Test Your Olympic Knowledge 2

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    Between the 1936 Games in Berlin and the 1948 Games in London, two Olympic were canceled. Why?

    • Economics
    • War
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So you think you know a lot about the Olympics? Here's a hard-hitting quiz that could stump even the most ardent fan of the rings.
By Randy Sumimoto & Dennis Pimentel
sports@mercurynews. Com

Test Your Olympic Knowledge 2 - Quiz

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  • 2. 

    How many gold medals did sprint/long jump king Carl Lewis win?

    • 9

    • 12

    • 11

    Correct Answer
    A. 9
    Explanation
    9 (4, 1984 Los Angeles; 2, 1988 Seoul; 2, 1992 Barcelona; 1, 1996 Atlanta)

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  • 3. 

    How old was Michael Phelps when he competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics?

    • 16

    • 15

    • 14

    Correct Answer
    A. 15
    Explanation
    Michael Phelps was just 15 years old when he competed in Sydney.

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  • 4. 

    Who was the leading scorer on the "Dream Team" in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?  

    • Michael Jordan

    • Chris Mullin

    • Charles Barkley

    Correct Answer
    A. Charles Barkley
    Explanation
    Charles Barkley led the team in scoring averaging 18 points per game.

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  • 5. 

    Which of these was never an Olympic sport?

    • Bowling

    • Golf

    • Tug-of-war

    Correct Answer
    A. Bowling
    Explanation
    Bowling. Golf was part of the 1900 and 1904 Olympics. Tug of war was contested from 1900 to 1920.

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  • 6. 

    Who did the "Dream Team" beat in the gold medal basketball game in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?

    • Brazil

    • Croatia

    • Spain

    Correct Answer
    A. Croatia
    Explanation
    Croatia lost to the United States 117-85.

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  • 7. 

    Who won the gold medal as a heavyweight boxer in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics?

    • George Foreman

    • Muhammad Ali

    • Joe Frazier

    Correct Answer
    A. George Foreman
    Explanation
    Foreman, who beat Russian Ionas Chepulis in the gold medal bout.

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  • 8. 

    Which country won the most medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

    • United States

    • China

    • Russia

    Correct Answer
    A. United States
    Explanation
    The United States won 110 medals in Beijing.

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  • 9. 

    Which of these future U.S. Army generals finished fifth in the modern pentathlon?

    • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    • George S. Patton

    • Douglas MacArthur

    Correct Answer
    A. George S. Patton
    Explanation
    Patton. He was a lieutenant when he participated in the 1912 Games in Stockholm. The modern pentathlon is essentially a soldiering exercise based on having to ride a horse, fight with a sword, shoot a pistol, swim, and run to deliver a message.

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  • 10. 

    Which of these cities was the first to host an Olympics in the United States?

    • Los Angeles

    • Chicago

    • St. Louis

    Correct Answer
    A. St. Louis
    Explanation
    St. Louis in 1904.

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