Michael Phelps Trivia Quiz

Answer: United States

Michael Fred Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was born on June 30, 1985. He is an American swimmer.

Answer: Two

He had 2 world records, 2 American records, and 3 Olympic records that year. One of the American records only won him a bronze, but the other six won him a gold. He only won one other medal that year, that did not get him a record. He won a bronze for 4X100 meter freestyle relay. It took him 3:14.62.

Answer: 8, Mark Spitz

Phelps won 5 of these gold medals in single events. This tied Eric Heiden's record of 5 gold medals in individual events. He beat Mark Spitz by one medal overall.

Answer: 6 Gold, 2 Bronze

He won a total of 16 medals in just the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He has won a total of 14 gold medals and 2 bronze. He did not won any silver medals. By winning 8 medals in each of these Olympics, he tied Alexander Dityatin's record of winning 8 medals of any type in any Olympics.

Answer: Larissa Latynina

Larissa Latynina was a gymnast for Russia who won 9 golds, 5 silvers, and 4 bronze. She was the first female to ever win 9 gold medals. She won these medals within three Olympic games. Her first Olympics was in 1956 when she won four gold medals. The next Olympic games was in 1960, where she won three gold even while pregnant. The final games she played was in 1964 in Rome (two gold).

Phelps won another six medals at the 2012 London Olympics, to make him the highest medal-winner.

Answer: The Baltimore Bullet

He specializes in the butterfly stroke, the individual medley, the freestyle, and the backstroke.

Answer: 2005

Phelps had won this award from 2001 to 2007, ever year excluding 2005. He has also won the World Swimmer of the Year Award in 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007. He was won over 40 medals altogether, although only 16 of these were at the Olympics.

Answer: August 14, 2004

Michael Phelps earned his very first gold and set a world record on August 14, 2004. He won the 400-meter individual medley, and it took him 4:08.26. Only two days later however, his record was beaten by Ian Thorpe. He had since regained the world record in this event.

Answer: 6'7"

It is interesting to note that his arm span is three inches longer than his height. Typically, the average adult's arm span is equal to their body length, but this is not the case with Phelps. His long arms make it easier to propel his body through the water. Since they are longer and his legs are short, he can glide through the water with ease.

Answer: 15 years and 9 months

Michael Phelps competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, although he did not win a gold medal. It was less than 6 months later that he set the 200-meter butterfly stroke world record. He has beaten his own records numerous times, for a total of 7 world records.