SPORTS QUIZ NO 28 OLYMPICS
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:29 pm1 In 1984 which American equalled Jesse Owens' four gold medals?
CARL LEWIS
2 The invasion of which country caused a boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980?
AFGHANISTAN
3 How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win in Munich in 1972?
SEVEN
4 Which country is 1972 Pentathlon winner Mary Peters from?
NORTHERN IRELAND
5 What colour medal did Sharron Davies win in Moscow?
SILVER
6 In which team game did Britain's men win gold in Seoul in 1988?
HOCKEY
7 Whose long-jump record in the 1968 Olympics lasted for 24 years?
BOB BEAMON
8 Which boxer won gold for Canada in Seoul in 1988?
LENNOX LEWIS
9 Which Germany did athletes with FRG after their names represent?
WEST GERMANY
10 Who won silver at 100 metres in '88 and gold in the same event in '92?
LINFORD CHRISTIE
11 Which gymnast scored the first perfect ten in Olympic history?
NADIA COMANECHI
12 Where were the 1964 Olympics held?
TOKYO
13 Who collided with Mary Decker in the 3000 metres in 1984?
ZOLA BUDD
14 Who won Britain's first men's swimming gold for 68 years in 1976?
DAVID WILKIE
15 At which sport was Katarina Witt an Olympic champion?
ICE SKATING
16 In which city were the Winter Olympics held when Torvill and Dean won gold in 1984?
SARAJEVO
17 What did 1964 Marathon winner Abebe Bikila wear on his feet?
NOTHING
18 Which artistic swimming event was introduced to the Olympics in 1984?
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING
19 Who won gold in the Women's Singles in tennis in 1988?
STEFFI GRAF
20 Which British skater won gold in 1980?
ROBIN COUSINS
21 In 1984 who won gold in the Men's 800 metres and the 1500 metres?
SEBASTIAN COE
22 In which country were the first modern Olympics held in 1896?
GREECE
23 Who won the Women's 400-metre hurdles in Barcelona in 1992?
SALLY GUNNELL
24 Who was Britain's first-ever gold medallist in a throwing event in 1984?
TESSA SANDERSON
CARL LEWIS
2 The invasion of which country caused a boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980?
AFGHANISTAN
3 How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win in Munich in 1972?
SEVEN
4 Which country is 1972 Pentathlon winner Mary Peters from?
NORTHERN IRELAND
5 What colour medal did Sharron Davies win in Moscow?
SILVER
6 In which team game did Britain's men win gold in Seoul in 1988?
HOCKEY
7 Whose long-jump record in the 1968 Olympics lasted for 24 years?
BOB BEAMON
8 Which boxer won gold for Canada in Seoul in 1988?
LENNOX LEWIS
9 Which Germany did athletes with FRG after their names represent?
WEST GERMANY
10 Who won silver at 100 metres in '88 and gold in the same event in '92?
LINFORD CHRISTIE
11 Which gymnast scored the first perfect ten in Olympic history?
NADIA COMANECHI
12 Where were the 1964 Olympics held?
TOKYO
13 Who collided with Mary Decker in the 3000 metres in 1984?
ZOLA BUDD
14 Who won Britain's first men's swimming gold for 68 years in 1976?
DAVID WILKIE
15 At which sport was Katarina Witt an Olympic champion?
ICE SKATING
16 In which city were the Winter Olympics held when Torvill and Dean won gold in 1984?
SARAJEVO
17 What did 1964 Marathon winner Abebe Bikila wear on his feet?
NOTHING
18 Which artistic swimming event was introduced to the Olympics in 1984?
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING
19 Who won gold in the Women's Singles in tennis in 1988?
STEFFI GRAF
20 Which British skater won gold in 1980?
ROBIN COUSINS
21 In 1984 who won gold in the Men's 800 metres and the 1500 metres?
SEBASTIAN COE
22 In which country were the first modern Olympics held in 1896?
GREECE
23 Who won the Women's 400-metre hurdles in Barcelona in 1992?
SALLY GUNNELL
24 Who was Britain's first-ever gold medallist in a throwing event in 1984?
TESSA SANDERSON
