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Winning Gold At The Olympics Trivia Quiz

This quiz has questions from the Summer and Winter Olympics. It is all mutiple choice. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by dingbatalso. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
dingbatalso

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
14,584

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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2929

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Question 1 of 10

1. What event did Spiridon Louis win at the 1896 Athens Olympics? Hint

100 yard dash

200m hurdles

long jump

marathon

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Mary Lou Retton won a gold medal in gymnastics at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. What last event did she win to receive the overall title? Hint

vault

beam

floor exercise

uneven bars

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Question 4 of 10

4. In men's gymnastics what country won the team title at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics? Hint

Soviet Union

United States

Romania

Japan

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Question 5 of 10

5. How old was Sonja Henie when she participated in the 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics how many tens (a perfect score) did Nadia Comaneci receive? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. The United States won the gold medal in hockey at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. What team did they beat? Hint

Soviet Union

Norway

Germany

Finland

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Question 8 of 10

8. At the 1972 Munich Olympics how many gold medals did Mark Spitz win? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics what event did Joan Benoit win a gold medal in? Hint

shooting

women's diving

archery

woman's marathon

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Question 10 of 10

10. What country hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics? Hint

The United States

Norway

Germany

Japan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What event did Spiridon Louis win at the 1896 Athens Olympics?

Answer: marathon

Spiridon Louis was the only Greek athlete to win a gold medal in the track and field events of the first Modern Games.

2. How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

Answer: 4

Jesse Owens won his gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 4 by 100m relay and the long jump.

3. Mary Lou Retton won a gold medal in gymnastics at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. What last event did she win to receive the overall title?

Answer: vault

Mary Lou Retton was the first American woman to win the overall title in gymnastics. She got 2 tens, on her first and second vault. On her third event, the floor exercise, she had also gotten a perfect score of ten.

4. In men's gymnastics what country won the team title at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?

Answer: United States

It was the first time in 80 years that the United States had won the team title in men's gymnastics.The Soviet Union boycotted the Olympics of this year and many people think that if they were in the Olympics they would have won.

5. How old was Sonja Henie when she participated in the 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics?

Answer: 11

Sonja Henie was 11 years old when she went to the 1924 Chamonix Olympics. She came in last place at these games. She then went to the 1928 St. Moritz Olympics, at the age of 15, to win her first gold medal. She then came back to the Olympics in 1932 and 1936 to win her second and third gold medal.

She is the only ice skater (figure skating) to have won 3 gold medals in a row - Irina Rodnina also won 3 gold medals in a row in 1972-76-80.

6. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics how many tens (a perfect score) did Nadia Comaneci receive?

Answer: 7

Nadia Comaneci was the first woman to receive a perfect score of ten in gymnastics. She had won 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal. She was also the first Romanian woman to win a gold medal in gymnastics.

7. The United States won the gold medal in hockey at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. What team did they beat?

Answer: Finland

In the semi-finals of the the hockey game the Soviet Union lost to the United States, a score of 4-3. In the gold medal round the United Stated played Finland and won the gold medal of a score of 4-2. It was the first time in 20 years that the United States hockey team won the gold medal.

8. At the 1972 Munich Olympics how many gold medals did Mark Spitz win?

Answer: 7

Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals in these events: 200m butterfly, 4 x 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 4 x 200m relay, 100m freestyle and the 4 x 100m medley relay.

9. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics what event did Joan Benoit win a gold medal in?

Answer: woman's marathon

The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was the first time that they had the woman's marathon. Joan Benoit was the first woman ever to win a gold medal in this event.

10. What country hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics?

Answer: The United States

The 2002 Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Source: Author dingbatalso

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