'Switzerland'
"Yeah. Finland. The national bird is the whooping swan." - Thanks Elliot!
Olympics Question 5
Track and Field - Who was the men's world record holder in the 200m as well as 400m, before and after the 2000 Olympics in Sydney?
The correct answer is 'Michael Johnson'
He set the 200m record of 19.32 sec on August 1, 1996 and the 400m record of 43.18sec on August 26, 1999.
Olympics Question 6
Easy General Knowledge 8 - Name the 1988 Olympic men's 200m butterfly swimming champion:
Michael __________ ?
Michael __________ ?
The correct answer is 'Gross'
Michael Gross was a West German swimmer who at just over 6 feet 7 inches tall had the nickname ' the albatross' due to the length of his super long arms. He won gold medals at both the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games with the freestyle and butterfly events being his speciality.
Olympics Question 7
Cities of the Olympics 2 - In 1928, Amsterdam hosted the Summer Olympics. This city is the capital of the Netherlands, true or false?
The correct answer is 'True'
Contrary to what many think, Amsterdam is indeed the capital city of the Netherlands. There is often confusion over this issue; whilst The Hague is the seat of government for the nation, the capital is Amsterdam, as this was specified in the constitution of the Netherlands.
Olympics Question 8
It happened in 1994 - Tonya Harding overcame her problems and won a Gold Medal in the 1994 Olympics?
The correct answer is 'False'
She actually finished 8th. Nancy Kerrigan however, finished 2nd and won a Silver medal.
Olympics Question 9
Sporting Families - Brothers Pavel and Valeri Bure are both pretty good hockey players, but their father Vladimir won an Olympic Bronze Medal for the Soviet Union in 1972 in a very different sport. Can you say which one?
The correct answer is 'swimming'
Bure senior finished third behind the great Mark Spitz and fellow American Jerry Heidenreich in the 100 m Freestyle.
Olympics Question 10
Olympic Sport Debut Years - In what year did the Triathlon appear as a medal event?
The correct answer is '2000'
Sydney. The official distance for triathlon was set at a 1500-meter swim, a 40km cycle and a 10km run (taken from pre-existing events in each discipline already on the Olympic program). My apologies to Taekwondo (Sydney 2000), Judo (Tokyo 1964) and Sailing (Paris 1900) but there just was not any room.