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1. At age sixteen, Gabby Douglas became the first US gymnast to win both the individual all-around gold medal and the team gold in the same Olympic competition. Her achievements earned her what nickname?
2. If there'd been a medal awarded for "Best Helicopter Jump at An Opening Ceremony" who would have won it at the 2012 Olympic Games?
3. Archery, a relatively minor sport in past Olympics, leapt to the forefront of the 2012 Olympics in London thanks in part to which series of books?
4. Which Canadian athlete, who competed in the 2012 Games, had the distinction of being the only Olympic athlete to have won multiple medals in both Summer and Winter Olympics?
5. In which event did two brothers from Great Britain win both the gold and bronze medals, enabling them to mount the platform together for the victory ceremony?
6. Which U.S. hurdler, who surprisingly decided to start out of the blocks on the opposite foot, achieved both a personal best time and a gold medal in 110m hurdles?
7. The London 2012 Summer Olympics featured a sport which women could participate in for the very first time. Which sport was this?
8. Andy Murray won gold at the 2012 Olympics in the Men's Singles Tennis. Do you know where Andy was born?
9. What detail makes the awards ceremonies for rowing different from those of other sports?
10. During the opening ceremonies, there were four athletes whose flag was the Olympic rings, and their country code was "IOA." What does "IOA" represent?
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