by magpie in the 80's » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:38 pm
by 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
by Thiele » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:06 pm
by 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
by magpie in the 80's » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:16 pm
Thiele wrote:4. Olympic Flag
by Thiele » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:28 pm
by Grahaml » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:35 pm
by 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.![]()
by spell_check » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:38 pm
by magpie in the 80's » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:30 am
spell_check wrote:1) It's Pierre something...De Coubertin?
by am Bays » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:47 am
by 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
by magpie in the 80's » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:00 pm
by brod » Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:45 am
by 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
by Thiele » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:40 pm
by magpie in the 80's » Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:05 pm
Thiele wrote:24. The water cube
by 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
by magpie in the 80's » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:01 pm
by magpie in the 80's » Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:00 pm
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