The Big Quiz On Olympics
How Much Do You Really Know About Olympics?
- 1.Which Olympic Games, organized by Peter Ueberroth, were the first ever to be privately financed?
- A.
Stockholm 1956 Summer Games
- B.
Sydney 2000 Summer Games
- C.
Los Angeles 1984 Summer Games
- D.
Lake Placid 1980 Winter Games
- 2.What is the only difference in the rules for the 2010 Men's and Women's Olympic Alpine Skiing Events in Vancouver?
- A.
Boots And Bindings
- B.
Ski Length
- C.
Course length
- D.
Required Apparel
- 3.What is the source of motto of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic games, "With glowing hearts/Des plus brillants exploits"?
- A.
Canada's National Anthem
- B.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- C.
A Poem By Margaret Atwood
- D.
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- 4.Since 1988, what international athletic competition is held right after the Olympic games using the same venues?
- A.
World Cup
- B.
Paralympic Games
- C.
World Championships
- D.
World Games
- 5.Stacy Sykora was the libero, which meant that she couldn't serve or spike, on what US team in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics?
- A.
Women's Field Hockey
- B.
Women's Synchronized Swimming
- C.
Women's Volleyball
- D.
Women's Basketball
- 6.Why is the face-first luge race called "Skeleton?"
- A.
Participants Are Rail Thin
- B.
The First Sled Resembled a Skeleton
- C.
The Sport Is Real Scary
- D.
Jim Skeleton Created The Sport
- 7.What do 2010 U.S. Winter Olympians Ashley Caldwell, Mirai Nagasu and Caydee Denney have in common?
- A.
They Are Second Cousins
- B.
They All Like U2
- C.
They All Have Tattoos
- D.
They Are All 16 Years Old
- 8.What is the name of Olympic Snowboarder Shaun Smith's signature move that involves three half-twists and two head-over-heels flips?
- A.
Dipsy Doozey
- B.
Oopsy Daisy
- C.
Double McTwist
- D.
Three-Two Whoa!
- 9.What are the green flowers at the center of the bouquets presented to 2010 Winter Olympics medal winners?
- A.
Spider Chrysanthemums
- B.
Daisies
- C.
Roses
- D.
Calla Lilies
- 10.What color is the uniform for volunteers at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games that follow the Winter Olympic Games?
- A.
Black With Yellow Trim
- B.
Bright Red
- C.
Bright Turquoise
- D.
Red And White Plaid
- 11.What does the name of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games inukshuk, "Ilanaaq", means in English?
- A.
Friend
- B.
Walk This Way
- C.
Cash Only!
- D.
Thanks For Coming!
- 12.What kind of bike did Tinker Juarez ride during the 1996 Olympics?
- A.
Schwinn
- B.
Trek
- C.
GT
- D.
Cannondale
- 13.What horse did Bruce Davidson ride in the 1996 Olympics?
- A.
Nirvana
- B.
Merry Legs
- C.
Heyday
- D.
Eagle Lion
- 14.Who was the captain for the Canadian hockey team in the 1998 Winter Olympics?
- A.
Stacy Wilson
- B.
Shannon Miller
- C.
Cammie Granato
- D.
Danielle Goyette
- 15.Who was the first women's Olympic gold medalist?
- A.
Herma Planck-Szabo
- B.
Sonja Henie
- C.
Madge Syers
- D.
Magda Julin
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