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2004 Athens Trivia Quizzes

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15 2004 Athens quizzes and 155 2004 Athens trivia questions.
1.
  Women's Olympic Basketball 2004    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is for the fans of Womens' Basketball who followed the 2004 Olympic team and its players. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, LadyBears2005, Sep 05 08
Tough
LadyBears2005
296 plays
2.
  2004 Olympics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are questions about the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Average, 10 Qns, Flags12345, May 24 09
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Flags12345
2288 plays
3.
  Olympic Stats from Athens 2004    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A few facts and figures from the Olympic Games in Athens. To win gold you must get twelve or more. silver between eight and eleven, and bronze five to seven. 4th place to those who dip below five.
Tough, 15 Qns, doomed, Sep 05 04
Tough
doomed
1000 plays
4.
  Tough Athens Olympics Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge on what happened during the Olympic Games in Athens 2004.
Tough, 10 Qns, MPACdancer13, Sep 29 06
Tough
MPACdancer13
1482 plays
5.
  Olympic Swimming 2004    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz covers the swimming events at the 2004 Olympic games in Athens. It focuses mainly on the United States.
Average, 10 Qns, bilig, Aug 18 24
Average
bilig
Aug 18 24
1092 plays
6.
  Olympic Swimmers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Read the description and see if you can figure out who it is!
Tough, 10 Qns, commby_89, Aug 21 08
Tough
commby_89
513 plays
7.
  Decathlon Dream Team 2004    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Imagine if the decathlon was a team event. Which athletes would have made the decathlon all-star team at the Athens 2004 Olympics?
Average, 10 Qns, sundaylive, Aug 21 08
Average
sundaylive
549 plays
8.
  Olympic Gymnastics 2004    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will cover the men's and women's gymnastic competitions in the 2004 Olympics.
Tough, 10 Qns, bilig, Aug 25 04
Tough
bilig
1362 plays
9.
  Athens 2004 : Records & History    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the records broken and history made in Athens 2004.
Tough, 10 Qns, michisichi, Dec 25 05
Tough
michisichi
874 plays
10.
  Games of the 28th Olympiad    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Athens, Greece 2004 - the Games of the 28th Olympiad.
Difficult, 10 Qns, rogerw1nz, Jul 28 04
Difficult
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trivia question Quick Question
Prior to 2004, Athens previously held the Games in which year?

From Quiz "Games of the 28th Olympiad"




11.
  Who Finished Second in Swimming?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We all remember the victories of Athens 2004, but what of those who finished second? This quiz focuses on those who just fell short in the pool.
Tough, 10 Qns, scsloth, Dec 10 04
Tough
scsloth
486 plays
12.
  Athens Olympic Swimming    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
10 questions about the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Tough, 10 Qns, commby_89, Feb 24 05
Tough
commby_89
511 plays
13.
  Athens Olympics: 10 Questions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about the first few days of the Athens Olympics.
Difficult, 10 Qns, abcdefghijkl, Oct 21 04
Difficult
abcdefghijkl
725 plays
14.
  Olympics 2004    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Miss the Athens games already? Revisit them by taking this quiz.
Difficult, 10 Qns, movieman82, Dec 09 08
Difficult
movieman82
918 plays
15.
  More Olympics for Dummies    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Didn't have enough of the Olympics? Well, here's another one!
Difficult, 10 Qns, movieman82, Nov 17 04
Difficult
movieman82
523 plays

2004 Athens Trivia Questions
1. Which swimmer won the women's 100M butterfly?

From Quiz Athens Olympic Swimming

Answer: Petria Thomas (Australia)

Petria came into the Athens games with four of the top five times in the year.

2. 200 metres freestyle: Billed as the race of the whole programme, Australian Ian Thorpe was triumphant in a New Olympic Record. Who finished second?

From Quiz Who Finished Second in Swimming?

Answer: Pieter Van Den Hoogenband (NED)

Pieter swam for the PSV Eindhoven club in Holland. He listened to Pearl Jam tapes before swimming.

3. How many possible medals can a female artistic gymnast win at an Olympics?

From Quiz More Olympics for Dummies

Answer: 6

She can win one in the team competition, one for the individual all-around competition and one in each of the four individual event competitions. That adds up to six.

4. How many medals had Greece received by the end of the games?

From Quiz Athens Olympics

Answer: 16

Greece, the host country, got six gold medals, six silver medals, and four bronze medals making the total number of medals won at 16.

5. The first Gold Medal of the 2004 Olympic Games was in which sport?

From Quiz Athens Olympics

Answer: Shooting

Du Li won the Womens 10m Air Rifle final with an Olympic Record 104 points.

6. On which date were these Olympic Games awarded to Athens?

From Quiz Games of the 28th Olympiad

Answer: September 5, 1997

The International Olympic Committee announced the selection of Athens at the 106th IOC Session, at its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

7. In which women's event was there a tie for the bronze medal?

From Quiz Athens Olympic Swimming

Answer: 200M Backstroke

Anjte Buschschulte of Germany, and Japanese swimmer Reiko Nakamura, tied for the bronze medal.

8. 100 metres breaststroke: This event was surprisingly won by China's Xuejuan Luo. Who was runner-up?

From Quiz Who Finished Second in Swimming?

Answer: Brooke Hanson (AUS)

Brooke was a member of the Nunawading Swimming Club in Melbourne. Her nickname was 'Chook'.

9. Paul Hamm's men's individual all-around gymnastics gold medal was under some controversy. In which other event did he participate also have some controversy?

From Quiz More Olympics for Dummies

Answer: The high bar event

The Greek crowd booed when Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov was given a low score for what seemed like a superior performance. After the booing went on for a few minutes, the judges gave Nemov a higher score, but still not enough to win a medal. Paul did an arguably less spectacular routine and got a silver.

10. Yana Klochkova, the Gold Medalist in the Womens 400 and 200 metre Swimming Individual Medley, represented which country?

From Quiz Athens Olympics

Answer: Ukraine

Klochkova also won two Gold Medals in the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

11. Prior to 2004, Athens previously held the Games in which year?

From Quiz Games of the 28th Olympiad

Answer: 1896

The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in April, 1896. 311 competitors (all men) from 13 countries took part in nine sports.

12. Which nation won the men's 4X100M freestyle relay?

From Quiz Athens Olympic Swimming

Answer: South Africa

In winning the event, the South African team also broke the world record set by the Australian team back in Sydney 2000.

13. 50 metres freestyle: American Gary Hall Jr won gold at Athens, but who came second?

From Quiz Who Finished Second in Swimming?

Answer: Duje Draganja (CRO)

Duje enjoys skiing and watching movies. He swam out of Berkeley, California.

14. In the swimming competition, the USA won 28 medals and came in first place. Which country was second?

From Quiz Athens Olympics

Answer: Australia

Australia came in second winning 15 medals; seven gold, five silver, and three bronze.

15. Which Australian Shooter going for his third consecutive Gold Medal, missed the final of the Men's Trap?

From Quiz Athens Olympics

Answer: Michael Diamond

Unfortunately, Michael Diamond missed the final. Another Australian, Adam Vella, won the Bronze Medal.

16. Who was the anchor leg for the Australian women's 4X100M freestyle relay?

From Quiz Athens Olympic Swimming

Answer: Jodie Henry

The order of swimmers were: Alice Mills, Libby Lenton, Petria Thomas, and Jodie Henry. Jodie also swam the fastest relay split in history, with a time of 52.95 seconds.

17. 800 metres freestyle: Japan's Ai Shibata won this event, but who touched next?

From Quiz Who Finished Second in Swimming?

Answer: Laure Manaudou (FRA)

Laure was born in Villeurbanne, France, on 9th Oct 1986.

18. South Africa broke the world record in the final of the mens 4 x 100 metre swimming relay. Which country held the record that the South Africans broke?

From Quiz Athens Olympics

Answer: Australia

Australia were the defending champions but only finished sixth.

19. What cities missed out in the final selection for hosting the 2004 Olympic Games?

From Quiz Games of the 28th Olympiad

Answer: Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Rome & Stockholm

The vote for host city is a highly complicated procedure. IOC members vote in a secret ballot, with the lowest polling city dropping out in each round, until a city is chosen. The losing cities were eliminated in this order: Buenos Aires, Stockholm, Cape Town and finally Rome, which lost 41-66 to Athens in the final round.

20. 1500 metres freestyle: Australian distance swimmer Grant Hackett claimed gold, but who was runner-up in this race?

From Quiz Who Finished Second in Swimming?

Answer: Larsen Jensen (USA)

Larsen swam for the Mission Viejo club in California. He liked listening to punk rock.

21. Gary Hall won the gold swimming in which race?

From Quiz More Olympics for Dummies

Answer: 50m freestyle

Gary won the 50m freestyle by hundredths of a second.

22. In Beach Volleyball there were two countries that tied for first place. Each country won two medals. One was the USA and the other was who?

From Quiz Athens Olympics

Answer: Brazil

Brazil was the other, winning the gold for the men and the silver for the women.

23. Kirsty Coventry won the first swimming Gold Medal for Zimbabwe in what event?

From Quiz Athens Olympics

Answer: 200m Backstroke

Coventry won Bronze in the 400 IM, Silver in the 200 IM, and Gold in the 200 Backstroke.

24. What are the names of the Official Mascots?

From Quiz Games of the 28th Olympiad

Answer: Phevos and Athena

Phevos and Athena are brother and sister official Mascots. Their creation was inspired by an ancient Greek doll and their names are linked to ancient Greece.

25. How many female swimmers/teams retained their Olympic titles from Sydney 2000?

From Quiz Athens Olympic Swimming

Answer: 3

Even though four swimming events were successfully defended, only three swimmers were needed to do this. They were Inge de Bruijn-50M free, Yana Klochkova-200M and 400M individual medley, and the USA 4X200M freestyle relay.

26. 100 metres freestyle: Jodie Henry of Australia won this event. Who finished next?

From Quiz Who Finished Second in Swimming?

Answer: Inge De Bruijn (NED)

Inge had the nickname Inky. She also played water polo.

27. What was the score after 12 rounds of the Archery semi-final between Yamamoto of Japan and Cuddihy of Australia?

From Quiz Athens Olympics

Answer: 115-115

Yamamoto won in a sudden death shoot off. He eventually won the Silver. Cuddihy of Australia won the Bronze.

28. In the ancient Games, dating back to the year 776 BC, what was the distance of the original race, called the 'stade'?

From Quiz Games of the 28th Olympiad

Answer: 192.2 metres

This was the only event for the first thirteen Olympiads. Other events were added in later years. The ancient Games were finally banned by the Emperor Theodosius I in AD393.

29. How many male swimmers/teams retained their Olympic titles from Sydney 2000?

From Quiz Athens Olympic Swimming

Answer: 5

Gary Hall Jr-50M freestyle, Pieter Van Den Hoogenband-100M freestyle, Ian Thorpe-400M freestyle, Grant Hackett-1500M freestyle, and the USA 4X100M medley relay.

30. 200 metres IM: Michael Phelps, the star of the Games, won this event. Who finished second?

From Quiz Who Finished Second in Swimming?

Answer: Ryan Lochte (USA)

Ryan is from New York City. He swam for University of Florida.

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