Olympic Games of the 2000s Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cameroon

Cameroon was the winner of the gold medal (the other three nations all participated in the event at Sydney). In the preliminary rounds, Cameroon defeated Kuwait and played to a tie against the USA and the Czech Republic. In the knockout rounds, Cameroon defeated Brazil, Chile, and Spain. Among the other choices, Nigeria won the gold medal in 1996, the silver medal in 2008, and bronze in 2016, but only eighth place in 2000.

Answer: Cathy Freeman

A a series of former Olympic athletes carried the Olympic torch into and through the site of the opening ceremony; Cathy Freeman was the one who lit the flame. Cathy Freeman won the gold medal for the women's 400m (a track event in which she had previously won the silver at Atlanta). She ran a victory after the 400m race carrying both the Australian and Aboriginal flags.

Simon Fairweather won the gold for Archery (men's individual). Ian Thorpe won three gold in swimming (men's 400m freestyle and two relay gold medals). Susie O'Neill won the women's 200m freestyle.

Answer: Germany

The three medals were among the 36 won by Germany at this Olympics (the most of any nation). Sylke Otto won the gold medal. Barbara Niedernhuber won the silver medal. Silke Kraushaar-Pielach won the bronze medal. Germany actually won fourth and fifth medals in luge: a gold medal for Men's doubles and a silver medal for Men's singles.

The other podium sweep was by the host nation -- USA -- for the men's halfpipe in Snowboarding.

Answer: China

Yang Yang actually won China's first and second gold medals in the winter Olympics, with her wins in the women's 500m and 1000m short-track speed skating competitions. China would win an additional two silver medals and three bronze medals in short-track speed skating; eight medals overall.

Answer: Shot put

The last time that the Olympics had been contested in Olympia had been over 1,600 years. Since the ancient Olympics was only for male competitors, the women's shot put marked the first female competitors ever in Olympia. The men's shot put event was won by Adam Nelson of the USA.

The women's shot put event was won by Yumileidi Cumba Jay of Cuba. The original plan had been to hold the discus throw at the site but it was decided that the field was not large enough to do so safely for the spectators.

Answer: Sailing

Gal Fridman won the gold medal for men's windsurfing (Men's Mistral One Design) at 2004 Athens. Ariel Ze'evi also won the bronze medal in Men's judo (100kg). Israel's first appearance in the Summer Olympics had been in 1952 in Helsinki. The next occasion when Israel won gold at the Summer Olympics was Tokyo 2020 when the country's athletes won two.

Answer: Germany

Germany won 29 total medals (11 gold, 12 silver, and six bronze). USA was second with 25 total medals nine gold, nine silver, and seven bronze). Russia was fourth in gold medals) with 22 total medals (eight gold, six silver, and eight bronze). Norway was thirteenth in gold medals with 19 overall (two gold, eight silver, and nine bronze).

The host country, Italy had 11 total medals (five gold and six bronze).

Answer: Sweden

Sweden won a gold medal for men's ice hockey and a silver medal for women's ice hockey. Finland won the silver medal and the Czech Republic won the bronze bronze for Men's ice hockey. Canada won the gold medal and the United States won the bronze medal for Women's ice hockey. The men's competition featured twelve teams and the women's competition featured eight teams.

Answer: China

China scored three gold medals (men's singles, women's singles, and women's doubles), two silver medals (men's doubles and women's singles), and three bronze medals (men's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles). The singles events began with a field of 64 and the doubles events began with a field of 16. The matches were played at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium between August 9 and 17.

Indonesia won the gold in men's doubles, the silver in mixed doubles, and the bronze in women's singles. South Korea won the gold in mixed doubles, the silver in women's doubles, and the bronze in men's doubles. Malaysia won the silver in men's singles.

Answer: Kenya

Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya set the new Olympic record of 2:06:32. He was the first Kenyan to win the gold in the marathon and one of six Kenyans to win gold at Beijing (the best-ever performance by Kenya). 95 Olympians from 56 nations participated in the marathon on August 24. The marathon has a length of 26 miles, 385 yards.

Jaouad Gharib of Morocco won the silver medal and Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia won the bronze medal. South Africa would take the silver medal in the long jump.