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Olympics 2004 Trivia Quiz

Miss the Athens games already? Revisit them by taking this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by movieman82. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
movieman82

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,689

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who did Michael Phelps give up his spot for in the last swim meet? Hint

Aaron Piersol

Ian Crocker

Brendan Hanson

Jason Lezak

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following gymnasts is not matched with her best event? Hint

Svetlana Khorkina and the uneven bars

Annia Hatch and the vault

Carly Patterson and the balance beam

Mohini Bhardwaj and the floor exercise

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Question 3 of 10

3. American Joanna Hayes won the Women's 100m hurdles final. What wild thing happened during that race? Hint

One of the racers ripped off her shirt after winning a medal

The crowd kept interrupting the race by booing

A racer stumbled over one of the hurdles

A person from the crowd jumped one of the racers

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Question 4 of 10

4. We found out that U.S. gymnast Brett McClure was engaged to marry what other famous gymnast? Hint

Jaycie Phelps

Jamie Dantzscher

Amanda Borden

Kristen Maloney

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who received the honor of carrying the American flag during the closing ceremonies? Hint

Mia Hamm

Lisa Leslie

Serena Williams

Natalie Coughlin

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the track race that was delayed for a long time because the Greek crowd was booing? Hint

Men's 200m

Men's 100m

Men's 100m hurdles

Men's 4 X 100m relay

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many times did Michael Phelps race Ian Thorpe in an individual (not team relay) finals race? Hint

once

three times

twice

four times

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the women's beach volleyball final, Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh faced a team from where? Hint

United States

Spain

China

Brazil

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Question 9 of 10

9. Kerri Walsh was always a beach volleyball player.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following sports events did not take place while the Olympics were going on? Hint

The Little League World Series

All of these took place at the same time as the Olympics

The PGA Championship

The U.S. Open in tennis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who did Michael Phelps give up his spot for in the last swim meet?

Answer: Ian Crocker

Michael gave his spot to Ian Crocker so that Ian would have a chance at a medal. Michael had ruined Ian's chances earlier by beating him in an earlier race.

2. Which of the following gymnasts is not matched with her best event?

Answer: Mohini Bhardwaj and the floor exercise

Though she's quite good at floor exercise, Mohini's best event is the vault and was put on the American team for her superior skills in that event.

3. American Joanna Hayes won the Women's 100m hurdles final. What wild thing happened during that race?

Answer: A racer stumbled over one of the hurdles

Perdita Felicien from Canada stumbled over the first hurdle and inadvertantly ran into the racer in the next lane, taking that racer out of the race.

4. We found out that U.S. gymnast Brett McClure was engaged to marry what other famous gymnast?

Answer: Jaycie Phelps

Brett McClure competed alongside Paul Hamm for America in the men's gymnastics individual all-around event. NBC showed Jaycie as a spectator a couple of times and revealed that she was engaged to Brett.

5. Who received the honor of carrying the American flag during the closing ceremonies?

Answer: Mia Hamm

Mia, the co-captain of the American women's soccer team, was chosen because of her success in soccer and because it was her last Olympics.

6. What was the track race that was delayed for a long time because the Greek crowd was booing?

Answer: Men's 200m

The Greeks booed during the Men's 200m race, mostly because their national superstar in this event was kept out of the race for missing a drug test.

7. How many times did Michael Phelps race Ian Thorpe in an individual (not team relay) finals race?

Answer: once

Phelps and Thorpe raced against each other in more than one race, but only one was an individual race. The other times were in team relays.

8. In the women's beach volleyball final, Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh faced a team from where?

Answer: Brazil

May and Walsh defeated Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil by a score of 21-17, 21-11.

9. Kerri Walsh was always a beach volleyball player.

Answer: False

Beach volleyball champion Kerri Walsh originally played indoor volleyball. She took up beach volleyball after the Sydney Olympics.

10. Which of the following sports events did not take place while the Olympics were going on?

Answer: The U.S. Open in tennis

The PGA Championship took place the first weekend the Olympics were happening. The Little League World Series took place the second week the Olympics were going on. However, the U.S. Open in tennis started on the day after the Olympics ended.

Source: Author movieman82

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