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2002 X Games Trivia Quiz

I went to the 2002 X Games, but since ESPN shows so many reruns of the events, these questions should be easy.

A multiple-choice quiz by neal23. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
neal23

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,957

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the gold medal in skateboarding vert best trick? Hint

Tony Hawk

Matt Dove

Sandro Dias

Pierre-Luc Gagnon

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ryan Nyquist won the gold in BMX park, but in his first run in the finals, he broke the crank off his bike and had to finish his run using someone else's bike. Who did the bike belong to? Hint

Allan Cooke

Josh Harrington

Dave Mirra

Chad Kagy

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who won the moto-x big air contest in 2002?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Mat Hoffman landed an amazing no-handed 900 in BMX vert. What place did he end up getting in the contest? Hint

First

Fourth

Third

Second

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the only rider in BMX dirt jumping to attempt a double backflip in the 2002 Games? Hint

T.J. Lavin

Ryan Nyquist

Stephen Murray

Cory Nastazio

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many of the nine competitors in the skateboarding street contest are from Philadelphia? Hint

Four

Three

Two

Six

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Question 7 of 10

7. Andy Macdonald competed in three different skateboarding events at the 2002 X Games; vert, vert doubles, and park. What place did he finish in for the park contest? Hint

1st

17th

7th

12th

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who won the moto-x step up in 2002? Hint

Ronnie Renner

Mike Metzger

Tommy Clowers

Brian Deegan

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the camp in Pennsylvania where the downhill BMX contest was held; Camp ____________ ?

Answer: ( ONe Word ... the camp shares its name with the town it's in)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who landed a tailwhip-backflip in the BMX park contest? Hint

Dave Mirra

Jay Miron

Ryan Nyquist

Chad Kagy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the gold medal in skateboarding vert best trick?

Answer: Pierre-Luc Gagnon

Pierre-Luc won with a heelflip 540 McTwist, with Dias coming in second and Hawk third. Matt Dove won the gold in 2001, but couldn't pull his trick, an ollie bigspin 540, in 2002.

2. Ryan Nyquist won the gold in BMX park, but in his first run in the finals, he broke the crank off his bike and had to finish his run using someone else's bike. Who did the bike belong to?

Answer: Allan Cooke

Allan Cooke hadn't made it to the finals, and Nyquist had a good finish to his run despite using an unfamiliar bike.

3. Who won the moto-x big air contest in 2002?

Answer: Mike Metzger

Metzger pulled two backflip no-footers, with his best scoring him 95.00 points, and beat out Carey Hart, who finished second, landing a regular backflip.

4. Mat Hoffman landed an amazing no-handed 900 in BMX vert. What place did he end up getting in the contest?

Answer: Second

Hoffman got second because he had some problems with his bike just after he did the no-handed 900, and couldn't complete his run in time. Dave Mirra put together a complete run with many difficult tricks, although none as big as a no-handed 900, and won the contest.

5. Who was the only rider in BMX dirt jumping to attempt a double backflip in the 2002 Games?

Answer: T.J. Lavin

Lavin attempted the double backflip and crashed hard, hitting his head and getting a concussion. Stephen Murray landed the double backflip in the 2001 competition, but didn't make the finals in 2002.

6. How many of the nine competitors in the skateboarding street contest are from Philadelphia?

Answer: Three

Three, Kerry Getz, Josh Kalis, and Ricky Oyola. None of them got a medal in either street or street best trick. Rodil de Araujo Jr. from Brazil won both contests, as well as skateboarding park.

7. Andy Macdonald competed in three different skateboarding events at the 2002 X Games; vert, vert doubles, and park. What place did he finish in for the park contest?

Answer: 17th

Macdonald got 17th in the park contest, but teamed up with Tony Hawk to win the gold in doubles, and he got seventh in vert. Hawk and Macdonald have gotten the gold in doubles every year since it became an X Games event.

8. Who won the moto-x step up in 2002?

Answer: Tommy Clowers

Clowers won the gold again; he had also won the gold at all of the previous games. Metzger got second, Deegan got third, and Renner was tied for fourth with Jeremy Stenberg.

9. What is the name of the camp in Pennsylvania where the downhill BMX contest was held; Camp ____________ ?

Answer: Woodward Camp

Camp Woodward is in central Pennsylvania, so it was pretty far away from Philadelphia. Robbie Miranda won the gold in the downhill event in 2002.

10. Who landed a tailwhip-backflip in the BMX park contest?

Answer: Chad Kagy

Kagy landed three tailwhip-backflips in the contest, one in the preliminary round, and one in each of his two runs in the finals. Kagy got the bronze medal in the contest.

Source: Author neal23

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