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Quiz about Olympic Gymnastics American Style

Olympic Gymnastics: American Style Quiz

This quiz test your knowledge of U.S. Olympic gymnasts.

A multiple-choice quiz by kpetersen. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
kpetersen

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
253,935

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
574

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the year 2004, Carly Patterson became the second woman to ever win Olympic Gold in the All-Around. Who was the first? Hint

Julianne McNamara

Shannon Miller

Mary Lou Retton

Phoebe Mills

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which U.S. Olympic gymnast won the balance beam title at the 1996 Olympics? Hint

Dominique Moceanu

Carly Patterson

Shannon Miller

Dominique Dawes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Carly Patterson won 3 Olympic Medals in 2004.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. U.S. Olympic gymnast Gregg Weiss has a son Michael who is also an Olympian. What sport did he compete in? Hint

Gymnastics

Bobsled

Figure Skating

Track and Field

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Question 5 of 10

5. What are the names of the first set of brothers to compete at the Olympic Games in gymnastics? Hint

Sean and Steve

Blaine and Blake

Paul and Morgan

John and Fred

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Question 6 of 10

6. Shannon Miller has won 9 Olympic Medals?

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the alternate for the women at the 1996 Olympic Games? Hint

There wasn't one

Jennie Thompson

Kristy Powell

Mohini Bhardwaj

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Question 8 of 10

8. Bart Conner won the gold medal on the parallel bars at the 1976 Olympics.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many Olympic medals does Bart Conner have? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which male gymnast was an Olympian in 2000, and an alternate in 2004? Hint

Steve McCain

Raj Bhavsar

Sean Townsend

Jamie Natalie

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the year 2004, Carly Patterson became the second woman to ever win Olympic Gold in the All-Around. Who was the first?

Answer: Mary Lou Retton

Shannon Miller won the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. Phoebe Mills and Julianne McNamara were national champions but did not win the Olympic All-Around gold.

2. Which U.S. Olympic gymnast won the balance beam title at the 1996 Olympics?

Answer: Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller won the gold in 1996. Carly won the silver in 2004. Dominique never won a medal on the balance beam at the Olympics. She did however win the silver at the 1995 World Championships.

3. Carly Patterson won 3 Olympic Medals in 2004.

Answer: True

Carly won the gold medal in the all-around and the silver with the team and also on the balance beam.

4. U.S. Olympic gymnast Gregg Weiss has a son Michael who is also an Olympian. What sport did he compete in?

Answer: Figure Skating

Greg Weiss's son Michael competed in figure skating at the 1998 and 2002 Olympic Games.

5. What are the names of the first set of brothers to compete at the Olympic Games in gymnastics?

Answer: Paul and Morgan

Morgan and Paul are the first set of brothers to compete for the US in gymnastics. Paul is the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion.

6. Shannon Miller has won 9 Olympic Medals?

Answer: False

Shannon Miller has won 7 Olympic Medals. 5 in Barcelona, and 2 in Atlanta.

7. Who was the alternate for the women at the 1996 Olympic Games?

Answer: There wasn't one

The first time in history that I can remember that they did not have an alternate at the Olympics.

8. Bart Conner won the gold medal on the parallel bars at the 1976 Olympics.

Answer: False

Bart Conner won the gold medal on the Parallel Bars at the 1984 Olympics.

9. How many Olympic medals does Bart Conner have?

Answer: 2

He won the gold with the team and on the parallel bars at the 1984 Olympic Games.

10. Which male gymnast was an Olympian in 2000, and an alternate in 2004?

Answer: Steve McCain

Raj Bhavsar and Jamie Natalie were both alternates but not Olympians. Sean Townsend was a 2000 Olympian.

Source: Author kpetersen

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