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Quiz about Munich Olympics Massacre 1972

Munich Olympics Massacre, 1972 Quiz

This massacre has a lot of information to put in a quiz. That is what this is. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by sonicman7. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sonicman7

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
304,760

Updated
Aug 26 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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905

Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (4/10), Guest 162 (5/10), SraInP (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the terrorist group that carried out the Munich Massacre? Hint

Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade

Hamas

Black September

Islamic Jihad

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which city in Israel did terrorist leader Luttif Afif come from? Hint

Jerusalem

None of these

Tel-Aviv Yafo

Nazareth

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many Israeli children lost a father in the 1972 Summer Olympics? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what previous year had Germany hosted the Olympics and in which city? Hint

None of these

1908 Hamburg

1936 Berlin

1928 Frankfurt

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many countries participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics? Hint

101

192

121

153

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which country had a hostage that was released because he was not from Israel in the Munich Massacre? Hint

Morocco

Uruguay

France

Thailand

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the weightlifting judge that came from Israel in the 1972 Summer Olympics? Hint

Andre Spitzer

Yakov Springer

Yossef Romano

Manfred Schreiber

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which American swimmer had to leave because of their Jewish heritage in the 1972 Summer Olympics? Hint

Michael Phelps

Ray Ewry

Jesse Owens

Mark Spitz

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is generally said to have been the biggest problem in the handling of the hostage crisis? Hint

The incompetence of the Munich police

The fact that the German government did not involve the military

Misjudgements by the Federal Ministry of the Interior

Sheer embarrassment on the fact of the Bavarian government

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Question 10 of 10

10. Had Israel suffered terrorist attacks before the Munich Massacre?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the terrorist group that carried out the Munich Massacre?

Answer: Black September

Black September is named after September 1970, when terrorist tried to overthrow King Hussein (of Jordan). In the course of the ensuing fighting, most terrorists in Jordan were expelled from the kingdom.

2. Which city in Israel did terrorist leader Luttif Afif come from?

Answer: Nazareth

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Tel-Aviv Yafo is the largest city there. Nazareth is of course key town in Christianity.

3. How many Israeli children lost a father in the 1972 Summer Olympics?

Answer: 14

At the end of "Seconds From Disaster" episode "Olympic Hostage Crisis" narrator Ashton Smith says "Fourteen children were left fatherless."

4. In what previous year had Germany hosted the Olympics and in which city?

Answer: 1936 Berlin

1908 was actually in London, the 1928 Olympics were held in Amsterdam. 1936 is widely remembered as the Olympics where Nazi Germany showed itself off to the rest of the world.

5. How many countries participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics?

Answer: 121

The list would be too long to put here, but this was nine countries more than in 1968 at Mexico City.

6. Which country had a hostage that was released because he was not from Israel in the Munich Massacre?

Answer: Uruguay

Morocco, France, and Thailand did participate. However, they had nothing to do with the massacre.

7. Who was the weightlifting judge that came from Israel in the 1972 Summer Olympics?

Answer: Yakov Springer

Yakov Springer was the weightlifting judge from Israel. Andre Spitzer was the fencing coach and Yossef Romano was an athlete. Manfred Schreiber was the Munich chief of police at the time.

8. Which American swimmer had to leave because of their Jewish heritage in the 1972 Summer Olympics?

Answer: Mark Spitz

Jesse Owens was a track and field player in the 1930s. Ray Ewry was also a track and field player, but this was in the early 1900s. Michael Phelps is a swimmer for olympics like 2008 Beijing and 2012 London. Mark Spitz won seven gold medals but had to leave Munich because the officials thought he would be a target for terrorists.

9. What is generally said to have been the biggest problem in the handling of the hostage crisis?

Answer: The incompetence of the Munich police

The Munich police team of five that tried to handle the crisis had only one (!) member with previous experience of handling a hostage crisis and, not surprisingly, the police made several errors of judgement.

10. Had Israel suffered terrorist attacks before the Munich Massacre?

Answer: Yes

Not at the Olympics, however. Especially after the Six Day War of 1967, there was a very sharp intensification of terrorist activity, with numerous hostage takings and massacres by Arabs. However, there was already widespread terrorism in the years of the British Mandate of Palestine.

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Source: Author sonicman7

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