olympics Trivia Quiz # 69
This is Olympics Quiz # 69, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
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 2
Top Ten USA Women's Gymnasts - She is another Mag 7 gymnast. In addition to the team gold, she also won a silver on uneven bars. She retired for two years after the 1996 Olympics, but then came back to make the 2000 team, where she got to compete in the all-around (unlike 1996). Who was she?
The correct answer is 'Amy Chow'
Chow was quiet and has never really gotten much media attention. Besides being a gymnast, she was also a pianist and very successful academically. Dawes was the other member of the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Teams. Ironically, Dawes competed all around in 1996, but not in 2000 the opposite of Chow.
Olympics Question 3
2002 Olympic Hockey - Austria - Which of these teams did Austria beat in the prelimanary rounds?
The correct answer is 'Slovakia'
They beat Slovakia 3-2 in their final group game, with Unterluggauer scoring the winner.
Olympics Question 4
Michelle Akers - Which of these years did she win a gold medal in the Olympics?
The correct answer is '1996'
Olympics Question 5
Patrick Roy: #1 Goalie - Patrick Roy was never part of the Canadian Olympic team.
The correct answer is 'False'
Although he turned down going to play in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, he did attend the 1998 Olympics in Nagano.
Olympics Question 6
It's All In Barcelona - In the south of the city, near the sea, a hill can be found where the Olympic stadium was built (1992). Name the mountain?
The correct answer is 'Montjuic'
Montjuic has many beautiful gardens and this was also the location where the 1929 World Expo was held. Today, tourists come here to visit the remaining buildings of that Expo, to take a look at the Olympic site or visit the Poble Espanyol.
Olympics Question 7
Basketball Mix History - In which city did basketball debut as an Olympic sport?
The correct answer is 'Berlin'
The first year when basketball was an Olympic sport was in 1936. USA won the Gold the very first time basketball was an Olympic sport with Canada getting the silver.
Olympics Question 8
Can You Get There? - Who wins the cannonball olympics?
The correct answer is 'Charley'
Charley wins with a ten from all the judges.
Olympics Question 9
A-Z Summer Gold Medallists - R: Steve Redgrave of the United Kingdom is the most successful Olympic rower of all time, winning gold medals in how many successive Games?
The correct answer is '5'
Starting with a gold in Los Angeles in 1984 in the coxed fours, he followed with golds in the coxless pairs in 1988, 1992 and 1996. Then after saying 'If anyone sees me even near a boat, he can shoot me', he came out of 'retirement' to win his fifth gold medal at Sydney in the coxless fours. He also won a bronze in the coxed pairs in 1988.
Olympics Question 10
Do You Remember 1948? - The first Olympic Games to be held since 1936 were held in which city?
The correct answer is 'London, England'
There were no Olympic Games in 1940 or in 1944, because of WOrld WarII. The 1936 Games were in Germany.