olympics Trivia Quiz # 9
This is Olympics Quiz # 9, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
Cities of Germany - World capital of Oktoberfest and host of the 1972 Olympic Games?
The correct answer is 'Munich'
I would be loathe to comment on Berlin and not Munich so here goes: Munich is a great city too!
Olympics Question 2
Figure Skating Champions - Sonja Henie won the gold medal for figure skating at the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Winter Olympics. She won the first of ten consecutive world championships in 1927. Which country did she win her first Worlds in?
The correct answer is 'Norway'
Sonja won in her home country.
Olympics Question 3
2004 Olympics - What medal did the United States win in men's basketball?
The correct answer is 'Bronze'
United States lost to Argentina in the semi-finals. They then beat Lithuania to win bronze.
Olympics Question 4
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 5
Compendium of Questions, Part 2 - Where were the 1994 Winter Olympic Games held?
The correct answer is 'Lillehammer'
Lillehammer, the commercial and administrative capital of the Oppland Region, is a pretty town in southeastern Norway. The town was widely praised for the way it organized the Olympic Games for most of the events were near to the town center and Olympic Village.
Olympics Question 6
Sportsmen That Made Croatia Famous - This 1.96 m tall basketballer was born on 22nd October 1964. In his glowing career he played for Sibenik, Cibona, Real Madrid, Portland Trail Blazers and New Jersey Nets. He also won 3 Olympic medals with the Croatian national basketball team and was one of the best 3-PT shooters of all times. He died in a car crash in 1993.
The correct answer is 'Drazen Petrovic'
His great career would have been even greater if his life ended on 7th June 1993 in Germany, in a carcrash. He won olympic medals on 3 occassions - bronze in 1984, silver in 1988, and silver in 1992.
Olympics Question 7
Olympic Gymnastics 2004 - In which event did the United States women win two medals in the individual competition?
The correct answer is 'Uneven bars'
They had two athletes compete in both the uneven bars and balance beam.
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
20th Century Olympics - In what sport did Mark Spitz win seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics?
The correct answer is 'Swimming'
Olympics Question 10
Moscow Olympics - Track and Field - How many Britons finished the marathon?
The correct answer is '0'
David Black, Bernie Ford and Ian Thompson all dropped out between 25km and 35km, in a race won by East German Waldemar Cierpinski, who had also won in Montreal. All three Russians however finished in the top five.