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London Olympics 2012 Trivia Quiz

The London Olympics 2012 was grand with many world records being broken and created. This quiz is a brief summary about that Games. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by angikar. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
angikar

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

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352,549

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Athletics: Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the gold medal in both the 100m and 200m sprint for men. Who won the silver in both events? Hint

Warren Weir (Jamaica)

Tyson Gay (USA)

Justin Gatlin (USA)

Yohan Blake (Jamaica)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Archery: Which country won the gold medal in the men's team archery? Hint

Italy

Mexico

USA

South Korea

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Question 3 of 10

3. Tennis: Who won the bronze medal in the men's singles? Hint

Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina)

Andy Murray (Great Britain)

Roger Federer (Switzerland)

Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Badminton: Who won the silver medal in the women's singles? Hint

Saina Nehwal (India)

Wang Xin (China)

Wang Yihan (China)

Liu Xuerei (China)

5. Swimming: Michael Phelps, the grand US swimmer, retired after these Olympics. He had won total of 22 medals in 3 Olympics including 4 Gold and 2 Silver in the London Olympics. How many medals of each type did he have in all? Hint

20 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze

18 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze

17 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze

19 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze

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Question 6 of 10

6. Shooting: Who won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol shooting? Hint

Yi Shilling (China)

Guo Wenjun (China)

Celine Goberville (France)

Olena Kostevych (Ukraine)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Hockey: Which country finished last in the men's hockey event? Hint

Netherlands

South Africa

India

Germany

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Question 8 of 10

8. Tennis: Who won the silver in the women's singles? Hint

Maria Kirilenko (Russia)

Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)

Serena Williams (USA)

Maria Sharapova (Russia)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which country finished first in the overall medals tally? Hint

USA

Great Britain

China

South Africa

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these countries did not win a single medal at these Olympics? Hint

Pakistan

Uzbekistan

India

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Athletics: Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the gold medal in both the 100m and 200m sprint for men. Who won the silver in both events?

Answer: Yohan Blake (Jamaica)

Blake, Bolt's compatriot won the silver just tailing Bolt. Bolt set an Olympic record in the 100m sprint by clocking 9.63 seconds. Warren Weir won the bronze in the 200m sprint whilst Gatlin won the bronze in the 100 m sprint.
Usain Bolt became the first athlete to retain both the 100m and 200m sprint titles at an Olympics.

2. Archery: Which country won the gold medal in the men's team archery?

Answer: Italy

Italy won the gold after a nail biting finish against USA, who won the silver. South Korea defeated Mexico to win the bronze medal. South Korea's Im Dong-Hyon was the archer with most individual points.

3. Tennis: Who won the bronze medal in the men's singles?

Answer: Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina)

In the bronze medal match, Del Potro defeated Djokovic 7-5, 6-4. Murray won the gold after crushing Federer, who won the silver, 6-2, 6-1, (6-4). In the semis, Federer defeated Del Potro 3-6, 7-6, 19-17 and Murray defeated Djokovic 7-5, 7-5.

4. Badminton: Who won the silver medal in the women's singles?

Answer: Wang Yihan (China)

Liu Xuerei defeated Yihan to win the gold medal. Nehwal won the bronze medal in spite losing the first set as her opponent Wang Xin retired due to an injury. In the semis, Xuerei defeated Xin while Yihan defeated Nehwal.

Answer: 18 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze

The grand swimmer had won 8 gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics! Though he got tough competition from fellow US swimmer Ryan Lochte, he overcame all difficulties. Only, in the 400 m individual medley, he became fourth and narrowly missed the bronze.

6. Shooting: Who won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol shooting?

Answer: Guo Wenjun (China)

Yi Shilling won the gold in the Women's 10m air rifle shooting. In the 10m air pistol shooting event, Wenjun won the Gold. Goberville won the silver whilst Kostevych won the bronze in the silver play-off tiebreaker.

7. Hockey: Which country finished last in the men's hockey event?

Answer: India

India was last after a drubbing in all group matches and a loss to South Africa in the 11th place play-off match. Germany defeated Netherlands 2-0 to win the gold, leaving the latter country with the silver.

8. Tennis: Who won the silver in the women's singles?

Answer: Maria Sharapova (Russia)

Maria Sharapova won the silver after surrendering to Serena, who won the gold, 2-6, 0-6. Azarenka won the bronze defeating Kirilenko. In the semis, Serena defeated Azarenka whilst Sharapova defeated Kirilenko.

9. Which country finished first in the overall medals tally?

Answer: USA

USA was first with 104 medals (45 gold). China was second with 87 medals (39 gold). Great Britain was third.

10. Which of these countries did not win a single medal at these Olympics?

Answer: Pakistan

India won 2 silvers and 4 bronze. Uzbekistan won a bronze medal. Qatar won two bronze medals. Pakistan did not win any medals.

Source: Author angikar

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