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olympics Trivia Quiz # 90

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Olympics Question 1
My Olympic Hero! - Which Pay Per View did Kurt Angle make his WWE debut in?
 Survivor Series
 Fully Loaded
 No Mercy
 King Of The Ring
The correct answer is 'Survivor Series'
Kurt made his debut in November 1999. Three years after winning the gold medal.

Olympics Question 2
Dutch Sports I - Which Dutch female athlete won 4 Olympic gold medals in the 1948 London Olympics?
 Nelly Cooman
 Fanny Blankers-Koen
 Ellen van Langen
 Sjoukje Dijkstra
The correct answer is 'Fanny Blankers-Koen'
Fanny Blankers-Koen was elected female athlete of the 20th century.

Olympics Question 3
Gymnastics - Which gymnast earned an individual bronze medal for her performance on the floor in the 1996 Olympics?
 Shannon Miller
 Dominique Dawes
 Amy Chow
 Kerri Strug
The correct answer is 'Dominique Dawes'

Olympics Question 4
20th Century Olympics - Where were the 1992 Olympic Games held?
 Athens
 Seoul
 London
 Barcelona
The correct answer is 'Barcelona'

Olympics Question 5
RATM "Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium" - In the back, there is a list of politically active websites. What is the web address for Rock for Choice?
 www.itsmylife.org
 www.feminist.org
 www.standup.org
 www.rockforchoice.org
The correct answer is 'www.feminist.org'
Including Rock for Choice, there are 23 websites listed in the leaflet.

Olympics Question 6
Basic Bodybuilding - If one is taking Anabolic steroids, Growth Hormone, and Insulin (all of which increase muscle mass and performance), which one(s) will not be detectable by using current Olympic and IFBB testing standards?
 Growth Hormone
 Anabolic Steroids and Insulin
 Insulin
 Growth Hormone and Insulin
The correct answer is 'Growth Hormone and Insulin'
Growth Hormone and Insulin are very effective muscle building compounds.

Olympics Question 7
Reggie Miller - Reggie has won an Olympic Gold Medal.
 True
 False
The correct answer is 'True'
Reggie was part of "Dream Team 3", that won the Gold Medal in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996. He was also a member of the second Dream Team which won the World Championship of Basketball in 1994.

Olympics Question 8
Athens Olympics - What was the score after 12 rounds of the Archery semi-final between Yamamoto of Japan and Cuddihy of Australia?
 112-112
 114-114
 115-115
 113-113
The correct answer is '115-115'
Yamamoto won in a sudden death shoot off. He eventually won the Silver. Cuddihy of Australia won the Bronze.

Olympics Question 9
New Zealand Olympic Medallists - How many medals did New Zealand win at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow?
 0
 2
 1
 3
The correct answer is '0'
New Zealand joined other western nations in boycotting the Olympics. However, three kayakers and one modern pentathlete did compete as individuals but did not win any medals.

Olympics Question 10
Stamp It Out I - Which American athlete and three time Olympic Champion was commemorated on a stamp in 1994?
 Mary Lou Retton
 Florence Griffith-Joyner
 Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
 Wilma Rudolph
The correct answer is 'Wilma Rudolph'
Listed as number 8 on the Sports Illustrated list of top 100 female athletes, Wilma Rudolph had a troubled start. As a child, she had polio, double pneumonia and scarlet fever. On September 7th, 1960, in Rome, Wilma showed how much she had overcome those obstacles by becoming the first American woman to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics. She participated in and won the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. She was also the featured anchor on the 400-meter relay team.



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