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Trivia: Test Your Olympic Knowledge

The Summer Olympics begin on July 27, but how well do you know the Games? All this week, Patch will post trivia questions to test your knowledge.

 

From Baltimore's Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to Nadia Comăneci receiving the first perfect 10 in 1976, there have been plenty of unforgettable moments in Olympic history.

As hundreds of world-class athletes prepare to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games beginning July 27, Patch is celebrating the start of the games by posting Olympic trivia questions all this week.

Select your answers in the polls below. We want to see how you score. We'll post the correct answers in the comments by 8 p.m. Monday.

Looking for a way to celebrate the Olympics locally? You can find local events for Olympic Fun Day on July 28 on the Let’s Move website, which has a page about how to set up your own local Olympics. 

Also check out our Directory and Events Calendar for listings of places where you can learn and participate in Olympic sports ranging from basketball to karate, gymnastics, swimming and more.

  • How many perfect 10s was Nadia Comaneci awarded during the 1976 Olympics?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Five
        2 (33%)
    • Six
        2 (33%)
    • Seven
        2 (33%)
    • Eight
        0 (0%)
    Total votes: 6

  • In 1904, American George Eyser won three golds, two silvers and a bronze in gymnastics. Besides the number of medals he took home, what was remarkable about his achievement?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • He had a glass eye
        0 (0%)
    • He had a wooden leg
        1 (33%)
    • He was blind
        2 (66%)
    • He was dead
        0 (0%)
    Total votes: 3

  • Which of these is no longer an Olympic event?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Golf
        2 (66%)
    • Fencing
        0 (0%)
    • Discus Throwing
        0 (0%)
    • Triple Jump
        1 (33%)
    Total votes: 3

  • Which famous literary and film character has been played by no less than four Olympians on screen?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • King Kong
        0 (0%)
    • Tarzan
        3 (100%)
    • James Bond
        0 (0%)
    • Batman
        0 (0%)
    Total votes: 3
    • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Olympic Fun Day and Olympics 2012

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Tim Lemke

10:01 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012

The correct answers are:
-Seven
-He had a wooden leg
-Golf (though it will be back for the 2016 game in Rio)
-Tarzan

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Daniel Anderson

12:22 am on Monday, August 20, 2012

What could be a good idea way to get people excited over the Olympics? A trivia quiz could be one of those methods, and this quiz really got my brain juices flowing about small Olympic facts. Most of the people I know who love Olympics love sport as much as anyone, and it won't take much but a simple nostalgic reference about the prestigious event's history to get going. Great idea!

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