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SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:38 pm

1. Who is known as the Father of Modern Olympics?
PIERCE DE COUBERTIN
2. Who was the first winner in modern Olympics?
JAMES CONNELLY
3. Who is the athlete to win the Olympic marathon barefoot?
ABEBE BIKILA
4. What is typically handed over by the host city to the next organizing city at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games?
OLYMPIC FLAG
5. Which city was the first to host the Summer Olympics twice?
PARIS
6. What object did the archers hit during the competition before the target board was introduced?
A BIRD
7. Who won the gold medal for cricket, when it was last played at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games?
GREAT BRITIAN
8. In which events did the versatile American sportsman Jim Thorpe win two gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics?
PENTATHLON AND DECATHLON
9. What is the meaning of the motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' of the Olympic Games?
FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER
10. What is the exact distance in km's of the marathon race in the Olympics?
42.19 KM'S
11. In which years were the Summer Olympics cancelled due to World War II?
1940 AND 1944
12. Name the person who has won the maximum number of total career Olympic medals
LARISSA LATYNINA
13. Who is the founder of ancient Olympic games?
HECALES
14. Which city held the 1928 Summer Olympics
AMSTERDAM
15. In which year were the formal drug tests introduced in the Olympic Games?
1968
16. In which event did the Australian legend Ric Charlesworth win a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics?
HOCKEY
17. Which was the chief venue for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow?
LUZHNIKI STADIUM
18. Which new game was introduced at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
TRIATHLON
19. When was the first time the Olympic Games moved to Asia?
1964
20. Name the date that is known as 'Black September Day' in Olympic history?
SEPT. 5TH 1972
21. At the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, which Korean martial art was introduced as a demonstration sport?
TAEKWANDO
22. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, who won the women's 100-meters gold medal despite having been diagnosed with Graves' disease in 1990?
GAIL DEVERS
23. Which character designs are incorporated in the five 'good luck dolls' that are the mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
FISH - GIANT PANDA - FIRE - ANTELOPE - SWALLOW
24. Which stadium features on the medals awarded at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
PANATHNAKIA STADIUM
25. Which two modern sports were blended in the ancient Pankration, a sport introduced in the Greek Olympic Games in 648 B.C.?
BOXING AND WRESTLING
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby Interceptor » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:05 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:4. What is typically handed over by the host city to the next organizing city at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games? torch?
5. Which city was the first to host the Summer Olympics twice? London?
9. What is the meaning of the motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' of the Olympic Games? Higher, Faster, Longer
10. What is the exact distance in km's of the marathon race in the Olympics? 42.195
11. In which years were the Summer Olympics cancelled due to World War II? 1940, 1944
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby Thiele » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:06 pm

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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:16 pm

Interceptor wrote:4. What is typically handed over by the host city to the next organizing city at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games? torch? INCORRECT
5. Which city was the first to host the Summer Olympics twice? London? INCORRECT
9. What is the meaning of the motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' of the Olympic Games? Higher, Faster, Longer CLOSE BUT INCORRECT
10. What is the exact distance in km's of the marathon race in the Olympics? 42.195
11. In which years were the Summer Olympics cancelled due to World War II? 1940, 1944

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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:16 pm

Thiele wrote:4. Olympic Flag

CORRECT JT
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby Thiele » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:28 pm

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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby Grahaml » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:35 pm

5. Which city was the first to host the Summer Olympics twice? Paris?

7. Who won the gold medal for cricket, when it was last played at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games? France?

9. What is the meaning of the motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' of the Olympic Games? Faster, Higher, Stronger

14. Which city held the 1928 Summer Olympics. St Louis?

15. In which year were the formal drug tests introduced in the Olympic Games? 1972?

16. In which event did the Australian legend Ric Charlesworth win a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics? Hockey?

18. Which new game was introduced at the 2000 Sydney Olympics? Triathlon

19. When was the first time the Olympic Games moved to Asia? Tokyo

21. At the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, which Korean martial art was introduced as a demonstration sport? Taekwando?

24. Which stadium features on the medals awarded at the 2008 Beijing Olympics? Bird's nest.
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:28 pm

Grahaml wrote:5. Which city was the first to host the Summer Olympics twice? Paris?

7. Who won the gold medal for cricket, when it was last played at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games? France? [-(

9. What is the meaning of the motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' of the Olympic Games? Faster, Higher, Stronger

14. Which city held the 1928 Summer Olympics. St Louis? [-(

15. In which year were the formal drug tests introduced in the Olympic Games? 1972? [-(

16. In which event did the Australian legend Ric Charlesworth win a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics? Hockey?

18. Which new game was introduced at the 2000 Sydney Olympics? Triathlon

19. When was the first time the Olympic Games moved to Asia? Tokyo ...WILL ACCEPT. BUT IT WAS WHEN = 1964

21. At the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, which Korean martial art was introduced as a demonstration sport? Taekwando?

24. Which stadium features on the medals awarded at the 2008 Beijing Olympics? Bird's nest. [-(

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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby spell_check » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:38 pm

1) It's Pierre something...De Coubertin?
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:30 am

spell_check wrote:1) It's Pierre something...De Coubertin?

CORRECT SPELLY
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby am Bays » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:47 am

3. Who is the athlete to win the Olympic marathon barefoot?
Kip Kinio (sp) 1960 or 64 Ethiopia

7. Who won the gold medal for cricket, when it was last played at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games?
USA

8. In which events did the versatile American sportsman Jim Thorpe win two gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics?
Swimming

14. Which city held the 1928 Summer Olympics
Stockholm

22. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, who won the women's 100-meters gold medal despite having been diagnosed with Graves' disease in 1990?
Gail Devers...........CORRECT

ALL OTHERS INCORRECT TAS
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:32 pm

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:3. Who is the athlete to win the Olympic marathon barefoot?
Kip Kinio (sp) 1960 or 64 Ethiopia

7. Who won the gold medal for cricket, when it was last played at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games?
USA

8. In which events did the versatile American sportsman Jim Thorpe win two gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics?
Swimming

14. Which city held the 1928 Summer Olympics
Stockholm

22. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, who won the women's 100-meters gold medal despite having been diagnosed with Graves' disease in 1990?
Gail Devers...........CORRECT

ALL OTHERS INCORRECT TAS

OOPS EDITED WRONG :oops:
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:00 pm

I KNOW THEIR OVER BUT STILL A FEW QUESTIONS TO ANSWER HERE :shock:
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby brod » Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:45 am

7 - Great Vritain
14 - Amsterdam
20 - Munich terrorism
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:15 pm

brod wrote:7 - Great Vritain
14 - Amsterdam
20 - Munich terrorism........ASKING FOR THE ACTUAL DATE HERE BROD

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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby Thiele » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:40 pm

24. The water cube
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:05 pm

Thiele wrote:24. The water cube

incorrect jt
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby brod » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:39 am

magpie in the 80's wrote:
brod wrote:7 - Great Vritain
14 - Amsterdam
20 - Munich terrorism........ASKING FOR THE ACTUAL DATE HERE BROD

OTHER 2 CORRECT


Didnt read that too well :roll:
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:01 pm

HAHA NO PROBS MATE :wink:
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 32 OLYMPICS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:00 pm

last days for this quiz :shock:
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